Veterans Group Chartered Here Post Gonzales Garcia
A National Catholic War Veterans charter grants Santa Rosa Catholics a new post named the Gonzales and Garcia Post. The group, formed by 52 members, will meet February 29 at 7 30 p m in Santa Rosa Hall for an organization meeting and to sign up additional Catholic veterans. The temporary post commander is Isabel Flores with Jose Tercero as acting adjutant Ramon Nunez as acting treasurer and Rev Fr Dante J A Leoni as chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Catholic War Veterans of
United States of America
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Hall
Vietnam
Manuel Gonzales
Reeves County
Emilio Garcia
Barstow
Gonzales
United States
Holy Name Society
Isabel Flores
Jose Tercero
Ramon Nunez
Dante J. A. Leoni
Pecos Choir and Stage Band Hit Tour With 73 Members
The Pecos High School Choir and Stage Band, directed by Bill Carrico, depart at 8:30 am Thursday for performances in Mona, Hans, Odessa, and Abilene. The 57 choir members and 16 band members will sing selections including Weep O Willow and Five Hundred Miles. Sponsors are Mrs. J. H. Starley and Mrs. Clarence Oster. They stay Thursday night at Abilene Sands Motel and return to Pecos around 5:30 pm Friday.
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Pecos
Monahans
Odessa
Abilene
Galilee
Pecos Firemen Raise $918 for Heart Fund Drive
The Pecos Volunteer Fire Department collected $918 during the Heart Sunday drive. Chief J. T. Prewit and 39 members thank Pecos citizens for their generous gifts to the annual Heart Fund effort.
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Pecos
Night Is My Enemy Senior Play Impresses Pecos Audience
The Pecos High School senior play The Night is My Enemy wowed audiences with strong performances. Mary Allen as the blind Roanne, Adele Mattox as Augusta Garvey, Mike Cook as Dr Fontaine, and Jerry McGowen with Connie Cotton led a capable cast. Judy Bentley directed with dedicated student input and Shoemaker oversaw the set and props for a well staged 1900s seacoast home setting. The production praised the stage crew and committees, earning strong overall praise from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Judy Bentley
Irene Turk
Joe Shoemaker
Bill Moss
Mary Allen
Roanne
Adele Mattox
Augusta Garvey
Mike Cook
Ora Fontaine
Mrs. Garvey
Jerry McGowen
Gerald Clayton
Connie Cotton
Hester Fontaine
Eddie Holley
Tommy
Kenneth Bushong
Inspector Church
Jackie Carlson
David Callison
Margaret Biller
Herbert Biller
Dr. Fontaine
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Shoemaker
Seacoast
England
Income Tax Deduction Choices for Pecos Taxpayers
Wilbur G. Park of Internal Revenue explains choosing between standard and itemized deductions based on home ownership mortgage interest taxes large contributions medical expenses or casualty losses. If deductions are below standard amounts the standard deduction is better. Married couples filing separately must both itemize or both take the standard. The tax table helps compute tax on incomes under 5000 with either deduction type. Most taxpayers can prepare returns by following the form instructions.
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Wilbur G. Park
Internal Revenue
Pecos
Pecos Police Attend FBI School in Monahans Course
Three Pecos Police Department members Sgt Raul Flores Antonio Urquidi and Charley Osborn enroll in an FBI conducted police school held at the Monahans Police Department according to Pecos Police Chief Gene Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Monahans
Gene Martin
Raul Flores
Antonio Urquidi
Charley Osborn
Deadline Near for Auto Inspections in West Texas Counties
Patrolman James Nixon reports over 29,000 vehicles still await the 1968 inspection sticker ahead of the April 15 deadline. In Reeves, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Ward, and Winkler counties, 45,747 vehicles are registered but only 35 percent inspected. The new law requires front seat belt checks and steering wheel and rim inspections. Last minute demand may strain belt kit supplies. inspection cost is 1.75 dollars with extra charges for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nixon
Nixon
Reeves
Jeff Davis
Loving
Pecos Presidio
Ward
Winkler
Imperial Students Tour Pecos Sights
A group of 28 Buena Vista Junior High students from Imperial will visit Pecos on Wednesday March 6 accompanied by teacher Bill Pegg. They plan stops at City Bakery Reeves County Jail Judge Roy Bean Store Replica and other sites if time allows and to bowl part of the afternoon with Pecos host Julie Pollard serving as narrator.
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Buena Vista Independent School
Imperial
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce Office
Bill Pegg
Reeves County
Roy Bean
Julie Pollard
Red Cross Offers Standard First Aid Course Here
An organizational meeting is planned tonight at 7 in the Teen Room of the Community Center to organize a Standard First Aid Course. Mrs. L A Richards Jr will instruct with Pecos Valley Red Cross sponsorship and support from Girl Scout leaders, Pecos Fire Department, Public Safety patrolmen, and Hospital Auxiliary staff. The course, open to ages 14 and older or eighth grade graduates, runs about ten hours and will include exams and practical skills to determine final grades.
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L.A. Richards, Jr
Pecos Valley
American Red Cross
Pecos
Eagle Band Enters Meet at Midland Regionals
Five Pecos High School Eagle band members earned First Division honors in solo and ensemble events at Midland Lee High School. Kathleen Teague Myron Beauchamp Sherrod Mengel each won First Division solo awards while the clarinet ensemble of Marsha Miller Linda Allen Beverly Douglas and Barbara Maddux also took First Division. Lynn Thaxton captured a Third Division on trombone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Midland Lee High School
Kathleen Teague
Myron Beauchamp
Sherrod Mengel
Marsha Miller
Linda Allen
Beverly Douglas
Barbara Maddux
Lynn Thaxton
Bill Carrico
Two Men Convicted In U S District Court
The Pecos and Midland Odessa Division opened with Judge Ernest Guinn empaneling three juries and trying two criminal cases. James Warren Dalton was found guilty of transporting a stolen vehicle across a state line under the Dyer Act. Walter George Wellman was convicted of Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A civil damage suit, Claud E Ackman versus Gulf Oil, was set for Monday. Reeves County jurors included Ted Brijalb a, Mrs Sam Hartley, and Mrs Garvin Passmore.
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Ernest Guinn
U.S
James Warren Dalton
Dalton
Mississippi
Texas
Dinton
Walter George Wellman
Wellman
Montana
Pecos
Floyd South
Claud E. Ackman
Gulf Oil Corporation
Reeves County
Ted Brijalba
Kalmorhea
Sam F. Hartley
Garvin Passmore
Foster Heads Barnes Supporters in Reeves County
A.B. Foster, a Pecos farmer, named chairman for Reeves County of the Ben Barnes For Lt. Governor Committee. The local group aims to promote Barnes bid and views with a future Reeves County coffee event and public program. Other members include Sue Dorr, E. W. Schmidt, Dudley Montgomery, Harold Meyer, Madge Lindley, Randle Butler, R.B. McGowan, and R.C. Slack.
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A. B. Foster
Pecos
Reeves County
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Sue Dorr
E. W. Schmidt
Dudley Montgomery
Harold Meyer
Madge Lindley
Randle Butler
R.B. McGowan
R.C. Slack
How Do Your Tax Deductions Compare To Average Citizen
Reeves County residents preparing Federal returns can compare their deductions with the average. Commerce Clearing House, using IRS data, shows the Reeves County average family deducts 1830 dollars or 20.6 percent of gross income. Breakdown cites 290 contributions, 590 interest, 530 local taxes, 420 medical costs, with higher deductions for contributions and medical costs as income rises. Records must support deductions, not automatic approval.
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Reeves County
Commerce Clearing House
National Authority On Taxes and Business Law
Internal Revenue Service
Public Schools Week in Texas Open House March 4 8
Public Schools Week runs March 4 through 8 inviting parents to visit any Texas public school open houses. Teachers and administrators welcome questions about teaching methods and innovations shaping tomorrow. It is a shared responsibility for families and students.
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Texas
Woman Found Shot In Car In Pecos
Mrs. Dee Patrick died from a self inflicted gunshot in a Buick found in a driveway behind 514 Ross Blvd. Her husband discovered the body around noon. Judge J F Hightower ruled the death a self inflicted act while Pecos officers investigated noting a despondent state over health.
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Pecos
Dee Patrick
Whitten Rites Conducted for John W Whitten
Funeral rites for John W Whitten 81 of Pecos were held at 2 p m Friday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery He died Wednesday in a Fort Worth hospital Born December 11 1886 in Tupelo Mississippi he married Effie Coburn December 13 1908 at Gatesville Her death occurred July 16 1963
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John W. Whitten
Pecos
Pecos Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Whitten
Fort Worth
Tupelo
Miss
Effie Coburn
Gatesville
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Victoria
Washington, D.C
AIC
Larry Fleming
D.C. Fleming
Nahu Trang
Security Air Police
U.S. Air Force
City of
Fran
Sunday Enterprise
Donna Talley
Tessie
Red Cross
Eagle Band
U.S. District Court
ED Smith
Enterprise
Pecos and
Midland-Odessa
The
United States District
A.B. Foster
A.B. Foster, Jr
South Cedar
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