Burglary Report Totals Include Tools at Midwest Co
Burglars pried a west side window to enter the Midwest Equipment Co office at 2600 Kermit Highway and stole $1000 in tools owned by Claude Eagle along with undisclosed stocks deeds and papers. An open safe at James W. Brock’s office appeared emptied though no forced entry was seen. Several other incidents included a Chill King restaurant cash loss of $1375 and 59 packs of cigarettes, a forced rear door at 316 Fast Fight, and a prowled church office with no missing funds. A tire was punctured in five places on Jack Bloodworth’s car at 4414 Redbird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Equipment Co
Kermit Highway
Claude Eagle
Eastwith
James W. Brock
Midland
Jack Bloodworth
Redbird
Car Destroyed In Gas Meter Fire On 204 East 31
Firefighters spent 20 minutes and 1000 gallons extinguishing a blaze that destroyed a car at Williams and Mustang. The vehicle, driven by 56 year old Peter Calvert of 204 East 31, caught fire after crashing into a gas meter and rupturing it.
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Williams
Mustang
Peter Calvert
East 31
County Court and District Court Records
Marriage licenses issued include Darel James Mitchell with Pamela Louise Cleaver plus Anne Carl McDonald with Shirles uth View and Fred Joseph Mere with Beth Kelton. Civil and divorce filings listed for multiple parties. district court mentions various suit on notes and damages. Traffic accidents note multiple incidents with names, ages and locations. several light damages described in block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darel James Mitchell
Pamela Louise Cleaver
Anne Carl McDonald
Shirles Uth View
Fred Joseph Mere
Beth Kelton
Jon Pat Paitley Jr
Eadie Lorene Boner
Bankers Investment Co
Ing Ws
Clifford Sims
District Court
Beverly Sue
Dennis Lee Kirk
Mamore
Pride
Clarence Prige
Eva Aguera
Mera Aguero
Carol Ann Brewer
Roger Dale Brewer
Marina
Deaths: Irvin Clovis Graham 69 Stanton
Funeral services for Irvin Clovis Graham 69 of Stanton will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Church of Christ with burial in Trinity Memorial Park Big Spring. Gilbreath Funeral Home Stanton in charge. Survived by widow three sons a brother and his mother.
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Stanton
Irvin Clovis Graham
Martin County Hospital
Church of Christ
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
Gilbreath Funeral Home of
Auto Wrecks Injure Pair
Two persons released after treatment at Medical Center Hospital for injuries from separate accidents Friday night. Lynda Speake Armstrong, 28, of 1701 North Lee, sustained back and knee injuries in a eastbound collision on Eighth with Marta Midgley, 19, of 3604 Brentwood driving another eastbound vehicle. William Anthony Brubaker, 17, of 1404 East 35th, had a forehead laceration from a southbound crash with Johnny Lee Musick Jr., 25, of 2715 East 31st near East County Road and 36th. Carol Davis, 20, of 303 South Jackson, left hospital after a head laceration in a confrontation with a man.
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Medical Center Hospital
Lynda Speake Armstrong
North Lee
Marta Midgley
Brentwood
Grandview
William Anthony Brubaker
East 35Th
East County Road
Johnny Lee Musick Jr
East 31St
Carol Davis
South Jackson
Ace Pickens Honored In Odessa Farewell Celebration
Odessa audience bid farewell to Ace Pickens in a formal sendoff highlighting his political career and role as a railroad lobbyist. Nugent chronicled Pickens tenure and playful pranks, including a long running UTPB bill push. The night featured humor about his youth, a Taps salute, and affectionate proclamations from local officials and residents.
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Pickens
Nugent
Poe
Dan Hemphill
Odessa
Ace
Reese
Ace Pickens
Jack Rabbits
Major Disaster After Flood Hits Pennsylvania and New York
Flood waters ravaged towns across Pennsylvania and New York leaving a mother and three children trapped in a car, a young couple drowned in Green Lane, and survivors in Montour Point. A small plane crash in Oil City increased the deadly toll as rivers rose and landslides multiplied. National Weather Service called it a major disaster as sandbagging failed at Wilkes-Barre and levee breaks sent Susquehanna waters into the city.
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Green Lane
Montour Point
N.Y
Oil City
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Wilkes-Barre
City
Lawmakers Split Over Ace Pickens Day Spending Shock
In Odessa lawmakers reacted to Gov. Preston Smith unveiling $125 million in federal funds for Texas welfare programs. Reps. Bill Clayton and Joe Spurlock said the money, 75 percent federal, allows welfare spending without new taxes. They noted a single agency will liaison with HEW. They expect a $4 billion appropriations bill with a $780 million general revenue portion. They projected Price Daniel Jr. as next House speaker and foresaw completion before July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Pickens
Odessa
Bill Clayton
Spring Lake
Joe Spurlock
Fort Worth
Preston Smith
Texas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Clayton
House
Bill Finck
San Antonio
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Spurlock
Price Daniel Jr
Frank Calhoun
Abilene
James Nugent
Kerrville
Smith
Nugent
Gallery of Presidential Cartoons Opens at Inn of the Golden West
The Presidential Museum presents 200 plus satirical drawings from Texas papers in a “Gallery of Presidential Cartoons.” State Rep. Ace Pickens opened the exhibit attended by museum officials and Texas legislators. Curated by Henry Hise and Barbara Steen, it features Berry’s World from Odessa American and Oliphant from San Angelo Standard Times and runs through the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inn of the Golden West
Presidential Museum
Texas
Ace Pickens
Berry
Jim Berry
Oliphant
San Angelo
Barbara Steen
Man Is Given Prison Terms For Amphetamine Sales
Bill Tidwell 29 of 933 Jefferson was sentenced to 10 years in the State penitentiary after pleading guilty in 161st District Court to selling amphetamine Dec 8 1971 to a narcotics agent. He was convicted May 23 on a separate charge of selling amphetamine the same date to the agent. sentences run concurrently. Tidwell was represented by Gerald Fugit. plea prosecuted by John Green.
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Bill Tidwell
Jefferson
161St
R. L. McKim
Tidwell
Odessa
Gerald Fugit
John Green
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Alma
West County Road
First Church of God
East Lith
Barbara Amstead
Jon Godwin
Lucius Bunton
Jackrabbit
Is. Patterson
M.D
Tower Drive
Dale Curry
Western Mattress CO
Brownwood del Rio
East
Ector
Sugent
Austin
UTPB
Shepperd
Washington
Ronnie Sewell
Sewell
Eastern University
America
Ronnie
Otis Geers
Ector County
Democratic Women’s Club
Dianna
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