Former Pecos Newsman Retires After 38 Years
Joe Pouns longtime Texas newspaperman retires after 38 years in West Texas journalism. Born Daingerfield and raised in Brownwood he led The Pecos Enterprise from weekly to five day daily then joined The Abilene Reporter-News as business editor in 1960. He remains active with family and investments in Abilene and West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
Joe B. Pouns
Abilene Reporter-News
Daingerfield
Tex
Pouns
Brownwood
Brownewood High School
Howard Payne College
Fort Worth Press
Brownwood News
Coleman
Coleman Democrat Voice
Central Colorado River Authority
James V. Allred
Pecos Enterprise
Barney Hubbs
Hardin-Simmons University
Pouis
Enterprise
The
Texas Press Association
West
Hubbs
Trafs-Pecos Industries Inc
Reporter- News
Abilene
West Central Texas
Joe Pouns
Reporter-News
Ed N. Wishcamper
First Christian Church of
Ray Boulter
Odessa
James
Steve
University of Texas At Austin
Local Boys Attend Camp Hoblitzelle
Six Pecos youth join Salvation Army campers at Camp Hoblitzelle for a week starting June 6. Camp chairman F. H. Ryan says 800 underprivileged youths will participate. The Progressive Lions Club hosts a June 19 dance at Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse Barn from 8 to midnight with The Fabulous Soulful Nine and Miss Ruby Galbert of San Angelo. Proceeds support Mary Gordon in Golden Girl of the Old West activities. Admission 3 per couple, 1 for ladies, 2 for stags, 50 cents for under 12 children. Public invited. all races and creeds welcome.
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Progressive Lions Club
Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
Soulful Nine
Ruby Galbert
San Angelo
Esquires
Esquirettes
Mary Gordon
Fire Call Drills Pecos Volunteers After Weekend Incident
The Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded to a Sunday night fire alarm at 1209 S Walnut. The fire took 33 minutes to extinguish. Salvation Army boys from the 321 Unit head to Camp Hoblitzelle near Midlothian for a four week session this summer. They are Curtis Wilkins Dennis O Dell Wilkins Gilbert Guerro Roy Guerro Mike Martinez and Daniel Fierro. The trip includes Greyhound Bus travel with riding activities and worship services at the camp which operates year round on a 370 acre site thirty miles from Dallas. 3 500 people will attend 16 sessions through Labor Day with cabins meals and structured daily routines provided by donations from Texans.
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Pecos
S. Walnut
Salvation Army Service Unit
Midlothian
Ryan
Curtis Wilkins
Dennis O’dell Wilkins
Gilbert Guerro
Roy Guerro
Mike Martinez
Daniel Fierro
Camp Hoblitzelle
Greyhound
Hoblitzelle
Dallas
Salvation Army
Baptist Revival Continues Nightly at Barstow Church
Evening revival services run this week at 8 oclock in Barstow First Baptist Church. Evangelist James McCormick from Orla Baptist Church preaches, with Vaughan Sandell of North Temple Baptist directing music, per Rev. Lynn Webb. The octopus has eight arms.
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Barstow First Baptist Church
James McCormick
Orla Baptist Church
Vaughan Sandell
North Temple Baptist Church
Lynn Webb
Mora Rites Held Today for Mrs Enedina Mora
Final rites were held this morning at Santa Rosa Catholic Church for Mrs Enedina M Mora 30 of Pecos with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. She died June 4 at 3 05 p m Born May 15 1940 she had lived in Pecos fifteen years Survivors include her husband one daughter Mary Jane at home her parents Mr and Mrs Andrea Madrid Pecos and five sisters Elia Estrada Dromelia Garcia Visalia Calif Isabel Madrid Gloria Leos and Irena Madrid Pecos
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Enedina M. Mora
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Severe weather brings rain and no hail in Reeves County
A Sunday weather alert reported high winds and scattered rain across Reeves County Texas. Pecos measured .2 inches, Toyah saw rain with winds but no damage, and a ten mile strip west of Toyah reported heavy hail. Alamo and Balmorhea areas had light to moderate rainfall with no crop damage amid gusty winds.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Toyah
Orla
Alamo
Texas
Associated Press
Panhandle
Amarillo
SWC Vying For Top Conservation District Honors
The Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District will compete in the 24th Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards program to determine the nation s top 53 districts. An independent judging panel will pick state winners for 1970 with the grand award funds and a vacation study trip to Arizona for the winner and a district representative. District supervisors are L B Johnson Pecos Larry Fernandes Kermit J T Yates Monahans Scott Armstrong Pecos and J B All good Barstow. Nationally over 2 000 000 entities have signed cooperative agreements with about 3 000 local districts.
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Upper Pecos
Goodyear Soil Conservation Awards
L. B. Johnson
Pecos
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Arizona
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Larry Fernandes
Kermit
J. T. Yates
Monahans
Scott Armstrong
J. B. Allgood
Barstow
Johnson
Chamber Directors To Meet Tomorrow At Community Center
The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 12 noon tomorrow June 9 in the Banquet Room of the Community Center. All directors are urged to be on hand.
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Chamber of Commerce
Water Study Scheduled June 18-19 In Abilene
The Texas Water Resources Study Committee will hold hearings June 18 and 19 at the Starlite Motor Hotel in Abilene. J. T. Moore Jr says the meetings aim to hear thoughts on the Texas Water Plan for Far West Texas and Pecos. Interested persons may contact the Chamber of Commerce Community Center office for details.
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Texas Water Resources Study Committee
Starlite
West Texas
Pecos
Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Missed Paper Delivery Guarantee Guidance
Readers who do not receive the newspaper by 5 30 p m should call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m for delivery guarantee. The contact number provided is 445 5475.
Two Hurt In Wreck On Cedar Street
A collision on Cedar Street at 10 06 p m left Ocatiio A Martinez and Patrick Anthony Martinez injured. A 1963 Buick driven by Martinez northbound and a 1963 Chevrolet driven by Yolanda Garcia southbound veered and struck the Buick. Garcia cited for no license. Both patients treated and released from Memorial Hospital. The blue whale note appears as an unrelated insert.
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Cedar Street
Buick
Ocatiio A. Martinez
Chevrolet
Yolanda Garcia
S. Ash
Martinez
Patrick Anthony Martinez
Memorial Hospital
Robert Diaz
Pecos Chamber Manager Attends Texas Convention
Harold Meyer, Pecos Chamber manager, will be in Austin June 7 8 for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers annual convention. The event theme is Building Our Texas to improve chamber management efficiency.
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Pecos
Harold Meyer
Austin
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
T.C.C.M
Howard Named New Principal of Pecos Junior High
Don Howard, 32, former Pecos coach, named principal of Pecos Junior High by Superintendent Ray Whitley. He leaves the Stamford elementary post after six years and returns to Pecos with wife Jerry Ann and two young sons.
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Pecos
Ray Whitley
Don Howard
Garland Matthews
Howard
Meadow High School
McMurry College
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University
Stamford
Don
L.R. Hudson
South Pecos
Jerry Ann
Doug
Chuck
Wyoming
Local Boys State Delegates In Austin
The thirtieth annual American Legion Boys State in Texas began June 6 at the University of Texas with 785 high school boys and two from Mexico registering. Pecos entrants Ronald Mark Butler and Jeffrey Scott Lewis, sponsored by local posts, registered and joined either the Nationalist or Federalist party to participate in precinct, county and state conventions and primaries.
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Austin
American Legion
Department of Texas
University of Texas
Texas
Mexico
Henry H. Hill
Pecos
Ronald Mark Butler
S. Plum
Jeffrey Scott Lewis
Daggett
General Merchants Meet Set for Pecos Area
A Pecos general merchants meeting is called for Friday June 12 at 10 00 a m in the Community Center Banquet Room Chairman Paul Randolph of the Merchants Division says the 60 minute session will cover items of interest to Pecos merchants All members are urged to attend and bring a neighboring merchant Police report thefts of small items toys clothes shoes and a tricycle from Mrs Kerlee 508 W 12th valued about 50 plus unreported tool thefts since Christmas A suspended license case with 1000 bond for Moises Bustamante Martinez was noted and a purse theft from Ruth Sellers 714 Hacksberry with valuables and papers later found empty at Safeway parking lot
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Pecos
Paul Randolph
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Glenn Vandiver
Moises Bustamante Martinez
Cliff Preslar
Martinez
Odessa
Ruth Sellers
Hacksberry
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Progressive Lions
Claire Machison Kerr
William Monroe Kerr
Midland
Claire
Bronxville
N.Y
Kerr, Fitzgerald and Kerr
Midland High School
Youth Center
Passe-ettes
Candy Stripers
Missouri Pacific
Vye
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Northside
Church of Christ
New Post
Boys State
Ford
Dennis Randall Kilstrom
Nebraska
Albert Holdman
Kilstrom
Memorial Ast
Charles McNarlen
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