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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1978

Page

2

Iraan Chamber Banquet Honors J W Cash as Outstanding Man

Iraan Texas. The Iraan Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the Community Center featured a covered dish supper and neighborly tone. J W Cash, longtime local business figure, was named the outstanding man of the year as new officers and directors were installed for the coming year.

Horn City Iraan Iraan Chamber of Commerce Texas J. W. Cash Chamber Cash E. R. Franks Ollie Garland Pecos Willard McDaniels del Rio Iraan Chamber Charles Laffoon Evans Turpin James Bailey Don Barnett Chris Whitley Laffoon Rick Rylander James Hutchinson Lawrence Schneider Selmon Hodges Fort Stockton Hodges

Midkiff Man Fatally Shot. Wife Charged with Murder

Donald Burch Raley was shot three times in the abdomen at his Midkiff home by his wife Emma Raley, 46, who faced murder charges on bond. The killing at the El Paso Natural Gas Co. camp occurred after a domestic disturbance. the inquest ruled death a homicide, with Sheriff James Proffitt leading the investigation and funeral arrangements pending in Midland.

Midkiff el Paso Natural Gas Co Emma Donald Burch Raley Reagan County James L. Proffitt Raley Proffitt Justice of the Peace H. L. Gardner Big Lake Gardner Aubrey Edwards Midland County Sheriff's Office Newnie W. Ellis Midland

Tax cut projections by income level for married couples

The report outlines monthly tax changes by income for couples and families. For a married couple with $10,000 income the tax cut is about $4.25. at $20,000 around $4.75. at $40,000 about $3.50. A family of four with $10,000 would gain roughly $5.33 monthly, $1 at $20,000, and $16.92 at $40,000, with further variations for higher incomes.

Americans win nod in radioastronomy and Kapitsa tops physics

The report notes Americans advancing radioastronomy and the Nobel prize winners for 1978. Kapitsa, second Russian laureate in low temperature physics, lauded by the Swedish Academy while his Soviet work and exile history are summarized. Bell Labs gear aided background radiation work that supports the big bang theory. Other 1978 prizes include Isaac Bashevis Singer and Nathans, Smith, Arber in medicine and chemistry.

Kapitsa Lev Landau Moscow England Stalin Swedish Academy of Sciences Nobel Lord Ernest Rutherford Albert Einstein Herbert Simon Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Isaac Bahevis Singer Daniel Nathans Hamilton Q. Smith Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Werner Arber University of Basel Switzerland

Two injured in automobile mishaps here

A 34-year-old Odessan is in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a Monday night car pedestrian collision on South Dixie and Laredo left him with a broken right leg. A 70-year-old Monahans woman was treated and released for a sprained ankle from a separate Monday crash on Interstate 20 near South Grant.

Marriage Licenses and Divorces Noted in County and District Courts

County court records list six marriage licenses including Kenneth Addington and Yvette Smith. Mark Clark and Lorrie Duncan. Stanley Prickett and Bonnie Wallace. Charles Houston and Sharon Woods. William Cullison and Joyce Cullison. Michael Brock and Belinda Montgomery. District court shows multiple divorce suits including Veltz v Veitz. Kermide v Kermide. Whirley v Whirley. White v White. Marquez v Acosta Marquez. McDowell v McDowell. Finn v Finn. Birchfield v Birchfield. Kenyon v Kenyon. Johnson v Johnson. Heldt v Heldt. Medical Center Hospital reports admissions on Oct 14 for many patients and discharges on Oct 16. plus births at 2407 West 12th, and other addresses.

Kenneth Jack Addington Yvette Mychelle Smith Mark Lawrence Clark Lorrie Jan Duncan Stanley Vernett Prickett Bonnie Lou Wallace Charles Gene Houston Sharon Sue Woods William Boyd Cullison Joyce Ann Cullison Michael Lee Brock Belinda Ann Montgomery District Court Linda V. Veltz Arthur Veitz Don Allan Kermide Marsharle Kermice Connie Raye Whirley Lewis Allen Veineys Laura Denise White William Kent White Isabel S. Marquez Nunis Acosta Marquez Andrea K. McDowell Joe E. McDowell Liddy M. Finn Ray E. Finn Judy Sharon Birchfield Jerry Don Birchfield M.L. Kenyon

Obituary notices from Odessa area churches and towns

Services are listed for multiple local residents including Laura Adams 74 of Odessa and Jessica Hampton 9 of Ballinger with details of funerals and burials. The notices cover Kermit Marfa Midland and Big Spring areas with names, birthdates, survivor lists, and burial sites across several local churches.

Big Spring Wilmer Jack) Gilmer Joe John Gilmer Odessa River Welch Funeral Home Trinity Memorial Park Gilmer Coahoma

Permian Basin Oil Show Opens Under Clear Skies

Forecast from the National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport predicts fair skies and warm afternoons for the Wednesday start of the Permian Basin Oil Show. Today’s high reached the lower 80s, with a 50 degree low expected tonight.

National Weather Service Midland Regional

Midland region forecast from National Weather Service

Fair skies with warm afternoons through Wednesday. Highs in the low 80s today, mid 80s tomorrow, and middle 80s on Wednesday. Tonight.

Theft charged against Odessan

A 23-year-old Odessan, Joel Steven Self, was jailed on theft charges for taking a 1976 model pickup worth $6,000 from Land Sales Co. in Odessa. Deputies say employees spotted the truck backing from a driveway and Self was arrested at his home on West 57th. Bond set later by Justice of the Peace Jimmy Harris.

Odessan Joel Steven Self West 57Th Land Sales Co West County Road Self West 59Th Justice of the Peace Jimmy Harris

Odessa meeting and event schedule for tomorrow

In Odessa tomorrow at 10 A.M. Overeaters Anonymous Group 2623 meets at St Pauls Presbyterian Church 3102 East University. At noon several groups convene including Downtown American Business Club at Inn of the Golden West Coachroom Odessa Rotary at Inn of the Golden West Ballroom Tri-Service Lions at Sands Restaurant and Odessa Civitan at The Branding Iron. Evening events include The Mousetrap opening at Permian Playhouse and The Comedy of Errors by The Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company at Globe of the Great Southwest starting at 8 P.M.

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church East University Downtown American Business Club Inn of the Golden West Coachroom Comedy of Errors The Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company of England Globe of the Great Southwest

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Iraan Chamber Officers F. Charles Laffoon Carter Dorinda Neff Donny Rodriguez Eva Garcia Florentino Garcia Samuel McClain Margaret Monshausen Beverly Hight Milton Barnes Elsie McCray Ted Sherrod Elizabeth Matelowsky Burton F. Rose Barbara Baggett Maria Phillips Jacob Wysong Chaon Garcia Andrew Bell Women’s and Children’s Hospital Mr and Aare Chartie Bell Jr West 12Th Robert Meinert Gill Murray Fernewood Larry &. Rodriguez South Grant Laura B. Adams Laura Belle Adams North Lauderdale Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Adams Medical Center Hospital Mount Sterling Barstow Belmont Baptist Church J.L. Adams Home Weldon Dawson Jim Marcus Tohoka Lula Boxley Lena Drake de Leon Jessica A. Hampton Ballinger Jessica Ann Hampton Ballinger Alton Kevil First Baptist Church Garden of Memories Rains Seale Funeral Home Marysville Calif Ella C. Sanders Kermit Eastside Church of Christ Cooper Funeral Chapel O'Brien C.P. Sanders Clovis, N.M J.D. Sanders B.J. Sanders H.C. Sanders Topeka Kan Loretta Petit Many, la Thomas Lowrey Sr Thomas Webster Lowrey Sr Hubbard-Kelly Sunset Memorial Gardens Lowrey Blossom Lane Amarillo Sherwin-Williams Chuck Wagon Gang Shriners Kiwanis Club Masonic Lodge Plains Georgia Verna Bennett Louisville Thomas W. Lowrey Jr Cynthia Johnson Algonquin Ill Candise Lowrey St. Paul MARFA Escolastico Dolores Alvarez Eva Franco Amelia Barriga Presidio Amelia Espinosa San Angelo Albert Bustamante Baldwin Park Kevin E. Brown Kevin Eugene Brown Zion Lutheran Church Brown Plattsburg Air Force Base New York Mountain Home Idaho U.S. Air Force Bill Hestand Mike Brown George Boston San Francisco Tim McWilliams Rapid City M.D Kim Bennett Snyder S. Dombroski el Paso Laura A. Smead Laura Agnes Smead St. Patrick's National Cemetery Harding-Orr-McDaniel Funeral Home Harding-Orr-McDaniel Wagon Mound N.M Jose Sanchez St. Mary's Catholic Church Merced Geeslin Funeral Home Sanchez Mexico Shafter Rosa Jesusita Sanchez Jose Sanchez Jr Ramon Sanchez Zula M. Bradshaw Zula Mae Bradshaw Thomas Funeral Fairview Miss Bradshaw Fannin County Zora Bradshaw T.R. Bradshaw Finas Bradshaw Ovale Lester Bradshaw Plainview Art Bradshaw Abilene Earnest Bradshaw Wilmer Gilmer B.E. O’neal B.E Slim) O’neal Ellis Funeral Home Resthaven Memorial Park O'Neal Midland Memorial Hospital Reston St. Augustine France Nolan County Rachel Charles Chamberlain Jr Pat Merritt Charles W. Green Cecil Oden R.D. O'Neal Lubbock Jack McElroy Mentone Elm Grove Alpine Geeslin Germany R.W. Coffey Timoteo R. Lopez Timoteo Rubio Lopez Willow Lopez Sheffield Joshua Gomez Lions Sands Restaurant P.M Permian Playhouse
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