Housewife Hurt In 2 Car Crash
A 51 year old housewife suffered minor injuries in a two car collision at Graham and Eighth Monday. Kathryn Strickland was treated at Medical Center Hospital for neck pain and a bruise on her right leg and later released. She was heading west on Eighth when her car was struck from behind. The other driver was Jay Porta Chancey, 20, of 809 North Kelley.
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Graham
Kathryn Strickland
Dawn
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa American Subscription Rates and Publication Details
The Odessa American lists subscription rates by carrier and area. Rates include monthly in advance in Odessa and Ector County, weekly in Retail Trading Zone and All Other Zone, and Mall subscriptions for various periods. the paper is published daily except Saturday from 222 East Fourth Street, Odessa, Texas.
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Odessa
Tex
Ector County
Odessa American
East Fourth Street
Texas
CRMWD Board Faces Dam Site Decision This Week
Col E V Spence, manager of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, said the board will decide on a new dam location within two weeks. Two sites are under study, one in south Mitchell County and another in north Coke County. The district serves Big Spring Snyder Odessa and several oil firms for waterfloods and operates Lake J B Thomas.
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Big Spring
Col. E. V. Spence
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Snyder
Odessa
Spence
Mitchell County
Lea County Democratic chief quits after nine years
Hobbs Lt. Gov. Mack Easley plans retirement as chairman of the Lea County Democratic executive committee after nine years. He resigns due to a re election campaign and other duties. No successor named yet.
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Hobbs
N. M
Mack Easley
Lea County
Democratic Executive Committee
Easley
Minor House Fire Incidents Reported by Odessa Fire Dept
A leaky stove gas pipe caused a small house fire with minor damage to one wall as Odessa Fire Department units responded. A grass fire started by a welder near 4805 Andrews vacant lot, an auto at Fifth and Sam Houston burned with no damage, and a truck motor fire two miles west of the city destroyed wiring and a fan belt in a B F Walker Trucking vehicle.
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Odessa
Andrews
W. L. Weddell
East 63Rd
Fifth and
Sam Houston
B. F. Walker Trucking
Monahans Highway
Two Suspects Plead Guilty in County Court
Luther S. Koonsman a 52 year old Avanon Courts and Verdie L. Houghtling 36 of Dallas pleaded guilty before Judge W M Hill to Ector County Court charges. Koonsman drew three days in jail and a 100 dollar fine for driving while intoxicated after a Sunday arrest at Fifth and Grant. Houghtling received five days in jail and a 50 dollar fine for passing a worthless 25 dollar check on November 27 at Fletcher's Service Station here.
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Odessa
Dallas
Ector
W. M
Bill) Hill
Luther S. Koonsman
Avalon Courts
Verdie L. Houghtling
Koonsman
Fifth
Grant
Fletcher
Catamaran Rig Vessel Explodes During Drilling Job
The partly submerged ship with 15 000 gallon diesel tanks exploded near Grand Isle Louisiana. Injured were airlifted by Coast Guard and oil company helicopters to Lakewood Hospital Morgan City. Coast Guard cutters Point Young and Yukon Navy destroyer responded. The vessel, towed into position, is a non self propelled ocean going platform under contract to Pan American Petroleum Corp.
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Coast Guard
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Midland woman charged with theft at Safeway
A 23 year old Midland woman Cynthia Lois Carriger was charged with misdemeanor theft after shoplifting at Safeway Food Store 804 East Eighth. Police said she concealed 16 cartons of cigarettes and a can of insect repellent beneath her skirt when arrested and she remained in the city jail.
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Midland
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Robinson
Safeway
East Eighth
Cynthia Lois Carriger
Theft Suspect Held In Jail In Waco
A 21 year old Waco man Leonard Johnson is in city jail charged with felony theft for allegedly taking 114 dollars from Hilltop Service Station at Eighth and East County Road. Bond was not set. Johnson denies the theft and agrees to take a lie detector test. He was arrested Friday.
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Waco
Eighth
East County
Leonard Johnson
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Robinson
Johnson
Olan Miles
Lions Schedule Braille Program at Odessa Club
Allen Tharp nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Bret Tharp will demonstrate a pocket size Braille writer during the regular noon meeting Wednesday of the Odessa Tri Service Club at Sands Restaurant. Tharp was recently presented the Braille writer by the Lions Club to replace a heavier unit he uses at home.
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Allen Tharp
Bret Tharp
East 16Th
Odessa
Prisoner Faces Another Charge In Texas Route Stop
Edward Emmett Lawson 29 of Bellaire Texas stopped at Ector County jail on the way to Huntsville from Midland to face a forged check charge. He allegedly passed a $20 check under a false name at C and W Liquor Store June 10. Lawson already faces a five year sentence on a hot check charge from Midland.
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Bellaire
Tex
Ector County
Huntsville
Midland
Edward Emmett Lawson
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
North Grandview
Police Check Three Thefts At Local Sites
Three minor thefts were under investigation. A key ring and $2 were taken from an office desk at Fannin Elementary School. G. D. Hendrick reported a lost tire and wheel. Carl Cornelius reported a stolen bicycle.
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Fannin Elementary School
North Kelley
G. D. Hendrick
East May
Carl Cornelius
Beverly
Coin Machines Looted At Club
Burglars pried three coin operated machines at the Hawaiian Club 1607 East Second. They entered by a back window during the night after failing to gain entry through an air conditioned window. An attempt to break open a juke box was also made.
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East Second
Local youths treated after fall from pickup
Nine year old Jo Ann Griffin received first aid for a broken collar bone at Medical Center Hospital after falling from a pickup truck. Residents of Pecos and Midland were freed after misdemeanor charges filed in Ector County Court. Billie Howard Savage of Pecos was released on his own recognizance on a hot check charge while Arthur Perry Kennedy of Midland posted a $750 bond on aggravated assault charges.
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Jo Ann Griffin
J. H. Griffin
North Golder
Medical Center Hospital
Pecos
Midland
Ector County
Billie Howard Savage
Arthur Perry Kennedy
Obituary Notes From Texas Panhandle And West Texas
A roundup of funeral notices and obituaries from Olton to Cross Plains detailing Lee Sherman of Olton who died at 75, Alfred Craig Evans of Midland, Wanda Watson of Ozona, Arcadio Ramos of Alpine, Mrs. Hattie Trout of Benton, Robert Jerome Friday of Midland, Lucy Cowan of Spur, Esther Hendricks of Hobbs, Harold Joe Nelson of Midland, Olga Moore of Hobbs, and Ed Andrews of Cross Plains with service details, survivors, and burial plans.
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Wanda Watson
Ozona
Ozona Methodist ‘Church
Cedar Hill
Cody Funeral Home
Miss Watson
Crockett County
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
Ralph Watson
West Texas
Hattie Trout Benton
Ark
Hattie Trout
Robert Jerome
Midland
Newnie W. Ellis
Fairview
Midland Memorial Hospital
Dry Prong
Athens
Minnie Lee
Dudley J. Friday
Delbert T. Friday
Carl S. Friday
Freddy D. Friday
J. I. Williams
Kansas City
Stella Heidelberg
H. L. Wilson
B. W. Smith
W. M. Armstrong
C. A. Clark
D. T. Hale
Big Spring
Lucy R. Cowan Spur
Brownfield
Lucy R. Cowan
Spur Cemetery
Cowan
Dallas
Emily Murdock
Esther Hendricks Hobbs
N.M
Esther Hendricks
Hobbs
N. M
Griffin Funeral Home
H. W. Hutchinson
First Methodist Church
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Olga Moore Hobbs
Alice Greenwood
Charlie Martin
ED Andrews
Cross Plains
Pioneer
R. L
Andy) Andrews
Lassiter
Odessa
Mary Varsell
McCamey
Cuban Medicine Aid Questioned by Miss Catro
Miss Catro accused Cuban embassies in Latin America of subversion and espionage and questioned the fate of $63 million worth of medicines the United States sent in a prisoner exchange. She said the medicines never reached those in need and that adults and children die daily in Cuba for lack of them.
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Latin America
Miss Catro
United States
Cuba
Pipe Line Chief Dies in Accident Injuries
William J. Wilkins president of the Laurel Pipe Line Co. died in Camp Hill Pennsylvania from injuries suffered in an accident on June 16. He died Monday, according to UPI.
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Camp Hill, Pa
UPI
William J. Wilkins
Laurel Pipe Line Co
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Ann Pearson
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Fairmart
Amer. Hicky
Thayer
Triple Dresser & Mirror
Wee
P Reg
Fruitwood Early Amer
Irge
Kelvinator
S & Back
Dixon Powder Maker
Fruitwood Breakfront
Fruitwood
Drexel
Lions
Lawson
Pend
Olton
Lee Sherman
Deerings
Parsons Funeral Home
Paul A. Rix
Alfred Craig Evans
First Presbyterian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Evans
San Antonio
Humble Oil Co
Wink, Snyder
Colorado City
Elks Club
Masonic Lodge
Texas A&m
Evelyn
Sammy
Richard Evans
Mary Evans
Sam L. Evans
Walter S. Evans
Houston
George Ross Evans
Arcadio Ramos
Alpine
Paula Munnoz
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Ramos
Terlingua
Felipe Ramos
Oakland
Calif
Albina Martinez
Ramona Paras
Lucia Ramirez
Elulia Portillo
Manuela Cobos
Cruz Hernandez
Harold Joe Nelson
Crawfills Gap
Fort Worth
Nelson
Oriental Dry Cleaner
McClatchy’s Dry Cleaners
Clydene
Marijee
N. E. Nelson
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