Dope Suspects Face High Bond
Police detectives prepared to move nine suspects to Ector County jail after formal charges of heroin possession or narcotics paraphernalia. Justice of the Peace set a $10,000 bond per suspect for those arrested in Tuesday raid on Schell Apartments Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Nouth Odessa
Odessalis
Midlanders
Schell
Schell J
Jose S. Travino
Jose D. Gonzales
Raul Bernal
Oscar G. Franco
South Sam Houston
Arturo Villalobos
West Clifford
Nuevis L. Villalobos
Mary H. Torres
Midland
Marie G. Hernandez
West Ada
Manuel G. Hernandez
Jack Fillyan
Sue Ann Evans To Be Honored As Miss West Texas Day
Crane marks Sue Ann Evans as Miss West Texas with a morning reception 9 30 to 12 in the Reddy Room Texas Electric Service Co. She will relinquish her crown Saturday at the Odessa Independence Day Festival where a new Miss West Texas is crowned and then competes in Fort Worth next week for Miss Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Thefts Probe Into Oil Field Equipment Thefts
City and county lawmen pursued leads in twelve theft cases with oil field gear at the top of the list. Elevators valued at 736 dollars were stolen from Foote Well Service at the San Andres Well of Gulf Oil near Goldsmith, and six tires and wheels vanished from Frank's Butane Service trailers five miles south of Odessa on U S 385. Other reports included a stereo system from a home, items taken from Crow's Saw Shop, yard lights from a fence, a store counter theft at Gibson's Discount Center, and multiple bicycle thefts across Odessa neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Andres
Gulf Oil Corp
Goldsmith
Foote Well Service
Mankins
Frank
Butane Service
West
Loop
Odessa
U.S. 385
Robert Carrasco
Lettie Lee
Willis D. Winters Jr
North
Graham
Bob Craine
Red Oaks
U.S. rethink on Diem regime over Buddhist crisis
Pentagon analysts faulted Ngô Đình Diệm and his wife for persecuting Buddhists while US diplomats tried to urge policy change. Frederick Nolting faced dismissal, Trueheart pressed tougher measures, and Kennedy announced a September replacement, prompting Washington to reconsider ousting Diem and risking chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Nhu
Diem
Frederick Nolting
U.S
William Truehart
COUNTY COURT AND MEDICAL CENTER NEWS SUMMARY
County court records show marriage licenses issued to Lorenzo Rodriguez Holauin and Marine Vesguer Valenzuela, David Murray Hodnett and Carol Jeane Meyers. Civil and criminal filings include cases against Department of Public Safety, Uniform Trends, Inc. and Connie's Uniform Shop, plus domestic divorce actions. Medical Center Hospital reports June 29 admissions and discharges, births, and a string of traffic accidents and patient movements.
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Lorenzo Rodriguez Holauin
Marine Vesguer
Michael Dupree
District Court
William Edwin Morse
Lillian
Morse
Benny Buck Waldrop
Charlotte Ann Waldrop
Billie Joan Gann
Marlon Edward Gann
Wendall Woods Sr
Dan Martin
Permian Air Conditioning Inc
Missouri Pacific Railway Co
Sui
First National Bank of Odessa
B. V. Maples
Medical Center Hospital
Gloria Barnett
Wilma Brumfield
Alice Glover
Evelyn Waddell
Harriet Blakeney
Vida Hill
Daniel Vail
Mary Roberts
Apolonio Garcia
Delia Burleson
Salvador Ortega
Carroll Lincoln
Raymond Redwine
Florencia Rivas
Dewidt Pope
Thomas Brandon
Tony Anderson
Cleophus Morrison
Mary Dando
Myrna
Woltz
Fredericka Morris
Wilma Mitchell
William M. Morrow
Robert C. Abbott
Billy Paul Weeden
Billy C. Burleson
Linda G. Chambers
T.monroe-Kimbrough
Hazel & Young
Linda C. Warren
Lovene L. Holmes
Jessie ‘A. Barnett
Johnnie L. Shellen
Leona Anderson
Linda S. Coward
Francis L
Johnson
Ricky J. Warren
Cecil E. Horton
Floyd H. Neill
Mir
F Willis
Anderson
Monahans
P. King
East 49Th
Alexandre Rodriguez
Concord
Circle
Johnny D. Morris
Jeter
Scott G. Mitchell
North Tom
Green
Terry L. Barberousse
East 14Th
Pauline M. Valles
North Adams
Permian High School
Maria L. Richburn
North Kelly
John Bynum
Andrews Highway
Brookhaven
Winston C. Kenworth
Emerald
Malson W. Ross
West Fourth
Homer J., McGregor Jr
North Grandview
Mary E. Farley
Odessa
Two Hurt In Explosion At Petrochemical Plant
A steam explosion at the Odessa Petrochemical Complex on Wednesday injured two local men who were on a scaffold when the blast occurred. Frank Dismuke, 29, and William Gatlin, 44, were knocked to the ground and later x-rayed for possible broken bones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dismuke
North Tom Green
William Gatlin
West 24Th
Bitten By Cat Sends Nine Year Old Dunlop Home
Margaret A Dunlop nine daughter of Joe Dunlop 6804 Huber was released from Medical Center Hospital Tuesday after treatment for a cat bite on the left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Dunlop
Joe Dunlop
Huber
Medical Center Hospital
Vandalism Probe After Car Windows Damaged
Police investigate vandalism reported by George R. Ables of 1305 West County Road. He said someone broke car windows and struck the vehicle with a chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Ables
West County Road
Shoulder Broken In Ladder Fall Injures Cecil Horton
Cecil E Horton, 67, of 308 Casa Grande, remained in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital Wednesday after suffering a broken right shoulder when a ladder he was on fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil E. Horton
Casa Grande
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa American publication and mailing details
The Odessa American is published daily and Sunday in Odessa Texas. It lists mailing and subscription rates, including home delivery in Ector County at 2.50 per month and various zone rates, with annual and semiannual options. The notice notes address and telephone contact details for the newspaper operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Eel Éth Street
Eeard
Odessa American
Ector County
Mann
Two Are Held In Burglary
Big Spring man Patrick W. Murphy 25 remained jailed on a $5,000 bond for burglary. A second adult, Dorman Ray Shaw, unknown, was being sought, while a 16 year old was held for juvenile questioning. The trio were linked to a Monday night break in at Jake Hines and Sons Inc. on Andrews Highway where a vending machine was pried open and $26.50 in change missing. A bank bag with $33 was found in a car after officers nabbed Murphy and the teen near Pizza Hut. Police cited a string of burglaries and obtained a search warrant leading to the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Ector County
Patrick W. Murphy
Dorman Ray Shaw
Murphy
Pizza Hut
Andrews Highway
Justice of the Peace J. A. Purifoy
Jake Hines and Sons Inc
Johnsons peace talks proposal shifts with election stance
The article traces Johnsons 1968 peace efforts including public and private initiatives and a March 31 1968 bombing pause alongside his decision not to seek reelection. It notes use of a State Department telegram to allies, Tet offensive context, and debates over dispatch of troops with McNamara and Rusk memos shaping policy as Paris talks approached.
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Posal
Johnson
Ione
State Department
U.S
Australia
New Zealand
Tailand
Laos
Philippines
South Korea
Washington
Congress
Gravel
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Alaska
McNamara
North Vietnam
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Ihe
U.S. Bay of Pigs
Ngo Dinh Diem
Oil Pioneer's Rites Thursday
Final rites for S. A. Gus Everette 71 of 3003 Redbud retired drilling contractor and oil industry pioneer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Dr John Rasco officiating Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home He died Tuesday after surgery at Methodist Hospital Lubbock Everetts moved to Odessa in 1958 from Lubbock Services for Molly Bruckner 50 of 3544 Boulder were at 10 a.m. today at St Marys Catholic Church Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens She died Saturday in St Francis Hospital Evanston Ill She was in Chicago teaching at Wilson Junior College when ill Survivors include three sons Harry Randy and Phillip all of 3544 Boulder a daughter Dora at same address her father W Arceman of Dallas.
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S. A
Gus) Everett
Redbud
First Baptist Church
John Rasco
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Everetts Hame
Odessa
Molly Bruckner
Boulder
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Bruckner
St. Francis Hospital
Evanston
Ill
Chicago
Wilson Junior College
Harry
Randy
Phillip
Dora
W. Acreman
Dallas
Lovington
N. M
Tom William LeSpade
First ‘Presbyterian Church
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Carlsbad
LeSpade
First Presbyterian Church
Pauline
Pete LeSpade
Rites Friday For Odessan Veteran Lymon Murdock
Funeral services are set for Lymon Elroy Murdock 76 at 10 a.m. Friday in the Paul A Rix Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Monday in the Veterans Hospital in Big Spring after a long illness. A Minnesota native and Army veteran, he was survived by his widow Mellie three sons a daughter and 18 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lymon Elroy Murdock
East University
Paul A. Rix
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Veterans’ Hospital
Big Spring
Minnesota
Mellie
Odessa Death Notices and Funeral Details
A compilation of obituaries and funeral arrangements across cities. E Epperson 62 dies at Medical Center Hospital while other notices list services for Mrs J P Watkins Big Spring 10 am Thursday Nailey Pickle Rosewood Chapel and Mrs Myrph Havins 53 in San Angelo with burial Belvedere Cemetery.
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Big Spring
J. P. Watkins
Nailey-Pickle
Rosewood Chapel
Mount Olive
IR. Earl Price
San Angelo
Myrph
Ruby) Havins
Clinic Hospital
Johnson
Belvedere Cemetery
Services for Iva Short at Pauli A Rix Funeral Home
Services for Iva May Short 65 of 1200 North Tom Green were held at 1 p.m. today in the Pauli A Rix Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. She died Sunday in Medical Center Hospital after an illness. Mrs Short resided in Odessa about a year and is survived by four sons three daughters three brothers four sisters seven stepchildren and 15 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva May Short
North
Tom Green
Garrison Staff Members Nabbed in Federal Gambling Case
Ten men including Garrison Soule police captain Frey vice squad sergeant Broasberg and Marks were arrested by federal agents, accused of illegal gambling and bribery to obstruct law enforcement. Gervais, longtime chief investigator, is the government’s main witness, with cooperation already ongoing since June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence L. LaGarde
Harley S. Marks Jr
Robert Nims
John Elmor Pierce
John Arms Callery
Garrison
Soule
Frey
Broasberg
Marks
Justice Department
Gervais
Odessa civic and service club meeting schedule
A city planning board session at 9 AM in the Emergency Operations Center at City Hall lists ongoing meetings. Noon events include Odessa Life Underwriters Association at The Barn Door, Downtown Lions at Inn of Golden West Ballroom, Odessa Civitan at Sands Restaurant, Sandhills American Business Club at Sands. Evening Lions at Sands, Texas State Guard Odessa unit at National Guard Armory, Basin Lions at Little Ben's Restaurant, Paul G Mahoney VFW Post 4372 at VEW Hall, and The Miser at Globe Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
Sandhills
American Business Club
Vehicle Safety Law Weakened
SAN ANTONIO AP three judges declare a portion of the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act unconstitutional. A section prohibiting a hearing to determine fault before a driver's license is suspended after a traffic accident was struck down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Suit Filed On Note In 161st District Court
A $19,768 suit on note was filed in the 161st District Court on Wednesday by First National Bank of Odessa against B. V. Maples of Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Odessa
B. V. Maples of
Lubbock
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Sue Ann Evans
Preslar’s
Scooter
Bodin & Country
BankAmericard
Olivia Valdez
South
Broughton
Pat Washateria
South Crane
Crow’s
East
Bill Cox
Dawn
Gibson’s Discount Center
Gary Deery
Melody Lane
Gary Cochran
Clearmont
Willie Holbert
East Odessa
Choe
Sbicta Socialite
Cobbies
Shoe Box
Circulation Department
Grant
Shaw
Dr.s. Fisher
Optometrist
S. A. Everett Oilman
Odessan
Odesson
E. Epperson
McCall
iPaul A. Rix Funeral Home
Guadalupe C. Vigil
Mrs. Myrph
Shannon School
Havins
Everett
St. John’s
The
Shriners
Permian Basin
Old Timers Club
Dubb Duff
Idlewood
Joe Young
Oakridge
Royce Everett
Cyrus White
Jessie Caldiron
Hamilton
Lewis West
James McKinley
Benjamin F. Miller
Philadelphia
Miller
Lord Glentanar
London
Thomas Coats
Kermit
Guadalupe C
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Kermit Memorial Hospital
Presidio
Pyote
Nestor C
Jesse Jr
Josephine Navarrete
Alicia Carrie
Maria Vigil
Sarah Martinez
M.M
Lazarita Taredes
Catalena Tena
Fort Stockton
David R. Seward JR
Wink
Seward
Dripping Springs
Anne
George Melvin
Seguin
Earl Redd l
Everett Redd
Hobbs, N. M
Marvin A. Seward
Wickett
Solomon V. Arnaldo
Manila
Unesco
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.N
Arnaldo
New York
Indonesia
Somalia
Paris
Bangkok
Unesco Preparatory Commission
San Francisco
Abel Esparza
Imperial
Eleuteria Lujan
Internal Revenue Service
Rong
I Ovressa
City Planning Board
City Hall
Odessa Life Underwriters Association
Downtown
Lions
Inn of Golden West
Evening Lions
Sands
Texas State Guard
National Guard
Andrews Hwy
Basin Lions
Little Ben’s
Paul G. “Mahoney
VFW Post
Fast
Vew Hall
Globe Theater
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