Fort Stockton community notes on mail rates and local events
The letter discusses postal rate increases and rising telephone use, noting a Memorial Day backdrop. It recalls Fort Stockton and Pecos County politics, honors longtime residents Othro and Flora Mae Adams now in Albuquerque, and highlights Water Carnival history and Lions Club milestones. It also announces a hospital reception for new Fort Stockton doctors Dr Boon and Dr Napaporn Thammasithiboon with a public invitation.
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Postal Service
O.W. Adams
Orthro
Flora Mae
Albuquerque
N.M
Lee Straughn
Adamses
Othro
Rotary
Lamppost Circle
Fort Stockton
Mother Goose
Roses
Mary Lea
The
Pianissimos
Pecos County Memorial Hospital
Thammasithiboon
Boon
Napaporn
Thailand
New York City
Absentee Count Heats Up In Pecos County Runoff
Fort Stockton Pecos County races enter final stretch as absentee voting nears record levels. County Clerk Billy Hodges notes 1,298 absentee ballots in runoff, with prior May 4 primary record at 2,094. If trends hold, runoff turnout could exceed 3,000, based on 7,121 registered voters and a 63 percent turnout in May. The hot races include county judge sheriff and Precinct 4.
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Billy Hodges
Pecos County
Lions Celebrate 50 Years Fort Stockton Noon Lions Banquet
The Noon Lions of Fort Stockton mark a 50 year history with a 7 30 pm banquet in the Junior High Cafeteria. Guest speaker is Jim Fowler of Little Rock Arkansas. Gilbert Balch presides as master of ceremonies. Installation of officers to follow with James Easter conducting. Past District Governor and officers named.
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Water Carnival
Fort Stockton
First United Methodist Church
Delmon Hodges
James Easter
Balch
Bill O' Banton
Albert D'Andrea
Gene Day
Dave Martin
Cope Named Police Sergeant In Fort Stockton Promotion
Fort Stockton announces Dale Cope has been promoted to sergeant at the Fort Stockton Police Department under Chief Cordova. Cope, 35, has long ties to the area, returning in 1972 after stints in San Antonio and Cotulla as a DPS officer, now part of a two-person executive team with Cordova amid a force of eight patrolmen.
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Long Cordova
Puesday
Dale Cope
Fort Stockton
Cope
Paula
Dale
Police Department
Cordova
Statewide runoff features Poerner vs Sadler for Railroad Commissioner
Only one statewide race appears on runoff ballots across Texas counties. The contest pairs John H. Poerner, appointed to the Railroad Commission, against former official Jerry Sadler. Poerner touts endorsements including Langdon and Briscoe aides while Sadler relies on name recognition and past office tenure.
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Pecos County
John H. Poerner
Jerry Sadler
Poerner
Sadler
Briscoe
Railroad Commission
Jim Langdon
Langdon
The
Pioneer
ACT tests to be given in Fort Stockton
Betty Hickman Fort Stockton High counselor announced ACT examinations will be held in Fort Stockton on Saturday June 17. Students who registered elsewhere may bring their admission ticket to the high school at 8 a.m. to take the test locally.
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Fort Stockton
Betty Hickman
Fort Stockton High School
At & A.m
Hick
Apache Theatre Expansion Planned to Add a Twin Screen
Fort Stockton gains a second auditorium as Apache Theatre co owner Walter Brice announces expansion plans. The project will add another screen with a different floor plan and seating for about 160. Brice will manage the contracting personally and expects construction to begin soon.
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Apache Theatre
Fort Stockton
Walter Brice
Brice
Apache Barber Shop
Dean Stapp Plumbing
Childen
Mike Walling
Apache Plaza
Apache Theatre Venture
Loss of Educational TV Sparks Fort Stockton Debate
Fort Stockton residents fight a planned switch from microwave to satellite TV, which would drop KERA Channel 13 and KBTV V Channel. The change raises school losses of 20 Channel 13 programs weekly, about 2000 students served, and requires taping limits, higher costs, and reduced instructional resources.
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Christian Broadcasting Network
Kera-Ts Channel 13
Public, Broadcasting System
Fort Stockton
Channel 13
Educational Media Center
West Texas Educational Service Center
Midland
PBS
Central Communications — Television
Manuel Ontiveras
Far Stockton Junior High School
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Lions
Howard J. Colson
George Sultemeier
Lion Tanner
Oscar Gonzales
Iail Twister
Morris Snelson
Joe Primera
Robert Baker
Paul Yeager
D.S. Beeman
Billy
Cope- Brown Lumber Company
San Antoni
Cotulla
G.A. Sachse
H.G. Watson
W.P. Rooney
Hoh Buzz
M.F. Barrett
H.L. Winfield
E.A. Robertson
H.om. Long
Hart Johnson
George Baker
Maurice Bullock
Walter Buenger
Karl Butz
M.C Puckett
M.E. Fincher
J.A. Vickrey
Guy Moses
Moryt Russell
Dred T. Wood
Walter Butz
Joe Hinson
A.F. Landers
E.W Smith
Jones I. Taylor
H.F. Gilley
N.B. Conner
Lee Hunter
Howard Salisbury
E.F. Triplett
J.G. Huckaby
Connell Ashley
W.W Vickrey
Omer D. Price
Cle Oswalt, Jr
Joe Moring
Jude
Charles
Charley) Warnock
Tillie Cook
Warnock
Fomer
Cook
Larry Gibbs
Dolph Briscoe
KTV NV
Jean Shackleford
KERA
Jon Ryan
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