Traffic light controversy at Nelson Street and Dickinson Boulevard
City council placed the Nelson Dickenson light on the June 13 agenda and asked the Texas Highway Department to add clearer warning signs. New flags mark the signal ahead while residents debate retaining, moving, or removing the light. The writer supports moving it to Main Street for better visibility.
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Nelson Street
Dickinson Boulevard
Texas Highway Department
Nelson and Dickinson
Main and
Dickinson
Nelson-Dickinson
Main Street
Nelson
Highway Department
Texans Favor Briscoe Despite Liberal Journal Lash
The piece notes Briscoe as the preferred choice of a large majority of Texans, while criticizing his rival as suggested by a liberal journal. The reference to a PIPE LINES page indicates additional context or rebuttal in the related section.
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Liberal Journal
Fiesta De San Juan Weekend Billed by St Joseph's Fort Stockton
St Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Stockton sponsors Fiesta De San Juan with a Saturday mass at 7 30 p m a dance at 8 30 p m featuring the Blue Lites band and Sunday masses at 7 9 and 11 a m a noon barbecue in Rooney Park queen coronation Sunday night and games plus a Bluesox game. Tickets for the barbecue are sold by the three queen candidates with each ticket counted as a vote. Teresa Rodriguez is named as a participant.
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Rooney Park
Beauty contestants to pose for group photos at water carnival
Entrants from the four beauty revues Wee Miss Sub-Teen Miss Teenage and Miss Fort Stockton gather at Comanche Springs Pool for group photos by Pioneer photographer Phil Chamberlain at 10 a.m. Mrs. W. D. Lee and Mrs. Clyde Parnell assist.
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Comanche Springs
Phil Chamberlain
Fort Stockton
W. D. Lee
Clyde
Danella) Parnell
Pioneer
Becky Weatherby Wins 4-H Scholarship from Standard Oil Texas
Becky Weatherby of Cayanosa has been named a $400 Standard Oil Company of Texas 4-H scholarship recipient for her nine years in 4-H. J G Quigg presented the scroll at a Thursday luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Weatherby plans to enroll at Tarleton State College and is state public relations chairman.
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Rebecca Sue Weatherby
Cayanosa
Standard Oil Company of Texas
J. G. Quigg
el Paso
Becky
Holiday Inn
Miss Weatherby
Pecos County
Tarleton State College
Sul Ross State University Names SR Dean's List Scholars
More than 300 students from Sul Ross State University in Alpine earned Dean's List honors for the spring semester. Read among them are Fort Stockton residents Jane E. McCollum 4.0, Barbara A. Albin 3.9, Belinda G. Lewis and others with GPAs ranging from 3.0 to 4.0.
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Fort Stockton
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Jane E. McCollum
Mrs Duran Dies at 99 in Fort Stockton
Alvina A. Duran 99 died at Memorial Hospital Fort Stockton after a short illness. Funeral mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. She was born in Fort Stockton on February 2 1873 and lived there all her life. Survivors include three daughters a son 23 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
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Alvina A. Duran
Memorial Hospital
Fort Stockton
Sixto Terrazas Sr
Emiliana Vasquez
Candida Duran
Severiano J. Duran
Los Angeles
Calif
Rev Venable Leaves Fort Stockton for Monahans Church
The Rev. Jerry Venable, longtime pastor of the Assembly of God Church in Fort Stockton, has moved with his family to Monahans to lead the First Assembly of God Church there. He served locally with the Fort Stockton Ministerial Alliance Noon Lions Club and Sunrise Optimist Club. The local pulpit was filled by Rev. Paul Broyles in Venable's absence.
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Jerry Venable
Assembly of God Church
Monahans
Venable
First Assembly of God Church
Fort Stockton
Heat Wave Hits West Texas With June Drought and High Humidity
KFST reports a heat wave across Fort Stockton and the West Texas region with daily highs from 90 to 104 during June 16 to 21, lows in the mid 60s to upper 60s, no measurable rain, and monthly rainfall totaling 1.65 inches while the year surpasses four inches.
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Fort Stockton
KFST
West Texas
Fort Stockton Water Carnival Plans Near Completion
Fort Stockton Water Carnival Association members meet as of June 20 to finalize details for the upcoming event. Events include a teen dance on July 22, a reception for Miss Fort Stockton 1972, a barbecue, a golf tournament, and a membership drive with bank booths open for fundraising. Farmers with cotton hauling trailers are urged to contact board members or Mrs Dean Duerksen or Mrs Michael Patterson with contact numbers provided.
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Fort Stockton Water Carnival Association Board
Bob Schmeltekopf
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton Country Club
Jaycees
Tom Polson
Dean Duerksen
Michael Patterson
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Dolph Briscoe
Frank K. Baker
Fiesta de San Juan
Teresa Rodriguez
Mrs
Tomas
Blue Notes Band
Irma Carrillo
Mercedes Irigoyen
Becky Weatherby
Panhandle Plains
Trans- Pecos
State
4-H Youth Development Foundation
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Madge Weatherby
Lee Weatherby
Ivy Weatherby
Pecos
James King
King
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation
Jean Weatherby
Gene Cummings
Cummings
James Huckaby
Fred Gottlieb
Fort Stockton High School
Ona Lee
Pat Garner
Ray Siegmund
Hart Johnson
Barbara A. Albin
Belinda G. Lewis
Carmen T. Navarette
Jesse McWhorter
David J. Broyles
Francisco T. Espino
Elena S. Blackman
Felix R. Garza
Cecilia R. Garza
Lightsey N. Saul
Fernando G. Espino
Ysabel E. Duarte
Ramon S. Jasso
Benito Urias
Rev. Venable
Monahans Church
Carnival
Pecos County State Bank
First National Bank
James
Jim Bob Smith
Puddles
Jim Bob
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