Verde County Officials Mull Costs and Appointments
Verde County commissioners discussed the new assistant attorney appointment, Garcia taking office April 1 after a 1973 Del Rio High School and 1977 Angelo State University government degree, plus Thurgood Marshall Law School graduate. They also reviewed General Telephone bills rising to about 40,000 yearly due to growth and rates, with a survey planned to trim lines and stations. Lodge sale talks for the Losoya and Pecan building were tabled, Laughlin AFB marker funding was requested, and a racetrack filming dispute between Mario Vozza and Billy Bowers was postponed for legal review.
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Verde County Bar Association
Trevino
Garcia
del Rio High School
Angelo State University
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Southern University
Houston
General Telephone Company of the Southwest Marketing
Barbara Carmon
San Angelo
del Flo Elks Lodge
Losoya and
Pecan Streets
Laughlin Air Force Base
Mario Vozza
Embers
Billy Bowers
Val Verde County Fairgrounds
Bowers
Vozza
Martin Wardlaw
Wardlaw
Del Rio police log lists thefts and vandalism Monday
Garden City man reports $218 camper shell theft from a Gibson's Discount Center parking lot. Other incidents include a $80 eight volt battery theft, a $63 pistol loss, paint spray damage, and multiple bicycle and miscellaneous item thefts. A lost or stolen Collie valued at $225 and a $120 rifle burglary are noted, plus motel property losses totaling $57.
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del Rio
Salvador Ramirez
Gibson's Discount Center
Ave. F
Manuel Cardenas
Garza St
Elvira Guadalupe Ford
Waters. Ave
Thurday
Barry Riggs
Barbara Way
Richard Beauchamp
E. Sixth St
Alton K. Nelson
Western Motel
Mild temperatures with patchy clouds across region today
National Weather Service forecasts mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies from today through Wednesday with overnight lows near 50 and highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph today and tonight, rainfall to date 2.0 inches, down 0.11 inches from normal.
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NWS
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Firh United Methodist Church hosts Evening Worship Service
Local church group meets at 7 30 in House of Friendship with hosting duties by Louis Matthews Mrs Alvert Williams son and Mrs John Dissler. Also finds a small female Chihuahua to claim or adopt. The Great American Short Story Part II opens at Val Verde Library at 7 with Kay Price leading Ring Lardner's The Golden Honeymoon.
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House of Friendship of the Church
Louis Matthews
Alvert Williamson
John Dissler
Val Verde County
Ring Lardner
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University of Mississippi
del Rio
Del Rio City Council weighs removing parking meters
Del Rio moves to pull parking meters from streets, store them in private hands, with a public auction planned and replacement by signs and time limits. The 1981 interim budget under City Manager Miceli emphasizes a hold the line approach, with a March 31 deadline for approval and a council meeting at 7 30 p.m. in Municipal Building chambers.
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del Rio
Downtown Merchants Association
Jim Miceli
Miceli
Broadway Ave
Deaths Encarnacion Fuentes 80 of Del Rio
Death notice for Encarnacion Fuentes 80 longtime Del Rio resident who died Monday night at Maverick County Memorial Hospital Eagle Pass. Funeral services planned tonight and Wednesday at Westlawn Cemetery with Rev Cuellar officiating. Surviving family includes wife Leonel son Elvia five grandchildren and other relatives. Community honors include Scottish Rite and Helios No 49 honor guard. May have served as aircraft mechanic and held posts at Laughlin AFB. Also notes theft of a go-cart from a Del Rio area barn with investigation ongoing.
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del Rio
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Eagle Pass
Wernett St
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Buen Pastor Baptist Church
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Cuellar
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Fuentes
Las Vacas
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Coac
Mexico
Panfilo Ortiz
Acuna
Madison Ford Garage
Brown Plaza
Patroleum
Laughlin Air Force Base
Micaela Flores
Leonel F. Fuentes
Laredo
Elvia F. Fuentes
Hortencia Fuentes
Val Verde County
Burglary Suspects Arrested In Del Rio Home Theft
Three suspects linked to a Del Rio burglary were charged with burglary of a building. Gloria Guzman, 31, paid 1500 bond while Ernesto Santos, 31, and Andres Quinones, 20, remained jailed on 5000 bonds after a deputy stopped the crime scene near Lil A Margaret Lane. The home owner, Margaret Foster, was away and the suspects were seen loading furniture before Del Rio police arrived. The trio appeared before Justice Barrera later in the day.
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del Rio
Val Verde County
Gloria Guzman
B. Shannon
Del
Pease
Felix Barrera
Two women injured in Del Rio crash near utility pole
A Del Rio accident injured two women in Val Verde Memorial Hospital. Sarah Jane Williams, 16, remained hospitalized with lacerations after a car struck a utility pole on Garza Street at 1 23 a m. Josie Salinas, 18, was treated for minor injuries and released. Pedro Jalomes, 20, was cited for failure to control speeds. Damages exceeded 900 to the pole and over 250 to Jalomes' car.
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del Rio
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Sarah Jane Williams
Second St
Josie Salinas
Wernelt St
Garza St
Pedro Jalomes
Ramirez SL
Garza Street
Garzaanon
Plaza Avenue
Jalomos
Felix Barrera Jr
Del Rio Housing Authority to widen tenant income criteria
The board plans an income policy broadening tenant selection beyond low income for Villa Hermosa to boost revenue. It distributes 50 low rent units across higher income ranges to offset HUD subsidy cuts and raise operating funds. Executive Director Delgado to report on utilities, higher minimum deposits, visitor lease terms, staff travel, and an executive session on personnel matters.
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Villa Hermosa
del Rio Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
Alfredo R. Delgado
Delgado
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