Pecos Votes Tomorrow On Home Rule Charter Proposal
Pecos residents go to the polls at 8 a.m. to decide whether to adopt a home rule charter changing Pecos from a General Law town to city status. The measure, prepared by a 15 member commission, preserves mayor council government and includes changes to fiscal year and powers like initiative and recall.
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Pecos
Buddy
Texas
Seguin
Bay City
University Park
Huntsville
Richard Naylor
Bob Dean
Archie Scott
Dudley Montgomery
Mike Harrison
Dorothy Stafford
J.C. Cotton
David Reyes
A.B. Foster, Jr
Leslie Joiner
Roddy L. Harrison
Alton Hughes
Barney Hubbs
Fred Armstrong
J.T. Moore Jr
Conoco Still Leasing Town Lots In Pecos
Continental Oil Co plans in Pecos to lease town lots with Conoco oversight as Duane Magee reports progress staffing the local office on Preston-Allen. The program aims to boost local economy through lease activity and related services while clarifying land ownership remains unchanged.
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Conoco
Pecos
Continental Oil Company
Duane Magee
Magee
Chalfant, Magee and Hansen
Conoco Leasing
Preston - Allen
First National Bank
Maggie Hamblin
Paul
Ed Armstrong
Rosa Portillo
Patsy Ormand
Harold Hart
John Stringer
Reeves County
Kesey
Ramsey
Orla
Scott
Continental
Walthall St
Palm St
Continental Oil Co
Preston-Allen Bldg
Rites Scheduled for One-Day-Old Reina Gomez
Final rites will be said this afternoon at 4 p.m. for Reina Gomez infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesus Gomez. Interment follows at Santa Rosa Cemetery after services at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. The baby was born at 10 am and died last night at 7 p.m. Survived by brother Jesus Manuel and sisters Ermelinda Elidia.
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Pecos
O. C. Christopher
Eastside
R.M. Montgomery
Christopher
Memorial Hospital
Bowling
Oklo
Alleyne
Parnell
Rochester
Minn
Opal Jean Christopher
Oakland
Calif
Fred Christopher
Los Angeles
Reina Gomez
Jesus Gomez
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Pecan
Jesus Manuel
Ermelinda
Elidia
Santa Come Back Santa Letter Requests Serial Numbers
An editor notes a child’s letter to Santa about a stolen bicycle and asks readers to record serial numbers of valuables. The letter explains police need cereal numbers to identify bikes and asks readers to provide two serial numbers with a new bike.
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Santa
City Police Probe Break-ins In Local Stores
City police investigated a burglary at Hobby Crafts and Art Center 1312 South Eddy where thieves pried the roof, damaged the ceiling, and stole about $30 plus a portable Sears record player. An attempted entry at Nik Nak 1318 South Eddy was discovered. intruders pried a hasp and tried to kick the door, but failed. Patrolman Austin Cozart led the inquiry.
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Joy Youngblood
Hobby Crafts
South Eddy
Sears
Nik Nak
Jimmy Hagar
Austin Cozart
Pecos Voters Decide City Government Reform Tomorrow
The Pecos Enterprise urges residents to vote yes or no on Home Rule Charter in tomorrow's election. The editorial stresses civic duty, urging all eligible voters from north, south, east and west Pecos to participate and cast a secret ballot.
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Pecos
George
Texas Panel Says Annual Registration Unconstitutional
A three judge panel ruled Texas annual voter registration unconstitutional and struck down the January thirty first cutoff. The court kept jurisdiction to allow the legislature to craft new rules while not enjoining enforcement. The decision cited studies showing lower registration with annual rules and urged a faster, fraud resistant system.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Legislature
5Th U.S. Circuit Court
Joe Ingraham
Dist
Woodrow Seals
John W. Singleton Jr
Jimmy Beare
Corpus Christi
Shinn
Pecos City Charter Proposed Final Installment
This notice outlines the final installment of Pecos City Home Rule Charter proposals submitting to voters. It covers Article X Planning and Zoning and Article XI General Provisions defining commissions, ethics, records, and municipal duties ahead of the election. The document notes interim governance, amendments, and the filing of the charter if approved. It includes census like totals for Reeves and Pecos Upland and references the SWIG Cottonoil Mill as courtesy data.
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Vernon
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Pecos
Presido Upland
SWIG
Worsham Named to Dean’s List at West Texas State College
Dennis Worsham son of Mrs. Louise Hannah of Commerce formerly Pecos earned Dean’s List honors at West Texas State College Canyon after completing a year and a half. He is a Pecos High School graduate from 1969 and has transferred to the University of Texas Austin to study philosophy.
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Dennis Worsham
Louise Hannah
Commerce
Pecos
West Texas State College
Canyon
Dennis
Pecos High School
University of Texas Austin
Sul Ross Sets Registration for 1979 Spring Semester
Sul Ross State University schedules registration for the January 18 19 1979 spring term. Dr Delbert A Dyke notes 9 am 19 registration 8 am 19 late registration through January 29. Previous spring enrollment reached 2148. fall enrollment 2600 in 1970.
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Sul Ross State University
Delbert A. Dyke
Wildenthal Memorial Library
Ilam
College Courses To Be Offered At Pecos High
Midland College invites all interested to a meeting at Pecos High School next Thursday night January 14 at 7. Dr Hunt and Dean Langford will assist in organizing the classes. Courses offered depend on at least eighteen participants.
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Midland College
Pecos High School
Hunt
Dean Langford
School Menu Highlights Hamburger on Bun With Sides
The menu lists a hamburger on a bun with pickles and french fries, shredded lettuce with dressing, stewed tomatoes, chocolate pudding and milk.
NTSU Students Serve as Student Teachers in DFW Area
Mrs. Teresa Holler Vanlandingham of Pecos is among 451 North Texas State University students serving as student teachers in Dallas Fort Worth Denton area schools during the fall term. The program involves eight to sixteen weeks of teaching and training across three groups.
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Teresa Holler Vanlandingham
Pecos
North Texas State University
Dallas-Fort Worth- Denton
NTSU
C. M. Clarke
Vanlandingham
Trinity High School
Hurst-Euless- Bedford
Ortega Promoted to District Manager in Southwest Region
Ruben G. Ortega, long time Safeway employee born 1927 in El Paso, is promoted from Store Manager at 5314 Central SW Albuquerque to District Manager based in Odessa. His district spans Alpine to Artisea and includes Alpine Marfa Pecos Odessa Midland Fort Stockton Carlsbad Hobbs. Promotion effective Monday January 4 1971. Married to Irene for 22 years with three children. active in Lions and Elks clubs. He has 25 years with Safeway, previously managing one El Paso store and three Albuquerque stores.
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Ruben G. Ortega
Safeway
Central S.W
Albuquerque
Odessa
Alpine
Marfa
Pecos
Midland
Ft. Stockton
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Artisea
Ruben
el Paso
Texas
Morehead
U.T.E.P
Irene
Lions Club
Elks Club
Ortega
Local Florist Joins Florafax Global Network
Mr and Mrs James B Toone own Stewart's Florist in Pecos and have become Florafax Delivery subscribers. Florafax links 8600+ subscribers across all 50 states and extends coverage to South America, Canada, and 30+ countries in Europe Africa Asia Australia and the Nordic region. Subscribers gain worldwide flower delivery via the network.
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James B. Toone
Stewart’s Florist
South Eddy Street
Pecos
Florafax Delivery, Inc
Florafax
United States
South America
Canada
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Scandinavian
Free World
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Christopher Rites
Wilbur G. Park
Office of
Internal Revenue Service
NEW Lions
Tony Marshall
Sears, Roebuck
Rotary Club
Naylor
Home Rule Commission
Allen Shinn
University of Texas
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Cials
Worsham
Sul Ross
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