Balmorhea School Names New Head Coach and Staff
Balmorhea school board held a special meeting Friday night interviewing applicants and hired Tommie Randell as head coach. He previously taught at La Pryor and will reside in one of the teacherages. he is single. An agriculture teacher, John Barfield, formerly at Flatonia and living in Pecos, was also hired. he has a wife and two children and seeks a home. Summer work includes floor and furniture polishing and bleacher painting. Mrs. Jane Moore returns as home making teacher after a virus illness at Alpine Hospital. Balmorhea volunteer fire department fought grass fire near the Hoefs ranch when lightning struck. a tornado during the storm overturned two mobile homes, injuring a resident. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schloemer vacationing in northern states. Towler and Deke Jones returned from fishing near Corpus Christi armed with Gulf fish to share. Rev. Allen Anthony of Fort Stockton preached at Balmorhea Methodist Church.
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Balmorhea
Tommie Randell
la Pryor
John Barfield
Flatonia
Pecos
Jane Moore
Alpine
Hoefs Ranch
E.R. Caywood
W.F. Daniel
Shannon Funeral Home
South
Fort Worth
Caywood
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Grace Temple Church
Shirley Dupree
Carol Wade
N.O. Bingham
Monahans
Westminister
Calif
Lionel Ortega
Lionel M. Ortega
Christ the King Catholic Church
Balmorhea Welcomes New Pastor Jeff Simmons
Frankie Kingston reports Balmorhea gains a new pastor, Jeff Simmons, with a forthcoming pulpit pounding next Sunday. Fort Stockton church plans a dinner and pounding the same date. Regions residents travel to Pecos and Toyah for visits and events, while local projects include a rodeo arena completion and a new Balmorhea shop workshop by Jay Oates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea
Jeff Simmons
Fort Stockton
Market Report Mixed as Stocks Edge Up Amid Oil Bill Doubts
New York midday trading shows a slight Dow gain of 2.37 to 988.29 after profit taking. The NYSE composite rises to 54.22 and AMEX index up 0.13. volume shows moderate activity. Cotton futures jump 3.85 but trading was interrupted by communication problems. Livestock and Panhandle meat markets report limited activity and steady to higher prices for select cattle and beef cuts.
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New York
Senate Judiciary Committee
General Public Utilities
Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Teen speeds through city in 105 mph chase
A 16 year old, Ricky Oliver, was arrested after a high speed chase through the city at up to 105 mph. He was cited for speeding and failing to yield to signals and fined 133.50. Oliver must report to county juvenile officer John Lewis.
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Ricky Oliver
Robert Diaz
Diaz
Oliver
John Lewis
Civil Air Patrol
Money pressures change many lives in a shifting economy
The article notes how economic change makes bill collectors out of many people as households adjust to new financial realities and rising living costs in the current period.
Local Texas paper and staff details with flood report
The Pecos News staff lists editors and departments and notes newspaper pricing and delivery. Flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted routes and underpasses while Hermann Hospital sought workers and outlined damage to a new addition. Deaths include 8 year old Patricia Wilhoite in a storm sewer and Jorge Ybarro Delgad o, 18, killed while attaching a tow chain to a stalled car.
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Hermann Hospital
Medical Center
Hermann
Port Houston
Downtown Weather Bureau
Houston Intercontinental
Patricia Wilhoite
Jorge Ybarro Delgado
Seven Weekend Traffic Crashes investigated by Police
Police investigated seven weekend traffic accidents with no injuries reported. Incidents occurred Friday through Tuesday across streets including Eddy Street Stafford Ninth Oak and W Fifth, involving drivers Elias Aguilar J D Bell Johnny Holcombe Susan Pruett and others. Minor crash on Cedar Walthall and a rear backing at Oak Street were also logged.
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Elias Aguilar
W. Fifth St
J.D. Bell
Oleander St
Bell
Eddy Street
Stafford
Aguilar
Eighth
Willow Streets
Johnny Holcombe
Willow, St
Susan Pruett
Tra Park
Eighth Street
Cedar
Walthall
Juan Portillo
Fifth St
Death notices batch from Pecos area with multiple obits
Obituaries for Louisa W Phillips 79 of Barstow Odessa and others including William Edward Hamilton 62 killed in a truck accident near Pyote and E R Caywood 66 with pending services. Also Lionel Ortega 37 died in Balmorhea with services and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa W. Phillips
Barstow Baptist’ Church
Fairview
Runoff Likely in Fort Stockton School Board Race
The 112th District Court hearing on the Fort Stockton School Board Place 6 race ended with no candidate gaining a majority after three write-in votes were found in the open absentee and ballot box No. 3. Judge Thurmond ordered the box opened and indicated a runoff election is likely under the Texas election code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Ronny McLain
Pete Terrazas
112Th District
Thurmond
Weekly community notice of health exams and local events
State Health Department offers free health examinations in Toyah Wednesday 1 6 p m and at 1010 W Third St Thursday 8 a m 5 p m Call 445-2211 for appointments Rabies drive at Dean Memorial Park 11th and Willow 5 8 p m Friday morning appointments 445 2211 Saturday free exams for those unable to attend weekdays 9 a m 6 p m Sunday 4 H Horse Club show at rodeo grounds 1 p m Monday Lions Club meetings at American Motors Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p m Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House Tuesday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon 8 p m Oak Street contact numbers 445 4611 445 4413 375 2508 Morning TOPS Club 9 30 a m Federation Parlor and TOPS TX 259 meet at St Community Council office 6 p m Evening Optimists meet at Saragosa Hall
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State Health Department
Third St
Dean Memorial Park
11Th and
Willow
Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Morning Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX
St. Community
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Kenneth Schloemer
Towler
Mrs
Deke Jones
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Allen Anthony
Balmorhea Methodist Church
By Frankie Kingston
Louise Patrick
Louisa
John
Frankie Kingston
Mario Acosta
Coaches
Houston
Richland
AARP
Martha Anderson
Odessa
Rosa Renz
Mary McElroy
Georgia Ann
Georgia Daniels
Janie Duncan
Toyah
Bloys
Mary
McMahons
Verhalen
Joe Stocks
Kent
Christine Poe
Pecos Hospital
Robin Humphries
Jack Humphries
Pyote Children’s Home
Robin
Toyah Highway
Jay Oates
New Rocks
Jay
MR. and Mrs. Buck
NYSE
Amarillo
Panhandle
The
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Beth St
Borden
Brit. Pet
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Cities Soc
Coca Cola
Cont Oil
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild
Ford
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Mtrs
Gen Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
A&p
Gulf Oil
Glf Stat
Hart-Hk
Hous LP
IBM
Int Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Dow Jones
A.m
S. Cedar St
Pete
Cedar St. Pecos
P.O. Box
Peggy McCracken
Lynn Webe
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Mary Shute
Ruben Back
Emily
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward
Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
Associated Pross
Texas
Pat Simpson
M.L. Jennings
Midland
Richard Ortiz
S. Oak St
C.R. Perkins
Walthall St
Ninth
Oak Streets
Guadalupe Prieto
KE. Knighth
Doris Moore
12Th
Cypress Streets
Oak Street
Cynthia Bass
Missouri St
Arnulfo Granado
E. Eigth Street
W. Fifth Street
Oscar Varela
Newton Sparks
Fifth Street
Louisa Phillips
William Edward Hamilton
Pecos Funeral Home
Hamilton
Pyote
North Dakota
Leo
Edward Jr
Donny
Austin
Ted
Lilly Hughes
Paul
Farmington
N.M
Dee Wassom
Levelland
Jeanette Gressett
Ruth Kennedy
Farmington, N.M
Velma Rooney
Ardmore
Okla
City Hears Chamber Audit
Chamber of Commerce
Convention and Visitors Bureau and Economic Research and Development Council
Chamber
Ray Wilkin
Ernst & Ernst
Dallas
Tuesdev
Board of Directors
Santa FE
New Mexico
Gas Co. of
San Juan Basin
New Mexico Public Service Commission
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Dicente and
Salde
United States of America
Pecos Enterprise
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