August 1979 Pecos Area Calendar of Events
Calendar notes weekly club and civic group meetings in Pecos Balmorhea and surrounding towns. Listings include Lions Club Optimist Club AA and Al Non TOPS Senior Citizens Center Huff and Puff and special events at Oss Santa Rosa Church Alpine Lodge and Country Club Dr community spaces.
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Pecos
Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second Hickory
Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Santa Rosa Church
Young Homemakers
Country Club Dr
Pecos Purple dominates early tourney action in Pecos
In the Pecos Invitational Tournament for 12 and under, Pecos Purple beat Ft Stockton Americans 6-5 as Elias Pagan pitched. Ben Madrid, Roger Garcia and Eloy Serrano led Pecos at the plate. Monahans Giants crushed Kermit Americans 10-2 to reach the winners bracket, while Pecos Purple set a Friday 9 p.m. meeting with Monahans. Wednesday games were set at Pecos Little League Field with Pecos Gold vs Kermit Americans and Monahans Astros vs Ft Stockton Nationals starting at 7 p.m.
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Pecos
Pecos Purple
Elias Pagan
Ft. Stockton Americans
Ben Madrid
Roger Garcia
Eloy Serrano
Monahans Giants
Kermit Americans
Giants
Monahans
Kermit
Pecos Gold
Monahans Astros
Ft. Stockton Nationals
Pecos Little League Field
Walthall Street
Stocks slip after gains in prior weeks in New York trading
The Dow Jones average edged down 0.86 to 875.85 by midday as moderate volume of 16.75 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Declines beat advances 6 to 5 while Chase Manhattan raised its prime rate to 12 percent, as expected. Cotton futures also fell with No 2 spot prices down 44 points to 62.24 cents per pound, with later quotes 25 cents to 1.10 dollars lower than yesterday.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chase Manhattan
New York Cotton Exchange
Lengthy prison terms handed to Austin men in drug conspiracy
Two 32 year old Austin area men convicted of felony violation of the federal drug law involving a conspiracy to possess marijuana for distribution were sentenced to seven years confinement and 13 years of special parole in the Austin Division.
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Austin Area
Austin Division
Obituary and court notes from Pecos run-ons
Salvador Navarrette 33 of Pecos died at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a long illness. Services at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. survivor list includes wife Olivia Rubio and daughter Norma, plus parents and five sisters. Also included are stock quotes and federal court sentencing notes for Harry Holloway and Harold Parks, each receiving multi year terms on marijuana counts in the Western District of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador Navarrette
Salvador Estrada Navarrette
Pecos
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Navarrette
Medical Center
Odessa
Mexico
Navarette
Olivia Rubio
Federal District Court For
Western District of Texas
Harry Bruce Hollowway
Southridge
Austin
Harold Allen Parks
Trails End Road
Cedar Park
William S. Sessions
Balmorhea Board Names Balmorhea Lake Contractor
The Reeves County Water District No. 1 awarded a one year Balmorhea Lake contract to June Humphries, succeeding Bob Hathaway who resigned to move to San Angelo. Hathaway will work with the Balmorhea district. Humphries, a longtime Balmorhea resident, and his wife Hazel, now postmaster at Toyah, have ties to the area. The meeting also noted camp gathering attendance and upcoming Balmorhea Senior Citizens luncheon on Thursday August 16 at the center.
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Reeves County Water District No. 1
Humphries
Balmorhea Lake
Bob Hathaway
San Angelo
Hathaway
Water District
Balmorhea
Hazel
Valley
Jim Boettchers
New PHS principal aims to boost student success
Joe Shoemaker selected as Pecos High School principal bringing long Pecos tenure and prior roles as teacher bus driver and transportation supervisor. He seeks to inspire all students toward academic excellence with discipline and a steady program, while family and community ties anchor his move from Austin Elementary. A separate item notes a Pecos burglary at Higginbotham Bartlett Lumber with a broken glass door and theft valued at about 30 dollars.
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Joe Shoemaker
Pecos High School
Pecos
Austin Elementary
PHS
Hardin- Simmons College
Abilene
West Texas State University
Canyon
Sul Ross State University
Shoemaker
Peggy Jones
Angela
Abilene Christian University
Connie
Higginbotham Bartlett Lumber
S. Cedar
Transfers to Odessa Medical Center Hospital Highlight Pecos Ambulance Runs
The Report notes two Pecos Ambulance Service transfers to Odessa Medical Center Hospital on Tuesday. First at 11 14 a.m. from Reeves County Hospital to OMCH, second at 3 20 p.m. from RCH to OMCH. Burglary at Triple H Shoes results in 12 stolen pairs and $335.08 plus $35 cash. Stejskal cited for improper wide right turn after collision on South Cedar.
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Pecos Ambulance Service
Odessa Medical Center Hospital
Reeves County Hospital
OMCH
RCH
Pecos
Triple H
S. Oak
Robert Lee Stejskal
Kermit
South Cedar
Second Street
Antonio Alvarez Lujan
E. Lighth
Four Mexicans Sentenced for Immigration Violations in Pecos
Four Mexican citizens pleaded guilty to misdemeanor immigration violations and received 179 days each from U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos after being found drunk and disorderly in the United States. The men, Ramiro Mendez-Luevano 21 Juan Cazares-Trejo 26 Carlos Alba-Rivera 31, were apprehended in Wichita Falls. Luis Alvarez-Carrasco 34, arrested in Lobo, had 18 prior encounters and was told to voluntarily return to Mexico without punishment.
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United States
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Ramiro Mendez-Luevano
Juan Cazares-Trejo
Carlos Alba-Rivera
Wichita Falls
Luis Alvarez-Carrasco
Lobo
Mexico
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CPS
Reddy
Chicago
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Federal
Grand Jury
Saragosa
Toyah
Della Henry
Arlington
Nora May
Weatherford
Cecil Kingston
Bloys
W. C. Kountz
Lubbock
Jiggs (Brannon) Storie
Louise Adams
Yours
Hi-Lo
Colorado City
Texas
Colorado City High School
Christine Morrem
Norma Jean’s
Billy the Kid
Wouna Eons
S. Eddy
Cannon Velour
T.V
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