Odessa Boys Enter Derby in Permiar Basin Soapbox event
Fourteen Odessa boys plan to participate in the Permiar basin Soapbox Derby in Midland on July 19. An advisory clinic and a Q and A session will be held at Huckabay Chevrolet with a film How to Build a Soap Box Racer. A Midland merchant will donate enough paint to cover a racer and Jim Yakshaw will help locate boys needing tools or a place to work. The Derby Queen will reign and girls 11 to 15 nominated by entrants may register for the queen contest. The derby winner receives a $500 Savings Bond and an expense paid trip to Akron for the All-American Derby.
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Huckabay Chevrolet
Jim Yakshaw
Midland Jaycee
Akron
Missing Odessa American Help Line
Notice urging readers to call the Odessa American office if the paper is missed or delivery issues occur. Provides department phone FE 7 466 and hours: weekdays until 6 43 p m, Saturdays until noon, Sundays until 6 30 am.
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Odessa
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Ghodstee Depertment
Auto Passes Over Youngster on North Jackson
A four year old boy escaped serious injury when a car passed over him on North Jackson near his home. Police tracked the driver to Mrs Geraldine Bradley Lee 29 of 526 Stoddard and said she did not see the child until after the car had passed. An ambulance took Jimmy Mahler to Medical Center Hospital where he was examined and released with only minor grease marks.
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J. C. Mahler
North Tom Green
Geraldine Bradley Lee
Stoddard
Miami Plane Crash Kills Dominican Republic Pilot and Passengers
Investigators described a cockpit tragedy near a shop district as Captain Jorge Bujosa and crew ditched near the Miami River after a plane failed to return. An 18 year-old automobile passenger died nearby, while the driver suffered extensive burns. The craft carried auto parts and general cargo bound for Santo Domingo, and several crew members were identified.
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Jorge Bujosa
Carlos Brador
Carlos Gonzalez
Cesar Molina
Air Ine
Dominican Republic
Scouts Conduct Court of Honor
Boy Scout Troop 18 held a court of Honor Monday night in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church and advanced 10 Scouts in rank awarded merit badges to seven others and passed out service pins to three.
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Scouts Advance as Tax Surtax Debate Looms in House
The article notes Scouts advancing in rank amid a larger discussion on a surtax, with Dirksen optimistic about Senate passage after House action. It lists names of junior and senior Scouts earning ranks and merit badges, highlighting leadership roles and service awards. The piece ties civic youth achievement to broader fiscal policy debates and mentions efforts to extend the income tax surcharge for under a year.
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Richard Granath
Jimmy Country
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Dick Evans
Chip van Pelt
Senate
Eric van Pelt
W. P. van Palt
Allen Holloway Jr
Allen Holloway
James Hunter
A. D Hunter
Hal Richardson
Lena Richardson
Mark Allen
Roy Allen
Donnie Hungerford
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Lee Brown
Fern
Brown
Robert
Thief Abandons Stolen Vehicle After Search
Police recover a 1961 model car abandoned in the 200 block of South Williams after a theft Monday. A second vehicle, a 1966 model from North Jackson, remains missing. One suspect, Cecil Turmer, 27, released on bond after a pistol found in his car during a stop near Pine and Clifford. Congressional tax reform debate centers on a no amendment rule and party support.
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Bunch
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Tom Green
Tuesdas
Randy Banes
Hilltop
North v' Jackson
Cecil Eurene Turmer
North Center
Pine and
Clifford
Pegler Journalist Known for Wrathful Columns and Trials
The article recalls Westbrook Pegler a controversial American journalist whose career spanned Navy service 1918 19 to 1961. He held posts at Air News New York Chicago Tribune New York World Telegram Chicago Daily News and others earning a Pulitzer Prize and multiple awards. He faced libel suits including a $500 000 action by Quentin Reynolds and a 1940 arrest for extortion with later appeals. Funeral services were announced at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament New York.
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Deaths and funerals in Odessa region reported
Funeral services for Patsy Dotson 23 of 3713 East 30th are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday. Also listed are services for Thomas Pitts 73 of 615 North Lee at Sunset Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Details include birthplaces, relatives and affiliations with local churches. Additional obituaries cover Benjamin Curry 63 of Big Spring and Mrs Helen Hatcher Crane, plus Alexander Scott of Comanche and Jessie Watkins of Midland with burial plans and survivors.
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Sheppard Funeral Home
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Jessie Watkins
Leonard Irvin
Fort Worth
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Paducah
Storms North of Little Rock Power Up Across Regions
Weather bulletin notes storms miles north of Little Rock an hour before daybreak with flash flood warnings along the Grand River. Reports also show heavy thunderstorms in Colorado and funnel clouds near Denver. Cold mornings and varied cloud cover stretch from Duluth to Honolulu with scattered readings and note of unavailable Detroit report.
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Odessa zoning board meets tomorrow at City Hall
City calendar lists events including Zoning Board of Adjustment at 9 AM in the Council Chamber, a nonprofit business group lunch at noon, Rotary at the Inn of the Golden West, a Lions Club gathering at Sands Restaurant, and a matinee of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe Theater in the afternoon, plus lodge activities at 415 South Grandview.
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Council Chamber
Golden West
Odisea Rotary
Tri-Service Lions
Sands Restaurant
Globe Theater
Odessans Plan For Convention
Odessa Lodge No 1701 Loyal Order of Moose members will attend the national convention in Chicago. Governor Don Sales and Secretary Roy Aide will serve as delegates with several other members joining. Activities include a visit to the Moose City of Children and discussions of business and degree conferrals. Earl Walker to receive Pilgrim degree.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Chicago
Don Sales
Roy Aide
Marys Ipsey
Marie Jones
Activites
Moose City of Children
Earl Walker
Zoning Board to Hear Sale Request for Trailer Occupancy
The zoning board meets Wednesday to consider Mrs Juanita Highfill's request for a special exception to permit temporary occupancy of a trailer house in a 2 B dwelling district at 1418 North The lot now vacant, with plans to build a house per her petition.
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Zoning Board
Juanita Highfill
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