Ward County 4 H Club Overnight Camp Trip
The Ward County 4 H Club led by Matthew Dinwiddie Cathy Daniels Clifford Gordon Virginia Franco Carolyn and Becky Koenning and Mr and Mrs Roy Koenning traveled from Barstow August 8 9 for an overnight camp. They took a sack lunch upon arrival and heard a safety lecture before a nature hunt and team comparisons for loco weeds. A wiener roast bonfire and a hail storm followed. They visited the MacDonald Observatory and ended with a steak breakfast before returning home. Family groups joined Don Taylor and others in El Paso for a Juarez trip including dog races. Cynthia Taylor notes her birthday on the 21st. Debbie McIntire of Houston visited the Koennings.
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MacDonald Observerly
Don Taylor
Don
Jrm Carrollton
Doyle Cumby
Diedra
Abram Flores
el Paso
Los Comerciales
Juarez
Cynthia Taylor
Barstow community notes with visits and events
Barstow residents share visits to Hawley and Houston. A baby girl Jenifer Diane Ebel born July 31 at 6 54 p m weighs 7 lbs 6 oz. 4 H Club hosts a swimming party Saturday from 7 to 10 30 p m for members and families. Various family visits and local activities listed.
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James Ebel
Jenifer Diane
Martha
Celeste Gine
Michael
Gerry
Houston
James
Ebel
Susan
Johnny
Barstow
City panel counters gas rate raise with conditions
Pecos area council offers Southern Union Gas about 75 percent of a 14 percent hike tied to conditions including regional approvals, pending Railroad Commission action, one year rate freeze, $6,067.73 fee reimbursement, and no pass through until cost balancing is done. Gas firm to confer after decision.
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Monahans
Southern Union Gas Company
Railroad Commission
Southern Union Gas Co
Southern Union
Market mixed as rates worries weigh on stocks
The New York market opened higher but faded as interest rate concerns grew. The Dow fell to 884.53 at midday with a 4 3 advantage for gainers on the NYSE, Norton Simon among leaders with a minor drop, and volume rising to 9.75 million shares. The Nasdaq-like indices softened slightly while the AMEX rose modestly. In Chicago, grain prices moved with wheat and corn edging higher on Thursday.
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New York
Norton Simon
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Reeves County Petroleum Activity Totals Hit County Economy
Reeves County exploration and production activity in 1976 shows developers spent 23.1 million dollars drilling 59 wells, including 12 wildcats, with 6.6 million lost in 20 dry holes. The 39 productive wells comprised 24 oil and 15 gas wells, while two natural gasoline plants with 35 million cubic feet per day capacity also contributed.
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Reeves County
Texas lenders boost farm loans and curb rates, survey shows
A Texas Agricultural Extension Service survey of 149 lenders finds more farmers served, higher average loan sizes, and declining interest rates for farm and feeder cattle loans. Lenders foresee stable or rising rates, increased refinancing, and growing use of SBA agricultural loan guarantees, with earnings and spending pattern shifts for farms and ranches in the coming year.
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College Station
Texas
Wayne Hayenga
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Hayenga
Small Business Administration Agricultural Loan
Progam
Balmorhea Visitors Share Weekend With Local Families
Balmorhea residents hosted relatives from Odessa Pecos Fort Davis and Lamesa over the weekend. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Alex Matta from Odessa and Mr and Mrs Mike Carreras of Pecos. The group joined Mrs Genoveva Dutchover for a family gathering and attended a wedding in Fort Davis. Local families hosted others from Odessa and Las Cruces New Mexico during the short visit.
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Alberto Matta
Alex Matta
Odessa
Mike Carreras
Pecos
Pat Olivas Jr
Fort Davis
Genoveva Dutchover
Jimmy Carrasco Sr
Ben Dutchover
Las Cruces
N.M
Donna Brijalba
Felix Pacheco
Lamesa
Timotea Hernandez
Stock Averages Report At 11 A M
Dow Jones at 11 a m shows declines in industry and total stock averages with slight moves in utilities and transportation. The Dow stands around 885.91 for Industrials, 222.63 for Transports, 115.57 for Utilities, and 301.59 for Stocks, with minor percentage changes.
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New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Kids Make Final Splash Before School Opens
Area pools will close soon as youngsters enjoy a last dip before the new school year. Most schools begin the final week of August and pause for Labor Day.
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Paul Briones
Calendar of Pecos area events for August
City Council meets at City Hall 7 30 a m. School board at 1302 S Park St 5 30 p m. Senior Center Game Day 119 S Cedar 2 5 p m. Senior Center board 119 S Cedar 7 30 p m. Lions clubs meet 7 30 p m. Pecos Optimists 7 p m. Country Music Jamboree 8 p m West of the Pecos Park concrete slab. Pecos Valley Muzzle Loaders shoot 2 p m range near I 20 U S 285. Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon 8 p m 125 S Oak St. TOPS Morning 9 30 a m Federation Parlor. TOPS TX 259 6 p m at Community Council office. Evening Optimist Club Saragosa Hall 8 p m.
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Country Music Association
Pecos Park
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Barbs by Phil Pastoret
Phil Pastoret ridicules conceited self-importance and surveys that confuse respondents. The piece notes that 97.8 percent misunderstand the questions, illustrating how vanity skews public opinion.
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Phil Pastoret
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