Man Apprehended After High Speed Police Chase
Edward C. Breen, 23, of 1605 West Sixth Street, was arrested after a mad high speed pursuit by Pecos police and DPS. He faced 13 traffic tickets and DWI charges, plus a 30 day jail stay, wrecked car, and fines totaling $264. Breen led officers through multiple streets before being stopped at the Washington and Arizona intersection.
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Edward C. Breen
West Sixth Street
Reeves County
Breen
Pecos
Ted Jones
Maple Street
Jones
Raul Flores
Glenn Vandiver
Department of Public Safety
Sixth
Eddy Streets
Ross Blvd
Washington Street
Washington
Delaware
Adams Street
Texas
Flores
Texas Street
Jackson
Delaware Street
Jefferson Street
Jefferson
Arizona
Washington and
DPS
South
Burglary Report At South Alamo Apartment
Gary Brown reports a burglary at 423 South Alamo Apartment 4 between 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. Sunday. Unknown suspects pried the west door padlock and took three suits two sport coats dresses sport shirts and a black billfold. Jewelry and a .22 pistol with holster were left behind and Charles Smith investigated.
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Gary Brown
South Alamo
Charles Smith
Fox Receives Doctor's Degree at Willamette University
James E. Fox, son of Mr and Mrs Robert E Fox of Middleton Wisconsin, earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Willamette University in Salem Oregon on May 19. He joined the Navy, served in the South Pacific and SEAL teams, earned numerous ribbons, and plans to take bar exams in Oregon and California. He is married to Joyce Caster of Salem.
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James E. Fox
Robert E. Fox
Middleton
Wisconsin
Willamette University
Salem
Oregon
Pecos
James
Pecos High School
Fox
Texas Tech
Naval Officers Candidate School
Newport
Rhode Island
Jim
Willamette Law School
California
Joyce Caster
Pecos Industrial Foundation Sets Tomorrow Stockholders Meeting
The Pecos Industrial Foundation will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday at 3 30 p m in the Community Center Banquet Room. J Robert Scott president says the agenda includes election of officers and directors for 1968 and any other stockholder matters. Any Pecos business contributor is a stock holder and urged to attend.
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The
Pecos Industrial Foundation
J. Robert Scott
Pecos
Two New Companies Join Pecos Chamber
The Church and Teachers Supply store at 122 South Oak Street becomes the chamber’s newest member, run by Mrs. Mary Kay Metcalfe, offering church and teachers supplies and gifts. Delaware Basin Aggregates Inc joins with offices at 1604 West Third Street and plant at Barstow, led by President Oscar C. Hallmark, with Hal Brown and Ann Canon as officers. The firm’s history links to Reeves Company projects at Mineral Wells and Midland Army Airfield.
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South Oak Street
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Gann
Pecos
Mary Kay Metcalfe
F.M. Reeves
Carrasco Edges McNutt in Reeves County Runoff
Reeves County joined a statewide conservative rural trend as Lt. Governor Preston Smith won the Democratic primary runoff. Smith led with 1,166 votes to 504 for Don Yarborough in Reeves County, carrying twelve of thirteen precincts. Yarborough won only East Pecos Junior High Precinct. Nationwide totals after the runoff showed Smith with 756,909 votes to Yarborough’s 620,726, with under 2,000 ballots unreported. Ismael Carrasco edged Robert McNutt by 35 votes in the Reeves County County Commissioner runoff.
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Reeves County
Preston Smith
Smith
Don Yarborough
Houston
Yarborough
East Pecos
Ismael Carrasco
Robert McNutt
MISSISSIPPI Scouts Plan Pecos Visit in July
Meridian Mississippi group of 35 Boy Scouts and leaders will visit Pecos on July 30, touring local sights with Pecos area leaders. Precinct voting results show Carrasco 246 and McNutt 211 in runoff. Preston Smith leads to face Paul Eggers in November. Turnout 1.38 million with tight rural conservative support. Absentee and precinct totals listed for Reeves County Pecos precincts.
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Meridian
Mississippi
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Ili
Carrasco
McNutt
Preston Smith
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Smith
Texas
Lberal
Texas Democratic Party
Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Democratic Party
Reeves County
Smith -Yarborough
Elmer Godbey Obsequy Held
Funeral services for Elmer Dale Godbey Sr. aged 84 were held at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Thompson officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Godbey died Thursday at Reeves Memorial Hospital. He was born November 23, 1890 and lived at 2117 South Alamo Street. He is survived by his wife Virginia two sons Dale of Pecos and W N of Austin a brother Ray of Wellington six sisters seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Elmer Dale Godbey
Pecos Funeral Home
Paul Thompson
Evergreen Cemetery
Godbey
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Pecos
South Alamo Street
Terry Gregg
Nathan Evitts
Jim Wilson
James Thomas
Joe Smith
Cicero Patton
Virginia
Dale
W.N
Austin
Ray
Wellington
May Barton
el Paso
Eva Jewel Rogers
Bakersfield
California
Grace Thompson
Arlington
Bulla Clubb
Eva Vaughn
Altice
Oklahoma
Ethel Britton Odell
Jaggers Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at Union Baptist Church in Corinth Mississippi for Mrs Oscar Jaggers mother of Pecos residents. She would have been 79 on June 27 and died Monday in Jackson Tennessee. Survivors include husband O C Jaggers four children two daughters Mrs FF Bradley Pecos and Mrs Sid Hall Lubbock two sons Ellis and Bill Mattox Pecos. two sons Oliver and Leon Mattox preceded her in death. Fourteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren survive. Burial will be in the Corinth Cemetery family plot.
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Union Baptist Church
Corinth
Mississippi
Oscar Jaggers
Pecos
Oliver
Leon Mattox
Corinth Cemetery
Deadline Today for Pecos High Summer School Registration
Principal Frank Kelley reminds Pecos High students that today is the registration deadline for six week summer courses. Full credit options include Typing I and English II, Civics half credit, with remedial English I General Science World History and Algebra I available.
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Pecos
Frank Kelley
Park
Pattillo
Turk
Bingham
Clark
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Tommy Mayfield
Highway 7
Paymaster
Man
Floyd South
David Keneipp
Maple
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Ross Street
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Eighth Street
Eighth
Hackberry
Hackberry Street
Seventh
Bois D’arc
Bois D’arc Street
Kermit
Deborah Lee Dawson
Debbie
Julian M. Dawson
S. Ave
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kermit High School
Lions Club
National Honor Society
National Thespian Society
Future Teachers of America
First Methodist Church
Patrick Dru
Pecos Chamber
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Toyah
Saragosa
West Pecos Elem
North Pecos Elem
Orla
East Pecos Jr. High
Valley Motors
Gene Martin
Claude Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick
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McCamey
San Angelo
Elmer Godbey
Jaggers
John Love
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