Haze threatens Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton yields
Smoke from Mexico blankets Texas and surrounding states, darkening skies and triggering allergic reactions. Cotton plants in the valley show sun deprivation with larger leaves and longer stems, risking reduced yields if clouds persist. Officials warn effects may emerge later in the season while other crops face potential but less severe impacts.
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Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
John Norman
Texas Agricultural Extension
Weslaco
Norman
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mexico
Crimmins
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Beaumont
Julian Salls
Weslaco Extension Office
Death notices from Odessa and surrounding areas May 1998
Odessa death notices list Richard Glenn Hubbard 61 of Odessa died May 15 at Medical Center Hospital with services May 18, burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Kingsland honor Marguerite Lewallen 71 formerly Odessa nurse dies May 14 with services May 17. Fort Stockton widow Eska Belle Morgan 84 dies May 16, services May 18, burial East Hill Cemetery. Odessa homemaker Margarita Samaniego Vasquez 86 dies May 14, burial in El Ultimo Refugio Cemetery. Paulina Boles 83 of Odessa dies May 16, funeral arrangements pending. Big Spring Kenneth McVea 32 dies May 15 in Snyder. funeral arrangements pending.
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Odessa
Richard Glenn Hubbard
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Chapel
Sam Jordan
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Coleman
Odessa Shrine
Reg 4 Hubbard
Kyle Hubbard
Janie Kritzer
Sun City
Audrey Huey
Mona
Kingsland
Marguerite Lewallen
Waldrope-Hatfield- Hawthorne Funeral Home
Gil Ash
Lakeland Hills Memorial Park
Burnet County
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home
Shidler
Okla
Fort Stockton
Eska Belle Morgan
Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel
Apostolic Church
East Hill Cemetery
Margarita Samaniego Vasquez
Ojinaga
Mexico
el Ultimo Refujio Sementerio
Martinez Funeral Home
la Luz del Desierto
Pauline Boles
Frank W. Wilson
Big Spring
Kenneth McVea
Snyder
Myers & Smith Funeral Home
Marines seek volunteers for boot camp discipline and challenge
Recruit hopefuls describe Marine life as a test of character and commitment. Parents express nerves while supporters highlight structure, money for college, and the drive to be the best. Recruits must have a high school diploma and embrace strict training at Paris Island.
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Christine Sparks
Howard College
Tonia Sparks
Sparks
Paris Island
S.C
Marine Corps
Terrence Goess
Lee High School
Career Center expands diploma path with Mastery honor
About 100 seniors aim for a Career Center Certificate of Mastery, a level above a high school diploma signaling mastery and employability. Next year the center will graduate students from its engineering and industrial technology cluster, added in 1996 97, with 867 current students and projected enrollment increasing to 1 000. More than 200 business partners back the internship program, about 50 offering jobs. Some interns will be hired by their employers, creating a dilemma about expanding internships. Students cite work ethics and communications as key skills for future psychology or criminal careers, while many seniors plan college. Officials will track the first cohort to gauge the model’s impact as the program aims to break down school life barriers.
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Brown
Creatin
Oyuqui Galbadon
Ector County Independent School District
United
Three Die In Vernon Area Private Plane Crash
A six passenger twin British Beagle crashed seven miles north of Vernon North Texas killing Woody Lemons his wife Paula Lemons and his mother Thelma Todd all aboard. The three had just left Wilbarger County Airport en route to Austin when engine trouble struck. Services for all three victims planned for 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Crowell.
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Vernon
North Texas
Savings and Loan
Woody Lemons
Wilbarger County
Austin
Charles Stewart
Lemons
Paula Lemons
A. Ee
OOSS
Russell Scott
Wichita Falls
Times Record
Randy Smith
Manam
Vernon Savings and Loan
S&l
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Ees
Thelma Todd
Crowell
First Baptist Church
Corpus man charged with sexual assault and unlawful restraint
A 19 year old Corpus Christi man, Ray David Molina Herrera, was arrested in Odessa on sexual assault and unlawful restraint charges. Bond totals 10,000 dollars. Police said a woman was assaulted after agreeing to a ride with two men in South Odessa and another location. The vehicle and suspects were later detained near South Grant and I 20. Herrera was identified by the victim as the assailant.
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Corpus Christi
Ray David Molina Herrera
Ector County
Odessa
Sims
Dance Police Department
South Odessa
South Grant
I-20
Recovery and therapy progress after accident at rehab center
Ramos, now speaking clearly and aiming for a GED and vocational college, credits speech therapy led by Tammy Hayes. Audiologist Rick Palmer explains how hearing loss can be treated with aids, noting early intervention improves outcomes and that hearing aids require brain retraining at Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center, contact 332-8244.
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Ramos
Tammy Hayes
Hollmann
Rick Palmer
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Palmer
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
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American Legion
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Sandy Rawson
Ardmore
Della Borrer
Babe Ann Ellsworth
Illinois
Ennis Morgan
Bobby Glen Kelsey
Columbus, Ga
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Ramon Vasquez
Liberal
Kan
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Donna
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Adelina Cortez
Lilia Valenzuela
Santos Ae
Jose Vasquez
Phoenix
Ariz
Concha Lara
Gdinain
Magdalena
J. G. Gonzalez
Jones
Sabrina
Flores
Associated Press
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Hic
Thurston Dean
John Dean
FDIC
IRA
Cornerstone
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Midland
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