Girl Scout Camp Sessions Fill Up For Summer
Registrations pour in for Camp Mitre Peak and Hat A Ranch as sessions fill quickly. Pat Tompson of the Permian Basin Girl Scout Council states the June 11 one week session at Camp Mitre Peak is full, while other sessions still have space. Camps welcome all girls from first grade through high school, including non Scouts, offering Discoverer Adventurer programs and a Rio Grande float trip for older campers.
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Camp Mitre Peak
Hat-A Ranch
Pat Tompson
Permian Basin
Girl Scout Council
Rio Grande
Market slips after rally as Dow closes higher on day
The Market New York reports a mixed trading day with the Dow Jones average dipping to 832.29 at midday before a late gain to close up 3.38. Ford, Exxon, and Sears show losses while British Petroleum leads active movers. NYSE composite falls and volume drops from the prior day. Cotton futures ease, wheat and grain prices listed, and Dow Jones industry and transport subindices retreat. Camp Mitre Peak and Hat-A Ranch offer summer programs for Girl Scouts in Davis Mountains and Bakersfield with sessions starting in June.
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New York
Dow Jones
British Petroleum
General Motors
Exxon
Sears Roebuck
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Obituary: Salamon Ramos 84 Pecos Resident
Salamon Ramos 84 died at Pecos Nursing Home last night at 7:15. Born in Mexico in 1894, he moved to Pecos in 1910 and was a Catholic. Surviving: wife Apolinar Ramos of Pecos. two sons Salamon Jr of Visalia, CA and Manuel of Pecos. two daughters Sister Clara Ramos of El Paso and Mrs. Tomasa Madrid of Pecos. brother Florentino Ramos of Fort Stockton. sister Mrs. Magdalena Alvarez of Visalia, CA. seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
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Salamon Ramos
Pecos
Ramos
Mexico
Apolinar Ramos
Salamon Jr
Visalia
California
Manuel
Clara Ramos
el Paso
Tomasa Madrid
Florentino Ramos
Fort Stockton
Magdalena Alvarez
Calif
Midland Palette Club Spring Arts and Crafts Show
The Midland Palette Club presents its annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show and Sale on Saturday May 6. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Dellwood Plaza Mall featuring paintings in oil, acrylic, and watercolor plus assorted crafts.
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The
Midland Palette Club
Dellwood Plaza
Report details missing items from Marvin Phipps home
The Pecos Police report states Marvin Phipps of 822 S Elm told Officer Richard Alligood at 11 15 yesterday morning that someone removed items from his residence between 7 p m April 25 and 7 a m yesterday.
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Marvin Phipps
S. Elm
Pecos
Richard Alligood
Balmorhea News and Local Notices From the Week
The Balmorhea area reports include a 100 foot orange extension cord valued at 16.45 with a nine inch splice near the male end as the police pursue no suspects. Balmorhea Chamber plans a May 6 meeting at Chicken Charley Cafe to organize the bean cook-off and events, and an art club outing to Monahans enriched by sketching sand dunes. Clean-up day set for April 29 by AARP volunteers, with MR. TRADA chairing. Also noted are church renovations, the Balmorhea High School track at Levelland, and several incidents: theft of a 19 inch TV and home items valued at 528.70, a Despedida Cafe burglary, a stolen cutting torch valued at 80, vandalism to a home door, and a fictitious license plate stop involving David Lara Pareder. Also listed are local residents and cheerleader rosters and a Friday menu item.
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Sue Winkles
W. Palmer
Richard Alligood
T.V
Julia Marquez
Despedida Cafe
Fifth and Mulberry
Collectors to canvass Balmorhea Toyah Orla towns for mental health
Bellringer marchers will go house to house in May across Balmorhea Toyah and Orla to raise funds for the Mental Health Association in Texas. Organizers are Betty Compton Martina Chavez and N E Burgan. Proceeds support education advocacy and non profit services. Contact the association for information at 103 Lantern Lane Austin Texas.
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Bellringer
Balmorhea
Toyan
Orla
Betty Compton
Martina Chavez
Toyah
N.E. Burgan
Mental Health Association
Texas
Lantern Lane
Austin
Physical therapy unit opens at Reeves County Hospital
A new physical therapy unit with hydro therapy tank exercise equipment and patient tables opens at Reeves County Hospital. Four to six outpatients may be seen weekly by Sanat Bhatt of Kermit. Hours 8 30 to 5 with lunch noon to 12 30 Monday through Friday. Bio feedback training also available for chronic headaches. Appointments via doctor request to 447 3551 ext 256.
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Sanat Bhatt of
Kermit
Reeves County Hospital
Pecos
Sanat Bhatt
Dan Judkins
Planetarium Show on Flying Saucers Slated at Odessa College
Planetarium performances of a flying saucer show are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Pool Planetarium at Odessa College Keith Johnson the planetarium director and astronomy instructor will discuss unidentified flying objects and life in outer space Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children The planetarium is in room 206 Wilkerson Hall on the Odessa College campus Albuquerque New Mexico founded in 1706 was named for the Duke of Albuquerque viceroy of New Spain.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Keith Johnson
Outer Space
Wilkerson Hall
Giere Attacks White Over Overseas Travel Spending
GOP candidate Mike Giere accuses incumbent Richard C. White of spending more than $10,000 on foreign travel last year and states White accounted for 25 percent of the Texas delegation’s $40,000 abroad. He notes 35 days overseas across 13 countries, urging focus on inflation, spending, and energy issues.
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Mike Giere
Congress
Richard C. White
Texas
The
Dallas News
Giere
White
West Texas
Early Admission Program Lets Odessa High Juniors Take OC Courses
Odessa College announces an Early Admission Program allowing area high school juniors who are within four units or 12 quarter credits of graduation to enroll in OC classes while completing high school. Up to two courses per semester, with college credit held in escrow until graduation, and fall offerings include History and English during afternoon slots.
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Odessa — Area
Odessa College
Sid Holden
Holden
Joe Buice
Buice
United States
Reeves County Eliminates Vehicle Tax on Pickups
Reeves County commissioners voted to drop the personnel tax on all 2 ton and 3/4 ton pickups during a brief morning session before a joint meeting with Pecos City Council. Judge W O Bill Pigman said the cost of collecting the tax outweighed the revenue.
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Reeves County
Pecos
W.O
Bill
Calendar of weekly club events in Pecos notices
Calendar of coming events lists Monday Lions Club at American Motor Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p m Tuesday Pecos Anion Group 125 S Oak 8 p m phone numbers for contact Rio Pecos Extension Club meets 1310 Johnson space four 1 to 2 30 p m program by Jan Oden on cake decorating Wednesday Downtown Lions Club at Holiday Inn noon Thursday Rotary Club at Holiday Inn Pecos noon Senior Citizens Center game day 1 5 Bingo 2 3 bringing a prize Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m 125 S Oak St 447 2354 445 2508 119 S Cedar arts and crafts center 10 5 Pot luck lunch 28
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
S. Oak
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Medora Nelson’s
Johnson
Space Four
Jan Oden
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Ambulance Called for Seizure at 317 West Third
An employee of the Big T Family Restaurant dialed Pecos Ambulance Service at 11:30 yesterday morning for an unknown passenger from the bus station neighbor who began seizing. The service transported a child to the hospital at 9:42 last night after being injured at the rodeo.
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Big T Family
Pecos
Ice storm forms as rain freezes on contact
A typical ice storm develops when temperatures dip below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and rain or drizzle falls, freezing on impact and coating surfaces with a dangerous glaze of ice.
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Girl Scouts
DOW Jones New York
A.m
Indus
Mitre
Bakersfield
Pecos Enterprise
TAM
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves
Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Counties
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Chicken Charley Cafe
Art Club of
Balmoreda
Monahans
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Trada
Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Donna Moore
Jane Jones
San Angelo
Elodia Martinez
Anna Jasso
Connie Granado
Delores Carrasco
Lucy Montoya
Sophia Lujan
Anna Lara
Marty Lara
Sandra Manchuca
Martine Ornelas
Teri Tarin
Levelland
Kenneth Huffman
Pecos City
Sixth and
Cedar
1603
Morris
Ester Gabaldon
S. Orange
John Prewit
Jim Wilson
Buddy’s
Prewit
Sgt. Wilson
Third and Mulberry
David Lara Pareder
Physical
Albuquerque, N.M
Duke of Albuquerque
New Spain
GOP
Congressman White
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Bernardo Martinez
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