Four Defendants Indicted On Federal Drug And Immigration Violations
A Pecos Division grand jury returned indictments against four defendants in nine counts. Donna Anita Soliz of Dallas faces eight counts for encouraging and aiding the entry and transport of aliens, with $15,000 bond and probation revocation proceedings ongoing. Co-defendants David Rodriguez and Francisco Alvizo Hernandez, both Stanton residents, charged with five counts related to aiding illegal entry in a conspiracy, bonds set at $20,000 each. Victor Gonzales-Villarreal of Odessa charged with possession of marijuana over 350 pounds. unable to hire counsel, court to appoint, held in Reeves County Facility with $50,000 bond.
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Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Law
Donna Anita Soliz
United States
Dallas
Eurlier
U.S
J.M. Preston
Reeves County
Bond
David Rodriguez
Francisco Alvizo-Hernandez
Stanton
Rodriguez
Alvizo Hernandez
Victor Gonzales-Villarreal
Odessa
Chispa Road
Pecos Education Leader Seeks Strong Year Under TSTA
Jim Gunn, president of the Pecos Barstow Toyah Education Association, was elected for the year through May 31, 1980. Officers include Rodney Huffman, Joan Bond, and Keith Taylor. A continental breakfast for about 300 teachers kicks off a membership drive funded by a TSTA grant, with a faculty survey planned for five meetings. Gunn teaches 8th grade math at Zavala Junior High and aims to support new Pecos teachers and staff, noting improved administrator backing and referencing House Bill 8.
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Barbara McKeown
Jim Gunn
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
TSTA
Gunn
Billie Sadler
Trinity University
San Antonio
Pecos
Texas
Zavala Junior
Joe Gunn
Pecos High School
Sul Ross State University
Sul Ross
Africa
Jack Davis
University of Arizona
Julie
Austin
Dean
Five defendants sentenced in Pecos court for illegal entry offenses
Two United States and three Mexican citizens were sentenced Monday in U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston’s Pecos court after guilty pleas on misdemeanor violations. Aurora Moreno Duran faced fines and two years unsupervised probation for aiding illegal entry, with six months suspended on each count. Manuelleo Jr. received two years probation for aiding an illegal entry. Brisneo-Amado, Guevara-Hernandez, and Flores-Venegas drew 179 days each for illegal entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Aurora Moreno
Freeport
Texas
Aurora Moreno Duran
Aurora M. Thomas
Manuelleos Jr
Marfa
Nicholas Brisneo-Amado
Teodoro Guevara-Hernandez
Reynaldo Flores-Venegas
Stocks mixed as rates loom over market mood
New York stocks showed a split session with the Dow Jones 30 down to around 885 while advancers edged declines on the NYSE. Traders weigh higher rate fears after last week’s gains as experts warn another rise could hurt markets and the dollar. Wheat and corn prices listed with minor shifts in No 2 hard red, soft red, and yellow corn futures. Dow Jones indices at noon showed 30 Indus around 889, Trans 271, Utilities 109, and total Stocks near 316.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Odessa College Sets Registration for 1979 Fall Term
Odessa College announces registration Tuesday August 28 at 7 p.m. at Bessie Haynes Elementary School for the 1979 fall term. Courses include English history government math psychology Spanish law enforcement typing accounting shorthand real estate and tennis. High school seniors may join the Early Admissions Program via the Pecos extension, potentially earning 12 college credits by May. For details contact Pecos registrar Ben Jenkins at 447 2888 after 5 p.m.
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Odessa College
Bessie Haynes
Odessa
Pecos
Ben Jenkins
Bread price hike investigated by Odessa labor group
The Odessa Central Labor Union asked the National AFL-CIO to seek a Washington investigation into the sharp rise in bread prices. D L Willis said a memorandum to AFL-CIO president George Meany cites a TV report and notes loaf prices from 55 cents to 76 cents in three weeks, urging action if similar rises occur nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Midland
Texas
Afl-Cio
Sixteenth of September Committee Meeting Notice
Manny Benavides invites attendance at a September 16 group meeting to discuss activities. The session is set for August 22 at 7 30 p m in the Ike's Bonding Company office located at 507 S Oak. All interested parties are urged to participate.
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Ike’s Bonding Company
S. Oak
Manny Benavides
Moth and Cicada Captures Reported Across Several Texas Counties
News from the Texas Extension Service says light numbers of pink bollworm moths are still captured in pheromone traps in El Paso Pecos Reeves and Glasscock Counties. Moderate to heavy cicadas infest shade trees in Reeves Ward Ector and Midland Counties.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
el Paso
Pecos
Reeves
Glasscock
Ward
Ector
Midland
Cotten Kindergarten Registration Set for Aug 27
Registration for Margaret Cotten Kindergarten at East 8th and Sycamore Sts will be held Monday August 27 for four and five year old children. Miss Pearl Spikes has led the program since 1964. The Cotten name honors missionaries Margaret and Scott Cotten who served in Central America before settling in Pecos.
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Margaret Cotten
East 8Th
Sycamore Sts
Miss Pearl Spikes
Scott Cotten
Central America
Pecos
Cottens
Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana
Cotten
Midland girl wins contest for Miss Texas USA title
Barbara Buckley 21 of Midland is crowned Miss Texas USA in El Paso and will compete in Miss USA. First runner up Kathy Patrick from Anthony, second runner up Diana Dunford of El Paso, with Juanita Vasquez of Cleburne and Staci Simmons of Lubbock also placing. The event highlighted local contestants and regional ties amid pageant excitement.
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EL Paso
Texas
Barbara Buckley
Midland
Kathy Patrick
Anthony
Diana Dunford
Juanita Vasquez
Cleburne
Staci Simmons
Lubbock
Obituary for Dorothy Mell Dixson of Midland
Dorothy Mell Dixson 50 of Midland died after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Jacksboro with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Alex two daughters Gayla Fletcher and Margaret Ann O Randall four grandchildren and three brothers Jess Paul and Harvey Leatherwood. Dixson was born August 15 1929 in Jack County and operated a beauty shop in Jacksboro.
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Dorothy Mell Dixson
Midland
First Baptist Church
Jacksboro
Oakwood Cemetery
Hawkins Funeral Home
Jack County
Alex Dixson
The
Baptist Church
Alex
Gayla Fletcher
Canyon
Margaret Ann O'Rand
Jess Leatherwood
Paul Leatherwood
Kermit
Harvey Leatherwood
Crane
Women's Volleyball Set to Start September Second Week
Recreation Director Jim Edwards announces women's volleyball begins Monday September 10 with registration opening Wednesday August 22 at the Community Recreation Department. Deadline for team entries is Friday September 7. Sponsorship fee per team is 100 dollars and per player 5.50. Participants should pick up roster forms and player registrations August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Edwards
Community Recreation Department
Building thermostat goals beat prior winter comfort
A landlord plans to keep the building at 65 degrees this winter, about 15 degrees warmer than before, aiming to improve tenant comfort amid cold conditions.
Calendar of Pecos Area Club Meetings This Week
Weekly schedule lists Lions Club Optimist Club Rotary Jaycees and other groups meeting at venues like American Motor Inn Lions Den and Holiday Inn. Events include Huff and Puff game nights painting and public discussions with times from 7 p.m. to noon across Monday through Friday at locations including 119 S Cedar Saragosa Hall and Ike's Bonding Service.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Barstow Community Center
Senior Citizens
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Ike
S. Oak
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Ambulance transfers two Reeves County Hospital patients to Odessa Center
The Report Pecos Ambulance Service completed two transfer runs from Reeves County Hospital in Pecos to Odessa Medical Center Hopital Monday. The first transfer began at 8:40 p.m. and the second at 11:40 p.m. A separate Pecos Police report at 11:04 p.m. described criminal mischief at Elliot Printing Co. Two sliding metal doors were kicked from tracks causing $50 damage. The incident occurred between 7 and 11 p.m. A Pecos Volunteer Fire Department call at 5:42 p.m. reported a fire at 1609 Cowan.
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Pecos Ambulance Service
Reeves County Hospital
Pecos
Odessa Medical Center
Hopital
Pecos Police Department
Elliot Printing Co
S. Cedar
Leo Elliott
Cowan
Pecos teen escapes house fire after sleeping inside
Seventeen-year-old Jesse Godfrey of 1609 Cowan woke to smoke and escaped through a bedroom window minutes before 6 p.m. Monday as Pecos Volunteer Fire Department battled a fire likely sparked by electrical origin. The living area suffered heavy smoke and charred walls while the rest of the home also sustained smoke damage. The pet bird died, but the family’s three dogs survived. Fire Marshal Dick Wadley inspected the home the next day.
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Pecos
Jesse Godfrey
Cowan
Godfreys
C.C. Correll
New Mexico
The
Pecos Volunteer Fire
Godfrey
Jesse
Dick Wadley
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Mrs
Julie and
Chicago
DOW Jones
A.m
Indus
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Srands
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis
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