Odessa City Council race filings fill April ballot
Three candidates filed Friday for Odessa City Council posts in the April 3 election. Donnell Biggers seeks Place 5 at large and touts economy and tax relief. Charles Noll, owner of Ad Associates Advertising, seeks Place 5 with a focus on planning and development. Pee Wee Edwards, owner of Edwards Construction, files for Place 3 opposing Tommy Salmon. Incumbent Dan Hemphill not running, and several candidates enter Place 4.
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Odessa
Donnell Biggers
Charles Nollel
Pee Wee) Edwards
Odtsa
City Fe
Marjorie Bradley
Edwards
Tommy Salmon
Dan Hemphill
Brenda Colley
L. D. Green
Dubb Duff
Judith Newman
Joe Blackwood
Wilbert Miether
Biggers
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Noll
Noli
Odessa High School
Odessa College
Texas Tech University
Ad Associates Advertising Agency
Gavie
Odessa American publication details and subscription rates
The Odessa American lists office address at 222 East Street and states daily and Sunday publication. It provides subscription pricing for home, retail trading zone, and other zones, plus mail, single copy, and service charges. Local rates vary by duration from monthly to yearly.
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Odessa
Texas
East St. Street
Odessa, Texas
Odessa Améri
Avery
Codessa
Odessa CAP Holds Regular Squadron Meeting Tomorrow
Randy Hamblin 17, son of Roland Hamblin of 3602 Maple, placed third in the state finals of the American Legion Oratorical contest. Hamblin, a Permian High School senior and 1972 Boys State representative, was reported from McAllen.
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PHS
Mcallen
Randy Haroblin
Roland Hamblin
Maple
American Legion
Hamblin
Permian High School
Rankin Boy Dies In Freak Pickup Mishap
Four year old Alfred Bradley Helmers died after reportedly falling from a parked pickup and becoming accidentally hanged near Rankin. Sheriff officials say a rope around his neck slipped from the vehicle while he played at home. Funeral services are set for Sunday at the First Christian Church of McCamey with burial in Rankin Cemetery. He was born May 14, 1968 in El Paso and survived by his parents and a brother.
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Rankin
Alfred Bradley Helmers
Ellis Helmers
Rankin Hospital
James Gossett
First Christian Church of
McCamey
Rankin Cemetery
Sheppard Funeral Home
Weems Dykes
Carlton Downing
el Paso
E.F
Deaths Jesse Thomason Parsons 55 Odessa resident
Jesse Thomason Parsons 55 a retired oil field worker died about 2 30. Funeral services 11 am today at United Pentecostal Church. Burial 2 pm Tuesday Pike City Cemetery Pike City Arkansas. Born April 15 1917 Delight Arkansas he moved to Odessa in 1951. Survived by wife Marie two sons LaFate and Thomas Ray Parsons one daughter Allen R Joyce four brothers four sisters.
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Jesse Thomason Parsons
East 14Th
United Pentecostal Church
Pike City
Ark
Parsons
Delight
Odessa
Marie
John Dewbre
Kermit
W.M. Jackson
Alexandria
Ind
N.L. Barr
Lubbock
Woman's Rites Slated Monday
Funeral services for Cora Lou Sisk 55 of 916 West 23rd a dietician at Medical Center Hospital who died Thursday after a three month illness will be 2 pm Monday in the Beard Kelley Funeral Home chapel Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens She was born October 17 1917 in Van Zandt County She married Joe Forrest Sisk in Arkansas May 20 1945 They moved to Odessa in 1945 from Tulsa Oklahoma She was a member of Parker Heights Christian Church Survivors include her husband a daughter Sheree Sisk two brothers Charles D Terry of 1901 West 18th and Clint C Terry of 6314 Andrews Highway
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Cora Lou Sisk
West 23Rd
Medical Center Hospital
bbeard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
van Zandt County
Sisk
Joe Forrest Sisk
Arkansas
Odessa
Tulsa
Okla
Parker Heights Christian Church
Shereé Sisk
Charles D. Terry
West 18Th
Clint C. Terry
Andrews Highway
Fannie Husband
Midland
Newnie W. Ellis
Resthaven Memorial Park
Puxico
Husband
Jesse Husband
Power outage hits downtown Odessa for half an hour
Two Odessa businesses lost power for about 30 minutes starting near noon Friday when a lightning arrester failed at Seventh and North Texas causing fuses to drop. TESCO crews replaced the arrester in about 30 minutes. Police investigated a vandalism at Kay McGehee’s home on 412 East 45th.
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Seventh
North Texas
Morris Show
Texas Electric Service Co
TESCO
Kay McGehee
East 45Th
Graveside rites for Hiram Clay set today in Gorman
Graveside services for Hiram Clay 83 of Gorman died Thursday in a Blackwell hospital set for 10 a.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunset Clay. Clay, a retired oil field mechanic, was born July 9 1916 in Olean Missouri and had lived in German five years, moving there from Stephenville. He is survived by two stepsons Neal Anderson of Odessa and Hadley Anderson of Houston seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Gorman
Blackwell
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Clay
Olean
Stephenville
Neal Anderson
Zat East 43Rd
Odessa
Hadley Anderson
Houston
Ty Co
Hemarti Alma Aan
County court records list licensees and varying docket items
County court smackage licenses issued to John Wesley Crawford and Kathleen Anita Coleman. Also James Robert Todd and Pamela Jan Rayburn. Criminal cases include Preston L. Rinker charged with private property. Charles Flora Brown for driving while intoxicated. Eugene Coffey appeals municipal court. District Court deals with divorces among multiple couples including McDonald and Castilio. City traffic accidents report injuries at several intersections with multiple names and addresses. Damages assessed for several pairs listed with ages and addresses.
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John Wesley Crawford
Kathleen Anita Coleman
James Robert Todd
Pamela Jan Rayburn
Preston L. Rinker
Charles Flora Brown
Eugene Fulton Coffey
John F Farmer
Municipal Court District Court
Oetores Jean WcDonald
George E McDonata
Hortensia Castilio
Frank Castillo
Mary Mazel St
Wounded Knee Standoff Tension Eases as Talks Continue
The report outlines Justice Department efforts to bring AIM attorneys to Pine Ridge and Wounded Knee to address grievances. Eleven hostages were said to be released, although movement remained restricted. Senators praised restraint and negotiating skill as the situation avoided broader violence.
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Justice Department
AIM
Pine Ridge
Webb
James Abourezk
D.D
Arate
Washington
Justice
Two U S Envoys Executed in Sudan Tense Incident
The article reports the execution of two U S envoys in Khartoum amid a deteriorating crisis. It notes prior U S Sudan relations, Moore as former ambassador, Noel's arrival, and Green’s career path through the State Department including Beirut Jidda and the Arabian Peninsula postings.
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Hall
Noel
Khartown
United States
Moore
Khartoum
Pee
Ne Offacer
Ign Service
Beirut
Lebanon
Jidda
Santi
Navy
Lucille McHenry
Green Boc
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