Fire blamed on stove grease at C. C. Lee home
A stove grease fire at the C. C. Lee residence 3621 Fast ath caused heavy damage to the stove area and cabinets and sent smoke through the house. Firefighters also responded to five other alarms Friday and Saturday. A flood carburetor fire damaged a 4950 model car at 3100 Chestnut and a cigarette burned a hole in a 1988 pickup seat at NE Gilstrap 819 West 19th. Elsewhere grass and false calls were reported near Grid West oard Snyder and Tanna.
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C. C. Lee
Jo Wright
Tisenhower
Gilstrap
West 19Th
East County Road
West Oard
Snyder
Tanna
Three People Hurt In Wrecks
A 77 year old man, Weaver, 932 Fast Cosamd, was in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after sufficing broken arms in a fall at home. Two other persons were also hurt in separate accidents. Kathy Windham, 4, daughter of Thomas Windham, was admitted after a head injury from a fall. Buck Mackey Jr., son of Buck Charles Mackey, suffered a broken leg when he fell while playing.
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Man Weaver
Medical
Kathy
Windham
Thomas Windham
East 44Th
Buck Charles Mackey
Glenwood
New Odessa YMCA Groundbreaking Planned July 1
The formal groundbreaking for the new 50,000 square foot Odessa YMCA is set for 2 pm on July 1 at 27th and Nabors Lane. Construction bids open July 2, with work starting soon after. The building, costing about 1 million dollars, will include a driving range, tennis courts, pool, and gym. More than 2,000 Odessaans supported a $650,000 fund drive completed in May. Architects are Bob Peters and Janine Frids.
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Odessa
Macre
Campagn
Bob Peters
Janine Frids
Phe
Loot Varied Theft Cases Reported Citywide Saturday
An assortment of thefts were investigated by police and deputies Saturday night. Victims include Mervin D Brancon of Dallas whose transistor radio vanished from a Holiday Inn room, Bobby Brashear’s car stereo at 315 Santa Rita Drive, and R. A. Simmons whose car held 10 tapes at Medical Center Hospital. Thieves took two TVs from Absher Furniture, a lawnmower from a West Fifth yard, about 36 letters from signs near Grandview, and Willard T Tevington’s wallet with coins and papers from a bench at McKinney Park pool. O’Neal reported mail missing from a Fairfield mailbox, while Phyllis Yee and Mary Lombardia reported bicycles stolen.
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Mervin D Brancon
Dallas
Holiday Inn
East
Bobby Brashear
Santa Rita Drive
R. A. Simmons
North Hancock
Medical ‘Center Hospital
Absher
North Grant
Epperson
West
Grandview
Grandyes
Willard T Tevington
West 20Th
McKinney Park
Pool
Tormamy O'Neal
Fairmont
Itis
Phyllis Yee
Harless
Mary Lombardia
South Crandview
Rangers to Meet Odessa Chamber of Commerce Group
Rangers, the chamber membership promotion group, will meet at noon Monday in the Golden Falcon. Bill Chandler leads the Rangers and will head the discussion on soliciting new chamber memberships.
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Rangers
Odessa Chamber of Commerce Rangers
Golden Falcon
Bill Chandler
City Council to approve new Utility Billing Department
Odessa city officials plan to create a Utility Billing Department at the Tuesday meeting. Zara Foster would lead the new unit with no extra clerks hired, as staff from finance switches over. Delinquent accounts and personal property tax write offs are on the agenda alongside zoning items and bids for insecticides.
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Odessa
Foster
Finance Department
Marvin Hillhouse
Paul Vasquez
Gulf
Routh
Ernie Crawford
Texas City Managers’ Association
Corpus Christi
West Texas education center aims to boost Presidio student opportunities
Dr. David A. Sands leads the West Texas Education Center across 18 counties from Howard to Presidio, seeking to provide Presidio youngsters the same specialized services as Dallas or Houston. The center, executive directed by Sands, offers programs local districts may choose to participate in, with no centralized control over schools.
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Cope Routh
Midland
David A. Sands
Presidio
Dallas
Houston
Dr. Sands
West Texas
Howard County
Presidio County
Midland center opens to expand regional education
Elvira Holquin 32 of Penwell was treated after a biting insect incident as Dr. Sands leads the West Texas Education Center's Midland operation. Sands, joining from Clark County Nevada, oversees a growing program backed by city and state funds to provide film kits, curricula, and data processing for area districts. The center plans a permanent home at the Midland Odessa Regional Air Terminal and aims to broaden services to even the smallest districts, with workshops involving hundreds of teachers and students statewide.
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Elvira Holquin
Penwell
Medica
Sands
Midland
Tom B. Cambel J
William D. Furst
Odessa
Gilbert L. Ray
Pecos County
Z. W. Hutcheson Jr
Andrews
C. M. Kahl
Maria
Derwood Langston
McCamey Bank
Harold G.talbot
Big Spring
Floyd Manry
Dr. Sands
Clark County
Nevada
Las Vegas
Robstown
Texas
Corpus Christi
University of Texas
Austin
San Angelo
Stanford University
Nevada Southern University
U. S. Air Force
Colorado
Marathon Oil Co
Midland- Odessa Regional Air Terminal
Marion Sell
WeWe
Texas Education Agency
Attorney General's Office
Mminimum Foundation
Lui Rou Bemeeeens
Miss West Texas Contestants Gather for Screening Meeting
Twenty entrants prepare for the Miss West Texas pageant with a 2 p.m. screening at the Phillips Petroleum Building. They will showcase talent and compete in beauty, talent, swimsuit, and formal wear at Ector County Coliseum on July 4 5 and 6 with the winner receiving at least $2,000 in wardrobe and scholarships and advancing to the Miss Texas pageant.
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Phillips Petroleum
P.m
Ector County Coliseum
Fort Worth
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City Council
W. E. Routh
Zara Foster
Education Center
Dr. Education Agency
John Damron
Ment
Jim Lewis
Armed Forces Reserve
West Texas Education Center
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Catalina
Essler
Mont
White
White's
NORTH
Ibe
Andrews Hwy
Eterias
27Th
USDA
Farr
Virginia
Blue Lake
Furr's
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