Stocks Slip Across Market Despite Mild TMI Improvements
The New York stock market fell broadly as energy worries weighed on shares. The noon Dow stood at 853.34, down 8.84, with losers outnumbering gainers on the NYSE. Amid mixed signals from energy and utility sectors, General Public Utilities urged continuing a trading halt. Cotton and grain futures moved modestly, while the Dow Jones transport and utility averages also declined.
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New York
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
General Public Utilities
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Pecos Student Enrolled at Oklahoma State Tech
Pecos resident Ben McNeil is among 2,603 full time students at Oklahoma State Tech in Okmulgee for the spring trimester. He studies electrical maintenance and joins peers from Oklahoma's 77 counties, 33 other states, and 16 foreign countries. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Glenn McNeil of 2102 Nebraska.
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Ben McNeil
Pecos
Oklahoma State Tech
Okmulgee
Okla
Oklahoma
McNeil
Glenn McNeil
Nebraska
Estella Hopkins Dies at 73 in Kermit Texas
Estella Hopkins age 73 died at 7 a.m. March 31 at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit Texas. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Eastside Cemetery. Born July 3, 1905 in Elm Grove she moved to Pecos in 1941 and resided at 508 East 13th Street. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ. Survivors include her husband James H Hopkins two sons Willie B Hall and Andrew McGrew of Pecos nine grandchildren four great grandchildren one great great grandchild one nephew two great nephews and two great nieces.
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Estella Hopkins
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Kermit
Pecos Funeral Home
Eastside
Elm Grove
Texas
Pecos
E. 13Th St
Church of God In Christ
James H. Hopkins
Willie B. Hall
Andrew McGrew
Pecos Man Arrested For Alleged Garden Tiller Theft
Alfonso Garcia Bafidis 33 of 1633 S Cherry Pecos was charged with felony theft over a garden tiller taken from 811 E 13th. He appeared before a justice of the peace with a $7500 bond set and was placed in Reeves County Corrections Facility. The $362 tiller was recovered and held by Pecos Police Department during proceedings.
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Pecos
Alfonso Garcia Bafidis
S. Cherry
Bafidis
Justice of the Peace
Reeves County
Leu
PPD
Spelling Bee at Bessie Haynes School Names Contestants
Regina Walker won first place at the Bessie Haynes School spelling bee held Thursday. Israel Nichols took second and Marina Fermin third. Walker, Nichols, and Fermin are noted as children of local parents. Walker will compete at Odessa College for the Regional Bee on May 5. Judges were Jack McGowen, Dot Stafford, and Richard San Roman.
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Bessie Haynes
Nancy Navarrette
Steven Henry
Michael Brijalba
Kim Florez
Carol Benavides
Marina Fermin
Maria Venzor
Yvonne Valdez
Corina Nieto
Sandra Machuca
Regina Walker
Leon Mosby
Israel Nichols
Dago Arias
Olivia Herrea
Eddie Walker
Carlos Nichols, Jr
Balmorhea plans fall festival as absentee voting ends
Balmorhea voters face a Tuesday deadline to cast absentee ballots for the April 7 city and school board elections. The Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce meets Monday at 7 p.m. at the Balmorhea Center to map the Fall Festival. Ellen Lethco, daughter of Cora Moore, stays with her mother during Mrs. Moore’s Reeves County Hospital stay. Mrs. Moore is reported to be doing well.
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Chamber of Commerce
Balmorhea Center
Ellen Lethco
Cora Moore
Reeves County Hospital
Mrs. Moore
Toyah Community Center Hosts Baby Shower and Club Activities
Connie Sanchez was honored with a baby shower at the Toyah Community Center on March 25 with a pink and blue cake and gifts. The Salt Draw 4-H Club and Toyah Home Extension Club held meetings to discuss reorganizing activities and fundraisers. Emergency workers assisted Manuel Paz after an injury at 1215 S Pecan, with transport to Reeves County Hospital.
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Connie Sanchez
Toyah
Ruby Cunningham
Virginia Gibson
Charlotte Waight
Toyah Home Extension Club
Jackson Moody
Claude Moody
4-H
Pecos
S. Pecan
Manuel Paz
Reeves County Hospital
Doctor Announces Opening of Dr Tan Office in Texas
Dr Ricardo Tan announces a new medical office at the old hospital building 700 Daggett St. He was born December 30 1947 in Santiago Isabela Philippines and holds a Magna Cum Laude BA and a Manila Central University Doctor of Medicine. He served as instructor and physician in Manila before moving to Texas andamp held county health officer posts in Stonewall and Lamb counties with earlier staff roles in various facilities.
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Ricardo Tan
Daggett St
Tan
Santiago
Isabela
Philippines
Chile
Lorre Cheri
Missouri
Manila Central University
Manila Central University Hospital
Manila Cen
Tral University College of Medicine
Singian Memorial Hospital
Manila
Stonewall Memorial Hospital
Aspermont
Texas
Stonewall County
South Plains Hospital
Amherst
Lamb County
Pecos Fire, Wrecks, and Local Property Crimes Report
The Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded to a vacant East Fourth Street house fire last Friday. A one vehicle wreck on Farm Market 1450 left Belen Florez Rodriguez hospitalized with numbness after a 150 foot fence collapse. Police investigate criminal mischief on East Second Street and an attempted burglary on East Ninth Street with minor window and tire damage cited.
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Pecos
East Fourth
Farm Market
U.S. 285
Belen Florez Rodriguez
Balmorhea
Reeves County Hospital
April 1979 Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings
The page lists weekly meetings for Pecos and nearby towns including Lions Club events at Pecos Inn and Lions Den, Optimist and Al-Non meetings, TOPS chapters, Senior Citizens Center activities, Downtown Lions Club, Rotary and Jaycees gatherings, and ministerial fellowship. Details cover dates, venues, and times with notes on some biweekly schedules.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS Reddy Room
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Seniors Plan Program By Local Retired Citizens Group
The American Association of Retired Persons will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center and present their program. Anna Goodrich urges all elderly to support the organization. Also noted is a Pecos Ambulance Service transfer at 6 01 p m last Saturday from Reeves County Hospital to Odessa Medical Center.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Senior Citizens Center
Pecos
Reeves County Hospital
Odessa Medical Center Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
State of Texas
San Antonio
Southwest Texas State University
Edward S. Hammond
Ward County
Joe Gallego
Louiise Christian
Pecos County
Louis R. Guerrero Jr
Pecos Enterprise
Area News
State Tech
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves,Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Joel Daniel
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independant School District
Winding Way
Don Gass
Bobby Creamer
A.L. Gibson
Scott Bryan
David Waight
Grady
David Goodnight
Alamogordo
N.M
Denise Woody
Elba Gibson
Lynn Gibson
Manuel Gomez
Ricardo B. Tan, M.D
P.A
S. Cedar, Huff and Puff
Anna Goodrich
Ben Matta
Plum
Ropers Restaurant
Madelynn R. West
Madelynn West
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