Monahans Man Trial Opens in Double Murder Case
W. R. Snyder, 58, of Monahans, faces two indictments charging murder with malice in the deaths of Frank Nelms, 54, and his son Franklin, 25. The trial began at 9 a.m. in 142nd District Court, after a dispute over a rent payment led to the shootings. Attorney Ed Keyes and Bob Zeisenheim represent Snyder, with District Attorney R. B. McGowan prosecuting.
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Snyder
Frank Nelms
Franklin
Monahans
Ed Keyes
Bob Zeisenheim
R. B. McGowan
American Army Chaplain Drowns in Formosa
Air Force Captain Clyde G. Brown aged 42 of San Antonio drowned at Coral Lake in southern Formosa while swimming with Dr. Louis Fraysse, chief of Taiwan air station medical services. He is survived by widow Pauline and four children as they awaited travel orders to join him.
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Taipe
Formosa
EIA
Air
Force
Clyde G. Brown
San Antonio
Coral Lake
Pauline
Brown
Louis Fraysse
Taiwan
Leonard Gillett Rites Held For State Masonry Leader
Beaumont AP reports services will be held Tuesday for Leonard E. Gillett 78 a prominent state Masonic worker and former 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 will be held Tuesday in DeLeon for Mrs. A. C. Humphrey 74, Odessa resident of five years who died Sunday after a long illness. Services at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church DeLeon with burial in DeLeon Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs. L. N. Harrison Seminole. son Jack Humphrey Seminole. foster son Earnest Watts DeLeon. six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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DeLeon
A. C. Humphrey
Odessa
First Baptist Church
Sharp-Nabors Funeral
Singleton Funeral Home
Seminole
Andrews Rites For Baby Boy Nichols
Grave side rites were held in Andrews Cemetery for Charles Claude Nichols infant son of Mr and Mrs James Wesley Nichols. He died at 4 30 p m Sunday in Permian General Hospital an hour after birth. Rev Marvin James of Wesley Methodist Church Andrews officiated. Singleton Funeral Home assisted. Survivors include brother James Curtis Nichols maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Reed paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Nichols maternal great grandmother Mrs S H Ray paternal great grandmother Mrs J I Brown all of Andrews.
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James Reed
Andrews
Charle Nichols
S. H.ray
J. I. Brown
Mexico's Trade Gap Deepens as Imports Swing Higher
Mexico's foreign trade balance finished 1959 in the red by 30 million dollars, the National Bank of Mexico announced. Officials cited a 13.9 percent rise in imports and a 4.1 percent increase in exports, worsening the gap despite a prior favorable balance of 97 million dollars.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Aes
Primatene Tab Lets Asthma Patients Buy Relief Without Prescription
New York special report states Primatene tablets, the doctors’ leading asthma prescription, are now available over the counter in many states. The formula is claimed 90 percent effective, opens bronchial tubes and relieves congestion without injections, promising sleep and freedom from spasms at 96 cents per bottle.
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New York
N.Y
Rain Douses Texas Drought Threat Across Regions
General rains across Texas brought moisture, lifting drought fears and aiding crops and pastures. While some hail and flooding occurred, most areas reported improved conditions, with benefits noted from the upper Gulf to West Texas and the Panhandle.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
John Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Gulf
Silver Whitsett
Richmond
Whitsett
Joe Rothe
Weslaco
Fay South Texas
East Texas
Walter Scott
Nacogdochles
Scott
R. G. Burwell
Stephenville
Burwell
Roy Huckabee
San Angelo
Ray Siegmund
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 Details
The Odessa American lists telephone and mail subscription prices by region and duration. Rates include 30c weekly in Odessa and Ector County, 235c in all other zones, $18 yearly, $10 semiannually, $5 quarterly, and $1.75 monthly, plus Nazte copy rates of 3 cents daily and 15 cents Sunday. The paper is published daily except Saturday, at 27 East Fourth Street, Odessa, and is entered as second-class matter under March 3, 1879 law.
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Odessa
Tex
American Telephone
Ector County
Ane 27Z East Ourth St. Fatered Io In the ¢ Odense Postoffice Ag
Texas Regional Father Outlook Summary
North Central Texas remains clear to partly cloudy with thunder threats in the northwest. Highs 82 to 88, lows 65 to 70. Northwestern Texas sees scattered afternoon and evening storms mainly north. highs 86 to 92, lows 49 to 68. Southeastern Texas warm and partly cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening storms. highs 88 to 95, lows 69 to 75. Southwestern Texas mostly cloudy with scattered showers. lows 69 to 74. Extreme southwestern Texas partly cloudy with scattered late showers. highs 90 to 102, lows 62 to 72.
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United Press International
Texas
Japanese Sailors Sell Watch to Filipino Cab Driver
Two Japanese sailors from the freighter Nichiyo Maru sold a watch to a Filipino hab driver who paid in currency issued by the Japanese occupation authorities. The money has been worthless since the war.
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Manila
Woman Dies In Andrews
Mrs. Pearlee Eusibia May, 43, of Andrews died at 6 15 p m Sunday in Permian General Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church in Andrews Thursday with time pending Singston Funeral Home is in charge. She was a Limestone County native who moved to Andrews eight years ago from Iraan and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include husband Warren A May two sons William Henry May and Jack Morris May both 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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Andrews
Pearlee Eusibia May
Permian General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Singston Funeral Home
Limestone County
May
Iraan
Warren A. May
William Henry May
Jack Morris May
L. M. Hudson
Dallas
Sarah Skelton
Harry L. Hudson
William Monroe Hudson Jr
Richardson
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National Bank of Odessa
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