Jungle Wonders Circus to visit Pecos for one day
Jungle Wonders Circus brings 25 acts from Europe and America to Pecos for a single Saturday show with matinee at 3 30 and an 7 00 evening performance. A downtown parade from Pecos Inn to Rodeo Grounds precedes unloading and tent setup. Tickets start at 1 for children and 2 for adults with partial proceeds aiding LULAC activities.
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Pecos
Pecos Inn
Ramada Inn
Third Street
Cedar
Cedar Street
Rodeo Grounds
Jungle Wonders Circus
Europe
America
Congo
Alfred Gomez
Circus
Lulac Organization
Figuero’s
Ben's Spanish Inn
Las Palmas
LULAC
Pecos Jaycees Install Officers Tonight at Alpine Lodge
The Pecos Jaycees will install officers this evening at 8 o'clock in the Alpine Lodge. Area Vice-president J C Greer and District Director Larry Bell will conduct the ceremony. New officers include President Jerry Dempsey and First Vice President Steve Sweet. William Faulkner will speak. A Feb 25 Jaycee Radio Day is planned to raise funds for Jaycee Park restoration.
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The
Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
J.C. Greer
Larry Bell
Jerry
Jaycee Radio
Kim
Jaycee Park
Pecos Barstow Tosyah ISD sets April 1 election
The Pecos Barstow Tosah Independent School District board voted to set the school board election for April 1. Terms expiring include Paul Williams and Louis Matta. Precincts for voting are Pecos Fire Station, Barstow Community Center, Orla Baptist Church, Saragosa School, Toyah School, with specific presiding judges and clerks listed. Absentee voting will be at the School Administration Building and assisted by deputy clerks.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Barstow Community Center
Theresa Walker
Susan Spence
Marie
Sylvia Meath
Jo Allgood
Mary Vejil
South Park
Pecos
Reeves County
West Pecos
Bessie Haynes
Board of Education
Zavala Junior High
Lamar Elementary
Barstow
Amarillo
Pecos Proclaims LULAC Week Inviting Community Involvement
Pecos Mayor W R Bob Bickley signed a proclamation naming February 12 to 19 LULAC week in Pecos. The League of United Latin American Citizens founded in Corpus Christi on February 17, 1929, has funded scholarships for local students. Activities begin with memorial services for LULAC’s first president Ben Garza and emphasize character, citizenship and education.
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Pecos
W.R
Bob’’ Bickley
LULAC
League of United Latin American Citizens
Corpus Christi
League
Ben Garza
United States
Ladies Council
Lulac National
Mae Martinez
Barbara Poer files to run for Reeves County treasurer
Barbara Poer of Pecos announces Democratic candidacy for Reeves County Treasurer in the May 6 primary. Born 1940 in Pecos, she lists extensive local ties and public service, including chamber and hospital auxiliary work, and past employments at Southwestern Bell, Western Cotton Oil, and Security State Bank. Poer emphasizes accounting and secretarial experience and commitment to Reeves County.
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Barbara Poer
Pecos
Stanley Thomas Peer, Jr
Texas Highway Department
Kelly
Kari
Russell
Linda York
Plainview
First Christian Church of
Poer
Chamber of Commerce
Reeves County Hospital Auxiliary
John R. Dorr
Oil and Gas Company
The
Security State Bank
Peer
Budget Items Include 3000 Dollar Homestead Tax Exemption
The document notes approval of a three thousand dollar homestead tax exemption for persons sixty five years and over as part of the school budget.
Canal debate yields gloves-off Senate clash on canal ties
In a rare national broadcast backed debate on the Panama Canal, senators sparred over history, legality and economics while interruptions from opponents tested accuracy. Key figures included Byrd, Laxalt, Hatch, Case, Sarbanes, Gravel, Garn, and others weighing the 1903 treaty and future costs.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
James Allen
D-Ala
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
United States
Canal Zone
Byrd
Laxalt
Panama
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Clifford Case
N.J
Hatch
Paul Sarbanes
D-Md
Omar Torrijos
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Jake Garn
U.S
Earth
Garn
Matta to seek full three-year Pecos ISD board term
Louis Matta, appointed to fill a vacancy on the Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District Board of Education, will run for a full three-year term in the April 1 election. The board also schedules elections for two seats, with another term expiring for Board President Paul Williams.
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Louis Matta
Pecos- Barstow-Toyah Independent
Board of Education
Pecos
Elvin Reynolds
Paul Williams
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Pecos Jaycees
Education Board
Pecos Lulac
United States Way
Santa Rosa Church
West Texas
Big Bend
Robert Hinojos
Alfredo Gomez
Carlotta Granado
Fred Dominguez
Tony Segovia
Jimmy Urquidi
National Public Radio
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Larry West
World Radio
SUN
Church OF Christ
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