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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1979
Page
2
The Enterprise promotes Volunteer Corner from the Department of Human Resources Pecos to aid aged and disabled residents. Calls at 445-5487 offer help with fans, a window evaporative cooler repair, a donated tape recorder, and yard work. Volunteers urged, especially teens, to assist with outdoor tasks.
Children ages 6 to 12 not enrolled in Pecos Community Recreation Department Day Camp may join a trip to Monahans Sandhills State Park and Pyote City Park tomorrow. Sign up by 5 p.m. today, fee is 5.50, meet 9 a.m. at City Park Complex Gazebo, return about 5:30 p.m. Bring lunch, drink, snack, swimsuit, and towel. contact Becky Paz or visit Pecos department office.
New York shares rose at midday with the Dow Jones industrial average up 3.38 at 843.28 as gainers led losers 5 to 3. Traders awaited the Federal Reserve weekly money supply report and oil prices supported energy stocks. Volume leaders Dome Petroleum and Imperial Oil aided the market, pushing the value index higher. NYSE and AMEX indices rose modestly with solid noontime volume. Cotton futures also edged up with the No 2 grade advancing 32 points to 64.04 cents.
US Magistrate J M Preston of Pecos sentenced eight defendants for misdemeanor illegal entry. Catarina Melendez-Ramos, a Fort Stockton resident, got a $50 fine and one year probation after pleading guilty to aiding an illegal alien. Six others received short jail terms or voluntary return. several had prior removals.
Federal Reserve structure aims to foster credit flow and economic growth. Cotton prices rose late afternoon by 3.75 to 5.25 per bale with پر Jul 68.10 Oct 68.10 and Dec 66.15. Dow Jones indices at 11 a.m. show mixed moves with 30 Industrials at 841.04 up 1.21 and Trans at 239.29 down 0.19.
Sondra Stumberg, 17, daughter of Mildred Stumberg, is chosen as 1979 Golden Girl nominee by the Business and Professional Women's Club. Active in FFA since high school, she has served as FFA treasurer and Junior Class treasurer, is an honorary Tri K member, shows lambs in FFA, and enjoys tennis and swimming. She will work as a Pecos city lifeguard this summer.
Balmorhea residents host grandchildren and relatives visiting from Houston El Paso and San Angelo. Mrs Stroade suffers shoulder injury and is staying with daughter in Scottsdale Arizona. Peggy Moore of Odessa visits Toyavale relatives and works at Odessa Medical Center as an assistant bookkeeper.
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez reports the coin box burglary at a car wash on 1102 E Third in Pecos. A padlock was forced open and the cash amount is undetermined. The sheriff also investigates the aggravated robbery of Richard Lynn Miesse in the Pecos area after he was forced from a passing car near Interstate 20 and Farm Market 869.
Fire department responded to a car fire at South Fourth and East Ash at 7 50 am. Ambulance transferred a patient from Reeves County Hospital to Odessa Medical Center at 8 57 am. Another transfer from RCH to OMCH at 1 25 pm. A 17 year old in Pecos reports obscene hood graffiti causing $81 repaint cost. Burglary targets a 1978 pickup vehicle at 404 S Palm. tire and wheel valued at $100 stolen. Alma Candia Montoya cited for failure to yield after a two vehicle collision at South Cedar and East Seventh.
All fiddlers are invited to participate in the United Fiddlers Contest at Santa Fe Park on the Concho River in San Angelo on Saturday June 23 at 1 p.m. The event is part of a four day celebration with arts and crafts food booths free stage square dancing river cruises antique autos and armadillo races. Contact Roy V Adams at 915 653 4867 for details.
The readable text presents a fragment of a June calendar with days numbered from 1 to 30 or 31 per typical month layout, but no full dates, events, or context are provided to identify specific occurrences or subjects.
Monday Lions Club meets 7 p.m. at Lions Den and Cantaloupe City CB Club hosts 7 30 p.m. meetings. Senior Citizens Center offers Huff and Puff exercise at 10 a.m. Tuesday lists Pecos Evening Optimist, Pecos AA Al-Non meetings, TOPS groups, Barstow and Balmorhea activities. Wednesday Downtown Lions noon, Birthday party 3 4 p.m.. Thursday Pecos Rotary at noon, Jaycees meet 7 30 a.m., Senior Citizens game day. Friday exercise 10 a.m. and china painting 1 5 p.m.
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