Fire Department Upgrades with Monitor System for Civil Defense
Pecos Area weather saw limited rainfall and dirt storms with minor damage. The Pecos Volunteer Fire Department adopted Motorola Monitor Alert System with 45 portable receivers and a central panel to speed fire location broadcasts and reduce false alarms. The system, costing about 8600 dollars, will also support Civil Defense plans and lower city fire insurance rates.
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Fire Department
Pecos
Motorola
Lavelma Mann
Gene Martin
J.T. Prewit
Operator Sought For Bean Saloon
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce seeks an individual to operate the Judge Roy Bean replica in Pecos as a small business. Harold Meyer suggests leasing the Bean building for a dollar a year if opened to the public and used to sell souvenirs to tourists during summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Judge Roy Bean
Reeves County
Security State Bank
Pecos Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Six Pecos Youths Attend Summer Camp
The Reeves County and Pecos Salvation Army Service Unit will send six Pecos boys to Camp Hoblitzelle near Midlothian for a week starting June 9. The camp hosts 800 youths from 313 units over four weeks and offers boating archery horseback riding swimming crafts sports and worship services in a 370 acre facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County and
Pecos
Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Camp Hoblitzelle
FH. Ryan
Salvation Army Service Unit
Midlothian
Judge Ryan
Robert Pendleton
Curtis Wilkins
Joe Rayos
Ramon Lujan
Hernando Zubeldia
Henry Lujan
Greyhound
Hoblitzelle
Salvation Army
Dallas
Labor Day
F.H. Ryan
Hoblzelle
Texas
The
Industrial Foundation Elects New Officers
The Pecos Industrial Foundation met at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Room for stockholders and directors. New officers include Renshaw secretary and McGowen president. five directors elected to fill Long’s term. Plans cover support for Hayes Garment project and expansion of vocational training.
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Industrial Foundation
Pecos Industrial Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
J. Robert Scott
Hayes Garment Company
Scott
Hayes Management
Reeves County
Richard Long
Mike Harrison
Joel Daniel
Buck Renshaw
Long
Bill Harrison
R. B. McGowen
Jim Pattee
McGowen
Pecos Soldier Reports Korean Service and Panmunjom Life
SP5 Paul Cantrell of Pecos has returned home on a 30 day leave from Panmunjom Korea where he serves in the U S Army. He describes the combat zone camp near Panmunjom the neutral zone and the Pueblo affair mentions and photographs of North Korean officials. Cantrell notes the heat humidity and rain and plans to return to Korea June 10 for about six more months.
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Pecos
Cantrell
U.S. Army
Panmunjom
Korea
Elks Set Flag Day Ceremony
Elks Lodge No. 2034 to host Flag Day ceremony on Friday June 14 under Exalted Ruler Orb Rowden. Elks Club members urged to attend. refreshments to be served.
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Pecos
Elks
Orb Rowden
Rowden
Elks Club
Water Import Feasibility Studied for West Texas
Congressman Richard C White reports a May 10 Bureau of Reclamation progress review on importing 16.5 million acre feet of water annually from the lower Mississippi. Nine routes would deliver to Bull Lake near Lubbock, with municipal and industrial use justifying nonfarm funding despite high irrigation costs. White calls for continued study.
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Richard C. White
West Texas
Congress
Texas
Bureau of Reclamation
White
New Mexico
Mississippi
Bureau
Louisiana
Bull Lake
Lubbock
National Mourning Day Proclaimed for Kennedy
President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed a national day of mourning this Sunday for Senator Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy who was fatally wounded after his primary victory speech in Los Angeles. Kennedy died from gunshot wounds in the early hours of Thursday.
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United States
L.yndon B. Johnson
Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy
Los Angeles
Vacations May Hamper Delivery
Paper carriers take vacations for family time and substitutes will handle routes. Some papers may be missed during the vacation period. call the circulation department at 445-5475 for delivery of a paper to your residence.
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KIM Weather Tower
Wynn Hamilton
Saragosa
Cayanosa
Toyah
Joe Martinez
Martinez
Balmorhea State Park
Balmorhea
Dick Hagelstein
Soil Conservation Office
Johnny Chavez
J.T. Precit
Prewit
Bean Saloon
Fort Stockton
Jeanette Holland
E.B. Holland, Jr
Charlies Moody
Steve Pontevint
Enterprise
Paul Cantrell
Emmett Cantrell
Country Club Drive
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Pueblo
SPS
Kennedy
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