El Paso juror background in lingering courtroom panel
L Washington, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and current real estate and insurance agent in El Paso, testified during jury selection about Huntington W.Va. as his hometown and Fort Sill Okl as his officer candidate school. He is Roman Catholic. Three other Black men sit on the panel, and mood hints at a lengthy verdict. Six jurors arrived with luggage, signaling potential extended deliberations.
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L. Washington
el Paso
Washington
Huntington
W.va
Fort Sill
Oklo
Director to Speak on Your Community Theater in Odessa
Neil White, director of Permian Playhouse, will discuss Your Community Theater in Odessa at the Downtown Lions Club weekly meeting. The event starts at noon Thursday at the Lincoln Hotel.
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Neil White
Permian’ Playhouse
Odessa
Lions Club
Lincoln Hotel
Final Rites Slated For Midland Music Teacher Lydie Watson
Miss Lydie Watson longtime Midland music teacher and former Midland Reporter society editor died Tuesday after a long illness. She moved to Midland in 1900 to found the Watson School of Music with brother Ned Watson. her brother Charles C. Watson was first Midland Reporter publisher. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include nephews Charlie Watson and W. C. Watson.
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Midland
Newnie W. Ellis
Lydie Watson
Newspaper Society
Miss Watson
Midland Reporter
Little Rock
Ark
Watson School of Music
Ned Watson
Charles C. Watson
Midland Library Association
Midland Pioneer
Fairview
Charlie Watson
Evening Lubbock Avalanche Journal
W. C. Watson
Dallas
Last Rites Held In Electra For Alred Peterson
Funeral services for Alred Peterson 71 Electra were set for 2:30 p m today at Totten Funeral Home Chapel. He died Monday in a local hospital. Survivors include his widow and three daughters Frances Lindenberg Odessa Grace Hamilton and Agnes Brown both of Andrews.
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Electra
Alred Peterson
Totten Funeral Home Chapel
Frances Lindenberg
Odessa
Grace Hamilton
Agnes Brown
Andrews
Odessa Civitan Club Election At Lincoln Hotel
Odessa Civitan club will elect officers during its weekly meeting Thursday noon in the Lincoln Hotel. A slate of officers will be submitted by a special committee and nominations will be taken from the floor.
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Odessa Civitan Club
Lincoln Hotel
Lions club officers to speak at Thursday meeting
Candidates for Lions club officer posts will give speeches during the weekly meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday in the Sands Restaurant.
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Lions Club
Sands
Business Meeting Set Downtown
Downtown American Business club will hold a business meeting at noon Thursday in the Golden Rooster. Members and guests are invited to attend and discuss upcoming projects and local commerce initiatives.
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American Business Club
Stanton Autopsy Report Delayed
Justice of the Peace Martin Gibson said an autopsy on 44 year old Tommie Lee Dansby of Stanton will be delayed until Friday. The body was found after a house fire that gutted the home and investigators reported a wire fragment under the woman’s neck.
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Stanton
Justice of the Peace
Martin Gibson
Tommie Lee Dansby
Gibson
Abilene
Three Men Held On Theft Charges
Two Lubbock residents and a Slaton man remained in county jail after theft charges were filed. Lonnie Lee Younger age 23 of Slaton and Ollie Lee Johnson age 29 of Lubbock had bonds set at 3000 dollars, Lou Ann Griggs age 23 of Lubbock at 1500 dollars. Complaints filed with Justice of the Peace E. E. Nobles and J. B. Dolan.
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Lubbock
Slaton
Lonnie Lee Younger
Ollie Lee Johnson
Lou Ann Griggs
Justice of the Peace
E. E. Nobles
J. B. Dolan
Vandals Smash Window At Golder Service Station
Officers from the city Youth Counsel Division searched Wednesday for vandals who smashed a window at the Golder Service Station located at 2103 North Golder.
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Golder
North Golder
Odessa Toastmasters to elect officers at weekly meeting
Odessa Toastmasters Club 1018 will elect officers during its weekly meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday. The agenda includes officer nominations and official selections for the club. Members are urged to attend and participate in the process.
Leopold cited by NSF for social science research
Nathan Leopold, the 1924 Chicago thrill killer, has been cited by the National Science Foundation for research in the social sciences.
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Washington
UPI
Nathan Leopold
Chicago
National Science Foundation
Women Voters Elect Two-Year President
Mrs. Otis Baker Jr was elected president of the League of Women Voters Odessa for a two year term. She outlined past league accomplishments including mailing 13000 voter guides and distributing pros and cons on 14 constitutional amendments. Board members and directors were named and the group noted its nonpartisan stance.
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Women Voters
Otis Baker, Jr
Eastjage
Odessa Junior College
League of Women Voters
Baker
National Association of Parliamenttarians
Delphia Society
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
League
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
R. L. Lewter
Frank Bagley
Unit
Dale Fuller
Noted Texan's Widow Is Dead
Mrs. Marvin Smith of Wichita Falls died at 75 after a life tied to the local business and civic scene. Her father helped bring Herefords to Texas in 1876. Funeral at Floral Heights Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, a son Ikard Smith, and two sisters. Born February 23, 1888 in Henrietta.
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Wichita Falls
Marvin Smith
Texas
Floral Heights Methodist Church
Tom Wilkes Jr
Temple
Ikard Smith
Department Store
Henrietta
Here
W. S. Ikard
Final Rites Planned for J. E. Webb in NM and TX Cemetery
Final rites for J. E. Webb 79 of Fort Sumner New Mexico were set for 10 a.m. today at Fort Sumner with burial at 3 30 p m in Hedley Texas cemetery. Webb a retired farmer was brother of C. T. Webb Brownfield Texas.
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Fort Sumner
N.M
J. E. Webb
Hedley
Tex
Webb
C. T. Webb
Brownfield
One Year Extension of Bracero Law Sought
Labor Secretary Wirtz urged a one year extension of the Bracero program before a House subcommittee. He opposed Gathings proposed two year extension and warned it would expand Mexican employment into domestic and seasonal jobs, jeopardizing domestic workers. He cited state unemployment and argued the extension buys time to reassess wages housing and benefits for Mexican and domestic workers.
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Labor
Washington
Labor Department
United States
Secretary of
W. Willard Wirtz
House Agriculture
Wirtz
E. C. Gathings
D-Ark
Department
Gathings
California
Arizona
Arkansas
Texas
Congress
House Appropriations
Subscription rates by carrier in Odessa and zones
The Odessa American lists subscription rates: 35c per week in Odessa City and Ector County, 40c per week in Retail Trading Zone, and 30c per week in All Other Zones. Mall subscriptions are $18 per year, $10 for six months, and $5 for three months. Published daily except Saturday from 222 East Fourth.
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Odessa
Tex
American Telephone
Ector County
Odessa American
East Fourth
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Charles D. Wiles
Adv
Toastmaster Club 1018
General Motors
Couttah
Rockhill Village
Otis Baker
J. H
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Lemley Carpet Dept
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Burk Home Furnishings
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