Balmorhea News Highlights Scholarships and Local Moves
Steve Guevara, Balmorhea High School 1966 graduate, earned a B.S. from Sul Ross and a Houston University scholarship to study pharmacy. He and wife Judy and daughter Michelle live in Alpine. Judy earns an LVN diploma January 7. Other notes include Flavio Estado Jr. named Balmorhea deputy, residents’ holiday travels, and local committee update on January 1 meeting.
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Steve Guevara
Esteban Guevara
Balmorhea
Balmorhea High School
Sul Ross University
Houston University
Houston
Judy
Michelle
Alpine
Hospital
Balmorhea High
Steve
Flavio Estado Jr
Raul Florez
Pecos
Fred Stroude
South Main
New Year Opens With Profit Taking On Wall Street
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.73 to 997.92 by noon as investors lock in gains after the prior steady rise. Philip Morris led losses with a 1 1/4 point drop as volume rose on the NYSE and the composite index slipped to 57.65. Amex ticked up slighty.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Philip Morris
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Associated Press Aloo
At&t
Ath Rich
Beth Sil
Borden
Pet
Chrysler
duPont
Fastman
Exxon
IBM
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oi
Monsanto
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sou Pac
OCI
Sun Co
Texaco
Texas
Time Inc
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Balmorhea Notes and Family Gatherings in Pecos County
Balmorhea scene covers a new Precinct 3 commissioner sworn in Pecos on Jan 1 and calls for city leaders to fix Poor Balmorhea streets. It notes a Midland funeral for Langley cousins, a Nebraska move for Butch Poe, and a Christmas gathering at Ellen Lethco’s home with 47 relatives from Pecos Mona Chadron Fort Stockton and San Angelo.
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Pecos
Balmorhea
Acade
Nelson Lethco
Ellen Lethco
Cora Moore
Christine
Grady Poe
Josephine
Virgil Herrington
Monahans
Harvey
Martha Moore
Lethco
Nancy
Bob Hayter
John
Heather
Fort Stockton
Marty
Bobby Burnett
San Angelo
Butch
Debbie Poe
James
Chadron
Neb
Alberta Schull
Harvey Moore
Charlie
Peggy
Joe
Johnny
Donna
Kristi
Accidents and incidents reported in local notices
A series of small incidents includes a Third and Alamo car crash involving Jose Ortega and Michael Algood with no injuries, a Cedar Street collision that damaged a light pole and a speedy citation, a theft attempt at a construction site stopped by Officer Turner, and multiple family notices from Herrington and related households. Arrests were made for theft over 50 dollars and drunk driving with assault on an officer. A TV set was recovered at a Chevron station, and windshield damage at UMAC Hall was reported with no charges yet.
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Third
Alamo
Jose Ortega
S. Pecan
Michael D. Algood
Barstow
S. Cedar
James Edward Barret
Lubbock
Barret
Francis Kross
George Keely
R&s
Chevron
Fire damages Marquez home in brief blaze
A fire at 11:25 a.m. damaged the Alex Marquez residence at 723 S. Ash, started in a closet from an electrical short and spread to clothing. One room burned heavily, others had smoke damage. Damage pegged at 3000 dollars. Separately, a Friday night incident on Eddy and Third streets led to Mrs. Jennings being charged with drunk driving after police booked her into city jail. She received a citation for failure to control. Events listings follow.
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Alex Marquez
Jennie Marquez
Dick Wadley
Marquez
Eddy
Third Streets
Charlie Smith
Davenport
Jennings
Paul Briones
Deaths Ann Frost Duncan Toyah Resident
Ann Frost Duncan of Toyah died Friday morning after a long illness in Reeves County Memorial Hospital Pecos. Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Toyah with burial in Toyah Cemetery. She was a native of Clairmont and a Baptist. Survived by sister Mrs W K Duncan Toyah and nieces Mrs Dolores Drier and Mrs Alice Jewel Drier Toyah.
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Ann Frost Duncan
Toyah
First Baptist Church
Pecos
Barbs Over New Years the Local Watering Hole
A brief local item notes bar patrons clashing over New Year celebrations at a downtown watering hole. No injuries reported, police called to defuse tension as staff limited further incidents.
Auto and Fence Damage in Accident Report
A vehicle collision prompted a report noting an auto damage and a fence valued at 500 dollars. The incident details remain minimal with no injuries reported and no further actions listed.
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Guevara
Buck
Pat Towler
Alice
Corpus Christi Hospital
Bobbie Thompson
Cross Plains
Ott Cook
Minatres
el Paso
Chamber of Commerce
Herb Garlitz
California
Coach Garlitz
Amarillo
Tex
Fort Worth
Chicago
Dow Jones
Indus
New York Cotton Exchange
By Frankie Kingston
Pecos Cook
Langley
Midland
Snyder
Cook
Butch Poe
Nebraska
B.L. Pruitt
Mormon Feed Co
Robert Turner
Pecos Enterprise
Janet
Roger Sessom
Lawton
Oklo
Herrington
Lewis Herrington
Jo Ellen Hannon
Mike
Carolyn
Michael Laddell
Dallas
Bubba
Toni Herrington
Muriel
B.L
Stormy Pruitt
Enrique Lujan
Plum Streets
Oper
Ated
Pedro Rayos
Lujan
Rayos
Josefa
Maria Elena Reyes
UMAC
L.P. Jennings
Dairy Mart
News Alliance
Kwapas
Peggy Miocrackes
Bulitor
Nova Gutierrez
Gene Dol
Glas City
Dane Uskors
Doris Welch
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward
Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
Associated Press
Pecos Texas
Sun Mon Tue
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Tuesay Aarp
Senior Center
Senior Citizens Center
Second and Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Oak St
Morning Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Community Action Office
Leo
Uarel
Pega
Post
Cart
Cart Williams
LDA
Charmglow
LDI
Sahara
Siegler
S. Oak St
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