Local youth involved in Saturday night crash injures none
Michael M. Adams 18 drove a 1959 Chevrolet east on Highway 80 near the American Motor Inn at 9 50 p m before veering right striking a highway sign and a Public Service light pole then hitting a parked Texas Highway Patrol unit. Adams and passenger Billy Lawrence Evert escaped injury though the Chevrolet suffered heavy front end damage priced at 750 dollars and Adams received a citation for failure to control speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Motor Inn
Michael M. Adams
Jim Wilson
Pecos
Adams
Department of Public Safety
Orvil A. Brookshire
Texas Highway Patrol of
Midland
Chevrolet
Billy Lawrence Evert
Fort Stockton
Michael Monroe Adams
Texas Department of Public Safety
Pete Snelson declares bid for State Senate seat
Former State Senator W E Pete Snelson a Midland advertising executive announced Monday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 25th Senatorial District for the May 4 primary. He previously served two years in the House and one term in the Senate, losing by 61 votes two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. “Pete’’ Snelson
Midland
Snelson
Austin
House of Representative
Senate
Pecos High Officers to Lead Texas Student Council Talks
Three Pecos High School Student Council officers Jack Browder Jr president Jack Davis vice president and Karen Chisum secretary treasurer have been chosen to participate in the 32nd annual Texas Association of Student Councils conference April 4 6 at Roosevelt High School San Antonio Local sponsor Mrs Mary Frank Horton says Pecos is among fifty schools selected to lead discussion groups from more than seven hundred member schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Texas
Roosevelt High School
San Antonio
Jack Browder, Jr
Jack
Local Texans urged to pursue masters at A&M program
Texas A&M University offers a short masters course for local men and women with bachelor's degrees. The program runs February 15 through May 16 with a $16 fee, three credit hours, and no final exam. Sessions are Thursdays 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center Banquet Room. registration closes in ten days. Dr. Holt from A&M will lead, with tailoring for first attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m University
Community Center
Ernest Thaxton
Holt
A&m University
Soil Conservation Monthly Meets Held on Thursday
The Upper Pecos Soil Water Conservation District held its regular monthly board meeting on February 1 in Pecos with Supervisors Jimmie Cooksey L B Johnson Bill Allgood Truman Grove and Larry Fernandes present. The group approved cooperative agreements for six farms and ranches and discussed technical assistance on soils capabilities and treatment needs. They planned to attend the Far West Texas District Supervisors Association meeting in El Paso on February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Upper Pecos
H. E. Stanton
W. W. Hill
Jack Duke
M.F. Stanton
Mackey McAlpine Ranch
Tommy Hardwick
SCS
Far West Texas District Supervisors Association
el Paso
Donations Sought for Nursery Garage Sale
Mrs. Jerri McCormick of the Pecos Children's Day Nursery seeks donations for a large garage sale to raise funds. The sale is set for Saturday February 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the nursery parking lot. Call 445 2545 to arrange pickup or drop off items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerri McCormick
Pecos
Historical Marker Unveiled Sunday in Reeves County
Members of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee joined Reeves County and Permian Basin chapter members at the West of the Pecos Museum for the dedication of a new Reeves County historical marker. Ray Kayser led the program with Representative Richard Slack unveiling the marker alongside his daughter Anne. The event honored early irrigated agriculture and West Texas history with several speakers and a reception for about 60 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Reeves County
Permian Basin
Pecos Museum
Ray Kayser
Richard Slack
Anne
F. H. Ryan
Texas
Nancy McKinley
Midland
J. E. McAnally
North
Pecos
Clay Allison
Crane
Odessa
Rankin
Midland Mentone
Andrews
Pyote
McCamey
Kermit
Charlie Manahans
Ellen Goodrich
Loving County Historical Survey Committee
Loving County
Kenneth D. Yielding
Odessa College
West Texas
Spain
Harold Lindley
Reeves County Group
Anne Slack
Slack
Permiary Basin
Texas Historical Survey Committee
Meeting Today On Jr. College For Pecos Area
Chamber Committee on Higher Education holds a 10:30 a.m. meeting in the Pecos Community Center banquet room. Assistant Commissioner for Junior Colleges Robert L. Clinton from Austin plans to attend, and Pecos residents are urged to attend, ask questions, and show community interest.
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Chamber Committee On Higher Education
Robert L. Clinton
Austin
Chamber
Ed McAnally
Pecos
McAnally
Cpl Emilio Garcia Buried in Barstow
Funeral services for Cpl Emilio Garcia were held Saturday at 4 00 p m at Barstow Catholic Church with a full military ceremony at Barstow Cemetery following wounds suffered in action in Viet Nam.
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Cpl
Emilio Garcia
Viet Nam
Barstow Catholic Church
Barstow
Three Children Injured In Accidents On Sunday
A series of collisions Sunday left three children and a toddler treated at Memorial Hospital. At Third and Cypress a 1967 Dodge struck a 1965 Chevrolet, Watson cited for failure to control speed. A 1960 Chevrolet hit a parked 1966 Ford, Ybarra cited for failure to control speed. two children Veronica and Irene Aranda treated and released. A 2 year old, Martin Rodriguez Martinez, treated after darting in front of a vehicle on East Fifth Street. no citation. A 1963 Ford struck a 1959 Ford on Third and Palm. 84 feet skid marks noted. Saturday 12:45 pm.
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Pecos City
Memorial Hospital
Third
Cypress
Barnes K. Watson
Oak Grove
George H. Llanez
Watson
Chevrolet
Christobal V. Ybarra
Raul Vasquez Aranda
Kermit
Veronica Aranda
Irene Aranda
Ybarra
Aranda
Martin Rodriguez Martinez
Ernest Hignoros Matta
East Fifth Street
Tony Urquidi
Martyn Everydow
E.L. Teal
Palm
Sydow
Teal Ford
Citation Issued After 1 Car Wreck
Jesse C. Cardoza age 30 of Pecos was cited by the Department of Public Safety Patrolman Floyd South for having no driver’s license after his 1964 Chevrolet pickup rolled 900 feet east of the City Limits. He lost control when a vehicle pulled from a private driveway and skidded into a ditch. he sustained no injuries.
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Jesse C. Cardoza
Pecos
Department of Public Safety
Floyd South
Merchants Meeting Set For Thursday Pecos retailers urged to attend
The Merchants Committee will meet Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in the Community Center Banquet Room to discuss a sales promotion calendar for 1968 and other Beta Merchants matters. Carlton Williams, committee chairman, notes a door prize of a package of 12 radio spots over KIM for a lucky attendee.
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Community Center
Carlton Williams
Kim
Williams
Pecos
Randall W Reynolds Joins American Shorthorn Association
Randall W Reynolds of Pecos joined the American Shorthorn Association as a Junior Member. Sherman Berg, Junior Activities Director, notes Junior members receive breeder registration privileges except voting. The program promotes the breed and supports junior beef event participation. Shorthorns are the oldest U S beef breed.
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Randall W. Reynolds
Pecos
American Shorthorn Association
Sherman Berg
Acttivites
Berg
Randall
United States
Federal fugitive seized by state police in Texas
Dayton Ohio probation violator Franklin Thompson Dunlap was arrested by Floyd South on Highway 80 for a loud muffler. He was found wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cincinnati and held in Reeves County jail for federal authorities.
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Dayton
Ohio
Floyd South
Department of Public Safety
Franklin Thompson Dunlap
South
Federal Bureau of Investigaton
Cincinati
Reeves County
Funeral rites held for Mrs Tommie Watts in Pecos
Funeral services for Mrs. Tommie Ruth Watts aged 47 were conducted yesterday at West Park Baptist Church. Rev. Rube Pattillo officiated with burial in Fairview Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home direction. Survivors include her husband Kyle and son Kyle D, plus her mother, siblings, and four sisters.
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West Park Baptist Church
Tommie Ruth Watts
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Rube Pattillo
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos
J.E. McCormick
Duff Tally
Clyde Chasteen
A.G. Patrick
Clois Clark
Calvary Baptist Church Names New Minister Rev W Homer Nowell
Rev W Homer Nowell has assumed duties as pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Pecos. He comes from Velasco Heights Baptist Church in Freeport after ten years in that post and has 28 years in ministry. His family includes wife and son David, and two married children Billy and Linda Means.
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W. Homer Nowell
Calvary Baptist Church
Pecos
Velasco Heights Baptist Church
Freeport
Nowell
David
Billy
Fast Texas Baptist College
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Elkhart
Linda Means
U.S. Army
Berlin
Germany
New Calvary Baptist Church
Navy Radioman Morales Serves Aboard USS Orleck Off Vietnam
Radioman Second Class Tommy S Morales USN of Pecos Texas serves aboard the destroyer USS Orleck with the Seventh Fleet off North Vietnam. The Orleck is homeported at Long Beach California. The Texas DPS reports over 4.25 million vehicles remain to be inspected for the 1968 sticker with April 15 deadline. DPS Director Col Homer Garrison Jr says 1,574,397 cars have been inspected so far this year. Total inspections in 1957 reached 5,702,862.
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Tommy S. Morales
USN
Walnut Street
Pecos
Oreck
Seventh Fleet
North Vietnam
Long Beach
California
Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison, Jr
DPS
Reeves County 4-H Members Enter Houston Stock Show
Reeves County 4 H Club members entering animals in the 1968 Houston Livestock Show include Billy Joe Gallego Freddy Gallego Billy Dale Toone George Toone and Dian Tapp. About 15 510 entries compete for more than 200 900 in premiums across eight beef breeds four dairy breeds eleven sheep breeds four horse breeds five rabbit breeds Angora goats twenty two poultry breeds and six swine breeds. Calf scrambles present 37 100 and Texas farm world will claim about 131 225 in auction premiums. The Houston Show runs February 21 to March 3 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County 4-H Club
Houston
Texas Farm World
Jackson Doing Nicely After Brain Surgery
Robert Jackson, son of the Gene Jacksons, in Methodist Hospital Dallas, is recovering well after brain surgery. His sight is returning and he can see most of the day. His 20th birthday is February 9 and well wishers are urged to send greetings to boost morale.
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Robert Jackson
Gene Jacksons
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
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Pete Snelson
W.E. Snelson
Gram
Soil Conservation Monthly
Jr. College For
Cpl. Garcia
Randall Reynolds
Shorthorn Cattle Association
Tommie Watts
Tommy Morales
USS
Orleck
Dept. Public Safety
Jackson
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