Motorists urged to drive carefully as Texas schools open
The American Automobile Association Texas Division warns drivers to slow for school zones and prepare for new morning routes as classes resume. Crossing guards, safety patrols, school buses, and children on bikes or walking increase hazards. Parents stopping near schools and toddlers en route to class add to careful driving demand.
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American Automobile Association
AAA Club
AAA
Market Mixed as Dollar Slump Dampens Wall Street
The New York market showed a mixed session with the Dow off about 0.43 at 890.42 at noon after early gains. The NYSE composite rose 0.11 to 58.64 as volume reached 16.40 million. Massey Ferguson led actives, Norton Simon also up, while dollar weakness weighed on sentiment. In Chicago, wheat futures quoted No 2 hard red winter 3.22 and other grain prices edged lower. cotton futures gained with midday prices up from Friday. The Dow Jones 11 a.m. averages listed indices with mixed moves. The news also included a focus on pedestrian safety for youngsters and school routes urged by the AAA Club.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Massey Ferguson
Norton Simon
American Stock Exchange
Cash Grain
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
AAA Club
University Receives Donation From Conoco Oil
ALPINE The Sul Ross State University Division of Business Administration received a $2,000 donation from Conoco Oil Co in Midland. The funds will support scholarships and program development within the division. Dr Ed Marcin praised the support noting it helps adapt programs to business needs. Pete Matthews of Conoco Oil Co Midland presented the check. Conoco has contributed to the department for four years.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State University Division of Business Administration
Conoco Oil Co
Midland
Ed Marcin
Conoco
Marcin
Pete Matthews
Pecos crime notes and incidents report brief
A stream of police notices from Pecos covers missing items thefts, vehicle fires, ambulance calls, and collisions. Several entries name victims, addresses, and items stolen or damaged, including radios eight tracks bicycles and TV sets. cases are under investigation or ongoing. The report also notes a car collision resulting in citations and a brush fire response.
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Wilburn Fowler Daniels
Dan
S. Cedar St
Pecos
Tamera Rene Robertson
Country Club Dr
Sears
Sixth
Oak Streets
Fermin Armando Fierro
S. Cherry
World Almanac Q and A from 9 Juadsad 9g
The snippet presents three trivia questions from World Almanac Q and A about current House representation by state, 1976 election voter turnout by state, and Henry Bacon’s role. It ends with garbled answer markers and unreadable trailing text.
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U.S
House of Representatives
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Kansas
New Mexico
Henry Bacon
The
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Suspect detained in Pecos theft inquiry
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez reports a suspect was detained for questioning over a mis demeanor theft Friday in a Gibson's Discount Center parking lot at 810 Walthall Pecos. Police said the investigation continues with no charges announced.
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Pecos
Foodway
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Gibson’s Discount Center
Walthall
Pecos Area News Roundup and Campus Workshop
Pecos High School students and one adviser joined 203 youths at Angelo State University Summer Yearbook Workshop on the San Angelo campus. The program, in partnership with Newsfote Yearbook Company, covered planning, theme development, design and editing. Also, Price Construction Co will renovate Eighth to Eddy streets, closing the west half of the road. traffic will use the east side and a 25 mph speed limit is in force.
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Pecos High School
Angelo State University
ASU
San Angelo
Newsfote Yearbook Company of
Tressa Armstead
Dalene Whitehurst
Cynthia Montgomery
Janie Hudson
Neil Fonville
Mitch McLain
Enterprise That Price Construction Co
Big Spring
Eighth and Eddy Streets
Walthall and
Eddy Streets
Meeting Tonight for Men’s Flag Football Rules
A men’s flag football meeting is scheduled tonight at seven o’clock in the community center banquet room. The session will cover the rules of the game and related procedures.
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Community Center
Deadline set for 1978-79 boys flag football signup
The deadline for signing up for the 1978-79 boys flag football season is this Friday, August 18, at 5 p.m. All participants must be enrolled by then to participate in the league.
Pecos Community Calendar Week Schedule
Calendar entries list weekly Pecos clubs and meetings at venues like Pecos Inn and High School. Includes Lions Club Amistad and Downtown Lions, Rotary, TOPS 259 Reeves Council, AA meetings with Oak Street locations and phone numbers for Fr iday and Wednesday sessions.
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Lions Club
Pecos
Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Future Farmers of America
Pecos High School
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Obituary for B M Rains Bud Rains services pending
Mr B M Bud Rains died at six this morning in Pecos Nursing Home. Burial will be in Snyder. Born December 9 1909 in Gustine Comanche County he was 68 and had lived at Pecos Nursing Home since March 1976. A retired oil field worker he lived in Monahans for years. He was a Baptist and a Mason. Survivors: two sons Jack Pecos and Bill Yukon OK and four grandchildren.
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B.M
Bud’ Rains
Bud’’ Rains
Pecos Nursing Home
Snyder
Gustine Comanche County
Pecos
Rains
Monahans
Masonic Lodge
Jack
Bill
Yukon
Okla
Art professor displays work at First National Bank
Dr Emilio Caballero West Texas State University art professor shows water media pieces in the bank during regular hours through Friday August 18 with viewing Friday evenings 5 to 6 pm for those who bank daytime. Water media workshops continue in Pecos and the second workshop starts today.
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Emilio Caballero
West Texas State University
First National Bank
Pecos
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