Ector Eagles Dominate Pecos In District Showdown
In a district 2AAA game the Ector Eagles defeated Pecos 67 to 51 at PHS gym. The Rowdies fell to Ector B team in a late thrilling affair, while the varsity paced by strong inside play built a 17-8 first quarter edge and a 31-19 halftime lead as Pecos battled but could not overcome the taller Ector squad.
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Pecos Eagles
Ector Eagles
Rowdies
Ector
PHS Gym
Eagles of
Pecos
Charles Pattillo
Building Permits Top $1 Million in Pecos for 1970
Building permits in Pecos reached 1 165 925 in 1970 with four new businesses totaling 490 000, 23 new residences 390 650, planned multi family units 143 000, and remodeling on public buildings 75 000 plus 22 100 for three businesses. The year adds to a sequence of rising totals since 1964, and features Norman Tinkler leading Pecos scoring with 21 points while the Ector Eagles' top scorer is Darrell Mitchell.
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Pecos
Norman Tinkler
Kim Anderson
Coy Davis
Larry Terry
George Edmondson
Donald Ray Walker
Don Cameron
Pecos Boys
Ector Eagles
Darrell Mitchell
Hornets Win Two Versus Kermit Crane A and B teams
East Pecos Junior High Hornets defeated Kermit 52 40 led by Roger Chavez 22 and Kenneth Williams 21. In the Crane game Chavez 19 and Williams 18 paced a 48 42 win. B team lost to Kermit 26 22 while beating Crane 36 18. Eagles and Rowdies details include free throw percentages and multiple scorers. Next action is at Seminole against both A and B teams.
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East Pecos
Kermit and Crane
Hornets
Kermit
Roger Chavez
Kenneth Williams
David Terry
Bobby Leyva
Maurice Bolton
Tally Talamantez
Cranes
Chavez
Williams
Ray Cameron
Terry
Bolton
Jamie Flores
Leyva
Freddy Vasquez
Arturo Rodriguez
James Thomas
Pecos
Victor Moran
Joe Flores
Maynard Anderson
Ronnie Jenkins
Merce Rayos
Freddy Villeseas
Crane Lads
Moran
Syvaster Levario
Flores
Anderson
Hector Fuentez
Jenkins
Rayos
Willeford Elected GOP State Chairman in Texas
AUTIN AP Dr George Willeford handpicked by Sen John Tower won the Texas Republican party chair post defeating John J Moran the Houston industrialist in a race to reshape the party for the 1972 elections Willeford pushed aggressive press relations broader regional and local engagement and more policy makers The post replaces William Steger who left to become a federal judge in East Texas on December 29.
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Autin
George Willeford
John Tower
Austin
Houston
John J. Moran
Willeford
William Steger
Tyler
East Texas
Trudeau visits Krishna temple in Mathura during Asia tour
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau stopped in Mathura India en route to a Commonwealth leaders meeting in Singapore. He was welcomed by priests who applied sandalwood paste to his forehead and wrapped a saffron scarf. A garland was placed at the statue of the Hindu god Krishna.
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Mathura
India
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Singapore
Krishna
Trudeau
Junior Livestock Show Group Meets Tonight
The sales planning committee of the Reeves Loving County Junior Livestock Show and Sale will meet Monday night January 11 at 7 30 p m in the banquet room of the community center. Announcement by J T Moore Jr general chairman of the agriculture division of the chamber of commerce.
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Reeves-Loving County
J.T. Moore, Jr
Agriculture Division
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Cotton trading mixed as exports lead market activity
Trading stayed active for exports with Far eastern and European mills buying Middling and Strict Low Middling while domestic inquiries were strong but sales light. Prices for Fresno and Phoenix estimates hovered around 23 to 25 cents per pound as seasonally slow activity and weather impact the harvest and ginning timetable.
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USDA
Fresno
Phoenix
el Paso
Sul Ross Loboes to Play Brazilian Team in Pecos
The National Champion Sul Ross Loboes face a Brazilian volleyball team in Pecos at Pecos High School gymnasium on January 22 at 7 p.m. Admission costs 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Sophomore Class sponsors are Mrs. Cecil Stickels and Gerard Provenso.
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Sul Ross Loboes
Pecos
Pecos High School
Loboes
Cecil Stickels
Gerard Provenso
Home Rule Charter Defeated in Pecos Election
The Home Rule Charter was defeated with 623 against and 402 for, out of 1,025 votes cast in Pecos. The effort, led by Goals for Pecos since May 1969, sought to rename the town, adjust fiscal year, and expand initiative referendum recall and annexation powers, after previous defeats in 1958 and 1960.
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Pecos
Citizens Warned Of Sales Gimmicks In Pecos Texas
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin warns Texans about traveling photographers who take money upfront and disappear without delivering photos. Citizens should verify offers with local chambers or BBB and report losses to consumer protection. Local Pecos Chamber of Commerce advises checking with bankers or officials before signing contracts.
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Pecos
Austin
Crawford Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Martin
Inciicent
Attorney General
Chamber
Local Menu and Government Vote Notes
A school menu for Tuesday lists chicken fried steak with gravy mashed potatoes corn cranberry salad applesauce cake whipped topping hot rolls butter and milk. A government charter proposal would have kept the mayor council form. Dense fog affected travel along the Texas coast with temperatures ranging from the 80s to near freezing in the Panhandle and Central Texas.
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M. P
Buddy’ Withers
Ben Matta
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Wink
Mercury
Killeen
Texas
Lufkin
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houseton
Galveston
Palacious
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Alice
Bond Sales Announced in Reeves County and Texas
Reeves county reports November sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaling 8312 with eleven month sales at 96433 toward a 1976 goal of 140000. Texas November sales reach 14915027, January November sales 166883983 toward a 1799 million goal. Nationally November bonds new purchases total 373 million, eleven month exchanges of Series E for Series H reach 212 million.
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Archie Scott
Reeves County
Ropers Join Pecos Chamber of Commerce
The Ropers Motel and Coffee Shop become new Chamber members in Pecos. John F. Mitchell, formerly of Hugo Oklahoma, now owns the Ropers Motel and Coffee Shop and joins with the Mitchell family as welcome additions.
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Ropers
Chamber of Commerce
Mike Burkholder
Roper
John F. Mitchell
Hugo
Oklahoma
Chamber
Mitchells
Pecos
Toyah M ayor Alice Z Tinnin Dies After 25 Years in Office
Toyah mayor Mrs Alice Z Tinnin dies after a brief illness at Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at First Baptist Church Toyah with burial in Toyah Cemetery. She chaired the school board and led community ranching efforts across Cherry Canyon Culberson and Reeves counties.
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Alice Z. Tinnin
Toyah
First Baptist Church
Tinnin
Memorial Hospital
Lampases
Tom Duncan
Jim Duncan
I-Heart
Cherry Canyon
A. B. Tinnin
Culberson County
Davis Mountains
Cottonwood Creek
Herds Pass Draw
Reeves and Culberson
Chamber Directors To Meet At Community Center
The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular monthly meeting tomorrow January 12 at 12 Noon at the Community Center. President Bob Hughes urges all directors to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bob Hughes
Former Pecos SCS Man Receives Promotion
Ed Thomas, a Vernon native and 1954 Texas A&M graduate, was promoted to deputy state conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service in Tennessee on January 10, 1971. He has served as assistant state conservationist in Temple since August 1968, and previously held posts in Harlingen and Pecos.
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Ed Thomas
Pecos
Soil Conservation Service
Tennessee
Thomas
SCS
Temple
Harlingen
Jayton
Morton
Vernon
Texas A&m University
U.S. Army
Korea
Soil Conservation Society of America
American Society of Range Management
Toastmaster’s Club
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Ector Boys
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Bob Pride
Dub Smith
Smith
Frank Rodriguez
Chris Spray
Jimmy Simmons
Roddy Rosson
Kyle Johnson
Steve Clinton
Victor Ashely
Bledsoe
Eagles
Seminole
GOP
NEA, Inc
West Hird St
Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Press
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