Records of thefts and assaults reported in town
Cozart detained a shoplifter for police and Austin Cozart arrested Tomasa Martinez over a red dress and blue blouse theft. Reports include break in attempts, a knifing at Red's Place, multiple vehicle parts stolen, forged checks, a found purse with missing savings, a juvenile shoplifter, and a porch burglary attempt. Police responded to a domestic assault and a damaged car from Space 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. R. Anthony
Austin Cozart
Tomasa Martinez
Fires Hit Pecos Junior High Field and Local Areas
A 1/2 ton truck and a '56 Mercury were involved as fires burned December 13 in Pecos. Firefighters stopped a blaze at Pecos Junior High football field in 10 minutes after 4 20 p.m. Also at 7 30 p.m. a trailer house on FM 1216 burned seven miles north, controlled in 10 minutes. Earlier at 2 26 p.m. a building containing sacks of fertilizer burned at Southwestern Fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Southwestern Fertilizer
Left turn collisions injure parked and crossing vehicles
Johnny Salcido was ticketed for failure to control speed to avoid an accident after his 1964 Chevrolet pickup struck a parked 1959 Chevrolet owned by Pablo Renteria in the 400 block of South Walnut. Johnny Vasquez Cordero was cited for failing to grant the right of way when his 1964 Chevrolet struck a 1966 Chevrolet driven by Andrew Woodson Harris as he turned from Hickory to West 3rd Street. The Harris car crossed the center stripe in Saturday’s accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Salcido
Pablo Renteria
South Walnut
Johnny Vasquez Cordero
Chevrolet
Andrew Woodson Harris
Hickory
3Rd Street
Harris
Leamon Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs. Elsie Mae Leamon 85 mother of Mrs. W A Raddatz of Pecos She died Thursday night Burial was in Fairview Cemetery Minister W T Smith officiated She was born January 17 1883 in Nevada Texas and had been a Pecos resident for one month Survivors include two daughters Mrs Raddatz of Pecos and Mrs Minnie Jarrett of Odessa three sons Fred Turney Bakersfield Jack Turney Big Spring and Frank Turney Midland and 20 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Funeral Home
Elsie Mae Leamon
W. A. Raddatz
Pecos
Leamon
Fairview Cemetery
W. T. Smith
Church of Christ
Nevada
Texas
Raddatz
Minnie Jarrett
Odessa
Fred Turney
Bakersfield
Calif
Jack Turney
Big Spring
Frank Turney
Midland
Civil Rights Commission Studies Pecos Incident
The U S Commission on Civil Rights heard testimony from two Pecos women and others in San Antonio about an incident at Memorial Hospital in Pecos on June 9 involving Highway Patrolman Floyd South. A Grand Jury found no indictment but criticized South for poor conduct during the hospital corridor confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Barstow
A. R. Archer
Monahans
San Antonio
U. S. Commissioner of Civil Rights
Memorial Hospital
Frances Alvarez
Margarita Contreras
Joan Kerr
D. A
Floyd South
Brownwood
South
Department of Public Safety
Final Regulations of Gun Law Published
The Internal Revenue Service announced final regulations under the 1968 Gun Control Act. The rules, to appear in the December 14 1968 Federal Register, cover purchases across state lines with in person sales, required IDs, and sworn residency forms. The document details limits for recipients and exemptions for clubs and collectors and outlines dealer record requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Reeves County 4-H Awards Honor Local Leaders and 4-H Seniors
Reeves County honors 4-H leaders with numerous awards including Bertha Sanchez Toyah Janis Brownfield Verhalen Shirley Summers and Billy Dale Toone of Balmorhea Pecos for Public Speaking and multiple agricultural program recognitions. Judy Clayton Mentone receives Loving County Alumni award and District 1m Record Book first in National 4-H Conference. Loving County and Reeves County youth earn livestock poultry and horse program awards while church music officials invite the community to a Christmas concert December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Bertha Sanchez
Toyah
Janis Brownfield
Verhalen
Shirley Summers
Pecos
Gary McNeil
Jerry Wofford
Saragosa
Stanley Suttee
Billy Dale Toone
Balmorhea
Bill Tapp
Loving County
Judy Clayton
Mentone
Loving County Health
Liberto Gamboa
Kenneth Sheridan
Junior Murphy
Reeves County Agricultural Program
Billy Joe Gallego
Freddy Gallego
Sammy Gallego
Loving County Agricultural Program
George Creager
Skeet Jones
Lilly Hawkins
Gregg Mitchell
Dick Jones
Rosemary Hawkins
Jerry Ward
Chris Presler
Gene Baker
Kathy Youngblood
Carolyn Clark
Laura Allen
Rhode Island Sports Firsts Shape Big Recreation History
Rhode Island, the smallest state, has a history of sports firsts including polo, golf opens, tennis championships, and auto races. The state also pioneered guaranteed mortgages for recreation and tourism facilities, spurring hotels, golf courses, ski runs, and country clubs per development director Adolph Schiridt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Union
Rhode Island
Adolph T. Schiridt
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. J. Watson
Lillian Holland
T. W. Box
Monice Smith
Red’s Place
Scott Edward Risher
Phillip Austin Seymour
Smith
Tony Urquidi
Clifford McNeer
Oleander
Corvart
Richard Richards
Ortloffborp
Margarita Lara
Popular Grocery
J. E. Couch
Urquidi
Wendell Taylor
Sandy
Leader Hardware
Comanche Egg and Tortilla
Space 16
Tra Park
Norma Kerns
John Kerns
Charles Smith
Ramona Jones
Hope Gamboa
Melinda Sheridan
Morelle Jones
Molly Cate
Jeeves and Loving Counties
Paul Tapp
Dian Reed
Jimmy Gallego
Randy Reynolds
Jeanie Olivas
Betty Olivas
Lily Hawkins
Nancy Box
Diana Tapp
Jo Ann Ferguson
Dallas
Cury
Dyer & Sons
Chena
Hunt
Vienna
Biltmore
Libby
Keebler
RAR Ps
Gladiola
Whele
Glover Sausage
Glovers
Abby
Joe's Supermarket
Kevble
Wednerdeys
South Codler
Civil Rights Commission
Cruz Alvarez, Jr
First Baptist
Berta Lane
Jimmy Lumpkin
C. E. Maddux
Barbra Maddux
Evelyn Meadows
Sally Meek
Bill Moss
Bob Miller
Dalton Mosley
Gail Slack
Debra Smith
W. L. Smith
Mac Chesney
Lee Cowden
Harold Elder
Gary Lewis
Don Metcalfe
Ben F. Meek
Darren Owens
Wilbur Park
Jim Wallace
Jerry Workman
Clem Crowley
Becky Foster
Monte Kesey
J. O. Strother
First Baptist Church
W. Leslie Smith
Grand Chapter of
Pecos Beauceant Assembly
David Alan Smith
William Fletcher
Billy
Houston
Carrie Mae Holloway
W.S
Elizabeth) McCree
R.B
Vieva) Adams
Vernon
Harvey Rhodes
Abilene
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