Honor roll completed for final sixth weeks and semester
Sept Ray Whitley released the honor rolls for East Pecos Junior High and South Pecos Elementary Schools. Names span 3rd to 8th grades with Highest Honors and Honors distinctions including Cynthia Sadler Emma Olivas Yolanda Herrera Criselda Garcia Laura Boswell Mary Paredes Stephen Salyer Grace Bates Stephen Bates and Susie Spray among others. Helen Kathleen Hoefs named Western Belle candidate for Balmorhea Rodeo festivities in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Whitley
East Pecos
South Pecos
Cynthia Sadler
Emma Olivas
Yoelanda Herrera
Criselda Garcia
Laura Boswell
Paul Chandler
Mary Paredes
Silveria Segovia
Stephen Salyer
Grace Bates
Stephen Bates
Tammy Barnett
Elma Dominguez
Charles Hamilton
Mary Lynn Hess
Pam Hughes
John Charles La=ney
Bill Lattner
Scott McAnally
Gail Martin
David Nowell
Mike Quezada
Susie Spray
Bambie Standley
Mark Teague
Gwen Thigpen
Ste
Theft Report Pins Pickup Break‑In On Elm Street
Police logged a theft at 2 06 p m Monday from N V Lara 406 N Elm with a one shot 22 cal rifle taken from a pickup in his yard Friday night Witnesses Segovia Mark Teague and Gwen Thigpen are noted in the report Names of numerous honorees and graduates follow in a long list of individuals receiving highest honors or honors in a related ceremony.
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N. V. Lara
N. Elm
Federal Highway Funds Threaten Texas Ambulance Service
Texas could lose up to 31 million in federal highway funds after Attorney General Crawford Martin reversed a two man ambulance rule amid pressure from Rep. William Heatly. The change may trigger a 10 percent cut of 270 million in highway construction funding if the state fails to meet federal equipment and attendant requirements.
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Texas
Dallas Morning News
Crawford Martin
Martin
William S. Heatly
D-Paducah
State Health Department
Wash- D
Heatly
House Appropriations Committee
Richard C. Slack - D
Bill Calloway
Pecos Funeral Home
Calloway
Turnbough Commissioned in U S Air Force at Lackland
Dennis S. Turnbough son of Mr and Mrs Richard V Turnbough Rt 1 Balmorhea has been commissioned second lieutenant after graduating from Officer Training School Lackland AFB He is assigned to Randolph AFB for pilot training He attended Balmorhea High School Texas A&M Abilene Christian College earned BA in English at UT in 1969 He is married to Shannon daughter of Mr and Mrs John N Taylor San Antonio Texas
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San Antonio
Dennis S. Turnbough
Richard V. Turnbough
Rt. 1
Balmorhea
U.S. Air Force
Officer Training School
OTS
Lackland Afb
Tex
Randolph Afb
Turnbough
Balmorhea High School
Texas A&m University
Abilene Christian College
University of Texas
Delta Tau Delta
Shannon
John N. Taylor
Beverly Mae Drive
Masons Schedule Election At Valley Lodge Meeting
Pe cos Valley Masonic Lodge plans officer elections at 8 p m. tonight at the Lodge Hall. Members urged to attend as plans are made for a special Roll Call Night Saturday June 13 with Past Masters honored and families invited.
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Pecos Valley
Baylor marks 125th anniversary commencement
Baylor University capped its 125th anniversary commencement on May 29 awarding 840 degrees and two honorary doctorates. Among the graduates was Albert Wayne Denton the first to earn a philosophy doctorate in religion at Baylor and the first in the Southern Baptist system. Tommy Lee Smith earned a BA in sociology.
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Waco
Baylor University
Albert Wayne Denton
Baylor
Denton
Southern Baptist Education System
W. R.white
Willard L. Russell
Houston
Abner V. McCall
Tommy Lee Smith
Butler W. Smith
W. Ash
Dallas Police Warned No Warning Shots May Kill If Needed
Dallas police chief announces a directive banning warning shots and allowing deadly force when officers fear for personal or public safety. He cites two recent shootings as catalysts and stresses sound judgment over reflex gunfire. A potential command shakeup and a chamber PR program to improve the department image are mentioned.
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Dallas
Tex
Frank Dyson
Dyson
Dallas Police
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Hunt Rites Pending for Lee Hunt in Sterling City
Funeral services are pending with Lowe Funeral Home in Sterling City for Lee Hunt 81 father of S B Hunt of Pecos He died at 3 35 p m Monday June 8 in Memorial Hospital after a long illness Born December 6 1888 in Vernon Parish Louisiana He had lived with Mr and Mrs Hunt in Pecos for some time Interment will be in Montvale Cemetery Sterling City
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Lowe Funeral Home
Sterling City
Lee Hunt
S. B. Hunt
Pecos
Hunt
Memorial Hospital
Vernon Parish
Sister Frances Johnston Dies in Dallas
Sister Frances Johnston died at 2 a.m. in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness. The Catholic sisters who run a PeCos kindergarten are at Ursuline Academy in Dallas and may be contacted there about funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Johnston
Dallas
Pecos
Ursuline Academy
Crusaders To Meet On Thursday In Pecos News
The Cotton Crusaders hold a regular meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in Federation Parlor with Mrs. Tom Passmore coordinating. In Pecos, Sister Frances, longtime local teacher, is remembered after her retirement from the Pecos Public School system. A related Stanton murder case ends with insanity ruling for George Lewis Hite at a hearing, and two other suspects receive prison terms. The report notes Marcus Tarango, a crippled gas station attendant, was slain last July during a robbery. A science aside clarifies water is hydrogen dioxide, not burning.
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Cotton Crusaders
Federation
Com Club
Tom Passmore
Stanton, Tex
Stanton
Ralph Caton
George Lewis Hite
Rusk State Hospital
Hite
Donald Smith
Wilma
Steven Blanchard
Marcus Tarango
Mrs Turpin’s Uncle Mitchell Dies in California
The uncle of Mrs. Gussie Turpin of Pecos passed away Saturday evening in Ley, California. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the local funeral chapel. Surviving is sister Mrs. Gertrude Gingerich.
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Ley
California
Mitchell
Gussie Turpin
Pecos
Gertrude Gingerich
Notification for missed newspaper delivery
Instructions warn readers to call the Circulation Dept if the paper is not received by 5 30 p m and 6 45 p m delivery guarantee. The contact number begins with 445 and is incomplete.
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Reeves County
Coopera
Tively
East Recos Jr
Genoveva Meraz
Francis Millan
Sylvia Ortega
Maria Ramirez
Ismael Tercero
Elida Martinez
Conrado Saldana
Kenneth Williams
Mary Lisa Carrico
Rosa Cordell
Brian Gross
Debbie Hill
Vicki Hurley
Cecile Montgomery
Rodman Perkins
Jerry Reavis
Hipolito Rivera
Dolores Rodriguez
Robert Rogers
Idalia Santos
Carmen Segovia
Cynthia Slack
Linda Wein
Kim Allen
Deborah Baker
Page Burkholder
Peggy Calderon
Cill Daniel
Leslie Daniel
David Dutchover
Douglas Faulkner
Joni Ferguson
Valerie Hamar
Jan Holley
Vicki Lamb
John Looser
Walter McNeil
Johnny Miller
David Peters
Scott Ramsey
Richard Rankin
Dorinda Sydow
Mike Wehrheim
Welch War III
Juliann White
Suzanne Bates
Rachel Billeiter
Sandra Clark
Kevin Dean
Larry Hunter
Barbara Lamb
Kirby Rankin
Ricky Oliver
Joe Brown
Dale Bryan
Lucy Candia
Willie Contreras
Pam Corbin
Dawn B. Ellis
Martha Guerrero
Jimmy Howell
Stacia Huckaby
Joel Ivy
Emma Jasso
Melody Kerr
Jose Legar
Helen Kathleen Hoefs
Richard Hoefs
Miss Hoefs
Rudolph Hoefs
F. C. Scrivener
Boerne
St. Mark’s Episcopal
Christie Means
Roger Peena
Gerri Owens
Tanya Powell
Beto Quezada
Rosie Rivera
Lupe Rodriguez
James Rogers
Felipe Segovia
Mark Stephens
Elizabeth Troha
Jerrial Wafer
Darla Weatherly
Sylvia Ayala
Joe Day
Tracy Hanzelka
Lina Levario
Steven Powell
David Sydow
Julia Battens
Laurie Barnett
Lori Boren
Lance Carrico
Sandra Dutchover
Lorn Fitzhugh
Kenneth Ford
Abel Gomez
Peggy Gomez
Craig Hill
Dena Huckaby
Bill Kersey
Laurie Ann Lasser
Oleeta Lewis
Jeff Lindemann
Royce Meyer
Elizabeth Monzingo
Edward Ramos
Lea Ann Ramsey
Betsey Ruiz
Jamie Gentry
Bertha Gonzales
David Hansen
Doug Howard
Irma Jasso
Sherri Kennedy
Glen Kersey
Carla Kington
Sandy Krumnow
Diana Losoya
Kent McNabb
Leslie McNeil
James Medford
Rene Molinar
Cynthia Montgomery
John Moore
Silvia Pando
Kelly Peer
Randy Peters
Paige Pollard
Pablo Rivera
Gary Rogers
Michelle Ross
John Rosson
Dana Rowden
Tina Ruiz
Juana Segovia
Sandra Teller
David Thomas
Sherry Weatherly
Beth Lafler
Rachel Apolinar
Conrado Saldan
Debra White
Aida Anaya
Yolanda Herrera
Segovia
Mark Teague and
Mary Liesa Carrico
Vickie Hurley
Rodman Pete
David Brantley
David Hilliard
Rosario Mondragon
Kathy Stroud
Welch Watt Il
Allen Duncan
Lorrie Bates
Rees Burkholder
Mogen Hines
Christi Means
Roger Pena
Beto Zuezada
Irene Riveria
Angela Shoemaker
Lauerie Barnett
Gregg Calloway
Donna Cox
Lenn Fitzhugh
Dennis Glenn
Jamie Hudson
Paul Kirkwood
Laurie A. Lasser
Jeff Lindeman
Bonifacio Natividad
David Ordanez
Robert Stepp
Debra Thomas
Jana Tudor
Eloy Varela
Dalene Whitehurst
Tammy Wilkerson
Leslie Woodard
James Dutchover
Cecelia Gallup
Victor Hamar
Glen Harrison
Edward Aguilar
Ricky Allen
Tammy Battens
Cliff Armistead
Craig Carpenter
Craig Chappell
Michael Daniels
Suzy Daniels
Shari Dyer
Gloria Guerrero
David Hangen
Gretchen Hess
Becky Kent
Federal Highway Funds
Funeral Home
Kermit
Ft. Stockton
Slack
Masons
John T. Cameron
Lubbock
Forrest Cameron
U. S. Post Office
Cameron
Pecos High School
Tommy Smith
Frances
Crusaders
Convent Cemetery
St. Catherine’s Church
Edwin Griffith
Sgt. Griffe
Jerry M. Griffis
John Griffis
Okinawa
Griffis
Vietnam
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