Balmorhea Band earns regional UIL Excellent rating
The Balmorhea Band traveled to Crane last Wednesday for the Regional UIL concert and sight-reading contest and earned Division II Excellent ratings in both events. This marked their first UIL competition, with Sanderson Grandfalls Imperial Borden County Forsan and Presidio also in Class B.
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Balmorhea
Crane
Sanderson
Grandfalls
Imperial
Borden County
Forsan
Presidio
Balmorhea Notes: family updates and school events
Mrs Tissie Elliott reports Wes in Colorado Springs hospital recovering from a heart attack with improving heart function and possible pacemaker removal. he will stay several days. Daughters Susie and Tissie Ann back to college, Cherry in Balmorhea High School. UIL district tennis and track teams head to Levelland with coaches. banquet set Tuesday in the high school cafeteria with awards and a football queen for each class.
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Tissie Elliott
Wes
Colorado Springs Hospital
Susie
Tissie Ann
San Angelo
Cherry
Balmorhea High School
Levelland
Danny Carrillo
Dow Edge Advances On Tech Driven Market Rise
The noon Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.73 to 919.35 on light volume as gainers outpaced losers about 2 to 1 on the NYSE. Analysts cited technical factors and a Wall Street Journal note on rising business confidence from inventory builds. The NYSE composite gained .20 to 53.16 and the American Stock Exchange index rose .25 to 111.16.
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New York Stock Exchange
Signal Cos
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
TI interview at Odessa College seeks Permian Basin workers
Texas Instruments representatives from the Lubbock office will interview potential employees at Odessa College for the Permian Basin. A minimum associate degree in electronics is required. They seek current OC students ending associates this spring or former graduates. Contact Dr. Willis or Ken Hurst by Friday. Interviews start Monday at 10 a.m. in Room 201 of the Electronic Technology Building.
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Lubbock
Texas Instruments
Odessa College
Permian Basin
George Willis
Electronics
Willis
Ken Hurst
Electronic Technology Building
Mulitple Local Incidents Reported in City Briefs
Police noted a minor two car collision at 5th and Elm involving Rhonda Sandell 18 and Sonja Jenkins 18 with no injuries or citations. A separate Monday crash at the 2000 block of Nebraska involved Lorene Shaw 25 and Raymundo Salazar with a citation for following too closely. Ruth Jurik reported her son bitten by a small house dog, owner advised to monitor dog for ten days. An abandoned vehicle in the 700 block of S.H. 17 was impounded. A burglary occurred at Eva's Blue Top Cafe with entry by ripped screen and beer cans scattered. County Court filings list several criminal cases. The Panama Canal Zone description appears in this clipping. A shallow field well near Kermit blew out and caught fire, prompting firefighting response. Andrews Industrial Arts Club won first place at a regional competition in Midland with a bus conversion entry.
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5Th
Elm
Rhonda Sandell
S. Elm
Sonja Jenkins
Iowa
Nebraska
Lorene Shaw
Pecos
Raymundo Salazar
Salazar
Ruth Jurik
Tra Park
Sandell Wrecking Service
Eva
Blue Top
Kermit
Here
The
Petroleum Corp. of Texas
Chiefton Drilling Co
Yates
Kermit Volunteer Fire
Western Co
Women Office Workers contest highlights ridiculous chores
About 100 entries reveal tasks for bosses from refund pickups to hospital runs. The top 10 entries, including the winner for a free lunch, will be announced at WOW headquarters. The group also held a lunchtime rally in Manhattan for National Secretaries Week.
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WOW
Manhattan
Carol Feeney
Wall Street Journal
Deaths Services for Ester B Westerman at Pecos Funeral Home
Ester B Westerman, 70, died at 8 30 p m Tuesday in Pecos Nursing Home. Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home. A secretary described a scene where a man objected then softened toward her and other odd tasks were listed by entrants.
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Ester B Westerman
Pecos Funeral Home
Texas loan bill moves to Senate amid high interest fears
The proposed SB 728 would allow annual rates up to 149.79 percent on $100 to $300 loans, prompting Sen. Bill Patman to warn Texas would become the home of loan sharks if passed. Sen. Grant Jones backs the bill, needing a two thirds Senate vote to debate, with critics calling it a fraud on consumers.
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Jones
Senate
Patman
Texas
Consumer Credit
Sam Kelley
Community Group Meetings Schedule and Club Events
A midweek notice lists activities at various venues including the Senior Center Modern Study Club and Federation Parlor on Wednesday. Neighborhood meeting at Girl Scout House on Thursday. Lions Club meetings at American Motor Inn and Lions Den. Pecos chapters meet at Chaparral Village Steak House. Also planned are Alcoholics Anonymous and AlAnon at 125 S Oak St and TOPS, Evening Optimist and AARP sessions with speakers at local centers and offices.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Federation
Tops TX
St. Community
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