Barstow 4-H members to compete in sewing show
Barstow 4-H Club sends four members to the Sewing Dress Show in Monahans on Monday. Janet Koenning represents the Senior Division, with Becky Koenning, Tam m ie Gordon, and Carolyn Koenning in the Junior Division. The events are sponsored by Mrs. Ronnie Ryan, Mrs. Roy Koenning, and Mrs. Monroe Gordon.
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Barstow
4-H Club
Monahans
Janet Koenning
Roy Koenning
Ronnie Ryan
Becky Koenning
Tammie Gordon
Monroe Gordon
Carolyn Koenning
Cotton futures mixed in narrow New York trading
Cotton futures No 2 were mostly higher at midday with prices in a tight range as no new developments emerged. In Texas reports, cattle and calves numbers show lumpy demand with varying price ranges for slaughter and feeder classes. Gold prices abroad held steady with modest moves, while a stray historical note mentions Gold Rush era events and local names.
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NEW York
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Barstow by Irene Garcia visitors from across area
Tommy Arias was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico before his term ended. The piece lists numerous family visits and gatherings in Barstow, including extended relatives from Ft. Stockton, Santa Ana, Norway, Odessa, Midland, Wickett, Kermit, Monahans, Pomona, and other Texas towns. The narrative reads like a hometown social roundup of kin and friends visiting Barstow and area communities.
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Tommy
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
New Mexico
And
Men Try Toupees Amid Fear and Funnies
The piece collects quotes from Roy Prewit Pauly and Harold Elder about wearing toupees, noting initial self consciousness, teasing, and eventual acceptance. It describes humorous mishaps like hair on the floor, windy days, and a rain-soaked scalp, plus comparisons to deodorant as cosmetic aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Precit
Pauly
Prewit
Harold Elder
Joe Henry
Harold
Precit
Elder
Oak St
Telephone System Expands to Meet Summer Demand in Pecos
McReynolds explained that most complaints arise in summer as residents move and disconnect and reconnect phones. Extra help is added then, but workloads vary, with one week bringing 20 requests and the next 80. He noted planned upgrades and construction should improve the system in the next few years.
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McReynolds
Pecos
Hill wins big franchise case in Texas court
A Texas third court ruling favors Texaco in a $24 million franchise tax dispute, holding subsidiaries are separate entities and their sales cannot be counted toward the parent’s gross receipts. The decision affects other Texaco cases and allows appeals to the Texas Supreme Court. A separate ruling awards Andrew Moore $16,000 in civil penalties after Sabine National Bank overcharged interest on a repossessed mobile home note.
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Austin
John Hill
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Texaco, Inc
Hill
Texaco
Exxon
Gulf
Texas Supreme Court
Andrew M. Moore
Sabine National Bank of
Port Arthur
Moore
Pecos Club seeks beer sales at dances at Saragosa Hall
Evening Optimist Club of Pecos Texas applies to the Zoning Board for a certificate of occupancy for Saragosa Hall 523 S Peach in an A 4 district. They request a special exception to allow beer sales at dances. A public hearing is July 24 1975 at 7 00 PM at City Hall.
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Evening Optimist Club
Pecos
Texas
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Saragosa Halls
Pecos City
Reeves County
Saragosa Hall
Peach
Two Vehicle Collision Reported at Eighth and Mesquites
Officers investigated a two car crash at the Eighth and Mesquites intersection Tuesday around 6 p.m. No injuries were reported. Drivers were Darlene Kilmartin and Demetrio Levario of 1408 E Fourth St.
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Eighth
Mesquites
Darlene Kilmartin
Demetrio Levario
Fourth St
Allegations CIA meddled with women’s movement questioned
The remarks accuse CIA involvement in manipulating the women’s movement, labeling the claim a serious no-no. The dialogue references letters resembling Congressional mail with a small disclaimer at the bottom of the letterhead.
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CIA
Fellows
Congressional
Community Meeting Notes And Club Schedules
Fragments list weekly gatherings and contact numbers including Alcoholics Anonymous at 125 S. Oak St and three Balmorhea lines. Pecos Business and Professional Women meet at Holiday Inn under Nita Stovall. Lions Club and TOPS Club meet at local venues. Social Security rep at Community Action. Optimists and Rotary at Ramada and Holiday Inn.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Holiday Inn
Nita Stovall
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Mistad Lions Club
Lions den
E. 10Th St
Senior Citizen’s Center
Community Action Office
Death notice for Mrs Chessie Lorena Allphin 82
Mrs Chessie Lorena Allphin 82 mother of Mrs John Dearley died at Pecos Nursing Home Wednesday at 1 25 p m Funeral services set for 10 a m Friday at Pecos Funeral Home chapel with burial in Tohoka Cemetery at 4 30 p m She was born December 13 1892 in Kaufman County and had lived in Pecos two years Survivors include Mrs Dearley Pecos Irvin V Bradley San Angelo Grace Meroney Midland plus two grandchildren and four great grandchildren
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Chessie Allphin
Chessie Lorena Allphin
John Dearley
Pecos Funeral Home
Tohoka
Irvin V. Bradley
San Angelo
Grace Meroney
Midland
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Becky Gonzales
Stephanie Fuentes
Demetrio Rubio
Tito Juarez
Lorie Guerrero
Ismael
Israel Juarez
Vic Juarez
Jimmy Galindo
Juan Galindo
Danny Abila
Jose Abila
Ruben Abila
Epifanio
Abila
el Paso
Crane
Lions
Margie Knowles
Senior Citizens Center
Patsy Ruth Ayers Seltz
Kermit
Bill Ayers
Leo Elliott
Frank Griffith
Bill Hayes
Wendell Taylor
Buck Young
Billie Goode
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Armstrong
Maud Witt
Carlsbad
W. E
Red) Knowles
Paul Chandler
Stock Market Report
Amarillo
Tex
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Handy & Harman
Canada
Fraser River
British Columbia
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Paul
Elmer Carpenter
Tommy Diehl
U.S. Air Force
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Beth Stl
Borden
Brit. Pet
Cat Trac
Celanese
Chrysler
Sve
Coca Cola
Tire
Great
A&p
Gulf Oil
Hart
P.O. Box
Litton
Marathon
Mack Owens
Seeeee
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Becky Rivera
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Ruben Baca
Emmy Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Sun Oil
Ward
US Steel
Woolworth
Evans
Xerox
Red
Delare
Irene Garcia
Santiago Arias
Ft. Stockton
Evett
Santa Ana
California
Lupe Gonzales
Eva Gonzales
Bret
Chris Crawford
Chucky Moorehead
Norway
Raymond Crawford
Chris
Crawford’s
Odessa
Francis Wallace
Louie and
Vernice of
Manuel Avila
Maria Stone
Scotty
Angela of Wickett
Mrs. Stone
Lupe
Eva
Phill Bustamante
Barbara
Kim
Elisa Dominguez
Hector and
Debra
Pomona
Jesus Gonzales
Jesse Gonzales
Evan
Ever
Teresa Juarez
Alfonso Esparza
Demesia Dominguez
Rosa Rios
Emma
Irma
Barstow Bears
O’ferrall Pauly
Patton Returns
20Th Century-Fox
George C. Scott
Karl Malden
Patton
General Omar N Bradley
Frank McCarthy
Franklin J. Schaffner
Hie Carthy Franklin
Schaffner Francis
Fon Copp Coppola
Edmund H. North
J.J. Maxey City Manager
Pecos Enterprise
State Theatre
Puovesdhae Vandal
Antonio Aguilar
Florer
Pancho Cordova
EL “Chele
Gerardo Rey
Javier RU
By Phil Pastoret
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
Ecos
TOYAH
Mrs.l. A. Richards
Toyah, Texas
Wits
Felix Salten
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