Balmorhea fills in hot weekend crowds at state park
Balmorhea's state park was packed with visitors from Saturday through Monday with all 28 campsites and 18 cabins full. 827 swimmers registered Sunday as lake and picnic grounds overflowed with sunbathers. Additional items note turquoise jewelry display Friday at Countess Beauty Saloon and local social updates.
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Balmorhea
Ft. Davis
Balmorhea State Park
Balmorhea Park
Fred Stroade
Balmorhea Lake
McAdoo
Countess Beauty Saloon
Sue Oliver
van Horn
Angelina Brijalba
Stock market mixed as Ford oil policy delays weigh on oil shares
New York trading opened with declines but midday levels showed a slight uptick for the Dow Jones industrial average to 829.24 as losses edged gains. Oil issues weakened after reports that President Ford would delay plans to lift price controls on crude, while stock exchanges reported a modest gain for some sectors amid cautious sentiment. Cattle market data from Fort Worth shows steady slaughter and feeder classes with varied ranges for cows bulls calves and steers across weight categories.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Ford
Fort Worth
Deaths and funerals for Luther M Waters and Edna Mae Otto
Deaths for Luther M Waters 82 held at First Methodist Church Alpine with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Waters born June 29 1892 in Brady and long time Pecos area resident now in Barstow. Survived by wife four sons distant in Louisiana Venezuela and Mexico, daughter, two brothers, 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Edna Mae Otto 78 funeral at Pecos Funeral Home chapel with burial Fairview Cemetery. Born May 9 1897 in Big Spring and a Pecos resident since 1900. Survived by four brothers and three sisters.
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Luther M
Shorty
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First Methodist Church
Alpine
Elm Grove
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pecos Area
Mr. Waters
Brady
Barstow
Saragosa
Jim Waters
New Iberia
Doss Kuala
Beloit Island
Borneo
Larry Waters
Las Morochas
Venezuela
Dick Waters
Odessa
Jeanine Neff
Orlando
Fla
B.L. Waters
McNeil, Ariz
Virgil Waters
Fort Worth
Edna Mae Otto
Pecos Funeral Home
Fairview
Otto
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Kermit
Big Spring
Pecos
Tommy
Max Otto
Bill Otto
Port Orchard
Wash
J.A. Otto
Long Beach
Calif
Mary
Shell raises aviation gasoline price nationwide
Shell Oil Co announced a one cent rise in aviation gasoline prices across the United States effective today. The increase covers all trade classes, resellers, and consumers under Federal Energy Administration cost pass-through rules. Shell also cuts No 6 high sulphur residual oil by 15 percent for the Houston area only.
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Houston
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Federal Energy Administration
Historical Memories Contest for Seniors Open
The El Paso County Historical Society invites writers over 60 to enter the Historical Memories Contest. Prizes 100 for first, 50 for second, 25 for third, five honorable mentions. Entries due October 15, winners announced before the Hall of Honor banquet in November.
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el Paso
Epchs Hall of Honor
Chelsea
Sun Plaza
Golden Age Center
American Association of Retired Persons
Seven Nutrition Centers
The
Historical Society
P.O. Box
Thomas D. Westfall
Historical Memories
EPCHS
Southwest
Correy Bryson
Leon Metz
University of Texas At el Paso
Dale Walker
UT el Paso News and Information
Dallas police budget shortfall eyed for 1975 76
A preliminary draft for Dallas police funding seeks to retain 150 tactical squad officers paid by a $1.5 million federal grant while the city needs an additional $1 million to reach full strength. Police Chief Don Byrd requests $850,000 to hire 79 more officers to reach a peak force of 2,058.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Don Byrd
May to June listing of names and addresses appears
A dated roster lists numerous individuals with paired names and street addresses across multiple Texas towns including Pecos Barstow Balmorhea Fort Stockton Carlsbad and Santa Rosa. Entries are grouped by dates from May 12 to June 13 and pair residents with their residences some noting military bases such as AFB and small local streets.
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Allen Monroe Russell
Pecos
Naomi Dresch
San Antonio
Raymond Millan Garcia
Balmohrea
Maria Teresa Granada
Balmorhea
Roger Art Newcomb
Johnson St
Sherry Lynne Skelton
Barstow
Talley Stillwell Taylor
Fort Stockton
Novella Jean Burleson
David Jose Acosta
California
Maria Ester Candia
Barilla Road
Ramon Mendoza Muniz
Saragosa
Frances Viola Garcia
Guillermo Millan Guebara
S. Oak St
Gloria Evaro Hinojos
S. Elm St
Six White Horses to entertain at West of the Pecos rodeo
Hardin-Simmons University presents the Six White Horses and Riders for the final two performances of the West of the Pecos Rodeo on July 2 to 5. The group, led by Dr. William O Beazley, includes riders Barbara Allen Janice Cook Pam Hunter Shelly Turner Mignon Williams and Cindi Wiley. Sponsor is Mrs Jerry Armstrong. The troupe carries the six flags that have flown over Texas with notable appearances in Macy’s Parade 1970 Nixon inauguration 1969 and Gov Briscoe inauguration 1973.
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Hardin-Simmons University
Pecos
William O. Beazley
HSU
Barbara Allen
Abilene
Janice Cook
Vernal
Utah
Pam Hunter
Shelly Turner
Marion
Ohio
Mignon Williams
Fishman
Hamlin
Cindi Wiley
Merkel
Mrs
Jerry
President Nixon
Gov
Dolph Briscoed
Pecos Texas Newspaper Rates and AP Republication Note
Published evenings Monday through Friday at newsstands. Carrier rate 2.34 dollars per month plus 0.12 tax. Yearly 28.56 plus 1.44 tax. Reeves Ward counties mail in advance 2.38 per month 0.12 tax. 2.56 per year 1.44 tax. Other counties and states mail 2.62 per month 0.13 tax. 3.44 per year 2.62 tax. AP is exclusive for republication of dispatches. Postage paid at Pecos Texas.
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Reeves
Ward
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