Optimists Bring Circus Here For Two Big Shows
The Pecos Optimist Club plans Carden Johnson's International Circus on August 13 at Pecos High School football field. Two shows at 5 and 8 p.m. feature 42 acts over about two and a half hours including Jimmy Troy and the Flying Jeanies. Boswell said ticket sales are under way with prices 2 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Pecos
Jimmy Troy
Flying Jeanies
Frank Sim
Ruthlean Zechinni
Boswell
Optimist
Coastal Buys Gomez Gas For Intra State System
Coastal States Gas Producing Co enters buyers list in Gomez field Pecos County with a contract to purchase part of Ellenburger gas. The firm also plans to buy Superior Oil Co. output in Gray Ranch field and build a 30 inch pipeline to San Antonio. Announced within Texas, price linked to BTU not federal ceiling.
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Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Gomez
Pecos County
Ellenburger
Coastal States
Superior Oil Co
Gray Ranch
Fort Stockton
Senderson
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Houston
Coastal
West Texas
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Permian Basin
Local Unit Training At Fort Bliss With Arrowhead Task Force
Texas National Guard units of the Arrowhead task force including the Pecos SE Battery Third Battalion 133rd Artillery began summer annual field training at Fort Bliss Donna Ana Range. About 950 guardsmen from cities across Texas train two weeks in shot control, towed 155 mm artillery, road work, and Army instruction before returning August 10.
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Texas National Guard
Pecos
Fort Bliss
Donna Ana
133Rd Artillery
Odessa
Texas
Midland
Big Spring
San Angelo
Amarillo
Austin
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
West Texas In Sulphur Boom Attracts Major Firms
Major sulfur companies including Texas Gulf Sulphur Jefferson Lake Sulphur Pan American Sulphur Sinclair Oil Atlantic Richfield and Texas American Sulphur target West Texas as demand climbs. With prices rising from 28 to 42 per ton in six years, firms invest millions seeking new extraction tech and inland Frasch processes. Projections show reserves potentially reaching tens of millions of tons, while plants like Duval Corp near Midland and Elcor Chemical’s Rock House advance production despite secrecy.
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West Texas
Texas Gulf
Jefferson Lake
Pan American
Sinclair Oil Corp
Atlantic Richfield Co
Texas American Sulphur C
VU. S
Gulf Coast
U. S
Texas
James B. Zimmerman
University of Texas
Six Shooter Junction Shoud
Zimmerman
Duval Corp
Pennzoil United, Inc
Midland
Duval
Elcor Chemical Corp
Elcor
Roy E. Camp
Oden Heads to Akron for Soapbox Derby Finals
Loyd Oden of Pecos will depart August 19 for Akron Ohio for the All American Soapbox Derby national finals. About 250 boys compete for 30000 in scholarships with first place 7500. Oden won the Carlsbad NM derby June 20.
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Akron
Tor
Hershel Cox
Bob Trammell
Loyd Oden
Pecos
Ohio
Oden
Carlsbad
KPBM
Bill Oden
Loyd
Carlsbad Derby
Derby Downs
Matt Avery
Experimental Sugar Beet Farming Encouraged Here
Ronald Johnson of Utah and Idaho Sugar Company told the Pecos Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Division that spring sugar beets can be raised locally. Plans for fall plantings August 1 to September 20 were discussed, with plots from three to ten acres and seed provided by the Sugar Company.
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Pecos
Ronald Johnson
Utah
Idaho Sugar Company
Agriculture Division
The
Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Foster, Jr
Sugar Company
Johnson
A. B. Foster
Tommy Mayfield
J. D. Gillespie
Paul Tapp
Ben Jackson
Jim Hefner
Dudley Montgomery
Chamber
Bob McCorkle
Community Public Service Company of
Fort Worth
Utah and Idaho Sugar Company
Harold Meyer
Absentee Voting Opens for $750000 Bond Issue
Absentee balloting began Monday for the $750 000 bond issue with voting allowed until August 16 and the election set for August 20. Eligible voters must be 21 or older a US citizen a Texas resident for one year a Reeves County resident for six months registered and own taxable property rendered for taxation this year.
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United States
Texas
Reeves County
Pecos Pools Use Falls From 1967 to 1968
City records show city pools drew 6 545 at Municipal and 1 006 at Haynes from May 5 to July 28 and May 5 to July 25 respectively in 1968. Total swimmers fell 1 041 from 1967’s 8 592 due to heavy rain, with Municipal down 232 and Haynes down 809. closing date for pools undecided.
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City Hall
Haynes
Haynes Pool
Pecos
Slay Named Duval Chief At Fort Stockton
Jack Slay 44 a 20 year Duval veteran is named resident manager of the Fort Stockton Duval properties replacing Van M Spiller who moves to Midland as plant construction coordinator Slay has guided Fort Stockton sulfur project since inception and says completion of the mining facility is expected in 30 to 45 days.
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Jack Slay
Duval Corp
Fort Stockton
Duval
I. B. Phillips
Tucson
Ariz
Slay
Carlsbad
N. M
van M. Spiller
Spiller
Midland Duval
Pecos County
University of Texas
Orchard
Tex
Merchants Committee Plans New Promotions for Pecos Sales
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee outlines three promotions for fall including a September 20 sidewalk sale a October 2 to 5 fall fair with big prizes and an October 15 Moonlight Madness Sale with costume contests and Pecos musical groups invited to perform on the sidewalks to attract customers and boost evening traffic. Sam Gann chairs the meeting in Carlton Williams absence and says details will be sent to merchants.
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Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber
Sam Gann
Merchant Committee
Carlton Williams
Gann
Pecos
C. R. Anthony
Silvers Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Bertha E. Silvers 84 are set for 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Pecos with Paul Rogers officiating. Burial follows at Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by a daughter Mildred Cornill of Big Lake. three sons James Pecos A D Odessa D J Weaverville California. two brothers D W Allen Kerrville Leslie Allen Eden. two sisters Mrs Guy Jones Kerrville and Mrs Gordon Valliant Brady. eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Pecos Funeral Home in charge.
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Church of Christ
Bertha E. Silvers
Pecos Nursing Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Paul Rogers
Pecos
Bucklew To Speak Again At Public Meeting
An American Party event in the new city park Saturday at 7 p.m. features Dr. Henry Bucklew former Laurel Mississippi mayor and Wallace campaign manager in Texas Admission is free and the public is invited Reeves County precinct chairmen sought contact Mrs Louis Lively 447 2434 for election help
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New City Park
Henry Bucklew
Laurel
Mississippi
Texas
George C. Wallace
Reeves County
Louis Lively
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Gomez Gas
Bilion
Sanderson
O. R. Burden Construction Co
Sanderson Times
Burden
Humble
Gomez Field
Northern Natural Gas Co
Mid-West
Jacknife
Barstow
A.W. Thompson
Adobe Oil Co
Gene Ledel
Midtown
Enterprise
Steve Pointevint
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