Barstow Persons Engage in Local Sports and Community News
Barstow hosts Little League and Pony League baseball with Wickett and Pecos teams facing Barstow Bears after several 0-0 innings. Barstow beat Van Horn and Loving, lost to Fort Stockton, and Darlene Wilkins earns Bowlerette League honors. Community notes cover teachers moving locations, church events, and local student achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Wickett
Pirates
Pecos
van Horn
Loving
New Mexico
Fort Stockton
Benny Abila
Darlene Wilkins
Darlene
Computers Make Speedy Gains
Computers have rapidly increased operating speed from milliseconds to microseconds and now to nanoseconds. Electricity traveling at over 186 000 miles per second covers one foot in that time, highlighting dramatic progress in computing performance.
Varied Conservation Projects Underway in Pecos Country
Farmers and ranchers west of Toyah and Pecos engage in Great Plains Conservation Program soil and brush control. Projects include root plowing mesquite and cresote, seeding native and introduced grasses, and resting pastures for two growing seasons to establish cover. Continuous heavy grazing is warned against. government cost share is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Pecos
Jim
Great Plains
Dale Godbey
J.L. Lovelace
O.J. Bryan
Delaware Basin
Hart Ranch
Toyah
Butler
The
Soil Conservation Service
Henry Droll
Garland Matthews
Matta Receives BS At NMSU Commencement
Frank B. Matta of Balmorhea earned a Bachelor of Science as about 1,000 graduates took part in New Mexico State University Las Cruces commencement. Robert O. Anderson gave the address. Peter Hurd and Earl Stanley Gardner received honorary Doctor of Laws. The class of 1968 includes 27 foreign countries and 44 states. Degrees conferred by President Roger B. Corbett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Matta
Maria B. Matta
Balmorhea
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Matta
Robert O. Anderson
Atlantic- Richfield Company
New Mexico
Peter Hurd
Earl Stanley Gardner
Roger B
Corbett
NMSU
Neutron Radiography Reveals Dense Substances Details
Neutron radiography, developed by General Electric Nuclear Energy Division, uses neutron penetration to image internal regions of hydrogen rich materials. The system records details of substances once hard to view, enabling clearer internal analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Nuclear Energy Division
Pecos Enterprise brief reads Tuesday June 4 1968
Brief legible content notes a Pecos Enterprise page one item from Tuesday June 4 1968. The readable portion suggests a standard local news item typical of a small town paper with no clear headline or named individuals.
Plastic Domes House Cities
Scientists at Tempo GE Center for Advanced Studies propose vast plastic domes to house cities. A two mile diameter, one mile high dome could enclose about 2000 acres and support 150000 residents to solve overcrowding and pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tempo
General Electric
Center For Advanced Studies
Mrs Daley Receives Degree at TWU Commencement
Denton The Texas Woman's University 65th annual spring commencement was held Sunday June 2. Dr John A Guinn TWU president addressed graduates. Degrees awarded include bachelor’s master’s and doctorate. Recipient Susan Bowers Daley daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee J Bowers Pecos Texas earned a major in Special Education Physically Handicapped and Elementary Education with a History minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas Woman’s University
John A. Guinn
TWU
Susan Bowers Daley
Lee J. Bowers
S. Hickory
Pecos
Texas Life Insurance Company Forms Charter Management Inc
Paul F. Dickard president of Texas Life Insurance in Waco announces the creation of Charter Management Inc a mutual fund distribution and management company. The company broadens services and is represented by James E. McCain district manager based in Pecos offices in the Security State Bank Building Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Dickard
The
Texas Life Insurance Company
Waco
Texas
Charter Management Inc
Dickard
James E. McCain
Security State Bank
Pecos
Card of Thanks for Manuel Garza Bereavement
The Garza family expresses gratitude for flowers, cards, and support during our loss. Special thanks to Dr. Lindley, hospital staff, and Bill and Jack at the funeral home along with Mrs. Gregoria Garcia, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Gutierrez, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Franco, and Mr. and Mrs. Talley Talamantez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Garza
Lindley
Bill
Jack
Gregoria Garcia
Ruben Gutierrez
Julian Franco
Talley Talamantez
Also Mentioned on This Page
Holy Name Society
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa Halls
Mrs. J. H Freeland
Mary Ann Walsh
Sul Ross
Puuny
Paul Sullivan
University of Texas At el Paso
Durwood Jones
Atlanta
Georgia
Frances Manuel
Bridge Club
the Americana
George Briggs
Forrest Walker
W. L. Fuller
John Burkholder
Walter Burkholder
Everett Morgan
Charles Dyer
Iva Wadley
Edna Johnson
Marion Russell
A. L. Young
Amos Wilson, Jr
Odessa
Amos III
Medical Center
Uvalde
Houston
M.D. Anderson Hospital
J. E. Echols
Big Spring
George Sullivan
Donna Sebesta
Jamie
Linton
Sebesta
Michael
Timothy
Paul Jackson Allgood
Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Sewell
Circle Bible
Albert Rice
J. Henry Fleenor
George L. Dickey
Freelands
Fort Worth
Synod
J. J. Wester
W.E. Knowles
Wendell Nichols
Bloys Camp Grounds
Kent
Nichols
Floyd Hummel
Gayle Wright
Jack Wright
Reeves County Sheriff Posse
Carlsbad
Susan Fuller
Susan
Claude Cantrell
el Paso
Pat Avary
Cantrells
Emmett Cantrells
Tony Max Ryan
Benny Goligher
Paul
Krusts
Charley Manahan
Pecos Valley State Bank
W.M. Hopper
Gus
Joe
Hopper
Frank Joplin
Jennie Johnson
H.H. Johnson
Corsicana
Pecos City Bakery
South Cedar
Nues
California
Ben
Mrs. Daley
Professional Pharmacy
Daggett & Eddy
KDE
Pecos Maytag Co
Johnson
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