Bishop Walsh May Meet With Pope
American Bishop James E. Walsh freed from 12 years in prison in China may travel to Rome for a meeting with Pope Paul VI when doctors deem him fit. Maryknoll head Rev John McCormack said plans exist though Vatican approval not discussed. Walsh, 79, rests after release and supplies, while Pope Paul calls his release good news and a sign for religious freedom.
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Hong Kong
James E. Walsh
China
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
John McCormack
Maryknoll Order
Walsh
New York
Paul
St. Peter’s Square
Bishop Walsh
Peking
Cumberland
Jim
Enrolling Time For Students At Pecos High School
New students may register at Pecos High School Monday through Friday until August 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning today current enrollees are not required to register. Frank Kelley notes pre-registration will help smooth the first week of class.
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Pecos High School
Frank Kelley
Prince
Rare OS2U Kingfisher seaplane restored in Dallas
Six retired Vought workers reconstruct a rare OS2U Kingfisher seaplane crashed in 1942 on Calvert Island. The two seat patrol plane will be displayed on the fantail of the USS North Carolina in Wilmington. Only three are known to exist and over 1,000 were built before 1943.
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Dallas, Tex
Vought Aeronautics Co
Dallas
Canada
U.S.S. North Carolina
Wilmington
Chance-Vought
California
Calvert Island
Alaska
Mac Roebuck
Sunnyvale
Calif
Stanley Goddard
Polk Baptized and Died in June Years apart
President James Polk was baptized on June 9, 1849, by a pastor in a ceremony noted in the record. He died on June 15, 1849, marking a rapid end to his term and life.
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James Polk
A M Stayster
Polk
Indians Win Season Finale In Pony League
The Indians beat the Pirates 3 to 2 to close their season undefeated at 16 0. Wade McLain earned the win while Mike Sadler took the loss after issuing three batters hit by pitches. Pirates threatened late, but McLain struck out the final batter to seal the victory. Cubs were second at 10 6, Tigers 7 9, Bears 4 12, Pirates 3 13.
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Indians
Pirates
Wade McLain
Mike Sadler
McLain
Cubs
Tigers
Bears
Sunday Shootings Reported in Saragosa and East Highway 80
Eva Munoz was shot by husband Cledonio Munoz at Saragosa Hall and hospitalized with a lower jaw wound. Celedonio Munoz was arrested at the hospital. A second shooting at an East Highway 80 baseball game left Doming0 Matta with a leg wound. Regino Bustamante surrendered after the gun was traced to a stolen Gibson's Discount Center weapon. Deputies Florez and Taylor investigated. theft of a car stereo from Bobby G Hodges was also reported.
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Eva Munoz
Saragosa Hall
Cledonio Munoz
Matta
Gibson’s Discount Center
Bustamante
Florez and
Taylor
Sheriff's Office
Bobby G. Hodges
Hodges
Weight program to end at high school this Friday
Coach Jerry Millsapps announced the summer weight program at the high school will end Friday July 17. Turnout has been strong with about 80 boys each day and all are urged to maximize effort during the last week. Workouts run 6:00 to 8:00 PM and 8:00 to 10:00 AM.
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Jerry Millsapps
Pecos Chamber Directors Meet Tuesday at noon
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet at noon Tuesday July 14 in the Community Center Banquet Room. An Executive Committee session is set for 11 00 a m in the Board of Directors Room. Directors should plan to attend at 12 noon.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bob Hughes
Board of Directors
Local Banker Appointed To District 6 Post
Archie B. Scott, president of The Security State Bank of Pecos, was named chairman for District 6 of the Texas Bankers Association Agriculture Committee. Other District 6 members include Paul Cain of The Texas Bank and Trust Company Sweetwater Leroy W. Creek of The First National Bank Fabens and Leslie L. Baker of The First National Bank Eldorado.
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Archie B. Scott
Security State Bank of
Polio Clinic Set Across Reeves County
The Community Council of Reeves County schedules polio drives in Pecos Toyah Balmorhea and Saragosa areas. First dose sessions run July 16 at 4 to 9 pm at the Chamber of Commerce 506 South Oak for Pecos and nearby residents, with boosters urged. Second dose dates are August 27 in Pecos and August 28 in Balmorhea Saragosa at the same location and times.
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Reed Drilling Tools
Permian Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
Associated Press
At&t
Ad Rich
Pecos
Beth Stl
Borden
Ward
Trac
Ector
Martin Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
Crown Zel
Apup
Lea
Dow Chem
Eddy
DuPont
Yoakum Eastman
el Paso
Hockley Ford
Garza
Elec
Gen Foods
Mtrs
Andrews Gen Tel
Borden Gen Tire
Chaves Great
A&p
Coke Gulf Oil
IBM
Crockett Int Paper
Dawson Kennecott
Dickens Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Edwards
Penney
RCA
Gaines Safeway
Garza Sears
Hockley
Ind
Howard Stand
Kent Texaco
Kimble
Uniroyal
Lubbock
U S Steel
Martin Ll
Woolsworth
Mitchell Nolan
Reagan Reeves
Roosevelt Schleicher
Scurry Terrell Terry
Tom Green Upton Ward
Winkler Yoakum Ll
Community Council of
Reeves County
Toyah
Chamber of Commerce
South Oak
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Toyahvale
Bal
46 Deaths Reported In Texas Over Weekend
The Associated Press tally shows 46 violent deaths in Texas from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Twenty died on highways and streets, 11 drowned, and eight died from gunfire amid overall average weekend toll.
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Associated Press
Texas
Polio Vaccine Clinic Set for Saragosa and Balmorhea
Reeves County urges polio immunization with a July 17 clinic from 5 to 10 p.m. at Saragosa Center for Saragosa residents and at Balmorhea Junior High for nearby residents. No age limit. goal is to prevent polio outbreaks.
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Saragosa
Saragosa Center
Balmorhea
Jr. High School
Reeves County
The
Community Council of
Missed paper delivery guarantee offered by Circulation Dept
Readers urged to call the Circulation Dept at 445 5475 if the newspaper is not received by 5 30 p m, with delivery guaranteed by 6 45 p m. The notice outlines the phone contact for replacement.
Bees and Lions Club Meeting on Honey Bee Program
The Lions Club downtown meets Wednesday at noon in the Community Center Banquet Room. Johnny Holub announces a program on bees and honey with guest speaker Preston Van Hankin from Andrews Texas showing live bees and a demonstration. All Lions are urged to attend.
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Lions Club
Community Center
Johnny Holub
Lions
Preston van Hankin
Andrews
Texas
Aspinall Marries Childhood Sweetheart in Colorado
Rep Wayne N Aspinall 74 and Essie Jef fers Best 73 married Sunday at Cross roads Methodist Church in Grand Junction Colorado. His first wife died 1969 just before their 50th anniversary. the couple dated first in 1911 as schoolmates.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Wayne N. Aspinall
D-Colo
Aspinall
Essie Jeffers Best
Crossroads Methodist Church
Johnny Cash refuses nude scene in A Gunfight
Johnny Cash defends his stance on a bedroom nude sequence in A Gunfight filming at Santa Fe and Spain locations. He insists on a change to keep his religious integrity, after a producer confrontation, with Karen Black remaining fully clothed. He notes his dislike of today’s coarse films while enjoying the shooting and his early cotton-picking memories.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood
Johnny Cash
Santa Fe
N. M
Spain
Cash
Karen Black
Miss Black
Ronnie Lubin
Hal Bloom
Karen
June
Hassel
Kirk Douglas
Emerson Quote Inspires Search For Inner Beauty
A reflective note highlights Ralph Waldo Emerson’s idea that beauty must reside within or be found nowhere. The line invites readers to seek inner qualities as true beauty, rather than chasing external allure.
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Frank Werner
Louis Accogli
Taipei
Accogli
Francis Xavier Chen Ping Hsu
McCormack
Maryknoll Fathers
James Sullivan
Big Count
American Cancer Society
By Gill Fox
Sanda
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Plan of Paris
Santa Monica
Jimmy Durante
St. John’s Hospital
Frontier Hotel
Las Vegas
Durante
Studio City
Jim Nabors
Nabors
Lake Tahoe
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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