Stocks slide as market tests high since October rebound
The Dow industrials fell 2.05 to 861.52 by noon after a Monday close at a three month high. NYSE issues showed more losses than gains while gold hit a record 682 an ounce in London and briefly touched 700 in New York. Eastman Kodak fell 1 1/8 to 45 7/8 as the NYSE composite slipped to 63.49. American Stock Exchange values rose 0.30 to 258.99. In Chicago grain, wheat and corn prices moved lower with soybeans near 6.06. Cotton futures in New York slid, with midday quotes showing declines from the prior close.
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New York
London
Eastman Kodak
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
Tire damage reported at Bozeman Drug parking lot
A 16 year old reported to police Friday at 12 30 a m that all tires were cut and the windshield broken on his 1976 Plymouth Fury while parked at Bozeman Drug at 800 West Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman Drug, 800
Third
Pecos Rebekah Lodge installs officers with Monahans guests
The Ella Duncan Rebekah Lodge 188 of Pecos held an installation of officers at 7 p.m. on Monday January 14 with an open house and spaghetti dinner. Monahans guests acted as installing officers and the newly elected nobles grand and officers are listed. Also noted is a World War II license plate tribute to Harry S Truman dated May 7, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Duncan Rebekah Lodge
Pecos
Monahans
Rebekah Lodge
Pecos Rebekah Lodge
Clara Bolling
Noble Grand
Helen Boehnemann
Betty Smith
Fannie Camp
Harry S Truman
Germany
Reeves bond sales reported September totals and progress
Reeves County Bond Chairman Archie Scott announced today that sales of United States Savings Bonds reached 7392 dollars in Reeves County. For the nine month period, sales totaled 84705 dollars, reaching 50 percent of the 1979 goal of 170000. Statewide monthly sales amounted to 23376954 dollars, and nine month sales statewide reached 203964266 dollars, achieving 67 percent of the annual 297.2 million goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E&h United States Savings
Reeves County
Archie Scott
Texas
Bishop to Confirm at St Mark's Pe cos
The Right Rev. Richard M. Trelease Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande will be in Pecos at St. Mark's Episcopal Church 416 South Plum on Thursday Jan 17 for confirmations. He will meet with the confirmands at 6 30 p m before the confirmation service at 7 p m a pot luck supper will follow the service All members and guests are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Trelease
the Rio Grande
Pecos
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
South Plum
Trelease
Texas Employers Get Payroll Tax Reduction
Texas employers will see a 1.4 percent cut in their 1980 earned tax rate after the unemployment insurance trust fund again exceeded its $325 million ceiling. Approximately 225,000 employers, about 85 to 90 percent of covered employers, will pay the minimum payroll tax of 0.1 percent next year. Excluded are those already at the minimum rate and entities choosing reimbursement of unemployment benefits.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Nolan Ward
Ken Clapp
A.C. Shirley
Commission
Officials set for talks on coyote problem
In Austin officials convened a Texas coyote discussion led by Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus as federal and state agencies, environmentalists, and ranchers met to address growing losses among sheep and goats. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Reagan Brown framed the session noting cattle and sheep losses rise and urging effective control to protect a $120 million annual industry.
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Austin
Texas
Cecil Andrus
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Agriculture
Reagan Brown
Crane High speech team wins Pecos tournament Sweepstakes
The Crane High School speech team coached by Meta Johnson captured the Sweepstakes Trophy with 111 points at Pecos High School. Crane dominated poetry and prose, with first in Prose and Poetry and multiple podium finishes across Informative, Persuasive, and Debate. Monahans, Sonora, Alpine, Kermit, and others also placed in various events as thirteen schools entered the largest Pecos tournament to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane High School
Meta Johnson
Pecos
Monahans
Ivan Sandlin
Cagle
Nadrchal
Sonora
Wetzig
Keith
Pitchford
Arguijo
Kermit
Angela Boothe
Charlene Hardgrave
Robbie Marshall
Crane
C.T. Brazeal
Russell White
Jim Geeslin
Alpine
Mark Caffey
Felicia Wheeler
Scott Hassenfly
Pete Gallego
Mark Bradley
Annette Richardson
Fort Stockton
Kathy Favor
David Miller
Midland
Midland Lee
Kermit, Wink
van Horn
Ozona
Balmorhea
McCamey
John Clark
Mary Kay Swift
Ralph Hernandez
Informative
Brijalba Takes Post as Del Rio Assistant Band Director
Brijalba, native of Balmorhea, becomes Del Rio High School Band assistant director announced by Au relio Laing Jr. He previously led Presidio High School’s band for 18 months, is a woodwind specialist with a music degree from Sul Ross University, and moves with wife Nora to Del Rio.
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Jesse Brijalba
Balmorhea
del Rio
Aurelio Laing, Jr
Brijalba
Presidio High School
Sul Ross University
Nora
Nora Brijalba
Balmorhea Jr Livestock Show Saturday
The Balmorhea Junior Livestock Show is set for Saturday January 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the new county barn with a barbecue lunch at noon. A 30 30 rifle will be awarded by drawing. Entries include 44 lambs 18 hogs and five steers judged by Cliff Upchurch of Sul Ross State University with George Rodriguez Balmorhea High School agriculture teacher involved.
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Balmorhea
New County Barn
Cliff Upchurch
Sul Ross State University
George Rodriguez
Balmorhea High School
Homemakers Set Monthly Meeting in January
Young Homemakers will hold their monthly meeting Thursday January seventeenth at 7 30 p m in Debbi Perkins home 319 Walthall. Dot Barrett will present a program on oil painting. Members are urged to attend.
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Debbi Perkins
Walthall
Dot Barrett
4-H Leaders to Meet Today in County Courthouse
Four-H Adult Leaders Association will meet Tuesday January 15 at 7 30 p m on the second floor courtroom of the county courthouse. All members are urged to attend.
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Adult Leaders Association
Emergency Run After Man Hit by Car in Pecos
The report details an emergency run to Hector's Chevron at 801 E Third after a man was struck by a car Monday at 7:05 p.m. Pecos Ambulance Service transported the patient to Monahans. The entry also lists thefts, public intoxication arrests, and two traffic accidents with brief descriptions and times.
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Hector
Pecos
Monahans
Frank Wayne Wilson
Cactus Drive
Third and
Cedar Monday
January 1980 Pecos area club calendar notes
January calendar entries list recurring meetings for Lions Clubs Barstow Pecos and Cantaloupe City CB Club plus Senior Citizens Center events at 119 S Cedar. Others include Pecos Morning TOPS meetings, Barstow Community Center luncheons, Bible study, and various service and professional groups with dates and venues noted.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS
Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Merry Home and Garden Club
Willow
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Hickory Housing Center
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Pecos Jayceeettes
Holiday Inn
Cedar
Huff and Puff
Nebraska
Twentieth Century Club
First Presbyterian Church
Lonnie Kelly
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
White cards needed to vote in Reeves County
Mrs. Jimmie C. Preslar, Reeves County Tax Assessor-Collector, reports 1,166 voter registrations returned due to address changes or non-deliverable mail. Those voters must transfer by March 1, 1980 to receive new white registration cards valid through Feb 28, 1982. old yellow cards will be invalid for November voting. If voters did not receive a white card, they should visit the Tax Office or call 445-5473 to have a transfer card mailed.
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Jimmie C. Preslar
Reeves County
County Court House
Buses Damaged In Pecos ISD Incident
Pecos Independent School District reports three school buses suffered windshield breaks or tire cuts. Police were notified Saturday at 10 05 a.m. in Pecos. Deliberate vandalism is being investigated by local authorities.
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Pecos Independent School District
S. Park
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Rebekahs
Jamie Young
Lucens Gassett
Myrtle Evetts
Guardian
Roberta Roundtree
Jayne Robinson
Lucenl Gassett
Inside Guardian
Chaplin
Lucille Reese
Della Brown
Marshall
Ruth Armstrong
Mae Hudson
Juanice Cook
Sonia Watkins
Agnes Collins
Grace Wilborn
Reeves
St. Mark’s
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South
Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Telephone
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barret
Linda Daniel
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Ruth Wells
Ward
Loving
Culberson
Jeff Davis
Pam Weinacht
Alvin New
Mike McKeown
Malinda Vick
Carey Gradel
Bruce Hale
Fabian Mata
Linda Aguilar
James Ybarra
Ruben Levario
Sweetie Jo Preslar
Sharla Farquhar
Richard Slack
Walter Holcombe
Jay Dycus
Lena Levario
Ana Fuentes
Emily Fernandes
Wynon Clark
Jackie Gunn
Elain Capers
Mary Ella Meek
Reuben Gillespie
Jackie McGowan
Barbara Peer
Kathy Walker
Barbara McKeown
Marian Carpenter
Fran Meek
Pris McNutt
Carolyn Rankin
Harold Elder
Elizabeth Schmidt
Doug Garman
Kitty Gunn
Juan Abrigo
Catherine Ashley
Tressa Armstead
Margaret Harrell
Marlene Coleman
Reca Pigman
Zelma Cannon
Jim Gunn
Kathy Hodges
Charlotte Elrod
Christine Vela
Bob Miller
Dan Price
Raul Florez
Mary Ann Weinacht
Betty Murray
Dalton Moseley
Barbara Scown
Ray Ellis
Lynda Patterson
Keith Taylor
Mike Virgin
Manny Benavides
Geme Olibas
Richard Lynch
Dudley Bragg
Jim Pattee
Dan Ford
Steve Weaver
Judy Holland
Joyce Massey
Pecos High School
Balmorhea Jr. Livestock Show
Rosa Guerrers
Alamo
West Highway 80
Jose Antonio Flores
Thard and Cedar
Elpidia Evaro Mendoza
Sandia Road
Palmer
Ms. Mendoza
Linver Mosby, Jr
Martinez
East Third
Mosby
S. Eddy
Kents
Reeves Hospital
P.m. Ff
Circuit Board
Brownlee
FBI
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