The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 19, 1969 Page: 3 of 8
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Sunday, Oct. 19,1969
The Winkler County News, Kermit. Texas
Page Three
Dickerson Found Guilty... Burle Greens visit Chapter Plans
(Continued From Page 1)
was the dead man’s son, Jerry
Don Spruill, 19, who testified
that he did not hear a phone
ring in his father’s trailer home
on the day that Dickerson had
said he called Spruill to
question him about the alleged
“affair.”
Dickerson had testified that
' he called Spruill to question
| him about the “affair” and it
was then that Spruill
threatened to take Dickerson’s
family away from him.
George Dickerson, Jr., 16,
son of the accused man, was
recalled to the stand after his
mother testified, and he
disputed his mother’s
testimony concerning a trip
with her to Odessa.
Mrs. Dickerson had testified
that she accidently ran into
Spruill on an Odessa street and
that he had been drinking.
The boy said that he asked
his mother if he could go
window shopping with her and
she replied “no”. It was at this
point that Mrs. Dickerson said
she did not remember he son
| A asking her any such question
before he was let out at an
Odessa movie.
The boy also testified that
he couldn’t detect that Spruill
had been drinking.
In earlier testimony, young
Dickerson testified that ^iis
mother was with Spruill in a
motel room in Odessa after
telling his father she was taking
the boy to a movie in Odessa.
Dickerson, himself, was the
first defense witness in the
trial.
He was on the stand for
four hours as District Attorney
Wesch repeatedly referred to
the defendant’s testimony
j during the previous trial.
m Dickerson seemed irritated
0 as Wesch asked him about the
previous testimony.
At one point in
Wednesday’s testimony, the
defendant said, “I don’t want
to change any of it except I
would like to change the entire
thing.”
Dickerson’s several answers
of “I don’t remember,” caused
Wesch to raise his voice so high
that he Once was told to sit
down by Judge Lindsey.
| Speaking of his testimony in
the January,> -* 1968, trial*
Dickerson said, “My mind was
still tore up. I shouldn’t have
been up there answering
Junior High...
( Continued from Page 1)
Russell Barrett, Catherine
Beaumont, Corina Bernard,
Steve Beshers, Kash Biddle,
David Bishop, Barbara Bradley ,
Linda Bush, Craig Campbell,
Jamie Cooney, Kathy Cubine,
Chuck Deatherage, Sherri
Dodds, Shellye Emmerson,
> Richard Gibson, Debbie
Glander, Glenda Greenwood,
Chip Handlin, Phyllis Hawkins,
Patricia Heron, Penny Helms,
Kenneth Holder, Mike Jenkins,
Barney Jones, Faunette
Kinkade, Eddie Lipham, Paula
Loper, Rosa Martinez,
Brenda McCalib, Ramona
McCawley, Geneva Overcash,
Darrell Page, Don Roberts,
Wayne Sikes, Connie Taylor,
Tommy Thompson, Jan
Turner, Tab Williams, Dalene
Wilson, Paul Worley and Earl
York.
Eighth Grade
. | Monica Armendariz, Randy
Baldwin, Kay Bell, Jimmy
Biles, Dwayne Burt, Herbie
Catlett, Glenda Collum, Keith
Davis, John Day, Karan
Desilets, Mary Lou Dominguez,
Nida Ford, Fay Gwinn,
Njorman Hall, Susie Harvard,
Jeri Hudgins, Gina Hunt,
Benita Kee, Laura Kirby,
; Gary Leiker, Teri Lewis,
Karen Jo Lofton, Darlys
Mgtak, Delma Odom, Leta
Sharp, Berry Simpson, Debbie
Smith, Karen Smith, Mike
Spurlock, Alan Srader, Mark
TTieisen, Jelletta Turner, Ray
Upton, Rosa Widner and Curtis
Willmon.
anything.”
When Wesch asked
Dickerson if he hesitated when
he pulled the trigger, the
defendant answered, “I’d been
dead if I’d waited around.”
Under Wesch’s questioning,
Dickerson said that after the
shooting, he went to Ideal
Furniture Company in Kermit,
where he was employed, and
asked someone to call the
sheriff. He added that while in
the store, he took four
barbiturate tablets, which had
been prescribed for him the
day before by a Kermit doctor.
Defense Attorney Smith
had inferred earlier in the trial
by his questions that Dickerson
had taken the medicine prior
to the shooting and that he was
under its infulence when the
shots were fired.
Freshmen Lead...
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Dickie Horner, Sharon Hudson,
Danny Hunter, Wesley
Jackson,
Kelly Karlik, Pam Kennedy,
Wayne Martin, Jacky Mills,
Louis Mougin, Sharon
Newman, Elma Pando, Mike
Pixley, Jeanna Ray, Randy
Richardson, Robert Roberts,
Pat Stidh&m, Debbie St. John,
Janice Turner, Krista Wall,
Virgil Weisinger and Karen
Wood.
Hospital Board...
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from a representative of the
medical staff, the board voted
to post signs on the parking lot
prohibiting campers, trailers or
trucks to park on the lot.
After a discussion of past
due accounts, the board agreed,
that Suits will be filed on
sizeable delinquent accounts
on which have not been made
in several months.
Ralph Lennon, Memorial
Hospital Administrator,
reported to the board that
occupancy during the past 15
days has been unusually low,
with an average daily
occupancy of 37 patients.
After a discussion of the
subject, board members agreed '
the hospital roof is in “critical
condition” and the group is to
meet with Commissioners
Court to determine if the roof
repairs can be done in the near
future.
Accounts payable were
approved and will be presented
to County Commissioners for
payment.
Board members present
were President H. D.
Westerman, Leon Rose, Haskell
Alspaugh, Frank Barton and
Glenn Claiborne.-
Cong r a tu I a tiortsft
The Winkler County News
extends congratulations to the
following parents whose babies
have been born in Memorial
Hospital:
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Paul
Kenyon, Kermit, a son born
Oct 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Garey Keith
Coon, wink, a son born Oct.
15.
Mr. and' Mrs. Earl Hill,
Kermit, a son born Oct. 15.
15.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger La
Londe, Kermit, a son born Oct.
14.
Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Buttler, Wink, a daughter born
Oct, 14.
Visit During
Weekend
Among students home this
weekend for Homecoming are
Tim Peden, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Peden and Billy Heath,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Joe Heath,
Both boys are students at'
UTEP in El Paso.
CAREFUL EXPERT
REPAIRS
ED MILLER brings to Bruton's 30 years of
experienced watch making and repair.
Complete in-shop with work available now at
Bruton's, Serving you with Dependability
Since 1935.
WATCHES, DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY
109 S. Main
Monahans
At Homecoming
Mr. and Mrs. Burle Green
and their daughter, Connie, are
in Kermit this weekend visiting
with friends and relatives and
to participate in homecoming
activities. Mrs. Green was
secretary to School
Superintendent G. E.
Thompson before the family
moved to Victoria, 18 months
ago.
They will return to Victoria
today, (Sunday).
Student Attends
Homecoming
Miss Sherrilyn Odom,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Odom, is home this weekend
for Homecoming. She is a
sophomore at UTEP and was
accompanined by Miss Emily
Nagel and Miss Carol McCann
of El Paso. Miss Ronda Horton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Horton, and Miss Eula
Williams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. V. Williams also
accompanied them.
Daughter, Friend
Visit Hamils
Cathy Hamil and a friend,
Robert Flatters, are in Kermit
this weekend to visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rod
Hamil, and to attend
homecoming activities. Both
are freshman students at Texas
Tech. Flatters is the son of old
family friends of the Hamil
family and his home is in
Breckenridge.
Mrs. Delma Flowers’
Brother Dies Monday
Floyd Burk, 62, brother of
Mrs. Delma Flowers of Kermit,
died Monday in Ada, Okla.,
after a short illness.
Services were held
Wednesday ' at 2 p.m. in
Pentecostal Holiness Church in
Oil Center, Okla., with burial
in Maxwell Cemetery.
Student Visits
Joe Scott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bonnie Scott and a 1967
graduate of Kermit High
School, is home this weekend
for homecoming activities. He
is a junior at Sul Ross State
University.
Student Home
Eddie Adams, 1967
graduate of Kermit High
School and a junior student at
Sul Ross State University, was
in Kermit for Homecoming
activities. He returned to
school Saturday.
My Neighbors
“For a change I’m not
going to insist on the usual
formality of a vote. We’ll just
go on doing everything my
way, period.”
Olene Herricks
If you are a newcomer
to Kermit, call me at 586-
3875 and let me know you
are here.
Let Kermit Greeter
Service introduce you to
our leading merchants. I
have many gifts for you.
Use (his coupon to let
us know you're here.
Name . .
Address .......
Mail to
KERMIT GREETER
SERVICE
907 East Dallas
Kermit, Texas
L have a very special
gift for you from The
Winkler County News.
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck
McWright are home this
weekend for homecoming
activities and to visit family
and friends. Both are freshman
students at John Tarleton State
in Stephenville. Mrs. McWright
is the former Cathy Whisenant.
Jacksons Return
From Abilene
Mr. and Mrs. Roy C.
Jackson recently returned from
a vacation trip in Abilene,
where they visited Mrs.
Jackson’s sister, Mrs. Jane
Cole. They also visited
Jackson’s mother in Austin,
Mrs. L. C. Jackson. Mrs.
Jackson’s parents from Ft.
Worth, Mr. and Mrs. W. 0.
Fife;* joined them in Austin.
They also visited two of
Jackson’s aunts in Georgetown,
Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Olga
Jackson.
Without...
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L. Handlin, Dr. John Graves,
Gilbert Phillips and J. L.
Brown. G. E. (Tommy)
Thompson’s picture as
superintendent makes him look
about 30 years old. W. T.
Varnell was principal of KHS,
Irvin Clayton is shown as
principal of Junior High
School, O. M, Stewart as
Elementary School principal
and Leta Blundell as principal
of East Primary.
There was no Purple Sage
School in 1953.
Taking his well-earned place
of prominence was G. T.
Gilligan, band director. Gary
DeShazo was assistant band
director. There’s also a picture
of Gilly and Dixie, who was
drum major, working out plans
for an intricate band drill.
It’s quite an interesting trip
down Memory Lane.
Saturday Rites
For Mrs.Reed
Funeral services for Mrs.
Violet Reed, 58, of Jal, N. M;?3
were held at 10 a.m. Saturday
in St. Thomas Catholic Church
in Kermit. Burial was in Kermit
Cemetery under direction of
Cooper Funeral Chapel. Mrs.
Reed died about 2 a.m.
Thursday in Kermit’s Memorial
Hospital after an illness.
She was born March 2,1911
in Amelia. She was a resident
of Jal, N. M. for 19 years and
had moved there from
Rosanky. She and Harry F.
Reed were married June 4,
1931, in Warrensburg, Mo.
Survivors include her
husband; a son, Claude G.
Reed of Las Vegas, Nev.; a
daughter, Mrs. Irma Sutton of
Hobbs, N. M.; her mother, Mrs.
Irma Day of Brownsville; her
father, Claude G. Day of Port
Isabel: two brothers, Claude M.
Day of Los Angeles, Calif, and
Earl F. Day of Corpus Christi;
a sister, Mrs. Ruth Wood of
West Los Angeles, Calif, and
three grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Carlos
Goodman, Joe Sea, Roy
McKinless, Hank Fowler, Murl
Davis, and Joe Kunhs.
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SUNDAY THRU WEDNESDAY.
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THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY
"Billy The Kid
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Plus
"Jesse James Meets
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Breakfast Meet
Plans were announced for a
Come - As - You - Are - Party
when Exemplar Preceptor
Chapter Alpha Nu Chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi met Monday
night at the First National
Room. The party will be at the
home of Mrs. John Stanley on
Oct. 20.
Reports were given by Mrs.
Joe Ethridge on proceeds from
the Community Garage Sale
and the sale of maroon and
good beanies. She also stated
that Nov. 7 has been set for a
chili supper, co-sponsored by
Xi Gamma Upsilon Chapter.
Mrs. Paul Hollinshead was
granted a year’s leave of
absence, and Mrs. Bill Adams
was elected to serve as
corresponding secretary in her
place.
Mrs. Walter Anderson
presented another program in
the year’s theme of “The Age
of Controversy.” Mrs.
Anderson’s subject was “The
Controversy in Ancient and
Modern Medicine.”
Mrs. Adams served as
hostess for the evening. Those
present included Mrs.
Anderson, Mrs. Gail Carley,
Mrs. Joe Ethridge, Mrs.
Maurice Partin, Mrs. Stanley
and Mrs. Adams.
Midland Clubs
Schedule Show
Midland Council of Garden
Clubs is to present a Fall
Flower Show Saturday, Oct.
25, at Dellwood Plaza
Shopping Center Mall, Midkiff
and West Illinois Streets,
Midland.
Admission is 50 cents for
adults with no charge for
children.
Theme of the show is
Kaleidoscopic Reflections. The
show is open to the public.
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Kitsinger To
NY State Bar
Otto Kitsinger II, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Kitsinger of
Kermit, was admitted to the
New York State Bar Oct. 25.
Ceremonies were held at 9:30
a.m. Appelate Division
Courthouse, Second
Department, Brooklyn.
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$ Phone 586-2155 Kermit (.s
The following persons have
been dismissed from Memorial
Hospital from October 14thru
16th:
George Tillery, Mrs. R. L.
Roberson, Luneile Burkhalter,
J. H. Seabolt, W. B. Jones, Mrs.
C. Barnette, Mrs. O. R.
Goodman, Mrs. R. Bentley,
Mrs. Carl Gring, Jack Purcell, J.
T. Guthrie, A. A. Bowen,
Richard Stanley, Miss F.
McCrohan,
Mrs. Jack Purcell, Derryl
Love, Mrs. F. A. Hodges, Mrs.
Davis Ray, John R. Lee, Dean
McCallister, Mrs. Oscar Lujun
Vigil and baby, Mrs. Roger La
Londe and baby.
Swaffords Have
Recent Visitors
Recently visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Swafford was Mrs. Swafford’s
mother, Mrs. A. E. Chandler,
from Weatherford. Also visiting
was Mrs. Swafford’s aunt, Mrs.
F. E. Yeary.
GOOD-BY OLD PAINT.
HELLO, NAPKO
FALL PAINT SALE!
It’s the end of the trail for faded, dingy,
colorless paint in every room in the house!
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finish that can be washed without
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SALE PRICE
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too. Val is washable, and spots can
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Green, Maud. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 60, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 19, 1969, newspaper, October 19, 1969; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth994870/m1/3/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.