Ex-banker testifies in partner's Midland trial
Former Permian Bank president Max Malone and ex banker John Thomas testified as silent partners in Parker Industries, with Thomas claiming 30 percent ownership while Malone’s name did not appear on stock documents. Thomas described loans totaling over 300000 to Parker Industries and a separate 115000 loan for Santa Fe Crossing, alleged to cover his Metro Bank overdraft. Defense challenged Thomas credibility citing 13 prior criminal convictions and Civil suits.
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Midland
John Edward
Eddie
Thomas
Permian Bank and Trust
Max Malone
Malone
Jack Parker Industries Inc
Odessa
Permian Bank
Max
Parker Industries
Metro Bank
Anthony
N.M
Santa Fe Crossing
Gary Riley
Riley
Open container talk rekindled as Odessa holds town hall
Odessa residents push for an open container ordinance at four town hall meetings. Mayor Don Carter shows uncertainty about readiness. Sessions moved from City Hall to reach more residents. Attendees criticize cruising teenagers uniting noise and beer litter on Clements Street and Andrews Highway. City staff note manpower limits and lack of state law on open containers. Local figures Hernandez Ritter Rodriguez comment on south side imbalance and weekend jams. Graduation note ends abrupt as ceremony details incomplete.
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Don Carter
LeRoy Reed
Hickory Lane
Joe Hernandez
S. Lincoln Ave
Mary Domingez
del Rio Drive
Mark Ritter
N. Sam Houston Ave
Clements Street
Domingez
Alan Stewart
John Harrison
Texas
Hernandez
Precinct 4
Ritter
Andrews Highway
42Nd Street
Southside
South Side
District 1
Jaime Rodriguez
South
West Side
Neighbors clash over honeybee hobby and city rules
In Odessa, Bobby Powell, 55, says a neighbor’s hive stung him and reveals no city or county bee ordinance exists. Wayne Hank Henry, who keeps bees nearby for 12 years, calls any such ordinance unenforceable as tensions rise over safety and enforcement.
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Bobby Powell
Powell
37Th St
Wayne B
Hank
Henry
Candy Lane
Powell’s
Apathy grips Ector County voters in election turnout
Only 21 percent of 59,218 registered voters cast ballots in the Democratic and Republican primaries. A mix of economic stress, disillusionment, campaign fatigue, and distrust in politicians are blamed for the apathy, while local activists still push forward with civic engagement amid skepticism.
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Ector County
City tops index of affordable housing in Texas
Odessa leads Texas in 1985 housing affordability per the Texas Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. Research economist Dr. Arthur Wright explains affordability occurs when half of local households can meet mortgage payments. Odessa rose from fifth in 1984 to first in 1985 with an index of 1.81, Texas City 1.77, Brazoria 1.? All three cities were… index, Page 11A.
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Austin
Odessa
Texas
Texas Real Estate Center
Texas A&m University
Real Estate Center
Arthur Wright
Wright
Texas City
Brazoria
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Donna Cromer
Zeneta Ave
Odessa College
Virginia Cruise
E. 35Th St
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HOBBY
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Bernard Baruch
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