Housing Authority Reactivated Amid Slow Odessa Activity
Odessa Housing Authority, reactivated early this year after two decades, has held only one meeting in January and lost one of five commissioners as Gil Gray moved to Iowa. Planning Director Arthur Lish tries to schedule a May 24 session with four members, while a feasibility study on elderly housing by L. Vern Foreman and Bill Page moves forward amid staffing gaps.
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Odessa
Jim Reese
Gil Gray
Aperny
Iowa
Arthur F. Lish
Housing Authority
L. Vern Foreman
Bill Page
Lish
Tom Pruitt
Primary vote unchanged in Ector County races
Officials canvassed returns from last Saturday's primaries with no discrepancies. Democratic and Republican chairs report several delegate lists still pending. Absentee voting for the June 3 runoff starts May 30 with runoffs in three Democrats and one Republican contest.
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Ector County
Edna Smith
Bob Watson
Floyd Gwin Park
Thomas Hirsch
161St
American Party
Leland Croft
John Hoestenbach
H. W
Happy) Smith
Erskine Wunsch
Julian Pressly
Gary Dunda
Roy Day
Vern Foreman
Barefoot Sanders
Ralph Yarborough
U. S. Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
Bill Hobby
Wayne Connally
Medical Center Hospital Board Sees Decline In Admissions
At a Tuesday board meeting at Medical Center Hospital the reported statistics showed a general decline in admissions and major operations from the previous year, with a sharp rise in emergencies treated. Bills approved totaled 175 741.65, meeting in the hospital library lasted under half an hour. Administrator Gordon Epperson noted patient days and newborns fell compared to April 1971, while emergencies rose.
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Board of Managers of Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
Gordon Epperson
Emergency visits at city hospital rise to 6640 this year
The hospital reports 6640 emergencies so far this year, up 611 from last year. April alone added nearly 100 more than April 1971, with 1718 ER cases in the latest month versus 1625 a year ago. A 200 bed disaster hospital will be replaced by a newer unit as part of a state rotation. Net income for four months 1972 stands at 57629, up from 34741 in 1971, though April shows a 14971 loss compared with 482 last year. An Industrial Accident Board appeal was filed in 70th District Court by Robert Mark Williamson against The Home Insurance Co. for damages after a December 1969 injury. Also, John A Pennington, 23, of Midland, is hospitalized in satisfactory condition after losing part of his right index finger in an on‑the‑job incident.
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American Party
Homer Fikes
Stonewall
Texas Supreme Court
Odessa
Gloria Svanas
Fikes
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Robert S. Calvert
Bob Bullock
McKool-Stroud
Epperson
State Civil Defense
Industrial Accident Board
Robert Mark Williamson
The
Home Insurance Co
Dallas
Williamson
Permian Air Conditioning, Inc
John A. Pennington
Midland
Medical Center Hospital
Pennington
Check Charge Is Filed Against Odessa Man
A 46-year-old Odessa man posted $5,000 bond and was freed after being charged with forgery. Jake Darling Hendrick surrendered at the police station Tuesday afternoon. He allegedly forged two checks for 209 to the Inn of the Golden West and 243 to Strike It Rich at 1720 East Eighth. Justice of the Peace Howard Williams heard the complaint and Municipal Judge Cecil Hardwick set bond.
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Odessa
Jake Darling Hendrick
South Jackson
East Eighth
Justice of the
Howard Williams
Cecil Hardwick
Student's Work On Display At Presidential Museum
Odessa College sophomore George Moseley has eight pencil and charcoal drawings of U.S. presidents on display at the Presidential Museum for two weeks. The 20-year-old Midland native and Midland High School graduate created the Lincoln Kennedy Roosevelt group for an April Presidential Items Fair in DC, and plans to study at North Texas State University next fall.
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Odessa College
Presidential
George Moseley
United States
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Garfield
Moseley
Herman Harris
Midland
Presidential Museum
North Texas State University
Burglaries Reported Across Four Homes and Odessa Club
Local lawmen investigated four burglaries Wednesday. Thieves took items from Mrs. W. T. Uzzell at 2110 Westbrook a back-door entry, at Johnny Bridges home in Dunn and Aztec a television a radio a shotgun and a rifle, at Odessa Country Club a side-concession stand a tennis racket shoes and $3.75, and at Dr. R. R. Martinez 3106 Bonham drawers were searched with nothing missing.
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W. T. Uzzell
Westbrook
Johnny Bridges
Dunn
Aztec
Odessa Country Club
Three Injured in Traffic Accidents Nearby
Robert Pursley 22 of North Adams remained in satisfactory condition after a motorcycle collision with a parked car on East 18th. Glenda Massey 34 and Vanessa Massey 4, of Halley and West 34th, were treated and released after a two car crash on Halley near Wade with minor injuries.
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Medical Center Hospital
Robert Pursley
North Adams
East 18Th
Pursley
Adams
Dolores Christian
North Muskingum
Halley
Glenda G. Massey
Vanessa Massey
West 34Th
Massey
Clyde E. Wade
North
Graham
West Texas Rainfall, Tornado Watches Across Panhandle
Rainfall varied across the Grandview Odessa area with readings from 0.80 inch to 2 inches locally while towns like Alpine and Monahans reported lighter amounts. A tornado watch covered fifty three counties as storms moved through West Texas, with twisters near Muleshoe Earth Canyon and Canyon.
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Lubbock
South Plains
West Texas
West
Central
South Texas
Muleshoe
Margaret White
Herthington Lumber Co
Earth
Larab County
Canyon
Amarillo
Texas
No Suspects In Slaying Of Woman
Hobbs detectives questioned about six people seen with 41 year old Florence Marie Dunn found slain beside Sanger Street at 6 am. Coroner ruled multiple stab wounds from a long sharp weapon. Husband Jimmy Dunn and other survivors noted. investigators described three men sought for questioning with varying builds and a red white 1963 car. Local police chief stressed inquiry rather than labeling suspects.
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Hobbs
N.M
Jim Palmer
Florence Marie Dunn
Fort Worth
Lea County
W. H. Pruitt
Palmer
Dr. Pruitt
Sanger Street
Lea County Sheriff's Deputies
J.B. Fowler
Fowler
Jimmy Dunn
Odessa Man Jack Wright 51 Rites Planned in Two States
Odessa man Jack Wright 51 died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Crescent Park Baptist Church with additional services tentatively 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. He worked 20 years for Small Tanks Inc. and retired in July 1971. Surviving are his widow Mary two daughters Marilyn and Sharon and three sons Danny Rickey Phillip, plus two sons in the military, S Sgt Billy Gene Wright in Littlerock Arkansas and Sgt Harold Ray Wright in Cheyenne Wyoming. He was born July 12 1920 in Oklahoma. He was a member of Crescent Park Baptist Church. He came to Odessa in 1951 from Wynnewood Oklahoma. He was preceded by his parents Mr and Mrs Ivan Wright of Elmore City Oklahoma along with four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services are arranged by Paul A Rix Funeral Home.
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Jack Wright
North Jackson
Medical Center Hospital
Crescent Park Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Wynnewood
Okla
Mount Olive
Pauls Valley
Small Tanks Inc
Crescent Park Baptist
Odessa
Oklahoma
Mary
Danny
Rickey
Phillip
Billy Gene Wright
Littlerock
Ark
Harold Ray Wright
Cheyanne
Wyo
Marilyn
Sharon Wright
Jack Rodgers
Barney A. Meurer
Midland
San Angelo
Johnson Funeral Home
Lawnhaven Memorial Park
Newnie W. Ellis
Mountain Home
Meurer
Kerrville
Sonora-Mertz
Bill Cate
Betty Srader
Ruth Colemen
Christine Dockery Andrews
Christine Dockery
Andrews
Grace Baptist Church
Singleton Funeral Home
Brookside
Ala
Levelland
Theron
Terry Lee
Thomas Wayne Dockery
Augusta Turpin
Ozona
JoAnn Cole
Houston
Mamie Ashmore
Mildred Hall
Big Stone Gap
Anna Faye Aldridge
Birmingham
Lois Warren
Seymore
Grace Woods
Benecia
Calif
Willa Dean Warren
Emmitt and
Leon White
Hayden, Ala
Alvin White
Boling Green
Albert White
Exeter
James Issaac Kemp
James
Jack
Frank Kemp
Muleshoe
J. T. Shoiner
Claude Faubus
Charlie Kemp
Fort Davis
Pedro B. Gonzalez
Fort Stockton
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Buena Vista
Teodorla Gonzalez
Pete Gonzalez Jr
Johnny Gonzalez
Elida Columbo
Carolina Sarazosa
Amaro Brito
Hobbs
N.M
Mary‘Ann Gonzalez
Erlinda
Ernestina Bueno
Three Damage Suits Filed In Odessa Jurisdiction
Three damage suits were filed Wednesday in the 70th and 161st District Courts. William B. Damron Jr. of Midland sues Carl Garlington of Odessa for 6000 over a February 22 crash at US 80 and FM 1788. James Clay Wilson of Odessa sues Debra Faye Groh for 7500 over an April 20 accident in Odessa. L W Harris of Odessa sues Howard Graham Jr. for 3500 over a February 27 auto crash.
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William B. Damron Jr
Midland
Carl Garlington
Odessa
US 80
James Clay Wilson
Debra Faye Groh
L. W. Harris
Odessa College Students Attend Houston Medical Tech Convention
Five Odessa College representatives travel to Houston for the Texas Society of Medical Technology convention through Saturday. John Boyle Ronnie McPheeters Van Reese Kenneth Turner are OC students and Terry McKee is the instructor accompanying them.
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Odessa College
Texas Society of Medical Technology
Houston
John Boyle
Ronnie McPheeters
van Reese
Kenneth Turner
Terry McKee
Registration Continues At Odessa And Midland Colleges
As the spring term ends, Odessa College reports 280 students signed for summer school and Midland College 80. Early sign-up ends Friday, with regular registration June 5 for OC and classes run June 6 through July 14.
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Odessa College
Midland College
Theft probes detail local incidents across city
Police investigated three thefts on Wednesday. A vacuum cleaner disappeared from Paul Hefner at 3001 East 21st. Gates Rubber Co. employees at 700 West Second reported missing tools. Two hubcaps were stolen from Herbert Johnson at 1504 Cimarron in front of his home.
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Paul Hefner
East 21St
Gates Rubber Co
West Second
Herbert Johnson
Cimarron
Book sale at Ector County Library this weekend
A book sale by friends of the Ector County Library and the Ector County Genealogical Society runs Friday and Saturday from 9 am at the Ector County Library. Books cost no more than 25 cents and all purchases are tax deductible. Donations accepted at 622 North Lee.
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Ector County Library
Friends of the
The
Ector County Genealogical Society
North
Lee
Monahans Rites Slated For Many Area Burials
Rites and funeral services are planned in West Texas for numerous local residents. Jamie Lynn Collins, seven weeks old, dies in Midland area. Barneys Meurer, 65, of Midland, dies after lengthy illness. Christine Dockery, 49, of Andrews, dies. services set. James Isaac Kemp, 79, of Muleshoe, dies. services planned. Monahans and Pecos area obituaries follow with multiple survivors listed.
Odessa Tomorrow Schedule Highlights Local Clubs
Tomorrow in Odessa features noon gatherings at Ballroom Downtown Lions Inn of Golden West and Odessa Civitan Sands Restaurant. Evening events include 6 30 Lions Sand Restaurant 7 30 Odessa Toastmistress Club at KOSA TV room and 8 PM a Rod Rod dance event at Grose Parker.
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Downtown
Lions
Inn of Golden West
Odessa Toastmistress Club
Kosa-Tv
North Whitaker
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High Court
Grandview
Harms Ranch
Rankin
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Waco
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del Rio
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Panhandle
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Texas Panhandle
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Seok
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My. Fread G. Logenhem
Mydway Department
Tenns
Jamie Lynn Collins
Bill Collins
West Third
Inset Memorial Gardens
Fred Tupper
North Bernice
Katherine Barfield
Tower Circle
Maybell Gruthie
Wesley P. Groom
Zeferino A. Martinez
Medical Center
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Leo Martinez
James Martinez
Arlington
Léonard Martinez
Gilbert Martinez
Austin
Paul Martinez
David Martinez
Denver, Colo
Lupe Martinez
Helen Martinez
Silverio Flores SR
Pecos
Civil Service
Santa Rosa Catholic
Santa Rosa
Pecos Funeral Home
Pecos Memorial Hospital
Toyah
Romana
Manuela Rubio
Big Spring
Flora Lara
Pico Rivera Calif
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Lucy Tejada
Phoenix
Ariz
Francisco Gracia
Elizer Flores
Alfredo Martinez
Silverio Flores Jr
Los Angeles
Israel Ville
W. H. Miller Andrews
W. H. Miller
Permian General Hospital
Temple
Lovington
Brady
San Saba
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
W. Va
Ualiam Dumolgies
Miller
W. O. Bunch
E. B. Boatright
Jacksonville
Fla
Maxine Light
Theada Johnson
Harold Miller
Orville Miller
Carl N.M
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
NOON
Sandhills
American Business Club
Sant
Evening Lions
Grose Parker
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