Plan to Revamp Courthouse Presented by Architects
Architects Peters and Fields presented a courthouse revamp plan to Ector County officials to add a district court and relocate offices on the first floor. Action was postponed due to lack of a quorum. Fugit and Donaldson supported the plan, with completion expected in 30 days to six weeks after a contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
C. V. Milburn
Selwyn Webber
Webber
District Court
Fugit
Court-At-Law
Home Demonstration
Peters
Joe Hamilton
Edna Smith
Donaldson
Commissioners Court
Murder Count Is Dismissed In Self-Defense Case
The 70th District Court dismissed a murder indictment against Darrell Willis after an Ector County Grand Jury return. The slaying of Nathaniel Dan Johnson occurred January 17, 1958, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9191, in which a 5 caliber pistol was used during an argument that followed a dice game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
70Th District Court
Ector County
Odes- Saman
Darrell Willis
South Tom Green
Nathaniel Dan Johnson
Patterson
Herman Moffett
District Attorney’s Office
Veterans of Foreign Warg
East Murphy
County Opens Bids On Cars For Sheriff Department
County Judge Gerald Fugit and Commissioner J. E. Donaldson opened bids for two new sheriff vehicles but adjourned due to lack of a quorum. Broncho Chevrolet bid 2821 for two cars with trade-ins, Cel second bid 2970 plus trade-ins. Other bids ranged up to 4360 plus trade-ins. awards set for next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Fugit
J. E. Donaldson
Sheriff's Department
Commissioners Court
Broncho Chevrolet Company
Carl Sewell Motor Company
French Tool and Supply Company
Exeter Motor Company
Odessa Motor Company
Fugit
Mexico Rail Schedules Normal Despite Worker Turmoil
In Mexico City AP reports the defense ministry said Monterrey and Nuevo Leon rail schedules are normal after worker agitation. Troops restored calm, with soldiers guarding depots and union headquarters while some workers sought the release of ex-rail leader Detrio Vallejo and attempted to spark a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Defense Ministry
Monterrey
Nuevo Leon
de Etrio Vallejo
Odessa Club Members Attend National ABC Convention
Two officers from the Odessa American Business Club left Saturday for Charlotte West Virginia to attend the national ABC convention. Duffy McKeel national president and Russ Trawick local chapter president will attend the convention which runs from June 2027.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American Business Club
Charlotte
W. Va
ABC
Duffy McKeel
Russ Trawick
County Court Records And City Archives Notice
Marriage licenses issued for Charles Edward Salters and Mary Constance Winfield plus Paul Lucien Singer and Annie Merie Smith. Suits on promissory notes filed involving Odessa American Federals Credit Union and Herbert J. Bond and others. District Court includes divorces and damage suits. Numerous hospital admissions and discharges, births, and traffic accidents detailed with names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Salters
Mary Constance Winfield
Paul Lucien Singer
Annie Merie Smith
Odessa American Federals Credit Union
Herbert J. Bond
Western Oxygen, Inc
Willam P. Cogie
McCamey
Sulis
Zork Hardward ‘Company of
el Paso
W. A Graham
Odessa
F. M. Reeves and Sons, Inc
J. W. New of
van Horn
the Model Shop
Charles West
Body Of Odessan Sent To Kentucky
John Willis Guy about 38 was found dead after living at the Griffin Hotel in Odessa. His body was shipped to Bowling Green Kentucky for burial, with death listed as due to natural causes by Justice of Peace L R Stewart. The Johnson Funeral Home in Bowling Green received the body from Hubbard of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willis Guy
Bowling Green
Guy
Griffin Hotel
East Fourth
Justice of Peace
L. R. Stewart
Glenn Rex, Inc
Route 1
Johnson Funeral Home
Hubbard Funeral Home
Odessa
Hunter Suffers Gunshot Wound In Rabbit Hunt
An Odessa man aged 31 was accidentally shot in the left thigh while rabbit hunting about 10 miles southwest of Odessa on the old Crane Highway. He was treated and released at Medical Center Hospital. Deputies said Hankins and a companion were hunting when a .22 pistol fired as he exited a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Charlie Hawkins
East
Ada
Hankins
Mother-Daughter Law Firm Duo Runs Practice in Louisville
In Louisville, Maude Hughett and her daughter Josephine run a focused law firm between the jail and courthouse. Maude, nearly 71 with 50 years in law, specializes in bankruptcies and real estate while Josephine handles rape cases. They emphasize women’s advocacy, share a compact office, and work seven days a week with little sleep.
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Louisville
Josephine
Hughett
Maude Hughett
Dian Hixon
Los Angeles
Maude
Hughetts
Knoxville
South
University of Tennessee Law School
Kentucky
California Paper Strike Ends in San Jose
The San Jose Mercury and News resume publication after a 128 day shutdown tied to a 124 day West Coast strike. Contracts by the San Jose Newspaper Guild and the Stereotypers Union ended the walkout that began February 14. The Mercury and News publish a 54 page edition with the afternoon paper following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
San Jose Mercury
News
West Coast
The
Mercury
San Jose Newspaper Guild
Stereotypers Union
Reporter
Mercury and
Kaiser Slowing Industrial Pace
Henry J. Kaiser Sr. steps down from four top posts in his industrial empire. He will stay as board chairman of Kaiser Industries Corp and take founder chairman role at Kaiser Steel Kaiser Aluminum Willys Motors and Permanente Cement. Edgard F. Kaiser becomes board chairman of the four companies and president of Kaiser Industries Corp. J A Ashby becomes president of Kaiser Steel and D A Rhoades named Kaiser Aluminum chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser Sr
Kaiser Industries Corp
Kaisa Steel
Kaiser Aluminum
Wilys Motors
Permanente
Two Are Hurt In Car Crash In Odessa
An Odessa mother Mrs. Earl Lefever and her nine year old daughter Linda Lefever were injured when a two car collision occurred at East County Road and Wilshire. Police listed driver Le fever as the other vehicle operator. Both victims sustained neck and back strains. Damage was estimated at 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Lopez
Louis Henry Bryan
Jesse Whifield
Warner W. Overall
Claud L. Tully
Sy Easter Ung
Roy Jackson Cain
Randal Lee Jones
Robert J. Spence
Amanda Mullinix
Susan Carol Leeton
Kathy Lynn Robinett
A. Hobbs
William R. Prysock
Ralph A. Bell
Robert L. Martin
Allen 5
Miller
Lester V. Turner
Carroll C. Aumiller
Franklin Hankiel
George D. Norris
James E. Zeigler
Wiliam D. Bell
Charles L. Borcherding
Ronnie Keith McLendon
Kevin L. Anthony
Danny Jaye Koonce
Jessie Lee Thompson
David Joseph Halfmann
Charles E. Woodward
Earnest Jack Sims Jr
Mortis Cook Greenwood
Pat Ray Thrasher
Howell Milton Cannon
Gregory Jimenez
Doyle W. Green
Bobby Glenn Stevens
Wilson
D. Bernice
Orchard
Franklin Hank Fiel
Roger
West May
Carolyn
East County Road
Pershing Ward
East 16Th
Joe Churchill
Ianiace
Santa Rosa
West County Road
Jennie Terry Gannon
West 16Th
BI Blouth
Corpus Christi
Arthur Joseph Brooks
Big Spring
C. W. Ethridge
Clifford
Magnolia
Ae Garcia
South Dixie
Bruce G Burney
Odessa
Peggy Milan Pember
Tom Green
Adams
Witma Eppe Johnston
Brentwood
George Carnes
East Eighth
James
John Mulhalland
Meadow
Joel
Stephen Mick
Green Drive
Wilshire
E . Lefever
West 13Th
Outlaw
West Second
Earl Lefever
Linda Lefever
Medical Center Hospital
Lefever
L. S. Outlaw
Blaze damages automobile and transformer fire report
Fire of unknown origin gutted the interior of a 1952 model car at 403 East 12th. Selma Lane’s home. Firemen arrived to a mass of flames. Minor damage followed when a transformer shorted on a nearby pole in the 1300 block of South Lee, with wiring burned.
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Selma Lane
East 12Th
South Lee
Stolen 1957 Cars Found Abandoned In Odessa
Police report two 1957 model cars stolen in Odessa over the weekend were found abandoned. One vehicle owned by Kay Norris at 927 East 13th was located in an alley in the 700 block of Texas, after theft from the 1900 block of North Hancock. A second 1957 model car from the Carl Sewell lot at Third and Muskingum was recovered in the 400 block of North Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Kay Norris
East 13Th
North Hancock
Texas
Carl Sewell
Third and Muskingum
North Belmont
Odessa man missing tracked in Texas cities
Deputies reported no new clues in their search for 34 year old Leland Bruce Kennedy who disappeared from a trailer in the 2400 block of West 83rd in Odessa. Officers said they were checking with relatives in other Texas cities to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Leland Bruce Kennedy
West 83Rd
Vandals Attack Odessa School During Construction
Police seek weekend vandals who caused about 350 dollars in damage at Gonzales Elementary School under construction on Custer Street east of Grandview. A tractor was moved from a nearby contractor, driven onto the grounds, rammed into a double door, and run over concrete blocks, with an estimated 350 dollars in damage.
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Gonzales
Custer Street
Grandview
L. F. Hardwick
Burglar Strikes Evie's Lounge Burglaries Reported
Weekend break in at Evie's Lounge at 2012 West Second saw thieves cart away five cases of beer after prying a rear door lock. Police say a cigarette-machine attempted entry failed, with no further access gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evie’s
West Second
Odessans Held In Theft Cases
Two Odessa residents were jailed pending theft investigations as police probed six more cases. Mary Kimble, 58, held on 400 bond after a pair of slacks disappeared from a cleaning pickup at 409 South Muskingum. James Hubbard, 56, jailed awaiting theft charges after being found with four dead chickens in a rear chicken coop. Loot included bowling gear, money, a parakeet, and car parts. Detective Snyder noted a transmission stolen from Peak’s Automotive Service was returned. owner declined charges.
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Odessa
Mary Kimble
North Han ‘Cock
Ector County
Noble Baldwin
South Muskingum
Baldwin
Justice For the Peace
L. A. Stewart
James Hubbard
College Street
Hubbard
Lee Holmes
Lindy
Fred Johnson
John R. Hansen
East 21St
Dee Clayton Simmons
East Ann
Frances V. Williams
Myrtle
Herhome
W. C. Hackett
Woodlawn, S
Patsy Shults
Rancho Motel
East Second
Lynn Snyder
Snyder
Peak
Kermit Highway
Mike Ralston
Brazos
Peak’s Automotive Service
Seven Injured in Weekend Mishaps Hospitalized
Five of seven injured remained at Medical Center Hospital Monday none in serious condition. Cy Esterline 51 broke leg after equipment strike at Miether Machine Works. Melinda Hobbs 25 cut hand with tendon injury. R. J. Spence 32 suffered broken knee and leg from chemical pump accident. Amanda Mullinix 80 suffered broken hip from a fall. A. B. Chick Carlile 38 injured in pelvis bruise from being mashed between two vehicles at Duffy's Tavern lot. Arlie Knight Jr. 10 treated for broken wrist after swing fall. Thomas Earl Parr 8 broke collar bone falling from a horse.
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Medical Center Hospital
Cy Esterline
Miether Machine Works
North Sam Houston
Melinda Hobbs
Bunch
R. J. Spence
Pershing
Amanda Mullinix
Walnut
A. B
Chick) Carlile
West 46Th
Carlile
Duffy’s Tavern
Andrews Highway
Arlie Knight Jr
Bluebonnet
Thomas Earl Parr
Glenwood
Ector County
Odessa Woman Hurt In Home Attack
A 32 year old Odessa woman, Bernice Overall of 623 Drury Lane, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for multiple facial bruises after a Sunday attack at her home. Warner Wayne Overall of 800 South Lincoln was jailed on a disturbance charge and released on bond after posting 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Bernice Overall
Drury Lane
Warner Wayne
South Lincoln
Overall
Two Odessa Youths Charged With Window Peeping
In Odessa city court on Sunday Danny Edward Roberson aged 18 of 1518 East Eighth pleaded guilty and was fined 50 and held pending payment. Louis Grant Marsh, 18 of 1910 Patton Drive posted a 50 cash bond and was released. Police said both signed statements admitting window peeping in the 3600 block of North Hancock early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Danny Edward Roberson
East Eighth
Louis Grant Marsh
Patton Drive
North Hancock
Hot Weather Needed By Street Projects
City traffic engineer Roy Patton said work on replacing traffic buttons and repainting lane lines on newly paved streets can start in about two weeks if the dry, hot weather continues. Wet or cooler conditions could delay paving bleed. Bid timing and new one way streets await signal installations before the program begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Traffic Department
Roy Patton
Patton
Batton
North
Washington
Sam Houston
Tom Green
Hancock
East Fourth
Fifth
East County RoAd
Crane Man John Neeley Dies After Two Day Illness
John Victor Neeley 83 longtime Crane resident died at Crane Memorial Hospital after a two day illness. He operated the Neeley Hotel and was in the rental business. Neeley born in Sikes City Oklahoma July 10 1876 moved to Crane in 1929. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 pm at First Baptist Church Crane with Rev. Hubert Christian officiating. Burial Rest Haven Midland Hubbard Odessa arrangements. Survived by wife Ethel three children Leon Thelma Wilma sister and numerous grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Victor Neeley
Crane
Crane Memorial Hospital
Neeley
Sikes City
Oklo
Crosby County
Tex
First Baptist Church of
Lonnie McCord
Hunt County
College Budget Meeting Called
The Odessa College Board of Regents schedules a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday budget meeting to discuss an economy plan. President Murry Fry reports days of revision aimed at lowering the tax rate, hoping to reach about 14 cents per $100 valuation. The initial 1959 40 budget was $843,344, up from $760,731 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College Board of Regents
Regents
Murry Fry
Board of Regents
Fly
Texas House weighs one percent tax on manufactured goods
The Revenue and Taxation Committee discussed a proposed one percent occupation tax on manufactured goods in Texas. Sponsored by Rep. Jerry Sadler of Palestine, the measure estimates raising about 150 million dollars over the next two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
House Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Texas
Jerry Sadler
Palestine
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Mexico
By Frank Owen
Paula Moore
Thomas Ray Moore
Tresser Ann Morgan
Holliday Inn of America
Industrial Accident Board
Fritz Fitzgerald
Texas Employers Insurance Association
John P. Scoonover
Harold Curnett
Maryland Casualty Company
Owen E. Comer
Tommy W. Harns
Prinnis Akers
Robert Paul Piggott
Charles L. Boreherding
Stacey J. White
Margie
Maurice Brecheen
Madelyn Sue Crews
J. P. Willis
Bobby Joe Byrd
Arvel L. Harris
M. T. Haley
Lolo Jimenez
Leo W. Knight
Alfred T. Mathis
Monte J. Reed
Jerry Rogers
Willam Emmitt Schoonover
Estella C. Smith
Bobby Glen Stevens
Merced R. Torres
Levester Harris
Jewell Lee
Alberto Saenz
David Lee Terrell
Edward L. McAfee
David I. Zorn
Christie E. Cook
Marion Lee Childress
Alcus Leon Davidson
Arthur James King
Dan Moody Miller
Arvil E. Burks
Reba Carol Rodenberg
Norman F. Criswell
Donald M. Baltz
Leslie L. Phillips Jr
Bobby R. Greene
William P. Butler
Johnnie F. Burge
W. C. Moore
Elzie L. Clay
Arthur Preacher
Linda Ruth Barlow
Pegegy Ferguson
A. G. Wigginton
William Allen Wilkinson
Gina Ruth Starr
W. Marvin Bell
Dan W. Price
Jack Lee Martin
Ira Elton Bownds
Curtis Ray Harden
Tommy W. Harris
Chaldon Place
Sirk
Redbud
East Third
David Larrow
West 20Th
Roy
Cine E. Comer
Warren Burnett
T. M. Shirley
Shirley
Odessan
Hunter
California
Kaiser
Crane Man
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