Federal court actions in Pecos and related cases
On charges of illegally entering the United States three aliens appeared before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos. Manuel Saenz-Rodriguez, 21, received 90 days in prison. Raymundo Avila-Paredes, 22, and Jose Socorro Cejas-Patrios, 24, elected to stand trial before a federal district judge with bond set at 10,000 each and remanded to U.S. Marshal custody. Other proceedings moved two Slaton brothers to time served plus two years supervised probation after a June conviction for aiding illegal aliens. Roberto Bilavienso-Loera, 23, sentenced to 179 days for pleading guilty to new charges. Ismael Saldivar-Loera, 28, released on bond, later convicted on three counts of aiding aliens. The cousins list 1416 Fifth Avenue, Fort Worth as their Texas address.
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United States
Mexico
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Manuel Saenz-Rodriguez
Raymundo Avila-Paredes
Jose Socorro Cejas-Patrios
Reeves County
Preston
Slaton
Augustin Maldonado
Arturo
Lubbock
Roberto Biliavisencio-Loera
Saldivar-Loera
Fifth Avenue
Fort Worth
Texas
Wheat and soybeans hold steady as futures tick lower
Chicago market notes wheat No 2 hard red winter at 4.42n and No 2 soft red winter 4.44n with corn No 2 yellow 2.87n, oats No 2 heavy 1.45n, soybeans No 1 yellow 7.31n. Dow Jones averages at 11 a.m. show declines: 30 Industrials 882.17 down 3.84, 20 Transports 269.09 down 1.26, 15 Utilities 109.51 up 0.65, Stocks 313.72 down 1.17.
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Chicago
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Obituaries for Sally Dominguez and James Watts
Sally Matta Dominguez 51 of Balmorhea died at Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso. Services Thursday at Christ the King Church Balmorhea with interment Balmorhea Cemetery. Survivors include husband Ysidro Dominguez four sons daughter five grandchildren and siblings. James Hubert Watts 90 died in Reeves County Hospital. Services Thursday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Fairview Cemetery. He was born 1889 in Mason Texas and survived by two sons, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and siblings.
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Sally M. Dominguez
Sally Matta Dominguez
Balmorhea
Providence Memorial Hospital
el Paso
Christ the King Catholic Church
Pecos
Ysidro Dominguez
Ernest Dominguez
Belflower
Calif
Dan Dominguez
Tommy Dominguez
Sammy Dominguez
Velma Sanchez
Alberto Matta
Alfredo Matta
Abel Matta
Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Matta
Mason
Texas
Margaret Frances Thacker
Brownwood
Hamlin
Kyle Watts
Pat Watts
Fort Davis
Foster Watts
Alabama
J.W. Bearden
Kermit
Toyah Seniors Take Mini-bus Trip To Fort Davis
The Senior Citizens of Toyah rode their shared mini-bus to Fort Davis and the Indian Lodge for a day trip. Passengers on Tuesday included May Cargill Martinia Chavez Helen Payne Mary Rentaria Petra Melendez and Maria Gomez. Alice Jewel Speh, a Pecos High School graduate, leaves tomorrow for Trinity University in San Antonio.
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Toyah
Fort Davis
May Cargill
Martinia Chavez
Helen Payne
Mary Ren
Alice Jewel Speh
Pecos
San Antonio
Trinity University
Masters graduates at Corpus Christi State University summer ceremony
Approximately 240 degrees were awarded at the summer commencement Friday August 17. Among the graduates Pecos area resident Marjorie Lucas Bellinger earned a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Arts and Humanities. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. O L Lucas of 1603 Alamo.
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Corpus Christi State University
Pecos Area
Marjorie Lucas Bellinger
Man jailed for alleged auto theft in Texas
Giddings resident David John Schraff, 17, appeared before Justice of the Peace Fred Capers on a felony auto theft charge and was jailed in Pecos County in Fort Stockton in lieu of a $20,000 bond. He and Patrick Francis Paquin, 33, of Pascagoula, Miss., were nabbed in Reeves County after a rental car theft from Fort Stockton. Paquin, found as a hitchhiker, was released. The 1979 sedan and two occupants were stopped on U.S. 285 two miles south of Pecos and brought to Fort Stockton authorities after the Fort Stockton Police reported the theft.
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Giddings
Texas
David John Schraff
P.O. Box
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Justice of the Peace
Fred Capers
Justice of the Peace Cliff Preslar
Reeves County
Schraffi
Patrick Francis Paquin
Pascagoula
Miss
Pecos
Paquin
Karl Butz
Raul Florez
U.S. 285
Preslar
Pecos Soldier Wilson Selected for Army Flight School
Corporal Curtis L. Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Wheeler O Wilson of Pecos, was chosen for Warrant Officer Flight Training at Fort Rucker Alabama. After 46 weeks he will receive helicopter pilot wings and the rank. He graduated Pecos High School in 1975 and joined the Army April 13 1977 after two years at Howard Payne University.
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Curtis L. Wilson
Wheeler O. Wilson
Pecos
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Cpl. Wilson
Pecos High School
Howard Payne University
U.S. Army
New Law Enforcement Course Set At Odessa College
Odessa College will offer a fall course titled Law Enforcement 2307 Probation and Parole. Instructor Mike Neeley, Ector County adult probation officer, will lead a 7 to 9:50 pm Wednesday class on rehabilitation challenges.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Mike Neeley
Ector County
Permian Basin Rig Count Rises Across Two States
Reed Rock Bit Co reports 24 more drilling operations in the Permian Basin to reach 264 rigs, up from 240, with a year ago tally of 296. Lea County New Mexico leads with 32 rigs, a four‑rig gain. Eddy County stays at 28. Pecos County Texas has 17, up two. Reeves County at four.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Reed Rock Bit Co
Lea County
N.M
Eddy County
Pecos County
Reeves County
Pecos Mason Receives 50Year Service Pin At Pecos Lodge
Harold G. Meyer of 1112 W Sixth in Pecos was awarded a 50 year membership pin by Don Long District Deputy Grand Master of the 83rd Masonic District at Pecos Valley Lodge No 736 A F and A M on August 14 Meyer a former J C Penney manager and Pecos Chamber of Commerce leader has long been active in Masonic work in Del Rio and Pecos and plans to stay active as long as he can.
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Harold G. Meyer
Pecos
Pecos Valley
Don Long
Wink
Baptist Church
Meyer
J.C. Penney Co
Pecos man pleads guilty to theft of service in city bargain
Mark Allen Bragg, 24, of 1103 W Third Pecos, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Pecos Municipal Court to theft of service for tying into the cable network in June. Judge Stella McAnally fined him 61 dollars total. Bragg was arrested Monday at 1109 W Third on a warrant and jailed on the charge. Also noted, police investigate a criminal mischief incident at 918 South Willow near 411 W Tenth, with a hole in a storage shed wall under check.
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Pecos
Mark Allen Bragg
Stella McAnally
Bragg
Warner Cable of
South Willow
Community Calendar for Pecos Area Groups and Meetings
August events list for Pecos and nearby towns showing Lions Clubs Optimist TOPS Rotary Jaycees and senior center activities. Meetings occur weekly or biweekly at various venues including Lions Den Holiday Inn Cedar Street and local centers with times from morning to evening and notes on open or closed sessions.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CB Club
CPS Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Forse 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
Ike
S. Oak
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Carol Moorman Receives Degree At SWT University
Pecos native Carol Moorman was among 936 SWT graduates awarded degrees Aug 18 at Southwest Texas State University. Rep. J J Pickle delivered the keynote. Moorman earned a Bachelor of Science in education with an elementary education major. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Moorman and member of Gamma Phi Beta and Kappa Delta Pi.
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Bellinger
North Texas State University
San Marcos
Carol Moorman
Pecos
Southwest Texas State University
J.J
Jake"’ Pickle
10Th Congressional District
Texas
SWT
Lee H. Smith
Moorman
J.R. Moorman
Washington
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Delta Pi
el Cerro
Odessa College nursing graduates honor 43 at commencement
Graduation exercises for Odessa College nursing program were held on Thursday August 16 honoring 43 graduates. Participants included Lonnie Ray Hayter Baylor University Dorothy Cook T J Smith Sue Blair Earlene Hayter John Paul Loyless and Jacqueline Salerno.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Pecos
Lisa Locker
Lonnie Ray Hayter
Steps to take if you smell natural gas indoors
If you detect a strong natural gas odor indoors, evacuate everyone, open doors and windows, extinguish flames, and avoid using switches or appliances. Report the leak from a neighbor’s or nearby pay phone. call us. Outdoors, report it as well. A faint odor may mean a simple unlit burner or extinguished pilot light. If more complex, call us.
A Recession Felt As A Quiet Downturn By Some
The piece argues that recession signs vary by impact with many not yet calling it a downturn. It reflects on mood differences and economic strain among different groups. It suggests that perception of recession correlates with personal financial exposure and job security.
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Roberto
Ismael Saldivar-Loera
Toyah News
Teria, Petra Melendez, and
Maria Gomez
The
College of Arts and Humanities
Mrs. O.L. Lucas
1603
Alamo
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Pecos Enterprise
Wilson
Army Flight School
Patti
Michael
Cpl
Pecos Mason
Southern Union Gas Company
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