Former Odessan garners Alaska Democratic nomination
A 41-year-old former Odessa attorney, Chaney Croft of Anchorage, won the Alaska Democratic gubernatorial primary by 272 votes over Ed Merdes, with Lt. Gov. Lowell Thomas certifying Croft and incumbent Governor Hammond as the race results were reviewed.
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Anchorage
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Fairbanks
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Deaths in Hollis Olton Pecos Brady areas illuminate region losses
Obituaries note Mary Odell Keeney of Olton died after a long illness in Dallas at 63 with husband Emmett Keeney and extended survivors including a son Gene in Dallas and three sisters. Earl Malett of Pecos, 76, died at home. burial at Fairview Cemetery after move from Snyder. survivor list includes wife Golda and four sisters. Darrell Hodges, 80, of Brady, sister of Jack Hodges, died after short illness. services in Brady with multiple children, siblings and grandchildren named.
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Fairview
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Snyder
Golda Naoma Malett
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Alamagordo
Rites Planned for Clorene Brashear 68 in Odessa
Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. in Hubbard-Kelly Chapel for Clorene Olive Brashear of 2915 Chisum who died Saturday after a long illness at Medical Center Hospital. Born March 23 1910 in Taylor County she lived most of her life in Odessa moving from Taylor County. She married Elmer Brashear in 1970 in Duncan Oklahoma and was a housewife active in Episcopal Church and Odessa Garden Club. Survivors include her husband one brother B C Baker of Arlington and three sisters Waldine Strope Odessa Billie Faye Legg Granbury and Ruby Roy Texarkana.
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Don Joe Morrison
Perry Wayne Morrison
Dallas
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Brenda Taylor
Paulette Haynes
Ruby Morrison
Mary Kay Morrison
Bernice Smith
Francis Morrison
McKinney
Clorene Olive Brashear
Chisum
Sunset Memorial Gardens
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Taylor County
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Duncan
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Odessa voters approve $4 million bond for sewage plant upgrades
In Odessa turnout reached 22.23 percent with Prop 1 sewage treatment approved while Prop 2 water distribution and a police-courts building failed in most boxes. City officials debate a new bond election as a $10.9 million EPA grant backs the project and a 4.7 percent rate increase is proposed to fund debt service and land acquisition.
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Auto crash injures three in Odessa Saturday
Three persons were treated at Medical Center Hospital after injuries from a traffic accident Saturday afternoon at 38th and Andrews Highway. Cheryl Borders 18, Kathy Green 20, and Linda Luera 24 were passengers in Borders car. Hargraves 16 failed to yield as both cars collided north of Andrews Highway.
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Odessa
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Catalina
38Th
Andrews E Highway
Kathy Green
Stoner
Linda Luera
Pilice
Basin Weather Outlook Promises Warm, Dry Week Ahead
After over an inch of rain in early September the Permian Basin dries out with no rain forecast through Monday. The National Weather Service at Midland reports highs near 88 today and around 92 Monday, with lows near 65, and winds southeast at 5 to 15 mph. Rain gauges total 8.34 inches for the year so far. A tropical low just off the Lower Texas coast shows signs of strengthening and may move northwesterly, with winds 25 to 35 mph and small craft urged to stay in port.
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Midland region forecast from NWS at Midland Airport
Partly cloudy through Monday with warm afternoons and southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Today high 88, tonight low 65. Tomorrow high 92, overnight low 64. Sun sets 8 02 p.m. Moonrise 7 30 a.m. Year to date precipitation 8 34 inches.
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Vandals strike six sites including two mailboxes
Police investigated six vandalism incidents Saturday night. A rural mailbox at 2740 Bainbridge and a neighbor’s at 2733 Bainbridge were knocked down by a vehicle. Damages totaled 50 dollars. A car left with two tires cut, a window at Harbison Auto Sales damaged by pellet, a beer bottle shattered a windshield near University and Golder, and a back tire daubed with white paint on a residence vehicle.
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el Paso
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George
Barriga
South Broughton
Correction Of Odessa Accident Report Errors
Odessa police corrected Aug 29 records to show a northbound car driven by Susan Kay Norris 24 ran into the rear of Joyce Jones Streicher 48 at University and Andrews Highway. Streicher was injured in the crash and Norris was not at fault according to the revised report.
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Library Town Hall meeting set Tuesday
Ector County residents can attend a Library Town Hall meeting at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday at Odessa College Fine Arts Auditorium to share concerns and library needs with 200 delegates. Reports will be summarized for the Texas Conference of Library and Information Services in Austin.
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Texas Conference On Library and Information Services
Austin
Texas
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Raye Delcore
John Ben Shepperd
Ruth Thayer
State of Texas
Norman H. Winfrey
Texas State Library and Conference
Goldsmith grant request on PBRPC board agenda
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission will hear a City of Goldsmith grant request for 234000 in HUD funds at its 1:30 PM meeting in the Regional Airport conference room. Goldsmith seeks gas line improvements to curb safety risks and reduce 60 to 80 percent gas losses.
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Divorces Granted in District Court Listings
District Court grants divorces to multiple couples including Thomas A. Sneed and Jonita Sneed, Pablo Castillo Hill and Gillermo Ramos Hill, Gloria Jean Beauchamp and Billy C. Beauchamp, Patricia Ann Moore and Edwin Lee Moore, Ruth Faye Neel and Billy Dean Neel, Robert Eugene Meisenheimer and Yulie Florine Yvonne Walton Meisenheimer. Others: Robert Thomas Hylands and Janet Louisa Schoenly Hyland, Richard C Arocha and Eloise M Arocha, Sandra Sue Maynard and Randy Alten Maynard, Linda Sanchez and Arthur Sanchez, William Marcus Perry and Sandra Gale Perry, Manuel Mendoza and Maria Mendoza, Eva Lenora Wilkins and Charles Frank Wilkins, Carolyne Huff and Brent Huff, Adelfa Hagen and William A. Hagen, L Bridges and W Bridges, Laura Ann Bates and Donald David Bates, Don Oliver Newbrough and Patricia Cara Newbrough, John D. Farmer and Maverine Farmer, Abram H. Aguirre and Dominga Aguirre, Daniel Elliott Richards and Shirley Lee Richards, Sally Sue Jones and Larry David Jones.
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Jonita Sneed
Pablo Castillo Hill
Gillermo Ramos Hill
Gloria Jean Beauchamp
Billy C. Beauchamp
Patricia Ann Moore
Edwin Lee Moore
Ruth Faye Neel
Billy Dean Neel
Robert Eugene Meisenheimer
Yulie Florine
Yvonne Walton Meisenheimer
Robert Thomas Hylands
Janet Louisa Schoenly Hyland
Richard C Arocha
Eloise
M Arocha
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Randy Alten Maynard
Linda Sanchez
Arthur Sanchez
William Marcus Perry
Sandra Gale Perry
Manuel Mendoza
Maria Mendoza
Eva Lenora Wilkins
Charles Frank Wilkins
Carolyne Huff
Brent Huff
Adelfa Hagen
William A. Hagen
L. Bridges
W. Bridges
Laura Ann Bates
Donald David Bates
Don Oliver Newbrough
Patricia Cara Newbrough
John D. Farmer
Maverine Farmer
Abram H. Aguirre
Dominga £ Aguirre
Daniel Elliott Richards
Shirley Lee Richards
Sally Sue Jones
Larry David Jones
Auto Heads Seven Thefts
City police investigated seven thefts reported Saturday night. A 1970 model car valued at 500 dollars was taken from East Second, starting without a key. A bumper, grill, tire and wheel worth 450 dollars were stolen from a car. Four hubcaps valued at 160 dollars were stripped from another vehicle. A purse containing 98 dollars was taken from a car. A rear license plate was removed from another vehicle. A driver’s license left a wallet, time unknown. A bicycle valued at 65 dollars was taken from East 21st.
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Monclair
West Second
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South Lincoln
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West Fourth
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Beechwood
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Odessa Men Arrested In Warehouse Theft Case
Two Odessa men aged 31 and 33 were jailed Saturday on theft charges to be filed Sunday after police recovered four television sets and a sewing machine worth 2515 dollars from a Sears Roebuck warehouse at 107 South Grandview. The thefts had been monitored by store security following a string of losses.
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Odessa Club Schedules Tonight Meetings and Events
Odessa groups announce tomorrow events: Kiwanis at noon at Inn of the Golden West and at 7 PM Wildcat Toastmasters in the Coachroom, Odessa College. Twylite Optimists at 7 PM Bonanza Steakhouse. CAP Group XVI at 7:30 PM CAP Headquarters and Squadrons at Schlemeyer Field. Odessa Council for the Blind at 7:30 PM Primitive Baptist Church.
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