Balmorhea School System to teach again this fall
Balmorhea High School cheerleaders attended a Seguin school last week with sponsor Mrs. Fer King. The Balmorhea Independent School District met August 8 approving a 10 percent raise for non state salary employees, new cafeteria equipment, and filled vacancies with H. P. Bryan Jr. as secretary and C. L. Butch Weinacht as secretary. Board meeting time moved to 7:30 p.m. second Tuesday monthly. Kindergarten and first grade enrollment set for August 25 at 9 a.m. Immunization records and birth certificates required. Health Department immunization clinic scheduled August 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. A new concession stand is under construction at the football stadium. Balmorhea High football players, 27 strong, went to Van Horn August 9 for physicals.
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Balmorhea High School
Seguin
Elodia Alvarez
Anna Jasso
Connie Granado
Delores Carrasco
Lucy Montoya
Sophia Lujan
Fer King
H. P. Bryan, Jr
Q.A. Crenshaw
C.L
Butch’’ Weinacht
Bloys Camp Meeting Opens In Davis Mountains Aug 8
The Bloys Church Camp meeting opened Tuesday August 8 at Skillman Grove in the Davis Mountains with speakers from Texas and out of state scheduled this fall. Balmorhea attendees include several residents and visitors, while local transport and medical updates note an ambulance response on the Fort Stockton Highway and hospital treatments. In Austin the Texas Education Agency schedules five public hearings August 24-30 on the 1979 program plan for handicapped education, with $30 million federal funding and $237 million state support, and copies of the 100 page plan available at regional centers for review.
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Bloys
Skillman Grove
Davis Mountains
Texas
Balmorhea
Joe Kingston
Duncan Kingston
Mary McElroy
Gunter
Louise Adams
Tissie Elliott
Towery
Ann Hathaway
Amy McIntire
Patty Towler
Mary Markham
Austin
Texas Education Agency
State Board of Education
U.S. Office of Education
Don Partridge
Special Education
Partridge
Alamo Heights Junior High School
New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio
Lubbock Civic Center
Sixth Street
Lubbock
Spring Branch Independent School District
Daisy Ashford Road
Spring Branch
Arlington Community Center
South Center Street
Arlington
North Lamar
Calendar of Coming Events in Pecos Area
Local events calendar outlines upcoming activities in Pecos and surrounding area. Listings include community gatherings, dances, markets, church functions, club meetings, fairs, and public talks scheduled through the coming weeks.
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Pecos
Market Upturn Buoys Dow As Traders Pause For Profit
The market recovered from a brief profit taking pause with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 3.03 to 894.66 at noon. NYSE volume fell, with Ramada Inns and IBM among notable movers while Pan Am slipped after a workers’ walkout. Cotton futures and cash grain prices also moved, and Dow Jones indices showed mixed gains.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Ramada Inns
NYSE
Charter New York
Pan Am
LTV
Borden
IBM
When you get old take up bird watching
A Pecos reader writes at length on aging and taking up bird watching as a hobby. He describes his retirement era flock of sparrows doves red birds mockingbirds blue jays and a dog mascot Tattoo guarding his food while offering humorous reflections on aging and companionship.
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Pecos
Tattoo
Youth soccer program opens for six to twelve year olds
At a Tuesday meeting August 8 the Youth Soccer Program announced divisions for elementary boys and girls ages six to eight nine to ten and eleven to twelve. Registration starts September 25 at 9 am in the Community Recreation Department with a 50 dollar sponsor fee and 5 dollar player fee. Each team may have up to 16 players and players keep a T shirt. Games start November 4 on Saturdays in a double round robin leading to a final championship. Interested sponsors or coaches can contact Bill Oglesby at 445 2425.
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Bill Oglesby
Eagle Band Boosters name new committees
The Eagle Band Boosters met at Pecos High School to plan for the new year. They voted to buy pep rally uniforms for twirlers, reupholster the band truck seat, and provide drinks and supervision for band members during home and out of town games. Officers include David Dutchover president and Toni Lovelace treasurer.
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Eagle Band
Pecos High School
Twirlers
Bill Carrico
Carlo Rountree
Doug Garman
Boosters
Mary Ann Weinacht
Barbara McKeown
David Dutchover
Manuel Benavides
Toni Lovelace
Briggs named project manager for Pecos River Basin Office
Glen O. Briggs, career Bureau of Reclamation employee, is appointed project manager of the Pecos River Basin Projects Office in Carlsbad New Mexico. He will oversee preconstruction on Brantley Dam and Reservoir and related programs, with a long career across several regional projects.
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Glen O. Briggs
Bureau of Reclamation
Pecos River Basin
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Briggs
The
Bureau of Recla
Pacific Northwest
Boise
Idaho
California
Oregon State University
U.S. Army
U.S. Forest Service
Reclamation
Tea Lovers Upset Over Coffee Price Hikes
Tea drinkers protest higher costs as coffee prices rise, sparking comments that replacing coffee with Orange Pekoe is a preferred alternative for some. The note highlights consumer price sensitivity and market shifts in beverage choices.
Ambulance Calls After Accident at Third and Cypress
Rosa Rodriguez of Stafford Cleaners reported an accident at Third and Cypress at 3 11 p m yesterday. A Pecos Ambulance Service call was made at 6 44 last night to 101 N Alamo.
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Rosa Rodriguez
Stafford Cleaners
Third and
Cypress
Pecos
N. Alamo
Odessa College to Offer Transportation Management Course
Odessa College will offer a fall course in transportation management, Management 1302.740, covering government regulation, tariffs, routing, freight classification, and related industry problems. The class meets Thursdays 7 to 9 50 p.m. and supports the industrial supervision option in the AAS degree. The instructor is Sid Streicher.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Sid Streicher
Streicher
Larry Berthelsen
Berthelsen
University of Tulsa
Tulsa
Okla
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Pecos Office Receives Recognition From National Insurance Firm
The Pecos district office of American National Insurance Company at 212 W. 2nd St. was named the companys second leading district for the year. District Manager Juan G. Ibarra led new records in sales and service as the firm notes its founding in 1905 and more than 16 billion in life insurance in force.
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Pecos
American National Insurance Company
W. 2Nd St
Juan G. Ibarra
United States
Mission man bonds out after Pecos theft charge
Pablo Lopez 29 of Mission Texas was released on 2000 bond after arrest for misdemeanor theft in Pecos Reeves County. He appeared July 26 in a local justice of the peace court where bond was set and he was released pending further proceedings. John E Gallagher burial held in Chicago. Gallagher had been Pecos resident and NY Life agent for 16 years. Survivors include children Sharon John and Linda and grandchildren.
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Mission
Texas
Pablo Lopez
Pecos
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Lopez
Justice of the Peace
John E. Gallagher
Dallas
Chicago
Gallagher
New York Life Insurance Co
Carol
Sharon
John
Linda
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Pecos Enterprise
Balmorhea Independent School Board of Directors
C. T. Gray
State Health Department
Housing Authority
Dillard
Balmorhead
van Horn
Pearl Pittman
Edith Sayles
Crane
Kelly
Mrs. Jug Jones
San Angelo
Mrs
Deke Jones
Oma Prew
Lee Renz
Fort Stockton
Reeves County Hospital
Alfred Pax
Hamilton
Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Cash Grain
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Future Farmers of America
Pecos High School Agricultural Building
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
At & P.m
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Senior Citizens Center
Community Council of
Reeves County Board of Directors
Cayanosa Hees Church
Cough Jack Norwood
the Norwoods
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Texas Tech
Pecos Valley
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 Davis Counties
Eagle Band Boosters
Lupe Acosta
Carle Rountree
B.J. Gross
Abraham Flores
James Hill
Faustino Acosta
Barbara Hernandez
Enchilada
Nina Abila
Taco
Pecos River Project
Bond
Gmoodworthy
Boys & Mens
Elmers Glue
Family Comics
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