Texas districts seek to reschedule 1978 calendars after Big Snow
About 300 Texas school districts lost one to 110 instructional days during February due to the Big Snow of 1978. The Texas Education Agency advised districts to use every available day March 1 through May 31 for make up, extend flexibility into 1978-79 calendars, or the state may waive lost days if they cannot be recovered by in service time or extended year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
M.L. Brockette
Texas Commissioner of Education
Sug
Gested
Texas Education Agency
Alton O. Bowen
Administrative Services
Bowen
Texas Panhandle
Dallas-Fort Worth
East
Beaumont
Conference Board
Sheriff C S Ten Eyck Obituary Fort Stockton Texas
Services are set for 4 p m today for C S Pete Ten Eyck 71 Pecos County sheriff for 25 years who died of a heart attack He was born Sept 18 1906 in Bronte and moved to Fort Stockton in 1923 He served as sheriff from 1952 to 1977 Survivors include his wife Roberta two sons Stan and Ray three brothers a sister and one grand daughter Burial will be at East Hills Cemetery Fort Stockton Funeral Home directs arrangements
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C.S ‘Pete’ Ten Eyck
Pecos County
First United Methodist Church
Fort Stockton
East Hills
Charlie Baker
Ten Eyck
Masonic Lodge
Lions Club
Roberta Douglas
Pecos
Stan
el Paso
Ray
Dallas
Alfred
Weatherford
Charles
Corsicana
Hugh
G.E
Florence) Maxon
Vernon
Market mixed as inflation data cools early gains
New York stocks fluctuated after an initial rally faded on inflation news. The Dow edged down to 754.33 at midday as 30 Industrials traded mixed, while NYSE and Nasdaq indices showed slim moves. Cotton futures and grain quotes also moved, with cattle markets steady in Fort Worth.
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New York
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Texas
Memorial Mass for Martha Marquez Held in Delicios
Rosary recited for Martha Marquez with Mass at Our Lady of Fatima in Delicios Chihuahua. Burial at Delicios Cemetery. Born January 2, 1938 in Delicious, she died February 16 in Midland Hospital after a heart attack. Survived by Guadalupe Marquez and seven children, plus parents and four brothers.
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Martha Marquez
Our Lady of Fatima
Delicios
Chihuahua
Mexico
Marquez
Delicious
Midland
United States
Guadalupe Jose Marquez
Balmorhea-Pecos
Guadalupe
Martha Elena
Sylvia
Gloria
Irma
Esther
Joe
Robert
German Acosta
Louis
Alfonso
Socorro
Robert Acosta
Delicios Chihuahua
Pecan trees sought for Pecos county study
Texas Agricultural Extension Service in Pecos seeks pecan trees of nut bearing age on the west side for a study on how temperature affects the Pecan Nut Casebearer and its first egg laying. Homeowners willing to participate should contact David Foster, county entomologist, at 445-2439.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Pecos
TAEX
David Foster
Balmorhea Amical Friday meeting includes program by school band
Twenty members of the American Association of Retired Persons met Tuesday night February 21 at the Community Center with President Irene Hunter presiding. Gilda Morales led the visiting band, Stella Ornelas performed on saxophone with Stacy Moore on piano, and Norma Trada was elected vice president to fill an unexpired Cecil Kingston term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of Retired Persons
Irene Hunter
Gilda Morales
Stella Ornelas
Stacy Moore
Mrs. Hunter
Louise Adams
Nora Brijalba
Cecil Kingston
Norma Trada
Hazel Humphries
Big Spring
Car theft report and assorted Pecos incidents
The Pecos Police logs include a 1972 Oldsmobile stolen from the Ropers Coffee Shop parking lot with keys left inside, plus multiple arrests and incidents. A drunk in public charge followed a porch incident, wheel covers were reported stolen, windows broken, a gas meter damaged, a car accident at Third and Bois D Arc, and several assaults, vandalism, and fire and ambulance calls.
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Dennis Thorp
S. Cedar
Pecos
Ropers Coffee Shop
Highway 80
Thorp
Manuel Ortiz
S. Sycamore
N. Ash
Southern Union Gas Co
Farnum
Third and
Cedar
Emmit Woodington
Raymundo Jaramillo Gomez
Pizza Hut
Harold Baeza
S. Ash
Iowa
Washington Streets
W. Third St
S. Bois D’arc
Mark Wayne Bell
Bell
Stephen Don Doan
S. Park
Doan
Dennis Odell Wilkins
13Th Street
Wilkins
Sam J. Taylor
13Th St
Walthall
Donald McGrew
E. Eighth
Ubaldo Chavez Castillo
McGrew
Castillo
Pecos Board Members Visit Crockett J H FHA Students
Pecos Barstow Toyah School Board members visited Crockett Junior High to view Future Homemakers of America students finishing their first sewing project. The group wore red uniforms they made for a Big Spring FHA meeting next month. Students demonstrated industrial lockstitch sewing, making aprons on an assembly line while preparations for coffee and cupcakes delighted the board. FHA scrapbook photos and articles were shown. The next Crockett project is an Easter egg hunt for kindergartners.
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Pecos- Barstow-Toyah School Board
Hero
Future
Homemakers of America
Crockett Jr. High
Big Spring
FHA
Crockett
Caverns remodeling bids invited for Carlsbad park center
National Park Service invites bids from area contractors for remodeling Carlsbad Caverns National Park visitor center. Work includes porch and patio alterations, air system, insulation, heat collection, lightning protection, and electrical improvements. Bids open April 5 at 2 p.m. at the NPS office. Plans available after March 6. Estimated project cost 125000 to 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Don Dayton
National Park Service
National Parks Highway
Carlsbad
N.M
Robert Smith
PHS Graduate Marilyn Walker Earns Degree at NTSU
North Texas State University awarded 863 degrees at the fall semester end. Marilyn Walker, daughter of Frank M. Bounds of Pecos, is a Pecos High School class of 1960 graduate who earned a bachelor of arts in psychology.
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Denton
North Texas State University
Miles Anderson
NTSU
Marilyn Walker
Frank M. Bounds
Jackson, Pecos
Pecos High School
Calendar of Pecos area events for week
Monday Evening Lions Club at American Motor Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p m Cantaloupe City CB Club meets 7 30 p m CPS Reddy Room guest speaker from Pecos High DECA Club Senior Citizens Center 119 S Cedar coffee fellowship table games 9 5 p m Tuesday Reeves County Heart Association meets 7 p m in classroom at Reeves County Hospital Bible Study 3 4 p m Pecos Al Non Group 125 S Oak 8 p m w Wednesday Downtown Lions Club Holiday Inn noon Thursday Pecos Rotary Club Holiday Inn noon Friday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m 125 S Oak St phone numbers listed 4 45 2508 447 2354
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CB Club
CPS Reddy Room
Pecos High
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Reeves County Heart Association
New Reeves County Hospital
Pecos Al-Non Group
S. Oak
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Alcoholics, Anonymous
S. Oak St
Pecos Club to Sponsor Benefit Chili Supper
The Pecos Business and Professional Women's Club will sponsor a benefit Chili Supper on Tuesday at 7 PM at the corner of 2nd and Hickory. Proceeds go to the Mary Silverstrom Scholarship Fund. Members and guests are invited. bowls are one dollar each.
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Pecos Business and Professional Women’s Club
2Nd and
Hickory
Mary Silverstrom
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Stockton
Chicago
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Indus
Trans
Util
Pecos Enterprise. Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Puypisner
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving
Culberson
Jeff Counties
Balmorhea
Martha Moore
Nan Cate
Sadie Kingston
Mike Laurine
Houston
Cassie Farrington
The
Texas Health Department
Balmorhea Senior Citizen Center
Senior Citizen Center
Duncan Kingston
Cecil
Loyal Humphries
Alpine Hospital
Payne
Richard Windham
Crane
Alamo
S. Eddy St
Rita Castello
Cayanosa
Bob
13Th and
Felipe Ornelas
Epifanio Hernandez
Ornelas
Clinton Glenn
Plum
Glen Harrison
Nebraska
Jesus Barreno
Barreno
Pecos Enterprise
PHS
Gyno
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