Monahans Man’s Trial Opens In Slaying Case
In Monahans 142nd District Court W R Snyder 58 faces two indictments murder with malice for the deaths of Frank Nelms 54 and Franklin Nelms 25. He allegedly shot the men at his home after they came for a rent dispute. Attorneys Ed Keyes and Bob Zeisenheim of Monahans represent him with District Attorney R B McGowan prosecuting.
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Frank Nelms
Franklin
Monahans
142Nd
Ed Keyes
Bob Zeisenheim
R. B. McGowan
American Army Chaplain Drowns in Formosa Lake
Air Force Captain Clyde G. Brown aged 42 from San Antonio drowned at Coral Lake in southern Formosa while swimming with Dr Louis Fraysse chief of Taiwan air station medical services He left a widow Pauline and four children awaiting travel orders to join him at Taipei reconnaissance base
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Taipei
Formosa
Air Force
Clyde G. Brown
San Antonio
Coral Lake
Pauline
Brown
Louis Fraysse
Taiwan Air Station Medical Services
Leonard E. Gillett, Beaumont Masonic Leader, Dies at 78
Services will be held Tuesday for Leonard E. Gillett 78 a prominent state Masonic worker and retired circulation manager of the Beaumont Enterprise He died Sunday after a sudden illness.
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Beaumont (Ap
Leonard E. Gillett
Beaumont Enterprise
Gillett
Funeral set on Tuesday for Odessan
Funeral services for Mrs. A. C. Humphrey, 74, an Odessa resident for five years, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of DeLeon, with burial in DeLeon Cemetery. She died Sunday at 3:25 p.m. after a lengthy illness at her daughter’s home. Survivors include a daughter, a son Jack Humphrey of Seminole, a foster son Earnest Watts of DeLeon, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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A. C. Humphrey
Odessa
First Baptist Church
DeLcon
Sharp-Nabors Funeral Home
Singleton Funeral Home
Seminole
West 21St
Odesa
Oxford
Miss
Baptist Church
Jack Humphrey
Earnest Watts
Andrews Rites Slated Today For Baby Boy
Grave side rites were to be held in Andrews Cemetery for Charles Claude Nichols infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wesley Nichols of Andrews. He died at 4 30 p m Sunday in Permian General Hospital an hour after birth. Rev Marvin James of Wesley Methodist Church officiated with Singleton Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include a brother, maternal and paternal grandparents and great grandparents all named Andrews residents.
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James Reed
Andrews
Charlie Nichols
S. H. Ray
J. I. Brown
Mexico Posts Trade Deficit After Import Surge
Mexico's foreign trade balance for 1959 showed a deficit of 30 million dollars, according to the National Bank of Mexico. Officials attributed the decline to a 13.9 percent rise in imports while exports grew only 4.1 percent, reversing the prior year’s favorable 87 million dollar surplus.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
National Bank of Mexico
Primatene Sold Over The Counter For Asthma Relief
Asthma formula most prescribed by doctors for private patients is now available without prescription. Primatene tablets open bronchial tubes loosen congestion relieve tension and aid sleep, delivering relief in minutes and hours. Priced at 9 1/2 cents, it’s sold at drug stores with three medicines in prescription strength.
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New York
N.Y
Staten
Drought Threat Eases After Texas Rainfall
Heavy rains across Texas ended drought fears, boosting crop and pasture prospects for summer. While some areas faced hail, flooding, and washouts, overall moisture improved conditions from the coast to the Panhandle, aiding grain sorghum, corn, peaches, cantaloupes, and hay.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Gulf
Silver Whitsett
Richmond
Noah
Lark
Whitnett
Joe Rothe
Weslaco
South
East Texas
Walter Scott
Nacogdoches
Scott
R. G. Burwell
Stephenville
Burwell
Roy Huckabee
San Angelo
Ray Siegrmund
Ft. Stockton
John Surovik
Mt. Pleasant
Ted Martin
Denton
James Simmons
Vernon
South Plains
W. H. Jones
Lubbock
Jones
Panhandle
W. W. Grisham Jr
Amarillo
Odessa American subscription rates and mailing zones
The Odessa American outlines carrier and mail subscription prices for Odessa and Ector County. Weekly rates vary by zone with 35 cents in city, 30 cents in Retail Trading Zone, and 25 cents in AH Other Zone. Annual and multi month options priced at 16 dollars for nineteen months, 5 dollars for three months, and 1.75 dollars for one month. Sleate copy rates listed as 3 cents daily and 15 cents Sundays. Published daily except Saturday from 272 East Fourth Street. Entered in the Odessa post office as second class matter under act of March 1, 1379.
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Odessa
Tex
Ector County
SNB
Odessa American
East Fourth St
Odessa Postoffice
Texas Regional Weather Outlook United Press International
Mild regional forecast across Texas states. North Central Texas expect clear to partly cloudy days with brief evening storms in the northwest and highs around 82 to 88. Northwestern Texas sees scattered thunderstorms late day and night with similar temperatures. Southeastern and southwestern regions report partly cloudy skies with showers or thundershowers and little temperature change. Extreme southwest remains partly cloudy with late showers and highs near 102.
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Texas
Watch sold by Japanese sailors in Manila
Two Japanese sailors from the freighter Nichiyo Maru sold a watch to a Filipino cab driver who paid in currency issued by the Japanese occupation authorities. The notes have been worthless since the war, reflecting postwar currency issues in Manila.
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Manila
Woman Dies In Andrews
Mrs. Pearlee Erasibia May 4, Andrews, died at 6 15 p m Sunday in Permian General Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Andrews Thursday with time to be announced. Singston Funeral Home in charge. A Limestone County native, she moved to Andrews eight years ago from Iraan and was a First Baptist member. Survivors include husband Warren A May Andrews two sons William Henry May and Jack Morris May at home her mother Mrs L M Hudson Dallas a sister Mrs Sarah Skelton Dallas two brothers Harry L Hudson Dallas and William Monroe Hudson Jr Richardson.
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William Henry May
Jack Morris May
L. M. Hudson
Dallas
Sarah Skelton
Harry L. Hudson
William Monroe Hudson Jr
Richardson
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