Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1972

Page

4

Athens sheriff race heats up with jail corruption charges

In Henderson County Texas two opponents vie for sheriff as Charlsie Bocell of the Malakoff News accuses Sheriff Brownlow and his jail staff of corruption. The center of contention features ex sheriff Jess Sweeten and Brownlow's reelection bid amid testimonies of illicit trusties and alleged jail breaches.

Jess Sweeten Cr. Brownlow Charlsie Bocell Malakoff News Brownlow Gilbert Bocell Charlsie James Earl Pop U.S. Bureau of Prisons Brey Lee Sonny” Morris Cook Morris Kenneth Childress Dallas Associated Press Henderson County Bocell West Texas Sweeten Texas Childress FBI Sheriff's Paper The Charisse Bocell

Eleven Sunshine Mine Victims Named in Kellogg Disaster

Kellogg Idaho AP reports 24 confirmed dead and 58 missing after underground fire at Sunshine Mine. Names of the dead listed include Robert Bush Wayne Blaylock Paul Hobson Paul Johnson Donald Beehner Charles Casteel William Hanna Floyd Rais Nick Sharette William E Wilson plus others with uncertain ages or hometowns. Recovery halted due to smoke entering working areas.

Kellogg Idaho Sunshine Mine Robert Bush Wayne, Blaylock Cataldo Roberto Diaz Mullan Paul Hobson Paul Johnson Kingston Donald Beehner Wallace Charles Casteel Big Reek William Hanna Kellore Floyd Rais Nick Sharette William E. Wilson Coeur d'Alene Douglas Wiederick Grady Truelock Elmer Kitchen Dewellyn Kitchen Fred E. Johnson Dewain 'Crow

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens Tex NORTH Wal of Truth Music Cte Sonny Arguin Soni New York Bonham Junior High School East 21St Royalty Streets Odessa Youth Crusades OF America, Inc. Sarters. P.O. Box San Diego California Richard Karian Youth Crusades of Avcy Mr. Cook Ter Tives Low Athens Review Goodyear Ang Old Tire Whitesalls Teh Ike I Labor Theur Party Aerpontne Goodyear Service Store Pop Cook James Ear LEE Optical F.D.A Raguita Rome FDA Qld SEE Optical Bankamericard Sor M. Grant Mun ST Texas ST OFEN
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication