Seniors seek Betty Crocker awards in General Mills contest
Seniors take tests Tuesday morning to determine Betty Crocker contest entry. Test is a written examination of knowledge and attitude and will decide individual college scholarships from 500 to 5000 dollars. Basketball results from Balmorhea gym: Fort Davis high boys 91 Balmorhea 54. junior varsity 46-40. girls varsity 83-49. junior high boys 47-34 and girls 28-26.
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Betty Crocker
General Mills
Balmorhea
Fort Davis
van Horn
Balmorhea Welcomes Santa and Chamber Thanks Pecos
Santa in his sleigh will pass out candy to Balmorhea children on December 14 in front of the Community Club. The event is courtesy of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce praising Balmorhea trade. Balmorhea Federal Credit Union met Tuesday night with President Barron Moore presiding and a nomination committee formed to elect officers.
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Santa
Balmorhea Federal Credit Union
Barron Moore
Market drift recovers slightly amid light New York trading
New York stocks edged higher at noon after two down days, with the Dow up 1.72 to 598.33 as advances led declines by 5 to 4 on the NYSE. Investors saw signals of easing Fed credit policy while Treasury bills dipped to mid seven percent, and gold issues rallied after Simon’s remarks. Westinghouse led Big Board volume, and Amex showed a small decline in its composite index. Cotton futures fell sharply with spot prices slipping to 38.88 cents. In Amarillo and Fort Worth, livestock and cattle markets showed modest gains in steer and heifer prices, while hogs weakened slightly and feeder cattle held steady.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
Westinghouse
American Stock Exchange
William E. Simon
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Thanksgiving Visitation Pages Digby Visit and Family Gatherings
Digby in the Air Force visits with his family and relatives during Thanksgiving. Families listed include Lipe, Orona, Ornelas, Garcia, Wright, Bustillos Armendariz, Bustillos, Salinas, Salinas, Gonzales, and related kin from Pecos Monahans Crane Loving NM Fort Stockton Kermit Abila and others. Visitors joined parents and siblings for holiday gatherings across multiple Texas towns.
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James Digby
Air Force
Dick Lipe
John
Steve
Russell
Jean
Jo Ann
Cruz Bustillos
Edward Armendariz
Loving
Ernesto Bustillos
Maria Salcido
Pecos
Josefa Gonzales
Ben Sanchez
Fort Stockton
Jesusita Gonzales
Mira
Monahans
Ramon Campos
Crane
George Gonzales
Brian
Train Death Near El Paso Declared Accidental
The train was stopped before reaching El Paso and no other persons were found aboard. Officials, including Deputy Bob Doggett, deem the death accidental with no foul play. Fingerprints sent to Austin for ID checks with state and FBI files. Justice C W Ross pronounced death at the scene. Body to Wilson Miller Funeral Home in Monahans pending ID.
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el Paso
Ashcraft
Austin
FBI
Bob Doggett
Barstow
C.W. Ross
Wickett
Wilson Miller
Marriage Licenses Recorded Late November to December
Nov 26 Monte Kesey and Theodora Regas of Jackson and Washington. Nov 27 Alton Hatfield Jr. and Sham ee n Annette Frazier of Plum and Missouri. Socorro Valdez of Saragosa and Billie Fay Dutchover of Balmorhea. Pete Van Gould Jr. of Trav Park and Jo Lynn Hardwick of Pecos. Armando Munez Nunez of S Park and Ruperta Chavarria Machuca of Orange. Dec 2 Noble Ray Whiltshire of Plum and Pamela Gian Armijo of New Mexico.
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Alton George Hatfield Jr
S. Plum
Shameen
Annette Frazier
Missouri
Socorro V. Valdez
Billie Fay Dutchover
Balmorhea
Pete van Gould Jr
Jo Lynn Hardwick
Pecos
Armando Munez Nunez
S.park
Ruperta Chavarria Machuca
Orange
Multiple incidents report thefts and vandalism in Pecos area
Police reported a Monday night break in at Gateway Gulf on 419 E Third St where an unknown amount of cash and cigarettes were taken after windows were pried open. A 1974 automobile at 1118 W Fourth St suffered heavy window damage while the owner was at work. Also thefts included about $6 in ladies underwear from Hers Dress Shop at 214 S Oak St and a late model pickup stolen near Jesse Crowder residence Space 18 Trapark later recovered near the city park. Firefighters responded to a cotton picker tire fire on a Fitzgerald farm north of town.
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Gateway Gulf
Third St
Bob Scroggins
Mary Claire Dutchover
Fourth St
Town and Country
Duval
Culberson County
S. Oak St
Dress Shop
Julie Dyer
Pecos
Rodney Williams
Jesse Crowder
Space 18 Trapark
Veterans mobile van to visit Pecos Monday
A mobile van staffed by veterans benefit counselors will tour Texas towns in December and January, starting in Pecos on Monday. Directed by Jack Coker of the Waco VA Regional Office, the van will visit numerous cities and offer education on education benefits home loans medical care disability compensation pensions employment job training and housing assistance to veterans.
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Veterans Benefit
Texas
Pecos
Jack Coker
Waco Veterans Administration
Andrews
Lamesa
Brownfield
Hereford
Borger
Levelland
Pampa
Plainview
Snyder
Brownwood
Palestine
Jacksonville
Henderson
Athens
Corsicana
Waxahachie
Ennis
Terrell, McKinney
Weatherford
Nuclear plant plan scrapped by five Texas utilities
Houston Lighting & Power Co San Antonio City Public Service the City of Austin the Lower Colorado River Authority and the Central Power and Light Co Corpus Christi canceled plans to jointly build a nuclear plant in the San Antonio Austin area. Officials cited uncertainties in the present economic situation as the reason. The move marks the first Texas setback in a national construction slowdown blamed on high financing rates weaker demand growth and rising public criticism of nuclear plants.
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Houston
San Antonio-Austin
South Texas
Houston Lighting & Power Co
San Antonio
Texas
Deaths Services for 7 week old Kimberly Conway
Funeral services for 7 week old Kimberly Christine Conway will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Butler Smith officiating. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Conway died at their home on Irene Street from natural causes. She was born in Pecos Oct 17 1974. Survivors include maternal grandparents Bill Shirley of Pecos and Bill Wetzstein of Burley Idaho paternal grandparents John Conway of Pecos and Kitty Rather of Alexandria City Alabama.
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Kimberly Christine Conway
Pecos Funeral Home
Butler Smith
Larry Conway
Irene
Pecos
Bill Shirley
Bill Wetzstein
Burley
Burley, Ida
John Conway
Kitty Rather
Alexandria City
Local voters urged to cast ballots in bond issue race
Whitley told the meeting the first election failed due to adverse economic conditions and a long rainy spell. The board delayed calling the bond election until the boundary dispute with Tovah was settled and urged all eligible voters to go to the polls. He declined to tell how to vote but urged participation.
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Monahans
Whitley
Tovah
Community club and meeting notices for week
Wednesday and Monday through Tuesday listings show dates of club meetings and offices. Highlights include AARP Christmas dinner at First Methodist Church at 7 p.m and Downtown Lions Club at Holiday Inn at noon. Other events include Weight Watchers at Community Center Banquet Room at 7 p.m and Arts and Crafts at Senior Citizen Center mornings.
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First Methodist Church
Downtown
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
E. 10Th St
Al-Anon
S. Oak
Tops Club
10Th St
Senior Citizen's Center
Barbs by Phil Pastoret burns out Christmas bulbs
Phil Pastoret offers wry observations on why unused Christmas light bulbs burn out after being stored through spring summer and fall, lampooning seasonal expectations and timing with dry humor.
Nix deposition date set as Jan 6 in Veniste case
Doctors who examined Nix say deposition could occur January 6. Sirica expects the trial to end before Christmas. The Pecos Elementary boiler heats students in winter as restrooms and ceilings deteriorate after rain, prompting a $2.7 million remodeling proposal for the 1936 building.
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Nixon
Sirica
Leland Casey
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise Pecos Texas Pecos Buckner News Alliance
A fragment from Pecos Texas announces the Pecos Enterprise as part of the Buckner News Alliance. No dates or events are readable. the clipping resembles a header with contact details and postal information.
New Orleans Umpires Knapp and Odom Retire
American League umpires Larry Knapp and Jim Odom announce retirement through league President Lee MacPhail. Both men leave after long careers with numerous assignments across the AL.
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New Orleans
Larry Knapp
Jim Odom
League
Lee MacPhail
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