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Lions Win Consolation Title in Pecos TourneyThe Fort Stockton Mountain Lions roared to the consolation championship In the Pecos Invitational B-Team TournamentFrida) and Saturday in Pecos, beating Andrews and McCamey after losing a close game to Ector In the first round.Steve Castle and James Pinascored 20 and 18 points, respectively, to lead the Lions to a 57-41 win over the AndrewsPonies Saturday night.They were supported by eight points from Robert Slay, six points from Charles Laurence and five points from ElljioCar-rillo.The Lions were calm in the first quarter, trailing 12-10 at the end of the period, but they opened up for 17 points in the second quarter to lead at half-time, 27-23.They added insurance points in the third quarter, leading 18-1 1 aa.xaH hnmc in thUrillo, eight points; Ruben Acostaand Frank Dunn, six points; Del Yarbrough, four points; and Manuel Munoz, two points.In the first round game on Friday, Class A AAA Odessa Ector managed a three-pointwin, 53-50 over the Lions, despite 16 points from Castle and11 points from Slay.Odessa High defeated Ector by one point in an overtime period for first place In the tourney.Panthers Win—fContinued from page 1)catch-up. Their over-eager defense gave the Panthers a coupleof easy buckets, and then desperate fouls helped Fort Stockton protect their lead at thefoul line.Patterson, despite a severelybruised leg, led all scorers 7* nnints He was hotFort Stockton (Tex.) Pioneer; Thurs., December 12, 1968 3AHOSPITALTREATMENT Mrs. Ronnie Hall and John V. Gossett, both of Sanderson; W.K. Dean and Earl Flowers,both of Odessa, Mrs. Launa Heagy of Imperial and local patients Mrs. ThomasaG. Franco, Mrs. Wayne Green, John Lawrence, Mrs. Maria Nieto,Mrs. Gary Butler and daughter, Mrs. Senon Gonzales, Mrs. E,H. Leyva and son, Gerardo Fuentez, Mrs. Jesus Vasquez, Jack Hubbs, Stephen Jeter, Alva Wimberly, Margarlto Ji-minez, Richard Ramirez, Nati-vidad Franco and Mrs. WalterHarral, post-surgical.SURGERYDavid Martin and Mrs, Wil-more Babb of Sanderson.DB MISSALS Mrs. Willie Mae Copeland, Claude Owens, Mrs. Bill Har-gus, Stephan Tally, Mrs. James Beard and daughter, TommyINTRODUCINGSON of Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Leyva born at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10 weighing 8 pounds, 10ounces, DAUGHTER of Mr, and Mrs. Gary' Butler of Box 591, born at 12:40 p.m. Dec. 10 weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces.With the average annuity for a nondisabled veteran retiring after 20 years of service coming to only $2,868 a year, a '•second career” Job is a necessity for the majority of enlisted men and many officers. A cooperative program handled by the UJ3, Employment Service, its Veterans Employment Service, and the U.S. Army is helping prospective retirees toward suitable civilian jobs.For Lightning - Fast Resultsuse the Classified Ads.Wilson, Mrs. Roy Short and daughter, Celia Gonzales and Mrs. George Walker and son.Capt. Eddie Allen Begins One-Year Viet Nam TourCaptain Eddie Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Sitfon, left Nov. 20 for a one-year tour of duty in Viet Nam with the United States Armv. He is stationed in Hoi An which is on the coast south of Da Nang, He is assistant district advisor with the U.S. Element Mac VVIOLATIONS PROVE CCKTLY Nine out of every 10 fatal highway crashes in 1967 Involved driving violations, the Insurance Information Institute reports. Accidents attributed tospeeding were blamed for 16,-700 of the 53,100 fatalities.Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ham w*tr her two children, Dorothy Jean, 2, and Paul Edward, four months, will make their home Ln Fort Stockton during his absence.advisory team 15.His wife. Aniece, daughter• 4 *CHRISTMAS TREES•rDickinson Oklahomauotn 'tt! 9 s.mALL SIZES SHAPESG*t Yours TodsyfAll Proceed 3o For Voutn Worn in Fort Stoc*ton1$UNRISE OPTIMIS T CL U8SSS
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Fort Stockton Thursday Pioneer
Fort Stockton, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 12, 1968
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