Flower shop owner shares life and business story
Marie Jackson, a Pecos Tex businesswoman born 1913, runs Four Season's Flower Shop at 1306 S Eddy St after buying Imperial Flower Shop in 1974 and renaming it. She trained at Chris Bradshaw School of Floral Design in El Paso in 1970, opens first shop in 1971, and continues design studies in Lubbock and Abilene. She emphasizes helping customers choose arrangements, employs two staff members, and offers fresh, silk, and dried flowers with wedding rentals.
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Marie Jackson
S. Palm St
Chris Bradshaw
el Paso
S. Eddy St
West Third
Melba Toone
Lubbock
Abilene
California
South America
Jackson
Robert Hinojos
Sidney Sadler long served Pecos schools as principal
Sidney Sadler, born July 4 1923 in Waco, has been Pecos leader at Bessie Haynes Elementary since 1969, after teaching at Carver School from 1949. A former athlete and Army veteran, he led schedules, staffing, and purchases while guiding 589 students and 37 teachers with 11 aides. He and wife Billie, also a teacher, reside at 1122 Mesquite St with four children.
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Sidney Sadler
Bessie Haynes
Sadler
Pecos
George Washington Carver School
Waco
Moore High School
Sam Houston College
Austin
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
U.S. Army
Billie Sample
Fort Worth
Carver
Homer Graham
Graham
Gome Olibas
Wanda Davis
TSTA
Texas Elementary
Scouts of America
Governor of Texas
Criminal Justice Council
Community Chest
Buffalo Trail Council
The
Athletic Association
Billie
Friendship Methodist Church
Mesquite St
Cecil
Sylvia
San Antonio
Michael
Sul Ross
Cynthia
University of Texas In
Robert Hinojos
Balmorhea AARP Meeting Highlights and Health Clinic
Balmorhea AARP held its January meeting with Irene Hunter presiding. Officers include Nancy Towery and Loraine Collins. fourteen members attended. committees selected. a second vice president may be nominated next meeting. A district workshop in Alpine was announced and visitors welcomed. Blood clinic tests and shots were offered for residents and students. The article notes a district water board election set for Saturday at the Community Clubrooms.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Irene Hunter
Nancy Towery
Loraine Collins
Charles Towery
Treasure
Cecil Kingston
Chaplin
Nora Brijalba
Teresa Moore
Cassie Farrington
Frankie Kingston
Hazel Humphries
Louis Collins
Bertha Fortson
Lillian Pfeiffer
Louis Adams
Alpine
AARP
Balmorhea
Tom and
Loraine Leavitt
Pennsylvania
Catherine Posey
Graef Ranch
Louise Adams
Stocks drift lower as exchanges open late in snowstorm
New York stocks moved downward after a metropolitan snowstorm caused the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange to open two hours late. The Dow fell 7.63 to 778.67 as 672 advances and 699 declines logged, with 483 unchanged. NYSE composite slipped 0.22 to 49.82 while AMEX declined 0.40 to 121.59. Wheat and grain prices were listed for Chicago markets.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Wall Street
NYSE
Old Fashion Revival Set for Sunday in Pecos
The Rev. Donald Cabler of United Pentecostal Church on 11th Street and Willow invites Pecos area residents to an Old Fashion Revival. Rev. N W Thompson of United Pentecostal Church Clarendon Texas will conduct the revival starting Sunday at 7 p m and continuing nightly until Sunday January 29 at the same hour.
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Donald Cabler
United Pentecostal Church
11Th Street
Willow
Pecos
N.W. Thompson
Clarendon
Texas
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Ilth and
Calendar of Pecos area events week listings
Calendar of coming events for Pecos area with meetings at Evening Lions Club Amistad Lions Club Cantaloupe City CB Club and more. Highlights include Farmers Round Table at Barstow Community Center with extension specialists as guests and regular club meetings at Saragosa Hall and the Holiday Inn. </s>
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Optimist Club
Saragosa Hall
Lions Club
Holiday Inn
School Menu For Next Week
The weekly school menu lists meals for Monday and Thursday with items including Pizza and Bar-B-Que Weiners on Monday and Hamburger on bun plus Turkey pot pie on Thursday. Each meal includes sides such as corn beans salad fries rice and desserts with milk.
Dog bite report and assorted emergency calls
Mary Lou Salcido reported a dog bite incident involving Ronnie Salcido on the left side of his back at 112 S. Mulberry St. An ambulance was called at 1:21 a.m. Thursday from Flat Top Farms. Fire calls included a house fire at Red Bluff at 2:34 p.m. and a chimney fire at 1500 Iowa St. at 7:48 p.m. Thursday.
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Mary Lou Salcido
S. Mulberry St
Ronnie Salcido
Flat Top Farms
Red Bluff
Iowa St
FFA Boys Stock Show At District Barns
District barns host the FFA Boys stock show and barbe cue. Two new directors will be elected at the event.
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FFA
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State Uni-Serve
Downtown
Lion's Club
Hecker
Church of the Nazarene
S. Park
Rachel Doris
Thelma Lawrence
Nora Brisalba
Community Service Center
Merel Payne
Chas. Towery
San Angelo
Nancy Henderson
Brandi
Cross Plains
District Water Board
Chicago
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
A.m
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Carter
Reeves
Ward, Loing
Culberson
Jett Counties
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