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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1959

Page

12

Teen shoots principal's son in Deer Park gang clash

A 17-year-old Chadwick Allen Burch, son of La Porte High School principal Marvin C. Burch, died after a .22 bullet struck him at the San Jacinto battleground near Houston. A 15-year-old suspect admitted the shooting in a signed statement and was to be turned over to Harris County Probation. The incident followed a fight between two teenage gangs as youths fled in a pickup area.

San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Johnny Mott Harris County Probation Department San Jacinto Battleground Houston la Porte Battleground Wagort Burch la Porte High School Marvin C. Burch

Ex Bookkeeper Sentenced for Bank Record Falsifications

A Greenville bank former bookkeeper Homer Boyd Wacasey Jr. 35 was sentenced to two years in Texarkana Federal Prison after pleading guilty to making false entries and admitting $20,000 in embezzlement over a year. He admitted juggling records and writing checks on dummy accounts while earning about $325 monthly. Investigators noted the case.

Dallas Greenville Federal Correctional Institute At Texarkana Homer Boyd Wacasey Jr Wacasey Greenville National Exchange Bank Sal

McAllen seeks Frances Good Jr. as new manager amid family turmoil

In McAllen a chamber of commerce seeks Frances Good Jr. as manager after Frances resigns from Life Line to return home. The narrative recalls travel to Paris, a ship voyage, and a reunion with daughter Tracy, who pledges kindness after the mother's return amid emotional scenes and small quarrels with a cat.

New York Emily Dickinson Heaven Hell Frances Europe Tracy Ann Tracy Isell Subs Jurban George Helen Palmer Palmer i Nina Zona Leila Sim Toolong McAllen Chamber of Commerce Les Good Jr Life Line Diamond Jimla Brady Washington, D.C Paris The Eiffel Tower Tus

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