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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1979

Page

2

Balmorhea Couple Wed in Toyah Baptist Church

Diana Ruth Compton and Wayne Tollett married at Toyah Baptist Church on Saturday February 10, with Rev. Bob Milligan officiating. Music by Mrs. Odes O'Rear, singing by Betty Lofton and Joan Parker, reception at Toyah Community Center. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Compton of Balmor.

Diana Ruth Compton Wayne Tollett Toyah Baptist Church Bob Milligan Odes O'Rear Betty Lofton Joan Parker Sally Tucker Nancy Ingrem Joe Tollett Ronnie Tucker Austin Tucker Jennifer Byrne

Stocks Rally Keeps Market Thrust Into Noon

Stocks rose to midday highs with the Dow at 833.51 as gains outpaced losses on the NYSE. B F Goodrich jumped on strong Q4 results while Wolverine World Wide eased on takeover speculation. Cotton and grain futures edged higher as a broad market rally persisted.

New York New York Stock Exchange B.F. Goodrich Wolverine NYSE American Stock Exchange Chicago New York Cotton Exchange

Reeves County Homemakers Meeting Planned for Thursday

The Reeves County Young Homemakers will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the CPS Reedy room. Millie Villa Lobos will present a microwave oven cooking demonstration and Chris Hinz will show a cancer film. The public is invited.

Reeves County Young Homemakers C.P.S. Reedy Room Millie Villalobos Chris Hinz

No gospel meeting rescheduled for February 17

The Odessa Chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship informs readers that the date submitted to The Enterprise was incorrect. The meeting was held on February 10, and no meeting will be held on February 17 as previously reported.

Odessa Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship The Enterprise

Jail Terms For Illegal U S Entry In Pecos Roundup

Three of four Mexican citizens convicted of illegally entering the United States were sentenced by U S Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos. Rosario Soto Pagan 24 received 179 days, Juan Castro Nava 25 got 120 days, Raymundo Contreras Cerda 50 earned 179 days with time served, Francisco Javier Franco Rodriguez 22 was remanded to U S Marshal custody with a $7500 appearance bond.

United States U.S J.M. Preston Pecos U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Rosario Soto-Pagan Mexico Juan Castro-Nava Raymundo Contreras- Cerda el Paso Francisco Javier Franco Rodriguez

Odessa hosts Connally coffee during West Texas tour

Republican presidential candidate John Connally and his wife Nellie will attend a Friday coffee in Odessa at the Inn of the Golden West at 2 p.m. on February 23 as part of a Texas tour. Event chairman Jay Poynor announced the plans with a large local hosts committee and no admission charge. The event is open to all Texans regardless of party, with the contact number 367-8608 for additional information.

John B. Connally Nellie Odessa West Texas Jay Poynor John Ben Shepperd Tom Rodman Inn of the Golden West Poynor

Pecos Boy Assigned to Fort Hood

Pvt. David W. Johnson, son of Mrs. Betty Hall of Pecos, has been assigned as a telephone wireman with the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood Texas. Johnson's father C. Johnson resides in Abilene Texas.

David W. Johnson Betty Hall S. Cherry First Cavalry Division Fort Hood Texas Johnson C. Johnson Abilene Texs

Local student earns Dean's Honor Roll at ORU Tulsa

Lisa Renee Smith a junior at Oral Roberts University Tulsa Oklahoma has been named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the 1978 fall semester Honors require a 35 to 399 GPA over 145 semester hours with no grade below C She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe L Smith Pecos and a 1977 Pecos High School graduate She is majoring in psychology ORU offers 29 undergraduate degrees and master's programs in business biomedical science theology and divinity via its accredited liberal arts curriculum

Lisa Renee Smith Oral Roberts University Tulsa Okla Carl H. Hamilton Miss Smith Joe L. Smith Pecos Pecos High School ORU

Jail term for illegal entry

A Mexican citizen was sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charge. U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston of Pecos accepted the plea in connection with the Immigration officer's complaint. The magistrate noted Perez-Martinez had been arrested at least three times before for violating immigration law and previously given voluntary returns to Mexico without punishment.

United States U.S J.M. Preston Pecos Perez-Martinez

Pecos High Speech Team Earns Runner-Up Trophy

Pecos High School Speech Team won a Sweepstakes Runner-Up at the Fort Stockton Speech Tournament last Saturday. Pat McKeown took first in Persuasive Speaking, delivering Should the OPEC policies be changed. John Clark was second in Informative Speaking with What is America's Defense Policy. Connie Walden also placed second in Reading Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Grandmother.

John Clark Pecos High School Fort Stockton Clark Pat McKeown Connie Walden Robert Hinojos O.P.E.C America Sec Alfred Lord Tennyson Fabian Mata James Ybarra Anna Fuentes Lena Levario U.S Mary Kay Swift Jamie Gentry Pam Weinacht Robert Webb Kathy Favor John Briggs Irvin High School el Paso

Eagle Band to Attend Corpus Christi Festival

Pecos Eagle Band Boosters approve chartering four buses for about 165 students to the Corpus Christi Band Festival on April 26 27 and 28. Prizes include a Toshiba AM FM Radio Cassette Recorder 8 Track Tape Player AM FM Radio and Hamilton Beach Mix Master to be awarded March 12. Donations requested to fund the trip.

Eagle Band Corpus Christi Festival Pecos Eagle Band Corpus Christi Hamilton Beach David Dutchover Band Boosters

Community Calendar Highlights for Pecos Area

Monday Lions Club at Pecos Inn 7 p.m. Amistad Lions Lions Den 7 30. Tuesday Pecos Evening Optimist meets Saragosa Hall 8 p.m. Pecos AA and Al Non meet 125 S Oak 8 p.m. Open Friday 8 p.m. Barstow Lions every other week 7 p.m. Morning TOPS 928 at Senior Citizen Center 12 30. TOPS 259 at 1321 Eddy St 6 p.m. Rio Pecos Extension Club 12 30 with kitchen update by Lucille Mauldin and Elaine Moody. Pecos Student Chamber 7 30 p.m. All juniors invited. Wednesday Downtown Lions at Holiday Inn. Thursday Pecos Rotary at Holiday Inn noon. Community notes include ministers fellowship second/fourth Thursdays at Franklin's 12 noon. Senior center game day 1 5 p.m. Junior play 8 p.m. Vocational Fair 5 8 p.m. St Marks Parish Hall 8 p.m. Reeves County Young Homemakers microwave demo cancer film. Public invited. Friday Junior play 8 p.m. Senior center blood pressure 9 00 to noon exercise 10 00 china painting 1 15 p.m. (w)

Lions Club Pecos Inn Amistad Lions Club Lions den Pecos Saragosa Hall Pecos AA Al-Non S. Oak Balmorhea Barstow Lions Elaine Moody Pecos Student Chamber of Commerce S. Cedar Downtown Holiday Inn Pecos Rotary Club Franklin's Pecos Jaycees Senior Citizens Center St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Reeves County Young Homemakers Millie Villalobos Chris Hinz

Misconduct Case and Fire and Crash Reports in Pecos

Pecos Police investigate criminal mischief at 411 S Alamo after windshield damage between 9 30 p m Monday and 10 15 a m Tuesday with $290 loss. Grass fire on 1102 S Elm prompts Pecos Volunteer Fire Department response at 7 18 p m Tuesday. Ambulance transfers include an infant to Odessa Medical Center Hospital from Reeves County Hospital at 2 50 p m Tuesday and an injured man to Odessa then to a Big Spring hospital at 5 18 p m Tuesday. Two car head on collision on State Highway 17, 22 miles south of Pecos, injured Christopher Lanman 21 of Oklahoma City and killed Leonardo Gonzalez 37 of Ojinaga Mexico.

Pecos S. Alamo S. Elm Odessa Medical Center Hospital Reeves County Hospital Odessa Medical Center Big Spring Christopher Guy Lanman Oklahoma City Okla Leonardo Julio Gonzalez Ojinaga Mexico

Introductory meeting for Pecos Student Chamber of Commerce

Deeana Rushing and Felice Humphris announce an introductory meeting at the Chamber Office 111 S Cedar February 20 at 7 30 p m. The meeting aims to involve interested students in grades 9 12 with the goals of the Student Chamber of Commerce.

Deeana Rushing Felice Humphris Pecos Cedar Student Chamber of Commerce

Tex woman named to Who's Who Among Students

Genie Wickson Bell of Pecos and Denver City native is selected for the 1978 79 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. A UT Permian Basin senior majoring in Speech Theatre she aims for teaching credentials while a National Dean's List honoree and 4.0 GPA holder serves in UTPB Drama Club offices.

Genie Wickson Bell Jerry Bell Pecos Mrs. Bell Denver City

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