Drip irrigation planned for two Valley orchards
Two cooperators with the Toyah Limpia Soil and Water Conservation District plan a spring drip irrigation system for pecan orchards south of Toyahvale and at the Prude Ranch. SCS personnel assist design to maximize water use and tree production while avoiding shortages later. Fifty more trees arrive at Balmorhea State Park for planting. 175 total new trees planted as cabins close May for repainting and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah Limpia Soil and Water Conservation District
Alfred Huelster
Toyahvale
SCS
Prude Ranch
Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service Office
Balmorhea State Park
Jake Cameron
el Paso
Texas
San Antonio
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Rio Grade
Wichita Falls
Wink
Texas Panhandle
Balmorhea Groups Plan Meetings and Chamber Progress
The Order of the Eastern Star meets at Masonic Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m with hostesses Dicky Schloemer Beda Larramore and Frankie Kingston. The Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce held a regular meeting Saturday with Tony Parker president presiding. The cold weather reduced attendance but the drive continues inviting new members and contacting others. The president highlighted highway sign development on IL 10 chamber festival bean cook off and community support projects including Christmas lights Santa Claus and tree cutting. Committees will be named at the March meeting. An ambulance sponsorship and Sul Ross sale auction were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Dicky Schloemer
Beda Larramore
Frankie Kingston
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Tony Parker
Chamber of Commerce
IL 10
Balmorhea
Chamber
Sul Ross
Noon market report shows slight gains on erratic Wall Street session
The Dow rose 0.91 to 948.80 at noon amid mixed gains and losses on the NYSE with 9.91 million shares traded. cotton futures gained while weather concerns tempered enthusiasm. Livestock prices in Fort Worth were mixed as cattle and hogs moved variedly. Stock averages across sectors posted modest up moves with a 1.58 point rise in the Transports and 0.58 in the Stocks index.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Dow
Dow Chemical
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Reeves County Sheriff logs multiple local incidents
Jernigan reported a $250 saddle loss. saddle recovered by the Reeves County Sheriff's office. Deputies Upchurch and Estrada arrested Marcel lus D. Cloud on a felony warrant out of Martin County. Cloud placed in county jail. Willie Mae Smith reported vandalism on her car. tire air removed. Valente Soto sustained a facial cut. Villalobos charged with assault. Elvira Villa Florez lost a brown leather purse with about $130 and a driver’s license. Janet Graves reported her son Lonnie Graves missing since Friday. search covered I-20 to Pyote and Barstow. Lonnie had about $300 in cash and checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Jernigan
Cactus
Reeves County Sheriff's Office
Bobby Upchurch
Floyd Estrada
Marcellus D. Cloud
Cloud
Martin County
Willie Mae Smith
E. 5Th St
Aline
Sycamore
Epenauer
Verhalen
Valente Soto
Sheriff's Office
Villalobos
Elvira Villa Florez
Janet Graves
Chaparral Village
Lonnie Graves
Pecos
Andrews
Lonnie
Pyote
Kermit
Barstow
Fresh norther brings arctic cold to Texas
A fresh norther from the arctic brings wet and cold weather to much of Texas. Light rain or showers were reported in parts of West Texas with possible light snow mix in central areas. Forecasters reduced earlier sleet or snow mentions for eastern and southern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Associated Press
Arctic
West
Dalhart
Amarillo
Panhandle
Brownsville
Presidio
Big Bend
West Texas
Meadows denied writ for murder confession
A federal district court in Fort Worth denied a writ sought by Odessa murderer Johnny J. Meadows against district officials and his ex-wife. He claimed coercive confession in the 1971 Gloria Sue Green murder and sought $300,000. Meadows is imprisoned at Eastham Unit, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Odessa
Johnny J.E. Meadows
John Green
Tom Barker
A.B. (Slim) Gabrel
Deloris Ann (Meadows) Holmesly
New Mexico
Gloria Sue Green
Meadows
Gabrel
Monahans
Eastham
Texas Department of Corrections
Lovelady
Deaths Lillie Shults 83 Died After Long Illness
Lillie Bernice Shults 83 died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital after a ten year illness. Services were at 2 p.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park Midland. She was born August 10 1893 in Birmingham and married Johnny Shults July 30 1910. Survivors include five sons Elmer Shults Midland C L Shults J L Shults and Jessie Shults all of Odessa Floyd Shults of Kermit three daughters Lucille Jesson L M Cutbirth both of Odessa and Elmo Anderson of Pecos two sisters Vera Sullivan Hobbs New Mexico and Dezzie Thomas Cooper 25 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Bernice Shults
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Midland
Shults Ws
Birmingham
Johnny Shults
Elmer Shults
C.L. Shults
J.L. Shults
Jessie Shults
Odessa
Floyd Shults
Kermit
Lucille Jesson
L.M. Cutbirth
Elmo Anderson
Pecos
Vera Sullivan
Hobbs
N.M
Dezzie Thomas
Cooper
Alpine men die in wreck near Fort Stockton
Two Alpine residents died in a head on collision of a pickup and a tractor trailer about 10 p m Saturday three miles north of Fort Stockton on Texas Route 18. Jose Moreno White 59 and Juana Valenzuela White 45 died. Injured were Robert Massey Elliott 16 and John Robert White 38 both of Fort Stockton. Elliott in satisfactory condition and White in guarded condition in Odessa Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Jose Moreno White
Juana Valenzuela White
Department of Public Safety
Robert Massie Elliott
John Robert White
Elliott
White
DPS
Odessa Medical Center
Calendar of events in Pecos area February 1977
A compact schedule of local advisories and meetings across Pecos for February 1977. Highlights include American Legion Post 91 gathering at American Motor Inn, Band boosters at Crockett Junior High, and various clubs and public notices through mid February. The piece ends with a satirical question about coffee pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
American Legion
American Motor Inn
West Highway 80
Crockett Junior High
S. Cedar
Evening Lions Club
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
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New York Cotton Exchange
Tex
CASH
Chicago
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Aloo Sis ’S Sa
Beth
Borden
Gat Frsityan
Colinese
Chrysler
Coca Colt
Dow Chem
duPont
Fastman
Huyon
Cam AM Ford
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Gen Tire
Goodrich
GIES
IBM
Johnson
Littonne
Marat Oil
Mobil Ob
Monsan
Ponnes Phill Por
Ws Alliance Newspaper Enterprise
Cedar St
Peggy McCracke
Nova Gutierrez
Gene Douglas
Diane Obborn
Doris Welch
Ch Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
City Editor
Disp
Issist Hay Advertising
Oreman
Reeves County
Cartier
Reaves Ward
I Culberson
Jeff Davis
Marc
Saragosa Park
New Haven Conn., Telephone Co
Ren
Mrs. Shults
Jenita Gough
S. Eddy
Safeway
Alton Hughes
Hugh Valliant
Pecos Feed and Supply
Sun Mon Tue
Madera Valley Water Supply
Verhalen Community Center
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Community Action Office
Teachers Association
Larry Yawn
TSTA
Zavala
Pecos Art Association
Bill Chappell
City Hall
S.cedar
Country Music Association
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