Toyah population study prompts extension of experiment
City officials discuss population trends in a town of about 200 residents and unanimously extend the Toyah experiment while school enrollment remains stable. Pecos Barstow Toyah district tax outlook improves as valuations rise and the tax rate is expected to drop by at least 12 cents from 1.92 per 100, aided by a district valuation increase of about 24 million dollars to roughly 190.2 million.
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Toyah
Pecos - Barstow - Toyah
Ray Whitley
Thomas Y. Pickett
Whitley
Philip Ferguson
Ferguson
Cable lines down after Pecos truck crash on Jefferson
A cattle truck struck utility lines in the 1800 block of Jefferson Street at about 5 50 p m Thursday causing two pole damage and knocking out electric power cable and telephone and TV service across Pecos Officials said repairs to Warner Cable relay system may take several days Debris damaged homes at 1801 and 1805 Jefferson Street Police identified the truck as a Valentine driver David Lee Brown and noted extensive property damage with no official damage estimate yet
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Jefferson Street
Pecos
David Lee Brown
Valentine
Warner Cable
Toyah School Board Considers Second Home-Grade Trial
School board members agreed to a second trial basis of keeping the six grades at home in Toyah, weighing the impact on students, staff, and community routines while evaluating remote learning implications.
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Toyah
Revere’s Midnight Ride and Naval Court Martial Tale
A trimmed chronicle challenges Longfellow by recounting Paul Revere’s first ride halted by British sentries, his later naval service, a battle with merchant ships, a court martial and dishonorable discharge, followed by a postwar pardon and eventual heroic stature praised by an American poet.
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Gene Douglas
Paul Revere
Longfellow
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Revere
Four Lane Cedar Street South Project Underway
Cedar Street South is under construction as earth moving equipment grades the asphalt and forms drainage ditches for a new four lane highway into town from SH 20. The project, directed by Price Construction of Big Spring, costs $324,262 and is due for completion in late September or early October, providing curb and gutter.
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Cedar Street
Pecos
SH 20
Price Construction
Big Spring
Pat Nixon Stroke Reported in Long Beach
Former first lady Pat Nixon was in serious condition after a stroke that affected her speech and caused weakness on her face arm and leg. Dr John Mosier said she may walk but not normally and condition could worsen or improve with time.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
John Mosier
Mosier
Richard M. Nixon
Masons install new officers for 1976-77 year
Masons hold installation of officers at 8 p.m. Saturday with Elmo Chesney and Jim Morrison presiding. Officers include Worthy Master Clem Crowley Senior Warden Bryan Edmondson Junior Warden Jimmy Smith Senior Deacon Wesley Johnson Junior Deacon Mike Holley Senior Steward Tom Jenson Junior Steward Larry Spitzer Chaplain C. T. Jordan Secretary Woody Merritt Treasurer Harold Elder Tiler Samuel C. R. Smith. Public invited. refreshments after the meeting.
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Masonic Lodge
Elmo Chesney
Jimmy Morrison
Clem Crowley
Bryan Edmondson
Jimmy Smith
Wesley Johnson
Mike Holley
Tom Jenson
Larry Spitzer
C.T. Jordan
Woody Merritt
Harold Elder
Burglaries cleared as Pecos youth tied to thefts
City police arrested Marty Howard, 17, and a juvenile accomplice early this morning after recovering about 400 dollars in stolen merchandise. Investigators linked the pair to break-ins at the athletic association pool office and a June 25 theft, with a stolen radio and tape deck traced to Jerry Yeager of Jal, New Mexico.
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Pecos
Glen Vandiver
Marty Howard
S. Park St
Citizens Band
Vandiver
Holiday Inn
Cedar and
Walthall
Jal
N.M
Jerry Yeager
Yeager
Howard
Athletic Association
Friends seek help for heart patient Celia Cano
Friends of Celia Cano, a former Barstow resident now in Odessa, raise funds for medical expenses following heart surgery in Odessa Medical Center and transferral to Houston Methodist Hospital IC Unit. A bake sale is planned at Popular Thriftway on Saturday, with contact numbers Delma Lerma 445-2650 or Delia Rico 445-5258 for donations.
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Celia Cano
Barstow
Odessa
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Delma Lerma
Delia Rico
Presidio-Ojinaga Bridge Win Approval Moves Ahead
State Department authorized Presidio County Texas to build a steel and concrete Rio Grande bridge to connect Presidio with Ojinaga Mexico replacing a 1926 27 wooden span. Final signoffs from the International Boundary and Water Commission and Transportation await. Local leaders say the link will spur West Texas trade and benefit towns from Marfa to Coleman.
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Washington
State Department
Presidio County
Tex
Presidio
Ojinaga
Department
Rio Grande
Mexico
T.R. Martin
U.S
International Boundary and Water Commission
el Paso
Department of Transportation
Frank Dupuy
Pecos
Bob Krueger
Dtex
West Texas
Marfa
Ft. Stockton
Stephenville
Waxahachie
Coleman
Krueger
Richard White
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Lynn Webb
Carlton Williams
Jefferson St
W.B. Waters
Board of Equalization
Building Trades House
Fourth and
Hackberry
Bailey Wheeless
Wheeless
FFA
City of
Madera Valey Water Cooperative
Pecos Furniture
Terrazas Furniture
Charles Mitchell
Mitchell
Patty Montgomery
Elvin Reynolds
Cedar Street South
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Marshall Huffman
Huffman
L.C. Means
Means
14Th Street
Masons
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