Congressional showdown in Odessa debate shapes 9th District race
In Odessa Republican George Bush of Midland and Democrat Kent Hance of Lubbock spar over main campaign issues. Bush accuses the current Congress of partisan limits while promising energy and capitalist reforms. Hance touts his Texas Senate record, calls for a balanced budget amendment, and argues one Republican victory won't fix a Democratic-controlled House.
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George Mahon
House of Representatives
George Bush
Midland
Cyc
LS Congress
Democratic House
Congress
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Texas
Senate
West Texas
Hance
Odessa
Bush
National Democratic
Washington
Burglars Take Assorted Items Across City
Nine burglaries probed by city police and Ector County sheriff report items stolen from residences and vehicles. Valuables include a television phonograph worth 950 dollars, a 450 dollar CB radio, 360 dollars in a wallet, a 650 dollar stereo, plus rings, a coin bank, and car batteries. Several entries show no forced entry. Suspects remain at large.
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Ector County
Eddie Stanton
Westland
George M. Cheney
West Clifford
Citizens
James Dale Gunlock
Oakwood
Wayne Edgar Thompson
South Jackson
Janie Olivarez
Lindberg
Drury
Tomasa B. Barriga
Aken
William Neil Utsler
Penbrook
Seventh
Muskingum
James Estes
Terry
Bonham
Neal G. Westland
North Dixie
Odessa groups seek 1979 Community Development funding
Odessa City Council heard requests totaling 1 221 million for Community Development funds at a Crockett Junior High hearing attended by under 15 residents. Major asks included 690 thousand for Girls Club phase one, 156 thousand for Odessa Youth Shelter, and 150 thousand for Emergency Veterans Assistance Service with eligibility concerns noted.
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Odessa
Crockett Junior High School
Jack Dillard
Barbara Johnson
Odessa Youth Shelter
Glenn Pipes
Texas Department of Human Resources
Ector County
Arturo Leal
Emergency Veterans Assistance Service
Death notices flood Odessa area obituaries
Multiple death notices from Odessa Midland Lubbock Ralls Kermit Seminole and Littlefield list names ages and burial details. Ivan Mosley 53 of Odessa died at home with services set in Odessa Cemetery. Kevin J Turner 18 of Midland died from tractor injuries with services at Crestview Baptist Church. Keith Jezek 18 of Midland died in Midland Memorial Hospital with funeral at Kelview Heights Baptist Church. Charles E Bartley 43 of Lubbock died at home with services pending. Oma Patterson 61 of Ralls died in Lubbock with services in Ralls. E E Arkey Bowen 66 of Kermit died in Memorial Hospital. Robert Woodie Woods 65 of Seminole died at Permian General Hospital with services in Seminole and Red Bayou Cemetery. Essie Janie Bales 76 of Littlefield died in Littlefield with service at Duggan Avenue Church of Christ. Survivors include spouses children and siblings as listed.
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Ivan Mosley
Washington Lane
Odessa
Easterling Funeral Home
Mosley
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Waco
Union Carbide Co
Vera
Ivan Mosley Jr
U.S. Navy
Clarence Lee Mosley
Lawrence Alvin Mosley
Bonnie Jean Mosley
Shirley Ann Mosley
Midland
Kevin J. Turner
Crestview Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Ellis Funeral Home
Turner
Elk City
Okla
More
Oklahoma City
Baytown
Lee High School
J.W. Turner
Debbie Turner
J.D. Sinor
Homer Alexander
Erie
Keith Jezek
Kelview Heights
Resthaven Memorial Park
Jezek
Midland Memorial Hospital
Jerek
Midland High School
David L. Jezek
David L. Jezek II
Kevin Jezek
Emma Kirkham
San Angelo
John R. Gosnell
Fort Worth
Kelview Heights Baptist Church
Lubbock
Charles E. Bartley
Lonnie Bartley
Bernice Stanton
Resthaven- Singleton-Wilson
Bartley
Charles Smith
Tohoka
Rainbow Bakery
First United Methodist Church
Brownfield
Vernola
RALLS
Oma Patterson
Pansy Dunlap
Lovington
N.M
Ralls First United
Kermit
E.E
Arkey) Bowen
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Bowen
Memorial Hospital
Rover
Ark
el Paso Natural Gas
Midkiff
Sue Smith
Andy Bowen
Joe Wayne Brookins
Bren Holland
Monahans
Doyle Bowen
Hot Springs
Robert
Woodie"’ Woods
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Seminole First Baptist Church
Bill Watson
Red Bayou
New Boston
Singleton Funeral Home
Woods
Inez Rockley
Mount Pleasant
Mobil Oil
Robert Woods
Seminole
Frank Woods
Littlefield
Essie Janie Bales
Duggan Avenue Church of Christ
Littlefield Memorial Park
Hammons
Duggan Avenue
Church of Christ
Rain Ends as Cold Front Approaches Basin Area
A cool front moves into the Permian Basin today bringing sunny skies and cooler temps. National Weather Service Midland reports highs in the upper 60s dropping to near 40 tonight with southerly winds 13 to 26 mph shifting to 13 to 25 mph and gusts. Tuesday records show a 92 degree high in 1933 and a 30 degree high on Tuesday with 47 wind low. gauge readings vary across stations including Midland Odessa and Monahans with precipitation totals noted in partial figures.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland
Sam
Texas Flectrin
Socarherrs
Southeday
South Dixie
Odessa
Aneh
Electric
Wests Monahans
Weather forecast from Midland Regional Airport
National Weather Service outlooked partly cloudy today and tonight with a shift to fair conditions Thursday. Today's high near 68 and low around 42, Thursday's high in the upper 60s. Winds north 0 to 25 mph, gusty, easing tonight to 10 to 15 mph. High today about 40s to upper 40s cold, previous day’s high 50, overnight low 47. Sunset 7:46 am, sunrise Thursday 8:00 am. 24 hour precip 0.20 inch, year to date 14.82 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Four Blazes Responded To By Odessa Firemen
Four fire calls Tuesday in Odessa included a 1962 model car destroyed while being towed at Interstate 20 near FM 1936 after dropping into gear. Minor kitchen damage from overheated grease at Juan Benavides home on West 83rd. Smoke from overheated grease triggered a nursing home kitchen alarm at Westview Manor. An electric heater motor shorted at Texaco Service Station near 42nd and Andrews Highway with no further damage reported.
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Odessa
Tom Morris
East 31St
FM 1936
Juan Benavides
West 83Rd
Westview Manor Nursing Home
Wes
Texaco
42Nd
Andrews Highway
Pioneers discuss cabin window design and future plans
Jim and Anna debate window orientation for their six sided cabin built on a pier and beam foundation. They plan a sleeping loft a possible water heater a deck and a greenhouse while keeping an outdoor toilet and bucket for cold nights.
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Anna
Jim
PTA to Hold Bond Session Before Election
The Crockett Junior High gym hosts a 7:30 p.m. PTA question and answer session about the $21.6 million school bond election set for December 5. Trustees Gipson and Quisenberry will take questions with Gene Eddings of ECISD present. If approved the plan funds three new schools a football stadium and renovations with a 14 cent tax rate increase per $100 assessed value at 75 percent.
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Crockett Junior High School
Sam Gipson
John Quisenberry
Gene Eddings
Ector County Independent School
Crockett Parent-Teacher Association
County and District Court Records and Hospital Admissions
Marriage licenses issued list Kendle Hudgins Jr Rita Earnestine Dancer Steven Craig Daniel Con fi e Lou Vann Thomas James Young Rebecca Cate James Kermit Pendarvis Jonnie Felecia Lee Raphael Salazar Garza Delma Pena Garcia Paul 4 aron Thompson Ruth Ellen Rehders Scott Allen salmela Tina Louise Leslie Rodney Sherwood Elliot Danna Elaine Moon Garry Lee Huffaker Lena Fatwell Divorce suits filed include Genebeva Lopez Chavez Lee Roy Chavez Mary Jo Whitaker James Curtis Whitaker Jerry L Henderson Sam T Henderson BA Crawford K Crawford Judy Gayle Walters Virgil OC Walters Jr Robert Anderson Whaltey Deborah Lynn Whaltey Patients admitted to Medical Center Hospital on October 24 include Florence McManus Daniel Clark Charlie Martin Jimmy Braaley Glen Metford Jimmy Allen Arie Williams Verlie Basham Mariano Rice Matt Rhodes Couts Garland Alton Thompson Clements Langner Joe Aycock Rosalyn Ross Margie Moore Harvey Reed Mattie Bownds Marilyn Beeman Jimmy Stewart Sarah Presnall Discharges on October 24 include Minnie Lewis James Woods Madle Robbins H L Adcock TR Harris Brenda Ray Charles Skethers Johnny Bynum Dorothy Butler George McKenzie Fred Zeitler Doris Thompson Edwin Meroney Juannie Miller Ollie Merriott Eva Nunez Ernestine Naarenalt Ramona Sosa Mary Snodgrass Susie Bourn Jarmnes Fuyglaar HS Samson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendle Hudgins Jr
Rita Earnestine
Steven Craig Daniel
Confié
Lou Vann
Thomas James Young
Rebecca Cate
James Kermit Pendarvis
Jonnie
Felecia Lee
Raphael Salazar Garza
Delma Pena Garcia
Paul 4
Aron Thompson
Ruth Ellen Rehders
Scott Allen Salmela
Tina Louise Leslie
Rodney Sherwood Elliot
Danna
Elaine Moon
Garry Lee Huffaker
Lena Kathleen Fatwell
Genebeva
Medical Center Hospital
Florence McManus
Daniel Clark
Charlie Martin
Jimmy Braaley
Glen Metford
Jimmy Allen
Arie Williams
Verlie Basham
Mariano Rice
Matt Rhodes
Couts Garland
Alton Thompson
Clements Langner
Joe Aycock
Rosalyn Ross
Margie Moore
Harvey Reed
Mattie Bownds
Marilyn Beeman
Jimmy Stewart
Sarah Presnall
Minnie Lewis
James Woods
Madle Robbins
H.L. Adcock
Odessa councilman seeks April vote on taking federal funds
Odessa City Councilman Curtis Webster urged a referendum on accepting federal money after homeowners protested a federally subsidized housing project and a $4 million bond vote partially funded by federal money. Mayor McManigle defended federal funding while others warned of ongoing crises and potential loss of funds to other cities.
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Odessa
Curtis Webster
Kerry Sweatt
Webster
Dick McManigle
McManigle
Lawson Cook
California
Community club meetups listed for Odessa day
Tomorrow in Odessa schedules multiple events: 6 30 A M Kiwanis Odessa University Hospitality Lodge noon Downtown Lions Inn of the Golden West noon Chaparral Toastmasters Underwoods Cafeteria noon Sandhills American Business Club Bonanza Steakhouse 6 30 P M Evening Lions Sands Restaurant.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Downtown
Lions Club
Inn of the Golden West
Underwoods Cafeteria
NOON
Sandhills American Business Club
Bonanza Steakhouse
Evening Lions
Sands Restaurant
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Tip O’neills
State Senate
George
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Kent
Leal
Dillard
Clark Howard
Boys’ Club
Woodson
Central
Robert McCarley
Ector County Association For
Fred George
Dick McMonigle
Butch Webb
CD Citizens Advisory Committee
Kevin Turner
Charles Bartley
E.E. Bowen
Essie Bales
PTA
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