Drip irrigation eyed by Pecos County cotton farmers
In Pecos County near Odessa a farmer experiments with drip irrigation to cut water and power costs. A 20 horsepower pump and underground pipes power the system as county extension agents promote the method to ease high irrigation expenses, noting earlier Texas tests and ongoing lender hesitation.
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Odessa
Pecos County
Arizona
Braden
Fort Stockton
Ian Matthies
Matthies
West Texas
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Midland Lee principal dies after lengthy illness
Midland Lee High School Principal Stan Cobb died at Midland Memorial Hospital Wednesday after a long illness. He taught mathematics at San Jacinto Junior High in 1957 and served at Midland High School and San Jacinto, Lee Freshman, and Lee as principal since July 1983. Services are at 3 p.m. Friday at First Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife Patricia two sons three daughters and a brother.
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Midland
Midland Lee High School
Stan Cobb
Midland Memorial Hospital
Midland Independent School District
Becky Ferguson
Cobb
San Jacinto Junior High School
Midland High School
San Jacinto Junior High
Lee Freshman School
First Methodist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Patricia
Inheritance Rule Applies to Suburbs Says McNally
McNally notes medieval practice of passing estates to the eldest son excludes illegitimate children from shares. He cites a historical rule once used to prevent property from leaving the family, acknowledging it does not fit modern suburbs. Reed, born November 1, 1958, had a mother who wed Ricker in Juarez a year earlier and lived with him in Big Spring while Ricker remained married to another woman.
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McNally
Reed
Ricker
Juarez
Mexico
Big Spring
Reed’s inheritance challenged by 1977 ruling on illegitimate children
After Reed’s mother’s marriage, Reed was adopted by her husband. Ricker, son of a Big Lake oilman, died in 1976 without a will. Texas denied illegitimate children inheritance unless parents married. The 1977 Supreme Court ruling struck down that law. Reed’s claim arose after the decision. Texas courts noted estate administration was underway.
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Ricker
Big Lake
Texas
Supreme Court
Reed
Midland seeks new police chief after Gideon resignation
Midland City Council hired Jensen-Oidani of Bellevue to run a nationwide search for a replacement police chief. Three finalists will be evaluated, with the appointment possibly taking up to three months. Gideon resigned effective June 30 after a Cresap firm review found mismanagement and overstaffing by as many as 32. Mayor Thomas says the new chief will help decide workforce reassignments.
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Midland
Washington State
Wayne Gideon
Jensen-Oidani
Bellevue
Wash
James Brown
Gideon
Cresap, McCormick and Paget
Carroll Thomas
Lawyep tram advisory gaps shown in police chief remarks
City Attorney Roberts said no specific adviser candidate is in mind while municipal prosecutors provide limited legal guidance to the Police Department. Staff attorneys juggle trial work in Municipal Court leaving little time for police legal advice. Roberts oversees four assistants including Larry Long in zoning and development and Elizabeth Sutton in contracts and tax collection. Karakashian Jr. and Donna Sehardt handle criminal law and procedures and prosecute Municipal Court cases.
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Roberts
Larry Long
Elizabeth Sutton
Charles Karakashian Jr
Donna Sehardt
Man held on drug charges
Demetrio Ponce a 20 year old El Paso man remained in Ector County Jail on a cocaine possession charge. Bond was set at 5000 by Municipal Judge J E Weatherly after police arrested him around 1250 am Monday near Second Street and Washington Avenue where a small amount of suspected cocaine was confiscated.
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el Paso
Ector County
Demetrio Ponce
J.E. Weatherly
Two Die In Iraan House Fire Involving Four Visitors
In Iraan two women died in a house fire Wednesday morning with cause undetermined. Two men, Ernest Willis and Billy Don Willis, escaped uninjured after staying at the home with Gail Allison and an unidentified woman. Autopsies ordered. victims found in separate bedrooms. visitors had arrived Tuesday evening. owners away.
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Iraan
Pecos County
Bruce Wilson
Gail Allison
Sheffield
Justice of the Peace Suise Christian
Wilson
Christian
Ernest Willis
Lovington
N.M
Billy Don Willis
Odessa
Mike Robinson
Iraan General Hospital
Robinson
Allison
Willises
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