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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1978
Page
2
The Balmorhea Band earned second place at the 7th Annual Pecos Music Festival sight reading contest and will travel to Alpine on April 15 for another competition before UIL events in Iraan on April 26.
A letter from Myrtle Hood of Pecos TX laments missing children and asks the editor to publish the poem or column. She argues many parents do not know where their kids are and calls for attention to youth behavior.
NY stock market rose midmorning after a cautious start as Dow gained 0.52 to 770.70. Cotton futures eased, while cattle and hog markets in Fort Worth showed mixed, steady tendencies. Weekly financial indexes and a reader letter from Uvalde discuss tax politics and medication safety.
More than 200 area high school students will attend Sully Day at Sul Ross State University on April 18. Activities include ALPINE-Typing ac counting and shorthand contests and an awards program, with SRBAP students honored and top typing winners eligible for scholarships or a portable typewriter.
Lamar Student Council sponsors a Play Day and Book Sale on Saturday April 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at Lamar Elementary. Events include play equipment, basketball tetherball and baseball games. Books offered include out of adoption textbooks library books dictionaries and encyclopedias. Prices five ten dollars for sets range two dollars for encyclopedias. Also selling school T shirts drinks and popcorn. Sponsors Ms Cynthia Armbruster Martha Walker James Hill Mrs Charlotte Waight.
In Pecos yesterday morning at 11 15 a female was observed placing merchandise under her shawl at Woolworth. The suspect had items in her possession valued at 92 09. Maria Garcia Lopez was arrested for alleged attempt theft by concealment.
Calendar of coming events lists activities across Pecos for Monday through Wednesday. Lions clubs meet at various venues, Al Anon group meets at 125 S Oak, Rio Pecos Extension Club hosts Elaine Moody hairstyle program, Modern Study Club discusses Women in the News and Living First Ladies, Downtown Lions at Holiday Inn, Senior Citizens Center hosts lunch and games, Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 125 S Oak with contact numbers.
Amistad Lions Club opens applications for Texas Lions Camp at Kerrville. Four two week sessions run this summer for ages seven to sixteen with free attendance for eligible blind, deaf, mute or crippled children. Local Lions handle requests and provide contact numbers for Joe Tercero and Maggie Matta. In 25 years Lions sent nearly 18 000 children to Kerrville camp.
Cub Scout Den One Pack 191 took a field trip to the city park on Monday with eight boys including Darrell Perkins Brian Perkins David Elliott Mitch Elliott James Elliott Darrell Moody Jacques Rougeux and Eddie Hill. Leaders Frances Perkins and Nelda Elliott joined the group and Dairy Queen soft drinks were served as refreshments after the trip. Ms Perkins and Ms Elliott thank Ernest Ballard and Bob's Thriftway staff for a store tour on April 2.
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