Backyard steam engines and a self built foundry in Balmorhea
R P Scripps of Balmorhea is a backyard inventor who crafts large steam engines and fuels a self built foundry. He studied a 1907 H N Harris 30 hp tugboat engine drawing, made wooden parts, cast iron components, learned machine work, and aims to service West Texas farms and oil firms with castings while possibly building a steam car in the future.
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H. N. Harris
Bob Scripps
Scripps
Juarez
Ernesto Norzagaray
Ernesto
Balmorhea
H.N. Harris
England
R.P. Scripps
West Texas
San Angelo
Odessa
el Paso
West
Texas
Wooly Tool Company
Love as the Christmas gospel and a call for action
John Pitts reflects during Christmas on the Christian doctrine of love as universal, arguing love alone can heal a divided world. He warns other faiths offer rituals without this core, urging American churches to embody a global love revolution beyond theology.
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Santa Claus
Bethlehem
America
Petitioners Seek Bond Vote Recount
A group of 16 Pecos area residents filed an application with the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school district board seeking a recount of votes from the December 14 bond election. Formal filing and service to board members occurred Friday morning after a special meeting canvassed the results. Board president Dr Elvin Reynolds indicated the move was anticipated and tied to farming and ranching interests in the district.
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Board of Trustees
Elvin Reynolds Reynolds
Pecos Area
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
C.J. Lee
Mike Burkholder
Earl Ligon Jr
Coy Nichols
K.L. Slack
W.W. Hill
Paul Dowling
Dale Godbey
Tommy Mayfield
Ben F. Colwell
Ben F. Brooks Jr
E.L. McDonald
H.L. Robertson
J.L. Sears
George Lambros
L.M. Collier
Reynolds
Watershed plan moves Sand Lake toward feasibility
A California consulting firm studied turning Salt Draw and Cottonwood Draw into feeders for a lake near Pecos. Feasibility reports go to the Army Corps of Engineers after fieldwork, soil tests, and interviews with farmers. If approved, Pecos Reeves County and Red Bluff Water District must fund their share with federal aid. A six month report is expected.
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Pecos
Army Corps of Engineers
California
Sand Lake
Fred Armstrong
Armstrong
Reeves County
Red Bluff
Two men injured in collision near Balmorhea
Two men from Pecos and Cypress California were in satisfactory condition at Memorial hospital after a two car crash 13.4 miles east of Balmorhea near U S 209 at 12 55 a m. Pedro Morales of Pecos and Gilbert A Robertson of Cypress Calif were transported by Balmorhea ambulance. In city incidents three accidents left no injuries.
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Pecos
California
Memorial Hospital
Balmorhea
Pedro Morales
Gilbert A. Robertson
Cypress
Calif
Pecos Hospital
DPS
Glenn Wood
U.S. 209
Cypress St
John F. Tomlin
Winding Way
White Christmas Possible as Pecos Sees Cold Front
A weak cold front drifts into Pecos raising hopes for a white Christmas as temperatures swing from 75 Friday to 78 Sunday with subfreezing overnight readings. Forecasters warn of rain or snow by Tuesday as arctic air converges from the Panhandle and Gulf moisture feeds showers across Texas, while western and northern states report heavy snow and blizzard warnings.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Panhandle Plains
Arctic
Big Ben
Far West
Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Dalhart
Marfa
Lubbock
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
Los
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Bob) Scripps
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Southern Union Gas Co
City Hall
Continental Telephone Co
Highway Patrol
Willie Kates
Country Club Dr
Tomlin
Kates
Alicia Navarrete
Johnson St
Esteban Matta
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Walnut Streets
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Matta
W. Fifth Street
Ross Blvd
Pauline R. Green
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Manunel S. Marquez
Irene St
Lone Foundry
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Hibbing
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Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
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