Balmorhea Community News Highlights Local Meetings
Balmorhea Credit Union to hold annual meeting February 24 at 7 p.m. at the Community Center with officers to be elected and installed. Madera Valley Water Cooperative completes a new well on the McIntire ranch west of Balmorhea. Senior Citizens host game night February 23 at 6:30 p.m. City Council meets February 23 at City Hall with Mayor Humphries presiding. Reverend Symond unable to serve. laymen Jerry Cook and Oscar Medley fill in. Residents visit family in Dallas. local residents visit Fort Davis and Abilene for events. New Reeves County District Manager Bob Hathaway arrives with family. Various residents reported ill or traveling. school board conducts official visit to Crockett Junior High.
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Balmorhea Credit Union
Judge Jones
Lily Tercero
Madera Valley Water Cooperative
McIntire
Balmorhea
McIntires
Exxon Oil Company
Madera Valley Company
Saragosa
Jeff Symond
Balmorhea Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Emergencies
Louise Adams returned home after a 10 day visit with a sick friend in San Antonio. Odes O Rear family visited Abilene for hospital care for their daughter Virginia. Buck Towler group traveled to Del Rio for gas meter repairs. A gasoline truck overturned on Fort Stockton Highway, spilling fuel and sending the driver to hospital. AARP invites members to its February Center meeting Tuesday at 7 with a special program.
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Louise Adams
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
Reeves County jurors named for District Court report date
A new list of jurors has been drawn for the District Court of Reeves County and will report Tuesday Feb 2 at 9 a.m. in the courtroom on the second floor of the Post Office Building. The list includes numerous residents by name and address, such as Sarah Nowell, Barbara Fuentes, Juana Perez, Richard Chavez, Julia Ross, Cruz Anaya, Margaret Pattee, Elias Pagan, Rebecca Vasquez, James Brownlee, Joe Sanchez, Larry Windham, Marie Steven, and many others from Balmorhea, Saragosa, Toyahvale, Verhalen, and surrounding areas.
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Reeves County
Post Office
Sarah Nowell
Country Club
Wilma Clara Hickey
Hackberry
Barbara Fuentes
N. Walnut
Louis Joe Pena
Juana Perez
Balmorhea
Trofilo L. Mondragon
Saragosa
Elidia T. Michell
S. Oak
Richard Chavez
S. Pecan
John A. Monroe
Julia Ross
Plum
Cruz Anaya
N. Elm
Margaret Pattee
Jefferson
Elias G. Pagan
N. Nickery
George Miller
Elizabeth Palmer
Eugene Baeza
Carmen S. Perez
Rebecca Vasquez
East &Th
Wm. A. Humphries
Verhalen
Francisca N. Barrera
E. 4Th
Leanita Smith
Cruz H. Villarreal
Bonnie Kline
Orla
Pearl Pelton
Santos C. Garcia
W. 10Th
Sara Pena
S. Walnut
Carl M. Shepherd
S. Elm
Mike Burkholder
Becky Silvas
S. Alberta
James R Brownlee
S. Maple
Icel Mauldin
Nebraska
Charles Bolinger
S. Alamo
Fortuno C
Market edges up as Dow recovers from 34-month lows
The market logged a small gain in early trading led by the Dow Jones 30 which rose to 750.52 at noon, up about 1.2 points amid cautious bargain buying fueled by a steadier dollar in foreign exchange. Utilities lagged while NYSE composites and AMEX indices ticked higher with volume around 8.6 million shares. grain and cotton futures also moved, reflecting mixed sentiment on rates and coal strikes.
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New York Stock Exchange
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American Stock Exchange
Air Patrol to Attend Colorado City Workshop
The Pecos Civil Air Patrol will leave for a full day trip to Colorado City on March 18 to attend a communications clinic. Seventh graders aged 12 or older are invited to meetings at 7 p.m. Mondays on Meadowbrook Street behind the Community Public Service Building.
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Civil Air Patrol
Colorado City
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Beauty pageant set for May 27 in Tampa Florida
The Third Century American Miss Nationals Beauty Pageant will be held at the Holiday Inn Central in Tampa on May 27 and 28. Entry deadline is April 1 with age divisions 4-9 and 10-15. Two queens will win 1978 Ford Mustangs, with 10 runners-up and other prizes like televisions and bonds. August reserves a pageant for ages 16-23. For details write or call Mrs Knight at Rt. 3 Box 639 Dover Florida 33527 1813-689-4308.
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Tampa
Florida
Dover
Knight
Career Day at Zavala Jr High Explores 10 Year Paths
Eighth graders heard 15 speakers from law enforcement banking real estate nursing construction and other fields during a career day at Zavala Jr High held with Mrs Bowers English classes. High School counselors Sloan and Evitt will present scheduling guidance Feb 28 to help students select courses for their freshman year.
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Dr. Schmidt
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Raul Flores
Darrell Glover
Anita Perea
Beverly Dye
Dan Sagen
Richard San Roman
Valera Gatewood
Jerry Millsaps
Jerry Swaim
Lupe Acosta
Jimmy McAnally
Claude Elkins
Chris Hinz
Sgt. Benevides
Katherine Ashley
Great Western Buys Youth Livestock Steer at Auction
Great Western purchased the steer owned by Vance McNeil of Pecos at the San Antonio Livestock Auction Sale on Friday February 17. A spokesman said the firm is pleased to participate in an important youth program and noted its office at 201 South Oak.
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Great Western Finance Company
Vance McNeil
Pecos
Great Western
South Oak
Multiple incidents surface in Pecos police blotter
The Pecos police blotter details events including a Sharp on S Eddy when Theresa Oren hit a light pole after sun glare. Assault charges filed by Manuela Orona against her husband. Kenneth Glover arrested for public intoxication and attempted burglary. Della Bryant reports theft of a Westinghouse air conditioner. Ambulance called for a patient at 322 West D Street. Local court fines include Eladio Saucedo for being drunk in a motor vehicle and Armando Lujan for public intoxication, with Augustine Tarango charged with simple assault.
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S. Eddy
Theresa Jane Oren
S. Missouri
Manuela Orona
E. Eighth
Pecos
FE Highway 80
Kenneth Glover
Roger Exploration Co
Della Bryant
Country Club
Westinghouse
Pecos-Reeves County Ambulance
Reeves County Hospital
Eladio Saucedo
Connie Gomez
Augustine Tarango
N. Ash
Josefa Tarango
Armando Lujan
Calendar of Pecos area events
A weekly calendar lists civic and club meetings in Pecos. Monday events include Evening Lions Club at Islags Motor Inn and Amistad Lions at Lions Den with guest speaker from Pecos High DECA Club. Other listed activities cover Rotary, Cub Scouts, a study club program, fruit tree grafting, and health clinics through Friday.
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Islags Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
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Cantaloupe City
CB Club
CPS Reddy Room
Pecos High
Deca Club
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Modern Study Club
S. Heckberry
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Rotary Club
First Presbyterian Church
Pecos Little League Meeting Thursday at Bank Coffee Room
A Pecos Little League gathering is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the second floor coffee room of Security State Bank. All interested persons are invited as plans for opening day and the baseball season are discussed.
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Security State Bank
Ecua dor’s Wide Climate Span Mirrors Its Equator Name
Ecua dor exhibits dramatic climate extremes from tropical heat to polar cold despite its equatorial label, reflecting varied geography and elevation across the country.
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Ecuador
Obituary for Juana Galindo of Pecos after long residence
Juana Galindo, 70, died February 17 at about 11:45 a.m. at 1106 S Walnut. Services were at Christ The King Catholic Church Balmorhea, burial in Balmorhea Cemetery. Born May 26, 1907 in Mexico she lived in Pecos since 1947, a Catholic Church member. Survivors: Bernardino her husband Manuel Robert Ramona Bersosa, three siblings, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. We observe Ground Hog Day every Sunday sausage patties for breakfast.
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S. Walnut
Christ the King Catholic Church
Balmorhea
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Pecos
Bernardino
Manuel
Robert
Ramona Bersosa
Manuel Martinez
el Paso
Anastacio Martinez
North Hollywood
California
Petera Alavarez
Trena Alvarez
Catrina Dominguez
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