Balmorhea Looking Back at December Activities
Balmorhea brief notes Dec 18 events include Start students touring the school with Future Homemakers of America, door and room decorations, and candy filled rocking horse gifts for kids. Local families welcomed visitors over holidays, with Christmas meals in Marfa and Fort Stockton. Obituaries note Casey Farrington's death in San Angelo with burial plans. FHA members organized a December meeting, Christmas program, pot plant delivery to Pecos Nursing Home, and a Christmas door decoration contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saragosa
Future Homemakers
Balmorhea
The
Future Homemakers of America
Lucy Montoya
Berna Alvarez
Feliciano Vasquez
FHA
Jerry Lopez
Ricky Montoya
Stella Ornelas
Pecos
Global commodity prices and futures wrap
World gold prices rose in London Paris Frankfurt and Zurich with New York levels showing gains. Cash grain bids in Chicago featured wheat soybeans and corn moves while cotton futures in New York edged higher. Dow Jones averages at 11 a.m. showed modest gains across industrials and trans/utility sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
New York
Handy & Harman
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Trans
Utilities
Emergency runs report and local incidents
A woman at 916 Oleander requested an ambulance but hospital transport was not needed. A dumpster fire behind 425 S Mulberry was reported. Pecos Fire Department was dispatched to Third and Hackberry to wet down fuel on the pavement. Fabian Arenivas, 19, driving a 1974 Pontiac, was cited for no license after a collision with Mary Prewit, 58, who backed from a private driveway. Jerry Griffis, 30, struck an unattended car at Bob's Thriftway. no citations issued. Manuel Archuleta reported a broken windshield on a 1968 Chevy pickup. Lara Cano reported a broken back and front windshields on a 1969 Mercury. Five windows were broken at South Eddy Furniture. no entry gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oleander
Pecos
Third and
Hackberry
Fabian Montez Arenivas
Mary Nabers Prewit
Arenivas
Jerry Mac Griffis
Barstow
Bob's Thriftway
Sharlet Christop McAnally
Azle
South Eddy Furniture
St. Eddy
Barstow Firemen Draw Winner For Stove Heroic Relief
Barstow Volunteer Fire Department held a drawing in its quarters on Saturday December 22 for a cast iron wood burning stove. The winner was Epi Patino of 1124 S Oak Pecos. The fire department will donate 300 of the proceeds to help Joe Guerrero of Barstow with medical expenses after he was burned at a gas plant near Pyote last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Epi Patino
S. Oak
Pecos
Joe Guerrero
Guerrero
Pyote
Beef short course slated for April at Texas A&M campus
The 1980 Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&M University is set for April 7 and 8. Dr. Dennis Herd, chair and beef cattle specialist, notes it will be the 30th course, focusing on cattle prices herd health bull and heifer selection and pasture management. The Texas Animal Agriculture Conference will host many state and national speakers across livestock sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University
Dennis Herd
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Herd
A&m
Texas
Texas Panhandle
College of Agriculture
J. Earl Rudder
L.A. Maddox
Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas A&m University System
Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Restudy Planned for Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Areas
National Park Service teams from Denver and local park staff will reexamine the Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains wilderness boundaries. The review, led by Don Daytona, follows Public Law 95-625 and could take up to two years, with no impact on timber, mining, grazing, or hunting in these parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad Caverns and
Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
Don Dayton
National Park Service
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Denver Service Center
Denver
Colorado
Linn Spaulding
Steve Hodapp
Rick Alesch
Dallas Ordered to Pay $62,002 in Fees for Council District Case
A federal judge ruled Dallas must pay $62,002 in legal fees to black and Hispanic representation in a long running council district boundary case. Payments go to the Dallas Legal Services Foundation and to individual lawyers, with an MALDEF stipend also required. The dispute began in 1971 over minority voting strength and single member districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
U.S
Eldon Mahon
Dallas Legal Services Foundation
James A. Johnston
Edward B. Cloutman III
Walter Irvin
U.S. Supreme Court
Ward County oil activity reports multiple wells and tests
Ward County reports detail tests and locations for several wells. No 4 Janelle Edwards risks a Crawar field extension with 30 barrels per day oil and 18 barrels water at 4,874 to 4,945 feet, 5.5 inch casing at 5,519 feet. Gulf Oil spads No 1055 Hutchings Stock near Wagon Wheel field. 9,900 foot project 2,310 feet from south line. Gulf spiked No 2 XU State at 6,600 feet wildcat NW of Pyote. No 230 University in Ward County near Wink field with 6.2 MMcf/d and acidized zone. Ground elevations 2,727 feet. various section locations listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County Southland Royalty Co
Midland
Janelle Edwards
Crawar
Ward County
Monahans
Gulf Oil Corp
Hutchings Stock Association
G&mmb&a
Wickett
Pyote
University Lands Survey
Delaware Gas
MGF Oil Corp. of
University
War- Wink
University Land Survey
Obituary for Ann M. Mainor in Odessa Texas
Ann M. Mainor died at 66 in Medical Center Hospital Odessa on December 21. Services at 8 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine Catholic Church with burial at Evergreen Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home. vigil tonight at St. Catherine's. Born May 14, 1913 in Hamilton Texas she lived in Pecos three years and was church secretary. Survived by sister Alice Routh of Red Oak Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mainor
Ann M. Mainor
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
St. Catherine Catholic Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Pecos
Community Clubs and Meetings Schedule for December 1979
Local notes list recurring club gatherings across Pecos and nearby towns. Lions, Rotary, Jaycees, TOPS, and senior centers hold weekly events at various venues such as Holiday Inn, CPS Reddy Room, and Hickory Housing Center. Dates show second and fourth Mondays and other weekly slots with contact hints and hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City CB Club
CPS
Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos
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
la Leche League
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Atoka gas discovery reported by American Quasar in Culberson Co
Weekly oil report details multiple prospect drills in Culberson and Reeves counties. American Quasar reports an Atoka gas discovery No 1 Tres Alas 50 miles north of Kent with perforations and acidizing, while Superior Oil and Reeves County drills advance wildcats and dry holes in nearby fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Quasar Petroleum Co
Midland
Kent
Culberson County
Superior Oil Co
Atoka
Orla
Covington State
Reeves County
Cayanosa
Floyd Ison
Fort Stockton
Pamala
Toyah
Mary G. Zanca
PSL
R.C. Slack
K.M. Regan
Delaware
T&p
Pecos
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Hubert Honaker
Mrs
Bailey Russell
Jim Harbour
Wayne Blair
Bertha Fortson
Carol Slinger
Calif
Louise Adams
Scott Rent
Johnnie Brannon
Casey Farrington
St. Joseph
San Angelo
Jan
Jamie George
Mertson
Judy Creag
San Antonio
Billie Birnie
Miami
Fla
Verna Rodgers
George Farrington
MR. Farrington
Ona Graef
Martha Moore
Sadie Kingston
Bill McIntire
al Cate
Joe Kingston
Buck Towler
Harvey Moore
Max Oliver
Nelson Lethco
Louise Patrick
Tudie Patrick
Mildred Stroade
Ruidoso, N.M
Marfa
the Olivers
Mrs. Hayes Mitchell
Patsy McIntire
Murmer Tuckness
Patsy
Mario Acosta
Austin
Mrs. Acosta
Engelhard
S. Mulberry
Manuel Munoz Archuleta
Lara Eliza Cano
35A
Eddy
Palm
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Linda Daniel Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Ruth Wells
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Balmorhea Future Homemakers of America
George
Eddie Gomez
Tonya Willis
Arnulfo Vasquez
Charles Towry
Pecos Enterprise
Texas News
Weekly Oil Report
Suthwest
H&gn
Petroleum Exploration & Development Funds
Ricker
Casey
Reeves County Dryhole Mobil GC Corp
Wildcat
Texas Pacific Oil Co., Inc
First National Bank State
T&p Survey
Texas Pacific Oil Co
of the Nazarene
S. Park
Pecos Gym
David L. Foster
Thur
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