Petition Drive Seeks 10 Percent for Reeves Memorial Bond
Fire department volunteers collected signatures from 758 residents for the Reeves Memorial Hospital bond election. The group aims to reach at least 10 percent of registered property taxpaying voters, with Mrs. Barker certifying signatures before the February 24 Commissioners Court meeting to set the election date. Women signing are urged to use their husbands’ names to expedite certification.
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Reeves Memorial Hospital
Fire Department
J.T
Prewit
Pearl C. Barker
Commissioners Court
Barker
John Doe
J.T. Prewit
Darrell Glover
County Commissioners Court
Sirica Denies Wate Trials in Watergate Coverup
U S District Judge John J. Sirica denied requests for new trials by four men convicted in the Watergate coverup trial. Sentencing for former Nixon aides and associates set for Feb 21. Kenneth Parkinson acquitted. Also notes a local cinema showing and a theft report at Foxworth Galbraith Lumber, with tools valued around 370 dollars stolen after a door was kicked in.
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Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Company
Third St
Bill Powers
El Paso Officer Dies In Ward County Crash
A 24 year old El Paso policeman, James Burton Chestnutt, died in a one vehicle crash 2.2 miles east of Monahans on IH 20. His sister and another passenger were injured. Troopers say the driver fell asleep. The accident is the fifth fatal highway incident in the five county area this year. Chestnutt’s body was taken to a funeral home awaiting transfer. Hospital bond election voting requires registration by Feb 20. The article also covers voter eligibility notices and a hospital bond election schedule. An Odessa roofing firm bid to repair two Pecos Barstow Toyah schools.
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el Paso
Reeves
Ward
Winkler
Loving
Jeff Davis
Monahans
James Burton Chestnutt
Odessa Medical Center Hospital
Chestnutt
DPS
Mike Moore
David Hogg
Auto
Melton Rasberry
Pecos
Rasberry
Francis Hewlen
Monahans Hospital
Judith Ann Nix
Odessa Hospital
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Pearl Barker
Odessa
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Board of Education
Texas Roofing Company of
Lamar Elementary
Carver Resource Center
Ray Whitley
West Pecos gym sees $10 nightly fee replaced by deposits
School board rescinds the $10 nightly rental for the former West Pecos gym and imposes a minimum $100 security deposit for non school groups. Public use now limited to organized groups not for profit with rates set by facility, Zavala Junior High gym added to eligible venues.
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West Pecos
West Texas Womens Volleyball Association
Zavala
Spring Chill Delays Gardening As Cold Front Looms
Weather for West Texas and the wider region shows a brief warm spell with 80s then a cold front. An early low near 40 precedes showers, possible snow, and cooler temps across the Panhandle and South Plains by the weekend. Autopsy confirms exposure as cause of death for Willie Earl Davis in New Mexico.
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Texas
Pecos
Associated Press
Panhandle
Dalhart
Chidress
New Mexico
South Plains
East
Kansas
Nebraska
Sierra Nevadas
California
Colorado
Utah
Rockies
Great Lakes
New York
New England
Lakes
Plains
Naylor Heads Citizens Committee for Reeves Memorial Hospital
Pecos attorney Richard D. Naylor was named chair of a citizens committee to inform Reeves County residents about the planned Reeves Memorial Hospital bond election. The county commissioners will set a date, likely March 22, with an estimated project cost around 3.5 million dollars.
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Reeves Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Managers
Pecos
Richard D. Naylor
Joel Daniel
Daniel
Naylor
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A-Rama
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Ladies Volleyball Association
Ned
Alpine
Uranga
Victor, Tex
Willie
Jimmy Lee
Morrione
Citizens Committee
Mittee
Reeves County
Rotary Club
First Baptist Church
Carol
Austin
Richard Jr
Melodee
Crockett
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