Drovers Move Cattle Herd Through West Texas Drive
A 25 mile cattle drive ended at an overpass on SH 20 transferring 450 head to C C Blakely and Davidson Feed Yard. The event sparked a dance fundraiser at Sheriff Posse Barn honoring Mary Gordon for Golden Girl of the Old West, featuring the Soulful Nine and Ruby Galbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran
Cole Armstrong
SH 20
C. C. Blakely
Davidson Feed Yard
Blakely
Lion’s Club
Sheriff Posse
Soulful Nine
Ruby Galbert
San Angelo
Esquires
Esquirettes
Mary Gordon
Cole
Scott Armstrong
Armstrong
Shirley Taylor
Deborah McKnight Named Western Belle of Ft. Davis
Deborah Ann McKnight daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ewell McKnight of Ft Davis will be Western Belle in the Golden Girl of the Old West court. She is five feet three inches tall with dark brown eyes and hair and is a Ft Davis High School senior. Born in Odessa in 1968 she moved to Ft Davis with her family. She attends St Josephs Church and St Marys School after first grade. She later went to Bonham Junior High in Odessa. She plans to attend college to become a secondary teacher with a double major in English and Speech and Drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Ann McKnight
Robert Ewell McKnight
Ft. Davis
Ft. Davis High School
Deborah
Odessa
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Bonham Junior High
Five Black Suspects Charged With Auto Theft at Balmorhea Lake
Five Black individuals were arrested near Balmorhea Lake on auto theft charges. Gus B. Serville 23 Lawrence Edward Brown 17 Milton Ray Marshall 19 Patsy Ruth Franklin 20 and Elsie Dean Tatum 25 all of Houston are held on $5 000 bond each. Deputy Butch Purvis and DPS Officer Fred Parrott made the arrests after a routine license plate check revealed the vehicle was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
A.B. Nail
Balmorhea
Butch Purvis
DPS
Fred Parrott
Balmorhea Lake
Clayton Stallings
Gus B. Serville
Lawrence Edward Brown
Milton Ray Marshall
Patsy Ruth Franklin
Elsie Dean Tatum
Houston
Purvis
Parrott
West of the Pecos Rodeo Gears Up for 41st Event
Buck Jackson, president of the Rodeo and Fair Association, says plans for the 41st West of the Pecos rodeo are moving ahead for July 14. Arena and stands repairs have been completed and box facilities are being prepared.
Guard and General Visit Texas National Guard Post
Gen Westmoreland and Lt Gen Powell toured Texas National Guard units at a Central Texas post during two and a half hours of inspection. They reviewed aviation and signal units from Austin, two battalions of the 72nd Brigade from Dallas, and Company A 3rd Battalion 144th Infantry from Longview and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ft, Hood
Tex
Texas National Guard
Texas
William Westmoreland
Army
Beverly Powell
H.H. Critz
U.S. Army
National Guard
Austin
72Nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Dallas
144Th Infantry
Longview
Atlanta
Weather West of the Pecos: Warm with possible storms
West of the Pecos, clear to partly cloudy and warm tonight and Thursday with a chance of afternoon or evening thunder showers mainly over the mountains. High Thursday 94 to 110 degrees. Low tonight 60 to 75 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Dodging Cars and Not Bullets Houston Sniper Case Hero
In 1966 Austin officer Ramiro Martinez, who faced Charles Whitman on the University of Texas Tower, recalls dodging cars during a 100 mph pursuit in Houston. Now a Texas DPS narcotics agent, he helped arrest a heroin suspect after a 15 minute chase ending with tire blows and a capture. A Harris County grand jury indicted Alejandro Lozano for heroin possession and assault on officers. Martinez joined DPS in October after leaving Austin PD in July 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
University of Texas
Charles Whitman
Ramiro Martinez
Austin
Whiteman
Martinez
Whitman
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Harris County
Alejandro Lozano
Missed Delivery Guaranteed If Paper Not Reached
If you do not receive your newspaper by 5 30 p m call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m for guaranteed delivery The contact number is 445 5475
TCMA Elects New Officers at Dallas Spring Meeting
The Texas City Management Association elected Bob Blackwell of Lubbock as president effective October, named Bob Sherrill of Richardson as vice president and John Lee of Victoria as representative to the Texas Municipal League. Clifford A. Johnson, current president, announced $40,000 in federal and state funds for a new and ongoing education program for Texas city managers. The group approved a new constitution and bylaws broadening member eligibility to include officials with urban administrative duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas City Management Association
Bob Blackwell
Lubbock
Bob Sherrill
Richardson
John Lee
Victoria
Texas Municipal League
Clifford A. Johnson
Grand Prairie
Texas
Polio Clinic Schedule for Pecos Balmorhea Saragosa
Wanda Dee Box of the Community Council announces polio clinics in Pecos Balmorhea and Saragosa. First rounds July 16 local times 4 to 9 pm and July 17 5 to 9 pm with second doses August 27 or 28 at each site. Treatments oral trivalent on sugar cubes or tongue drops for infants. no charge, donations accepted. Texas reports 11 confirmed cases, mostly unvaccinated infants under one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Dee Box
The
Community Council
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Texas
Prewit Infant Rites Are Set
Kathryn Elizabeth Prewit infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Dee Prewit died shortly after birth at Memorial Hospital She will be buried in Evergreen Cemetery Wednesday at 2 p m Graveside rites will follow Survivors include her parents two sisters Tracy and Robin paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W D Prewit and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jack Moody
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Elizabeth Prewit
Roy Dee Prewit
Memorial Hospital
Evergreen Cemetery
Tracy
Robin
W.D. Prewit
Jack Moody
Majorette Tryouts Announced At Pecos High School
Bill Carrico director announced majorette tryouts for the PHS Eagle band to be held Saturday morning at Pecos High. Positions are limited to sophomores juniors and seniors with one year of band experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
PHS Eagle Band
Bill Carrico
Twirling School Opens Monday Under Mrs Malek
The twirling school starts Monday at 8:30 in the morning on June 22 with Mrs Frances Malek and two assistants directing the annual program. Beginners intermediates and advanced students may join by contacting Eagle Band director Bill Carrico as space remains in each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Malek
Bill Carrico
Eagle Band
Pecos-Barstow CISD Board Adopts Economy Plan and Budget
The Pecos Barstow CISD Board met to approve a tentative 1970-71 budget of 3 236 790 dollars and adopted economy moves to cut expenses. They authorized land sale at Saragosa to Venita Jobe for a Post Office site and discussed a tax collection rate near 95 percent. Also approved bills totaling 82 902.84 dollars across several funds and considered a Houston band trip if selected as Honor Band. The board voted to discontinue the breakfast program for low participation and scheduled the next meeting for July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos - Barstow
Saragosa
Venita Jobe
Houston
State Offers Sulfur Leases In Texas Oil Lands
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler announced bids to be opened August 4 for oil gas and sulfur leases on more than 400000 acres across 657 tracts. Of these 645 tracts totaling 427638 acres will be offered for oil and gas development and 12 tracts in West Texas will be offered for sulfur leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin (Ap
Jerry Sadler
Sadler
West
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Progressive Lions
Mexican
Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
Laredo
Dalhart
Childress
C.C. Blakely
Tommy Steiner
RCA
5Th and
Almond
Robert Diaz
James Titus
Glenn Vandiver
Jim Wilson
Pinehurst
Ft. Stockton
Comanche Egg Co
South Cedar
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Descom Goodrich
TCMA
Scott Lewis
John Lewis
House of Representatives
Boys State
Scott
Ronnie Butler
American Legion
Twirling
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!