Eagle Spirit Rising in Pecos Aims for Support
Pecos fans back the Eagle football program before practice starts. Glenn Vandiver of Pecos Sign Company funds a large Warbird flag on a gold field with purple lettering, with labor donated and donations sought for material. Fran Sunday notes ceremonies in early September and hopes funds left after costs fund a school front sign.
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Fran
Eagle Spirit
Pecos
Glenn Vandiver
Pecos Sign Company
Vandiver
Missouri
Paving Projects Completed in Fairview Cemetery and Pecos High
The city and county report two cooperative paving projects finished recently. One covers Fairview Cemetery streets, the other parking lots around Pecos High School. The cemetery work took about two days with $1500 in materials and shared machinery and labor from city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos High School
Eagles Begin Workouts for 1970 Pecos High Season
At Pecos High School Eagles start 1970 football practice Monday with about 100 boys. Coach Jerry Millsapps splits into varsity and B squads, plans twice daily workouts, and schedules early scrimmages in Artesia and Alpine. Equipment distribution runs Aug 27-28 plus shoes issued. freshmen start Aug 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Jerry Millsapps
Artesia
N.M
Alpine
Balmorhea School Board Sets August Budget Meeting
Balmorhea ISD trustees will meet August 19 at 8 30 p m in the School Business Office to consider the 1970 71 budget. R V Turnbaugh is president and Q A Crenshaw secretary. other members include Lethco Brijalba McNeil Schnack Horton. Allen Gilbert is superintendent. note about equipment checkout due August 31. Freshmen workouts ahead. Pecos junior highs begin practice with coach Waits counting 48 eighth graders and 52 seventh graders. East Pecos expects 30 eighth graders with seventh grade turnout uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea Independent School District Board of Trustees
R. V. Turnbaugh
Q. A. Crenshaw
Nelson Lethco
Pat Brijalba
Dub McNeil
Melvin Schnack
Bob Horton
Allen Gilbert
Gene Waits
East Pecos
Tally Talamantez
Red Robins Meet All Stars In Season Final Softball Clash
The Red Robins, champions of the major league 11 and 12 year old girls, face the All Stars tonight at 8 at the Girls Softball field on Moore Street near City Park Pecos. Sonja Jenkins will pitch for the Robins with a 7 0 season record. Stacy Hooper Lauri Gomez and Sue Spray will bat and field for the All Stars. Carlos Shaw association president will announce the game assisted by vice president Hal Pace. No admission charged. contributions go to new equipment and shirts for next year. Everyone is invited for seven innings of softball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Robins
All Stars
Hal Pace
Pecos
Theft reported of two 12-volt batteries from home
Vincent Duncan told Pecos police Thursday that two heavy duty 12-volt batteries were stolen from the rear of his home at 2403 Country Club Drive. The incident occurred around the same time in August, with an approximate value of five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Duncan
Pecos
Country Club Dr
Semes
Zoning Hearing Set Monday for Veterans Subdivision
A public hearing before the City Council of Peeces is scheduled for Monday August 17 at 7 30 p m in City Hall to consider changing zoning on Lots 23 24 25 26 and the south 29 feet of Lot 27 Block 4 from R 2 to R 4 to allow construction of four plex apartments The Planning and Zoning Board recommended denial Speakers Alton Hughes Bob Hughes David Hines Joel Daniel and Mike Harrison supported the request at the July 23 council meeting Local coverage notes the hearing date and the council's prior stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peeces
Veterans Subdivision
City Hall
Paul Noel
Planning and Zoning Board
Alton Hughes
Bob Hughes
David Hines
Joel Daniel
Mike Harrison
Bell To Work With Colorado Indian Church
Terry Bell son of Mr and Mrs Hollis Bell of Pecos recently earned a certificate of graduation after completing advanced Biblical studies at Sunset Church of Christ School of Preaching in Lubbock He is a 1963 Pecos High School graduate who also attended Lubbock Christian College and Texas Tech where he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Education He will visit his parents next week and speak at the 4th and Bois d Arc Church of Christ on Wednesday evening Aug 19 at 7 30 pm After Pecos he will depart to begin work with Indians at Broadway and Orman Church of Christ in Pueblo Colorado
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Terry Bell
Hollis Bell
Pecos
Sunset Church of Christ School of Preaching
Lubbock
Bell
Texas Weather Forecast Promises Heat With Showers
The Associated Press reports a hot weekend across Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Panhandle and Central Texas. Northern areas may see a little cooling by Monday while a tropical low near Puerto Rico could grow into a hurricane. Temperatures reached 103 degrees at Waco and 101 at San Angelo and Wichita Falls with many areas in the 90s.
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Associated Press
Texas
Puerto Rico
Panhandle Plains
Midland
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Mineral Wells
College Station
Waco
San Angelo
Laredo
McAllen
Preparation Begins For School Activities
Pecos-Barstow CISD sets locker assignments for 1970-71 starting August 17 at Pecos High. Ninth to Twelfth grades schedule locker dates with a 75 cent fee and 9:00 to 4:00 office hours. Freshman orientation August 21 and Registration Day August 27 precede first full day August 31. New students urged to enroll. in-service for teachers August 24-26 and Work Day August 28.
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Pecos-Barstow
Audi
Cotton Board Set to Meet in El Paso August 20 21
Cotton industry leaders from the El Paso region will review grower financed research and promotion programs at the Cotton Board meeting in El Paso on August 20 21. Open session starts August 21 at the Rodeway Inn Gateway at 1 p m. The board represents cotton growers in 18 states and CPI reports over 9 million dollars available for its current year program.
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Cotton Board
el Paso
G. C. Cortright
Rodeway Inn
Gateway
Mr. Corteright
Albert Carter
Carlsbad
N. M
Emilio Provencio
Anthony
J. F. Crews
Peeces
Cotton Research and Promotion Act
The
Cortright
CPI
U. S
Rotary Club Gifts Proceeds From Rodeo Revue To Museum
Pecos Rotary Club president Lewis Cowart presented a 645.60 check to West of the Pecos Museum president Barney Hubbs. The funds came from the Rotary Rodeo Revue held June 29, which crowned Merrie McCormick Golden Girl of the Old West. The revue revived in 1963 supports museum revenue, honoring Pecos area culture and heritage.
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Lewis Cowart
Pecos Rotary Club
Barney Hubbs
Pecos Museum
Rotary Club
Merrie McCormick
Chamber of Commerce
Ceeds
Orient Hotel
Pecos
Dallas Man Sought In Robbery
In Oklahoma City a Dallas man, Ormand Ayn Looney, 28, is sought by state local and federal officers after a bank robbery netting $19,000 in bait money. A second getaway car linked to Looney was found 2 1/2 blocks away and the escape used a car later traced to him. He allegedly entered the bank, threatened tellers at gunpoint, and fled with the cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Dallas
U. S
William R. Burkett
Ormand Ayn Looney
Looney
Bank
Annual Field Day Set At Pecos Research Station
The Texas A M Agricultural Research Station at Pecos will hold its annual field day on Tuesday August 18 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Cotton and grain sorghum experiments will be discussed with plots of narrow row cotton forage sorghums and improved pasture grasses on display. A field tour and brief formal discussion of research will follow the plots with a staff member available for questions. Dr. Jim Hefner invites the public to attend.
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Texas A&m Agricultural Research Station
Pecos
Jim Hefner
Water Safety Proposal Approved By Committee
A Texas House special committee approved a plan to require all motorboats to be registered and display decals. The proposal, from John Ebell, would exempt small craft under 14 feet or 10 horsepower. registration aims to boost boats registered from 248,000 to about 500,000.
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Austin
House
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Water Safety Committee
John Ebell
Texas Parks and Wildlife Water Safety Division
Ebell
Texas
Atwell
Missing paper notice for subscribers contact line
If subscribers miss their paper or have a comment they should call the circulation department at 445 5475. The paper cannot know of missed deliveries unless the caller reports the issue so the office can correct the error.
Rites Held For Mrs Annie Elizabeth Davis At Barstow Cemetery
Graveside services were held this afternoon at Barstow Cemetery for Annie Elizabeth Davis 86 a Barstow resident since 1902. She died Thursday morning at 5 am at her Barstow home born November 5 1883 in Avalon Texas. Surviving are three sons Clifford Davis Lacy Davis Eldon Davis three daughters Tennie Davis Mary Capps Grace Pigman and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Barstow
Annie Elizabeth Davis
Davis
Avalon
Tex
Ennis
Clifford Davis
Carlsbad
N. M
Lacy Davis
Whitney
Eldon Davis
Phoenix
Ariz
Tennie Davis
Mary Capps
Pecos
Grace Pigman
Odessa
12 Year Old Back In News
In San Antonio AP report the same 12 year old who gained nationwide attention for stealing shoes to attend school is arrested again for taking a radio from a 13 year old. Police say the boy explained the shoe theft was to avoid shame at school.
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San Antonio
Bill Tefteller
McGowen Resigns as Executive VP of First National Bank
J. T. Moore Jr president of First National Bank announces the resignation of R. B. McGowen Jr from the post of executive vice president. The board accepted the resignation with regret and McGowen will remain a bank director while pursuing other business interests. He plans to stay in Pecos with his family, having moved from Monahans where he practiced law.
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J. T. Moore, Jr
First National Bank
R. B. McGowen, Jr
McGowen
First National
Moore
A. B
Pecos
McGowens
Monahans
PJH A Band To Meet Monday
The Pecos Junior High School A band will begin a summer session on Monday August 17 at 8 30 a m Director Charles Nail announced All students in the A band are urged to attend Drum major and majorette tryouts will be held later on to be announced
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Pep Squad
Pecos
Charles Nail
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Eagle
Pigskinners
Eagle Band
Becky Rogers
Camp Musquiz
Ft. Davis
Bill Carrico
Eagles
East
West Pecos
West Pecos Junior High
Colorado Indian Church
Cotton Producers Institute
the Cotton Board
Rotary Rodeo Revue
R.B. McGowen, JR
PJH
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