Balmorhea Livestock Show Names Champion Lamb Winners
The Balmorhea FFA and 4-H Livestock Show honored Dawn Meacham as grand champion lamb exhibitor with reserve going to Danny Carrillo. Swine division grand champion Pilar Montoya and reserve Lucas Carrillo. Richard Powell of Alpine judged the event and Pecos Feed & Supply Store funded the Showmanship Award to Danny Carrillo. Included results list Finewool Light Weight winner Julian Fuentes Ramon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Powell
Alpine
Dawn Meacham
Danny Carrillo
Pilar Montoya
Lucas Carrillo
Pecos Feed & Supply Store
Julian Fuentes
Ramon
Clear Skies Over Texas Amid Mild Conditions
The report notes clear skies and pleasant weather across Texas with only scattered clouds in the Panhandle and Lower Rio Grande Valley. Temperatures ranged from a chilly 19 at Dalhart to 52 in Brownsville, with higher readings up to 78 at Presidio. A cool snap is forecast for late week.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Dalhart
Brownsville
Presidio
Big Bend
West Virginia
Balmorhea Sheep Show Crowned Champions
Finewool class crowned Clarence Bryan as Grand Champion with Monnie Sanchez as Reserve. Crossbred light and heavy weights led by Alexa Gallego Dawn Meacham and Larry Garcia. Grand Crossbred champion Alexa Gallego with Reserve Dawn Meacham. Medium wool titles awarded to Dawn Meacham Danny Carrillo and Alexa Gallego. Dorset and Southdown classes place Danny Carrillo Joe Hinojosa Jose Rodriguez Rosa Sanchez Juan Ornelas and David Matta.
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Finewool
Clarence Bryan
Monnie Sanchez
Ismael Lujan
Cham
Pion
Larry Garcia
Jimmy Garcia
Ricky Montes
Alexa Gallego
Dawn Meacham
Danny Carrillo
Alexa
Noon market roundup shows modest gains across indices
The noon Dow up 3.07 to 966.67 amid light volume as IBM declares a quarterly dividend of 2.50 a share. Big Board sector averages edge higher, cotton futures rise, and grain prices retreat in Chicago futures updates.
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New York
International Business Machines
Wall
IBM
Brunswick
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Indus
New York Cotton Exchange
Water depletion charted in Floyd County by TWDB report
TWDB releases Report 211 An Analytical Study of the Ogallala Aquifer in Floyd County projecting groundwater decline through 2020. The study, by A Wayne Wyatt Ann E Bell and Shelly Morrison, shows storage drop from 8.8 million acre feet in 1974 to 3.3 million by 2020 with increased pumping lifts and costs. Copies are available from the Texas Water Development Board.
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Austin
Floyd County
Texas Water Development Board
TWDB
James M. Rose
Ogallala
A. Wayne Wyatt
Ann E. Bell
Shelly Morrison
Rose
High Plains
P.O. Box
Texas
Barbs on travel costs and postal service woes
The column jokes that going broke funds travel, mocks the postal service’s condition, and advises to check insurance before fixing a roof leak to avoid ladder falls. The tone is sardonic and observational about everyday expenses and mishaps.
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Phil Pastoret
Residents fear zoning change near homes sparks night traffic concerns
Neighbors object to a proposed C-2 area use near their homes citing fear of all night truck stops beer parlors liquor stores and gas stations. Residents worry increased through traffic could endanger children. City Manager Maxey notes council rarely overrules zoning board.
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Jimmy Kelly
Thtreets
Jimmy Calhoun
J.J. Maxey
Stockton Chamber Banquet Sells Out With Reagan Brown Talk
The Stockton Chamber of Commerce banquet sells 464 tickets for the annual event at 7 28 p m Tuesday in the junior high school cafeteria. Reagan Brown special assistant to Gov Dolph Briscoe will be guest speaker. Outstanding citizen award and outgoing board members are honored.
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Stockton
Chamber of Commerce
Reagan Brown
Dolph Briscoe
Bob Gray
Jean Hoffman
Tom Polson
Bill Rawls
Jake Warr
Joe Arias
Federal court actions in Reeves County jail cases
Federal court records show multiple arrests in Reeves County for marijuana possession with intent to distribute and importation. Names include Albert Lopez of Los Angeles age 33 and Richard Cortez of Cactus 22 with bonds set at 50000. Also Edgar Dyer George Patton Marguerite Contreras and Oscar Baeza linked to the Dyer act and stolen vehicle cases with bonds of 15000 each. Martin Morones of Dallas 27 faces 40000 bond for 200 pounds marijuana. County court listings show theft by check and marijuana possession cases. several driving while intoxicated charges. Local notices include an assault on a peace officer. a hit-and-run incident. and community calendar items for Pecos.
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Reeves County
Albert Lopez
Los Angeles
Cal
Richard Cortez
Cactus
George Cortez
Amarillo
Edgar Dyer
George Patton
Hobbs
Marguerite Contreras
Oscar Baeza
Ojinaga
Malfa
FBI
Martin Morones
Dallas
Border Patrol
Marfa
Pallanes Hired as Assistant to Humane Officer
Jimmy Pallanez joins Humane Officer Ramon Ornelas as an assistant. He will cover the 3 to 11 p.m. shift, with Police Chief Charlie Smith aiming to curb dogs running at large around 5 p.m.
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Jimmy Pallanez
Ramon Ornelas
Pallanez
Charlie Smith
Downtown power outage prompts maintenance note
A three minute power outage occurred downtown around 9 15 a m due to a malfunctioning relay during routine maintenance. Glenn Ford with Community Public Service Co. said the fault disrupted downtown mainly and the outage lasted about three minutes.
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Glenn Ford
Community Public Service Co
Ford
County Depository bids authorized. next meeting set
The Commissioners Court at its January term 1977 authorized written bids for a County Depository for county and trust funds. Bids open February 14 1977 with contracts to be entered as provided by law. Also notice of zoning appeal in Pecos Texas by Edwin Sheek for occupancy certification and a public hearing February 3 1977 at 7 PM at City Hall.
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Commissioners Court
Commissioners’ Court
Cecil Cothrun
Dale Toone
Catherine Ashley
Reeves County
Texas
Public Hearing on Zoning Exception for Pecos Barber Shop
Lewis Woodare of 102 E 9th Pecos Texas seeks a certificate of occupancy for Lot 12 Block 20 College Addition Pecos City Reeves County in an R3 district to operate a barber shop all day while awaiting purchase of a new lot. He requests a special exception to the Zoning Ordinance Case 201E for January 25 or 31 1977 at 7 00 PM in City Hall J Maxey.
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Edwin Sheek
S. Park
Pecos
Texas
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Pecos City
Reeves County
Park
Ester Walker
Gertie Martin
Lewis Woodare
E 9Th
College
Notice of Intended Transfer of Yucca Sales Assets
On January 1, 1977 the entire assets of Yucca Sales at 1212 South Cedar Street Pecos Reeves County Texas will transfer to Yucca Sales Incorporated also at 1212 South Cedar Street Pecos Reeves County Texas. The new corporation will assume debts and be solvent. Dated November 9 1976 Bennie W Babb Owner and Bennie W Babb President. January 25 1977 and February 1977.
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Yucca Sales
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Reeves County
Texas
Yucca Sales, Incorporated
Bennie W. Babb
Bennie W Babb
Yucca Sales Incorporated
Pecos Enterprise
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