M.L. Buhn with a single shot from a rifle. On Sept. 1, County Attorney C.V. Milburn was appointed to the newly created 161st District Court. The first Ector County court at law also was created in 1959. Odessa College wins its first men's national junior college golf title. The school, which will become a perennial state football power and win six state championships, opens with three losses in which it scores just seven points.
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