Tight East Texas race fronts local party battles
Ector County voters face a packed primary with contests for county court at law bench Sheriff seat and county commissioner Precinct 1 along party lines plus a head to head for district attorney and various constable races. Referendum questions cover school busing and daylight time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Winn
R. L. McKim
161St District
Don Childers
Childers
Constable
T. A. Conklin
L. B. Henson
Henson
Curtis Pool
R. E
Dick) Lockett
W. T
Bill) Bowen
Ken O. Allen
Jesse Mathis
B. Toles
Fred M. Rabe
Local man kidnapped during highway abduction in Odessa
Hodges, an Standard Sales accountant, was forced at gunpoint into a white 1971 station wagon by a white male about 30, stocky build. The abductor drove south then west on a dirt road, abandoning Hodges vehicle on Crane Highway. Police found the car but no suspects remained Friday night. loss estimated over 8000 dollars.
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Hodges
Palomino Club
Standard Sales
Odessa
Deserter from Army Arrested Near Odessa on I 20
A 23-year-old man, Sammy E. Green, was arrested by Texas Highway Patrol officers a mile west of Odessa on Interstate 20 at 12 01 p m Friday. He refused to give an address and is held in city jail for military authorities on a deserter charge.
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Ector County
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
Frances
Sissy) Farenthold
West Texas
Wayne Connally
Joe Christie
Ralph Hall
Bill Hobby
John Green
Bill McCoy
Tax
Sammy E. Green
Texas Highway Patrol
Odessa
Jonathan F. Timbrook
Odessa American publication and subscription rates
The Odessa American rates and mailing details list home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 2.50 per month, retail tracing 7.00 per month, all other zones 0.35 per week, with by mail options of 25.00 per year or 13.00 for four months. Single copies cost 10 cents daily and Saturday, 25 cents on Sunday.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Thtreet
Post Ofice
Odessa American
Ector County
Andrews Students Win Big in UIL Across Permian Basin
Five Andrews students topped UIL events with Helen Nevast and Cheryl Fox sharing news writing wins. Other local victors included Midland Lee’s Andrea Knickerbocker in AAAA prose reading, Fort Davis Ricky Ellis in informative speaking, Seagraves Danny Teaff in class A spelling, plus Curtis Webb and Stephanie Fuhrman placing in slide rule and second in poetry interpretation. Local vandalism and a driving while intoxicated case closed with bonds set.
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Austin
Andrews
Midland
Seagraves
Fort Davis
Imperia
Crane
Jan Carpenter
Helen Nevast
Lana Fitts
Curt Webb
Stephanie Fuhrman
Andrea Knickerbocker
Lee
Ricky Ellis
Cheryl Fox
Dyan Body
Imperial
Danny Teaff
Storms Bring Hail and Rain Across West Texas
Storms scattered Friday afternoon with hail reported in some areas four miles south of town and heavy hail about 15 miles west. Showers extended to Crane Seminole Seagraves Kermit Lovington with Kermit recording .29 inch. Pecos Alpine noted strong breeze but no rain. Odessa activated then closed Emergency Operations Center as twister watch ended. Peak Odessa wind 36 mph. Forecast calls for more rain. 30 percent precip chance today and tonight with south winds 10 to 20 mph possibly gusty.
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Andrews
Crane
Seminole
Seagraves
Kermit
Lovington
N.M
Pecos
Alpine
Terminal
Odessa
County Court Marriage Licenses and Court Filings
Marriage licenses issued include Rocky Lynn Ray Cyrilla Faith Phillips Rutherford Lane Hall and Helen Maris Douglas James Thomas MicMeeklin Jr and Pamela Louise Brewster. Criminal cases filed list Alvarado Henry Moore and Jones with charges including DWI fraud and drug possession. District Court civil suit Mary Ann Johnson versus Henry Oldham for damages. City traffic accidents involve sixth and Jackson locations Rushing Fernendez and Rives with vehicle damage noted.
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Rocky Lynn Ray
Cyrilla Faith Phillips
Rutherford Lane Hall
Helen Maris Douglas
James Thomas MicMeeklin Jr
Pamela Louise Brewster
Salvardor F. Alvarado
Grover Cleveland Henry
Jim Moore
Michael Martin Jones
Mary Ann Johnson
Henry Oldham
Three Persons Treated For Injuries At Medical Center Hospital
Three patients were treated at the emergency room of Medical Center Hospital on Friday. Francie E. Parker, 57, of 208 West 31st, broke her left arm in a tail in her ward. Pete Casarez, 32, of 402 West Clements, sustained a broken bone in his left hand when a tire he was working on blew out. Donald Baker, 15, son of Mrs. Robert Baker of Monahans, broke a toe on his right foot while playing. All were discharged after aid.
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Medical Center Hospital
Francie E. Parker
West
Pete Casarez
West Clements
Donald Baker
Robert Baker
Monahans
Judge Cuts 1000 From Ballard Trial Fees
District Court Judge Charles E. Sherrill reduced more than 1000 from a Midland attorney’s fee bill for Witmer Ballard’s defense. Bearden and Burleson were cut to 6525 and 5250 dollars respectively, with a June 29 hearing set for a new trial motion in Alpine. Ballard was convicted of a 1970 cattleman Currie murder in Glasscock County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Charles E. Sherrill
Midland
Bobby R. Bearden
Witmer Jean Ballard
Bearden
Alpine
Ralph Burleson
Sherrill
Burleson
Wayne Burns
Glasscock County
Ballard
Stephen Currie
Protest over annual page slams Mexican Americans
Pan American University students in Edinburg circulate a petition calling the school annual "El Bronco" slanderous to Mexican-Americans. The ire centers on a Chavez photo and the line from the Desideria poem beneath it. A 32-year-old man jailed for failing to give his address faces AWOL from the Army, while Jonathan F. Timbrook, arrested on I-20, is held for Army officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg. Tex
Pan American University
el Bronco
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
Gunman Hits Houston Bank Robs Gulf Coast National Bank
A masked robber, possibly wearing a blond wig, alloyed up with tape on his face, demanded money at a Gulf Coast National Bank drive in teller window in Houston. He fled with $8 000 to $11 000 after presenting a sawed off shotgun at about 8 a.m. The incident was reported by AP.
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Houston
Gulf Coast National Bank
Odessa Man Held On Amphetamine Charge In City Jail
Michael Martin Jones, 20, of 221 East Ninth, remained in the Odessa city jail Friday on $3,000 bond for possession of amphetamine. Arrested at 3:25 a.m. after a stop at 9th Street and West County Road, a coin purse in the glove box held two packets of a white substance believed to be amphetamine. Bond set by Justice of the Peace Howard Williams.
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Grover Cleveland Henry
Crown
Henry
14Th and
Lee
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Odessa
Michael Martin Jones
East Ninth
Ith
West County Road
Jones
Club Slates Three Events In Odessa Chapter Listings
The Odessa Chapter of Parents Without Partners schedules three events. Members meet at Floyd Gwin Park at 3 p.m. Sunday and caravan to Sandhills State Park near Monahans for a family outing. A skating party is planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Odessa Roller Rink. An 8 p.m. Wednesday general membership meeting at the Permian Bank and Trust Building will feature Ann Griswold, Odessa College psychology professor, giving a personality evaluation.
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Odessa
Parents Without Partners
Floyd Gwin Park
Sandhills State Park
Monahans
Permian Bank and Trust
Ann Griswold
Odessa College
Three Blazes Heavy Damage in Odessa Friday
Odessa firefighters battled three blazes Friday causing extensive damage. Basin Fence Co. at 2729 East Highway 80 suffered severe damage to a butane tank and building rear with undetermined cause. A South Grant 1100 block car owned by Jeannie Ellison of Kermit had wiring damage from a short. A North Dotsy 100 block car fire damaged wiring and hoses after an apparent flooded carburetor. Betty Forsyth’s 1966 car at 712 West Second sustained heavy wiring and hose damage.
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Odessa
Basin Fence Co
East Highway 80
South Grant
Jeannie Ellison
Kermit
North Dotsy
Betty Forsyth
West Second
Death notices for Claude Hilterbrand and Gwendoline Thornton
Services for Claude W. Hilterbrand 84 of Newcastle will be at 9 30 a m Saturday with graveside at Denver City Cemetery. He died at Hamilton Hospital Olney after illness. Survivors include widow two daughters seven grandchildren 121 great grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs Walter Peed Thornton Alpine died in Korea from carbon monoxide poisoning. Funeral 3 p m today at First Methodist Alpine with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include husband Burr Thornton parents and others.
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Claude Hilterbrand Olney
Claude W. Hilterbrand
Newcastle
Lunn Funeral Home
Denver City
Hamilton Hospital
Olney
Tarrant County
Ida’ Macé Turpen
Stephenville
Church of Christ
Ernestone Carter
Salinas
Calif
Cleo Harrison
Maye Freeman
Aspermont
Ethel Cross
Walterpeed
Alpine
Walter
Gwendoline Thornton
First Methodist
Elm Grove
Korea
Air Force
Peed
Abilene
Geeslin
Funeral services for Madison Frank Bargsley Sr.
Madison Frank Bargsley Sr. 54 of Crane died Friday of an apparent heart attack at Crane Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 30 p m Saturday in Sheppard Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Crane Garden of Memories. Survivors include Faustine Whitehead his widow two daughters Cora Ann Osborn Sibyl Tarpley two sons Madison Frank Bargsley Jr Kim Douglas five grandchildren and many siblings. He was field foreman for Well Servicing Co in Crane and had lived in Crane 24 years.
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Madison Bargsley SR
Crane
Madison Frank Bargsley Sr
Sheppard Funeral Home Chapel of Memories
Crane Garden of Memories
Larry D. Sheppard
Faustine Whitehead
Ranger
Well Servicing Co
Cora Ann Osborn
Sibyl Tarpley
Madison Frank Bargsley Jr
Kim Douglas
Mabel Newnham
McCamey
Delma Cantwell
Betty Howton
Weatherford
Ruby Lee Lenard
Abilene
Virgil Bargsley
Alabama
James Bargslevy
Fort Worth
Coy Bargsley
Rankin
Frank
Smith Names Four Young Texans to State Commission
Gov. Preston Smith announced four young Texans for the Texas Commission on Services to Children and Youth. Appointees include Louis Escareno Jr., 18, Sam Chappell, 18, Carolyn Watkins, 17, and Vicki Lynn Baker, 20, with other members named from Houston El Paso Waco Beaumont Amarillo Dallas and Austin. All appointments await Senate confirmation.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas Commission On Services To Children and Youth
Louis Escareno, Jr
San Antonio
Sam Chappell
Big Spring
Carolyn Watkins
Texarkana
Vicki Lynn Baker
Fort Worth
William Patrick Moore
Mae Frances McMillan
Houston
Lyn H. Turner
el Paso
Kennard B. Copeland
Waco
Richard G. Brassard
Beaumont
Patsy Powell Duncan
Amarillo
John Robert Pitts
Charley Pride
Dallas
John F. Townley
Irving
Thomas D. Horn
Ruth Williams
Senate
League of Women Voters rejects partisan campaign change
The League of Women Voters in Atlanta defeated a proposal to let national state and local board members join partisan campaigns. The current policy requires keeping the group nonpartisan, and delegates largely opposed the suggested shift despite pressure from several chapters.
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Atlanta
League of Women Voters
League
Two Theft Cases Under Investigation By Police and Sheriff
Police and sheriff deputies are seeking clues in two theft cases. Conditioning rods valued at 550 dollars were stolen from a well site a mile west of US 385 four miles south of Odessa. The 16 cent rods are property of Phillips Petroleum Co. A stolen bicycle was reported. Kent Reece, 971 North Wananck, urged the league to avoid actions that could hurt its standing, saying board members have visibility while the group pushes a national program to aid women and fight poverty and discrimination in housing and education.
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Odessa
Phillips Petroleum Co
Kent Reece
North Wananck
Riverboat Delta Queen Seized by Federal Authorities
Federal authorities seized the riverboat Delta Queen and its captain in Cincinnati on a suit by Green Limes Inc. for 85000 tied to installation work. A hearing is scheduled for June 5, with U. S. Marshals enforcing the arrest action.
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Cincinnati
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Andy) Fenton
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Buddy) Rogers
Phillip Godwin
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Happy) Smith
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S. L. Slaughter
Charlie Cecil
Erskine Wunsch
Gerda Balch
R. L
Louie) Schlemeyer
A. M. (Slim) Gadrel
Jack Gaines
Elwood Hill
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Gwin Park
Assembly OF God
Tex
Bob Christ
Gllock
UIL
Ben Sears
200 Fast Ltd
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Ray Bie
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Clara J. Rushing
Sweetbrier
Betty H. Fernendez
Cimmaron
Ray
U.S. 385
Ron Harmon
Jack Tomlin
Erminio
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga Telephone Directoor
Hamilton County
Antil Reon
Nelp
Senip Arnes
Pel
Gon Barnes
Debeny Pastis
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