Pecos River Flood Remains Widespread Across Region
Reports from Reeves and nearby counties describe high water on highways and streets in Pecos, Mentone, Orla, and surrounding towns. Officials say bridges hold, but paving damage is likely. radio warnings are disrupted as Pecos station remains off air, with Monahans station to relay weather alerts.
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Pecos
Orla
Johnson
Salt Falls
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Hunt
Monahans
Rylander
Deaths and Funeral for Hargis Wilkinson Ramsower Cowden Solomon
Obituaries list several Odessa area death notices with services this week. Pauline Hargis Arlema Hale Wilkinson Ruby Ramsower Corinne Cowden David Solomon are named with burial locations in Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa Cemetery Parklawn IOOF. Survivors include spouses children and siblings with varied birthplaces and dates.
Madden J Read Sr. 80 Ozona services held today
Madden James Read Sr. 80 of Ozona died Tuesday in Crockett County Hospital. Born December 7, 1897 in Abbott he married Gladys Ellis in 1925 in Lampasas and was a World War I veteran. He was a local rancher. Survived by wife two sons Jimmy and Nat Read both of Ozona two sisters Mrs Hubert Jones and Mrs Frank Churchill and one brother Curtis Read of California. Burial at Cedar Hills Cemetery under Larry D. Sheppard Funeral Home supervision.
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Ozona
Madden James Read Sr
United Methodist Church
Cedar Hills Cemetery
Larry D. Sheppard
Read
Crockett County Hospital
Abbott
Gladys Ellis
Lampasas
Jimmy Read
Nat Read
Hubert Jones
Frank Churchill
Curtis Read
California
William S Davis of Houston former Midland legislator dies
William S Bill Davis 51 of Houston and former Midland resident died Sunday night at the Houston Veterans Administration hospital after an illness Born Oct 30 1926 in Alvin he moved to Midland in the mid 1950s Davis served in the Texas Legislature and was active in the Permian Basin Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers He worked for Exxon as a petroleum engineer and held leadership roles in Midland groups including the theater symphony and Jaycees Memorials are requested to the Midland Community Theatre Burial is set for 11 am Thursday at Seaside Memorial Cemetery Corpus Christi and a chapel service was held in Bellaire with graveside services later in Corpus Christi Survivors include his sister two nieces a nephew and two grandnephews
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Houston
William S
Bill) Davis
Midland
Earthman’s Funeral Home
Bellaire
Seaside Memorial Cemetery
Corpus Christi
Davis
Houston Veterans Administration Hospital
Alvin
Texas
Permian Basin
Society of Petroleum Engineers of
AIME
Southwest
Theater Symphony and
Jaycees
Exxon Corp
First United Methodist Church
Midland Community Theatre
Compromise labeled as creating regulatory burden on gas industry
Senators criticize a compromise on a bill regulating natural gas, warning it could expand federal control from well to consumer and raise costs for Texas independents and consumers. Critics say deregulation is contradicted by new regulatory provisions and that Northeast supplies subsidize Texas costs.
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John H. Poerner
Commission
Ron Smith
Tower
Smith
Mike Naeve
Bentsen
Texas
Washington crash probe hairsplitting over tower frequencies
Elwood Driver, acting safety board chairman, said testimony may be based on wrong information. A small plane practicing instrument landings collided with a descending jet near North Park, three miles from the airport. Pilot James McFeron 45 calmly radioed we’re going down as the jet plunged, with air traffic controllers remaining unexpectedly calm throughout.
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Washington
Elwood Driver
Safety Board
Hogue
James McFeron
North Park
McFeron
Rail strike deadline looms as talks near noon Thursday
The secretary warned that if no agreement by the noon deadline, the administration will take action. Fred J. Kroll of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks welcomed government steps and pledged cooperation. Pickets were removed at several railroads but many passengers faced travel disruption, auto plants announced layoffs, and fuel shipments slowed as authorities pressured a settlement with N&W over 4,600 clerks.
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Fred J. Kroll
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
N&w
Marshall
Grand jury returns 49 indictments here
The September term Ector County Grand Jury handed down 49 criminal indictments in its second session. Five indictments not released pending arrests. Emma Jean Berry faces two murder charges with $200,000 bonds. a $100,000 bond on a Houston related murder charge. Additional cases include rape, burglary, theft, heroin and marijuana charges with varied bonds and numerous individuals named.
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Ector County Grand Jury
Emma Jean Berry
Harris County
Jerry Glenn Davis
Johnnie Mae Williams
Willie Marion McGee
Randy Ray Bledsoe
Willie Lawrence Young
Joe Valentine Flores
Jerry Wayne Leija
Fidencio Navarette
Jose Eliazer Bernal
Larry Don Powell
Sue Lynn Allgood
Ruby Lee Banks
Bond
James Berry
Howard Edward Bolts
Johnnie Hugh Brazeal
Johnnie Hugh Brazeal Was Indicted On A Charge of Theft By the Grand Jury
Gary Lee Chamberlain
Denise Doreen Christie
Lena Richardson Elkins
Johnny Edward Fowler
Robert Hilton Harris
Jeffrey David Hayden
Verna Lanelle Haynes
Christopher Michael Holly
Charles Ronald Klinger
Robert Clare Breidler
Rex Steven Lacey
Gary Lee Maxwell
Debra Gayle McGraw
Donnie Lewayne Morris
Mary Toler Roach
Thomas G. Riehl
Della Marie Sanders
David Sanchez Garcia
Jimmy Dean Sartain
Clarence Laverne Thomas
Benjamin Thomas Tisdale
Frederick Lynn Vestal
Dennis William Heldt
Larry Wayne Eaton
Norman Jean Salucia
Area rainfall to ease with clearing by Thursday
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a gradual clearing in the west with rain ending by Thursday. Today sees a 40 percent chance of rain dropping to 20 percent tonight. Year to date rainfall totals 12.28 inches, about 1.16 inches above September last year, and within 1.23 inches of matching nine month rainfall of all of last year. Local stations report varied amounts over the past 24 hours, with Odessa downtown recording 1.21 inches the highest. Highs today in the mid 60s, with Thursday reaching mid 70s, and recent lows in the mid 50s.
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National Weather Service
Midland
Weather Service
Texas Electric Service Co
South Dixie
Odessa
Midland East
Permian Basin
Central Fire Station
Dobbs and
Murphy
Golder and
University
38Th and
Dixie
Brentwood
8Th Street
Santa Rosa
Odessa American
Weather forecast from Midland regional airport
National Weather Service office at Midland regional airport predicts a day of showers with diminishing clouds tonight and Thursday. A 40 percent rain chance today drops to 20 percent tonight, with warmer Thursday. Light variable winds today and tonight, highs near 60s today and tomorrow, overnight low around mid 50s. Precip yesterday 0.19 inches, year to date 12.28 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessa Club Meetings Schedule List
Tomorrow in Odessa schedules Kiwanis Club at 6:30 A.M. at Hospitality Lodge, Noon events for Downtown Lions Inn of the Golden West Chaparral Toastmasters and Underwoods Cafeteria, Noon Sandhills American Business Club Bonanza Steakhouse, 6:30 P.M. Evening Lions Club at Sands Restaurant.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Lions Club Inn of the
Underwoods Cafeteria
NOON
Sandhills
American Business Club
Evening Lions Club Sands
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Ector County
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Permian Basin Fair and Exposition
Pauline C. Hargis
Ronald Regnier
Richard Regnier
West 21St
David A. Solomon
Pauline Carroll Hargis
East 23Rd
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hargis
Medical Center Hospital
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sharon Cates
Paula Vosster
Dallas
Vada Tunnell
Ellenwood
Kan
Goldie Hanna
Bartlesville
Okla
Arlema H. Wilkinson
Arlema
Monty) Hale Wilkinson
South Jackson
Hubbard-Kelly
Wilkinson
Justice of the
Harold Sligar
Osage
Pawnee
del Rio
Donald Eugene Ingle
Edmond
Gayle B. Ingle
Oklahoma City
Arthur F. Ingle
Lester Ingle
Porterville
Calif
Ruby Lee Ramsower
Plainview
Forrest Weldon Noble
Andrews
Louise Key
Eunice
N.M
Ninth and
Columbia Streets
Church of Christ
Parklawn Memorial Gardens
Lemons Funeral Home
Ransoner
Central Plains Regional Hospital
Eastland County
Cisco
O.N. Ramsower
Corinne C. Cowden
Abilene
Stanton and Midland
Elliott-Hamil
IOOF
David Anthony Solomon
Aspenwood
Solomon
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Atlanta
Brownwood
Ava Webb
St Mary's Catholic Church
American Legion
Chuck Wagon Gang
Sadie Melof
Decatur
Ala
Mary Wahlen
Nokesville
Jackson
Epps. la
Madden J. Read Sr
William S. Davis
Naeve
District of Columbia
Texas Gas
Carter
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