Texas wine boom starts in Fort Davis driven by Gretchen Glasscock
Californi a wine experts target Fort Davis Texas as the next premium wine market with Vinifera grapes. Gretchen Glasscock leads a Texas project to grow, ferment, bottle, and distribute wine locally. Project shows potential 1 billion annual industry impact and aims for 1979 crush with multiple varietals.
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California
San Antonio
Gretchen Glasscock
Ms. Glasscock
Rolls Royce
Texas A&m University
University of Texas
USDA
Davis Mountains
Jeff Davis County
Napa Valley
Europe
Dimitri Tchelistcheff
John Maramarco
Blue Mountain
Glasscock
Steve Reed
West Texas
Market mixed as rates signal clash drags Dow lower
Stocks show a mixed pattern in New York trading amid conflicting rate signals. The 11 a.m. Dow Jones industrial average sits at 838.62, down 2.25, while the broader NYSE composites ease and certain issues like Sterndent and Cooper Laboratories spark merger talk. Cotton and grain futures edge higher in midday action, with commodities posting modest gains on the day.
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New York Stock Exchange
Sterndent
Cooper Laboratories
Cooper Stock
NYSE
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Toyah News Social Roundup and Community Updates
Mr and Mrs C A Rader of El Paso visited with Mrs Rader s uncle Tom Cargill and wife last weekend. The group toured John Wilson Ranch near Pyote to view the museum there. Mrs Cargill and Mrs Rader also visited Miss Janie Duncan recovering at Mrs Illan Duncan s home in Pyote. On the return trip they visited Mr and Mrs W E Knowles at Barstow. Senior Citizens held an enchilada luncheon with twelve attendees. Guests included Mrs Francis Newsom of Alpine and Mrs Katerine Weidel of Big Spring. Mrs Tom Cargill was honored for January birthdays along with Joe Creamer s birthday celebration. The J D Jordans returned to Toyah from Bridgeport Texas. Mr and Mrs Charles Moore and daughters moved from Toyah to Houston for employment. Mrs Moore is Renee Marsh, daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Marsh.
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Texas
California
C.A. Rader
el Paso
Francis Newsom
Alpine
Katerine Weidel
Big Spring
B.G
Joe Creamer
Odessa
J.D. Jordans
Toyah
Bridgeport
Charles Moore
Houston
Engineers set meeting of Trans-Pecos SPE-AIME group
The Trans-Pecos Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday Feb 18 at Monahans Country Club Social Hour at 630 p.m. Dinner at 730 p.m. A brief board meeting at 630 p.m. Guest speaker W John Lee professor of petroleum engineering at Texas A M University and 1978 79 SPE-AIME distinguished lecturer will present Pressure Testing in Tight Gas Reservoirs.
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Trans-Pecos
Society of Petroleum Engineers of
AIME
Monahans Country Club
Board of Directors
P.m. W. John Lee
Texas A&m University
Spe-Aime
Scoutmasters banquet set for Don Maynard speaker
Scoutmasters banquet will feature Don Maynard of the New York Jets as the main speaker for the Scoutmaster of the Year event by the Buffalo Trail Council. The event at Ranchland Hills Country Club in Midland starts 7 30 p m on February 23, honoring the 1978 Eagle Class and presenting the Third Annual Scoutmaster of the Year Award. Eagle recipients are sponsored by local businessmen linked to their vocational interests. Tickets are 10 dollars at the Scout Service Center in Midland.
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New York Jets
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Ranchland Hills Country Club
East Wadley
Midland
Scout Service Center
Menus for Feb 5 to Feb 9 with various lunch items
The weekly menu lists meals for Monday through Friday plus two extra items: Eagle Flight chili fries with salad and a chicken salad sandwich with sides, all served with milk. Meals include wieners, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, hamburgers, enchiladas, and corn dogs with assorted sides and desserts. Regular line says all means subject to last minute change.
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Eagle Flight
Tarleton State honors roll list includes Pecos student
James M. Florez of Pecos earned B honor roll at Tarleton State University Stephen ville Texas for the fall semester. The article explains honor roll levels: A requires 4.0 GPA with at least 12 hours, B spans 3.00 to 3.99 with no grade below B, and Distinguished equals 3.25 to 3.99 with no grade below C.
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James M. Florez
Pecos
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
Texas
Pecos Students Awarded Arts Degrees at UT Austin
Two Pecos students received bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the end of the 1978 fall semester. Newton Ted Painter and Cynthia Louquincy Sadler were named by Dean Robert D. King.
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Pecos
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
University of Texas, Austin
Newton Ted Painter
Cynthia Louquincy Sadler
Robert D. King
Son Makes Dean's List at Sul Ross University
Loyd Oden, son of Mr and Mrs Bill Oden of 1419 South Eddy, is named on Sul Ross University's Dean's Honor List for the 1978 fall semester. He is a senior and must have enrolled up to 15 semester hours with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
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Loyd Oden
Bill Oden
Eddy
Sul Ross University
Alpine
Oden
Correct Date Announced For Senior Citizens Valentine Party
An item was inadvertently placed in yesterday's calendar concerning the Senior Citizens Valentine party. The correct date is Friday February 9 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Community Club and Civic Meetings Weekly Schedule Pecos Area
A weekly listing of local club meetings and activities in Pecos Balmorhea Barstow and surrounding areas. Details include Lions Club Optimist Club AA Al Non TOPS Senior Citizens Center and church fellowship events with times and venues such as Pecos Inn Balmorhea Balmorhea phone numbers and addresses for contact.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos
Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Old Senior Citizen Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Federated Women's Club
Chris Hinz
American Association of Retired Persons
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Franklin's
Pecos Jaycees
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Burglary Investigated in Pecos Residence on Johnson Street
Pecos Police probe into a daytime burglary at 1517 S Johnson. A .22 semiautomatic pistol, holster and $4 in Kennedy half dollars were stolen from a bedroom chest after forced entry. Items valued at $164. Also three criminal mischief cases Thursday: two plate glass windows broken at Adams and Johnson and 1512 Palmer, plus damage to a window at 507 S Locust bar.
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Pecos
S. Johnson
Adams and Johnson
Palmer
S. Locust
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