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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1968
Page
2
Fire destroys rail car at depot and other local incidents
A rail car at the depot caught fire Monday at 2 40 pm and was extinguished in five minutes. Reports include a bicycle theft at Woolworths, a gunshot injury to Ire Brooks Jr, stolen tires from a station, a red billfold with cash and documents, a fore most bicycle theft, a break in at D H Chevrolet, and a stolen white 1960 Chevrolet traced to Toyah and Pecos with police pursuit. A 1959 Chevrolet and 1968 Pontiac collision occurred with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ire Brooks, Jr
Brooks
Pecos
Department of Public Safety
North Carolina
Toyah
Third Street
Rainbow Court
Ross Boulevard
Border Patrol
Sheriff’s Office
Texas Highway Patrol
City Police
August Term Grand Jurors Named by District Clerk
The August term grand jury list for the session starting August 19 was released by District Clerk Jane Ross. Judge J H Starley will not convene sessions until September 3. The panel, led to probe alleged brutality against Pecos Patrolman Floyd South, was previously dismissed before any investigation. The roster includes Ray Kesey Ralph Merkle J F Pattee Miguel Castillo H T Collier E P Parker Richard G Woodruff Ronald Miller I E Chesney James Jabo Sears James B Toone Jim Dekins William C Smith George Fletcher Elmer L Jones Charles Weinacht J O Barfield Jerry Jenkins Fred Stewart J F Fonville. Police records show tickets for improper starts and backing in two-car crashes on Oak and Magnolia Streets with limited injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ross
J. H. Starley
Pecos
Floyd South
A. R. Archer
Monahans
Starley
Ray Kesey
Ralph Merkle
J. F. Pattee
Miguel Castillo
H. T. Collier
E. P. Parker
Richard G. Woodruff
Ronald Miller
I. E. Chesney
James
Jabo) F. Sears
James B. Toone
Jim Dekins
William C. Smith
George Fletcher
Elmer L. Jones
Charles Weinacht
J. O. Barfield
Jerry Jenkins
Fred Stewart
J. F. Fonville
Shook Service Held for Minnie Miriam Shook in San Antonio
Funeral services are set in San Antonio for Minnie Miriam Shook 80 who died Aug 20 at Pecos Nursing Home. Burial will be in San Jose Cemetery under Roy Akers Funeral Home. Survivors include four sons, five daughters, twenty eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Minnie Miriam Shook
Pecos
San Jose
Roy Akers
Shook
Nebraska
Suvivors
Dale Shook
Austin
Chester Shook
Carroll Shook
Church Honors Linda Owen Going Away Party at First Baptist
Miss Linda Owen, youth director this summer at First Baptist Church, receives a money tree gift at a Wednesday night farewell after the prayer service. She begins teaching second grade in Arlington in two weeks, with the church praising her Tremendous job this summer. Top 95 fields produce 69 percent of Texas oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Linda Owen
Linda
W.M.A
Barstow Man Buried Today Obituary for William H. Miller
The funeral for William H. Miller age 57 of Barstow is set for 10 a.m. at the Barstow Presbyterian Church with burial in Barstow Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home. He died August 21 in Baylor Hospital Dallas and was born July 1 1916 in Texas. He worked as a rancher in Ward County and is survived by a sister Mrs Paul J Williams of Barstow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Miller
Barstow
Presbyterian Church
Pecos Funeral Home
J. H. Freeland
Mr. Miller
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Ward County
Paul J. Williams
Texas Oil Reserves Detailed By Type
Texas holds about 18.6 billion barrels in total oil reserves with 14.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 4.1 billion barrels of natural gas liquids. The figures reflect state resources and indicate crude dominance in the energy mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Founders Day At Big Bend Sunday Observed
Park Superintendent Luther T. Peterson Jr said Big Bend National Park will observe Founders Day with a campfire at Basin Amphitheater starting at 9 p.m. The event notes the birth of the national park idea and follows attendance over 120000 in 1968. The National Park Service marks Founders Day nationwide on August 25, noting the service's 52 years and growth to over 250 areas including several famous parks and historic sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther T. Peterson, Jr
Big Bend National Park
the Basin
Peterson
National Park Service
National Parks
Department of the Interior
United States
Grand Scenic
Yellowstone
Everglades
Rocky Mountain
Cape Cod
Point Reyes
Padre Island
Lake Mead
Sanford
Amistad
Mesa Verde National Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Weaver Resigns as Balmorhea Principal Named Balmorhea Superintendent
Weaver, Balmorhea Independent School District principal for two years, is named superintendent of Bledsoe Independent School District succeeding Ottis Parr who resigned for health reasons. He holds a BS and M.Ed from Texas A&M and has prior teaching and administrator roles in Huckaby Lingleville Priddy and Iola. He is married to Janice Taliaferro of Eden with two sons, Daryle Don and Ray Lavelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donn. Weaver
Balmorhea Independent
Bledsoe Independent
Ottis Parr
Weaver
U. S. Army
Texas A&m University
Huckaby
Lingleville
Priddy
Iola
Janice Taliaferro
Eden
Daryle Don
Ray Lavelle
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B. R. Woodard
Cactus
Frank Grier
D & H Chevrolet
Evelyn Mahoney
James Cal Jenkins
Nancy Sue Williams
Jenkins
Cypress
Miss Williams
Pecos Enterprise
Orbrowden
Independent News Pecos Enterprise, Inc
Congress
South Cedar Street
Mmmm Association
Ozen Foods
L Naturipe OZ
PKG
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Libby
Hook
NERS
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Hunt
Htma
Jimmie Sue Harrison
Joe Mata
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Oak Street
Miss Harrison
Fifth Street
Magnolia Street
Gerald Lynn Chapman
G.M.C
Victor H. Rodriguiz
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Magnolia
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MIL
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Black Diamond
Rider Brand
Church
Hamburger
Vienna
Glover
Tun
PE Thompson
Santa Rosa
Uns
S. Cedar Pecos
Martin
Big Bend
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