Christmas Concert Delights Fans At Pecos Schools
The combined bands and choirs of Pecos High School and two junior high schools performed to a full house on Monday night. Pecos Junior High choir opened with Angels We Have Heard on High under Joe DuPas, with Mary Matta Rena Stickels and Roger Medanik accompanying on piano. East Pecos Junior High followed with Angels We Have Heard on High and Carol of the Birds with Kim Hawkins on flute. The Eagle Choir of the high school, conducted by Bill Carrico, offered five selections highlighted by O Holy Night featuring Curtis Wilson and Doris Ephriam.
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East Pecos Jr. High
Fast Pecos
Doug
Garmen
PHS
Junior High
Pecos High
Pecos Junior High School
Joe DuPas
Mary Matta
Rena Stickels
Roger Medanich
East Pecos Junior High
Kim Hawkins
Bill Carrico
Eagle Choir
Curtis Wilson
Doris Ephriam
Pecos High School
Ephriam
Doug Garman
East Pecos
DuPas
Pecos
Garman
Eagle
Irving Berlin
Old St. Nick
Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer
Eagle Symphonic
Mary Ellameek
Snowfall cripples north while Texas stays warm
A wintry storm neared Colorado as Texas enjoyed unseasonably warm weather with a Monday high near 78 in parts of West Texas. By night, forecasters predicted more cloudiness and a drop in temperatures with snow or rain possible in the Texas Panhandle and other areas, while eastern regions faced outages from a major snow and ice storm.
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Texas
West Texas
Pecos
Associated Press
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Wink
Dalhart
Marfa
Childress
Amarillo
Galveston
Palacios
McAllen
Texarkana
New York City
Long Island Lighting Co
Texas lawmakers rush speed limit bill to save funds
Texas Legislature convened in a fast moving session to cut speed limits to 55 mph to conserve gasoline and avoid $240 million in federal highway aid. Gov Briscoe and leaders aim for quick by passes and a late day vote.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
House
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Congress
Texas Highway Commission
John Hill
Commission
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Price Daniel Jr
Briscoe
Dan Kubiak
D Rockdale
Texas State Teachers Association
Walter Mengden
K-Houston
Texas Highway Department
Crossing marked at site of Sunday pickup-train crash
Missouri Pacific agent Clyde McDaniel said the railroad crossing was marked, countering an Enterprise report. Oscar Beck, injured driver, said the crossing is visible from both directions, though he heard the whistle and did not see the train. Beck remains in Memorial Hospital in good condition with contusions.
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Missouri-Pacific
Clyde McDaniel
Enterprise
McDaniel
Oscar Beck
Beck
Ruiz Charged With Disorderly Conduct Standoff
A Mexican national identified as Jose Antonio Ruiz is held for immigration officers after his arrest on disorderly conduct charges at about 5 35 p m Sunday. City officers and state and sheriff s officers had been seeking the man after he hid in a closet of an apartment in the Airbase complex Sunday.
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Jose Antonio Ruiz
Robert Diaz
Jimmy Roundtree
Ruben Gonzales
Rosa Ruiz
City Banquet Thursday Night At High School Cafeteria
City employes will hold their annual Christmas party in the high school cafeteria Thursday with bonus checks distributed. Mayor E W Schmidt will be master of ceremonies and councilmen will present the checks. Barbara Flores wins a turkey in this week’s Win a Turkey drawing deposited at White Stores.
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E.W. Schmidt
Barbara Flores
Nebraska
White Stores, Inc
School hours stay the same under new daylight rule
Superintendent Ray Whitley announced the district will keep current classroom hours and align with daylight savings time beginning January 6. When daylight saving time is in effect, classes will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.
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Texas Education Agency
Ray Whitley
Whitley
Pecos Barstow School System Sets Holiday Break
More than 4500 students will begin holiday break at 2 30 p m Thursday and return at 8 30 a m January 2 according to the calendar Many local schools plan a Christmas program before dismissal and elementary classes will hold room parties in the final hour before break.
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Pecos-Barstow
Russell family featured in West Texas DC issue
The Henry G. Russell family of Pecos is highlighted in the November December issue of This is West Texas published by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The Russells, A family of artists, received the 1973 WTCC Cultural Achievement Award. Marion W., James, and Jeanne Russell, with their mother Marion Moore Russell, have exhibited in major Texas galleries and were honored at a Holiday Inn reception.
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Russell
West Texas
Henry G. Russell
Pecos
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Russells
Marion W
James
Jeanne
Texas
Marion Moore Russell
Holiday Inn
Hopper wins $400 savings account drawing
Bill Hopper of 1713 Jackson won the first prize of a $400 savings account in a drawing conducted by County Judge Darrell Glover at Pecos Savings and Loan. Harold Meyer of 1112 W. Sixth St. won $200 and Eloy Valles of 915 S. Elm St. won $100. The drawing followed Pecos Savings and Loan’s week long open house for its new Fifth and Cypress location.
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Bill Hopper
Joel Daniel
Pecos Savings and Loan
Hopper
Eloy Walles
Harold Meyer
Jackson
Darrell Glover
W. Sixth St
Eloy Valles
S. Elm St
Pecos Savings and Loans
Fifth and Cypress
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Ruiz
Flores
Turkey
Bessie Haynes
Bessie Haynes Elementary School
Bethlehem
Tion
Russell Children
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