Farm Safety Week Aims to Cut Farm Deaths Nationwide
Austin notes Farm Safety Week runs July 25 31 a nationwide observance begun in 1944 to reduce accident losses in wartime and today. Texas Farm Bureau data show 169 accidental farm deaths in 1976 with warnings on safety investments and training to prevent tragedies across counties and farms.
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Austin
Texas Farm Bureau
Anderson County
Joe L. Smetana
Texas Safety Association
Community News and Visits Highlight Barstow Year
We the friends of Mildred Jones express sympathy to the family during this bereavement. A list of local visitors, travels, and family moves includes Martha Westbrook and relatives from Pecos Ft. Worth Odessa and Grants New Mexico with gatherings, trips to Six Flags and Big Spring, and plans for Barstow residents. The July birthday list features multiple local names and a centenarian relative living in Oklahoma.
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Mildred Jones
Martha Westbrook
Pecos
Frank
Virginia
Ft. Worth
Fred
Margie Knowles
Odessa
Eddie Barr
Ava Holshire
Barr
Knowles
Matching capitals to nations quiz
Norway equals Oslo, Australia equals Canberra, Thailand equals Bangkok, Switzerland equals Bern, Pakistan equals Islamabad.
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Norway
Australia
Thailand
Switzerland
Pakistan
Canberra
Bern
Islamabad
Oslo
Bangkok
Births listed for Pecos area mid year featuring many newborns
Birth announcements show a sequence of newborns with parents and addresses across Pecos Monahans Balmorhea Toyah Saragosa and nearby towns. Names include Tammy Lyn Belinda R Christy Ann Laura Ann Joseph Sandra Clayton Erik Tamara Jo Michael Caroline James Patrick Raymond Wade Jessica John Derek Juan Jr Jennifer Rae Timothy Scott Guillermo Salvador with varying birth dates from June 23 to July 15.
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Tammy Lyn
Ronald Higginbotham
S. Dwight
Monahans
Belinda R
Jesus Nunez
N. Elm
Pecos
Christy Ann
Felix Canava
Laura Ann
Guillermo Guebara
S. Oak
Joseph Tagle
Jose Paz
Country Club
Sandra Fabelo
Luis Medrano
E. 5Th
Clayton Brian
Bobby Upchurch
Erik R
Robert Lara
Manuel Orona
S. Almond
James Patrick Greer
Michael Murphy
P.O. Box
Raymond Patino Jr
Raymond Munoz
N. Ash
Wade Allen
Wesley Dodson
Toyah
Jessica Lynn
Valentin Mendoza
Saragosa
John Derek
Oscar Luna
Juan Jr
Juan Natividad
Rondo 4-H Plans Playday and Barbecue at New Arena
The Rondo Mills 4-H Club of Loving County hosts a Playday and barbecue at their new arena twelve miles west of Mentone starting at 12:00 noon on Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend and help make the event a success.
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Rondo Mills 4-H
Loving County
Mentone
Heat Cloak Over Texas From South Applies Uneven Heat
Heat and muggy conditions envelop Texas as a persistent heat wave lingers from the south and southeast. Western and northwest areas report thunderstorm chances near the Davis Mountains and along Dalhart to Channing while overnight lows reach 60s in West Texas mountains and 81 degrees in Galveston San Angelo McAllen and Palacios. Highs top 100s to 102 in Brownsville Midland Mineral Wells Fort Worth Dallas and Wichita Falls with continued sweltering heat and scattered storms forecast.
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Texas
Davis Mountains
van Horn
Pecos
San Angelo
del Rio
Rocksprings
Brackettville
Dalhart and
Channing
Texas Panhandle
Galveston
McAllen
Palacios
West Texas Mountains
Brownsville
Midland
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Waco
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Noon Market Report Sees Dow Dip Amid Inflation Data
New York stocks eased at midday as government CPI data showed 0.6 percent rise, keeping a 7.2 percent yearly pace. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.08 to 918.40 while NYSE composite slipped to 55.54 and AMEX index slid to 123.11. Ralston-Purina led gains with a 1/8 point rise to 15 percent on heavy volume, as grain and cotton futures quoted alongside.
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NEW York
Ralston-Purina
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Cash Grain
Barbs By Phil Pastoret Frivolous quips on life and lunch
columnist Phil Pastoret muses on idle living, collective nouns, road to happiness, and aging, pairing playful lines about eggs at picnics, rainbow myths, and shifting fortunes with wry observations.
Help the Children by Knowing Dates School Calendar Tips
A compact guide urges parents to track all school dates beyond start days. It suggests calling the principal or district office for holiday recesses and days off, and to set reminders to follow up if dates are not yet posted. It emphasizes proactive planning for underage children.
Calendar Notes Show Local Meetings And School Info
The calendar lists Thursday activities at Senior Center and various clubs. It notes Monday Lions Club and Pecos Optimists meetings, Tuesday Alcoholics Anonymous, TOPS groups, and Optimist Club events. The column outlines school events and emphasizes federal rights to access student records and public hearings for handicapped programs, with guidance to contact NCCE toll free for help.
Bird Walk Set at Carlsbad Caverns Rattlesnake Springs
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Superintendent Don Dayton announced a guided bird walk at the Rattlesnake Springs area on Sunday July 24. Participants should assemble by 8 30 a m at the picnic area. The event is open to all interested birdwatchers.
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Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Don Dayton
Rattlesnake Springs
Midland DPS leader Browning retires after 41 years
Maj. E K Browning Jr longtime Midland Region commander says he never planned to be a police officer but enjoyed the career. He will retire July 31 after 41 years and eight months with the Department of Public Safety, ending a lengthy tenure that spanned four decades.
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Midland
Maj. E.K. Browning Jr
Department of Public Safety
Midland Region
DPS
Taxing Times Rise in State Local Taxes
The Conference Board reports swelling state and local personal income and sales taxes pushing their share of total tax receipts from 29 percent in 1966 to 35 percent now. Federal income tax collections slow, social security payments surge from 17.8 to 54.9 billion, taxes per person tripled from 278 to 900 dollars, and the dollar’s purchasing power halved since 1960.
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Conference Board
Irving P. Krick
Texas
South Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs
California
State of
Red Bluff
Pecos
Hudspeth
Culberson
Reeves
Loving
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Nidia Florez
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Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
National Committee For Citizens In Education
NCCE
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
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Ken Dulaney
Peggy McCracken
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
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Jeff Counties
Pecos Enterprise
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Alpine
Kiwanis International
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Colorado City
Lamesa
Snyder
Marfa
Marfa Independent
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Marathon
Alpine Masonic Lodge
Charles McIntyre
Robert Mathis
Thomas Conner
Vernon Boysen
Grand Conant
A.K. Raugra
Henry Bailey
Robert Wallman
R.L. McLaughlin
Johnny Watkins
Sul Ross
Sul Ross State University
Texas Water Development Board
Paul J. Caubin
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