World Rover Holmes Tells Travels From Hollywood Hill
The 87 year old travel pioneer Burton Holmes, famed as the inventor of the travelogue, lives with wife Margaret on a Hollywood hillside. He recalls early motion picture travel talks, dislikes modern contract demands, and still cherishes Paris and Japan as favorite memories.
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Hollywood
Vine
Burton
Holmes
America
Margaret
Francis X. Bushman
Lowell Thomas
Victim's Rites Held Saturday for William Branson
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith Tabernacle for William Branson, 33, of 1442 South Alleghany. He was killed instantly in an oilfield accident early Friday about 13 miles southwest of Fenwell in Crane County. Burial will be in Clarkesville, Texas, where he lived before coming to Odessa eight years ago. Boyd-Head Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
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Faith Tabernacle
William Branson
South Alleghancy
Branson
Fenwell
Crane County
Clarkesville
Tex
Odessa
Boyd-Head Funeral Home
Police Report Eight Crashes No One Hurt
No injuries were reported from eight Friday traffic crashes. Major damage included a $750 two car collision at North Adams and East 11th involving James H. Walker and Eugene I. Durham. Other incidents involved Donald J. Graves and Marlen F. Smith in a West County Road collision. David L. Harrington with a parked car. a tromped alley collision between Robert C. Tierce Jr and Elmer Smith. Pat Dool and Clifton Lawrence on South Hancock. Joseph V. Fate and Linda G. Truelove on Andrews Highway. John D. Reedy Sr and Joe Cerny in a trailer incident. and Rubin B. Franco hitting a telephone wire.
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North Adams
East 1Lth
James H. Walker
South Sam Houston
Eugene I. Durham
North Hancock
West County Road
Donald J. Graves
la Casa Drive
Marlen F. Smith
East Pearl
David
L. Harrington
Henderson
B. J. Mayes
North Golder
Calvert
Kelly
Third
Fourth
Texas
Jackson
Robert C. Tierce Jr
West 67Th
Elmer Smith
John D. Reedy Sr
Lottemen
North Dotsy
West Fourth
Joe Cerny
Rubin B. Franco
Humble
South Dixie
Firemen Report 3 Minor Blazes
Firemen answered three calls Friday and Saturday with little damage reported. A grass fire on a vacant lot at Mth and Muskingum caused no damage. A minor wiring fire damaged a car owned by Richard Rogers at 1003 North Hancock. Another blaze at Ann Williams home 279 Washington Lane damaged a stove when grease caught fire on top.
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Mth
Muskingum
Richard Rogers
North
Hancock
West County Road
Ann Williams
Washington Lane
Reds Ambush Bus in Luzon Killing Soldiers
Communist Mak rebels ambushed a bus in southeastern Luzon last Friday, killing three soldiers and wounding three civilians, in a violent attack reported from Manila.
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Manila
Mak
Luzon
Young GOP Rejects Some Ike Policies
The Young Republicans Federation at a June convention with 1500 delegates rejected federal aid to education and school construction, opposed compelled union membership, and urged revising the Taft Hartley Act. They also criticized arms agreements affecting servicemen abroad while largely backing Eisenhower policies. The debate touched on the Girard case and Yugoslavia aid.
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Washington
Young Republicans Federation
Fisensenhower
Girard
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower
G.J. William
Rizard
United States
Bricker Bill Okay Urged
Sen. Ellender urged prompt passage of the Bricker Amendment to curb treaty power. He cited the Girard case and its international furor, saying the amendment would prevent treaties from stripping constitutional rights. He praised Judge McGarrity’s injunction blocking military authorities from sending Girard to Japan and warned Congress to amend status of forces if the Supreme Court does not uphold the ruling.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Bricker
Girard
William S. Girard
Ohio
Assault Suspect Posts Bond Here
Circle E Whatley 49 of 519 West South posted 5900 bond after a Grand Jury indicted him for assault with intent to murder. He faced a June 5 report of an attack on his stepdaughter Angie near Odessa at 10 p.m. June 5. The stepdaughter stabbed him in the neck after he threatened to kill her, she fled as he fired several times with a .38 caliber revolver. Whatley was hospitalized at Medical Center for several days for a stab wound.
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Circle E. Whatley
West South
Whatley
Angie
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Damages Sought in District Court Crash Suit
M. B. Weatherford filed a 212000 damage suit against H. J. Coombece in District Court. He alleges his wife was injured November 15, 1955, when the air she was driving was hit by a vehicle driven by Mrs. Molly Coombes. Weatherford claims Mrs. Coombes was speeding and failed to yield the right of way.
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M. B. Weatherford
H. J
Steinbeck Ghost-Wrote Adlai Speeches in Campaign
In Copenhagen on June 22, John Steinbeck disclosed he served as a ghost-writer for Adlai Stevenson during the prior year’s presidential campaign. He said Stevenson was “a fine writer, but, as such, too intellectual,” and that he helped draft speeches to clarify aims for the masses.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
John Steinbeck
Adlai Stevenson
Information
Stevenson
Steinbeck
Laredo Boy Wins State Teen Driving Contest
Sherman Tex June 22 UP Richard Phelps of Laredo won first place in the statewide Jaycee sponsored Teen-Age Road Co Contest among 38 contestants. David Topp of Longview finished second and Donald Rutledge of Wacethin placed third. The event featured an obstacle course, traffic drills and a written exam with Phelps advancing to the national Washington contest for a $2 scholarship.
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Sherman
Tex
Richard Phelps
Laredo
David Topp
Longview
Donald Rutledse
Wace Thin
Phelps
Washington
Shin
Stolen Vehicle Recovered Here
A report notes a stolen vehicle recovered at a local location. Details mention a specific time around 10:10 AM and that security at nearby sites recorded activity. No injuries reported. Police say the vehicle was located near East Ninth Street.
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ASM
Sarda
Detecaes
Peelex
Howat
Permian Woodworks
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Dumown
Diaminde
Cavite
Cp Fay
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Clifford Earl Shannon
West Smith
Odessa High School
Shannon
Young Gop
Bricker Bill Okay Urged
Muse
Zenith Davis E"rlds CO
Adlai
Roadco
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