Deaths of Judge Kerr and Mary Foster in Pecos area
Obituaries note former Reeves County District Judge William L. Kerr, age 74, of Midland, died at home. Services set July 21 in Midland with burial at Fairview Cemetery Pecos. long career in law and education, survived by wife Frances Kerr, two sons, seven grandchildren and others. Also memorial services for Mary K. Foster, 90, with burial at Fairview Cemetery, born Zephyr, later lived in Gail and Snyder, survived by son Durard Foster and extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Kerr
Midland
Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
Ellis Funeral Home
Fairview
van Horn
Martha Jane and
Monroe Thompson Kerr
New Mexico
Texas
Judge Kerr
Pecos
Texas Christian University
University of Texas
Cumberland University School of Law
W.W. Hubbard
Hubbard
Frances Hubbard
Kerr
Reeves County
109Th
Reeves, Ward
Crane
Loving
Winkler
Andrews
Whitaker, Turpin, Kerr, Smith, and Brooks
Kerr, Fitzgerald, and Kerr
Board of
Regents
State Teachers College of Texas
State Bar of Texas
House of Delegates
American Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers
American College of the Probate Council
American and Texas Bar Foundation
United States
Pecos Museum
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Frances Kerr
William Monroe
Ted M
Nell Kerr Prickett
Lubbock
Mary K. Foster
Bill Hedrick
Ellis Funeral Home of
Zepher
Foster
Gail and
Snyder
Charles Foster
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Durard Foster
Lee Berryhill
Tatum, N.M
Myrtle Braswell
Bakersfield
Calif
Lou Belcher
Post
Market up on rate-cut hopes despite Fed stance
The market turned higher with the Dow up 3.47 to 432.47 at midday as gainers outpaced decliners on the NYSE. The Fed's Open Market Committee met, with analysts expecting higher rates to curb inflation, though no immediate rate move was signaled. Cotton futures dipped while Dow Jones indices showed mixed advances across sectors.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Te Committee
Fed
NYSE
Pecos names new recreation director Jim Edwards plans extensive program
Jim Edwards has been Pecos community recreation director since July 1. He oversees a broad agenda funded by the city Reeves County and Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD. Projects include Jaycees Park renovations, field leveling, gopher hole filling, and remodeling West Pecos Gym. He aims for a comprehensive program by August with registrations by mid August featuring volleyball basketball soccer gymnastics and more.
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Jim Edward
Edwards
Pecos
Reeves County
Pecos-Barstow- Toyah Independent
Pecos Jaycees
Jaycees
West Pecos
J.J. Maxey
National Recreation Park Association
Teachers of
Applied Linguistics Journal
Amateur Softball Association
U.S
Boy's Club of America
Young Men's Christian Association
Jim Edwards
S. Oak
Native Indian Culture in the Texas Big Bend Seminar
The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University hosts a two part seminar on early Big Bend inhabitants and archaeology. Dr. J Charles Kelley leads an orientation session Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall Community Room. Saturday July 29 features a panel discussion, films and an Indian film festival beginning at 6 50 p.m. Sessions are free and funded by a 1500 grant from the Texas Committee for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
America
Museum of the
City Hall
J. Charles Kelley
Sul Ross
Kelley
Perry
Karl Elam
Miriam Lowrance
SRSU
Elton Miles
Jerald Washington
Mary Williams
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Catlin
George Catlin
Museum OF the Big Bend
The
Museum
Ambulance Transfer From Pecos Nursing Home Reported
The Pecos Ambulance Service carried a patient from the Pecos Nursing Home to Reeves County Hospital at 1 50 p m yesterday. A fire alarm sounded at Reeves County Hospital at 12 57 this morning.
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Pecos
Pecos Nursing Home
Reeves County Hospital
Wheat and soy grain prices and 1976 Turkey earthquake
Wheat No 2 hard red winter quoted 3.02n on Wednesday and No 2 soft red winter 3.11n. Corn No 2 yellow 2.20n hopper 2.19n box. Oats No 2 heavy 1.16n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.25n 2n. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Mt Ararat in Turkey on Nov 24, 1976, killing at least 4,000 and leaving 250,000 homeless with 2,000 injured.
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Chicago
Turkey
Mt. Ararat
Levelland Woman Convicted of Alien Transportation
Maria Remedios- Alvarez also named Maria Teresa Alvarez of Levelland Texas was found guilty by a Pecos Division U S District Court jury in El Paso on six counts of illegally transporting aliens. She was sentenced to a total of 15 years with six years imprisonment and five years probation supervised after concurrent terms and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Texas
Maria Remedios- Alvarez
Maria Teresa Alvarez
Pecos
U.S. District Court For
Western District of Texas
el Paso
U.S
William Sessions
Ced
Grand Jury
Southern District of Florida
West Palm Beach
J.M. Preston
Reeves County
el Paso County
Pecos Community Calendar and Court Appearance Summary
A weekly Pecos calendar lists Lions Club meetings Tops 259 meetings Jaycee events and Rotary gatherings at local venues. It includes Alcoholics Anonymous sessions and a health blood testing clinic. A Florida related federal case notes a woman surrendering rights waivers and a May arraignment with bond set.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Pecos
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Senior Citizens Center
Tri-State Arts and Crafts exhibit in Carlsbad area
The Carlsbad Area Art Association invites NM, TX, and AZ artists over 18 to enter its 15th annual Tri-State Arts and Crafts exhibit August 6 19 at Halagueno Park Carlsbad NM. Entries signed original works completed in last two years. judging begins Aug 19 at 12 30 pm. Benny Konis Amarillo Tex supervises judging. entry fees 3 for members 5 non members. crating extra 33. deadlines July 27 noon.
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Arts & Crafts
Carlsbad Area Art Association
Halagueno Park
Carlsbad
N.M
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
CAA
CAAA
Ben Konis
Amarillo
Tex
Konis
New York City
Arts Students League
Caton-Rose Institute of Fine Arts
New School For Social Research
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Pecos Enterprise
Amex
New York Cotton Exchange
Dow Jones New York
Dow
Indus
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Wisconsin
Slaton
Donna Jo
Tim
Kevin
First National Bank
Hobbs
Odessa High School
Point Loma College
San Diego
Permian Basin
University of Wisconsin At Madison
National Recreation Park Assoc
West Texas
Demoniacs
Southwest
Equity Artists
Salamagundi Club
Texas and New Mexico
Southwest Art
Eay
Jo Anne’s Cafe
Happy
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