Balmorhea votes incumbents to council and school board
Balmorhea residents returned incumbents to the city council with Odes O'Rear 84 votes, Alfred Pax 49, Pecos Cook 80, while Sue Florez led challengers with 44 and Corina Brijalba and Helen Humphries each at 2. In the school trustee race, Wes Elliott 134, Q. A. Crenshaw 113, Tony Parker 100 won three seats. Carl Weinacht 101 and Helen Humphries 62 for the two year term. Holdovers are C. T. Gray, Ruben Carrasco and Pat Brijalba. The monthly meetings are set for Tuesday April with swearing in of elected members. The Balmorhea Chamber met Saturday with 13 members. directors and billboard sign plans were discussed.
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Balmorhea
Odes O’rear
Alfred Pax
Pecos Cook
Sue Florez
Corina Brijalba
Helen Humphries
Wes Elliott
Q.A. Crenshaw
Tony Parker
Carl Weinacht
C.T. Gray
Ruben Carrasco
Pat Brijalba
Balmorhea braces for sign and events in town
Balmorhea plans a 10 by 57 foot exit sign on the east side of the highway with placement by May 1. A membership drive starts this month with all members asked to contact the public. Various reports cover the brochure committee, museum committee, and local efforts like cleanup day. Local tourism, rock hunting, pastures, and water drainage are noted alongside town happenings and visiting residents.
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Dicky Schloemer
Helen Humphries
Market declines broadly amid rate worries and profit taking
Stocks fell across major indexes with the Dow at 743.10 after a 23 point slide. NYSE losers outweighed gainers 5 to 2 while the Amex market value index dropped to 78.75. Gold prices slipped and cotton futures showed mixed moves as traders eye weather in the Mississippi valley and farm legislation. Livestock markets in Fort Worth showed weaker cattle and steady hogs amid higher hogs and sows quotes.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Walt Disney Productions
Fairchild Camera & Instrument
NYSE
Mississippi Valley
Washington
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Oil exporters open new energy talks in Paris
In Paris AP says oil exporting nations and top customers began preparatory talks for a world energy conference after Washington called for dismantling the exporters’ cartel. The 10-nation meeting aims to set agenda, participants, and dates for a summer conference. OPEC insists on expanding to cover raw materials beyond oil. the US favors a focus strictly on energy issues. The nine-nation EC, present via one delegation, proposes a compromise to include other materials as needed.
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Paris
Washington
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Algiers
United States
European Economic Community
Bank Robbery in Winkler County Bank Seeker May Be White Male
Winkler County deputies chase leads in the daylight robbery of Winkler County State Bank just before 3 p.m. Friday. A white motorcycle helmeted bandit handed a sack to VP Katie Barton and demanded cash, escaping with 7160 dollars as deputies, FBI, DPS and nearby sheriffs joined a wide search with roadblocks and air sweeps from Odessa and Midland.
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Jim Breese
Pat Jenkins
Reeves County
Winkler County
Wink
Gary Ingram
Winkler County Sheriff's Deputies
Winkler County State Bank
Katie Barton
Jerry Bell
Odessa
Midland
Kermit Area
Kermit
Pecos
FBI
DPS
Sheriff's
Archeology trip uncovers ancient rock site in Crockett County
A caravan of about 24 vehicles toured a northwest Crockett County site believed to be ancient home ground for archaic and Neo American peoples. The half acre rock area holds petroglyphs grind holes and artifacts dating before the era of Christ. Researchers request location secrecy to protect the site for ongoing study. Tim Warner led the 11th annual Southwestern Federation of Archeologists Society convention field trip. MONAHANS jail counts rise after Thursday drug raid with five jailed, four free on bonds, two juveniles released to guardians.
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Crockett County
Southwestern Federation of Archeologist Societies
Tim Warner
Monahans
Shamrock senders outpace Ireland in St Patrick's cards
Ameri can card industry sources estimate about 11 million St Patrick's Day cards will be mailed by Americans. Hallmark's Dennis Burns notes the Irish American population in the United States at around 30 million, far exceeding Ireland's 3 million inhabitants.
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Kansas City
Ireland
Dennis Burns
Hallmark
U.S
Deaths Hattie Trott services in Barstow
Death notices Hattie Ellen Trott 94 of Barstow died at Carriage Square Nursing Home San Antonio and services were held at First Baptist Church Barstow with burial in Barstow Cemetery She was born November 13 1880 in Mississippi lived in Imperial and Barstow and moved to San Antonio to live with a daughter Survivors include two daughters five grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren
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Hattie Ellen Trott
Barstow
First Baptist Church of
Trott
Carriage Square
San Antonio
Mississippi
Imperial
The
Baptist Church
A.W
Annie Clyde) Blevins
T.J
Edna) Williams
el Paso
Multiple Burglaries Reported Across City Early Today
Police reports describe several burglaries and thefts. Jesus Lujan lost rifles and a tape player from 812 E Fifth St after an unlocked door was pried at 12 24 a m. Dan's Record Shop at 312 Cedar St saw about $8 taken from an open till after a broken window was accessed. Otto's Liquor Store at 115 S Oak St reported a broken window but nothing else missing. Four tires were slashed on a vehicle tied to Don Durham. At Longhorn Bar 2121 W Third St burglars rifled machines and stole about $50 from four money boxes. A late model green Ford fled west after a motorist was robbed of about $300 on SH 10 west of Van Horn. Authorities pursued suspects across Sierra Blanca and DPS units.
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Jesus Lujan
Fifth St
Lujan
Dan
Cedar St
Otto
S. Oak St
Max Otto
Don Durham
Incider
Longhorn Bar
Third St
SH 10
van Horn
West Texas
DPS
Sierra Blanca
Community club schedules and a budget quip
A list of weekly meetings from Lions Club to Rotary and AA across local venues with times, locations, and notes. The page ends with a bureaucrat quip: A bureaucrat's budget is what he tries to spend all of before he makes a new one.
Statement of Non-Discrimination by Continental Telephone Co of Texas
The Continental Telephone Company of Texas files a Compliance Assurance with the Rural Electrification Administration promising adherence to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related USDA rules. It pledges not to discriminate on race color religion sex or national origin in policies and practices affecting applications service rates and access to facilities or participation in beneficiary meetings. Citizens may file a written complaint with the Secretary of Agriculture or the REA. complaints are kept confidential as needed. Published in the Pecos Enterprise April 7 1975.
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Continental Telephone Company of Texas
Rural Electrification Administration
Department of Agriculture
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Pecos Enterprise Delivery Rates and Address Notice
The Pecos Enterprise outlines delivery options within Reeves and Loving counties with a monthly charge of 2.38 plus 0.12 tax and annual 1.44 tax, and a separate rate for other counties at 2.62 monthly and 0.13 tax plus ten per year. The paper notes Associated Press dispatch usage and second class postage paid at Pew, Texas.
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At&t
Ad Rich
Borden
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Cities
Soc
Coca Cola
Cent Oil
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild
Elec
Gen Foods
Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great
A&p
Gulf Oil
Hart Hk
IBM
Int Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Phill Pet Penney
RCA
Safeway Ars
Ind
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
US Steel
Xerox
Reeves Ward
Loving
Pew
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Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Rick's Cafe
Rich Moon
Rex. W.A. Sprinkle
Frankie Kingston
Advertis
Ing
Gulf
Louise Adams
Billy Holly
By Frankie Kingston
Rankin
Clint
Tony Casillas
Gary Fuentes
Cynthia Florez
Cherry Elliott
Cecil Kingston
Joe Kingston
Lovelady
Phoenix, Ariz
Fannie
Toyahvale
Sonny McElroy
McElroy
Kingston
Vera Fellabaum
California
Sharon
Sandy
Fellabaums
Rosendo Carrasco
Pearl Finley
Dallas Street
San Antonio Street
Band Boosters Club
Jake Damron
Balmorhea State Park
Sarah Helen
Rachel
Mr. Damron
Sul. Ross University
Balmorhea Park
Big Spring
New Mexico
Chas. Towery
Pearl Pittman
Irene Hunter
Big Ben Park
Bob Moore
Cora Moody
Danny
Big Ben
Bill Joyce
Bill
Stock Market Report
Associated Press
London
Frankfurt
Zurich
Handy & Harman
Engelhard
Gordo
Lopez
Ane
By Gui Arkola
Doctor
Mrs
Winkler
Bery
Bell
Shamrock
Hattie Trott
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Eagle Band Boosters
Community Action Office
E. 10Th St
Pecos B&epw Women Business Meeting
Federation
Frances Davenport
Inez Hock
Joyce Meacham
Lions
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Methodist Church Fellowship
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fair Barn
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News Alliance
Bow ST
John Pitts
Peggy McCrackes
Lynn Webb
Beck
Pivera
Eanor Diane (Osborn
Mary Shute
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Joyce Miller
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