Start of School Nears as Teachers Prepare
Fall term opens with in service starting Monday Aug 26 and school sessions beginning Tuesday Aug 24 at 8 30 a m Registration on the first day assigns classrooms Kindergarten and first grade pupils must present vaccination certificates including polio and measles before attending. The staff is two teachers short as Mr and Mrs Sprinkle move to new posts.
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Sprinkle
van Horn
Balmorhea
Fort Stockton
J.W
Gilda Morales
Ben Hill
Santa Anna
Odes O'Rear
O'Rear
San Angelo
O’rear
Multiple thefts and assaults reported in Pecos crimes
Police reported burglaries auto theft and assault cases in Pecos. George Matta remained jailed on a 500 dollar bond for criminal mischief from a Sunday incident after breaking a window at 1608 Johnson and receiving five stitches. A third suspect Corralez stayed jailed on 500 dollar bonds plus a 2000 dollar Sierra Blanca bond, tied to a spree including thefts at Stafford Cleaners and Holmes Service Station. A dog bite victim Linda Licon suffered a shoulder wound from a Saint Bernard vaccinated dog. Tires were stolen from Roger Lutrick’s truck and an array of vehicles were damaged or stolen in the caper, with police pursuing a third suspect.
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George Matta
Matta
Johnson
Corralez
Phyllis Salyer
Sierra Blanca
Avalon Club
Romeo Sanchez
S. Ash
Sanchez
Saint Bernard
Linda Licon
Ash
Roger Lutrick
S. Orange
Stafford Cleaners
S. Cypress
Holmes Service Station
W. Third
Texaco Oil
N. Cedar
Holmes Station
Texaco
Onion Shed
North Willow
Citizens Band
Minit Mart
S. Cedar
Noon market report notes Dow near 1000 level again
New York stocks rose modestly with the Dow Jones up to 995.68 at noon, the market cautious as it nears 1,000 for the tenth time this year. Transamerica led activity with a 3/8 gain and a 217,600 share block traded, while volume on the NYSE rose. Cotton futures were mostly higher as traders await the government’s first 1976 crop estimate.
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New York
Transamerica
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Cotton Futures New York
New York Cotton
Deaths and Funeral Notices for Robert Miller and Ted Porter
Deaths of Robert Henry Miller 73 of Pecos occur after a lengthy illness with services set at 4 p.m. Thursday in Pecos Funeral Home chapel. Burial in Barstow Cemetery. Miller born Sept 27 1902 in Barstow. survived by wife Josie son Jim Ed Miller and stepchildren Bill Waldrop and Mrs Roddy Harrison. two sisters and six grandchildren. Memorials to First Christian Church requested. Ted Porter 75 of Pecos dies 11:55 a.m. Tuesday. services pending at Pecos Funeral Home. Porter born March 11 1901 in Cherokee County. retired freight agent. survived by wife Della four sons including Neil Ted M James B Porter and David D. one daughter Mrs Robert Hartness. two brothers and one sister and 17 grandchildren. Address and staff credits follow in paper.
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Robert Henry Miller
Pecos Funeral Home
Barstow
Mr. Miller
Pecos-Barstow
First Christian Church
Josie
Jim Ed Miller
Pecos
Bill Waldrop
Amarillo
Roddy Harrison
William G. Kelley
Waco
T.J. Hill
Stanford, Ky
Leiu of
Flowers
Ted Porter
Memorial Hospital
Porter
Cherokee County
Della
Neil
Platt City
Ted M
Sunnyvale
David D
Washington, D.C
James B. Porter
Sweetwater
Heat Remains As Pecos Hits 105 In Warm Front
The Associated Press reports Pecos and West Texas endure continued heat with temperatures above 100. A high of 105 was recorded Tuesday and a 68 degree low earlier. Forecasts call for mostly sunny skies with isolated showers along the West Texas New Mexico border and a cool front moving southeast with little relief in August heat. Other regions saw severe storms across Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Kansas with damaging winds hail and power outages. Flood waters rose four feet on the east side of Tucson due to runoff from Rincon Mountains.
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Associated Press
Pecos
West Texas
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Trans Pecos
Texas
New Mexico
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Minneapolis
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kansas
Wyoming
Arizona
Rincon Mountains
Tucson
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Cindy Herrington
Balmoritle
Monahans
Vicky Huelster
Toyahvale
Denton
Wss. Stevens
Floyd Brownfield
Big Spring
Mr. Stevens
Eleane Blackmon
Fort Worth
Tex
Bill King
Jerry Byrnes
Weinacht
Saragosa
Martha Moore
Peggy
Joe
Jeanette Sessoms
Rick Moon
Buffalo Gap
Bloys
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Rob Morriss
Mike
Kathy Laurine
Bay Town
Cassie Farrington
Carlsbad Caverns
Big Bend Park
Gome
Cypriano Gomez
Mulberry
Anthony
Albert Reyes
Midland
Holiday Inn
Superior Oil Co
James Rogers
Mildred Spray
Nebraska
Rogers
Normandy
Nursing Home
Odessa
Paul Corralez
N. Oak St
el Paso
Manuel Orona
E. Eighth
Charles Smith
Phil Pastoret
The
Akoa
Ad Rich
Borden
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Dow
Hart-Hk
Hous LP
IBM
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Son
Stand Ind
Sun Oil
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Robert H. Miller
CELLS _ CATES
News Alliance
S. Cedar St. Pecos
P.O Box
Peggy McCracken
Bufo
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves
Ward
Culberson
Jeff Davis
Reeves County
Auto Service
U.S
Datsun
Toyota
Goodyear
BankAmericard
American Express
Diners Club
Goodyear Service
David Urias
Coors da
Adolph Coors Company
Golden, Colorado
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