Balmorhea Council backs unified law services trial
Balmorhea City Council approved joining Reeves County unified law services for a two year trial funded by federal money. They accepted a Pecos bank bid for three year depository services ending June 30, 1980 and hired Childers and Turner to audit books. Aldermen elected were Alvarez Jones Brijalba with Brijalba sworn in. School board canvassed election. Ruben Carrasco and Billy Moore sworn in as trustees. Eva Lou O Rear resigned at term end.
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Balmorhea
Helen K. Humphries
Pecos Cook
Jack Hoffman
Odes O'Rear
Catherine Farrington
Counci
Fort Stockton
Security State Bank of Pecos
Security State Bank of
Clemente Alvarez
Don L. Jones
Angelina Brijalba
Miss Brijalba
Humphries
Ruben Carrasco
Billy Moore
C.T. Gray
Arlton Bottoms
Q.A. Crenshaw
Pris McNutt
Bill King
John Barfield
Elena Blackmon
Ethel Jacobsen
Amy McIntire
Jane Moore
Gilda Morales
Debra Smithson
Fern King
Lucretia Hoffman
Jan Lopez
Market gains extend as Carter drops tax rebate plan
The Dow rises further as investors applaud President Carter dropping the $50 per person tax rebate and maintaining opposition to wage and price controls. Ford gains on stock split plans while NYSE and AMEX indexes show modest moves amid lighter volume. Cotton futures turn lower despite higher acreage forecast. Local notices report visits, cemetery tank work, and lot cleaning charges.
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New York
Carter
Wall
Ford Motor
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Agriculture Department
New York Cotton Exchange
Amarillo
Tex
Balmorhea News Briefs Include Cleanups And Local Visits
Balmorhea residents report lawn cleanups by Ben Dutchover at five dollars per lot to keep cemeteries neat. A Balmorhea bridge club enjoyed games with Ethel Jacobsen high and Amy McIntire winning bingo. Local families welcomed visitors from Fort Stockton and Concho while plans proceed for house sales and repairs.
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Sadie Kingston
Ethel Jacobsen
Amy McIntire
Ambulance Calls and Drunk Incident Reported in Pecos
An ambulance was called at 2 02 p m to West Texas Co op Oil Mill on State Highway 17. Three boys sniffing paint thinner were reported in an alley between 2300 Country Club and 2300 Cactus, referred to juvenile officer John Lewis. Mrs Louis M Swindley was jailed Thursday for dis orderly conduct and public intoxication after trying to drive away in her husband’s car. Divorce granted for Anne Harrison and Roddy Lee Harrison on April 8. Gilbert Martinez injured in an accident at West Texas Co op Oil Mill and taken to Memorial Hospital then Odessa Medical Center.
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West Texas Co- Op
Country Club
Cactus
John Lewis
Louis M. Swindley
City
Anne Harrison
Roddy Lee Harrison
Gilbert Martinez
West Texas Co-op
Pecos Ambulance Service
Memorial Hospital
Odessa Medical Center
Tornado hits Saragosa area causes minor damage
A tornado touched down one mile southeast of Saragosa Thursday morning near the former Saragosa Co op gin on SH 17. Patrolman sightings at 10 33 am and DPS trooper Dave Johnson described a white funnel cloud that damaged tin and highline wires, but no injuries were reported as the twister lasted about 20 minutes and moved toward storage barns.
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Paul Briones
Wrnter
Saragosa
Balmorhea
I-10
Dave Johnson
Sammy Natividad
Gabriel Candelas
Deaths Raymond Irby 64 Floydada resident
Services for Raymond Edward Irby 64 of Floydada were at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist Church Floydada with burial in Floyd County Memorial Park. Moore Rose Funeral Home Floydada handled arrangements. He died Wednesday in Caprock Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include his widow one daughter two brothers two sisters and five grandchildren.
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Raymond Irby
Raymond Edward Irby
Floydada
Edwin Meacham
Pecos
First Baptist Church
Floyd County Memorial Park
Moore-Rose Funeral Home
Irby
Caprock
Weekly School Menu Highlights
School meal plan for Monday through Friday lists chili mac with cheese and sides, corn dog with mustard and baked beans, Frito pie with vegetables, BBQ burger with fries, and sliced turkey with gravy. Desserts include fruit, apple crisp, snickerdoodle, gelatin, and cake. beverages are milk and juice.
Pecos Area Community Calendar and Employment Note
Calendar lists Evening Lions Club meetings at American Motor Inn and Lions Den Amistad Lions Club, Pecos Optimists events at Chapa ral Village Steak House, band boosters at Pecos High School, Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon on Oak Street. TOPS clubs meet mornings and at Community Council Office. Also notes New York City lost 660000 jobs since 1969 per The Conference Board estimating 20 percent of jobs eight years ago.
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Lions Clu American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Clu
Lions den
Chaparal Village
New York City
Conference Board
Daily Zodiac Forecast This Chance
Gemini advises leaving on time to avoid overstay at social events. Cancer urges early initiative in career matters to leap ahead of rivals. Virgo warns to carry your share in joint ventures or risk wrecking a deal. Libra says pace yourself and avoid fatigue to keep harmony. Scorpio suggests postponing nonurgent tasks to focus on your preferred projects.
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Peoria
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Caterpillar Company
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Corpus Christi
Band Boosters Club
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
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Gene Douglas
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Emily Galindo
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Mary Carpenter
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City Editor
Reeves County
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Pecos Free Press
Hi School
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
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