Barstow Water District meeting and community notices
The Sierra Madera Water Utilities District met at the Sands Motel on February 10 with about 20 members. Mr Hartwell of Monahans led a 10-question program and discussed answers on paper. Barstow’s new water superintendent Lewis Lebaron was introduced. The report also notes hospital and church activities, family moves, birthdays, and local Scout and sports mentions.
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Sierra Madera Water Utilities District
Sands Motel
Hartwell
City of
Monahans
Alexander
Barstow
Lewis Lebaron
Wendell Nichols
Barstow Senior Citizens Meet and Local Obituary Summary
Barstow Senior Citizens Club meets today with Rev. L E Patillo delivering the message at West Park Baptist Church. Frank Kittrell, brother in law of Mrs Mildred Jenson, died at 3 45 am Feb 9 at Medical Center Odessa after ten days at Kingsland and transfer to Odessa. Visitation on Feb 5 included Miss Lucy Kittrell and Mrs Rankin Pace of Winters. Funeral held in Brady Felt at 3 pm. Ernest Felts appears in Barstow senior play You Cant Take It With You as Tony. Skippy Croft named Outstanding Non commissioned Officer at Carswell AFB.
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Barstow
Winters
Multiple Traffic and License Violations Listed in Court
A court docket lists numerous individuals facing speeding violations with fines from 5 to 40 dollars plus costs. Several cases include driving without licenses, operating unregistered vehicles, helmet violations, and public intoxication with fines up to 50 dollars plus costs. Names span across cities and states including Dallas and Toronto.
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Richard Gene Key
Joseph Salisbury Cash
Dallas
Virginia Snow Coats
Adams
Zenona
Michalak
Toronto
Charley Wilson
Antonio H. Natividad
Orange
Alfredo S
Jurado
Sycamore
Samuel F. Barron
Simon R
Renteria
Israel G
Matta
Hickory
Francisco A. Martinez
S. Oak
Ruben V. Baeza
Floyd Everett Thompson
Kermit
Jose N. Ortega
Mulberry
Charlie R. Morris
Lonnie D, Kelly
Little Rock
James G. Hopper
East Lansing
Mich
Renteria Acosta Santos
Jackson
Texas
Marie Hernandez Reyes
Ruperto C. Prieto
Dunagan couple lauded for library work and local leadership
The Dunagans received recognition for contributions to the Ward County Library and the West Texas Children's Home landscaping project. Mrs. Dunagan was named Texas Outstanding Club Woman in 1968 for service to the library and community. The pair have held major roles in KMID-TV Coca-Cola Bottling and local banks.
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Dunagan
Friends of the Ward County Library
West Texas Children’s Home
Pyote
Texas
Monahans
Monahans Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Kmid-Tv
National Soft Drink Association
The
Texas Library and Historical Commission
UTPB
Amstead
Southwest Texas Weather Outlook
Fair and mild conditions expected in Southwest Texas Thursday and Friday with highs in the 60s and 70s. A cooler snap arrives Saturday with most highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 30s.
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Southwest
Texas
Deaths Services for Mrs Marxie Armstrong
Deaths and funeral details for Mrs Marxie Armstrong 55 include 1 p m Thursday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clark Ford officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery Born July 21 1916 in Oklahoma she lived in Balmorhea Pecos and Hobbs Survived by widower J L Armstrong Balmorhea one daughter Joan Wynne Snyder three step sons Jerry Armstrong Chicago Mike Laney Los Angeles Benjamin Laney Pecos one step daughter Darlene Tounger San Angelo one sister Helen Kindig LaPorte Ind eight grandchildren and one great grandchild Also services for Charles A Sturges 66 Baton Rouge La former Pecos resident were held Friday in Baton Rouge burial in Hillcrest Cemetery Baker La He native of Dallas lived in Pecos in 1940s 50s owning Pecos Dairy Distributors and drove a Greyhound bus Survived by daughter Carolyn Baker one grandson and granddaughter both of Pocatello Idaho one son Charles Edward Baton Rouge two sisters Mary Jo Lyckman Abilene and Pat Sturges Dallas and one brother Don T Philadelphia Pa
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Marxie Armstrong
Pecos Funeral Home
Clark Ford
Fairview Cemetery
Armstrong
Oklahoma
Balmorhea
Pecos
Hobbs
J. L. Armstrong
Joan Wynne
Snyder
Jerry Armstrong
Chicago
Ill
Mike Laney
Los Angeles
Benjamin Laney
Darlene Tounger
San Angelo
Helen Kindig
LaPorte
Ind
Charles A. Sturges
Baton Rouge
Hillcrest Cemetery
Baker
Dallas
Sturges
Pecos Dairy Distributors
Greyhound
Carolyn Baker
Pocatello
Idaho
Charles Edward
Mary Jo Lyckman
Abilene
Pat Sturges
Don T
Philadelphia
Couple, 49 years of marriage, die within minutes in Salt Lake City
Calvin Dalton aged 78 died of a heart attack in bed while Mary Dalton, 73, died at their home minutes later as a doctor was summoned by the wife. Ambulance crew found Mrs Dalton at the doorway dead of heart failure. In France, an avalanche near GAP buried a car and killed two French skiers with two others seriously injured.
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Salt Lake City
Calvin
Mary Dalton
Dalton
Susan B Anthony Day celebrated in New York State
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller proclaims Susan B Anthony Day recalling the first women rights convention at Seneca Falls 124 years ago, honoring Miss Anthony’s role in the event.��
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Albany, N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
New York State
Nelson B. Rockefeller
America
Seneca Falls
Miss Anthony
Queen Elizabeth II sails for Singapore completing Thai visit
In Bangkok AP reports Queen Elizabeth II along with Prince Phillip and Princess Anne left for Singapore aboard the royal yacht Britannia ending a five day state visit. They departed Sattahip Port after bidding farewell to King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit in Chiang Mai earlier, Thailand.
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Bangkok
Elizabeth II
Singapore
Thailand
Prince Phillip
Princess Anne
Britannia
Sattahip Port
Gulf of Thailand
Bhumibol
Queen Sirikit
Chiang Mai
Dean Martin files for divorce after long separation
Hollywood AP reports singer Dean Martin, 54, filed suit in Superior Court for divorce from Jeanne Rieggers Martin after 22 years of marriage and two years of separation citing irreconcilable differences.
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Hollywood
Dean Martin
Superior Court
Jeanne Rieggers Martin
Martin
Gail Renshaw
Pearl Bailey Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Hollywood AP report says singer Pearl Bailey aged 53 was admitted last Thursday to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a heart attack and has been moved from the coronary observation room to a different unit in good condition per a spokesman.
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Hollywood
Pearl Bailey
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Barstow Water
G. B. Crouch
Memorial Hospital
John Lanehart
Crouch
C. W. Wright
J. H. Freeland
Presbytery of
Tres Rios
First Presbyterian Church
First Church
John Byrd
Gordon Garlington Jr
David Aldridge
Cornell Ave
Columbus
Georgia
Presbyterian Church
J.E. Echols
Albert Rice
Lord
Natha Gillis
Murrah Cranfill
Vernon Alldredge
Rice
Echols
Roy Williams
Freeland
Stephen Hughes
Debra
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Martins
William F. Martin
David and
Bruce
Tatum, N. M
Pecos Rowdies
Benny Abila
Carlos Abila
Ismael Abila
Happy
Penny Wolf
Charles D. Nichols
Virginia Carol Hill
Roy L. Williams
Reba Morgan
Valerie Granado
Gary Goode
Robbie Nichols
Frederick Lee Gomez Jr
Anita Osburn
Sharon Garrett
Mike Fleener
Virgil F. Turnbow
Nebraska
Turnbows
Ernest Felts
Tony
Skippy Croft
Carswell Afb
JP Court
First National
First National Bank
Federal Reserve System
FDIC
Mrs. Armstrong
Gap
France
Here
Albany, N.Y
John Donohue
Donohue
Shoe Corp. of America
U. S. District Court
Harry Pregerson
Leonardo Amato
Pregerson
Edmonton
Alta
Atla
al Oeming
Alberta
China
Nixon
Oeming
San Francisco Zoo
Theodore Reed
National Zoo
Washington
Greeland
Canada
Mexico City
Mexico
U.N
New York
Foreign Ministry
United Nations
Peking
Cuba
Chile
Peru
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar St
P.O
Reeves County
Ecos
Queen Elizabeth
Laurence Harvey
Santa Monica
Calif
Joan
Bahamas
James Earl Ray
Brushy Mountain
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Mark Luttrell
Nashville
Memphis
Pat Nixon
Washington (Ap
Women’s Board
Washington Heart Association
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