More water in the mountains ponds aid livestock
H C Espy of the Toyah Limpia Soil and Water Conservation District completed several ACP cost shared stock water ponds in the Davis Mountains. The ponds will improve livestock distribution where forage is scarce. Building durable ponds in rugged terrain is challenging due to soil, slope and spillway space. For location and design help contact the local Soil Conservation Service.
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Toyah-Limpia Soil and Water Conservation District
A.C.P
Davis Mountains
Local
Soil Conservation Service
West Texas dedicates month to Texas Tech Medical Building
June declared dedication month honoring West Texas citizens and the completion of phase one of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine Building in Lubbock. Open houses June 12 19 and 26 from 1 to 5 p.m. Bushed at 4th Street west of Indiana. Building dedicated June 5 by Gov. Dolph Briscoe. Construction began in 1973 and cost over 40 million dollars. The 811 417 square foot facility serves as regional medical school headquarters for West Texas with programs in Lubbock Amarillo and El Paso.
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Medical School
4Th St
Indiana Ave
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Amarillo
el Paso
Sul Ross Hosts Second Annual Rural America Conference
Sul Ross State University hosts June 15 16 the Second Annual Conference on Rural America on campus. Sponsored by SRSU Division of Adult and Continuing Education and West Texas Council of Governments, the event features federal state and private agency representatives. Seventeen seminars include an Aging Workshop led by Dr Marvin Ernst of the Dallas Geriatrics Research Institute focusing on senior citizen needs and funding for community centers.
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Bowers
Burglar Hits Gibson's Center Ransacks Walthall Store
Police report a break in at Gibson's Discount Center on Walthall between Sunday night and Monday morning. Entry was gained by smashing the front glass with a rock, and about five revolvers and five automatic pistols were stolen. Investigation continues. Grace Ornelas was bitten on the right hip by a dog in the 600 block of South Walnut. owner Sharon Salcido cited and ordered to observe the dog for ten days.
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Grace Ornelas
S. Peach
S. Walnut
Sharon Salcido
Killer tornadoes sweep east and south killing and injuring
Tornadoes and severe storms raked a wide area of the eastern and southern United States. At least four died when a fishing boat capsized on Chesapeake Bay and nine were missing. Winds reached 98 mph in Norfolk Virginia, and trees toppled and homes damaged across North Carolina Georgia and Tennessee. A Chattanooga carpenter was killed when a tornado destroyed his workplace.
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Georgia Civil Defense
Rufus Barber
Pecos to Face DeSoto in Semis at 1 P.M.
Pecos Eagles, making their fourth state meet appearance in five years, meet DeSoto at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Class 3A semifinal at Disch-Falk Field as part of the 29th state baseball tournament. The 3A semifinals also include Uvalde vs Waco Midway at 3 p.m., with the 3A final Friday night.
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South Grand Prairie
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Canyon
Snyder
Duncanville
Victoria
Stroman
Houston
Sharpstown
Fort Worth
Sharpsman
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Pecos Enterprise Area News Roundup
A child injury case at Permian General Hospital leaves 19 month old Patricia Moreno in hospital with undetermined injuries as Juan Rosas Hernandez remains jailed pending charges. Investigations continue into the Sunday incident reported around 9 15 p.m. at 812 S Main.
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S. Main
Miss West Texas Pageant Prep Sparks City Events
Jaycee-Ette organizers brief 20 contestants at the Chamber of Commerce on the July 2 crown event and June 30 to July 12 pageant run at Ector County Coliseum. The festival runs June 27 to July 4 with a fireworks show and a July 2 parade.
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Permian Basin
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Pecos
Noon market slips as Dow hovers near 900 amid oil price fears
The New York market slid with the Dow dipping below 900 briefly and trading at 901.46 at noon as analysts blamed a possible Saudi oil price rise for July 1. The Big Board index fell 0.10 to 53.02 and volume reached 8.32 million shares. Livestock and futures next report.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting
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NYSE
American Stock Exchange
McDonald Observatory schedules summer lectures tours
Beginning June 1, McDonald Observatory offers daily lectures and walking tours through August. Weekdays feature a 9 a.m. lecture with tours until 6 p.m., Saturdays run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays lectures occur from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Walking-tour participants should be in good shape.
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McDonald Observatory
Davis Mountains
Greg Morris
Pecos Area Calendar Highlights Local Meetings this Week
Calendar lists upcoming Pecos events with Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon at 125 S. Oak St, TOPS Club meetings at Federation Parish, Community Council office, and Optimist Club events at Saragosa Hall and Lions clubs. Includes AARP year end gathering at the Senior Center and noon Senior Center luncheon.
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S. Oak St
Moving Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX
St. Community
Kosciusko’s true claims and a constitutional pioneer
Kosciusko is not the highest mountain in Australia nor a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. He is a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War. The first state to ratify the U S Constitution was Delaware. Penicillin was invented by Fleming, not Penicil or Pasteur.
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Australia
U.S
Fleming
Pasteur
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