County Court and District Court Docket in Brief
County court issued licenses to Jota King and Dorothy St Jacques and to James Green and Mary Jackson. Criminal charges filed against Parkway Foods Inc for selling fish without a license and Louis Niblect Jr for aggravated assault. Civil suits include Carl Sewell Motor Co. vs Keneipp Contracting Co and vs Husky Guns Inc, and Joseph Sellar vs Ben Nedow. District court saw several divorce actions and civil suits. civil cases include B. Z Harris v Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York. Medical Center Hospital report lists numerous patients admitted, discharged, and births on June 7 through June 9, with many names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jota King
Dorothy St. Jacques
James Green
Mary Jackson
Parkway Foods Inc
Louis Niblect Jr
Carl Sewell Motor Co
Keneipp Contracting Co
Husky Guns, Inc
Joseph Sellar
Ben Nedow
Betty Lowe
Janice Lowe
Yvonne Bownfield
Robet Brownfield
Owen Barlow
Leonia Barlow
Imax
Jean Flanigan
Ray Flanigan
James Stewart
Aurelia Stewart
B. Z Harris
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Word of Industrial Accident Board
Medical Center Hospital
Charlies H. Kay Jr
Anthony James Dyson
Susanna Patterson
Floy Jean Hathaway
Lee
Joe Edd Grifin
Oreta Jenkins
Billy Ray Triplett
W. L. Pettit
Willie Richard Johnson
W. B. Braddy
Levora B. Smith
Truman F. Bryan
Maurice J. Rogers
James E. Ramsey
Joe R. Selman
Neelly M. Good
Veach W. Phillips
Wil
Brady H. Sout
Frances Margaret Peacock
Arnold W. Doers
Lannie E. King
Lee Conley
Lionel J. Guiderteau
Grover Cleveland Clover
Ronnie Gene Bussey
J. E. Walker
Autry Thomas Bennie
Ralph W. Payne
A. J. Spahin
Wiliam Glen Chauncy
Raymond Baxter Casey
Angela Gail Goodwin
Victory Jeanne Cloud
Daniel Sanchez
Karessa
Juannette Freeman
Ramon L. Silvas
Eddie R. Boles
Aubrey D. Easley
John J. Parker
Steve Barringer
Desertion Charge Lodges Against Robert Piggott
Deputies sought Robert Paul Piggott 24 for a felony child desertion charge in Ector County. Named in a complaint with Justice of the Peace C P Robinson, he allegedly failed to support two sons aged 2 and 3. His former wife Margaret Lavon Piggott 600 North Muskingum filed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Paul Piggott
Ector County
Piggott
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Robinson
Margaret Lavon Piggott
North Muskingum
Odessa man held on aggravated assault charge
Louis Niblett Jr. of Odessa is jailed in Ector County on a $1000 bond for aggravated assault. He allegedly assaulted another man with a sledge hammer and was formally charged Monday afternoon by County Attorney Walter Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Niblett Jr
Odessa
Ector County
Niblett
Walter Wilson
Patient Released After Stab Wound Incident
Richard Gamble was released from Medical Center Hospital Monday after treatment for a stab wound to the left side. He told officers a woman stabbed him during an incident described as him "playing" with a butcher knife, but he declined to file charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gamble
Highland
Medical Center Hospital
Ancient Drama Tour pressuring Europe and beyond
The Piraeus Theater of Ancient Drama led by Dimitri Rondin plans a summer European tour with performances of Electra by Sophocles and Endemendes by Aeschylus before moving to the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Piraeus Theater of Ancient Drama
Europe
United States
Canada
Dimitri Rondinis
Electra
Sophocles
Fund Drive Started Princeton Drive Kicks Off
Princeton New Jersey launch begins as fundraising drive under AP banner with initial organizing efforts and community appeals to support campus programs and local initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton, N. J
Princeton
Johnson Could Face Verdict on Train Gate Charge
Joe C. Johnson of 900 West 25th stood trial in Ector County Court on appeal from Corpus City Court for operating a motor vehicle with disregard for train gates at the South Crane Street crossing. Trial before Judge W M Hill featured jurors W D Stull Mary Logan Kenneth Weekes Raymond Johnson Patsy Waller and D R Crawford. verdict expected by late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Johnson
West 25Th
Ector County
Corporation Court
Johnson
South Crane Street
Selwyn Webber
Creighton White
City Atorney
W. M
Bill) Hill
W. D. Stull
Mary Logan
Kenneth Weekes
Raymond Johnson
Patsy Waller
D. R. Crawford
Abilene Rites Set Wednesday for James E Lamb
Funeral services are planned in Abilene Wednesday for James E. Lamb 55 of Odessa died Sunday in Ojinaga Mexico after a heart attack. Services at Elliott Funeral Home chapel with burial in Elmwood Memorial Park. Lamb owner of Odessa Pump Service lived in Odessa since 1956 born June 11 1906 in Gatesville survived by wife Iva Faye Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
James E. Lamb
Green
Odessa
Ojinaga
Mexico
Elliott Funeral Home Chapel
Elmwood Memorial Park
Lamb
Kermit Highway
Gatesville
Iva Faye Lamb
Account Suits Ask Judgments In Odessa Courts
The Carl Sewell Motor Co of Odessa filed two suits on accounts in Ector County Court naming Keneipp Contracting Co and Husky Guns Inc as defendants. Sewell seeks 697 dollars from Keneipp and 16 dollars from Husky Guns. A separate suit for 300 dollars on account was filed by Joseph Sellati against Ben Nedow, owner of KECK radio in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sewell Motor Co
Odessa
Ector
Keneipp Contracting Co
Husky Guns, Inc
Husky Guns
Midland
Joseph Sellati
Ben Nedow
KECK
Beauty Pageant Sponsor Day Set for 21 Contestants
Odessa Jaycees announce Miss West Texas pageant events with 21 entrants. Sponsor Day Saturday runs 1 30 to 3 pm as contestants visit sponsors. Elimination rounds roll July 3 4 and finals July 4 at Scott Theater and Ector County Coliseum, followed by a parade, midway, games, and fireworks. Senator John Tower arrival time undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Jaycees
Scott Theater
Ector County Coliseum
Third
Grant Ave
U. S
John Tower
Jaycee
Texas
Mary Cage Moore
Laredo
Southern Methodist University
Martin High School
Jaycees
Ector County
Radio cars at Woodward High cost students total $100
Principal's office at Woodward High features constant contact radio units installed as a student project. Electrical and electronics classes and the radio club built the experimental units at a total cost of $100 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cat Woodward High
Radio Club
Records Preserved in St Louis Archive Project
The Foundation for Reformation Research in St Louis has microfilmed more than 100,000 pages of 16th to 17th century religious writings and cultural heritage, aiming to preserve early modern books and manuscripts for scholarly study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Foundation For Reformation Research
Appeal Seeks Compensation
Austin resident B. Z Harris appeals an Industrial Accident Board award in 7th District Court seeking $14,035 from Fidelity and Casualty Co of New York for injuries suffered October 19, 1950 while employed by Southwest Air Rangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
B. Z Harris
Industrial Accident Board
7Th District
Harris
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Southwest Air Rangers
Zoning Board Meeting Postponed To July
A Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until July. A city planning department spokesman said the meeting was postponed because a quardrum could not be assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Board
Vandalism Report Focuses On Three Targeted Properties
Juvenile authorities probed vandalism at a Ratty Casting Service yard at 47th and Brazos where about 20 windows were shattered. A rock damaged a Crockett Junior High School window but left the building secure. Phillip R. Rice reported intruders entered his son Dick Rice’s home at 1306 East 36th, overturning furniture and scattering flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratty Casting Service
47Th and
Brazos
Crockett Junior High School
Phillip R. Rice
North Hancock
Dick Rice
East 36Th
Third City Store Named In Charges
A $10 fine was assessed in Ec tor County Court Tuesday against Parkway Foods Inc on a charge of selling fish without a license. The Fort Worth chain, owner of the B&B Food Store in Odessa, was named in a complaint signed by Game Warden Bobby Barnes. It was the third such charge lodged by the game warden this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Parkway Foods, Inc
Fort Worth
B&b
Odessa
Bobby Barnes
Dodson in Stable Condition After Surgeries at Medical Center
Clint Dodson head of the Ector County Juvenile Department remained in good condition at Medical Center Hospital on Tuesday after entering last week and undergoing several operations. He has been receiving treatment since then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A
Clint) Dodson
Ector County
Medical Center Hospital
Dodson
Mishaps Hurt Four Odessans
Four Odessa residents were injured in separate mishaps Monday. John Reeves, 39, was hospitalized for rib injuries after falling six feet while working as a swamper near Rankin. Diane Till, 3, suffered a broken collar bone when an ice box door fell on her at home. Evonne Clark, 2, bruised after colliding with a moving car near her home. Ronald Montgomery, 14, broke his left hand after hitting a door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
John Reeves
North Adams
Rankin
Diane Till
Frances Till
East Fifth
Evonne Clark
D. L. Clark
North Golder
Ronald Montgomery
Jamel Montgomery
North Golter
Painter Cleophus Morrison Freed After Bond Posted
Cleophus Morrison aged 39 of 208 Dodd posted 3000 bond and was released from Ector County jail on a felony charge of fondling a minor after a 13 year old girl’s mother filed the complaint with Justice of the Peace C. P. Robinson. The alleged offense occurred on June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleophus Morrison
Dodd
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Robinson
Minor Fire Blocks Gas Leak Blaze at Ranch Land
A leaking natural gas line caused a small fire at 2911 Ranch land Monday but firemen said the blaze was extinguished before arrival and no damage was reported. A second call at 1414 North Dotsy reported a house fire that proved to be a false alarm.
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Ranchland
North Dotsy
Unemployed Women Paid to Quit Jobs Proposal
W C Logan former Texas Senate candidate proposed that Uncle Sam give all married women 1000 dollars each to quit their jobs, marking a notable unemployment scare in the era. The idea reflects populist labor relief thinking and political campaigning tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sug Care
W. C. Logan
Texas Senate
Uncle Sam
Postal Receipts Rise in June at Odessa Post Office
Postmaster Wade Slough announced at the Odessa Post Office that June receipts totaled 3555 more than June last year. This June receipts reached 75861 compared with 72306 for the same period last year, and were up from May’s 70163. The June increase was the largest this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Wade Slough
Odessa council tables rate request on Texas Electric
Odessa City Council postponed action on a requested rate adjustment by Texas Electric Service Co after objections from local businessmen. The measure was tabled for further study until the July 11 meeting.
Counts low bid wins Midland paving contract bid
H G Counts of Midland was the low bidder at 318 295 for paving 76 blocks. Other bids were Brown and Root Houston 319 694 and Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Odessa 320 170. Paul West director of public works said the award would wait a council hearing on resident demand. He suspected not all blocks would be paved. The council named First State Bank as depository. No action on a proposed city hall site. Odessa realtor W A Richmond said a block price of 149 250 bounded by Fourth Fifth Streets Dotsy Bernice Avenues, with an option to buy. Townsend urged tabling the measure. The motion carried. Earlier voters rejected a 1 million bond issue.
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H. G
Midland
Brown and Root
Houston
Jones Brothers
Odessa
Paul West
Public Works
First State Bank
W. A. Richmond
Odessa Realtor
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Dotsy
Bernice Avenues
Townsend
City Hall Block Proposal Moves Ahead With Land Purchase Plan
City council approves offering 6000 for land south of the water treatment plant after Frank Spaulding realtor presented an option on 7500 tract bounded by Fifth Sixth Streets Tom Green and Hancock Avenues. Council also includes 1000 in budget to assist county civil defense costs. County officials seek to drop 25000 yearly fire service fee outside city limits due to declining valuations and reduced tax revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth and Sixth Streets
Tom Green
Hancock Avenues
Frank Spaulding
Ector County
Gerald Fugit
Kelly Turner
Fugit
Clark
Plane stolen from Ector County Airport hanger
J W Carpenter reports a four place Comanche 250 valued at 27000 missing from his hanger at Ector County Airport. The theft occurred within the past week with a smashed lock but a similar lock later securing the building. Carpenter flew the plane on June 18 and found it missing late Monday with a full fuel tank. No trace had been found by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
J. W. Carpenter
Windsor
Carpenter
Sun Rental and Fishing Tool Co., Inc
Five Thefts Reported Here
Officers Tuesday were probing five theft cases including an aluminum suitcase from a garage on 1802 Walnut valued at 75 dollars a butane bottle from a trailer house worth about 7.50 and gasoline siphoned from parked vehicles. A neighbor reported juveniles taking apples at 2732 North Center while residents were away.
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Lona Harbison
North Tom Green
Walnut
Lois Brown
R. N. Powers
Beechwood
United Tank and Specialty Inc
West 42Nd
North Center
Mother and son slightly hurt in two-car crash
An Odessa housewife Arlene Thomas Cobb and her seven month old son Curtis were treated for bruises after a two-car collision at 10th and Crescent. Cobb was said to be driving south on Crescent and struck a westbound car driven by Linda Kushler McMillan. Vehicle damage totaled about 700 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
10Th and
Crescent
Arlene Thomas Cobb
Glenwood
Curtis
Medical Center Hospital
A. L. Brown
Linda Kushler McMillan
Andrews Highway
Patrolman Resigns for Deputy Sheriff Post
D. B. Bullard resigned Tuesday from the Odessa Police Department to become a deputy sheriff with Winkler County Sheriff's Department. Bullard, 302 West 27th, has served about two years and asks his resignation take effect July 1, with station at Wink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Bullard
Odessa
Winkler County Sheriff's Department
Bullard
West 27Th
Wink
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Virgil E. Gibbs
Alameda
James Fort Smith Jr
Marshal Lynn Simmons
Clements
James R. van Claeve
West Mable
Ronald W. Phipps
Boatright
Jerry Wayne Roberts
Joe Block
Paul M. Hobbs
William Ray
South College
Golder
Herman Wallace Allen
Learon F. Phillips
Marshall H. Fox
Andrews
Ord
Effie Hodges Campbell
Kenneth TF. Smith
Andrew W. Stroebel
North North
Dave Wayne Lewis
HO Muskingum
John Robert Lindley
East
Frankie Ragsdale
Howard Dufur
Ruth
Ora Sides
East County Road
Grant
Boad Elbert Dotson
Carizzo Springs
Thomas J. McKain
Samuel R. Haynes
Guy Wire
Haynes
Billy Dale Williams
Santa Rosa
Pete Proctor
Redbud
Richard Carl Chambln
Ranch
Thomas Eugene Joseon
Crane
Charles
Joe VanNatta
O. W. VanNatta
Acuafly
Mde
Third City
Dodson Ili
Nis
Jack Crumpler
Texas Electric Service Co
J. T. Clark
Winston Barclay
Texas Electric
Barclay
Council
Malcolm Kopplin
Lincoln Hotel
Otto Pavlicek
S. N. McKee
Antlers Motel
Art Townsend
Steiert and Son
Pennsylvania
Awa
Damon Holmes
Overton
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