Scout leaders named to council in Buffalo Trail event
Jerry Swain and Steven Sweet were named Buffalo Trail Council At-Large Members. The 55th Annual Recognition Banquet at University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa featured speaker G. E. Thompson. Silver Beaver honors went to Marvin Eastman Edwin H. Magruder Jr J W Wadley and William R Cregar. Approximately 250 adults attended as Oley Hedrick Jr became Council President for 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Jerry Swain
Steven Sweet
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Odessa
G.E
Tommy) Thompson
Kermit
Oleg Hedrick
Midland
Boy Scout Council
Marvin Eastman
Edwin H. Magruder, Jr
J.W
Dub) Wadley
William R
Bill) Cregar
Big Spring
Hubert Cargile
Snyder
Oley Hedrick, Jr
Don Jones
John Crosby, Jr
K.D. van Horn
J. Arnold Marshall
Homer Stewart
Ron Farquhar
Robert Hurt
Lone Star
George Eng
Chaparral
Steve Poynor
Comanche Trails
A.O. Thomas
Sand Hills
Charles Henderson
Lone Buffalo
Cecil Garrett
Fort Davis
Big Bend
Robert F. Bailey
Robert Leibrock
Charles Hays
Tom Watson
Joel Hamlett
Conrad Dunagan
Monahans
Steve Late
Fred Crawford
Joe Young
Seldon Hensley
Stocks drift modestly as banks cut loan rates on pace for prime change
New York markets were little moved at midday with the Dow Jones 30 rising 0.17 to 855.94 as banks cut broker loan rates from 11% to 11/8%. The NYSE composite eased 0.05 to 56.80 while AmEx slipped 0.16 to 14. Cotton futures also rose with No 2 futures higher by about 73 points to 60.84 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Stone Container
Boise Cascade
Mobil
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
A.m
Indus
Permits Issued for Free Firewood at Lincoln National Forest
A free personal-use wood cutting area opens in Guadalupe Ranger District Nelton Canyon Area. About 150 permits issued. ~500 cords available. First come basis. no charge. Obtain at Federal Building Room 103 Carlsbad. Snow and rain hinder access. area closes Feb 24. cutting deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln National Forest
Guadalupe
Nelton Canyon
Federal Building
Room 103
Carlsbad
Pecos Man Enlists In U S Army
Sam McKinley Hudson of Pecos joined the U S Army on December 16 and departed January 23 after training in armor crewman duties. He currently trains at Fort Knox Kentucky and will be assigned to the Third Armor Cavalry at Fort Bliss El Paso. Hudson aims to use Army education benefits for college study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McKinley Hudson
Robbie Hicks
5Th St
Pecos
U.S. Army
Hudson
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Third Armor Cavalry
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Keystone class holds meeting at First Baptist Church
The Keystone Sunday School class met Thursday night January 25 at Mrs. Ray Kesey’s 6 Winding Way home. Devotion by class president Mrs. Howard Davis. Class teacher is Mrs. Richard Naylor. Attendees included 16 named ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
First Baptist Church
Ray Kesey
Winding Way
Howard Davis
Richard Naylor
Joe Gray
John Wright
Anthon Woods
Henry Green
Jimmie Johnson
R.D. Hildreth
R.B. Massey
Banky Stocks
Carl
Weather Outlook for West Texas Calls for Cold Pattern
Extended forecast notes considerable cloudiness and continued unseasonably cold across most areas through Saturday. Snow chances in the north and rain in the south later in the week. Highs range from the 30s in the north to the 50s in the south. Lows dip to the teens and 20s in the north and mountains, with the 30s south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Balmorhea City Council halves bills and votes on dates
Balmorhea City Council met at City Hall with Mayor Helen Humphries and council members. The insurance damage claim for the City Hall roof was approved. A Southwestern Telephone Company rate increase was denied. The city election is set for April 7 at the Senior Citizens Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Corina Brijalba named election judge with Sally Dominguez and Mildred Trada as clerks and Fidila Jasso as alternate. Absentee voting begins Feb. 5 at city hall. Sewage hook ups discussed as main line nears completion. Fire department logged 32 calls using 19,220 gallons water and 1,895 miles. Ambulance crews listed for Jan 26–Feb 2 and Feb 2–Feb 9. Health Clinic at Senior Citizens Center served 34 people with complete physicals. The Balmorhea Federal Credit Union announces its Feb 6 annual meeting at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center with Pat Brij alba Jr. elected president. new directors and a credit committee member will be chosen. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kingston relocate from Mississippi. Pecos teachers credit union meeting noted. Notables: Frances Clark and husband visited Balmorhea Lake cabin. Don Jones and family visited relatives. Q.A. Crenshaw and family spent Sunday in Fort Stockton with new grandson Jeff Wofford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea
Helen Humphries
Linda Bryan
Billy Lozano
al Miller
Clemente Alvarez
Southwestern Telephone Company
Senior Citizens Center
Corina Brijalba
Sally Dominguez
Mildred Trada
Fidila Jasso
City Hall
Gary Lofton
Delbert Mooney
Tana Oates
Tony Parker
Chuck Markham
Buddy Bryan
Charley Oates
Balmorhea Federal Credit Union
Pat Brijalba, Jr
Pecos Students Shine At Monahans Speech Tournament
Thirteen Pecos High School students competed against 12 schools at the Monahans Invitational Speech Tournament on Saturday January 27 earning multiple awards. Connie Walden won first in poetry interpretation, Alice Speh earned second in prose, John Clark took third in informative speaking with Pam Weinacht fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Monahans
Pecos
Connie Walden
Alice Speh
John Clark
Pam Weinacht
Clark
January 1979 Calendar Page Brief
A compact OCR fragment shows a January 1979 calendar layout with days of the week and numbered dates. The note resembles a newspaper calendar page listing events or reminders for the month in a period voice.
Community group meeting schedule Pecos area clubs
Weekly notices list Pecos Lions Club Amistad Lions Club and other groups meeting at Pecos Inn Lions Den Saragosa Hall and more with times 7 p m to 8 p m plus open meetings and phone contacts 445 4611 447 3655 Balmorhea 375 2508 Barstow TOPS Senior Citizens Center and Rotary Outlook with dates weekly. Friday Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 p m 125 S Oak St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulswati Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Old Senior Citizen Center
Hickory
Eddy St
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Federated Women's Club
Chris Hinz
Downtown
Lions Club
Holiday Inn
S. Cedar Huff and
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Grass fire and medical incidents report Pecos area
The Pecos area reports a grass fire at 1502 S Eddy at 4 24 p m on Jan 27. Joseph Y Miles 65 assistant manager collapsed at Hoban Trans Pecos Warehouse and was treated transported to Reeves County Hospital. Miles a native of Alpine born July 5 1913 moved to Pecos in 1977 survived by two sons. EMERGENCY ambulance transported another patient to Reeves County Hospital. Police cited a 17 year old for speeding and no license after a Jan 21 collision on Starley Drive near Ivy Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
S. Eddy
Hoban-Trans Pecos
Joseph Y. Miles
Pecos Funeral Home
Miles
Alpine
el Paso
Reeves County Hospital
Veterans Blvd
Ivy
Starley Drive
Teague
Oklahoma man held in Reeves County jail on enticement charge
James Orberry Sherrin aged 19 of Ada Oklahoma remained in Reeves County Detention Facility Pecos in lieu of 2500 bond after appearing before a local justice of the peace on a charge of enticing a child. He was remanded to custody of Sheriff Raul Florez pending further court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Reeves County
Pecos
Justice of the Peace
Annual livestock sale sets record with top steers price
The Reeves-Loving County Junior Livestock Show paired with the annual sale raised a record 55780.50 for participants. Melissa Gholson exhibited the Grand Champion Steer sold for 2762.50 to Midland Livestock, with many named buyers and savaged consignments across multiple pens and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves-Loving County
Melissa Gholson
Midland Livestock
Pecos
Gr. Champ
Res
Champ Hog
Safeway
Michele Lee
Reeves Co
Jerry Hardwick
S.D. Lamb
West Texas Co-Op
Terri Hamilton
Ch. F. Lamb
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Pecos Man
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Pecos Enterprise
Area News
Robert Hernandez
Virginia A. Stacey
Texas State Teachers Association
16Th
Congressional District
Richard C. White
Congress
Robert Hinojos
Scott Armstrong
Davis
Naylor
Kesey
Thelma Lawrence
Rachel Davis
Mary Urquidez
Bill Kingston
Mississippi
Cayanosa
Amy McIintire
Dicky Schloemer
Patty Towler
Teachers Credit Union
Itel
Mr. and
Mrs. Chain
Frances Clark
Balmorhea Lake
San Angelo
Deke’’ Jones
Q.A. Crenshaw
Fort Stockton
Jeff
Jimmie Wofford
Pat McKeown
Gayla Bolling
Mike McKeown
Ann Fuentes
Lena Levario
Fabian Mata
James Ybarra
Robert Webb
Howard Benedict
Kathy Favor
John Briggs
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
ANA Timnom
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Ministers
Franklin's
Pecos Jaycees
Marty Lewis
Ray Lewis
Vance McNeil
J&j
Jeff Lindermann
Robert Hijar
First National Bank
Sandra Stumberg
Wohler Cattle
L-7 Co
Jimmy Lee
Tom Bryan
Joe Moore
Hoy
Ellen Lethco
Lucy Montoya
Traci Bowers
F.W
Don Bowles
Trans Pecos Gas Co
Edmiston
Cross
Harlan Stanton
Wanda Williams
Don Weinacht
Karen Blair
Hamp
Clayton Williams
Karl Poer
Suffolk
Valley Distributing
Ft. Stockton
Blake Cowart
Leveland
Tex
Jim Bob McNeil
Marlene Briceno
S.D
Duval Security State Bank
Elizabeth Lewis
Danny Carrillo
Hoy Steer
Pat Brijalba
Scott Brookshire
Security State Bank
Julian Fuentes
Tobi Wheeless
Pecos Furniture Co
Bari Gentry
Canal
Brad Bufkin
H&h
Page Cowart
Julie Chaddick
Dorset
C&s Cattle Co
Quint Stanford
Howard Collier
Sam Davee
Med Suffolk
Armstrong
Ford Chapman
Karen Gray
Canal Well Service
Luis Abila
Jim B. Kenny
Med. F.W
Dennis Dorris
C&g Elec
Swift Chem
Rachael Stumberg
Hog Cross
DeDe Lewis
Benjamin Rodrifruez
Lt. Cross
Edco
Ronna Roberson
Richard Brijalba
Tom Oliver
E.E. Leatherwood
Ricky Fuentes
E.E
Kelly Hughes
Hoy Hog
John J. Dorr
Ron Enis
Hog
Bobby Gray
Matt Dinwiddie
Paul Williams
Cannon Cook
Hvy F
Alamo
Micro Chemical Co
Roseanne Jackson
Hvy F.W
Pecos Tire Co
Lance Bowers
Dale Moseley
Kesey Oil Co
Doug Glenn
Pecos Trucking
David Arredondo
Lee S. Green
Jamie Gentry
Rhonda Bowles
Buck Jackson
Beth Jackson
G&t Cattle Co
Sondra Garcia
Jiggs Barfield
Steve Blair
Hvy Hamp
Greg Oliver
Rosy Hamm
Hvy Suffolk
C&M _ Oil- A&C Pump Co
Far Better Foods
Larry Garcia
St. S.D
Tia Lewis
Hvy
Burkholder Oil Co
Danny Moody
Charles Mitchell
Brad Gholson
Margaret Garcia
Gaston Terrango
Med Cross
Friends of
Bill Calloway
Gege Teal
DeWayne Dandy
Bill Cowart
McElroy Bros
Keema Box
Gina Painter
Roy Lindsay
Tim Pattillo
Bubba Jackson
Wayne Warren
Hoy F.W
Winkles Trucking Co
Janice Williams
Duval
Lisa Dutchover
Edco Oilfield
Cindy Chadburn
Ham
Exxon
Irene Garcia
Charles Weinacht
Johnny Howell
Hvy Cross
Elkins Electric Co
Stacy Moore
Thomas Parker
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