Four indicted in White House Grocery robbery and accomplice cases
In Odessa 161st District Court six counts involve four defendants tied to the March 7 White House Grocery robbery on Dixie Street where two people were shot. Arthur Lee Phillips, 21, identified as the trigger man, faces two assault with intent to murder counts and a robbery by assault charge. Also indicted are Phillips for armed robbery of Ace Liquor Store. Remaining suspects include Phillips' mother Mattie Lee Phillips, Doris Jean Cephus, Charles Garrett, and Daniel Lee Phillips for related robbery by assault charges or marijuana possession. The robbed stores netted $350 from the grocery holdup, with $140 recovered.
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161St District Court
White House
South Dixie
Arthur Lee Phillips
Prairie
Eldon Maney
Maney
Susie Molinar
Medical Center Hospital
Phillips
Ace
North
Texas
Weilding
Mattie Lee Phillips
Doris Jean Cephus
Charles Garrett
Foster
Daniel Lee Phillips
Wilson
Odessa
South Muskingum
US 385
Larry Omer Redman
East 13Th
George Rodriguez Ybarra
East 11Th
East 13Th Street
Donald Dean Sawyer
West
Transmission Service & Supply Co
North Adams
Kenneth Wayne Richards
Gerald Eugene Irvin
Mary Lou Irvin
East 1St
Patricia Ann Rodriguez
Multiple suspects named in Odessa grand jury indictment list
A long list details Benny Lee Johnson and others charged in an Odessa indictment for burglary conspiracy and drug possession. It covers defendants with addresses on College Avenue West 23rd Street East 52nd Street and more, plus offenses including burglary theft receiving and concealing possession of marijuana and driving while intoxicated. The report notes no-bills on several cases and grand jury proceedings with plea deals offering probation and potential dismissal if successful.
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Bennie Edward Jackson
West 23Rd
Ricky Dean Dunn
East 52Nd
Vernon Troy Moore
East Second
West 16Th
Hood County
Alton Car! Mays
Austin
Frontier Skelly
Andrews Highway
John Thomas Peterson
Agelita Hinojos Fino
Lasseter
Je G. Melton
West 10Th
Terry Jerome Rogahn
Bowie
Vangie Woclle Starit
Chesnut
James Lloyd Everett
North Grandview
Vandals Damage Odessa Girls Club Bus
vandals broke 51 windows plus the windshield and ripped out the dashboard, damaging the Odessa Girls Club bus. President Dave Baum said insurance was unavailable and costs to replace glass plus repairs could reach $800 to $4,000. The club begs donations to resume service for about 1,200 girls during the school month.
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Odessa
Dave Baum
Baum
South Grant
Marie Baker
UTPB Professor Named AAHE Southwest Chair
Dr. J. Marvin Higbee, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, is named chairman of the American Association for Higher Education's Southwest Regional Council. The council will sponsor nine April conferences on Accountability in Higher Education across six states, with sites including Tempe and San Antonio. The report notes ongoing discussions about access to education and society. A separate item mentions a Girls Club bus used for five years, with windows broken and a patrol car seen near the club building Sunday afternoon.
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J. Marvin Higbee
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
American Association For Higher Education
AAHE
Higbee
Southwest Council
Deaths toll marks dozen services across West Texas
A string of funeral services and mass intentions are noted for residents across Midland Odessa Pecos and Santa Anna. Etta Jane Raistin 65 of Odessa died of a heart attack and burial is planned in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Manuel Sanchez 39 of Midland dies at home. service set at Our Lady of Guadalupe with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Infant son Bailey Bailey Ti stillborn in Denver City. Clifton Lippincott 60 of Gaines County died after an illness. service at First Baptist Church. Joseph Atkinson 61 of the Sands Motel dies in Fort Worth. funeral at Shannon's North with Harris Creek burial in Winona. Velma Turner 76 of Pecos death funeral pending. Claude Whitlock 66 of Balmorhea dies. service at Balmorhea First Baptist Church with Balmorhea Cemetery burial. Ava Marie Burcham 30 of Midland dies. service in Santa Anna. Dr James H Chapple 71 of Midland dies. mass at St Ann's. Terry Dally notes at Wildcat Toastmasters meeting. Malone Stewart 59 of Odessa dies while visiting Groesbeck. burial in Groesbeck Cemetery.
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Etta Jane Raistin
Windsor
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mountain View
C.L. Ralstin
Oklahoma City
Okla
Odessa
Rals
Manuel F. Sanchez
Midland
Manuel BP. Sanchez
Our Lady of the Guadalupe Catholic Church
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
Robert Pine
Sanchez
Mexico
J. Sanchez
Severa Romera
Antonio Ramirez
Hereford
Clifton Lippincott Seminole
Clifton C
Hap) Lippincott
Andrews Permian General Hospital
Gaines County
Juanita Gilmore
Iowa Park
Sarah Ruthec Ehirenerrno
Joseph
Joe) Atkinson
Sands Motel
Shannon’s North Funeral Home Chapel
Fort Worth
Harris Creek
Winona
Atkinson
T.E. Mercer Trucking Co
Idessa
Velma Turner
PECOS
Bud
Velma) Turner
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pecos Funeral Home
Claude L. Whitlock
Balmorhea
First Baptist Church of
Sweetwater
Whitlock
Monahans
Ava Marie Burcham
Santa Anna
Midland Memorial Hospital
Henderson Funeral Home
Burcham
J.T
Bill) Burcham
Coleman
James H. Chapple
Midland Memorial
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Newnie W. Ellis
Malone Stewart
Lindy
Groesbeck
Tyler
Hearne
Stewart
Chosie
Midland Board Meets Over Black Students Complaints
Midland Independent School District trustees planned to discuss complaints from black students at a 1:30 p.m. meeting. About 12 percent of students at Midland and Lee High Schools are black. Dr. James Mailey met with a delegation of 10 students and expects more to appear at today’s board session. He cited human relations as the basis of the concerns and said principals, students, and parents should iron out the situation.
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Midland
Midland Independent School District
James Mailey
Mailey
Midland and Lee High Schools
Grass Fires Reported Across County With Minor Damage
Fire crews answered five grass and trash fires Monday. A 100 acre grass blaze near FM 866 caused no known damage beyond fence burn. A trash container fire on North Tom Green caused no damage. A Weskem Co truck caught overheated and sustained paint damage. A small fire near West 400 block was set with minimal impact. A separate court case involved AMF Inc. and a drunken driving charge also listed in Ector County Court.
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University and
Kermit Highway
West
Weskem Co
Odessa
North Tom Green
Ector County
Jeffrey Sherill Elwood
East 45Th
West 3St
Rites and Services Set for Wier Weddle and Dansby
Funeral notices mark Goode S Wier 82 of 3509 North Golder dead on arrival at Medical Center Hospital. Peace Justice Otis Moore cites natural causes. Holmgreen Funeral Home handles services in Alice. Clara Weddle 68 of Fort Stockton dies in Odessa Medical Center Hospital after illness. Service at Northside Baptist Church with burial in East Hills Cemetery. Mrs Dansby charter member of Midland Community Center dies at home. Rosary Tuesday, funeral Wednesday at St Ann s Church. Survivors listed for each.
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Goode S. Wier
North Golder
Medical Center Hospital
Wier
Clara Weddle
Fort Stockton
Odessa’s
Medical Center
Northside
Ben Dansby
Midland
Dansby
Midland Community Center
Newnie W. Ellis
County Court Records and District Court Divorces Noted
Marriage licenses issued for Douglas L Stoeffier and Jenny L Whitley Adan C Flores and Maris del Carmen Gonzalez Galindo Benny H Trimble and Shelly Sue Novak William D Kaddatz and Stormy D Nichols. District Court divorces filed Jo Ann Pena vs Lucio Pena Anna Mendoza vs Antonio Mendoza. Medical Center Hospital admissions March 26 list many patients including Rhonda Lightfoot Johnnie Balog Pamela Hudson. City traffic accidents report multiple incidents with damages and injuries.
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Douglas Lynn Stoeffier
Jenny Lynne Whitley
Adan C. Flores
Maris del Carmen Gonzalez Galindo
Benny Harold Trimble
Shelly Sue Novak
William D. Kaddatz
Stormy Darrene Nichols
John Thomas Howsley
Jeffrey Sherill Elwood
Melvin Leon McPherson
Edward Pete Storey
Jo Ann Pena
Lucio Pena
Anna Mendoza
Antonio Mendoza
K.H. Watson
AMF , Inc
the Co., Inc
Lancer Mobile Homes
Medical Center Hospital
Rhonda Lightfoot
Johnnie J. Balog
Pamela K. Hudson
John T. Cunningham
Barrell S. Neffert
Os R. Young
Ginger L. Wright
Lorene G. Braddy
Willie G
Bobby R. Harris
Emmitt Tyler
Mary R. Grace
David R. Terry
Paula P. Urias
Margarita E. Baeza
Earnest D. Phillips
Charles
Straughan
Larry Johnson
Jury selection opens in Schul lawsuit over May 20 injury
The 161st District Court began jury selection in the case brought by Ry Lightsey of Odessa for his minor daughter Mary Ann Lightsey who was reportedly struck May 20 by a car allegedly driven by Kenneth H Schul et al. Childs of Odessa represents Lightsey. Schul is represented by Charles Tighe of Midland.
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161St District Court
Kenneth H. Schul
Ry Lightsey
Odessa
Mary Ann Lightsey
Schula Jerry
Childs
Lightsey
Schui
Charles Tighe
Midland
Odessa Club and Civic Events Schedule Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Odessa several noon events at the Inn of Golden West include the American Business Club in the Coach Room, Rotary in the ballroom, and Tri-Service Lions at the Sands Restaurant. The Miller Johnson Circus performs at 4:30 at Ector County Coliseum with evening shows at 8, including Earl S Bailey Post 40 Ladies Auxiliary at the Legion Hut and the Lions Club at Woodson Community Center.
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Downtown
American Business Club Inc
Inn of Golden West Coach Room
Odessa
Earl S. Bailey
Ladies Auxiliary
Legion
Banker Says Ethics Panel Too Strong in Odessa
An Odessa banker and First National Bank of Odessa president William A. Hutcheson served on the Citizens Conference on Ethics and criticized some members for pushing a total financial disclosure program. He endorsed most conference recommendations and said enforcing vast disclosure would be hard while noting the panel delivered a relatively good ethics plan.
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Odessa
Citizen's Conference On Ethics
Austin
William A. Hutcheson
First National Bank of Odessa
Hutcheson
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Washington Lane
James Albert Posteal
Southside
West 6Ist
Frank Edward Dickens
Park Boulevard
Joe Biggs
Mobil
West County Road
Jackson Blair Evitt
Bay Palm
Roland Dee Gladden
Golder
Roberts Hardware
John Kerbow
Alpine
Rameco
Ramco
Don Everett
Paul Everett
Clifford
Charles Edward Turner
East Monahans
Clifford Street
Jerry Ray Sullivan
Alvin Sullivan
Ellis Drive
James Kenneth Harrison
San
Jacinto
Harrison
Seymore
New York
N. Y
John Green
Audrie Magee
Ocr
Green
Girls Club
UTPB
Tempe
Arizona
Te Post
Bailey
Seminole
William
Buddy) Bailey Ti
Yoakum County
Denver City
Singleton Funeral Home
Russell Murdock
Evern Honors
Terry Dally
Wildcat Toastmasters Club
Sands
Howard McMillan
Ken Alien
Baer
John Keesey
70Th District Court
AMF Inc
Rites Pend
Alice
Peace
Otis Moore
Holmgreen Funeral Home
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Greer County
Lucille Hobbs
San Antonio
The
Episcopal Church
Masonic Lodge
John Wier
East 49Th
Herbie Caraway
Weddle
Coleman County
Crane
Charles Weddle
Riverdale
Kenneth Weddle
Forest Park
Dorothy Holt
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Robert White
Charlie Stevens
Ozier Baker
Albuquerque
N.M
Blanche Weddle
Lubbock
Eula Nichols
Gurtie Rathmel
St. Ann‘s Catholic Church
Valhalla Mausoleum
Manning
Iowa
Dansty
Sioux City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Midland Music Guild
Midland Symphony
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Ricky McGrady
Andrews
Floyd Sutton
North Lincoln
Dawn Mills Beckett
Holley
Graham
Barbara Ann Pearson
Placer
Chris Dwayne Spadoni
Madera
Barbara McClain
Ambassador
Ronald Hammond
Joel David Moore
McCall
42Nd and Andrews Highway
Glyndon Bay Pace
Hobbs
James Wright
Lions
Sands Restaurant
Miller-Johnson Circus
Ector County Coliseum
Ector Lion’s Club
Woodson Community Center
Em Without Partners
Thomas Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Judy Gladden
Odessa High Schl
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