Balmorhea News Briefs and Community Notes
Balmorhea residents hosted the Thursday Night Bridge Club at Sadie Kingston’s Toynhaile home with a salad supper and prizes for bingo. The Balmorhea school menu lists breakfasts and lunches for Jan 22 to 25, ambulance drivers and numbers to call, and fire department activity. Balmorhea AARP Chapter 2746 held its first meeting of the year with officers elected, a new president and officers installed. Q A Crenshaw underwent surgery and health nurse is visiting for blood pressure checks. Balmorhea City Council report notes sewer connections, schoolhouse work, tax collection progress, councilman resignation, and census volunteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Kingston
Toynhvale
Martha Moore
Mildred Stroade
Pat Towler
Louise Adams
Ona Graef
Nan Cate
Amy McIntire
Mildred Stroud
Balmorhea
Humphries
al Miller
Markets Turn Lower As Gold Stocks Lead Decline
New York stocks fell from session highs with the Dow Jones industrials down 2.73 at 870.05 by noon. Gold and other metals dropped sharply with gold slipping to just above 700 an ounce in London after a sharp rise the previous day. Cotton futures eased, with the NY cotton market showing midday declines and quotes for nearby contracts. The Dow Jones index for 11 a.m. showed mixed movements across sectors, with 30 Industrials down and some gains in other components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
London
New York Cotton Exchange
Dallas heads new Texas railroad district formation
Missouri Pacific Railroad reorganizes operations in Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma creating the Texas District headquartered in Dallas with Leon H. Miller as general manager and Bill E. Kerlee as assistant. The Southern District remains in Houston led by George T. Graham and Al L. Shoener with regional VP duties shared by George A. Craig. Ray J. Marshall and Robert A. Griesman are regional sales managers for Texas and Southern districts respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Dallas
Leon H. Miller
Bill E. Kerlee
Houston
George T. Graham
al L. Shoener
George A. Craig
el Paso
Alexandria
Muskogee
Okla
Laredo
Brownsville
New Orleans
Ray J. Marshall
Robert A. Griesman
Juniors Begin Rehearsals for Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon
The Junior Play rehearsals underway for Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon with faculty directors Joan Capshaw and Lynda Patterson revealing the cast. Mary Kay Swift leads as Junie Moon with Jeff Bryant Arthur Michael Jaquez Warren and Edward Holguin among the named players. Connie Dominguez Joyce Svoboda Suzy Gross Connie Crum portray Mrs Holt Minnie and John Goren. Lori Johnson and Robin Helberg also featured. Voices and understudies include Alex Lujan Jeannette Florez Lydia Cabral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junie Moon
Joan Capshaw
Lynda Patterson
Mary Kay Swift
Jeff Bryant
Arthur
Michael Jaquez
Warren
Edward Holguin
Mario
Kirkland
Connie Dominguez
Joyce Svoboda
Miss Holt
Suzy Gross
Oxford
Connie Crum
Minnie
Joel Roman
John Goren
Robin Helberg
Marilyn
Neil James
Sidney Wyner
Lori Johnson
Gregory
Alex Lujan
Jeannette Florez
Lydia Cabral
Reeves County funding requests reviewed by panels
The Community Council of Reeves County reports applications for funding continuation of the Administration and General Programming grant and the Saragosa Balmorhea Head Start Program. The Human Resources Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday January 29 at 1 p.m. and the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission Board of Directors on Wednesday February 13 at 1 30 p.m. Both meetings are in the PBRPC office conference room at the Terminal. Public comments will be forwarded to the funding agency after the board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Council of
Reeves County
Human Resources Advisory Committee
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Board of Directors
PBRPC
High School Weekly Schedule Highlights Events
Tuesday seniors meet with the annual staff for a short briefing. Wednesday students vote for Most Handsome and Most Beautiful. Seniors order invitations with a $10 deposit. Thursday National Honor Society dinner at 7 pm and Reeves County Teachers Credit Union meeting at 7:30 pm in the High School Auditorium. Friday and Saturday FFA and 4 H participate in the Reeves Loving County Junior Livestock Show. Saturday speech team travels to Monahans for a tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Honor Society
Reeves County Teachers Credit Union
FFA
Reeves-Loving County
Monahans
Buffalo Trail Council to Meet in Midland Banquet
Buffalo Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America schedules its fifty sixth meeting and banquet for Friday January 25 at the First Presbyterian Church Midland. Merle Krulish Dallas regional director will speak. Council officers for 1980 to be elected and four Silver Beaver Awards to be presented. Oleg Hedrick Midland president to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Texas
Midland
Merle Krulish
Dallas
Krulish
South Central
West
Oleg Hedrick
Texas vegetable harvests fall in acres while values rise
The 1979 Texas Crop and Livestock Report shows harvest of 188 390 acres of 14 fresh market vegetables and melons valued at 236 532 000 dollars. Acreage dropped five percent from 1978, but value rose four percent. Lead crops by value were onions, cabbage, cantaloupes, carrots and watermelons. Onions earned 50.5 million, cantaloupes spring 22.8 million, watermelons 22.1 million. Texas ranked third in onions and first in onions, spinach and watermelons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Reagan V. Brown
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Luna named Soldier of the Month at Brooke Army Medical Center
Roberto Luna, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ysabel Luna Sr., 121 N. Pecan, Fort Sam Houston Texas, was named Soldier of the Month for Brooke Army Medical Center for his soldierly appearance knowledge and performance of duties. A psychiatrist counselor he entered the Army in October 1974 and is a 1974 Pecos High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Roberto Luna
Ysabel Luna Sr
N. Pecan
Brooke Army Medical Center
Luna
Department of Psychiatry
Army
Pecos High School
Cash grain futures quotes for Chicago markets
Wheat No 2 hard red winter 4.27 and half. No 2 soft red winter 4.37 and a half. Corn No 2 yellow 2.53 and a quarter in hopper, 2.44 and a half in box. Oats No 2 heavy 1.64 and a half. Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.25. On Monday No 2 yellow corn was quoted 2.53 in hop per and 2.44 in box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
January 1980 Pecos area club meeting calendar
A readable calendar list shows weekly meetings for Lions, Lions Den, Amistad Lions, Pecos Optimist and AA Al-Non, TOPS groups, Barstow Lions, BPW, Rio Pecos Extension Club, Pecos Jayceeettes, Rotary, Jaycees, and senior citizens activities at the Cedar Street center, with times ranging noon to evening and notes on biweekly or first and third Tuesday schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
S. Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Hickory Housing Center
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Pecos Jayceeettes
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Modern Study Club
Missouri
Nan Cate
Merry Wives Club
Jefferson
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Fire and theft incidents reported in Pecos summary
A fire was reported Monday night at mile marker 53 involving an 18 wheeler. Gill Industries near Highway 17 faced a butane tank leak early Monday. An ambulance was called for a man with a burned hand but hospital transfer was not needed. A five gallon gas can vanished from a 1975 green Ford pickup. A break in at Arnold and Clark Chemical damaged about 1000 bags of drilling mud and materials, valued at roughly $6,000. An unnamed vehicle struck the left rear door of Felipe R. Loera’s parked 1964 beige Buick and fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Fire Department
Gill Industries
Pecos
John Robert Sullivan
1618 Cowan
Arnold and Clark Chemical Company
Moore
Felipe R. Loera
Orange
Missing calf and pipe theft reported near Pecos
Sheriff Dave Anderson reported a missing black heifer calf nine miles south of Pecos on 869. The calf was shot and loaded into a vehicle. Bob Bowens later reported 11 joints of pipe worth 275 dollars missing from a barn at Pecos Valley Cattle Company southwest of Pecos. BURGLARY Sally Gomez reported 800 dollars in tools stolen from Gomez Service Station on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Anderson
Sheriff’s Office
Pecos
Bob Bowens
Sheriff's Office
Sally Gomez
N. Cedar
Gomez
S. Cedar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Hoffman
Allen Gilbert
Chris Gilbert
Tommie Martinez
Kalmorhea Aarp
Irene Hunter
Cecil Kingston
Mildred Trada
Lillian Pfeifer
Daisy Cox
Louis Collins
Helen Humphries
Loraine Collins
Q.A. Crenshaw
Ft. Stockton
Elva Salgado
Tony Herrera
Eagle
Tressa Armstead
Robert Hinojos
A.m
Indus
New Railroad District
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Linda Daniel
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Ruth Wells
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Reeves
Pecos Enterprise
Jack and
Jill
Occuit Board AsSembly
Brownlee
SMT
Sheriff's Report
Barstow
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