Madera Valley Happenings Local Visits And Travel
Mr and Mrs Sam Davis spent last week with daughter and family Mrs O L Haug of Alamogordo NM returning home Sunday Miss Vickie Bowen of San Angelo visits Carlyn Stroade Mr and Mrs Noble Glover attend funeral of Mr Tournbough Glovers nephew Mrs Valvia Matta and children visit El Paso Carlyn Crenshaw enters Commercial College in Odessa for six weeks Mr and Mrs Fred Talbor of Hobbs NM visit her parents L A O Rear this week
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Sam Davis
O. L. Haug
Alamogordo
N.M
Vickie Bowen
San Angelo
Carlyn Stroade
Noble Glover
Mr. Tournbough
Andrews
Carlyn Crenshaw
Q. A. Crenshaw
Commercial College
Odessa
Fred Talbor
Hobbs N.M
Mrs. L. A. O’rear
Former Pecos Sailor Transferred to San Diego for Navy Training
Petty Officer James B. Talley II, son of Mr and Mrs Jim Talley Jr of Starke Florida and grandson of Mr and Mrs Rex T Crist of Pecos Texas, has moved from the USS Forrestal to San Diego base for training before assignment to Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam. He was born January 6 1947 in Pecos and is a 1965 graduate of Starke High School.
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James B. Talley II
Jim Talley Jr
Starke, Floriia
Rex T. Crist
South
Cedar Street
Pecos
USS
Forrestal
San Diego
California
Swift Naval Base
Cam Chah Bay
Vietnam
Talley
Florida
Floriday Hydrocarbons Gas Company
Brooker
Fla
Starke High School
St. Johns Jr. College
Palaktoc
Toyahvale Mercantile Closes After 22 Years
The Toyah Vale Mercantile will close its doors after 22 years with a sale through the 15th. John Tomek and Beverly Tomek, owners, plan to move back to Kerrville. The town’s store has served ranchers and park visitors, offering groceries meats clothing and hardware since 1947.
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Toyahvale Mercantile
John Tomek
Beverly
Kerrville
Willis McCutcheon Jr
Jimmie Duncan
Balmorhea
Toyahvale
Beau McCutcheon
Oma Prew
Mildred Stroade
Tudie Patrick
McCutcheons
San Angelo
Jack McCutcheon
Gray Foster
Truman Foster
Tomek
Texaco
Balmorhea State Park
Tomeks
Pecos Housing Survey Shows Plentiful Homes
The Pecos Realtors Association and Chamber of Commerce report over 80 houses for sale or rent in Pecos Reeves County as the town prepares for oil and sulfur industry workers. About 80 unfurnished Pecos Housing Authority apartments exist, with 18 new homes built this year and more planned. A 130 unit low income project with 30 reserved for retirees is pending, aiming to clean up sub standard housing. Four trailer parks offer about 122 spaces with expansions underway.
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Pecos
Pecos Realtors Association
Chamber of Commerce
Reeves County
Local Guard Conducts Bliss Riot Training Session
The Texas National Guard Pecos unit at Fort Bliss near El Paso held a special riot control training session last Wednesday. It included chemical warfare exercises with a gas chamber demonstration and involved both officers and enlisted personnel. The annual field training, with coordination from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the El Paso Fire Department, runs until August 11.
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Texas National Guard
Pecos
Dona Ana
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Texas Guardsmen
Texas Department of Public Safety
Fl Paso Fire Department
Guard
Miss Cindy Johnson Hosts Luncheon
A bridesmaid luncheon for bride elect Miss Cindy Johnson was held Friday August second at 1 00 p m at the American Motor Inn. Attendants included Miss Julie Bray Mrs D L Whisenhunt and Miss Linda Frakes with Miss Melodee Naylor as flower girl. Seventeen guests attended the afternoon event with gifts exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Johnson
American Motor Inn
Julie Bray
Miss Johnson
DL. Whisenhunt
Linda Frakes
Melodee Naylor
Michael Hollern
Bernard Allen Frakes
Robert Harding
Johnson
D. L. Whisenhunt
Visiting relatives from Indio greet Opal Vickers
Mr and Mrs Jay Twilly and Mr and Mrs Bob Vickers of Indio California visit their mother Mrs Opal Vickers in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Twilly
Bob Vickers
Indio, California
Opal Vickers
Want Ads Hotline Prompted by Call Center
A local notice urges readers to call 445 5475 to place want ads. The message emphasizes the hotline as the primary contact for classified submissions.
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Madera Valley News
Valviia Matta
James B. Talley
Bill Dean Jr
Florence
Beverly Vaughan
Norable Holleveke
Fk] Paso
M. L. Todd
Judson
Lubbock
Neil Thompson
Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Todd
Billy Prewit
Pecos City Bakery
South Cedar
A.O. Smith
Southern Union
Bliss
Frogeogramernarror
Collie Electric Shop
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