Pecos area youth enter Houston Livestock Show 1979
Fourteen 4-H members from Reeves Loving County and 24 FFA members from Reeves County enter the Houston Livestock Show February 21 to March 4. Junior exhibitors from Pecos area include Kari Poer Kelly Poer David Stickels Tobi Wheeless Staci Wheeless Lori Edmiston June Edmiston Sam Davee Tom Davee Jimmy Lee Michele Lee Marty Lewis Jeff Lindemann Ed Fernandez Bobby Edge Jim Bob McNeil Vance McNeil. Reeves Lovings County and Balmorhea FFA participants listed with market lambs steers and sponsors Mike Mallett and Matt Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Reeves-Loving County
Farmers of American
Reeves County
Houston
Pecos
Sam Davee
Tom Davee
Jimmy Lee
Michele Lee
Marty Lewis
Jeff Lindemann
Ed Fernandez
Bobby Edge
Jim Bob McNeil
Vance McNeil
Moseley
Page Cowart
Blake Cowart
Mike Mallett
Balmorhea Ffa
Danny Carrillo
Cannon Cook
Christie Cook
Alexa Gallego
Market Lambs
Charla Markham
Marlene Briceno
Matt Gregory
Stock market steady in slow pre holiday trading
In quiet morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange the Dow Jones 30 slipped 1.21 to 827.88 at noon with gains slightly outnumbering losses. McGraw Hill rose about 1 percent on news of a stockholder committee survey about rejecting a 40 dollar per share bid from American Express. Cotton futures declined with midday prices lower across the board as Mar, May and Jul contracts fell from the prior close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
McGraw Hill
American Express
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Pecos EMS transports sick lady from 1605 W Fourth
Pecos Ambulance Service responded at 8 52 a m to 1605 W Fourth to transport a sick lady to the hospital. The report also notes a grass fire 12 miles south on State Highway 17 with no structures endangered and a citation case involving Diana S Gonzales a 1977 Pecos High School graduate now at UT El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Class of 69 reunion planning meeting set
A meeting to discuss plans for the Class of 69 reunion will be held tomorrow Saturday February 17 at 4 p.m. in the Pecos High School Administrative Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Martin Arreguay
Marc Dingler
Paul Briones
Eddie Fuentes
Glenn Harrison
Kathy Fuentes
Tammy Battens
Connie Shoemaker
Robert Hinojos
Evangelist to Speak at Pecos Nazarene Church
The Pecos Church of the Nazarene at 312 S. Park hosts evangelistic meetings starting Monday Feb 19 at 7 30 p m led by Rev Louie Owens Nazarene pastor from Rockford Illinois He was a Time DC Trucking driver before his 1964 conversion The church leader praises his dynamic ministry and local talent will provide special music A pie supper after the Monday service offers a chance to meet the evangelist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Owens
Jim Reeves
Pecos Church
Couple marks 50 years with Reeves County open house
Ott Cook and Edna Haney wed February 16 1929 at East Third Street Baptist Church Big Spring Texas. They lived in Howard County until 1941 then moved to the V H Ranch Reeves County where they raised eight children Otto Cannon Juanita Wanda Pecos Dolly Vera Linda and Jack. An open house for friends of Mr and Mrs Ott Cook is set for February 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Balmorhea home of Pecos Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ott Cook
Balmorhea
Edna Haney
Big Spring
Texas
East Third Street Baptist Church
Howard County
Otts
Otto Cannon
Juanita
Wanda
Pecos
Dolly
Vera
Linda
Jack
Six appear in court on immigration violations
Six people faced U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos on misdemeanor immigration charges. Gilberto Olivas-Gonzalez, 22, Odessa, posted 7500 dollars bond and awaits counsel. he faces two counts of aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Convicted entrants Jose Luis Limon-Gomez, 24, and Maximino Gomez-Valente, 20, drew 120 days each, while Amador-Lopez-Gaytan, 27, Carlos Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 22, and Jesus Rojo-Leyva, 20, received 179 days. Gonzalez-Gonzalez and Rojo-Leyva had prior auto theft records. Lopez-Gaytan presented false documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Gilberto Olivas-Gonzalez
Odessa
Reeves Coun
Olivas-Gonzalez
Jose Luis Limon-Gomez
Maximino Gomez- Valente
Mexico
Amador — Lopez-Gaytan
Carlos Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Jesus Rojo- Leyva
Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Rojo-Leyva
Texas
Lopez-Gaytan
Menus for Week February Weekday Lunch and Breakfast
The readable menu lists school meals for Monday February 19 through Friday February 23 with items like pizza cornbread turkey salad hamburger and breakfast options including oatmeal pancakes and biscuits. A Wednesday entry shows a question mark in the date field and notes a teacher work day on Friday. All menus warn of possible last minute changes.
Soldier earns top honors in military police training
Pvt. Ruben S. Gonzales Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Ruben Gonzales Sr of Pecos, completed his Military Policeman training at Fort McClellan Alabama on February 9. He won trainee of the cycle from an entire battalion and earned the Marksman Rifle badge the Expert Grenade badge with high praise from his senior drill instructor. He will train as a Military Police dog handler in San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben S. Gonzales, Jr
Ruben Gonzales
Iowa St
Pecos
Fort McClellan
Ala
Pvt. Gonzales
Pvt
Gonzales
Army
San Antonio
Texas
Sewing class set tonight at East Side Community Center
A workshop for adults with no sewing experience will be held tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at the East Side Community Center located in the 1100 block of Locust. Susan Bolen, assistant county extension agent, invites all interested persons to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side Community Center
Locust
Susan Bolen
Balmorhea School Board Announces Resignations and Elections
Balmorhea Independent School Board met Feb 13 approving resignations of Tax Assessor/Collector Mrs. Bob Hathaway and school board member Buddy Bryan. Linda Bryan elected new Tax Assessor/Collector effective March 1. Board elections set for April 7 at the Community Center for three vacancies with applications open March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea Independent School Board of Directors
Bob Hathaway
Buddy Bryan
Linda Bryan
Balmorhea
J.V
Bob Woods
San Angelo
Hathawy
Reeves County Water District
Tom Green County Water Improvement District
Balmorhea School Board
Calendar of clubs and meetings around Pecos February 1979
February 25 27 calendar lists Lions Club Optimist Club AA and Al Non Barstow TOPS Rio Pecos Extension Club and more with meeting times. Public invited to programs including kitchen update by Lucille Mauldin and Elaine Moody and Leche League breast feeding art. Several senior citizen events and a high school play noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Old Senior Citizen
Pat Gallego named 1979 Saragosa Bike-A-Thon chair
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital announces Mrs. Pat Gallego will head the 1979 Spring Bike-A-Thon Campaign in Saragosa. William J. Kirwen, St Jude Development Director, praises the choice and promises further details on the date and location. The hospital emphasizes its mission to conquer catastrophic diseases of children and notes over two-thirds of its $19 million operating budget comes from public support. Danny Thomas founded the institution in 1962 and remains its active president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Pat Gallego
Saragosa
William J. Kirwen
St. Jude’s
Kirwen
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude
Danny Thomas
Thomas
Barstow Bike-A-Thon chairwoman named by Lone Star Chapter
Mrs Louis Guerrero was named chairwoman today for the Barstow Bike-A-Thon by Rueben D Duke president of the Lone Star Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation The event aims to raise funds for research and care for children with cystic fibrosis and related lung diseases including severe asthma chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Guerrero
Bike-A-Thon
Barstow
Rueben D. Duke
Lone Star
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Houston Livestock Show
Bailey Wheeles
Pecos Ffa
Kakai McElroy
Cindy McElroy
Jamie Gentry
Bari Jo Gentry
Steve Blair
Karen Blair
Brad Bufkin
Monte McMahon
Brad Gholson
Melissa Gholson
Dennis Moseley
Diana S. Gonzales
Lambda Epsilon Sigma
University of Texas At el Paso
Miss Gonzales
Ruben V. Gonzales
Hickory
South Em
West Second
Bertia Posey Hollingshead
Iowa
Bill Magby
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Srands
Reeves
Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis
Pecos Enterprise
MR. and
Mrs. Ott Cook
V H
Ruben S. Gonzales
Balmorhea Briefs
Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos High
Western Club
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