Ector County party conventions set delegates for state race
County parties will meet Saturday in separate conventions to choose state delegates on a 300-to-one ratio from the 1968 gubernatorial votes in Ector County and to consider precinct resolutions. American Party meets at 10 a.m. 70th District Courtroom, Republicans at 2 p.m. 161st District Courtroom, Democrats at 7:30 p.m. Floyd Gwin Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Texas
American Party
Republican Party
Floyd Gwin Park
Bob Watson
Watson
Ken O. Allen
Constable
Waton
George Wallace
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Scott Holds Lead in Smirnoff Sailplane Derby Race
Wally Scott of Odessa Texas continued to lead the Smirnoff Sailplane Derby on the Bryan to Columbus leg with 6950 points. Ross Biegleb of Las Vegas was second 6280, John Ryan of Phoenix third 6262. Weather threatens Saturday takeoff, may shift to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysille
Ohio
Wally Scott
Odessa
Tex
Bryan
Columbus
Scott
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Columbus Area
Akron-Canton
Ross Biegleb
Las Vegas
Nev
John Ryan
Phoenix
Ariz
A. J. Smith
Detroit
Einer Enevoldson
Palmdale
Calif
Paul Bible
Lancaster
Normal life returns after Van Horn kidnap tale
Sheriff Capehart dismissed Otis Fowler's bizarre claim of two hitchhikers stripping him and his brother from a 1964 car as a false story. Deputy Ingram found a nude man by Interstate 10, but investigators later said there was no brother, no hitchhikers, and no kidnapping, ending the scare.
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van Horn
Orvel Capehart
Otis Mull Fowler
High Point
N.C
Gary Ingram
Pecos
el Paso
Interstate 10
Here
Ingram
Fowler
Capehart
Lewis Fowler
Slaying Suspect Held On Bond Of $50,000
In Hobbs New Mexico a 22 year old driver s helper Charles Edward Mitchell was jailed on a 50 000 bond after being charged with murder in the slaying of 41 year old Florence Marie Dunn The knife used in the brutal slashing was recovered and Mitchell was arrested after sketches based on witness descriptions aided a police identification Robbery and theft reports in Odessa followed the day s events including a guilty plea for William Edward Berry on DWI and several thefts at local homes and addresses
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Hobbs
William Edward Berry
North Adams
Ector County
US 385
John H
Buddy) Rogers
Odessa American publication and subscription rates
The Odessa American lists mailing address at 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760 and operating details. It states post office second class status under Act March 3 1879 and provides daily Sunday publication notes plus subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa Ector County and other zones with per month and annual pricing.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
America Slephone
Ector County
New Program Okayed For SRSU By Regents
Sul Ross State University in Alpine won approval for a two year certificate program in Veterinary Science Technology and the redesignation of its art degree from BA to BFA The action also included raises in room and board rates and the creation of a new VP for physical affairs position A librarian change and new faculty appointments were approved, with attendance by President Dr Norman L McNeil and Comptroller John C Wilson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Coordination Board
The
Texas College and University System
Regents
John C. Wilson
Jack M. Todd
East Texas State University
North Texas State University
Alpine
Pecos County Agency Receives Federal Grant of 26843
The Pecos County Community Action Agency in Fort Stockton won a federal grant of 26843 as part of 14 Texas awards by Gov. Preston Smith. Funds will support programs and salaries for May 1 1972 to April 30 1973, with new clubs for seniors and young housewives and expanded Neighborhood Youth Corps placements for Fort Stockton.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos
Regional Planning Commission
Allen
Federal Department of
Death notices for Murdock, Collins, Hemphill, Gilchrist in Crane Midland College Station area
Willie Nash Murdock 59 of Crane died after being found at home and pronounced dead by a coroner’s verdict natural causes with funeral pending. Robert J. Collins 78, a Crane resident and former Mobile Oil Co. pumper, died after a short illness. funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Church of Christ with burial in Garden of Memories. Frank C. Hemphill 92 of Midland, former bookkeeper, dies. services set for 4 p.m. Monday at Kenne-Carter Funeral Home Chapel Corpus Christi with burial at Rosehill Cemetery. relatives listed. Gibb Gilchrist 84, chancellor emeritus of the Texas A&M System, dies in Bryan after long illness. funeral arrangements pending at Calloway-Jones. noted as former state highway engineer and Texas A&M administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Nash Murdock
South Crane
Medical Center Hospital
Murdock
J. A. Purifoy
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Robert J. Collins Crane
Robert J. Collins
Mobile Oil Co
Crane
Crane Memorial Hospital
Church of Christ
Garden of Memories
Larry D. Sheppard
Belton
Duncan
Okla
Agnes Myrtie Smith
Fred Bond
Frank C. Hemphill
Midland
Kenne-Carter
Corpus Christi
Rosehill
Terrace Gardens
Newnie W. Ellis
Paxton
Ill
Corinne
S. A. Hemphill
Enid Okla
Wiley
Hutchinson
Kan
H. C. Wright
Scottsbluff
Louella Fear
Grand Island
College Station
Tex
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A&m System
Bryan
Gilchrist
Texas A&m
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Calloway-Jones
Wills Point
Southwestern University
Georgetown
University of Texas
Army Corps of Engineers
Pilot rites today for Marine pilot killed in Fallon crash
Services for Lt. Frederick Andrew McClendon 25-year-old Marine pilot killed Wednesday in an F-4B Phantom crash at Fallon Naval Air Station will be held at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rev. Orbin M. Turner to officiate. McClendon son of E A and Mrs. McClendon of 1708 Royalty. Permian High School graduate. stationed at El Toro California. survivor includes sisters Mrs. Dan Earnest of Farnham England grandmother Mrs. Henrietta Kinset of 1708 Royalty and niece Lisa Diane Earnest of Farnham England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Andrew McClendon
Naval Air Station
Fallon
New
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Orbin M. Turner
First United Methodist Church
McClendon
E. A
Tornado threat and damage sweep through Texas counties
Tornadoes and strong storms moved through south central and southeastern Texas, threatening Gonzales, Karnes, Atascosa and Wilson counties as residents fled to safety. In New Braunfels and San Marcos, families sought shelter, with 13 people on a rooftop amid rain. A Hamshire tornado damaged a home, injured two, and two more sightings occurred near Beaumont.
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Linda
Cleveland Caddell
Eght
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Texas
Gonzales
Kames
Atascosa
Wilson
San Antonio
Laredo
Alice
Victoria
Galveston
Nueces
Texas City
Explosion Hurts Six Children at Dougherty Elementary
An explosion from a heater in a Dougherty Elementary school classroom near Floydada Texas sent six children to hospitals. Kristina Ward a seriously injured pupil was moved to Methodist Hospital Lubbock with head injuries and cuts. Other treated pupils included Beverly Vickers Tommy Gavin Erma Huerle Danny Emmert and Rosa Guzman. Fire debris caused the blast and officials reported orderly evacuation as rain and thunderstorms affected the area.
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Floydada
Tex
Dougherty Elementary School
Here
Kristina Ward
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Jefferson
Orange Counties
Beverly Vickers
Tommy Gavin
Erma Huerle
Danny Emmert
Rosa Guzman
Dougherty
South Plains
Texas Department of Public Safety
Floyd County Sheriff's Office
Floydada Police
County court marriage licenses and docket actions reported
Marriage licenses issued include Michael Craig Ellithorpe and Geneva Ruth Nolan. Civil cases filed feature Allen & Sons, Inc. v Johnny E Fowles for damages. District court lists divorces and civil suits such as The Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v Jose G Contreras and James A Husbands v Texas Employers Insurance Association. City traffic notes name Christopher Mendoza and Salvador Gonzales in accidents. A grass fire west of Loop 338 was fought by Odessa firemen. Allen & Sons, Inc. filed a $225 damage suit Friday in Ector County Court against Johnny E. Fowles from an auto mishap Feb 14 in North Grandview. Both parties from Odessa.
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Michael Craig Ellithorpe
Geneva Ruth Nolan
Allen & Sons, Inc
Johnny E. Fowles
Kenneth Dwayne Feemster
Rickey Nell Feemster
the Fidelity & Casualty Co. of
New York
Jose G. Contreras
Industrial Accident Board
James A. Husbands
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Apnoea
Ector County
North Grandview
Odessa
Appeal Filed Over Industrial Accident Board Award
James A. Husbands of Odessa sues Texas Employers Insurance Association in 70th District Court seeking 19,649 to overturn an award issued April 13 by the Industrial Accident Board after his Nov. 22 injury while employed by Glen Rex Inc. The second suit in Wh District Court by Fidelity & Casualty Co of New York against Jose G. Contreras of Odessa seeks to set aside an award from an Aug. 28 injury while employed by Gist Of Tools Inc.
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Industrial Accident Board
James A. Husbands
Odessa Aginst Texas Employers Insurance Association
Dallas
Husbands
Glen Rex. Inc
Fidelity & Casualty Co
New York
Jose G. Con Teras
Odessa
Contreras
Gist of Tools, Inc
Ozona Men Die In Wreck Near Ozona Texas
Two Ozona men died when a southbound 1972 model truck driven by Ray Jeane West of Abilene Strother collided in dense fog. West died at the scene. Moran’s truck swerved to avoid the wreck. Flores pinned in the wreckage died at the scene. Survivors include Flores’s wife Martha and children Felix Jr Leticia, plus Strother family members. Funeral arrangements pending at Janes Funeral Home of Ozona.
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Ray Jeane
Abilene
Strother
Highway Patrol
Lessons
Sessiems
Flores
Janes Funeral Home
Ozona
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Thomas Hirsch
Nixon
Vietnam
John Tower
H. D
Hub) Horton
Horton
Wallace
Homer Fikes
Elwood Smith
William Foy Nail
James L. Dunn
Kirkwood
John Farner
North Jackson
Karen Bolton
Nabors Lane
Hurt
East
Ansatis Factory
Toni Arnett
Glenna Goodacre
Pat Krahn
Lubbock, Texas
SRSU
June Dyke
University
Norman L. McNeil
Pecos County
Odessa and Midland
Parents Without Partners
Holiday Inn
Walter Rimes
Center
Masonic Lodge
West Ninth
Petra Cardova
Marathon
Geeslin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cardova
Jose Cardova
Robert C. Meeker
Houston
KCOH
Meeker
Manned Spacecraft Center
Southwest
Chicago
St. Louis
Hamshire
Beaumont
Labelle
Port Arthur
Dale Townsed
Hyeena
Princeipal
North Washington
Christopher G. Mendoza
Salvador WW. Gonzales
Loop 338
West 42Nd
Moran
Sessom
Sanderson
Martha
Felix Flores Jr
Leticia
Valentine Flores
Iwona
Ashland
American Legion
W.Q. Strother
Wendell Lee Strother
Fred Rathi? Sr
Pasadena
Helen Clemons
Aurora
Harold Strother
Burns, la
James Strother
Ozrma
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