Dallas Officer Katherine Witzgall First Female Rookie of the Year
Katherine Witzgall rose from West Point to Dallas Police by 1988 and became the department's first female Rookie of the Year. She earned commendations after aiding in the December case against a fatally shooting suspect, and she volunteers with Cops Are Tops tutoring at Rosemont Elementary.
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Dallas
Katherine Stewart
West Point
Dallas Police Department
Stewart
Katherine Witzgall
Johnny Sides
Ben Click
Witzgall
Michael Witzgall
Bristol
Fortune 500
Robert Hinton
Police Academy
Thomas Bond
Click
Hinton
Army
Rosemont
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Dallas Police
Odessa Robbery and Traffic Wrecks Leave Two Dead
A 19 year old Odessa man escaped injury after a robbery on Fitch Avenue where a deadly weapon was shown and money taken. A 35 year old man was treated after a two vehicle crash on Clements Street. Two men died on Interstate 10 after a tire blew and the vehicle rolled over near Balmorhea.
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Odessa
Fitch Avenue
Investi
Medical Center Hospital
Benito Acosta
Gloria Tarrin Abila
Clements Street
Interstate 10
Texas Department of Public Safety
Sylvester
Balmorhea
Transit trustees worry about Pena connection
VIA Metropolis Transit Authority trustees in San Antonio voice concern over six million dollars of pension funds invested with Penn Investment Advisors, a firm linked to Federico Pena. An audit probes the transfer while Pena denies any improper ties and recuses from related business.
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Transit
Pena Connection
SAN Antonio
U.S. Transportation
Federico Pena
VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board
San Antonio Express-News
Penn Investment Advisors
VIA
Penn Company
T.J. Connolly
Department of Transportation
Pena
Denver
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Death notices from Hobbs and Odessa region May 1995
Notices report deaths of Edward Nix Kathy Soules Margaret Taylor Marie Yell Clifton Biz zell Amy Sloan Macel Smith across Hobbs Odessa area. Includes birth places, service details, burial plans, funeral homes, and survivor lists with multiple family members and dates in May 1995.
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Odessa
Amy Ruth Sloan
Grapevine
Dallas
Crossroads in poultry contracts divide Texas growers
In Melrose, Texas, 70-year-old Lamar Layton, who raised chickens 31 years, blames large producers for debt and mistreatment after a shift to contract farming with firms like Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride. Neighbor Tommy Pace, a 40-year veteran, calls poultry contracting a lifesaver, praising stability and regional diversity amid mixed experiences and disputes over damages and abuse.
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Dallas
Lamar Layton
Tommy Pace
Layton
Melrose
Pace
Broiler Growers
Tyson Foods Inc
Pittsburg
Pilgrim's Pride Corp
Dallas Morning News
East Texas
Cliff Butler
Pilgrim's Pride
Odessa Area Death Notice Policy Reminder
The Odessa American publishes death notices for residents within its 21 county area and for immediate family members outside the area. Notices are paid ads with length limits and photos allowed only for paid obituaries. Information must come from an established funeral home and notices received by 4 30 p m appear the next day.
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Odessa American
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KRT News Service
Department
Southeast Operations Division
Mark Woody
Woody
Gerardo Chaparro Olivas
Olivas
Abila
Texas
Acosta
Pecos
Duke Killam
James Sylvester
Santee
Calif
Reeves County Hospital
Killam
California
Justice Department
Janet Reno
Hobbs
N.M
Edward Nix
Word of Life Christian Church
Joe Jones Jr
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Chapel of Hope Hobbs Funeral Services
Summerville
Caldwell
Levelland
Melvin Nix
Fort Worth
Joyce Roach
Wilma Tillman
Los Angeles
Mable Lee Smith
Doris Smith
Hobbs, N.M
Kathy Soules
Stainless Fabrications
Midland/Odessa
Highland United Methodist Church
David Saucier
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
David Soules
Debbie “Carman”? Smith
Griffin, Ga
Ellen Eilenberger
Fran Moon
Margaret Taylor
Linda Hollandsworth
Sandi Black
Frances Stowe
Hurst
Joan Renfrew
Dennison
Marie
Monahans
Marie C. Yell
Harkey Funeral Home Chapel
Melvin Warren
Ector County
Harkey Funeral Home
Storm Lake
Iowa
David Yell
Rebecca Wagner
Desoto
Clifton Bizzell
Clifton Odell Bizzell
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Bill Poling
Don Fankhauser
Frank W. Wilson
Poteau
Okla
Geraldine Bizzell
Katy Bizzell-Vaughan
Karla Bizzell
Darla Durham
Cory Bizzell
Macel Smith
Group & Cash
Tanglewood
Bob Hollander
Santa Fe
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