Trans-Pecos Cotton Production Conference Set for Pecos
The ninth annual Trans Pecos Cotton Production Conference will be held January 16 1968 at the Pecos Community Building starting at 10:00 a.m. An all day program includes irrigation mechanization insect and disease control research and economics with speakers from Texas A M University and U S Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans- Pecos
Pecos
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Perry Adkisson
Adkisson
Texas A&m University
Oliver Newton
South Plains
Newton
U.S. Weather Bureau
South Plains Research
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Reeves County Officials Keep 1968 Salaries Across Board
Reeves County commissioners at the regular meeting kept all county official salaries the same as 1967. Librarian Mrs Gann reported a 585 dollar adult book list and authorization to purchase Dickens Great Expectations for high school use. Precinct Three can bid for a new county dump truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Gann
Charles Dickens
Lee Dennett
The
Great Plains Appraisal Company
Amarillo
Texas
Warranty Deed Arrives After Fifty Years in Reeves County
Estelle Clinton Reeves County Clerk received a deed dated June 23 1911 for land in northern Reeves County. The instrument made out to J A McWhorter of Gregg County Texas was sold by Toyah Oil and Mineral Company of Texas. The deed was sent by Thomas O McWhorter of Houston to be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Estelle Clinton
J. A. McWhorter
Gregg County
Texas
Toyah Oil and Mineral Company of Texas
Thomas O. McWhorter
Houston
One man drives clothing drive for Prieto fire victims
Bob Hopper leads a local effort in Toyah to aid the Prieto family after a February fire destroyed clothes and toys for seven children aged two to 18. Donors can drop items at Piggly Wiggly for collection and delivery to the Prieto home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hopper
Prieto
Toyah
Hopper
Payne Rites Slated Today for Rosie Payne
Funeral services for Rosie Payne of Midland are set for 11:00 a.m. at St. James Baptist Church conducted by Rev. R. M. Montgomery. Interment will follow at Pecos Colored Cemetery. Born in Uvalde she was 85 and died Friday in Memorial Hospital Midland. She is survived by many cousins nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Payne
Midland
R.M. Montgomery
St. James Baptist Church
Pecos Colored Cemetery
Uvalde
Memorial Hospital
Meneghetti Elected Trust Investment Officer at Republic National Bank
John R. Meneghetti son of Mrs. E C Holiman Toyah is named trust investment officer at Republic National Bank of Dallas. A Monahans native and Ysleta High School graduate he holds a BBA cum laude from St Mary’s University and an MA in economics. He joined Republic in 1967 after years as a Frost Bank trust officer. He and wife Mary Ann reside in Dallas with five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Meneghetti
E. C. Holiman
Toyah
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Meneghetti
Monahans
Texas
Ysleta High School
el Paso
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
Republic Bank
Trust Department
Bank
Trust Investments
Frost National Bank
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Dallas
Dallas Association of Financial Analysts
Mary Ann
Clearhurst
Ginnings Show Increase Over 1966 Totals
Reeves County cotton growers report sharp gains in upland and Pima production. Reeves upland totals rise to 59,287 bales this year from 40,324 in 1966, Presidio upland at 2,985 vs 1,950 last year, Reeves County Pima at 5,236 after 2,994 last season, with the three-crop total near 88,365 bales, nearly doubling 1966’s 45,268.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Cotton Oil Company
Reeves County Pima
Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Presidio
Collins Seeks Post in Ward County Commission Race
H A Collins of Barstow announced his candidacy for Commissioner for Precinct One in Ward County. A Barstow resident for 39 years, he previously served as Ward County Commissioner from 1945 to 1957 and former manager of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co. in Barstow for 29 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Collins
Barstow
Ward County
Anne
Collins
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co
Weather Sets Off Three Auto Crashes in Pecos
Icy road conditions caused three accidents within one hour Monday morning in Pecos. Pedro Maldonado and Virginia Painter collided at Plum and County Road. Genaro Guevara and O A Moore crashed near South Willow and Ninth. Kenneth Drumm and Carl Weinacht collided at Third and Cypress with the Ford cited for running a red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Plum and
County Road
Pedro R. Maldonado
Virginia Lynn Painter
Pearce Named Plant Manager At Sinclair Bulk Plant
Phillip Pearce, formerly of Oklahoma City, has been named manager of the Sinclair Bulk plant for Oran O. Whitten Oil Company located at 1920 West Second. He is a Monahans High School graduate who attended Texas Tech and North Texas State University and will reside at 1501 Morris with his wife Shirley and four month old daughter Debra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Pearce
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sinclair
Oran O. Whitten Oil Company
West Second
Pearce
Monahans High School
Texas Tech
North Texas State University
Morris
Shirley
Debra
Traffic Fatality on Texas 17 Near Pecos Involving Cow
A pickup driven by Guadalupe Sotelo of Verhalen collided with a cow on Texas 17, 12.6 miles south of Pecos, Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The cow died and the vehicle sustained about $500 in damage. no charges were filed against the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beast
Machine
Texas 17
Pecos
Guadalupe Sotelo
Verhalen
Three Vehicle Crash Sends Three To Memorial Hospital
A three vehicle collision about 1.3 miles west of Pecos Monday morning sent Robert Lewis Chamberlain 19 L A. Will Chamberlain 50 and Lillian Washington 47 of Los Angeles to Memorial Hospital. The driver of the truck tractor Frank Douglas Martin of Norwalk California faced charges for passing with insufficient clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Robert Lewis Chamberlain
Will Chamberlain
Lillian Washington
Memorial Hospital
Robert
J.P. Court
Memorial
Lewis Chamberlain
Jose Levario Leyva
Frank Douglas Martin
Norwork
California
Department of Public Safety
David Kenetop
Joe Hicks
Cadillac
Justice of the Peace Court
Collision Investigated Near Pecos On Icy U S Highway
Officers Keneipp and Hicks investigated a two car collision two miles east of Pecos on U S 80 at 945 p m. A 1959 Oldsmobile driven by Georgia McGloster and a 1966 Chevrolet driven by Ismael Ortega were involved. A passenger in the Chevrolet was treated at Memorial Hospital. The Oldsmobile reportedly lost control on ice and struck the stalled Chevrolet. the Oldsmobile driver fled the scene but was later apprehended. DPS is filing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Safety
David Keneipp
Joe Hicks
Pecos
U.S. 80
Oldsmobile
Georgia McGloster
Chevrolet
Ismael Ortega
Memorial Hospital
Long Bridge
Keneipp
Hicks
DPS
The Pecos Police Investigate Weekend Auto Thefts
Thieves struck cars at local locations over the weekend with three thefts reported. Items stolen included clothes cigars whiskey and a purse from a car at a cafe. A second incident involved a car at the east side bar and another at the 100 block of Pecan. All cases remain under investigation by the Pecos Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Pecan
Voters Urged to Register Soon for 1967 Election
Voters must register before January 31st to be eligible for the upcoming election. The registration period began October 1st, 1967. Reeves County Tax Assessor-Collector Pearl Barker will register interested voters during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pearl Barker
Union Leader to Visit Pecos for Farmers Union Reception
Jay Naman state president of the Farmers Union will be in Pecos Wednesday evening at the Ramada Inn. He will attend a reception in the Ramada Inn Dining Room from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Local president Mike Burkholder urges interested farmers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Naman
Farmers Union
Pecos
Ramada Inn
Mike Burkholder
FTA Group to Attend State Convention in El Paso
The Emma Shepherd chapter of the Future Teachers of America will attend the state convention in El Paso this weekend. Sessions run Friday and Saturday with Alicia Anaya and Wraymond Morrison among attendees, plus elected and alternate officers and the sponsor Mrs. Emma Shepherd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Shepherd
The
Future Teachers of America
Association
el Paso
Miss
FTA
Alicia Anaya
Wraymond Morrison
Mona Miller
Carolyn Carpenter
Sue Raye Whitley
Trudie Harrison
Kathy Walker
False Robbery Is Here Friday Night
Harrisburg man Bruce Edward Kremser told Pecos police a robbery occurred on a Greyhound bus walkabout at 2nd and Oak. The two claimed suspects, later found to be misidentified, were arrested by Fort Stockton officers and released. Kremser was fired and fined 200 dollars for the false report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Bruce Edward Kremser
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Kremser
2Nd
Oak
Ain Monahans
Fort Jocktog
Aler Watche
Roy Chisum
Darrell Glover
Terrell State Hospital
Terrell
Texas
Fort Stockton
Services Set For Marcus Dingler 58
Marcus Dingler Jr., 58, of 1230 South Plum Street Pecos, died at home January 8 after a long illness. Pioneer in Pecos cantaloupe development, he supervised grading and shipping before moving to Pecos in 1947 and later ran Dingler Farms and presided over M. L. Todd Company Inc. Services 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Pecos Funeral Chapel with three local ministers. He married Marie Cox in 1932 and survived by his wife, two sons William Marcus Dingler III and James C. Dingler, a daughter Fannettee Dingler Vinson, six grandchildren, his mother in Houston, a brother Tom Dingler, and two sisters in Houston and Corsicana.
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William Marcus Dingler, Jr
Plum Street
Pecos
M. L. Todd Company, Inc
Dingler Farms, Inc
Leslie Smith
First Baptist Church
Mr. Dingler
Smith County
Texas
Marie Cox
William Marcus Dingler, III
James C. Dingler
Fannettee Dingler Vinson
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Payne
Plum
Benny Golliher
South Willow
Ninth
Genaro N. Guevara
Ford
O.A. Moore
Willow
Third
Cypress
Kenneth Wayne Drumm
Carl Curtis Weinacht
Benny Gollither
Marcus Dingler
William Marcus Dingler, Sr
Tom Dingler
Cedar Hill
Sydney Green
D. D. Lee
Corsicana
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