Rainy kickoff energizes United Way drive in Odessa
Despite heavy rain United Way volunteers gathered at the Odessa head quarters to launch the 1978 campaign. Campaign chair Gene Clark praised the effort and goal of 70000 dollars, with division chairs named and 14 agencies to benefit. The drive runs through November 16 with employee pledges and report luncheons scheduled to track progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elly Hochman
United Way
Gene Clark
Ector County
United Way Board of Directors
Charles Perry
Perry
Odessa
Joe Thompson
Bill Steen
Bob Leever
Dean Hamilton
Bob Latta
Keith Bailey
Bill Tapp
Lyle DeBolt
Larry Melton
Bill Holm
Kerry Sweatt
Steve Roach
Homer Stewart
Boys’ Clubs of Odessa Inc
Boy Scouts of America
Children’s Milk Fund
Girls’ Club of Odessa Inc
Odessa Council On Alcoholism
Odessa Day Nursery
Odessa Family Ymca
Panhellenic Baby Clinic
Permian Basin Girl Scouts
Permian Basin Planned Parenthood
Permian Basin
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center, Phyllis Wheatley Day Nursery
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Pope John Paul II installs as pope in Rome ceremony
The ceremony featured the pope kneeling and kissing Cardinal Wyszynski’s hand, a sign of obedience, followed by an ecumenical welcome with Protestant and Orthodox leaders in a library circle. US participants included Thomas ONeill and Zbigniew Brzezinski. Security was tight and the event aired worldwide with Polish translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefan Wyszynski
John Paul
U.S
Thomas O'Neill
House of Representatives
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
Poland
Wadowice
Vatican
Krakow
Sigmund
SALT Talks Show Optimistic Tone Amid Strategic Limits
U S negotiators described Sunday talks as constructive with no details given. Vance’s spokesman noted the discussions remain substantive as key issues include cruise missile limits and missile sizes, bomber retirements, and Backfire deployment limits. A signing ceremony with Carter and Brezhnev was anticipated in Washington later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vance
Hodding Carter
Andrei Gromyko
Carter
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Washington
Vandals damage autos in city police investigation
Five of eight vandalism reports are being investigated by city police. Francisco Granado reported $650 in damages to his car at 300 West University after vandalism. Linda Brady at 826 Barrett said two door handles two windshield wipers and the distributor were broken at Standard and Dixie. James Bradley at 3939 Tanglewood found bent antennas and a CB radio antenna worth $80. Darrell Wood at 2401 Park reported two punctured tires valued at $150. Beth Rains at 1200 Santa Rosa had two tires punctured valued at $60. Frontier Furniture employee said a plate glass window at 1909 Andrews Highway was damaged by gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Granado
West University
Linda Brady
Barrett
Standard and Dixie
James Scott Bradley
Tanglewood
Darrell Errett Wood
Park
Beth Rains
Santa Rosa
County Court records list marriages and divorces filed
Marriage licenses issued include Phillip Hernandez Carrasco with Donna Kay Stuart and six other couples. Divorce suits filed name Laria Kay Parvin versus John Parvin and five additional couples. Birth notices from Women’s and Children’s Hospital record several newborns with dates and addresses, including Juan Magallanez and multiple others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Hernandez Carrasco
Donna Kay Stuart
Vernon Thornhill
Mildred Frances Dugan
Scott Anderson Mitchell
Kelly Estelle Mciver
Vernon Howard Howell
Pamela Kay Dixon
Jimmy Ray Culver
Tammy Kathleen Nellett
Ronald Keith Wolf
Kertha Karen Wolf
Robert Wayne Chesney
Melissa Ann Harrelson
Rickie Dale Morris
Teresa Lee Walker
Laria Kay Parvin
John Parvin
Sylvia Ruth Carroll
Sidney Lewis Carroll
Madeleine S. Gonzales
Amanda Gonzales
Jimmy Dan Smith
Sharon Smith
Mae Neil Singletary
Michael G. Singletary
Amelia Duncan
Robert Duncan
School menus corrected for Ector County ISD this week
The Odessa American publishes corrected weekly lunch menus for Ector County Independent School District. Elementary meals include spaghetti, pot pie, pizza, and cheeseburger options with standard sides and milk. Secondary menus feature roast beef, chicken pot pie, pizza, meat loaf, and cheeseburgers with varied vegetables and desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
Ector County Independent School District
Midland area obituaries and funeral notices sweep Midland
Obituaries and funeral notices fill Midland and nearby towns including Connie Ruth Lasater 49 in Midland with services at Ellis Funeral Home for burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Frances Rawlinson 59 to be buried in Grayville. Louie Hill Jr. 27 funeral at Pentecostal Church of God in Christ with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Caroline Graves 89 in Kermit with services pending in Cooper Funeral Chapel. Felix Ybarra 47 of Odessa with services at San Juan Catholic Mission. Gabriel Ramirez infant burial at Odessa Cemetery. Hans Gerhart 63 of Winters funeral at St John’s Lutheran. Jerry Mullings 34 of Seminole service at South Seminole Baptist Church. Travis Allen 33 of Coleman service at Henderson Funeral Home. Macedonia Heredia 65 in Odessa area, funeral at Crescent Park Baptist Church. John Jenkins 54 in Midland service at Andrews Cemetery. Roy Smith pending with Easterling Smith in Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Connie Ruth Lasater
Ellis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Abilene
Aaron L. Lasater
Dallas
Odessa
San Antonio
Jim Chance
Rogers
Tom Chance
Howard Chance
Sweetwater
John Chance
Fort Worth
Herman
Vadie) Nations
Dorotheas Warwick
Amarillo
Joe
Berta) Chandler
Fort Stockton
American Cancer Society
Frances Rawlinson
Stokes Chapel
Crossville
Ill
Bernard Sturm
Grayville
Rawlinson
Midland Memorial Hospital
Middleton
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
George W. Rawlinson
Louie Hill Jr
Pentescostal
Church of God In Christ
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
Hill
Falls County
Midland High School
Pentecostal Church of God In Christ
Juanita
Sandra Kay Hill
Richmond Hill
Brooklyn
N.M
Robert Louis
Roswell
Caroline Elizabeth Graves
Kermit
Cooper
G.A. Lochabay
A.M. Lochabay
Snyder
J.S. Lochabay
Bay City
L.C. Flanagan
Alex Anderson
Corpus Christi
Felix Ybarra
Edgeport
San Juan Catholic Mission
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Ybarra
Justice of the Peace
Harold Sligar
Valentine
el Paso Products
VFW
Norma Villerreal
Diane Y. Gamboa
Delva Ybarra
Mary E. Ybarra
Ruben Ybarra
Antonio Ybarra
Gabriel Ybarra
Santos Canava
Gabriel Ramirez
Efrain Ramirez
Drury Lane
Easterling Funeral Home
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Efrain Lee Ramirez
Crespin Rayos
Hans Frederick Gerhart
Winters
Barbaa Sanders
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Winters Funeral Home
Gerhart
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Billie Joyce Denton
Jerry Macuther Mullings
South Seminole Baptist Church
Gaines County Memorial
Singleton Funeral Home
Mullings
Knox City
Seminole
Seminole Backhoe Service Corp
Vicki
Jerry M. Mullings Jr
Timothy Ray Mullings
John R. Mullings
Ovale
Ellen King
Lawn
Betty Sanders
Lilly Taylor
Brownfield
Paul Mullings
Comanche
C.R. Mullings
Goldthwaite
Ed Mullings
Terry Mullings
Henry Mullings
Jimmy Mullings
Goldsboro
Coleman
Travis Allen
Barbara Jones
Henderson Funeral Home
Richland Springs
Allen
Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital
Winnie Fields Nichols
Santa Anna
Stemple Manufacturing Co
Macedonia
Sauceda Heredia
West Monahans
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Heredia
Medical Center Hospital
Pecos
Rafael Heredia
Petra S. Artiz
Susie O. Salcido
Lorenzo Heredia
Luis Heredia
Leverato Heredia
Juan Heredia
Virginia H. Dianda
Dorothea H. Torrez
Rosa H. Perez
Herminia Marmalejo
John H. Jenkins
Andrews
Jenkins
Helen Watson
San Angelo
Aramco
Saudi Arabia
Greg Jenkins
Doug Jenkins
U.S. Air Force
Germany
Gary Jenkins
Evelyn Waddell
American Heart Association
Odessa Daybook Of Events For Tomorrow
Odessa schedule lists 6:30 AM Early-bird Toastmasters at Sambo's Restaurant. 9:00 AM City Council at Council Chambers City Hall. 10:00 AM Ector County Commissioners Court at Ector County Courthouse. noon Odessa Jaycees at Branding Iron. noon Grandview Lions at Bonanza Steakhouse. noon Hi Noon Optimists at Sands Restaurant. 1:00 PM Children's concert for fifth-graders with Odessa Midland Symphony at Bonham Junior High. 7:30 PM Charlie Shedd lecture at Odessa College. 0 PM Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Presbyterian Church. 7:30 PM Football Filmnight at Odessa A and M Club Coors Distributing Hospitality Room East Highway 80. 8:00 PM American Legion Post 430 at Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Commissioners Court
Ector County
Odessa Jaycees
Odessa A&m
Coors Distributing Co
East Highway
Weather Forecast From Midland NWS Office
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for occasional rain with possible thunderstorms and cooler conditions today and tonight. Rain continues Tuesday with northeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph eased to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon and 5 to 10 mph tonight. Rain chances 80 percent today, 70 tonight, 60 Tuesday. High Today in the 50s, Low Tonight in the 40s, High Tomorrow in the upper 50s. Yesterday's high 73. Overnight low 43. Sunset 7:08 p.m. Sunrise 7:59 a.m. Precipitation last 24 hours 1.0 inches. Year to date 13.31 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Maybelle Carter, Country Music Matriarch, Dies at 69
Maybelle Carter of the Carter Family died at 69 in suburban Nashville after a morning illness. Born May 10, 1909 in Nickelsville Virginia, she helped shape old-time country music with guitar autoharp and songwriting. Her family rose to prominence recording for RCA in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Tenn
Maybelle Carter
Carter
Nashville
Johnny Cash
E. J. Butler
Cash
Ms. Butler
Maybelle
Nickelsville
Virginia
Ezra Carter
Poor
Bristol
RCA
June Carter Cash
California
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United Vk
United Way Division
Mark Swindler
Board of Directors
Frontier Furniture
Andrews Highway
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Aae
Aare
Juan Magallanez
Wes! Ada
Calvin Kirkham
Cambridge
Jimmy Esparza
Center
Kerre Mayfield
Oakwood
Carlos Quintella
West
Gary Smith
Rickey G. Romine
Angus
Connie Lasater
Caroline Graves
Hans Gerhart
Jerry Mullings
John Jenkins
Roy Smith
Roy E. Smith
Pleasant
Smith
Singer
Dorothy Shay
Santa Monica
Calif
Eisenhower
Sambo’s
Grandview Lions
Bonanza Steakhouse
Sands Restaurant
Junior Service League
Odessa-Midland Symphony
Bonham Junior High School
Charlie Shedd
Odessa College
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
East University
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo
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