Pecos All Stars Triumph Over Crane in Little League Playoff
Charles Weinacht led Pecos with key hits as Raul Briones pitched a complete game against Crane, ending with 9 strikeouts. Randell Johnson hit a homer and an automatic double to spark a 7-5 victory that put Pecos ahead in the late innings, with Lujan and Elliott contributing runs and Weinacht driving in multiple runs. Pecos now advances to face the Thursday night Sonora Ozona winner next week.
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Charles Weinacht
Raul Briones
Randell Johnson
Crane
Pecos All Stars
Briones
Mike Roseberry
Johnson
Steve Salyer
Weinacht
Stars
Ramon Lujan
Pecos
All Stars
Johnny Elliott
Sabero Jaquez
Rod Perkins
Pecos Stars
Lujan
Elliott
Perkins
Pecos Little League All Stars
Sonora
Pecos All-Stars
Brett Evans
Youth Choir Set To Tour Kerrville For Navajo Mission
The Youth Choir of First Baptist Church Kerrville Texas will perform July 22 at 7 30 p m in the church auditorium. Admission is free. The concert supports a summer missions project to build a mission church near Thoreau New Mexico. Twenty eight youths directed by John M Andregwartha undertake two Vacation Bible Schools and evangelistic services on the reservation.
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First Baptist Church
Kerrville
Texas
5Th and
Hickory
Thoreau
New Mexico
John M. Andrewartha
Texas Church
First Baptist
Two Girls Die In Flood Gap Near Houston
Thunderstorms drenched the Upper Texas Coast with winds up to 46 mph and a tornado funnel west of Houston. In Houston, 5-year-old Lisa Ann Mueller and 11-year-old Etta Louise Smith drowned in a culvert. 14-year-old Charles Smith was rescued. Cooler conditions followed as readings fell below 100 statewide.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Ellington Air Force Base
Ellington
East
Victoria
Lisa Ann Mueller
Etta Louise Smith
Bryan
Charles Smith
Midland man charged after Pecos two vehicle collision
Alvin Lewis Wade 31 of Barstow faces aggravated assault with a motor vehicle counts filed by Highway Patrolman Joe Mitchell after a 7:30 am crash at the Collie Road and Highway 80 intersection. James Thomas Gossett 46 of Midland was hospitalized with severe head and possible internal injuries. Wade released on $2000 bond set by Justice of Peace J F Hightower.
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Joe Mitchell
Alvin Lewis Wade
Barstow
Pecos
Collie Road
Memorial Hospital
Pecos Funeral Home
James Thomas Gossett
Midland
Gossett
Wade
Hwy. 80
2Nd St
Justice of Peace
J. F. Hightower
Connally Addresses Sheep and Goat Raisers in Texas
Former Gov. John Connally told delegates at the 55th annual Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser Association convention that agriculture remains the most efficient sector, contrasting U.S. food production with government growth and Japan's rising productivity. Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White urged unity among commodity groups to promote marketing and joint solutions.
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San Antonio
John Connally
Texas
United States
U.S
Japan
Connally
Associa
Tion
John White
White
Wadley Rites Pending for Pecos Man
Arrangements are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for Milt Wadley father of Dick Wadley of Pecos. He died at 2 30 this morning at Pecos Nursing Home after a long illness.
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Pecos
Milt Wadley
Dick Wadley
Mr. Wadley
Who Fired The Laredo Shots
Mexican youths Il ias Morales 21 died from two wounds after an incident on Laredo’s international bridge. Jose Luis Trevino 18 was in good condition, Juan Rocha Cardena 17 was arrested. all were Mexicans seen earlier at a Nuevo Laredo hotel amid alleged whisky smuggling across the Rio Grande.
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Juan Rocha Cardena
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Rio Grande
Mexico
U. S
Walter Pardean
Leopoldo de la Vega
Trevino
Nuevo Laredo Civil Hospital
Pardean
Reeves County Maps Available At Chamber of Commerce
General highway and traffic maps of Reeves County are now available at the Chamber of Commerce office. The maps, produced by the Texas State Highway Department Planning Survey Division, cover highways farm to market roads and ranch trails and cost 35 cents each. The traffic map lists the 24 hour vehicle counts on roads with more than 25 daily trips.
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Reeves County
The
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Meyer
Texas State Highway Department Planning Survey Division
Powell Rites Set For Mrs Powell At St Catherine’s
Final rites for Mrs Rose Marie Powell will be held Thursday at 1 a.m. at St Catherine’s Catholic Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Rosary is tonight at 8 in Pecos Funeral Home chapel. She died from an accidental overdose Monday night at her home. Survivors include husband Dr Randolph Powell a son Mike two daughters Elizabeth and Johnnie Marie her parents Mr and Mrs Billie Prewit and one brother Billy Neal.
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Rose Marie Powell
St. Catherine’s Catholic Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Powell
Randolph Powell
Mike
Elizabeth
Johnnie Marie
Billie Prewit
Billy Neal
Foster Parents Sought by Texas Public Welfare Agency
The Texas Department of Public Welfare seeks applicants to place children in temporary homes until permanent arrangements or adoptions are made. Children come from varied ages, sizes, colors, and backgrounds. contact Vivian Exum at the Courthouse Annex at 5th and Cedar.
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Texas Department of Public Welfare
Vivian
5Th and
Cedar
West Park Baptists Mark 25th Anniversary With Pageant
West Park Baptist Church plans a July 26 celebration for 25 years of worship and community service. The day features an 11:00 service with Rev. L. L. Kirkpatrick speaking, a 1:30 pageant on the church history, and a noon basket lunch for visitors. The 500 seat auditorium was rebuilt after a January fire, with Trammell Construction enlarging space and adding offices and a library.
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L. A
Rube”’ Pattillo
West Park Baptist Church
L. L. Kirkpatrick
Central Baptist Church
Odessa
Pecos
Bernard Guy
Pecos Valley Baptist Association
W. 6Th Street
Michigan Apartments
Trammell Construction Co
Woman’s Missionary Union
Brotherhood
North Temple
First Baptist
Orla
First Mexican Baptist Church
West Park
Rev. Guy
L.L. Kirkpatrick
W.M. Biggs
Jesse Cas
Lutheran Pastor Accepts Call to Missionary Role in Raymondville
The Reverend James A. Marshall, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Pecos, accepts a call as Missionary at large among Mexican Americans in Raymondville Texas. The Texas District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod directs the new ministry to serve the Latin population and integrate Mt Calvary Lutheran Church. Marshall, a 1967 Concordia Seminary graduate, has trained in Spanish at Berlitz and will be commissioned September 6 with ministry ending August 30 in Pecos.
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James A. Marshall
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rio Grande Valley
Raymondville
Texas
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Board of Mission Administration
Austin
Willacy County
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Mt. Calevary Lutheran Church
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Mt. Calvary
Marshall
Concordia Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Missouri
Trinity Lutheran of
Pecos Barstow Schools Set August Start Dates
Pecos Barstow district schedules register on August 27 with classes starting August 31. Labor Day, September 7, will be a holiday for students. New law requires more instructional days, so Pecos schools begin before Labor Day for the first time. Catholic Sisters operate Pecos Kindergarten and Elementary, registering on Tuesday September 8 with classes starting Wednesday.
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Pecos-Barstow
Pecos
Catholic Sisters
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Sam Fonville
Nebraska Street
Pecos High School
Tri-K
Pecos Federation of Womens Clubs
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Alice
Paso
McAllen
Amarillo
Dalhart
Tyler
Becky
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
Wadley Rites
Powell Rites
Sle
Bill Tanner
Virgin Barron
L.A. Pattillo
Rev. Pattillo
Northside Mission
North Temple Church
Monahans
Rube
Sue
Charles
Rube” Pattillo
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