Balmorhea School Board Raises Tax for Bonded Debt
Balmorhea Independent School Board met Tuesday with President Wes Elliott and members Crenshaw Letheo Brijalba Gray and Supt. Allen Gilbert present. Resignations from EL Norton Coach Lewis Rogers and Librarian Nicky Renz were accepted. Patty Towler named librarian. Linda Masters hired as assistant secretary. Tax rate increased to 1.85 to meet bonded indebtedness. Openings listed for high school math coaching junior high reading and kindergarten. All kindergartners and first graders must have shots by August 20. Baby Millie Anna Moore born July 16 in Alpine hospital. Rogers to Frost to become elementary asst principal coach. Mrs. Rogers returning to college. Gilbert to attend Small School Association workshop in Austin. Fall term begins August 20. graduates prep for college at Sul Ross Austin San Angelo Texas Tech Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea Independent School Board
Wes Elliott
Qo.a. Crenshaw
Nelson Letheo
Pat Brijalba
C.T. Gray
Allen Gilbert
el, Norton
Lewis Rogers
Nicky Renz
Patty Towler
Linda Masters
Rita Rogers
Supt
Austin
Small
Sul Ross
San Angelo
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Sprightly 71-Year-Old Ace Hits Hole in One at Troon
Gene Sarazen, 71, aced a hole during the British Open first round at Troon Scotland. The former champion, who won in 1932, finished the round at seven over par 79 amid cheers from Scottish fans and bets he might retire after this event.
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Troon
Scotland
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Marriages and divorces listed in late June notices
The record lists multiple marriage licenses issued June 29 to pairs including Frank Xavier Spencer in San Antonio and Rebecca Nunes Tersero in Pecos and others in multiple Texas locales. Also page two notes divorces granted June 29 for several couples including Velma Ruth Smith with James Edwin Smith and Retta Lorene Becker with Paul Frederick Becker among names such as Marilyn Bounds Walker and Robert P. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Xavier Spencer
San Antonio
Rebecca Nunes Tersero
Pecos
Antonio Coyt Jimenez
Rosa Guadalupe Munez
Verhalen
A. J. Montgomery
S. Maple
Ethelene Curry
Allen
Monahaus
Roberto Valdez
Toyah
Elpidia Ornelas Sanchez
David Lynn Shipman
Trapark Sp
Mary Lou Reddick
Cowan St
Arcadio Lopez Baeza Jr
Guadalupe Armendariz Lara
Leandro Vasquez
Rumaldo Morena Quinonez
Velma Ruth Smith
James Edwin Smith
Retta Lorene Becker
Paul Frederick Becker
Marilyn Bounds Walker
Robert P. Walker
Marcia Elena Mata
Inocenta Mata
Donna Jean Patterson
Harold Thomas Patterson
Deaths Services for Rodney C Tucker Held in Brownfield
Funeral services for Rodney C Tucker of Fort Stockton were conducted Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Brownfield with burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. He was found dead in his Fort Stockton home around 6:46 p.m. Monday by a Petty Geophysical Co employee. Survivors include his mother Mrs Jane Steickland of Brownfield brother Ronnie Tucker of Brownfield and grandmother Mrs Flora Presley of Brownfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney C. Tucker
Fort Stockton
First Baptist Church
Brownfield
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Tucker
Fred Tucker
Emma Tucker
Pecos
Petty Geophysical Co
Jane Steickland
Ronnie Tucker
Flora Presley
Bill McGee 62 Dies. Services in Sweetwater Saturday
Bill McGee 62 died Monday in Memorial Hospital. A World War II veteran, he lived in Pecos 12 years after coming from Sweetwater. Born June 11, 1914 in Palestine, he was a Baptist. Survived by son Bill McGee Jr. of Odessa, three sisters Mrs Lunsford Hobson Grapeland Mrs James Nicholson Palestine and Mrs Jo Hudson Houston, and one grandchild. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Sweetwater.
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Sweetwater
Bill McGee
Memorial Hospital
McGee
Pecos
Palestine
The
Baptist Church
Bill McGee Jr
Odessa
Lunsford Hobson
Grapeland
James Nicholson
Jo Hudson
Houston
Alcohol Institute in Austin July 22 convocation theme
The 16th Annual Institute of Alcohol Studies sponsored by the Texas Commission on Alcoholism will convene for a four day session July 22 in Austin. The theme is Epidemic 73 Paralysis or Mobilization. Morris Chafetz M.D. director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will deliver the keynote opening night.
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Institute of Alcohol Studies
The
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Austin
Texas
Morris Chafetz
Direc
Tor
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Rockville, Md
Surplus horses sought for Boys Ranch auction in Brady
Bill Shaw announces a special horse sale at Brady Livestock Commission Company on Thursday August 2 to benefit West Texas Boys Ranch. All horses donated or consigned will sell with proceeds to the ranch and no commission charged. Donors may arrange pickup by calling Benny Friend. Willard Jordan will auction donated horses between tack and regular sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shaw
West Texas Boys Ranch
Brady
Brady Livestock Commission Company
Miers Johnson
Shaw
Benny Friend
Ible
Johnson
Willard Jordan
Buffalo Hall Dedication At Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Buffalo Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America will dedicate Buffalo Hall at the Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch at 2 p.m. Saturday. The 5,100 square foot building includes an assembly room, camp office, trading post, an adult lounge, and coffee bar, built over five years by Order of the Arrow members and volunteers from across an 18 county region in West Texas. The hall is built from local Davis Mountain rock near Toyahvale and will be dedicated to Arrow members past present and future. The public is invited to attend the ceremony. The ranch entrance is about seven miles south of Toyahvale on State Highway 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Buffalo Hall
Order of the Arrow
West Texas
Davis Mountain
Toyahvale
Order
Pecos Enterprise publication details and mailing rates
The Pecos Enterprise announces its publishing schedule and mailing rates. It lists address at 324 S. Cedar St Pecos Texas 79772 and mailing options for subscribers in and outside the county with six months and yearly rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar St
Pecos
Texas
P.O
Martin Reeves County
No. 1 Gulf Unit at Gomez reaches offshore outpost depth
Skelly Oil Co Midland completes No 1 Gulf Unit in Gomez Pecos County as a 1 3 8 mile northwest outpost to Grey Ranch Ellenburger field. Absolute open flow 6.8 million cubic feet daily from perforations 22 154 to 22 570 feet with 5 inch lines. Also notes abandoned wells and other outposts near Fort Stockton. Washington AP You may not place radio transmitters on porpoises under Marine Animals Protection Act. NMFS enforcement aims to reduce entanglement in nets as tuna fishermen pursue better locating porpoises and tuna.
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Fort Stockton
Jack N. Blair
Tom Metcalfe
Midland
Grey Ranch
Ellenburger
Pecos County
TCRR
Poitevent Survey
HNG Oil Co
Sibley
Block OW
Ccsd&rgng
Pecos — Coastal States Gas Producing Co
H. F
Gomez
Washington
National Marine Fisheries Service
UTB Permian adds same day VA checks for enrollees
UT Permian Basin announces new VA benefit process enabling eligible students to receive Veterans Administration checks on the day of enrollment rather than at month end. Registrars urge immediate applications. funds are mailed to students in subsequent months via the Financial Aid Office after enrollment certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
University of Texas of the
A. W. Keith
UT Permian
Joe Tave
UT Permian Financial Aids Office
Social Security disability aid for the blind and a disabled son
A reader asks about eligibility for disability benefits for a blind individual who has worked odd jobs since 17. The answer cites the 1972 amendments making the blind eligible when fully insured and recommends contacting the local social security office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Social Security Office
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Balmorhea
Frankie Kingston
Barron Moore
Alpine Hospital
Millie Anna
Bob Moore
Sherry
Frost
Abingdon
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Dick Turner
Tallahassee
Fla
Tom Taylor
G. W. Pointer
Carla Lucille Pointer
Homer Lee Shuler
Eva Mae Shields
Veterans Blvd
Alcohol Institute
Chafetz
William Howard Taft
United States
Kennedy
Boy Scouts
Pecos Enterprise
Skelly Oil
Gulf
Exxon Corp
Elsinore Cattle Co
Pikes Peak
Gc&sf Survey
UTPB
Financial Aid Office
Tave
Corporation OF America
Clay's Tire & Appliance
Yuta Xscale
Ila Latta Et
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