Elections Set for Mayor Councilmen and School Boards
Voters in Pecos Barstow and Reeves County elect a mayor two city councilmen three Pecos Barstow CISD trustees and county school board members. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m with multiple polling places and designated judges clerks. Incumbents include Mayor E W Schmidt and councilmen Garland Matthews Tommy Cowan.
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Pecos- Barstow
Pecos
Barstow
Reeves County
Buddy Withers
Virgie Mount
Gladys Youngblood
Maxine Oglesby
Ione Moreland
Doris Oglesby
Roadside Park Marker Dedicated In Loving Co
The first roadside park in Loving County received a dedication by state officials near Mentone with a Butter field Overland Mail route marker unveiled. Speaker Gus Mutscher praised Texas history preservation and rural communities, complimenting Rep. Richard Slack and noting strong local turnout.
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Loving Co
Loving County
Mentone
Wednes
Gus Mutscher
House of Representatives
State of Texas
Escapee Arrested After Check Writing Spree
Larry Ray Collins and his wife Theresa were arrested at a local motel after complaints of bad checks in Pecos. Collins was identified as escapee Ernest Ray Pinion from a North Carolina prison farm. He faces interstate transportation charges from the FBI and remains jailed in Reeves County on bond set at 10000. The investigation continues to probe the extent of the check writing activity. Requiem Mass was held for Esequiel Dominguez who died in a one car crash on the Interstate 20 service road. He was 27 and a Vietnam veteran with survivors including his wife Antonia and several relatives.
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Nail
Dept. of Public Safety
Collins
Pecos
Lewis H. Queen
St. Louis
Ernest Ray Pinion
North Carolina
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Esequiel Dominguez
Interstate 20
Santa Rosa
Dominguez
South Peach
Antonia V
Bakersville
Calif
Rudy
Rites Set For Mrs. Sewell Barstow Resident
Funeral services for Minnie E. Sewell 93 will be at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Barstow with Rev. J H Freeland officiating. Interment follows in Barstow Cemetery beside Pecos High School.
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Barstow
Spl
Minnie E. Sewell
First Presbyterian Church In
J. H. Freeland
Barstow Cemetery
Pecos
Ector Eagles
Odessa
Rotary Field
Patsy Webb
Joy Cooksey
Shamrock Hilton
Houston
Lamesa
Kermit
Monahans
PHS
National FHA Week Celebrations Set Across Pecos
National FHA Week April 5 to 11 1970 promotes 25 Years of Sterling Opportunity through Future Homemakers of America activities. Pecos FHA chapters plan a week of church service appreciation day flag raising red and white day litter campaign school beautification and family day while Mrs Betty Romans notes millions have benefited from FHA membership since its 1945 start.
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Future Homemakers of America
Betty Romans
Future
Homemakers of America
Sion
Pecos Fha
Diana Harding
Executive Council
U. S. Office of Education
American Home Economics Association
Bush campaign names James L. Sears co chair in Reeves County
Congressman George Bush of Houston appoints James L. Sears of Pecos as his co-chairman for the Bush for U S Senate campaign in Reeves County. Bush notes the team’s effort and confidence for a November victory while detailing Sears background as a farmer and veteran.
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George Bush
Houston
James L. Sears
Pecos
Bush
Reeves County
Glen J. Ellis
Jabo Sears
Glen Ellis
Matthews Seeks Post on Council
Garland Matthews, incumbent Pecos City Council member and Pecos Junior High School principal, seeks another term after three years in office. He was appointed to fill D. H. Rhodes vacancy, elected for a one year then a two year term, and has served as mayor pro tem. He and his wife Helen have two sons and one daughter.
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Garland Matthews
D. H. ‘Doc’? Rhodes
Matthews
Pecos
Helen
Lions Set Broom Sale by Downtown Lions Club
The Downtown Lions Club plans an April 15, 1970 sale of blind-made broom products to residents and businesses. The goods are produced by blind workers in Lighthouses for the Blind across Texas, with earnings funding eyeglasses for those in need. The club vows broad member participation and notes past sales have been successful.
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Lions Club
Jesse Stephens
Texas
Lion Club
Lion Stephens
Mitchell Seeks Third Term On Pecos-Barstow CISD Board
Charles Mitchell, a dairyman residing in Pecos for fifteen years, runs for a third term on the Pecos-Barstow CISD Board of Trustees. He and his wife Rose have son Greg, 13, a Pecos Junior High student. He pledges to pursue education for the majority.
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Charles Mitchell
Pecos-Barstow
Carrico to Judge Cisco Junior Music Festival
Carrico to judge the tenth annual Cisco Junior Music Festival opening last night in Cisco. The event at Cisco Junior College features choral groups bands and orchestras with concert playing sight reading instrumental solos ensembles and twirling solos. For the first time vocal solos and ensembles are scheduled and Carrico will judge choral sight reading and concert for bands and ensembles and choral solos and ensembles.
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Bill Carrico
Pecos High School
Eagle
Cisco
Cisco Junior College
Carrico
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Ed” Newcomb
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W. S
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Roy Brey
Balmorhea
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Toyah
John R. Dorr
Don Weinacht
Saragosa
Butterfield
Ford Chapman
Chapman
N. F. Chapman
Polly Sutton
Little Rock, Ark
Mutscher
Austin
Tommy Cowan
Clarence Wicker
Jimmy Toone
W.E
Newcomb
Fran Sunday
Richard C. Slack
Dallas
Slack
Larry Ray Collins
Theresa
A. B
United States Savings
Archie B. Scott
Treasury
Pecos Optimist Club
Charles Meek
Neil Burks
Roland Teague
Gerald Provenza
Charles
Ft. Stockton
Mrs. Sewell
W. A. Sewell
Frances
Carl
Lorene) Trott
T. B
Bessie Mae) Pruitt
Kerrville
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Visalia
Tom Pruitt
Lake Jackson
Frances Sewell
San Francisco
William
Bill) Sewell
Honolulu
Hawaii
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Congress
Texas Jaycees
Republican Task Force On
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Sears
Lubbock
Texas Tech University
First Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
el Maida
el Paso
Elks Lodge
His Wife
Marie
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