Police report notes thefts and incidents at local spots
Police logged a Sunday report detailing C M Soloman taking 11 towels at Holiday Inn and avoiding payment, a two-vehicle collision on Third Street with no citation, vehicle damage and hit run notices, multiple tire slashings, gas siphoning, shots fired at a tire, and several arrests for public intoxication. Fire and ambulance calls included a dumpster fire and medical transfers from Pecos Nursing Home and a truck collision injuring Gaston Lackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday Inn
Interstate 20
Highway 285
C.M. Soloman
Bloomfield
Mich
South Cypress
Pecos Nursing Home
Odessa
IAM Pick holiday gift neckwear very carefully
A playful caution tells shoppers to choose holiday neckwear with care to avoid returning items. The lighthearted note hints at gifts that may be rewrapped if not satisfactory, capturing seasonal humor.
Pecos firm to sponsor 1979 National Finals Rodeo telecast
Dozier Tractor & Implement of Pecos joins 1100 Hesston equipment dealers in sponsoring the KMOM TV broadcast from Oklahoma City. The 8 p.m. December 12 telecast will feature top PRCA performers across events with commentary by Larry Mahan and Bob Tallman. Rex Allen will present Hesston’s 1980 hay harvesting gear during the network special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozier Tractor & Implement, Inc
Pecos
Hesston Farm Equipment
Oklahoma City
Kmom-Tv
Odessa
Texas
Hesston Corporation
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Larry Mahan
Bob Tallman
Hesston
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Organization of Farm Youth
Rex Allen
Guadalupe Park Accepts Two New Trail Contracts
National Park Service announces two additional Guadalupe Mountains projects. D D W Construction Co of San Antonio gets 244180 for McKittrick Canyon trail work, while Raymond E Walker Construction of Alamogordo gets 170177 for El Capitan trail. Construction starts soon, durations 166 and 150 days. The McKittrick Canyon work covers 15060 feet of new trail and 4695 feet of reconstruction in upper canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Guadalup Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Peak
D.D.W. Construction Company
San Antonio
Texas
McKittrick Canyon
Raymond E. Walker
Alamogordo
N.M
el Capitan
el Capitan Trail
el Capitan Project
Pratt Cabin
Turtle Rock
Seven named to elite Pecos Eagle Band
Pecos Eagle Band places seven students in the All-Region Band after tryouts in Monahans on Saturday. Cynthia Montgomery, Norma Rumbaugh, Prissy Cobos, Ken Winkles, Jeff Lovelace, Monty Miller, and Sammy Martinez earn elite spots with Lydia Cabral as alternates on clarinet. A two day workshop and January concert follow at Pecos High School auditorium on January 12 at 7 30 p m. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Eagle Band
Monahans
Cynthia Montgomery
Norma Rumbaugh
Prissy Cobos
Ken Winkles
Jeff Lovelace
Monty Miller
Sammy Martinez
Lydia Cabral
Pecos
Pecos High School
Blood Drive At Reeves County Hospital In Pecos
The United Blood Services of El Paso hosts a blood drive today from 2 to 6 p.m. in Reeves County Hospital education room. Hospital Auxiliary assists and invites Pecos residents to participate. A spokesman notes the county has donated 100 percent of the blood it uses and aims to keep the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Blood Services of
el Paso
Reeves County Hospital
Pecos
School events schedule for December update
PAS in special education students meet Monday during third period in the auditorium for an interest survey. Class rings arrive for juniors Tuesday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the auditorium. At 2 p.m. Tuesday the annual staff meeting occurs in room 3. Seniors turn in senior play money. School board meets Thursday Dec 13 at 5 p.m. Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. Dec 17 in the High School auditorium.
December 1979 SM calendar page highlights events
A compact calendar page for December 1979 lists days and dates with a focus on notable entries. It outlines month structure, holidays, and columnar references typical of a newspaper calendar section.
Community club meeting and activity schedule
A condensed weekly listing of local clubs and meetings in Pecos and nearby towns. Events include Lions Club gatherings, quilting, hospital auxiliary, TOPS groups, Rotary and Jaycees meetings, and senior center activities across venues like the American Motor Inn, CPS Reddy Room, Park Avenue sites, and the Holiday Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS
Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Reeves County Hospital
S. Park
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Hickory
S. Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Hickory Housing Center
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Pecos Jaycee-ettes
Bois D’arc St. Church of Christ
Pecos Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Drafting courses offered at Odessa College spring term
Ken Hurst announces spring drafting courses at Odessa College including technical drafting and architectural drafting. Night classes run 7 to 9 50 p m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Mondays, Wednesdays for evenings. Early registration remains open in OC registrar’s office through December 14 with classes starting January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College
Ken Hurst
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Police Department Report
Lawrence Wood
Park Blvd
Jose Villanova Soto
Martinez
Third
Wood
Soto
Micheal Ted Lamb
Johnson
Johnson Street
Wilburn F. Daniels
Nebraska
Dan
Manuel Quiez Olivas
Barstow
Oscar Lopez Boiza
Cloves Thomas Key
Walthall
Pablo T. Carrasco
1618 Cowan
East Sixth
Gregory Peck Williams
Rice
West Third
James Louis Fitzgerald
S. Locust
Ropers
Highway 80
Ramiro Garcia Tarango
N. Pecan
Stafford and
Eddy
Gaston Lackey
Trapark
Space 26
Western Autos Toyland
S. Oak
Great Western
Great Western Finance
Is A Financial Service of
Control Data Corporation
S. Oak Street
Pecos Enterprise
Rodeo
Guadalupe Park
Battlestar Galactica
T.V
Poinsettia
Nik
Holly Garland
Sprouse Reitz
S. Eddy Mon
Wacker’s
S. Eddy
Downtown
Santa Claus
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