Braswell Freight Lines moves to Pecos relay point
Dallas firm relocates operations to Pecos effective Jan 6, shifting the Dallas Abilene Pecos El Paso route. Thirty drivers, including 27 year veterans Lewis Stillwell and Everett Murphy, transfer from Odessa and Yuma with wages around 2500 dollars monthly. Officials plan February visits for public relations. A 20 gauge shotgun was reported stolen from a pickup at a local bank.
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Pecos
Braswell Freight Lines
Dallas
el Paso
Braswell
Odessa
Warren Davenport
Davenport
Yuma
Ariz
Lewis Stillwell
Everett Murphy
Riley McMeans
Murphy
McMeans
Pete Gould
Ken Hill
Tucson
Odesssa
Nickey Hahn
J.W. Jones
J. D. Graves
Roper’s
Buddy Cole
L.A. Richards
N. Alamo St
Box testimony stains Henley confession in Houston murders
In a Houston pretrial hearing, lawyer Will Gray argues a Pasadena ex policeman’s testimony jeopardizes admission of Henley’s box confession. Witnesses recount Henley’s Aug. 9 statements and the so called body box used to transport corpses, with prosecutors aiming to link hair evidence to Henley and Corll.
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Jim Barlow
Associated Press
Houston
Elmer Wayne Henley
Pasadena
Henley
Will Gray
William Moore
Gray
Carol Vance
Moore
William Hatten
Dean
Corll
Edwin L. Goad
Goad
Texas
Mullican
Vance
Hatten
Brooks
Sandhills District Wins Lorilard Spencer Award at Midland Banquet
The Sandhills District of Boy Scouts of America will receive the Lorilard Spencer award for meeting goals at a Midland council banquet tonight. Alden Barber will present the award, with Bill Hofman and John Clardy to be honored at a 6 p.m. reception. The 7 p.m. program includes the Silver Beaver to Rev. David Northcutt of Pecos, who becomes district chairman. Tickets are available from Spence January or Northcutt.
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Sandhills
Boy Scouts of America
Lorilard Spencer
Midland
Alden Barber
Barber
Bill Hofman
South Central
John Clardy
Area IV
David Northcutt
Pecos
Spence January
First Presbyterian Church
Santa Fe sells Pecos rail line communications system
A private party bought the Santa Fe private telephone lines and poles used between Pecos depot and Carlsbad and has completed tearing it down. Santa Fe says it will not abandon the track, noting occasional use through interlining with Missouria Pacific in Pecos. The buyer’s identity and price were not disclosed.
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Santa Fe Railways
Pecos
Carlsbad
Santa Fe
Missour Pacific
TV Theft At Ortiz Home On Oak Street
Police reports state a 19 inch television set ten dollars in cash and a blender were stolen from Marian Lujan Ortiz at 1102 S Oak St. The theft occurred while the family was away and was not found until they returned late Wednesday night, police chief Gene Martin said.
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Marian Lujan Ortiz
S. Oak St
Gene Martin
Unseasonable Warmth Persists Amid Weather Storms
Low clouds and 87 degree heat persist in Pecos and West Texas as a new storm threatens coast onshore. showers moisten the Panhandle and Southeast Texas fogs. National Weather Service forecasters warn of gale winds and heavy rain. Oregon and Northern California incur more than 35 million dollars in damage with 15 deaths reported. Canyonville relay station wreck, mudslides, and drownings target rescue efforts. Government declares several Northern California counties disaster areas.
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Pecos
Texas
Associated Press
California
W.£. Benkman
National Weather Service
Seattle
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Pacific Northwest Bell Co
Canyonville
Douglas County
John T. Truett
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Bradswell
Abilene
Eeca
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Dean Corll
David Owen Brooks
San Augustine
Gulf of Mexico
High Island
Tex
David Mullican
Sidney Smith
Smith
Highway Patrol
Fendant Henley
Vail
Panhandle
Canyon Creek
Kenneth Allan Thomas
Medford
Griffin Creek
Rogue River
Washington County
Emergency Planning Center
Marion
Tillamook
Ronald Reagan
Coats
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