Odessa council candidates back efficiency oppose building code
Eleven candidates spoke at an Odessa Jaycees forum about general efficiency and tax restraint while opposing revenue sharing, the current building code, and several city programs. Morris Smith urged returning funds to the federal government and opposing tax hikes, while Donnell Biggers pressed for reduced building restrictions and less city interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hunt
Marvin Spinger
Odessa Jaycees
Springer
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Marvin Springer & Associates
Dallas
Odessa
Morris Smith
Smith
Donnell Biggers
Este
Biggers
Cub Scouts Award Night Highlights Local Pack 64
In Pease Elementary gymnasium several Cub Scouts earned awards including Marcus Valentine with perfect attendance. Others received athlete or citizen honors, and Nicky Gilbert earned the Arrow of Light. New cubmaster Carl Crowson and committee chair Stan Whitley were announced as Midland scene notes covered local city politics and a library drive at Midland College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease Elementary
Marcus Valentine
Ruben Agosta
Jace Bates
Steven Wagner
Robert Valadez
Roy Jones
Mark Gilbert
Robert Hernandez
John Edson
Gip Gafford
Mike Sharp
Paul Miller
Ray Beals
Brent Irvin
John Carey
Jon Webster
Gene Reed
Mike Adams
Ben Frasier
Terry Bryan
Chalin Crowson
J.P. Dodson
Jimmy Gilliland
Carlos Hinojos
Ricky Whitley
Jimmy Dodson
Scott McAfee
Donny Ryker
Lerney Betts
Stephen Jones
Billy Petty
Lewis Martin
Nicky Gilbert
Alford Hinejes
Matt Issac
JP. Dodson
Ray Bears
Saddle Club Winners Told At Ector County Arena
Turner, a Jaycee director, moderated the Little Britches Saddle Club playday at the Ector County Sheriff's Posse Arena. High point winners were named across six age groups with detailed results for Barrel Race and Goat Tying events, naming dozens of participants and winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Turner
Saddle Club
Little Britches Saddle Club
Ector County
Sheriff's Posse
Phillips
Donna Willeke
Kerry Wilcoxson
Sabrina Wilcoxson
Kim Snead
Jay Mayfield
Danny Orwell
Dean Millican
May Willeke
Candy McNew
David Copeland
Danny Otwell
Laurie Mayfield
Amy Willeke
Michelle Lee
Cindy Letcher
Janet Hanson
Mary Ann Douthit
Elaine Stone
Timm Patton
Tammy Matthews
Steve Keeton
Max Corbell
Donna Botkin
John B. Phillips
Sharon Wilcoxson
Kay Tullos
Marsha Greer
Midland College Buys 114-Acre Campus Site
Midland City councilmen sold a municipal 114 acre parcel in northwest Midland to Midland College for its campus. The purchase uses bonds approved by voters totaling 5.1 million dollars. A divorce filing was misreported as a suit for divorce. the original divorce was filed September 8 1971 and partition action noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland City
Midland College
Odessa
Ralph Lemuel Sarrels
Esta Wilma Sarrels
Two Odessa Men Lose Appeals on Heroin Convictions
Convictions of Angel Sosa and Armando Cruz for selling heroin were upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Sosa, 37, jailed since July 1970 in Odessa, received 8 years. Cruz, 29, jailed since December 1970, was given 20 years. Cruz had been serving as a trustee at Ector County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Angel Sosa
Armando Cruz
San Angelo
Sosa
Matamoros
Ector County
Cruz
Ector
Téist
Pecos Murder Suspect Still Being Sought
Reeves County Sheriff's deputies continued a large search for Gabino Duran Yanez of Mexico, charged with murder in the death of 26 year old Francisco S. Reyes. Reyes was found shot five times on the Bailey Evans farm ten miles southwest of Pecos after an apparent argument. No new clues emerged and officers believed Yanez may have headed toward Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Reeves County Sheriff's Deputies
Gabino Duran Yanez
Mexico
Francisco S. Reyes
Reyes
Bailey-Evans
Yanez
Preview of Ector County Airport of the Future
Pilots and aircraft owners heard a master plan for a long term Ector County Airport concept by engineer Ken Esmond of Freese Nicholls & Esmond. The plan doubles runways adds hangars and envisions an industrial park while housing and zoning issues draw questions and caution about timing and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Ken Esmond
Freese-Nichols & Esmond, Inc
Ector County Commissioners
Ector County Airport Board
Esmond
John F. Maxworthy
Odessa
Marcus Bates
West 10Th
Six Hurt in Various Incidents At Local Hospitals
Six victims listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after injuries from incidents at home, work, and school. The list includes Larry McCowan Jr. struck by a skate, David Rodriguez with a fractured arm after a fall, Jean Faulks with head bruises, J C Tennison with chest injuries from falling board, Roddy Thomas after a backstop accident, and Kenneth Trogden swallowing a penny. Kay Gaddy released after chimpanzee bite. Also notes funeral services for Malone Stewart in Groesbeck and obituaries for John R. Crump and Mrs Eula Leonard with survivors listed. An $857 promissory note suit against Harry Patterson of Odessa filed in Ector County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
Larry L. McCowan Jr
South Alford
David Rodriguez
Manuel Rodriguez
South Lincoln
Mobil
Jean Faulks
Englewood
J.C. Tennison
Ector County
Harry Patterson
Odessa
Foundation Investment Co
Jean N. Reynolds
Lucille G. Townsend
Ann L. Cox
Linda C. Turman
Elson Johnson
James T. Edwards
Virgil J. Church
Ollie R. McLemore
Kenneth L. Percifield
Alfred R. Coplin
Bertha Baldwin
Kenneth A. Trogden
Ernest D. Linder
Roddy G. Thomas
James F. Moulder
Learon E. Osburn
Ramona W. Garza
Erick L. Proctor
Ginger L. Wright
Rhonda Lightfoot
Karen «. Butler
Joe J. Cornelius
Bertha Lee Lioyd
Constance Newton
Mary F. Robinson
Judy A. Plank
Wanda Truett
Bobbie N. Green
Patrick
Moran
Patti A. Ballew
Roy Lewis
Bennie F. Grady
Grover €. Wade
Solomon E. Shellenberger
Bob G. Kilfion
Jesse F. Combs
Billie M. Franco
Robert F. Taylor
Roy J. Shaver
Steve R. Hudgens
Mayhew L. Harrison
Lupe R. Armendariz
Glenda S. Greene
Eula M. Willeke
Dudley Mahan
Baby
Manuel Heredia
Richard W. Canterbury
Aby
Odesson's Rites Set
Funeral services for Mrs. Cornish Neema Hall, 68, of 6702 Alderfer, who died Wednesday in Medical Center Hospital after a long illness, will be at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born February 26, 1905 in Cornish, Oklahoma, and moved to Odessa in 1937 from Graham. She was a housewife and member of Central Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters Grace Beavers Katheryn Edwards Velma McClung, all of Odessa. a son Charles Flack of Houston. three sisters Edna Maxwell Heldon Oklahoma Irene Holman Bakersfield California and Girty Price West City Oklahoma. nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Also included are obituaries for Russell A. Murdock, Lila T. Brown, Velma Turner, George L. McCargo, Roman Carrasco, John H. Davis, Tempie Mae Hill, and a separate appeal note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Penn
Cornish Neema
Alderfer
Medical Center Hospital
Central Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Cornish
Okla
Hall
Bob Hall
Levington
N.M
Odessa
Graham
Grace Beavers
Katheryn Edwards
Velma McClung
Charles Flack
Houston
Edna Maxwell
Heldon
Irene Holman
Bakersfield
Calif
Girty-Price
West City
Velma Turner
Pecos
Bud
Velma) Turner
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pecos Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Fort Davis
Turner
The
Baptist Church
Cecil Turner
Wilcox, Ariz
Nell Brown
Roman Carrasco
Midland
Our Lady of the Guadalupe Catholic Church
Fairview
Thomas Funeral Home
Carrasco
Balmorhea
Mike Carrasco
Sephani Carrasco
Manuel Carrasco
Rudy Carrasco
Amelia Carrasco
Martin Munoz
Jesse Gonzales
Ralph Escobar
Tucson
Ariz
Santo Sanchez
Carmen Reyes
John H. Davis
Midland Memorial Hospital
Greater Ideal Baptist Church
Jackson Funeral Home
Montgomery
Davis
Midwest Lodge No. 7
Goodfellows
Ella Mae Johnson
Harry Maxey
Julia Brown
Conroe
George Davis
Tempie Mae Hill
Alpine
el Paso
Nazarene Church
Elm Grove
Geeslin
Hill
American Legion Auxiliary
Jean Dunlap
Jesse Hill
Victoria
Myrtie White
Thera Menene
Mangum
Nai Idaho
Luke E. Mangum
Cedar Grove
Cali
County Court Docket Reports Licenses and Driving Cases
County Court lists licenses issued for Coy Lynn Watson Cynthia Marie Nantz Freddie Belsden Geverly Saptar Johnny Harris Sendra cates Foundation Investment Co. v Harry Patterson criminal driving while intoxicated cases against many defendants. District Court divorces filed include Seth Kornegay Moore and others. March 27 admissions and discharges list many patients. City traffic accidents record multiple crashes with names ages locations and damages. University Nabors Lane Permian Everglade Brentwood Dixie and University traffic incidents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Lynn Watson
Cynthia Marie Nantz
Freddie Gerald Belsden
Geverly June Saptar
Johnny Mee Harris
Sendra
Foundation Ivestment Co
Harry Patterson
Raymond Dan Archer
Kenneth Maburn Baker
Raymond 2. Cook
Jack Hatfield
Garland Ray Osterson
Joe D. Rushin
David Cervantez Vasavez
John C. Witherspoon
Lonnie Herman Womack
Billy Ray Rand
Cecil Eugene Turner
Judy Ann Seth
Thomas E. Seth Jr
Billy Dell Kornegay
Carel Louise Kornegay
Annie Mae Moore
William Arthur Moore
William Walter Brightman
Marie Brightman
Lorenzo Jose Rodriguez
Elsie Rodriguez
Sammy Lorraine Perry
Thomas Kimbrough Perry
Claudia Doris Castleberry
Fred Jackson Castleberry
West County
Kenneth Ray Cook
MacArthur
Victorete Kelley
Kerach
Ight
Washington
Leona
Caicaterra
el Paso
Sharon Burk Mullican
Judkins
Jackson
Gilbert Gonzales
West 11Th
Vincent Alan Sherrod
North Golder
Thomas A.brown
Tulip Lane
Charles B. Arnold
East 13Th
University and Nabors Lane
Michael Wayne Jennings
North Century
Kevin May
Maple
Permian
Everglade
Barry Ronald Smith
Permian Drive
Sharon Kay Kinney
Nimitz
Brentwood
Warren Harding Laney, Jr
North Dotsy
Fern Carson Gaines
Dixie and University
Berry Chester Williams
Snyder
Linda Sue Nail
Redbud
Tomorrow In Odessa Brightened by Noon and Evening Gatherings
Odessa schedule lists noon meetings at Downtown Lions Inn of the Golden West Ballroom and at Bonanza Steakhouse with Civitan. Sands Restaurant hosts Sandhills American Business Club. 6:38 P.M. Lions meet again at Sands Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downtown
Lions
Inn of the Golden West
Odessa Civitan
Bonanza
Sandhills
Sands Restaurant
Evening Lions
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Cub
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Colley
Judy Newman
James
Jim) Jackson
Newman
Charles Noll
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Dubb Duff
Ommy Salmon
M. J
PeeWee) Edwards
Edwards
Bill L.D. Green
Joe Blackwood
A. C. Pickens
Chris Phillips
Terry Wilcoxson
Randy Hamnilton
Randal Mayfield
Troy Thomas
Doug Milllican
Tammy Thomas
Diana Willeke
Tim Lee
Debbie Stone
Tim Patton
Grady L. Mingus
John Copeland
Kay Tullis
Randy Hamilton
James Douthit
Joe Botkin
Ernie Lee
Nora Nunez
Tony Hooper
Sammy Nunez
Bobby
Bates
Maxworthy
Vern Foreman Jr
West 2Th
Earl Rodman Jr
North
Rodman
Everett Berry
Shiver, Meyert
Roddy Thomas
of 'Thomas
Kenneth Trogden
Ester Trogden
Beaty
Kay Gaddy
Pete Casillos
Drury Lane
Malone Stewart
Lindy
Groesbeck
Lone Star Baptist Church
Lone Star
Tyler
Hearne
Stewart
Limestone County
Chesiie Tyler
Willia Stewart
Carolyn Pouncy
Janice Stewart
John R. Crump
Fort Worth
Greenwood Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
Crump
Gulf Oil Corp
Eula Leonard Bronte
Eula Leonard
Alice Phillips
Ozona
Sar Angelo
Bronte First Baptist Church
Newby Funeral Home
Leonard
Coke County
Ben Dansby
Midland Community Center
Newnie
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Alter Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Dansby
Midland Music Guild
Midland Symphony
UTPB
Edwin C. Kettenbrink Jr
University of Iowa
University of Missouri
Odesson
Russell Murdock
Russell A. Murdock
Newnie W. Ellis
Glendale
Detroit
Mich
Murdock
Los Angeles
Tubular Service Bureau
First Presbyterian Church
Lila T. Brown Kermit
Lila T. Brown
Jal
Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Cooper Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Chapel of
Kermit
Mrs. Brown
Abbott
Eunice, N.M
Hot Springs
Charles G. Brown
San Antonio
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Charles D. Brown
Litton
Cole
Herbert C. Turk
Dean Turk
Hillsboro
B.P. Summerhill
University of Texas of the
Kevin John McIntyre
Edwin B. Kurtz
George L. McCargo Clyde
George
L. McCargo
H.N. Phillips
Baird
Bailey Funeral Home
Moran Cemetery
Truby
McCargo
Clyde
Industrial Accident Board
161St District Court
Texas Employers Insurance Association
L.H. Sharp
Ruthoo, Inc
Austin Man
Interstate 20
Robin L. Scott
Fort Stockton
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