AARP to send new officers to Alpine workshop
Balmorhea AARP met Tuesday with vice president Hazel Humphries presiding as no president was elected. Loraine Collins was chosen second vice president. Area 7 director Irving Gourley invited officers to a workshop in Alpine among other towns. Alpine was chosen for Wednesday at 9 am with a free luncheon. Attendees include Humphries Collins McIntire Olsen Amy McIntire Tressa Moore and Helen Humphries. Committees named and Gourley outlined benefits from the legislative committee Red Cross and special programs. He will teach elderly drivers education and the course offers a 10 percent car insurance discount.
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Balmorhea
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Housing Center
Hazel Humphries
Loraine Collins
Irving Gourley
el Paso
Area 7
van Horn
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Balmorhea News Highlights From July 1976
Balmorhea community notes cover a large funeral service in Hobbs and Pecos, a newborn girl Kim Gomez at Fort Stockton Hospital, a Balmorhea field trip to Big Bend and Del Rio, and superintendent Allen Gilbert attending a school conference in Austin. The Balmorhea budget hearing on July 29 and city tax implications are noted. Bobby Thompson family moves to Cross Plains. rainfall data and reservoir status mentioned. Balmorhea High School introduces a new football staff led by Tommie Randle with James Sprinkle and Bill King joining, supporting a rebuilding year after dropping to class B. Team travel, practice dates, and returning lettermen listed. Freshman talent praised for strong future.
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Balmorhea High School
Tommie Randle
Modena Valley
Fort Stockton
la Pryor
James Sprinkle
Bill King
Sprinkle
Ed White
San Antonio
King
Miles
Paint Creek
Balmorhea
Pecos
Bears
Albert Matta
Balti Dutchover
Lee Roy Hernandez
Roberto Valerio
Lucas Carrillo
Clay Bryan
Gary Compton
Dale Bryan
Juan Ornelas
Danny Carrillo
Johnnie Baeza
Scott Crenshaw
Ricky Fuentez
Jerry Bryan
Mario Martinez
Balmorhea Bears
Noon market report NOON MARKET REPORT NEW YORK AP
The stock market was mixed to day with hopes for a prime rate cut fading as Citibank kept rates high. Dow fell .33 to 990.75 while NYSE gains led losers. volumes rose to 7.14 million. Cotton futures rose on carryover demand with prices up about 200 points. Carlot quotations showed slow steer and heifer beef sales with limited price testing.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Citibank
Northwest Airlines
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Amarillo
Tex
Reeves County Projects 78 Million in Property Transactions
Reeves County expects about $78,310,112 in sales leases and rentals of tangible personal property this year. The estimate comes from an official county projection based on current market activity and past performance.
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Reeves County
Supreme Court stay delays executions in three states
A Supreme Court justice issued a temporary stay on death sentences in Georgia Florida and Texas delaying executions nationwide until the court can reconsider three cases. The stay covers only those inmates but officials expect broader postponements and a September pause in many states. The July ruling had upheld capital punishment laws in those states while striking down mandatory penalties in North Carolina and Louisiana.
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Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Georgia
Florida
Texas
High Court
Powell
David E. Kendall
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Associated Press
North Carolina
Louisiana
Naacp Fund
Ames named manager of reopened Big T restaurant in Pecos
Ed Ames, a former Roswell, New Mexico resident, has been named manager of the Big T Family Restaurant at 317 W. Third St. in Pecos. The restaurant re opened June 30 under owners Don Bartlett and Dennis Mahaffey, with a staff of 17. Ames plans to deliver the best possible service and food as he settles into his first venture in restaurant management after 12 years in the Air Force and a period with the postal service. He moved from Roswell to Pecos and praises the town’s growth, friendly people, and new buildings, while committing to local operations and ongoing ties to the owners and supervisor Bill Ledbetter.
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Big T Family
Ed Ames
Pecos
Ames
Bartlett
Dennis Mahaffey
Roswell, N.M
Lynn Webb
Third St
Roswell
Postal Service
United States Air Force
Maria
Turkey
Air Force
Mahaffey
New Mexico
West Texas
Bill Ledbetter
Death Notice for Sophronia Benton, 90, Pecos
Services for Sophronia Benton, 90, are set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eastside Cemetery. She died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Pecos Nursing Home. Born March 10, 1886 in Leon County, she leaves son R. L. Benton of Oakland, California. daughter Luke Lee Benton of Pecos. a granddaughter and brother Hogue Brooks of Pecos.
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Sophronia Benton
Pecos Funeral Home
Eastside
Benton
Pecos Nursing Home
Leon County
R.L. Benton
Oakland
Calif
Luke Lee Benton
Pecos
Hogue Brooks
Vandalism case settled with juvenile family
Police report shows a minor vandalism incident where black paint was spread on Dora Pineda's car at 704 Stamford Blvd. The family of the juvenile accused agreed to pay for the damage after the incident was clarified.
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Dora Pineda
Stafford Blvd
Concert set for city park at 4 p.m. Sunday
A free open air concert at Prairie Dog Park will start at 4 p.m. Sunday featuring MARC, Chicano Electric Band, Sangre Chicana, and other acts. The program spans disco influenced chicane pop and conjunto rhythms, inviting the public to attend.
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Prairie Dog Park
Hector Roman
Judy Fuentes
Marc
Sangre Chicana
Calendar of coming events in the Pecos area
Calendar notes a Friday concert by Gulfport youth choirs at Calvary Baptist Church with handbell and three other groups. A free lecture by Sam Jorden on Life Unlimited is also listed. The schedule includes Lions, Optimists, TOPS, and Al Anon meetings through Monday and Tuesday at various Pecos venues with no admission charges.
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Gulfport
Miss
Calvary Baptist Church
Sam Jorden
Life Unlimited
Church of Pecos
Third and
Eddy Street
Wink grant to aid city development chosen by mayor
Wink receives a 23000 grant from HUD via the Texas Department of Community Affairs per Mayor James A. Winn. Odessa area builders named general contractor for a 3.7 million National Bank of Odessa bank and office tower at East 8th Street with construction set to start August 2.
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Wink
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Texas Department of Community Affairs
James A. Winn
Odessa
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Susie Elliott
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Ector County
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West Odessa
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