Westwind Arts Opens Gallery and Gift Shop in Pecos
Bette Ivey and Erma Leigh inaugurate Westwind Arts at 903 Jefferson in the Airlawn Shopping Center. The venture showcases paintings by multiple artists and sells handmade gifts on commission to support Pecos makers and keep money in the local economy.
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Bette Ivey
Erma Leigh
Westwind Arts
Pecos
Ivey
Leigh
Westward Arts
Jefferson
Airlawn
Future Of Farming Heard By Rotarians
W R Bob Bickley spoke to the Pecos Rotary Club at the Holiday Inn about a less bleak irrigated farming outlook. He cited cotton’s dominant role but warned rising costs and shrinking yields, and outlined a need for diverse crops, better land use, and market-driven plans for Pecos area farming. Special guests included Joe Alexander Elton Holland Ralph Adamson Woody Ivy and Jack Williams.
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Pecos
W. R
Bob” Bickley
Bickley
Ward, Pecos
Reeves and
Presidio
Rotary Club
Joe Alexander
Elton Holland
Ft. Stockton
Ralph Adamson
el Paso
Woody Ivy
Jack Williams
Pony Express Faster Maybe
An Alpine Texas firm mailed a six cent letter at 20p.m. hoping it would reach Fort Stockton the next day. The Alpine Avalanche said the route via Midland to Fort Stockton covered 271 miles and would take two days. The firm sent the letter by bus the next morning and it arrived before noon, but bus fare cost rose to 3 140.
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Alpine, Tex
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Alpine Avalanche
Midland
Don’t Shoot BBs In Town Warns Of Dangers
Fran Sunday reports BB shots injuring children in City Park and on streets. A Bal Morhea family visited and a girl suffered a through arm wound. Authorities warn BB guns fall under city firecracker like ordinances and liability extends to parents for violations. Cardinal De Barros Camara of Rio de Janeiro, 76, died Thursday after submitting retirement at 75.
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Fran
City Park
Balmorhea
Rio DE Janeiro
Jaime Cardinal de Barros Camara
January Busy Month for City Police
City police logged 73 offenses in January with 27 cleared and 46 pending. Pending cases include burglaries thefts and vandalism. 44 jail arrests were recorded including drunks and disturbances. Traffic tickets 110 and 31 accidents. Humane Dept impounded 52 dogs and other animals with several euthanized. 22,703 miles patrolled and 234 calls answered. property loss valued at $9,140 with $2,140.75 recovered.
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Gene Martin
Humane Dept
Four Negro Witnesses Report Dallas Deputy Massacre
Four unidentified Negro workmen said they saw deputies killed on the Trinity River bank in Dallas. They described a chase, a splash as a victim fell, and two killers, a short man and a taller Latin American, passing within 30 feet as they left the scene.
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Dallas
Trinity River
Homicide Unit
River Bridge
Irving Boulevard
POW Delegation Leaves For Paris From Houston
A 17 member delegation led by Mayor Louie Welch will fly to Paris with 1 200 petition filled boxes signed by over 900 000 Houston area residents to press for POWs and missing servicemen release. They plan to present petitions to North Vietnamese officials and return next Thursday after a month long campaign.
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Houston
Houston Area
Paris
Louie Welch
Vietnam
Welch
M. R. Corbin
Care Enough
Court of World Opinion
School Menu Monday Feature Lasagne Casserole
Monday school menu lists lasagne casserole with black eyed peas seasoned greens orange pineapple coconut ambrosia hot rolls butter and milk for lunch.
Bentsen Proposes Tough Firearm Crime Legislation
Senator Lloyd Bentsen unveils companion Senate and amendment bills setting mandatory ten year first offenses and at least twenty five year second offenses for crimes involving firearms. The plan extends federal jurisdiction to state courts and targets robbery assault rape burglary kidnapping and homicide.
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Washington, D. C
Lloyd Bentsen
Congress
Bob Casey
Houston
Casey
Senate
Nals
Auto theft charges filed in Reeves County jail case
Charles Nathan Grantham, 45, of Odessa, is jailed in Reeves County on a $5,000 bond after auto theft charges. He allegedly stole a 1965 Ford Galaxie owned by Rafael Sandoval from in front of a local grocery store at about 11:57 a.m. yesterday. Kermit officers apprehended the suspect in the car. Deputy Raul Flores assisted.
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Charles Nathan Grantham
Odessa
Reeves County
Justice of the Peace
J.F. Hightower
Grantham
Rafael Sandoval
Kermit
A.B. Nail
Raul Flores
Eagle Queens Sweep Ector Eagles In Volleyball
The Eagle Queens swept both teams against the Ector Eagles with the B team winning 15 7 15 5 and the Varsity 15 0 15 1. The squad heads to a Denver City tournament and returns home Friday February 26 to face Seminole.
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Eagle Queens
Ector Eagles
Ector Girls
Queens
Denver
Cotton Ginning Totals Reported by Mills
Final ginning report lists Reeves Pima 7,307 and Reeves Upland 46,550 Pecos Upland 9,048 Presidio Upland 1,862. Total ginnings to date 64,767 versus 83,948 last year. weekly ginnings not shown. Courtesy of SWIG Cottonoil Mill.
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Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Pecos
Presidio Upland
Swig Cottonoil Mill
Five Charged With Drug Possession Remain In Jail
Five suspects, four white and one Black, are jailed in Reeves County on charges of possession of dangerous drugs with bonds set at 10 000 each. They were arrested after attempting to shortchange a station and authorities detected marijuana in the car.
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Reeves County
Terry Lee Gorham
Denver
Colo
Mary Hogue McCallum
Baytown
David Cobb, Jr
Ft. Bliss
Frederick Neal Archer
Ellington, Conn
Michael K. Pittman
Greenville
Robert Diaz
Kenneth Stroud
East End
West End
Johnny Diehl
James Titus
Diaz
Cobb
Stolen 1965 Chevrolet Pickup Recovered in Mesilla Park
A 1965 Chevrolet pickup owned by McVean and Barlow was stolen here the night before last and found abandoned in Mesilla Park, New Mexico yesterday. Mesilla Park officers notified Pecos police and McVean and Barlow will dispatch someone to retrieve the vehicle.
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McVean
Barlow
Mesilla Park
N.M
Pecos
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Doug King
Scott Brookshire
Ricky Corder
Mike Martin
Eddie Spurlock
Mark Brown
Dennis Dorris
Tommy Jurney
Carry Huffman
Dale Parks
Brent Shaw
Bentsen
Ector
Johnny Salcido
Salcido
Chel Flores
Johnny
Adela
South Ash
West Pecos
West Pecos Junior High
Theo Regas
Ann
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