Police Without Clues In 3 Armed Robberies
Odessa police report no new leads in three unsolved armed robberies over the past week. Incidents include a White House Market hold up by a lone gunman, a Jonesville Truck Stop robbery by two motorcyclists, and two other suspects in women’s clothing at Fina Service Station. Investigations continue with no arrests in the later cases.
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Lynn Snyder
Odessa
White House Market
Dixie
Jonesville
West Highway
Fina
Magnolia
Fleet
Trade-Way
West County Road
Jesse James
Snyder
Pickup Thefts Reported Across City In Nine Incidents
Nine thefts across Odessa were reported including a stolen pickup from Odessa Motor Co parking lot and a carburetor theft at Carl Sewell Ford. Billfolds were taken from Mrs. Carlisle and Virginia Minott, a stereo tape player from Russell Hughes, a car hood from Leonard Banks, a mower from A L Kinchen, and bicycles from Bonnie Herring and Robert Erwin.
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Thursda Dale Lynn
East Century
Odessa Motor Co
M. E. Sharp
Hancock
Carl Sewell Ford
Helen Carlisle
Parker Drive
Virginia Minott
North Graham
Amburgey
Bonnie Herring
West 30Th
Robert E. Erwin
Glenwood
Light Damage In Two Fires
The Odessa Fire Department responded to two fire calls and one medical emergency on Wednesday. A flooded carburetor caused a pickup engine fire at West County Road and Kermit Highway, damaging engine wiring but the blaze was extinguished. A grass fire at 3500 Merrill in a vacant lot caused no damage and was subdued with a water pump can. A small boy was seen setting the grass fire. Firefighters also aided Mrs Trene Drewry, 68, 1211 North Alleghany, who had trouble breathing and was admitted to Medical Center Hospital after receiving oxygen.
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Odessa
West County Road
Kermit Highway
Payne Machine Works
Merrill
Trene Drewry
North Alleghancy
Medical Center Hospital
Burglary Probes Split Across Three Incidents
Police investigated three burglaries and an attempted break in across the city. At Chapa's Standard Service Station thieves pried the door and stole change, a tire, and a tape player. John Francis home on Boulder Avenue was entered but nothing missing. C. T. Hudson reported a break in on East 50th with tools taken. Famous Diners on West Second saw an attempted side window breach.
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Chapa
South Grant
John Francis
Boulder
C. T. Hudson
East 50Th
West Second
Six Aliens Arrested in City Jail
Six aliens were jailed Thursday after immigration authorities arrested them in the city. Named detainees include Basaldua Hernandez, Ramon Tores, Juan Garcia, Miguel Venegas, Juan Rodriguez, and Fernando M. Tavarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basaldua Hernandez
Ramon Tores
Juan Garcia
Miguel Venegas
Juan Rodriguez
Fernando M. Tavarez
Vandalism Reports Under Investigation by City Police
Three vandalism cases were being checked by city police on Thursday. A window at Lucille's Cafe, 221 South Tom Green, was broken. The back yard gate at I. J. Hutcheson, 3921 Melody Lane, was torn from its hinges. E. J. Bailey, 1306 Coronado, reported plum stains on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille
Award Appeal Is Settled
An appeal from an Industrial Accident Board award settled in 70th District Court after a jury was selected. Travelers Insurance Co. sued James Eubanks of Odessa over injuries while employed by McCullouch Tool Co. Settlement amount not disclosed. Representing the insurer was Max Osborn of Midland. G Bert Smith of Andrews spoke for Eubanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Accident Board
70Th District Court
Travelers Insurance Co
James Eubanks
Odessa
IAB
Eubanks
McCullouch Tool Co
Max Osborn
G. Bert Smith
Andrews
Odessan
Odessa man Wright named defendant in debt suit
Johnny A. Wright of Odessa is named as a defendant in a debt suit filed in 161st District Court. Bankers Investment Co. Inc. seeks a judgment of 1469 dollars.
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Odessa
Johnny A. Wright
161St
Bankers Investment Co. Inc
District Court
Maria Valenzuela
Tenorio
Florentino T. Tenorio
Joe Lujan Montoya
Rosa Montoya
Bankers Investment Co Inc
William Maxwell Bailey
Frances Elizabeth Norris
Forrest R. Davis
Thomas F. Pierce Jr
J. E. Baggett
Mac’s
Phillips 66 Service
Ann Norman
Manuel N. Fuentez
Patricia G. Arnold
Grace H. Garren
James Hendricks
Joe Donald Aleman
Medical Center Hospital
Jane Corrigan
Winnie M. Hahler
Katharine L. Caraway
Nancy R. Burchfield
Linda C. Mobley
Joseph P. Szenasi
Kenneth R. Munsell
Yvonnes. Schlenker
Sonja M. Cheney
Donna S
Barbara G. Martin
Joseph Aubey Pogue
Margaret M. Newman
Irene M. Drewry
Lela K. Wilson
Johnnie R. Seales
Shirley A. Watkins
Leo Tierce
Wanda E. Tuttle
Lenard M. Barker
Lois E. Childress
Aliie Moselle Williams
Salena G. Clark
Wayne M. Ward
Gwendolyn L. Peters
Joe L. Hallmark
Lois M. Akins
County Court and District Court Records Update
Marriage licenses issued for seven couples, and criminal charges filed against Theodore F Allen for driving while intoxicated. District Court sees multiple civil suits, and a list of hospital admissions and discharges at Medical Center with births, births, and traffic accidents reported.
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Larry Joe Thornton
Vicki Sue Alsup
Robbie Lee Feeler
Glenda Lou Grissom
Larry Wayne Johnson
Judy Ann Langston
Kenneth Lee Womack
Barbara Jean Fleming
Bobby Charles Reed
Vicki Jo Sullivan
Theodore Fredie Allen
Odessa Man Guilty of Burglary in Kermit Case
Odessa resident Ediston Barney Hall, 44, was found guilty of burglary for stealing two elevators valued over 1000 dollars from Ker mit Rental Tools owned by George M. Campbell. He received a four year sentence after rejecting a 10 day waiting period before formal sentencing.
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Kermit
Ediston
Barney Hall
Odessa
Hall
Kermit Rental Tools
George M. Campbell
Campbell
Bill Jackson
Jackson Rental Tools
Ellis Clements
H&h Drilling Co
Andrews
Jackson
Russell Austin
Calvin W. Welch
Glen Williamson
John R. Lee
Teenager Receives Two Years Probation in Theft Case
Richard Flores Garcia, 17, of 1206 Drury pleaded guilty in 70th District Court to theft. He received two years probation instead of two years in prison for stealing a television from Bailie Griffith Tire Co. on May 26 and selling it to Ace Pawn Shop for 75 dollars. Prosecutor John Hoestenbach and court-appointed attorney Charles Winston were involved.
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Richard Flores Garcia
Drury
Garcia
Bailie Griffith Tire Co
North Texas
Ace
John Hoestenbach
Charles Winston
Aourt
Schreiner Drops Its ROTC Program
Schreiner Institute in Kerrville Texas announced by Dr. Sam E. Junkin that the college will discontinue its Reserve Officers Training Corps after nearly five decades. The move ends a long tradition though military courses were not mandatory. Del Rio Note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville, Tex
Sam E. Junkin
Schreiner Institute
Officers Training Corps
Schreiner
School
del Rio
Famed Conductor Stokowski Arrests Heart Attack
Conductor Leopold Stokowski suffered a slight heart attack at his London hotel and is resting at Westminster Hospital. A spokesman said he would stay a few days for rest and a scheduled concert at the Royal College of Music was canceled.
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London
Leopold Stokowski
Westminster Hospital
Royal College of Music
Ector County Posse Wins Second in Junior Rodeo Parade
The Ector County Sheriff's Posse earned a second place trophy at the junior rodeo parade in Monahans. Nineteen mounted riders, two jeeps, and nine Odessa riders participated, with Odessa also in the grand entry. Jack Stone served as parade marshal for the Ector County group.
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Monahans
Ector County Sheriff's Posse
Odessa
Odessans
Jack Stone
Ector County
Second Rehearing Motion Filed In UTPB Case
A second rehearing motion was filed with the Third Court of Civil Appeals over the Odessa A M UTPB land dispute. John Stayton said the filing is a formal step pending possible broader appeals in a case involving 308 acres and 288 acres transferred from Ector County to UT System regents. The AG’s office argued the court lacked authority to rule the land sale illegal.
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Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Odessa
University of Texas
Permian Basin
John Stayton
Stayton
High Court
Ector County
Slayton
University of Texas System
Ector ‘County
Obituary notices and funeral details from multiple Texas towns
Several death notices and funeral services are listed for residents of San Angelo Sweetwater Odessa and surrounding areas. Hallie Payne aged 58 died at Medical Center Hospital after an illness. David Allen Qualls 51 an engineer with Southwestern Bell, and Thomas Earl Seabourn 70 of San Angelo are among those with services scheduled. Additional obituaries cover Raymond E. Blackwell 57 of Sweetwater and other local figures with survivors named and memorials requested to Highland Methodist Church.
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Jackson
Hallie) Payne
Medical Center Hospital
Groesbeck
Sam Jackson
Gray's
Ivan Jackson
Gay Nell Lewis
College
Paul A. Rix
David Allen
Qualls
Cambridge
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Davidson
Oklo
Noble Wiltshire
Highland Methodist
Odeessa
Gail Martin
Patton
Ara Ve Erdatil
Stephen A. Qualls
Scottsdale, Ariz
Sue Ann Qualls
Phoenix
Ariz
H.B
W. D
Okla
T. L
Oklahoma City
C. C. Qualls
Ballinger
Murphy L
Brownwood
J. G. Francis
Clinton
San Angelo
Thomas Earl ‘Seabourn
Johnson’s Funeral Home
Belvedere
St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
John H. Clark
Alpine
T. H. Seabourn
Odessa
Obituary notices of Richard Huggs and George Givens
Obituary notices report the death of Richard Garland Huggs 79 of Odessa with funeral arrangements by Caruth Funeral Home in Hot Springs Ark born Oct 23 1891 in Clark County married Oct 12 1913 to Nora Shepherd survived by his wife four daughters a son 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Also services for George W Givens 59 of Abilene with burial at Talpa Cemetery and for W R Ellwood Sr 91 of Brownwood with rites at Wrights Colonial Chapel and burial at East Lawn Memorial Park.
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Richard Garland Huggs
West Seventh
Wednesey
Medical Center Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Caruth Funeral Home
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Clark County
Nora L. Shepherd
Odessa
Kermit
First Assembly of God Church
Nora
Floy Hardin
Austin
Elzie Bailey
North Lauderdale
John Jester
R. G. Nelson
Big Spring
W. L. Davis
George W. Givens Coleman
George W. Givens
Abilene
Stevens Memorial
Talpa
West Texas Medical A Ter
Carmen Shockley
Guthrie
Givens
Coleman
W. R. Ellwood
Brownwood
W. R. Ellwood Sr
Wright’s
Eastlawn Memorial Park
Texaco Inc
Paducah
Emma Eem
Odessa teen suffers injuries in car crash
Nineta Armendariz, 17, of 1451 South Washington, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after a May and Grant collision between a car driven by Mary Garza, 26, of 711 South Sam Houston, and an auto driven by Otis Nelson, 17, of 1301 West Clifford. Armendariz sustained pains in her right leg and hip.
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Ruben Benavides
W. Lindberg
Ronald Hays
Nimitz
McKnight
Boy
Andrews Highway
Richard Keeler
West 30Th
Pamela Stokes
East List
Ryan
Billy Williams
West 26Th
Daniel Badillo
South Broughton
North
Grant
Robert D. Bristow
Rachel Bristow
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Mary W. Carson
West 24Th
Ruby D. Jones
10Th
Jef H. Purifoy
North Washington
Patricia R. Smith
North Dot Isy
North Muskingum
David R. Dominguez
Pittsburg
Rima A. Alvarado
West Odessa
May
Otis L. Nelson
West Clifford
Mary L. Garza
South Sam Houston
Garza
Ninefa Armendariz
South Washington
Suspect Held on Probation Violation Charge
Norman Lee Lights, 50, was held in the county jail Thursday awaiting arrival of probation officers from Weatherford. Deputies said he is charged with absconding supervision while on probation in Weatherford.
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Norman Lee Lights
Ctor County
Weatherford
Weatherord
Injured Worker Treated After Goldsmith Job Accident
Clifford G. Minor, 30, of 1114 West 59th, R&H Well Service employee, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after tubing dropped on his right ring finger Wednesday near Goldsmith.
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Clifford G. Minor
West 59Th
R&h Well Service
Medical Center Hospital
Goldsmith
Man charged with driving while intoxicated in Ector County
Theodore Frederic Allen age 52 of 2712 Kay faced an alcohol related driving charge in Ector County Court on Thursday. He was arrested Sunday near Odessa on FM 2020 and released after posting a 500 dollar bond.
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Ector County
Theodore Frederic Allen
Kay
Odessa
Injured Pearl Bean Remains In Hospital After Fight
Pearl Bean, 42, of 806 East Second, remained in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital Thursday after suffering a right shoulder injury in a home fight. She said she was attacked at her home. No charges were filed by police.
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Pearl Bean
East Second
Medical Center Hospital
Carelton attends week long clinic at Angelo State University
Liz Carelton daughter of Mr and Mrs R G Carelton of 3628 Red Bud Odessa is at a week long clinic at Angelo State University. She is a Howard Payne College senior in Brownwood and will serve as editor of her school's 1972 yearbook.
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San Angelo
Liz Carelton
R. G. Carelton
Redbud
Odessa
Angelo State University
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Carelton
Local Club Meetings Schedule and Theater Show
Breakfast Optimists meet at Sands Restaurant at 7 AM. Faciside Rotary gathers in the Inn of the Golden West Coach Room at noon. Odessa Optimists meet at Sands Restaurant at noon. The Miser plays at Globe Theater at 8 30 PM.
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Breakfast Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Faciside Rotary
the Inn of the Golden West
Odessa Optimists
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Reader's Digest
Odessa and Midland Chambers of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
Midland-Odessa
National
Department of Commerce
Winston Barclay
Midland Chaber
Bill Cooper
Regional
Carmen Stiles
U.S. Department of Commerce of
Dallas
O. F
Ollie) Blank
Truman Smith
Minnie Martinez
Betty Troupe
Georgia Campbell
Social Hardwick
Manton Jones
Molly Castillo
Myrtle Dossey
Ruby Schioer
Bertha Gladden
Gladys Baylor
Gertrude Wilson
Juan Abeyta
Dora Wilson
Alvin McDonald
Richard Whitworth
Glen Kayton
Edward Ryan
Ronald Alsup
James Brown
Ralph Terzolo
Howard Seaborn
Gard MacAlarney
Frankie Bromwell
Virgie Baucom
Gladys Bodine
Fred
Jimmy Roberts
Springbrook
Danny Dorsett
Rt. 2
Ellis D. Martin
North Jackson
Paul P. Olivas
East Ada
T & L Grocery & Market
East 52Nd Street
Usda Choice
Pepsi Cola
Budweiser Beer
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
T-Bone
Turkey
Wright
Carton
Texas
Odessa American
East 4Th Street
Odessa, Texas
Ector
Circulation Department
Lester Mmolvey Wu Einem
Roy A. Simmons
Lancaster
USA
Thomas Earl Seabourn
Raymond E. Blackwell
Sweetwater
Patterson-McCoy
Simmons Memorial Hospital
Blackwell
Hamlin
Jessie Mae Moorhead
Nolan
Winnie Black‘well
Ricky Alston
Midland
Johnny L. Allen
Tom Pritchard
D. W
Globe Theater
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