California Obituaries for Texan Oil Pioneer Thagard
Notices tribute George F Thagard Sr longtime Southern California oilman and Sunday Thagard Oil Company chair who died Aug 22 in California His son George F Thagard Jr leads the firm once an employee count of 550 plus grandchildren and a great grandchild Funeral services were Aug 26 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Long Beach interment Rose Hills Memorial Park The Ga Texan born 1895 in Collins Georgia began oil career with Texaco Port Arthur 1912 later refining in Huntington Beach 1934 and founded Sun day Thagard Oil Co with W A Lunday 1937 in South Gate He served two terms in Californias 48th Agricultural District and supported Shriners YMCA Salvation Army Boy Scouts and First United Methodist Church of South Gate He leaves wife Pauline two sons daughter and seven grandchildren plus one great grandchild
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George Franklin Thagard
Southern California
Sunday-Thagard Oil Company
Thagard
California
East Texas
Tampico Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
Collins
Texaco
Port Arthur
Texas
Huntington Beach
W.A. Lunday
South Gate
George F. Thagard, Jr
48Th Agricultural District
The
Shriners
el Bekal
Long Beach
YMCA
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts of America
First United Methodist Church of
Scottish Rite
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Pauline
Downey
Newport Beach
Raymond Thagard
Lucille Ellig
Pecos
Workshop for handicapped children teachers Sept 9 Odessa
Odessa College department of child development in partnership with the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory will hold a handicapped children teachers workshop on September 9. Registration begins at 8 30 a m with training from 9 a m to 3 p m The session covers recognizing a child’s handicap identifying needs and using learning centers and aids. Enrollment limited to 60 with no charge. Reservations via Mary Joyce Harding. Parents of handicapped children may also benefit.
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Odessa
Department of
Odessa College
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Mary Joyce Harding
Harding
Adult Learning Center Opens Sept 5 At Odessa College
The Odessa College adult basic education program will start its Adult Learning Center on September 5 with morning and evening classes on campus and at four or more area locations. Classes will cover GED prep, APL curriculum, reading writing and English speaking, plus clerkship and life-skills topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Department of Adult Basic Education
Odessa College
Clarice Claiborne
San Jacinto
Burleson
Blackshear Junior High School
Rusk Elementary School
Zavala
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Claiborne
Market slips as trade deficit widens and inflation data eyed
The New York stock market fell as a widening trade deficit dulled inflation optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 883.66, down 1.22 at midmorning, with NYSE volume rising and the composite index easing to 58.67 while the AMEX rose to 166.77. Cotton futures gained in midday dealings with No. 2 grade at 60.94 cents per pound. Dow Jones transport and utility averages moved modestly, reflecting mixed market action.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Pecos Students Among Sul Ross Summer Graduates
Six Pecos students were among 200 graduates honored at Sul Ross State University during the end of the second summer session. Names include James Grey Gunn Med in school administration Edward Allan Patterson Med in school administration Burgess Carle Roundtree Med in general education Laura Bell Allen BS in physical education Karen Jane Mattox BS in physical education and James Louis Nixon BS in range animal science. Degrees conferred at the President's Reception for Summer Graduates on Aug. 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Pecos
Sul Ross State University
James Grey Gunn
Edward Allan Patterson
Burgess Carle Roundtree
Laura Bell Allen
Karen Jane Mattox
James Louis Nixon
Six Aliens Sentenced on Immigration Violation Conviction
Six foreign nationals pled guilty to illegally remaining in the United States and were sentenced in Pecos. Pilar Rivera-Dominguez and Victor Muniz-Cano received 179 days each while Ruben Granillo-Robles Benjamin Blanco-Morales Carmelo Venegas-Reynosa and Jose Arzaga-Rodriguez drew 90 days apiece. The magistrate noted a false claim to citizenship by Granillo-Robles and multiple prior apprehensions for four of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Border Patrol
USBP
Pilar Rivera-Dominguez
Victor Muniz-Cano
Ruben Granillo-Robles
Benjamin Blanco-Morales
Carmelo Venegas- Reynosa
Jose Arzaga-Rodriguez
Granillo-Robles
Mexico
Mentone 4-H Barbecue and Playday Slated for Sunday
The Rondo Mills 4-H Club of Mentone plans a Bar-B-Que at noon and Playday events at 4 p.m. at the Mentone Rodeo Arena on Sunday. Entries run 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with bull riding steer riding poles barrels and more. Ribbons to sixth place buckles for top cowboy and cowgirl in two age groups. Call 915-377-2432 or write Box 151 Mentone Texas 79754 for details.
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Rondo Mills 4-H Club
Mentone
Rodeo Arena
Texas
Local clubs back telethon for Muscular Dystrophy event
Several Pecos civic groups join the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Telethon to air on KMOM TV Channel 9. Forest Cameron of the Pecos Evening Lions Club coordinates the effort. Lions and TOPS sponsor a pledge center at the Pecos Inn from 8 p.m. Sept 3 to 5:30 p.m. Sept 4, with Women's Chamber directors aiding the drive. Call 445-5451 to pledge.
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Pecos
Kmom- TV
Forest Cameron
Meet the Eagles program set tonight at high school
Local football fans are invited to a Meet the Eagles program this Tuesday at 7 30 in the high school gym. Varsity and junior varsity players, cheerleaders, twirlers, and the Eagle Band will attend. Afterward the Band Boosters Club meetings in the fieldhouse. All interested persons may attend both events.
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Eagles
Band Boosters Club
Texas Board approves new prisoner review system
AUSTIN Texas AP a new prisoner review system approved by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles could boost parole numbers Three member board and six commissioners will handle cases with two commissioners and one board member per panel as the workload grows The board will retain exclusive power in death penalty clemency and long prison term cases while commissioners gain majority on most parole decisions to reduce rejections by the board
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Austin, Texas
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Austin
Clyde Whiteside
Paul Mansmann
Whiteside
Pecos man out on bond after theft by check arrest
Enri que Rodriguez 30 of 1614 W Fifth Pecos released on 2000 bond after appearing before a local justice of the peace on a felony theft by check charge. Offense occurred at a pecos dairy store? 1019 S Cedar.
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Pecos
Enrique Rodriguez
W. Fifth
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Jail term for entry violation in border case
A Mexican national Arturo Lujan Sanchez, 35, was sentenced to 120 days in prison for illegally entering the United States by false or misleading representation. He pleaded guilty to that count before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston of Pecos after waiving rights. A felony count was dismissed. The complaint was filed by the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Arturo Lujan-Sanchez
United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Lujan Sanchez
U.S. Border Patrol
Pecos Police Investigate Multistate Property Crime Spree
A Pecos police report details a series of Aug. incidents including a till-tapping at 1015 W Third totaling 1240, vehicle burglary at 1734 Adams with a 23 channel CB radio among items stolen, and criminal mischief at 912 S Cypress with window breakage. Also listed are a missing wallet from 412 N Elm and burglaries at La Paloma Cafe 516 E Third and damage at 1702 Jackson. Fire crews responded to the old Brandon Hotel demolition site.
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Third
West U.S
Pecos
Adams
James D. Daniels
S. Cypress
Joan Bond
Manuel Jaquez Jaramillo
N. Elm
West Texas
Texas
Jackson
Bobby Inman
Buddy Gill
Janie Maria Garner
E. Tenth
Apt. A
William M. Cross
W. Eighth
la Paloma Cafe
E. Third
East
U.S. 80
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Mexico
Brandon Hotel
Cash grain prices for Wheat Soybeans and Corn
Wheat No 2 hard red winter 3.31 per bushel Tuesday. No 2 soft red winter 3.39. Corn No 2 yellow 2.19, hopper 2.16, box. Oats No 2 heavy 1.19. Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.57.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
N. Com
Community Organization Schedule for Pecos Area
Weekly club and meeting listings for Pecos and Balmorhea including Lions Club Rotary TOPS and AA events with times and locations. Notable entries include Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous at 125 S Oak St Fridays 8 p.m. and Mount Evergreen Cemetery Association board meeting with officer election at the Community Center Saturday 2 p.m.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Senior Citizens Center
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Pecos
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Mount Evergreen Cemetery Association
Traffic Shift Planned on Eddy Street by State Highway Dept
Bill Burnett, project engineer for the State Department of Highways, announced this morning that traffic would be transferred to the west side of Eddy Street from 8th Street to Stafford Street. Repairs on the east side from 8th Street would begin today.
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Bill Burnett
State Department of Highways
Eddy St
8Th St
Stafford St
Burnett
Eddy
Public Hearing Notices on Pecos Zoning Board Actions
Public hearing notices announce Inocente Dominguez at 623 South Ash Pecos applying for a carport building permit and Clinton Glenn at 1414 South Plum Pecos seeking a occupancy permit both with special zoning exceptions. Hearings set September 7, 1978 at 7 00 PM in City Hall with notice published August 29 and September 6.
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Inocente D. Dominguez
South Ash
Pecos
Texas
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Pecos City
Reeves County
J.J. Maxey
Pecos Enterprise
Clinton Glenn
South Plum
Cherry
Bobby Eamon
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James B. van Deren
Portland
Oregon
Steele
Long View
Wash
van Deren
Masonic Lodge
Billings
Okla
Olive
Mildred Hoefs
J.E. Hendricks
Cooper Funeral Home
Honey Grove
Hendricks
Ann Hicks
George F. Thagard
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Fecos
Pecos Area
Women's Chamber
Members of
Eagle Band
Bond
Tommye Acker
S. Hackberry
Eddy Street
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