Four Men Arrested In Drug Incident
Four men were arrested in a Fort Stockton Pecos County drug operation after a high speed chase 33 miles south of Fort Stockton. Ronald Jennings Darrell Warren Danny Arends and Anthony Heath, all Odessa residents, face felony marijuana possession charges and aggravated assault on a peace officer. Bonds set at 20000 each plus 10000 on Jennings and Warren for aggravated assault.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Justice of the Peace
Tillie Cook
Jennings
Warren
Writers and humor light up the Book Digest issue
A columnist compares Erma Bombeck and Sidney Sheldon as Book Digest highlights their humor and vivid descriptions. The writer reflects on personal writing aspirations, cites Anwar Sadat, and ends noting Father’s Day gifts amid a domestic anecdote about a missing bathrobe and family dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Bombeck
Sidney Sheldon
Sheldon
Fiesta’s First Family named Fiesta Grand Marshals
Gloria Chamberlain reports Mr. and Mrs. M R Gonzalez Sr longtime Fort Stockton residents named Grand Marshals of the Fiesta de San Juan parade set to begin at 10 a m Saturday June 24. The day is proclaimed M R Gonzalez Sr Day by Mayor Gene Cummings. The couple, soon to celebrate 50 years of marriage, reminisce on business ventures ranch life and community leadership as they near retirement and mark decades of service to the Mexican American community.
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Ribia Duran
Gloria Chamberlain
M.R. Gonzalez Sr
San Juan
Fort Stockton
Gene Cummings
Gonzalez
el Rancho Grande’’ Ranch
Mr. Gonzalez
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Urique
Chihuahua
Mexico
Luis Gutierrez
Los Angeles
Calif
W.P. Rooney
Isidoro Gonzalez
Old Buena Vista
Martin Glover
First
Nelson Streets
H.L. Winfield
John Rooney
Harry Durham
Gallaher and
Young Streets
Guitar Player Strums Way Into Record Book
Dirk Price of Fort Stockton strummed into the Guinness Book of World Records by playing 180 hours 54 minutes during Holze Music Company's Guitar A Thon in Waco. He won 1500 dollars, eclipsing the prior 142 hour record, while Barry Evans finished second after a disputed 10 second break.
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Dirk Price
Omer D. Price
Fort Stockton
Price
Holze Music Company
Athon
Waco
Barry
San Diego
Calif
Evans
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Tony Cordova
Ray Atkinson
Lindy Therwanger
Deena Allen
Casa de Modas
Jacquelina Banda
Fashion Boutique
Rosalie Chavarria
Fidel's
Adelina Dominguez
Western Auto
Rena Franco
Frank
Texaco
Prescilla Fuentez
Sosa
Esmeralda Gonzales
Patricia
Cynthia Arias
Dairy Queen
Augustine Velasquez
Velda Verdeza
Presilla Fuentez
Anwan Sadat
Egypt
Sadat
West Texas
Susan
Kathy
Frank K. Baker
Fiesta
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