Odessan homeowners rally to fight gun thefts and fund ad
Burglars seized firearms from several residents in October including Tomlinson and Chuck Sturgeon. Sturgeon reported losses of seven guns valued around $16,000, with rifles and shotguns among the items. The homeowners pooled funds to place a Crime Stoppers advertisement urging recovery of the guns, highlighting sentimental value over insurance.
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Stillwood Lane
Tomlinson
Chuck Sturgeon
Esmond
Sturgeon
Iver Johnson
MISD to Appeal Ruling for Seven Single Member Districts
Midland minority leaders express optimism after MISD announces plan to appeal Bunton’s January ruling that the district must create seven single-member electoral districts. LULAC president Edia Hernandez voices confidence while criticizing the appeal as a tax-dollar waste.
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Bunton
MISD
League of United Latin American Citizens
Black Advisory Council
Misd Board of Trustees
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Midland Lulac
Edia Hernandez
Candidates for auditor surface in Texas county race
Prospective county auditor hopefuls include former auditor and commissioner Bill Hicks and accountant Mark Cowart, with two early applications in hand. Judge Tryon Lewis and four district judges will screen candidates and set the salary, which is expected to range from 35 000 to 41 000 dollars.
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Tryon Lewis
161St District Court
Delma Abalos
Joe Connally
Don Potter
Bill Hicks
Bill D. Hicks & Associates
N. Lee Ave
Mark Cowart
Esmond Drive
Elms Faris & Co
Certified Public
Connally
Hicks
Abalos
Ector County
New United Way Odessa appoints executive director
Nancy Mierzschin, 38, begins a $38,000 yearly post as executive director of United Way of Odessa after the resignation of Beauford Jones. The board installed at a breakfast, with Jim Butler as new board president, as the 1985-86 campaign raised $700,498 against a $789,227 goal.
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United Way of
Mierzschin
Odessa United Way
West
Texas
Mullet Matchup: Hood County Champs Tasted by Odessa Club
In a quirky dominoes showdown in Granbury and Odessa, Thrash and Reynolds of Hood County battle McLeaish and Brodnax amid scoundrel brag, backroom bets, and a near miss at glory. Odessans Carey and Dismuke snag fifth place as tension eases and rivals retreat.
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Odessa Parks and Recreation Department
Hood County
Ector
Granbury
John R. Thrash
Dub Reynolds
Michael McLeaish
Domino Hall
McLeaish
Odessa
Walter Carey
Ray Dismuke
Odessans
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Midland
Hernandez
Judy Richardson
San Angelo
Rhett
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Ward County
United Way
Jim Butler
She
Beauford
Bo”’ Jones
Glen Atkins
Jimmy Brown
Ruth Ann Valia
Miertschin
Thrash
Thrash Clan
John R
MclLeaish
Granbury Boys
Kitty Gunn
Parks Department
By Ken Brodnax
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