Verhalen Couple Attend Rural Water District Meet
Mr and Mrs M A Cate of Verhalen attended the Texas Association of Rural Water meeting in Dallas February 16 17 with Mrs Cate serving as delegate from Madera Valley Water Supply. Cate presided at the open session re elected president as over 300 members were present and some 700 rural water systems serve 200000 families. Workshops covered Safe Driving Water Act topics with input from EPA and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. Cate
Verhalen
Texas Association of Rural Water
Dallas
Cate
Madera
Jim Cates
Engineering Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Marvin Morgan
Texas Public Utility Commission
State Health Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Odessa College to host March workshop for handicapped children
A two day workshop at Odessa College March 2 and 3 will train workers in day care centers and public schools to work with young handicapped children. Led by Mary Joyce Harding and the Southwest Educational of Austin, the free sessions run 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with preregistration advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Odessa College
Mary Joyce Harding
Balmorhea Ambulance Crew Named For March 3 10
Balmorhea Medical Emergency service selected Chuck Markham Linda Bryan and Helen Humphries for ambulance duty from March 3 to March 10. City Council met at City Hall with Mayor Humphries and council members in attendance. Minutes were approved and a financial statement was given. C T Gray water manager reported two vehicles out of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Markham
Linda Bryan
Helen Humphries
City Hall
Humphries
Jag Jones
Billy Lozano
Gary Lofton
Mary Barfield
C.T. Gray
Balmorhea Federal Credit Union
Community Club Center
Pat Brijalba Jr
Market slides as dollar weakness drags stocks lower
New York stocks declined with the Dow dropping to 746.10 at midday as the dollar weakened further. The NYSE composite fell to 48.57 and volume reached 8.79 million shares, while losses outpaced gains on the exchange amid expectations of a weak January economic indicators report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Obituaries List From Pecos Texas Honors Several Residents
Native of Pennsylvania Services Friday morning for William H. Dill Jr. and life details for Dill include five sons two daughters and six grandchildren. Also noted are Glen E. Mills of Pecos and Mavis Elliott Armstrong with service details and survivor lists. Interments at Evergreen Cemetery and local church services mark the obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill
Bobby
Pennsylvania
David
Tacoma
Wash
Charles
Japan
Johnny
Pecos
Tommy
Barstow
Audrey Clemmer
Mary Ann Booth
Germany
John Dill
Glenn E. Mills
Glen E. Mills
Pecos Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Mills
Carpenter
Oklahoma
Vickie Mills
Bob Johnson
Saugus
California
Bruce Mills
Kermit
Eddie Mills
Snyder
Walter Sullins
Dill City
I.E. Chesney
First Baptist Church
Mavis Elliott Armstrong
Edge
Texas
Armstrong
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pan-American Airways
Letters and Local History Stir Pecos Readers
Mildred Wright protests Southern Union Gas rate hike urging action before March 15 and a Texas Railroad Commission vote. A reader quotes an Alton Hughes piece on Archie Scott and Conrad Hilton, recalling old oil ventures near Pecos and Toyah, noting the Delaware Basin’s early, unproductive wells and Hilton’s Texas interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Union Gas Company
Texas Railroad Commission
Austin
Pecos Enterprise
Alton Hughes
Enterprise
Archie Scott
Conrad Hilton
Toyaholk
Pecos
Injunction Set Against Midland Firm in Deceptive Trade Case
The state attorney general approved a permanent injunction against Raymond K. Horton of Midland doing business as Wallace Oil Co. The injunction, signed Feb. 15 by District State Judge Perry D. Pickett, requires $604,545 restitution to three contracting companies, $4,000 to the state, and $351 in court costs. Recipients include Borg-Warner Acceptance Corp. of Chicago, Guardian Leasing Inc. of Westmont, Ill, and Western Lease-Banc of Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Raymond K. Horton
Midland
Perry D. Pickett
Wallace Oil Co
Borg- Warner Acceptance Corp
Chicago
Guardian Leasing Inc
Westmont
Ill
Western Lease-Banc
Amarillo
Grain and Cotton Prices and Government Spending Note
Wheat and corn prices for No 2 grades are listed with bid figures in Chicago trading. Cotton futures show the midday decline with exact March May and July quotes and a note on government spending shares in the United States and United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Disturbance leads to public intoxication charge in Pecos
A Trailways bus driver at Pecos police HQ reported a drunken passenger at 2 10 AM. Holmes Paddock was removed and charged with public intoxication. Also: a stolen 1972 Oldsmobile found. owner Ernest Ballard notified. Battery stolen from a 1968 Chevrolet. railroad signal damage near Alamo. ambulance took patient to Reeves County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trailways
Pecos
Holmes Paddock
Kermit Sheriff's Office
Ropers
Dennis Thorp
S. Cedar
Ernest Ballard
Walthall Trailer Park
Ballard
Bill Burling
Jackson
Alamo
Army group plans reunion in St Louis for WWII veterans
Efforts are being made to locate former members of the 401st Bombardment Group (H) who served at Deenthorpe Northants England Station 128 in World War II. The group will hold its third reunion in St Louis Missouri August 6-8. Further details may be obtained by writing Bernie Weinstein P O Box 418 San Antonio Texas 78292.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
401St Bombardment Group
Deenthorpe
Northants
England
St. Louis
Bernie Weinstein
P.O. Box
San Antonio
Texas
Community Club Meetings and Public Notices Schedule
Weekly schedule lists Lions Club meetings at Amistad Lions Den and Downtown Holiday Inn, Rotary Club at Holiday Inn, Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous on 125 S Oak, Reeves County Heart Association in Reeves County Hospital classroom, Bible Study at Senior Citizens Center, Pecos Al-Non Group on S Oak, plus Friday and Wednesday sessions with contact numbers and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Reeves County Heart Association
New
Reeves County Hospital
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos
Al-Non Group
S. Oak
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Items sought for petroleum museum files
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland seeks a yellowing catalog of oil field equipment from 1900 to 1923 for identification of older items in its collection. They also want material on Wichtex Machinery Company of Wichita Falls and its spudder drill gear. Contact 1500 Interstate 20 West, Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Midland
Wichtex Machinery Company
Wichita Falls
Wichtex
Interstate 20 West
Bronze sculptures by Aaldwin Schomberg at Permian Basin Museum
Five bronze works by Englewood artist Aaldwin Thomas Schomberg will debut at Midland's Permian Basin Petroleum Museum from March 17 to April 22 after a prior Australia showing. An invitational preview is set for March 16 and public greeting sessions follow March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Colorado
Aaldwin Thomas Schomberg
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Midland
Midland Museum
Australia
Schomberg
Iowa
Wayne State College
University of Denver
Public Hearing Notice for Pecos Zoning Board
Octavio Garcia of 1714 South Alamo Pecos Texas seeks building permit on Lot 45 6 and N15 5 Block 13 Airlawn Heights Addition to build a carport and requests a special exception to the zoning ordinance A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment is set for March 9 1978 at 7 00 PM in City Hall under City Manager J J Maxey Published in Pecos Enterprise February 22 1978 and February 28 1978
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Octavio Garcia
South Alamo
Pecos Texas
No Zoning Board of Adjustmen
Airlawn
Pecos City
Reeves County
Texas
Zoning Board OF Adjustment
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Bill Pieratt
Farmers Home Administration
Col
J.R. Bradley
Ed Jeffrey
EPA
Association
Balmorhea
Fort Worth
Sons
DOW Jones
Board of Equalization
Allen Miller
Bud Phiffer
Dan Brijalba
Amy McIntire
Jane Moore
Bill McIntire
Credit Committee
Rosenda Galindo
Sostina Valerio
Lily Tercero
Juan
Delbert Mooney
Frankie Kingston
Angelina Brijalba
Leticia
Frederic Harmonez
Victoria Rodriguez
Indus
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves
Ward
Loving Culberson
Jett Counties
Tour
Brownie Troop 48
Dick Wadley
Barbara Flores
Billie Curry
Jane Green
Robert Hinojos
William H. Dill Jr
Sincerely, Mildred Wright Pecos
Toyah
Delaware
Delaware Mountains
Delaware Basin
Cisco
F.K. Campbell
University Blvd
Houston
New York Cotton Exchange
J.W. Exum
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Pecos-Reeves County
Army Group
Pecos Alcoholics, Anonymous
S. Oak St
Petroleum Museum
the Enterprise
Zeta Psi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Ervin
Schmidt
E.W. Schmidt
Janice
Ervin Schwindt
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
City Manager
He Pecos Enterprise
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