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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2015
Page
2
A religion page feature notes Rev John McLemore has served Belmont Baptist Church as pastor since 2005. The brief item invites readers to learn more about his ministry on the Religion page and appears in the Saturday edition.
On the Life & Times page, details emerge about the Penwell facility Caprock Motorplex that has operated since 1966 but faced intermittent shutdowns. The article outlines the new owner and his proposed plans to revive and manage the venue, with emphasis on sustaining events and community use.
West Texas Food Bank joins America’s letter carriers and Feeding America in the Stamp Out Hunger drive. Community members are urged to leave nonperishable items in sturdy bags by mailboxes this Saturday for pickup and distribution to local food banks in the Permian Basin.
The Wednesday May 6 drawing results show Road Runner Cash numbers 21 24 25 26 29 with 3 Night SF Sh Hot Lotto 4 16 28 40 16. Thursday May picks include Pick 3 Day and related play outcomes.
Voters have one last chance to cast ballots in the Ector County ISD board race between Carol Gregg and Arlo Chavira for the Precinct position vacated by incumbent Luis Z Galvan. Early votes totaled 19. polls open 7 am to 7 pm Saturday at precinct locations including Bonham Junior High and Salinas Community Building.
Obituaries and death notices appear for several community figures including Frankie Elizabeth Baulch Penny Butler Carlton Tony Joy Joseph Gary Lee Ramon L. Navarrette Elisandro D. Pridgen Manuel Rodarte John Burdette J B Schiessier Thelma Azalea Lea Smith Sally LaRue Suckling Anna Jo Wallace Kermit Melvin Lee Hopkins Jr James Carvey Noelia Valenzuela and others noted on page 5B.
A Sul Ross State University Borderlands Research Institute team led by director Louis Harveson attended the Desert Bighorn Council’s 53rd meeting in Borrego Springs California. Graduate students Josh Cross Thomas Janke and Carlos Gonzalez Gonzalez presented theses on bighorn restoration and translocations. Gonzalez Gonzalez won the Hansen Welles Memorial Scholarship of 8500 dollars for his dissertation on desert bighorn sheep populations in Texas.
Odessa and Midland forecast partly to mostly sunny with a chance of showers and storms. Highs around 83 and 70 in Ruidoso with low temperatures near 55 and 39. Montana's Butte notes unusually frequent subfreezing days compared to other lower 48 cities. Weather information courtesy of Greg Morgan Craig Stewart Darrell Ward.
Publication details list the Odessa American address and phone numbers for news, sports, and Lifestyles staff plus editorial and advertising contacts. It notes subscription rates, delivery hours, and policies on ad acceptance, errors, and holiday edition charges.
On May 8 1945 Truman announced Nazi Germany’s surrender and freedom in Europe. Other events include Hernando de Soto reaching the Mississippi in 1541, Lavoisier’s execution in 1794, Harry S Truman born in 1884, Regret winning the Kentucky Derby in 1915, Sweden abolishing the death penalty in 1921, Setif Massacre violence in Algeria in 1945, Nixon booed in Peru in 1958, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opening in 1962, Nixon mining Haiphong Harbor in 1972, Wounded Knee surrender in 1973, Soviet boycott of LA Olympics in 1984, and Nancy Ruth Mace becoming Citadel’s first female cadet in 1999.
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