Akers family returns from New York visit
Akers and Mary Louise Akers traveled to New York City on July 25 with a stopover in Big Spring to visit relatives Johnny and Johanne Johansen. In New York they stayed at Hotel Edison, toured the city, and met Sylvia and Pat Kelley from Laredo. They returned to Barstow Friday. Meanwhile Barstow Fire Department tackled a fire at the Intratex plant north of town after a 3:30 a.m. alarm Monday, with minor damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Akers
Mary Louise
New York City
Big Spring
Johhny Johansen
Edward
Johansen
Air Terminal
Midland
la Guardia
New York
Sylvia
Pat Kelley
Laredo
Texas
Pat
Edison
Rocketts
Purdue
John Phillip Sousa
Barstow
Barstow Social Notes and Local Visits
Arcadia Flores and siblings Georgie Flores Trine Garcia and Felipe Dominguez vacationed in Big Spring last week with two sisters, plus a short Odessa visit with her son. Homer Akers traveled to El Paso for a medical visit while Wendell Nichols recovers at home. The Webb family toured Six Flags in Arlington and visited relatives in Odessa and Sweet Water. Joe M Garcia and daughters Irene Becky visited Lubbock for surgery support. Becky joined Pecos High School band camp. Camp Bloys hosted youth including Ernie Felts Stevie Hughes and Rusty Lipe. Margie Red Knowles attended with a cabin party. Jimmy Sharon Daniels moved their trailer to Barstow. Birthdays: Lawrence Abila August 10 and Garry Treadwill August 13, husband of Cindy Hauser now residing in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia Flores
Big Spring
Georgie Flores
Trine Garcia
Felipe Dominguez
Odessa
Brother Akers
Camp Bloys
Presbyterian Church
Ernie Felts
Stevie Hughes
Rusty Lipe
Lawrence Abila
Garry Treadwill
Garry
Cindy Hauser
Barstow
West Texas Heat Bakes State With 107 Degree Day
A heat wave hit West Texas with a 107 degree high in Pecos and 68 degree low. Early temps ranged from 81 in Wichita Falls to 65 at Dalhart and Texarkana as statewide forecast called for sunny hot weather. Scattered thundershowers were predicted in extreme West Texas later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
Panhandle
Associated Press
Texas
New Mexico
Wichita Falls
Dalhart
Texarkana
Four children and mother found dead in stopped car
In Marietta Oklahoma an officer stopped a vehicle for possible traffic violations and found Teresa Vaughn 23 of Gainesville Texas beaten to death with her four children aged 3 to 8 inside the car. The driver Donald Vaughn 36 fled into brush near town as officers pursued and the children were placed in a shelter while the mother was sent for autopsy.
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Marietta
Okla
Texas
Love County
Wesley Liddell
Teresa Vaughn
Gainesville
Jack Caldwell
Donald Vaughn
Liddell
Caldwell
U.S. 77
Ardmore
Market Gains Amid Inflation Hopes and Mixed Data
Wall Street edged higher at noon with the Dow up 3.49 to 986.95 as traders eyed the upcoming wholesale price report. Coca-Cola Bottling of New York led NYSE activity, while cotton futures posted declines and a Fort Worth livestock report showed mixed cattle and hog demand.
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NEW York
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Cotton Futures New York
Prey
Fort Worth
Pecos Calendar Tuesday Meetings and Events
Calendar Tuesday lists Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 8 p.m. 125 S Oak St phone numbers 4454611 4454413 3752508. Morning TOPS Club at 9 30 a m Federation Parlor. TOPS TX 259 at St Community Council office 6 p m. Evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall 8 p m. Reeves County gas users meet with West Texas Gas at Holiday Inn 1 30 p m. Monday Evening Lions Club at American Motors Inn 7 30 p m. Amistad Lions Club Lions Den 7 30 p m. Pecos Optimists Chaparral Village Steak House 7 p m. Also a note about Olympic medals explaining metal values.
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Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Platform officials eye Ford allies
The Republican platform committee hosts Ford allies and potential running mates as Reagan seeks Schweiker support. Gov. Ray says Schweiker may appear Wednesday while Treasury Secretary Simon and Sen. Dole push vice presidential considerations. Dole urges a Midwest Southwest or West nominee, mentions Connally as a strong option. Baker is deemed a border state choice.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ford
Republican Platform Committee
Ronald Reagan
Richard S. Schweiker
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Platform
Schweiker
Republican Rules Committee
Reagan
Loren Smith
Smith
Treasury
William E. Simon
Robert Dole
Kansas
Simon
America
Dole
Midwest
Southwest
West
Jimmy Carter
South
John B. Connally
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Broken transmitter delayed warning in Big Thompson flood
In Loveland Colorado a broken National Weather Service radar transmitter slowed a warning for the Big Thompson Canyon as a deadly flash flood struck. The Denver NWS faced criticism over timing while 89 lives were lost and $28 million in damage occurred.
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Loveland
Colo
National Weather Service
Big Thompson Canyon
The
Rocky Mountain News
Robert Beck
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Limon
Denver
Beck
Weather Service
NWS
Larimer County
Olympus Dam
Estes Park
Marshall Grace
Big Thompson
Odd Fellows deaths linked to 1974 Philadelphia meeting
Health officials review reports of several deaths after the 1974 Odd Fellows Convention in Philadelphia. Cases resemble the Legionnaires outbreak with 27 dead and 128 ill. CDC and state investigators interview participants, checking hotels and venues tied to the two conventions.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Denis Lucey
Lucey
David Fraser
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
Odd Fellows
American Legion
Samuel Patterson
Cigarette blends tested for flavor by experts at R J Reynolds
In Winston Salem North Carolina the AP reports cigarette companies use ingredients like sugar cocoa and licorice to enhance tobacco flavor. Expert tasters assess blends to assure uniform quality at R J Reynolds Tobacco.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
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Akers
Eddie Jean Webb
el Paso
Wendell Nichols
Lynn Webb
Robert
Viona
Susan
Arlington
Six Flags
Lynn
Fred
Bula Webb
Sweet
Water
Eddie
Maggie Johnson
May Croft
Joe M. Garcia
Irene
Becky
Lubbock
Joe
Margie
Red Knowles
Jimmy
Sharon Daniels
Ruth Buchanan
George Sapp
Marvin Brazier
Frazier
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Borden
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Mtrs
Gen Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
A&p
Gulf Oil
Ti Hous LP
IBM
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Enney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Ind
Sun Oil
Texaco
UN Carbide
Nnroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Ecos
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Jack
Coder
Tex
P.O. Rex Sayt
Peggy McCracken
Cay Eder Nova Gutierrez
We Liege
Ruben Baca
Diane Osborn Bapa
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Éll
al Reeves
Reeves
Ward
Loving
Culberson
Jeff Devis
Associated Preas
Pecos Jaycee Circus
Pecos Jaycees
Jaycee Circus
BIG Dads
A&c Pump CO
A&b Automotive Repair
C.R. Anthony CO
Brown Pipe & Supply Inc
Canal Well Service Inc
B Bop Cafe
Gibsons Discount Center
Elliott Printing CO
Pecos Valley Southern Railway
Popular Thriftway
Pecos Garment Factory
Redigers Pharmacy
Scripps Foundry & Machine Works
Duval Corporation
Pecos Savings & Loan Assn
Pecos Enterprise
H&h Production Service CO
Sprouse-Reitz CO. Inc
Reeves County
Ramada Inn
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