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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
5
Odessan reports a fragmentary scene with a large check or paper item seen in the wind. Text is garbled but implies local curiosity and a possible street observation. No clear names, dates, or places beyond Odessan are readable.
A scrambled TV listings fragment details on Monday programs including weather and desk segments from Chicago sources. Specific show names and times are unclear but indicate a general schedule note for local television.
Fragmentary entries show names like Cag Brown sThavaeh Bucs and MWolaber Plariuon with references to Parianic and Miai oc Parianic. The readable text hints at team names and possible game notes captured in a radio log.
The Odessa Chamber of Commerce near completion of a membership drive aims to raise about 65 000 dollars after pledges surpass 64 000. Led by general chairman Barlow, the push will wrap up Wednesday with a report to the Board of Directors, as new members and cash flow reduce prior debt and lack of reserve funds.
Thomas J. Pitts, Democratic chairman, said on Monday that several candidates failed to pay their filing fees for upcoming elections. He noted that some had not yet submitted the required payment, while others appeared to have mailed their fees but the forms were not processed. Pitts urged candidates to complete payments to avoid disqualification.
Market questions furnished by the Southwestern Securities Company of Odessa via direct wire services.
The American tipped chants to tieir tricks. Two men attempted to pass checks totaling 25 dollars at a safe detail. Odess a police captured Captain Featon sata and others, but the forgers slipped away as officers closed in.
Albert Jasso, 38, of 720 Atlantic, was arrested after a stabbing at a bar area Saturday night. He received first aid at Medical Center Hospital for a knife wound to the arm and was jailed on a drunken and disorderly charge. Judge EF Nobles presided as the case was filed. Constable Peewee Orm assisted in the arrest and transport to the hospital. Jasso recalled nothing about who stabbed him.
Police report two men missing and without transportation. Physical descriptions are sparse and unclear, with Dehioo noting the lack of detail.
Radio commentator Paul Harvey urged a tough with Russia stance at the Fifth Division American Legion Convention addressing about 1,000 Legionnaires. He praised McCarthy's methods for fighting communism, urged readiness to strike first, and criticized peace tactics as insufficient. Harvey defended Senate investigations and criticized alleged Communist influence.
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