Obituary notices from Pecos area include Calderon Tarango and Kirby services
A batch of obituaries lists funeral and burial details for several Pecos area residents and relatives. Jose phina G Calderon 53 of Ruidoso NM died in Odessa and is survived by a large extended family including Yrinee Calderon and ten grandchildren. Estella M Tarango 66 of Santa Paula CA died in a Santa Paula hospital with ties to Pecos. Arcadia A Florez 66 of Pecos is noted for Barstow Church services and family in Pecos, Odessa, and Barstow. Floyd Kirby 68 of Eden TX died after a brief illness, with three sons and six grandchildren among survivors. Plus Ora Allen Spence 86 of Levelland and other relatives are named with service details and burial locations.
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Josephina Calderon
Josephina G. Calderon
Ruidoso
N.M
Pecos
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
Odessa
Yrinee Calderon
David Calderon
Frankie Calderon
Cindy Calderon
Irene Calderon
Rosalinda Calderon
Gloria Valencia
Mary Cavazos
Seagreaves
Elfida Gonzales
Rock Springs
Rosendo Gomez
Robert A. Stetler
Santa Paula
Duncan McDonald
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Tarango
Balmorhea
Ventura County
Texas
Manuel
Frank Tarango
Lorenzo Tarango
Calif
Jesus
Manuel Tarango Jr
Oxnard
Evan Lascano
Blanca Tarango
Pedro Ornelas
Ignacio Ornelas
Los Angeles
Jesus Ornelas
Inez Galindo
Delfina Carrasco
el Paso
Manuela
Rita
Ora Allen Spence
Price Funeral Home
Levelland
Spence
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Fannen County
Barstow
Church of Christ
Curry Spence
Howard Spence
Fort Stockton
Wert Spence
Oklahoma City
Okla
Otto Wright
Wiliesell
Thaala
Arcadia A. Florez
Arcadia Alvarado Florez
Barstow Catholic Church
Florez
Reeves Memorial
Monahans
Rodolfo Alvarado
Trine Garcia
Big Spring
Guerrero Florez
Rosa Hernandez
Floy Kirby
Floyd. Kirby
Eden
Cotton futures mixed as prices dip in New York markets
In midday trading on the New York Cotton Exchange, No. 2 cotton for near term delivery slipped 12 points to 48.05 cents a pound, with Dec at 51.28, Mar 51.79, and May 52.53. Dow Jones indices showed small mixed moves across the day. Social Security coverage expands to household workers earning $50 or more in cash from a single employer in a three month period, requiring an SS card for proof.
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NEW York (Ap
New York Cotton Exchange
Dow Jones
Social Security
Briscoe Plans Washington Lobby Against Carter Energy Plan
Governor Dolph Briscoe says he will travel to Washington next week to lobby against President Carter's energy plan and may seek a meeting with Carter. He will press opposition to federal controls on natural gas and discuss hospital bed cuts, Matagorda Island control, and Texas concerns with HEW and energy officials. He returns to New York for a bond forum and disputes polls showing a small lead for challenger Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Washington
Carter
Briscoe
Health, Education and Welfare
Cretary Califano
Texas
Califano
Cecil Andrus
Matagorda Island
U.S
Robert Strauss
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Andrus
Energy
James Schlesinger
Congress
Senate
House
New York
Municipal Forum of
New Y
John Hill
Balmorhea News Highlights Local Happenings
Retired Norman and Mildred Trada choose Balmorhea as their future home and move into the Louise Patrick house this week. AARP members host a community dinner Tuesday at 6 pm with food provided and guests welcome. Cassie Farrington and others organize. Thomas Rodriguez, Balmorhea pioneer, dies in Pecos hospital and is buried at Balmorhea Cemetery. born 1895 in Old Mexico. December baby clinic at Housing Department on Wednesday 21 offers shots and boosters from 9 am to 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Mildred Trada
Northwestern States
Balmorhea
Louise Patrick
AARP
Cassie Farrington
Nora Brijalba
Amelia Carrillo
Thomas Rodriguez
Pecos Hospital
Old Mexico
Weekly School Menu Highlights For December Week
Monday features Spaghetti with meat Sauce and green beans with a bread stick and fried apple pie. Tuesday offers Ham and chicken a la king with sweet potatoes and a raisin salad. Wednesday includes Burrito and Spanish rice with lemon bar. Thursday serves Sloppy Joe with fries and cherry gelatin. Friday lists Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and corn plus apricot cobbler. All menus subject to last minute changes.
Texas energy panel to monitor federal plan effects
Rep. Jim Nowlin chair of the House Joint Interim Committee on Energy asks the Southwest Energy Council to provide ongoing reports on congressional progress toward a national energy plan. The committee will study economic impacts, seek state tax options on gas moves, and propose a Texas energy plan for 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House
Southwest Energy Council
Jim Nowlin
San Antonio
Joint Interim Committee On Energy
William J. Robertson
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Nowlin
Washington
Congress
Band Boosters Meet Monday at Crockett Junior High
The Band Boosters Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at Crockett Junior High Band Hall Monday at 7 30 p m All members are invited to attend The club asks interested nonmembers to join during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Boosters Club
Crockett Junior High
Seniors Vacancies Remain In Defensive Driving Course
The American Association of Retired Persons and NATA defensive driving course runs December 6 and 7 at the Senior Center with about 20 enrolled and five openings. The eight hour program spans four sessions with no exams, covers lectures films and charts, and offers a 10 percent car insurance discount for graduates. Enrollment costs 3 dollars for members 7 dollars for non members 55 and older. Contact Mrs. McCormick at the center before December 6 to enroll supervised by Robert J. Schmidt of El Paso NATA AARP instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Retired Persons
NATA
Festive Foreign Foods for the Holi days Program
A December 5 program at 7 p.m. in the Community Public Ready Room presents holiday foods from various foreign countries. Dovota Hunt Pecos High Homemaking teacher leads with Susan Webber Reeves Loving Counties agent Millie Villalobos CPS home Service advisor and Becky Heard PHS Home and Community Service teacher. All interested persons invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dovota Hunt
Pecos High
Susan Webber
Reeves-Loving Counties
Millie Villalobos
CPS
Becky Heard
PHS
Local police report string of small thefts and accidents
The report details theft of a tool box and tools from a pickup behind Mrs. Jack Freeman's home with an estimated value of 200 dollars. Several vehicle incidents and hit and run cases are noted along with unauthorized spray can disposal in a sewer line and multiple ambulance calls. Criminal cases filed include speeding and assault with bodily injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Freeman
N. Oak St
Alicia Guevara
Cypress St. Apt. A
Popular Grocery
JoAnn Graham
Ben's
Lancaster
Tra-Park
Johnson St
Paul Anthony Budlong
W. Third
Georgia Cherry Jennings
S. Alamo St
Eusebio Lujan Tarin
Rodolfo Armendariz
Calendar of Pecos Area Evening Club Meetings
Calendar of coming events in Pecos area lists Lions Club Amistad Lions Club Pecos Optimists and Morning TOPS Club meetings at various venues. Other events include Bible study at Senior Center and Rotary Club and Lions Club gatherings at Holiday Inn with evening and noon timings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federal Parlor
Optimist
Saragosa Hall
S. Cedar
American Association of Retired Persons
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Market Mixed as Dow Dips on Moderately Active Trading
The New York market showed a mixed session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 2.77 to 822.94 at noon. NYSE volume reached 8.97 million shares, while the NYSE composite dropped 0.12 to 52.22 and British Petroleum fell sharply on the day. Cash grain prices in Chicago updated with No 2 hard red winter at 2.83 and other cereals quoted across the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Petroleum
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
Jurors urged to award 24 million in bus crash case
A federal court jury in Austin heard pleas from four survivors and families of 10 dead to award 24 million dollars in damages for the Woodlawn Baptist Church bus crash near Fort Sumner New Mexico on December 26 1972. The plaintiffs seek 450000 per life lost and 450000 for injuries plus 19 million punitive. the defense argues the collision caused the harm and that Wayne Corp has an excellent safety record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Woodlawn Baptist Church
New Mexico
Dale Haralson
Haralson
Lancaster Smith
Wayne Corp
Smith
Wayne
Harrlson
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Indus
Yale
Bill Carrico
Robert Hinojos
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Carner Delivery
Reeves
Ward Loving
Culberson
Jett Counties
Pecus Texas
Energy Council
Carroll Ray Goodwin
W. 13Th St
Richard Jurado Guevara
S. Eddy St
10Th Street
Goodwin
Country Club Trailer Park
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