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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1979
Page
2
The Pecos Police Department completed an investigation of a Saturday morning vehicle pedestrian collision. Pedestrian Pedro Alarcon, 66, was taken by private car to Reeves County Hospital Pecos for observation. Lucino Figueroa Esquivel, 35, of 540 Airbase operated a 1978 pickup truck eastward on an
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce and American Heart Association sponsor a Disco Thon May 4 5 at the Fair Barn. Starts 7 30 p.m. Admission 3 per couple 2 single. Pledges teased for hours danced or longest dancing couple. Contact Chamber office 111 S Cedar 445 2406 or teens for pledge cards.
New York markets fell sharply as expectations of further Federal Reserve credit tightening dominated trading. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 9.10 to 861.40 at midday, with losers outpacing gainers by over three to one on the NYSE. The composite slid 0.42 to 57.11 and the AMEX market value index fell 1.09 to 179.23. Commodity quotes followed with wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans listing mixed prices, while cotton futures advanced at midday led by higher spreads across the ten major markets. Dow Jones indices at 1 a.m. showed declines across all major blocks.
William Thomas Crouch 24 died Friday at Thomason General Hospital in El Paso Graveside rites were held at 3 p m Sunday in Chaparral Village Memorial Park Pecos Funeral Home directed Born March 31 1955 in Fort Worth he spent most of his life in Pecos and recently worked at a golf course in El Paso He was a member of the Episcopal Church Survived by his father Bob Crouch Pecos his mother Mary Bates Fabens one brother Gene Robert Crouch El Paso one sister Rebecca Bates Crouch Las Cruces and grandparents Mr and Mrs J O Bates Fort Worth
Calendar lists Lions Clubs and Kiwanis meetings across Pecos Balmorhea and Barstow, with times and venues such as Pecos Inn Lions Den and CPS Reddy Room. Senior Citizens Center hosts blood pressure clinics, Bible study, exercise, luncheons, and bus trips. Le Leche League nutrition session. Rotary and Jaycees meet at local venues. several meetings repeat weekly or biweekly through Friday.
Brian James Gross son of Mr and Mrs B J Gross was selected as vice president of administration for the 30th Memorial Student Center Council and Directorate at Texas A M University. He is a sophomore economics major and recipient of an Outstanding First Year Service Award.
Pecos residents Mary Urquidez and Jo Kathryn Dandy begin state government careers under the Texas Merit System. Urquidez becomes Nurse II at the Texas Department of Health and Dandy is a Clerk Typist I with the Division of Disaster Emergency Services after passing exams and entering probation. Agencies served by the Merit System include Air Control Board, Alcoholism Commission, Aging Committee, Health, Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Human Resources, Disaster Emergency Services, Drug Abuse Division, Employment Commission and Surplus Property Agency.
A letter received by Mayor W R Bickley of Pecos expresses gratitude for Pecos hospitality during a family trip from Portland Oregon to Eclectic Alabama. The writer Mrs Michael Comstock notes the city's friendliness and help in providing a place for their horses to rest.
An emergency run at 7 32 p m Sunday responded to 112 North Alamo after a woman fell. She was transported to Reeves County Hospital and later moved to Kermit for further care.
Eight defendants pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos on misdemeanor immigration charges. Sentences ranged from 60 to 179 days with concurrent counts for aiding aliens, false citizenship claims, and prior apprehensions noted by the court.
Richard Wagner, the prominent 19th century German opera composer, was born in Leipzig in 1813 and died in Venice in 1883. He contributed major works including the Siegfried Idyll.
Barstow hosts a noon luncheon and program at the Community Center on Thursday April 17 for senior citizens. Rev. R M Montgomery will be guest speaker and ministers wives from several churches will sing. All seniors are invited.
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