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Immigrant stories in Texas mingle with pride and change as newcomers arrive to a blue to white collar shift in Houston and El Paso bootmakers see demand rise. Texans share a state of mind, and first graders win a Christmas door decorating contest at Bessie Haynes Elementary School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeton
Barry Manilow
Andy Warhol
Catherine Deneuve
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Buie
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Frantz
Houston
Dr. Driskill
Levy
America
California
New York
Texas
Bessie Haynes
Rebecca Paz
Tony Hignojos
Daniel Rubio
Patrick Ybarra
Nena Garcia
Karina Florez
Belinda Navarrette
Robert Hinojos
Sharon Heath
Nancy Navarete
Javier Estrella
Pamela Villalobos
Frankie Garcia
Priscilla Renteria
Junior Carrasco
Bernice Martinez
Erminia Franco
Olga Levario
Crissy Marruffo
Steven Apolinar
Luis Ontiveros
Robert Ybarra
Bette Payne
Shaw promoted postmaster at Baird
Jerald L. Shaw is named postmaster at Baird effective Saturday Dec 15. A Pecos native and Army veteran, Shaw has served as city carrier in Pecos, distribution clerk, window clerk, and Officer In Charge in Mason before returning to Pecos as window clerk. He and his wife Claudette and son Brent plan to move to Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.E. Holster
Midland
Pecos
Don Miller
Jerald L. Shaw
Baird
Shaw
Boise City
Oklo
Dalhart
Texas
U.S. Army
Mason
Miller
Jerald
Claudette
Brent
Obituaries for Juana Fuentes and Curtiss Winterrowd
Juana Rodriguez Fuentes 61 died at Reeves County Hospital. Services at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial at Santa Rosa Cemetery. Survived by son Johnny Fuentes and daughter Natividad Dutchover, siblings in Carlsbad and Ft. Davis, and other relatives. Curtiss Woodrow Winterrowd 62 of Odessa died December 20. Services at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home, burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. A Navy veteran and church member survived by wife Earnestine, three children, a sister, and five grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Arthritis Foundation and Heart Fund.
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Juana R. Fuentes
Juana Rodriguez Fuentes
Reeves County Hospital
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Ft. Davis
Mentone
Johnny Fuentes
Natividad Dutchover
Curtiss W. Winterrowd
Curtiss Woodrow Winterrowd
Shafter Ave
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Winterrowd
Treanor Equipment Co
Ennis
Texas
Earnestine Cain
Big Spring
Pecos
First Baptist Church
U.S. Navy
H.A. McFarland Lodge
AF & AM
RAM
Pecos Council
RJSM
Pecos Commandry
Senior Citizens Center Closed For Dec 24 25
The Senior Citizens Center will be closed both Monday and Tuesday December 24 and 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Center
Pecos High School Receives PBPA Petroleum Scholarship
Pecos High School wins a PBPA scholarship drive beating Pecos Fort Stockton and Monahans. Co chairs Terry Burkholder and Steve Armstrong present 500 dollars plus 250 from their prize making the award 750 dollars to a student majoring in a petroleum field. Ed Thompson explains PBPA's independent industry role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
The
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Fort Stockton
Monahans
Terry Burkholder
Steve Armstrong
PBPA_ E
Ed Thompson
Burkholder
Armstrong
Joe Shoemaker
Austin
Santa Fe
Washington
Thompson
Civil Air Patrol Volunteers Seek Local Help
The Civil Air Patrol CAP members train for lifesaving duties and assist in finding plane crashes and aiding victims. Though auxiliary to the Air Force, CAP needs local funds for emergency equipment readiness and disaster support. Interested people may contact Lt Randall Mathews at 445 2767 or write CAP at 2005 Adams Pecos.
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The
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Air Force
Randall Mathews
Adams, Pecos
Balmorhea Briefs and Community Notes
Balmorhea events include a weeklong closure of the Senior Citizens Center for holidays returning Thursday Jan 3. Mrs Nora Boyd celebrated her 90th birthday Dec 16 with about 150 guests. Balmorhea City Council met, approving gas rate increase and a new standby generator, with Mayor pro tem Jack Hoffman appointed. A franchise from the telephone company was rejected and a bond final payment of 3100 was made. The council discussed revenue sharing notices and city clerk changes. A pending baseball schedule awaited after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Boyd
Balmorhea
Helen Humphries
Ester Rooney
E.M.S
Fire Department
Balmorh
Jack Hoffman
Linda Bryan
Toyah Area Nightly Rescue And Senior Dinner Report
An ambulance transported a patient to Reeves County Hospital on Saturday evening. Toyah community members joined a Sunday Senior Citizen Christmas dinner with fifty five attendees, featuring turkey dressing gravy and baked ham. Local families from Pecos attended and Rev Clyde Chasten gave the blessing as Toyah Home Extension Club delivered fruit boxes and homemade treats funded by Halloween Carnival proceeds. The club members included Ruby Cunningham and Virginia Gibson among others. The Senior Citizens Christmas party followed on December 18 with fifteen attendees, dominoes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.H. Ascosta
Doc Newton
Manuel de la Garza
Millard Smith
Pecos
Clyde Chasten
Toyah Baptist Church
Toyah
Ruby Cunningham
Virginia Gibson
Charlotte Waight
Martinia Chavez
Jerry Haile
December 1979 Pecos calendar of clubs and meetings
Calendar of community events for December 1979 lists recurring meetings across Pecos and nearby towns. Lions clubs, Optimist, AA and Al-Anon, TOPS groups, Barstow and Rio Pecos clubs, BPW, Jaycees, Leche League, Rotary and Jaycees activities fill Mondays to Fridays with venue notes and times. Many events marked with (w) for weekly sessions and others on specific weeks.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos
Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
S. Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Hickory Housing Center
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Pecos Jayceeettes
Fire reported in dumpster behind Woolworth at Third and Oak
The report notes a dumpster fire behind Woolworth at Third and Oak reported Thursday at 9:59 p.m. Pecos Ambulance Service transported a patient to Odessa at 9:59 a.m. Thursday and 3:35 p.m. Marybelle Jones at Mentone Sheriff’s Office called an ambulance for a sick woman at the Wheat Ranch. Becky Prieto, 1118 E Eighth, requested an ambulance at 10:38 p.m. Thursday. Criminal mischief noted on Thursday at 5:14 p.m.
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Woolworth
Third
Oak
Pecos Ambulance Service
Odessa
Marybelle Jones
Sheriff's Office
Mentone
Melissa Prieto
E. Eighth
Becky Prieto
Stocks dip as inflation sustains two digit pace
The Dow falls 1.53 to 841.41 and the NYSE composite slips to 61.94 as inflation remains at about 12 to 13 percent annually. Volume on the Big Board runs 15.56 million shares at noon, down from Thursday. A separate police report notes an attempted break-in at 1253 S Martinez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Presbyterians Plan Christmas Eve Vespers at Church
The First Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas Eve Vesper service at 5 30 p.m. Monday December 24 with hymns scripture and a brief meditative service in a traditional family setting. The public is invited.
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First Presbyterian Church
Helping Hand Store Announces Open Hours and Volunteer Call
The Helping Hand Store will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Mondays. Leta Scott, volunteer coordinator, seeks volunteers to help sort and stock shelves. Pecos residents are invited to visit at the corner of Second and Oak Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Hand
Leta Scott
Pecos
Second and
Oak Sts
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Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Linda Daniel
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Ruth Wells
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
New Pecos
Association
Balmorhea Briefs
al Miller
Sanderson
Toyah News
Lynn Gibson
Mark Chaddick
Tony Sharon
Aere
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
St. Catherine’s
St. Catherine Hall
D.J. Richard Kubala
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Kodak Gm
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