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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1979
Page
2
The Guidance and Counseling Department at Pecos High School will sponsor a workshop for students and parents tonight. School officials encourage attendance to discuss academic planning and student support resources.
Funeral services for Leland O. Mauldin will be held Friday January 19 at 2 p m at Calvary Baptist Church in Tulsa Texas under Wallace Funeral Home direction. He was born October 12 1908 and longtime Pecos resident. Survived by wife Iole daughter Janice Smitherman Tulia three sisters and four grandchildren.
Reeves County Young Homemakers gather at 7 30 tonight at Martha Dudley 1104 S Plum College for a Planning and Financial Aid Workshop in Pecos High School library for juniors and seniors and their parents The program covers post high school options goals and financing aid details with presenters Carolyn McNeil David Dutchover and Linda Bafidis Dutchover and Mrs Bafidis provide Spanish interpretation
New York stocks slipped early but recovered to a modest midday gain. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 837.32, up 3.12, as of noon. Futures and grain quotes moved, with No 2 hard red winter wheat at 3.46 and cotton futures higher in midday dealings led by Mar, May, and Jul contracts.
The Annual Balmorhea Fat Stock Show will be held Saturday January 20 at 10 a.m. Approximately 16 lambs and six hogs will be shown. A beef barbecue will follow the show.
Frank N Apolinar Jr urges Pecos city to drop the $25,000 north stands remodel for the rodeo grounds and instead fund year round recreational facilities for young adults. He argues the city should invest in varied activities rather than a single annual event and emphasizes giving youth broader opportunities.
A notice announces a change of venue for the Sheltered Workshop Study Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday January 23. The gathering moves to the County Commissioners Court on the third floor of the County Court House from W D Faulkner's office, with the 10 o'clock start time unchanged.
Jane Ross district court clerk announces a new juror panel for Reeves County. Jurors list includes Jesusita F. Quiroz Jim E. Miller Larry R. Humphries Joe Garcia Manuela Rey Willie Hester and many others from Balmorhea Saragosa and Toyahvale to report January 23 at 9 a.m. at Reeves County Courthouse. The minutes also note county finances review for October 1976 to December 1978 with Eva Grammer treasurer款
Weekly calendar lists Lions Club Optimist Club and Rotary meetings at Pecos venues. AA and Al Non meet Tuesday with open Friday sessions. TOPS groups meet Reeves and old Senior Citizen Center. Barstow Lions and Rio Pecos Extension also noted. Balmorhea events include fat stock show Saturday and telephone numbers provided for contact.
At 12:31 p.m. on January 17 Pecos Volunteer Fire Department sent three units to a fire at the Phillips 66 plant six miles east of Orla. A tall separator tower exploded injuring Gary Skelton 29 of Barstow who was taken to Reeves County Hospital for burns. A second call at 9:55 p.m. reported a grease fire at 806 E Third causing ceiling, heat and smoke damage to the restaurant with no loss estimate. An ambulance reduced the injured worker to hospital.
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