Sea-Arama Marineworld Hosts Boy Scouts 67th Anniversary
Bay Area Council sponsors Sea-Arama Marineworld ninth annual Salute to Scouting in Galveston Texas Feb weekends. Over 6000 Scouts leaders and Explorers expected to attend with educational slides, obstacle course, adventure trail, and camporee activities. Special $2.95 rate includes chaperones and all uniformed scouts.
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Bay Area Council
Sea-Arama Marineworld
Marine Entertainment Park
Galveston
Texas
Boy Scouts of America
Ralph McPheeters
Don Mofitt
Galveston Island
Marineworld
Roland Maddox
Spencer Thompson
Dan Kieke
Keith McFatridge
Oceanarium
Sea- Arama Marineworld Proper
Testimony Pushes Farm Aid in House Agriculture Panel
Testimony favoring immediate farm relief legislation continues in the House Agriculture Committee. Texas state Rep. Joe Hubenak, a Democrat from Rosenberg, told the panel as the debate over aiding farmers persisted.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Texas
Joe Hubenak
Rosenberg
Committee On
Agriculture policy debate grips Texas farmers and city council
The Texas House Agriculture and Livestock Committee heard testimony on farmer hardship amid policy changes. Hubenak defended family farming, warned of farm closures, and cited production costs for wheat and cotton. Local issues included city funds for Saragosa Hall and meeting to assess improvement costs with City Manager Maxey.
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Smith
Maxey
Evening Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Long Star
Texas House Committee On Agriculture and Livestock
Hubenak
American Agriculture Movement
Congress
Texas
Texas A&m University
U.S
Market Dips After Short Rally As Gas Talks Stall
The market slipped into a steady decline with the Dow dropping 4.07 to 778.59 by noon as declines outpaced advances 3-2 on NYSE listed issues. Deere & Co fell 5/8 to 24% on a large block trade, and the composite index fell to 50.12. Cotton futures also weakened with May and July prices quoted lower from the prior close.
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New York
Senate
Deere & Co
Permian Basin Rotary Rig Count Holds at 300
Rotary drilling activity in the Permian Basin remained steady at 300 rigs in the latest two week survey by Reed Drilling Equipment. Lea County led with 30 rigs, followed by Eddy County New Mexico with 27 and Pecos County Texas with 25. Other counties reporting 10 or more rigs included Crockett, Gaines, Hockley, Reeves, and Ward.
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Reed Drilling Equipment
Permian
West Texas
New Mexico
Lea
Eddy County
N.M
Pecos County
Texas
Crockett
Gaines
Hockley
Reeves
Ward
Pecos High School joins OFA Week events across nation
Pecos High School Office Education Association members participate February 12 18 1978 in OFA Week emphasizing vocational leadership. Activities include a salad supper February 16 a style show and two school bulletin boards promoting National OEA Week with officers Debra Cauble Kay Painter Rhonda Stumberg Kim Dingler Becky Salyer Patricia Dade Virginia Jacquez Cheryl Burton Holly Smith and Sally Hathorn listed as chapter leaders.
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Pecos High School
OFA
Pecos Oea
OEA
Office Education Association
Pecos
Debra Cauble
Kay Painter
Rhonda Stumberg
Kim Dingler
Becky Salyer
Patricia Dade
Virginia Jacquez
Cheryl Burton
Holly Smith
Sally Hathorn
Balmorhea Diocese funds meeting in Balmorhea Center
A full day meeting of the Diocesan Development Funds was held at the Balmorhea Catholic Center on Sunday February 5 with Monsignor James Madden and Ray Carlson presiding. Attendees from Alpine Fort Davis Presidio Shafter and Balmorhea included several families and local church members. Refreshments followed. Sandra Dutchover of Pecos High School earned highest honors for the third six week period.
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Big Bend
Reindburg
Earnest Rivera
Fort Davis
Alicia Jimenez
Socorro
Muniz
Frances Hernandez
Presidio
Genevian Muniz
Shafter
Lucio Viramontes
Bedford
Father Chant
Gus Quendo
Balmorhea
Jimmie Carrasco
Sandra Dutchover
David Dutchover
Pecos High School
Sandra
Two Speakers Planned for Santa Rosa Catholic Meeting
Santa Rosa women will hear two guest speakers at 7 30 p m Monday February 13. Mr and Mrs Johnny Roman of Kermit will discuss spiritual topics. The program is sponsored by the Catholic Women's League and all church women are invited.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Parish
Johnny Roman
Kermit
Catholic Women’s League
Texas sales to show good 1977 increase
Comptroller Bob Bullock predicted a substantial rise in Texas total gross sales for 1977 over 1976. Third quarter sales from 245000 outlets totaled 41.4 billion, up 20 percent. Harris County led with 10.3 billion, followed by Dallas 6.4, Tarrant 2.5, and Bexar 1.9 billion.
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Austin, Texas
Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
Harris County
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Bexar County
Police Reports and Court Docket Summary
Police noted tires stolen from three bicycles at Frank Ornelas’s home and an eight ton hydraulic jack stolen from O. L. McHorse’s shop. A disorderly conduct complaint against Tom Mosley led to jail booking. A truck fire occurred on North 285 at 5:24 a.m. Ambulance transfer to Midland at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. County docket lists marriage licenses issued to Venters and Gould. Orozco and Nieto. Winkles and Kilcrease. Tarango and Diaz. Criminal cases include theft by check, DWLS, speeding appeals, assault, marijuana possession, and DWIs.
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Frank Ornelas
O.L. McHorse
Cedar St
Ben A. Mosley
E. 13Th St
Tom Mosley
Mosley
North 285
Midland
Steven Ray Venters
Monahans
Peggy Denise Gould
Wink
Eva Mae McDowell obituary in First Baptist Dunn service
Mrs Eva Mae McDowell 79 died Wednesday in Shan non North Rest Home of Fort Worth. She was born September 18 1889 in Mount Pleasant and had lived in Pecos since 1951. Survived by two daughters Lillian Osborn and Allene Mitchell two grandchildren Gordon Mitchell and Daylene Pope one great granddaughter Whitney Pope. Funeral set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Dunn First Baptist Church.
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Eva Mae McDowell
First Baptist Church
Dunn
Gordon Mitchell
Daylene Pope
Fort Worth
Whitney Pope
Calendar of Pecos area events and club meetings schedule
Calendar lists Lions Club Optimist and Rotary meetings at local inns and rooms, Pecos Art Association workshop by Janella Poite vint, and senior center activities. Also notes blood pressure testing and Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at specified addresses with times This calendar closes with a brief art note on ship figureheads and their historical role in guiding vessels.
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Optimist Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Art Association
Janella Poitevint
Third St
Pecos
Holliday Inn
Pecos City Basketball League
Las Palmas
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
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American Stock Exchange
NYSE
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Ward. Loving. Culberson
Jet Counties
Lupe Lyles
Carmelia Gomez
Amelio Carrasco
Angelina
Nora Brijalba
Santa Rosa
Sweetheart
Tre
Felipe de Jesus Orozco
N. Cypress St
Sabina Padilla Nieto
S. Ash St
Everett Odell Winkles
Billie Jo Kilcrease
W. Eighth St
Hector Hinojoz Tarango
Sandra Diaz
Barstow
la June Williams
Wilbur Hardy Sellers
DWLS
William Riley Heath
Louis Rodriguez
Yolanda Orona
Jack Leo Wilson
Russell Clinto Grizzard
DWI
Hutton F. Miller
Frank James Shorter
Jack Ferral Ivy
Melanie E. Parker
James Craig Hess
Deanne Dean Eady
Thomas Kelton Rasco
H.C. Hunt Jr
JP Court
Eva McDowell
Suez Canal
Egypt
Lions Club
Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CB Club
CPS
Reddy Room
Stafford Blvd
Crescent Jewelers
Wackers
Fonville Jewelers
Norma Jean
The
Big T Family Restaurant
Four Seasons Flower Shop
Free Press
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