Barstow News Highlights Local Social and Sports
Mrs. M A Allen hosts Canasta Club July 29 with former hostesses Mrs. Allgood. Wedding of Phyllis Allgood and Billy Bob Doggett July 31 with Mrs. B J Walters present. All Star Pecos Pony League member David Abila cited for team success. Mary Ann Diehl joins Pecos Pep Squad. Cherry to receive Texas Tech masters August 19. John V Diehl recovering from Odessa Medical Center July 31. prayers requested. Glen Sime of Liberty Hill accompanies out-of-town wedding guests.
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M A. Allen
Canasta Club
John B. Allgood, Jr
Bill Allgood
Paul Sullivan
Allen
B. J. Walters
Phyllis Allgood
Billy Bob Doggett
Barstow
David Abila
Pecos
Terry Street
Presbyterian Church
Allgood- Doggett
Cherry
Texas Tech
Mary Ann Diehl
California gold rush and statehood milestone noted
The World Almanac recalls the 1848 discovery by James W. Marshall on the American River near Coloma that spurred a 1849 rush bringing 75,000 settlers and California’s 1850 statehood. It also mentions the annual Jousting Tournament at Natural Chimneys in Mount Solon, Virginia each August.
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California
James W. Marshall
American River
Coloma
Calif
John Utter
Mount Solon
Natural Chimneys
Credit card dropout seen as new debt mutation
AP analysis notes a shift in consumer behavior as more Americans exhibit weariness toward debt. Despite rising overall credit card debt to over 15 billion, individuals increasingly drop out of cards, seek cash discounts, and cite cost savings as a reason to limit or stop use.
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John Cunniff
New York
Europe
Cancer
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Jupiter
Capricorn
Aquarius
Guy de Maupassant
Alex Kinglake
Robert Taylor
Will and need for proper wills and family planning
Dear readers discuss the value of formal wills over holographic notes amid modern complexities like second marriages. Advice stresses consulting a lawyer to avoid estate delays and to ensure all issues are covered, plus guidance on handling insensitive weight comments and adoption realities.
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Helen
United States
Adoptive Parents Society
Scranton Avenue
Lake Bluff
Illinois
Polly's Pointers Solve Redwood Rug Stain With Solvent
Dear Polly columns present quick home hacks. Readers share solutions for carpet stains from redwood buckets, ceiling textures, altered clothing, big bowls, meat trays, patches with glue, and misc. tricks for practical household care.
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Polly
Calif
Redwood Assoc
Horoscope for Wednesday August 5 1970 Aries Taurus Gemini
The horoscope outlines Aries a slow start with rising momentum and solid foundation for gains. Taurus sees strengthened efforts solidifying gains and skilled action bringing progress. Gemini encourages effortless accomplishment with opportunities for increased prestige and gains while urging to abandon outdated methods and avoid pessimism.
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Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Percy urges 25 percent cut in station changes for military
Sen. Charles H. Percy calls for a 25 percent reduction in military personnel station changes, projecting $140 million saved in fiscal 1971, while noting $1.3 billion for permanent change of station moves and $460 million for rotations after 12 months in Southeast Asia.
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Associated Press Washington
Charles H. Percy
R-Nl
Percy
Southeast Asia
Hurricane history marked by Texas coast storms through 1960s
A historical survey traces deadly Texas Gulf Coast hurricanes from 1818 to the 1960s, detailing Galveston storms of 1900, 1915, and 1919, and flood and wind events in Corpus Christi, Velasco, Alvin, and Beulah. It notes deaths, damages, and evacuations that shaped coastal memory.
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Associated Press
Celia
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf Coast
Jean Lafitte
Galveston Island
Lafitte
Austin
Rio Grande
Matagorda
Gulf
Bagdad
Clarksville
United States
Galveston
College Station
Dallas
Gainesville
Velasco
Alvin
Fresno
Riviera
Pecos
Kingsville
Bishop
Brownsville
Cameron County
Rio Grande Valley
Matagorda Bay
Aramsas Bay
Freeport
Carla
Beulah
San Antonio
Port O’connor
Births in Pecos area list multiple July August events
A set of birth notices from Pecos and nearby areas records several newborns. Names include Mr and Mrs Augustine Ramirez in Pecos, a baby boy born July 29 at 217 South Elm. Mr and Mrs Chano Prieto with a baby born July 31 at 1023 F Ninth Pecos. Mr and Mrs Ronnie Doggett with a baby born July 31 at 2343 South Eddy Pecos. Mr and Mrs Guadalupe Rodriguez of Knippa Cayanosa with a baby boy born July 31. Mrs Juan Prieto at 711 Martinez Pecos with a baby born in August.
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Augustine Ramirez
S. Elm
Pecos
Chano Prieto
Ronnie Doggett
Eddy Pecos
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Knippa
Cayanosa
Juan Prieto
Martinez, Pecos
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Daught Ronnie
Bonnie
Leander
Glen Simé
Liberty Hill
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Business Mirror
Versity
Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity
Ben’s
Spanish Inn
By Neg Cochran
C.F
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Io Dishwashing
Helen V
Ce Olly
Ted Williams
Washington
Supreme Court
Judicial Conference of the United States
Warren E. Burger
William J. Brennan Jr
Harry A. Blackmun
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Blackmun
National Research Council
Astrodome
Joe Pepitone
New
New York Yankee
Houston Astro
Chicago Cubs
David Hoyt
Atlanta
David Pryor
D-Ark
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