Across the Chichimec Sea honors Sul Ross geology professor Kelley
A collection of 20 papers by archeologists across the nation honors Dr. J. Charles Kelley, Sul Ross State University adjunct geology professor and expert on the Mesoamerican Cul ture. Published by Southern Illinois University Press, the book marks Kelley’s 25th year of service with papers from colleagues and former students on the Chichimec Sea region 1,500 years ago. Kelley and his wife Ellen are credited with charting the vast Chichimec Sea and its people. He is finishing a seven-year excavation of a Mesoamerican cultural and ceremonial center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Charles Kelley
Sul Ross State University
Southern Illinois University Press
Kelley
Southern Illinois
United States
Mexico
Ellen
Chichimec Sea
Charles C. DiPeso
Amerind Foundation, Inc
DiPeso
Sul Ross
Market mixed as airlines lift Dow small gain
The New York stock market posted a modest midday gain led by airline shares while the Dow Jones industrial average edged up to 831.95. Airline issues such as American Airlines Eastern TWA Pan Am and Braniff supported a 1.36 point rise in the Dow Jones transportation average and the NYSE composite and ASE price indexes also advanced. Cotton futures rose midday with No 2 hard red wheat and grains quoted in Chicago.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Airlines
Eastern
TWA
Pan Am
Braniff
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Officials Sought for Pecos Fall Interscholastic Activities
Pecos community recreation director Jim Edwards seeks potential officials for fall events. From boys football and soccer to girls soccer and men’s flag football, contact 445 4624 to join a growing list of qualified referees and assessors.
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Jim Edwards
Pecos
Edwards
Dow Jones Stock Averages Reported Gains In Early Trading
Dow Jones New York reports stock averages rising with the industrial index at 832.64 up 1.04, transport at 231.35 up 1.36, utilities at 105.38 up 65, and the overall stock index at 289.41 up 0.66 as trading progresses.
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DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Pecos FFA Leader Attends Area II Training Camp
Pecos student Rhonda Stumberg, district president and Pecos chapter secretary, attends Area II Future Farmers of America Officer and Leadership training at Camp Musquiz near Fort Davis. The program runs through July 26, focusing on official duties, public speaking, and planning for 1978-79 FFA activities. Ray Ellis, Pecos FFA advisor, accompanies her to assist with the event.
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Rhonda Stumberg
Mildred Stumberg
Wyoming
Pecos
Future Farmers of America
Camp Musquiz Guest Ranch
Fort Davis
Miss Stumberg
FFA
Stumberg
Ray Ellis
Pecos Ffa
Short-season cotton revolution grows in Lower Rio Grande Valley
In Weslaco Texas growers embrace short-season cotton to battle insects and rainfall with early maturing varieties and planned practices. Cotton Incorporated and researchers from USDA and Texas A&M report higher profits per acre and rising adoption, with Dyer of Weslaco praising two sacks of early seeds that yielded best cotton on his farm.
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James Dyer
Weslaco
Texas
USDA/ARS
L.N. Namken
M.D. Heilman
Dyer
Cotton Incorporated
Rio Grande Valley
Cotton Belt
Fiber Company of American Cotton Producers
Rio Grande
Mexico
Charles Wofford
William D. Eickhoff
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas A&m University Extension Service
Brownsville
Pecos Boy Fails to Lead in Walt Disney Pee Wee Golf
In Central Florida at Walt Disney World the Pee Wee Golf Championships see Pecos three year old Mark Ward assisted by his five year old brother Steve in the championship round. Steve posts a two day eight hole total of 35 over four holes to claim third in the 35 year old division amid frequent thundershowers. The event, the country’s oldest junior tournament, draws 245 entrants from twenty states and has historically included players such as Lanny Wadkins Gary Koch Bert Yancey Judy Rankin and Laura Baugh.
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Pecos
Mark Ward
Steve
Walt Disney World
Florida
Mark
Lanny Wadkins
Gary Koch
Bert Yancey
Judy Rankin
Laura Baugh
Walt Disney Productions
Balmorhea Secretary Resigns After 27 Years on School Board
Q A Crenshaw resigns from Balmorhea Independent School Board where he served as secretary for 27 years. Born 1920 in Balmorhea, he finished high school in 1938 and married Mary Rowe in 1939. They have two daughters, three grandchildren, and Crenshaw led church, chamber, and civic groups including organizing the Balmorhea Volunteer Fire Department in 1943 and serving as fire chief.
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Q.A. Crenshaw
Balmorhea
Mie Wofford
Crenshaw
Methodist Church
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Men's Club
Balmorhea Volunteer Fire Department
Community club calendar for Pecos area with meetings and events
Calendar entries list Lions Club and Rotary meetings at hotels, TOPS and Senior Citizens Center activities, AA and Alanon meetings, and drop-in days. Notes include addresses at 125 S Oak and 902 E 10th St with evening and noon times, plus telephone numbers.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Coucil
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
Rotary Club
Pecos
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Ambulance and Fire Dispatch Report From Pecos Area
The Pecos Ambulance Service took a patient from a local doctor's office to Reeves County Hospital at 10 56 a m yesterday. A patient was transferred to an Odessa hospital at 7 34 last night by Pecos Ambulance Service. An oil tank south of Barstow at the end of FM 851 continued burning yesterday at 12 26 p m and Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Odessa
Barstow
Late night TV Fails Lift Ratings For Wee Hours
A rough late night run left viewers switching stations as the rival test pattern drew the top rating in the early morning hours, signaling weak performance for the preceding show.
Youth choir to perform in Fort Stockton concert
The First Baptist Church of Richardson youth choir, featuring 160 members with 120 on tour, will give a July 27 concert at 7 30 p m in Fort Stockton High School auditorium. The five state tour ends in San Francisco where they will aid Baptist churches with mission Bible schools and other outreach. The program includes sacred music from classics to folk, with three choral ensembles solos and a handbell group. Co directors are Bill Green and Kenny Wood. Public invited.
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First Baptist Church of
San Francisco Giants
Bill Green
Odessa
Kenny Wood
The
Richarson
Pecos Student Attends Week Long TCU Athletic Training Institute
Pecos High School senior Mitchell McLain 17 trains at Texas Christian University in a week long institute on athletic training. Instructors include Jim Sullenger TCU athletic trainer and Elmer Brown a former Olympic trainer. Brown led U S Olympic Team in 1965. Mitchell son of Mr and Mrs G D McLain 101 E Daggett.
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Pecos
Mitchell McLain
Elmer Brown
Texas Christian University
Jim Sullenger
TCU
T. Ross Bailey
Brown
U.S
Sullenger
Pecos High School
Mitchell
G.D. McLain
E. Daggett
Pecos Student Competes At San Marcos Summer Workshop
Pat McKeown of Pecos is among about two dozen high school students from across Texas taking part in Southwest Texas State University 26th annual Summer Speech-Drama Workshop. Directors Fred March presides as students focus on dramatic or debate events with final one act plays and debate finals set for July 28 and 29. Miss McKeown, from 1815 S Alamo Pecos, serves as judge in Game by Barry Meehan.
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San Marcos
Pat McKeown
Pecos
Southwest Texas State University
Fred March
Miss McKeown
S. Alamo, Pecos
Barry Meehan
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Exte Service Science and Education Administration
Sign of the Times
Cash Grain
Chicago
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
Pecos Enterprise
American Cotton Producers
Pecos Boy
Fort Stockton
Pecos Pony League
Pony League Park
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