Youth admits setting fire to Bean replica
A 14 year old Pecos boy admitted starting a fire that destroyed the Judge Roy Bean replica in the city park. He was taken into custody about 2:45 AM and held on charges of carrying a prohibited weapon and receiving stolen merchandise. He also confessed to breaking into Holmes Service station on Jan 17.
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Bean
Pecos
Judge Roy Bean
First
Oak Streets
Dickie Wadley
Jim Breese
Fourth Street
Wadley
Charles Smith
Holmes
Third
Hackberry Streets
Farmers Seek Relief Proposals At Pecos Meeting
Farmers and their wives gathered in the Reddy Room to map relief steps, focusing on FHA emergency loans, Pecos cotton price fluctuations, proposed legislation, and the Texas Oil and Gas gas contract. Attendees included Jess Daffron, Jack Bowers, and Jack Phillips of the FHA, with Mike Burkholder and Bob Bickley voicing sharp concerns.
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Reddy Room
FHA
Pecos
Texas Oil and Gas
Jess Daffron
Richard ©. White
Jack Bowers
Jack Phillips
Farmer
Jury summons for civil trials in 143rd District Court
A list of 125 residents summoned to serve as civil juror prospects has been released by clerk Jane Ross. Those chosen to report at 9 a.m. Feb 3 include Mrs Frank Shorter, Joe Ortega, Mrs John K Oglesby, Santiago Ornelas, Mrs C J Kesey, Mrs Brookie Frances Key, William E Joy, David Glover, Kendall W Osborn, Pedro Garcia Jr, Mrs Augustine Fuentes, J D Justis, Armando Gra-
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143Rd District Court
Jane Ross
Frank Shorter
Joe Ortega
John K. Oglesby
Santiago Ornelas
C.J. Kesey
Brookie Frances Key
William E. Joy
David Glover
Kendall W. Osborn
Pedro Garcia Jr
Augustine Fuentes
J.D. Justis
Armando Gra
Ginnings totals rise this week with 47,794 to date
Total ginnings to date climbed to 47,794 this week, down from 54,831 a year ago. The breakdown shows Ree ves Upland with 37,060, Pecos County Upland 5,010, Presidio Upland 1,080, and Area Pima 4,644. The 5 week bale total reached 2,009 as of the current period.
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Reeves Upland
Pecos County
Presidio Upland
Students enter math tourney at Andrews
Twelve Pecos High School students will attend the annual Andrews Mathematics Tournament on Saturday sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Bounds, Evelyn Langston, and Jerry Workman. They depart at 6 30 A M and return late that afternoon. Contests include number sense slide rule mathematics student congress and science.
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Pecos High School
Andrews
Andrews High School
George Bounds
Evelyn Langston
Jerry Workman
West Texas sees mixed moisture from snow to drizzle
A weather summary notes Pecos area soaking with .70 inch in soil from late season moisture, while eastward rain and fog spread across West Texas. Temperatures cooled from a high of 43 to a low of 27 as fog delayed traffic near Pecos River and bridges iced over. Reeves Memorial Hospital reported 140 percent occupancy with 37 patients and rising surgical cases, reflecting a sustained January surge.
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Pecos
Pecos River
Far West
Texas
Associated Press
West
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Jerry Taylor
Taylor
Fort Davis
West Texas
Alpine
New Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Macon
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Carolinas
Oregon
Dakotas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Montana
West German controls block Middle East takeovers in major firms
West Germany moved to curb foreign investment in key industries after Iran and Kuwait built stakes in Daimler Benz and Krupp. Chancellor Schmidt backed a vigilante approach led by Deutsche Bank to veto large foreign acquisitions, signaling concern over one sided foreign control of vital parts of the economy. Strong entities include Daimler Benz Krupp Iran Kuwait Deutsche Bank and Chancellor Schmidt.
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BOM
West Germany
Middle East
Iran
Krupp Steel Works
Kuwait
Daimler-Benz Auto Company
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Daimler
Mercedes
Bonn
Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt
Parliament
Daimler-Benz
Franz Heinrich Ulrich
Deutsche Bank
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Phillips
Mike Burkholder
Burkholder
Bob Bickley
Bickley
Talmadge
Congressman White
Trans-Pecos
A.B. Foster
Luis Reyes
Arturo Reyes
Walter Rust
John L. Correll, Jr
Rosemary Strain
Ismael Dominguez
Mary Varela
Gloria Marquez
Jose Perez
James A. Moss
George E. Marcy
James R. Brown
Eugene Kelly
Ira Ornelas
Adam O. Garcia
Pedro Licon
O.H. Beauchamp
Darrell Grogan
Iris E. Reddick
Larry Spitzer
Jesse Martinez
Paul McCanne
C.E. Leeson
L.K. Rankin
Katie Villesca
Dicky Wadley
C.W. Winterrowd
Howell Scull
Peggy Jane Thigpen
W.W. Teague
Rodolfo L. Nunez
Joe S
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