Eagles Top Barbecue at Odessa Cookoff
Hundreds of barbecue lovers attended the Odessa Eagles Aerie cookoff on the lodge lot at 519 East Seventh to support the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Bud Mote won the Eagles Division and will represent Odessa at the statewide cookoff in Bay City on Oct 7. Carl Maddoux won Open Division first with Bill Utsler second. Athens and McGraw took Open third and Athens earned Showmanship for the locomotive pit. Proceeds from the auction benefited Bob Hope High School for Spastic Children in Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Eagles
Order of Eagles
East Seventh
Bob Hope High School
Port Arthur
Bud Mote
Eagles
Odessa Lodge
Bay City
Johnny Cook
Dici Davis
Cathy Hale
Carl Maddoux
Bill Utsler
Jim Athens
Bob McGraw
Athens
Mini telethon raises eleven thousand eight hundred forty three dollars
The United Negro College Fund's annual mini telethon raised 11843.77 in pledges despite bad weather. Local chairwomen Mae Neil Singletary and Jean Mitchell led Odessa and Midland volunteers plus 150 helpers. The drive aims to reach 40000 by December end to support 41 member colleges.
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United Negro College Fund
Virgil Hendley
Permian Basin
Hendley
Odessa
Midland
UNCF
P.O. Box
Texas
Kmid-Tv
Mae Neil Singletary
Jean Mitchell
Alice Mitchell
Annie Jones
Wilbur Yeager Jr
First National Bank of Midland
George Haley
American Bank
Robert Goulet
Ann Murray
George Kirby
Billy Paul
Bishop
Dallas
Huston Tillotson
Austin
Jarvis Christian
Hawkins
Paul Quinn
Waco
Tyler
Wiley
Marshall
Obituaries From Texas and New Mexico Clubs and Churches
San Angelo and Hobbs area obituaries offer notices for Linda Jo Olson Loren Davis Thelma O Bryants O W Jam Smith Ethel Shortes Edward Scott Orvale Milner Ulysses Cleveland Jesse Glenn Wood Maggie Yancey and others born years and survivors listed including Lindseys Ballingers and several siblings. Funeral services and burial plans are noted with church and cemetery locations across San Angelo Hobbs Kermit Seminole Monahans DeLeon and surrounding regions.
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San Angelo
Linda Jo Olson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hobbs
N. M
Johnson
Clarence Olson
Berra Ballinger
Ryan Ballinger
R. W
Bob) Lindsey
Lana Martin
N. S. Woods
Seminole
O. W
Jam) Smith
Knox City Cemetery
Smith
Shannon
Runnels County
Mabel Howell
First United Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge No
Knights Templar
Suez Shrine Temple of
Order of the Eastern Star
Julian Howell
Geraldine Johnson
N.M
Ethel Shortes
Graham's
Funeral Home
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Lewis Ford
John Akers
Topeka
Kan
Jesse Glenn Wood
Crews Cemetery
Winters
Winters Funeral Home
Wood
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Crews
Monahan
Navy
Jesse Wood
Robert Wood
Rota
Spain
Caroline Stewart
Hampton
N.J
Linda Johnson
Lubbock
Juanita Cox
Dorothy Sue Williams
Odessa
Marion Wood
Deleon
Maggie Yancey
United Pentecostal
Murray Cemetery
Carbon
Midland
Mary Hyatt
Divorces Granted in Local Court Record
Divorces were granted for Kathy Rasmussen and Raytford Rasmussen, Vickie West and Gary West, Bernadette Dunson and Ernest Dunson II, Leslie Gatlin and James Gatlin, Joyce Martinez and Victor Martinez, J Nevelyn Barr and Joseph Barr, Donna Grote and Ernest Grote Jr., Judith Hale and Michael Hale, Estella Stewart and Kendall Stewart, Suwanna Bellah and Melvin Bellah, Marlon Cole and Macy Cole, Kathleen Underwood and Michael Underwood, Connie Stovall and Aubrey Stovall, Sharon Stone and Chester Stone, Dorinda Taylor and Lynn Taylor, Kenneth Morris and Linda Morris, Eva Lewis and Edward Lewis Jr., Tommy Haymes and Theresa Haymes, Toni Spruill and Roger Spruill, Heather Clower and Terry Clower, Edith Marsh and Ronald Marsh, Catherine Spolarich and Steven Spolarich, and S L Rodgers and O L Rodgers.
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Kathy Rasmussen
Raytford Dell Rasmussen
Vickie Jean West
Gary Lee West
Bernadette Maries Dunson
Ernest Claude Dunson II
Leslie Diane Gatlin
James Dwayne Gatlin
Joyce Lynne Martinez
Victor Martinez
J'Nevelyn Barr
Joseph Ralph Barr
Donna Grote
Ernest Roy Grote Jr
Judith Kathleen Hale
Michael Ray Hale
Estella Stewart
Kendall C. Stewart
Suwanna Adella Bellah
Melvin D. Bellah
Marlon
Energy costs shape U S usage and fuel options
The article tracks post embargo energy shifts in the United States, noting gasoline prices climbed from 1973 to 1975 with consumption rising modestly while compact car sales surged. It cites Frank Ikard on conservation and outlines rising home heating costs, industry fuel shifts to oil and coal, and growing imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Central Avenue
Frank N. Ikard
Texas
American Petroleum Institute
America
U.S
United States
Odessa Women Named in Outstanding Young Women Book
Eighteen Odessa area women are included in the 1978 Outstanding Young Women of America. The program honors women aged 21 to 36 for achievements at home, work, and in the community, with 51 state award recipients eligible to become one of ten national Outstanding Women of America. Names from Odessa include Kathleen G. Anderson, Marilyn Greene, Deborah Fay Peacock, Robbie Nunley Rogers, Mary Katherine Bock, Barbara Jane Hill, Jeanne Molinar, Betty McCallister Peak, Sharon Kay Sharp, Sandra Kay Byrd, Sandra Jeane Driscoll, Elizabeth Anne Fox, Luann Roberts Morgan, Janet Elaine Pollard, Alice Leigh Duerksen, Elsa Obdulias Suarez, Deborah Sue Cowden, and Evelyn Elaine Finley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Kathleen G. Anderson
East 25Th
Marilyn, Faye “Greene
Ll Gnyder
Deborah Fay Peacock
Route 5
Robbie Nunley Rogers
Harris
Mary Katherine Bock
Pica
Barbara Jane Hill
Mimosa Circle
Jeanne Molinar
Nabors
Betty McCallister Peak
Oakwood
Sharon Kay Sharp
South Colonial
Sandra Kay Byrd
Brentwood
Sandra Jeane Driscoll
East 42Nd
Elizabeth Anne Fox
Spur
Luann Roberts Morgan
Pagewood
Janet Elaine Pollard
Alice Leigh Duerksen
Elsa Obdulias Suarez
Fort Stockton
Deborah Sue Cowden
Crane
Evelyn Elaine Finley
Monahans
Rain Drizzle Lingers Across Permian Basin Area
The Odessa region saw spotty drizzle with a 50 percent chance of today rain and a 40 percent chance tonight. Highs near 75, lows around 60, and easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Rain totals varied from .09 to .33 inch with light accumulation at several stations. flash flood watches were issued in South Texas due to heavy rains.
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Odessa
Eighth
Santa Rosa
University and
Brentwood
Golder
University
38Th
Dixie
Odessa American
South
Texas
National Weather Service
Rio Grande Valley
Coastal Bend
Rain expected today into tonight with mild temps
National Weather Service Midland region forecast shows a 50 percent chance of rain today and 40 percent tonight with easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Highs in the mid 70s, tonight's low around 60, and a Monday high again in the mid 70s. Precipitation last 24 hours was .08 inches, year to date 10.88 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Stolen car recovered before owner missed it
Eight thefts under city police investigation reported Saturday night. A car owned by Jerry Castenada was found in the 3800 block of Walnut, valued at 2800 dollars, after being left for work at Odessa College. Other losses include two money bags totaling 264 dollars, two coats worth 347 and 327 dollars, a 179 dollar mower, an antique cast iron pot and stand, a 20 dollar wristwatch, a missing license plate, and 7 11 gas not paid for at 7 Eleven No 3 on East 10th.
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Qdessan
Jerry Castenada
Wilson
Walnut
Castenada
Odessa College Vocational Department
Coliseum Bowl
Douglas
East Second
J.D. Townson
East
J.B. McCuistion Jr
East 13Th
James Morris Burnette
Lindberg
Edward Williams
Hudson
Williams
No. 3
East 10Th
Appeals court abates two Ector County appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals abated appeals from Joe Valentine Flores Jr. convicted in 1977 for selling heroin to an undercover agent and Lyle Caylor Franklin convicted in 1976 for burglary. The court cited denial of effective counsel and failure to provide full appellate records, ordering evidentiary hearings and potential appointment of new counsel if indigence is shown.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Ector
Joe Valentine Flores Jr
C.V. Milburn
High Court
Lyle Caylor Franklin
161St District
R.L. McKim
Ector County
Flores
Odessa
Gerald Lopez
Lopez
Appeals Court
70Th District Court
Appellant
Odessa group schedule lists meetings at multiple venues
Tomorrow in Odessa a series of afternoon and evening meetings includes Noon at the Odessa Kiwanis Inn of the Golden West and Coachroom. At 1 30 p m the Ector County Commissioners Court meets at the Ector County Courthouse. At 7 p m Wildcat Toastmasters convene at the Composite Technology Building Odessa College. Twylite Optimists gather at Bonanza Steakhouse at 7 p m CAP Group XVI meets at CAP Headquarters Building Schlemeyer Field.
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Odessa Kiwanis
Inn of the Golden West
the Golden West
Wildcat
Odessa College
CAP Group XVI
CAP
Schlemeyer Field
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