Nominees Feted At Many Parties For Golden Girl Event
A schedule of events honors the Golden Girl of the Old West and her court. Activities include teas and dinners at local homes, a Rotary Revue at Pecos High School, Coke party hosted by women’s groups, TV appearances, an Ice Cream Social, a country club supper and swimming, a rodeo parade with floats, barbecues, and a brunch for mothers, spanning June 30 to July 4. Notable organizers include the Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, and several local clubs and host homes.
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Old West
Chamber of Commerce
Alton Hughes
Fifth Street
Ramada Inn
Elvin Crow
Jefferson
Joel Daniel
Jackson Blvd
Pecos High School
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Young Homemak
Ers
S.B. Hunt
Wyoming
la Gamma Club
Tri K Klub
A.B. Foster
Jackson
Pecos Valley Country Club
Sheriff’s Posse
Beta Sigma Phi
Twentieth Century Club
Country Club
Power Failure Knocks Out Reeves County Briefly
Reeves County suffered an eight minute power outage on Wednesday afternoon after a relay failure at Wickett station. The outage began at 2 50 p m and power returned just before 3 p m. The local telephone network overloaded as lines ran on battery power causing misdials and several people to hear multiple voices.
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Reeves County
Wickett
Woody Ivy
Community Public Service
Catholic War Veteran Fete Barbecue Sunday at Santa Rosa Parish Hall
A Sunday barbecue for area Catholic war veterans runs from noon to 5 p.m. in Santa Rosa Parish Hall. Music will accompany the event and the public is invited. Veterans of the Vietnam era are specially invited to attend.
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Santa Rosa
Council Okays New Lighting for Interstate 20 Safety
The Pecos City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance asking the State Highway Department to provide safety lighting on Interstate 20 within city limits. It also approves a contract with the state for billing and repayment of operating costs. The council also unanimously authorized a $6,000 county fire protection contract for the city volunteer fire department from April 27, 1968 to April 27, 1969 and approved cooperation with the county on strip paving the east side of town to the eastern city limits.
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Pecos
City Volunteer Fire Department
Elcor Chemical Projects Growth as Plant Advances
Elcor Chemical Corporation expects fiscal year earnings of about 1.2 million dollars or one dollar per share, with shares outstanding higher than last year. President Roy E. Campbell announced the Rock House sulfur recovery project and a new Mineral Division while investors approved charter changes, an employee stock plan, and broader business scope.
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Elcor Chemical Corporation
Roy E. Campbell
Rock House
Sul Ross Theatre Announces Summer Play Schedule
The Alpine-Sul Ross Theatre of the Big Bend presents 28 outdoor performances at Kokernot Lodge Theatre from July to August. Openings include Kiss of Death on July 5 and Barefoot in the Park on July 6, with a rotating lineup of six plays each week and no admission charge. The project provides Sul Ross students with acting experience through community support in Alpine.
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Alpini-Sul Ross
The
Big Bend
E. Clayton McCarty
Department of Drama and Speech
Sul Ross State College
Kokernot Lodge
Sul Ross
State Highway 223
Loop Road
McCarty
Henry O. von Werner
Alpine
Cour
Tesy
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Pecos Enterprise
Hob Dean
South Hackberry
Modern Study Club
Merry Wives Club
Craig Anderson
Kim Anderson
Clarence Crenshaw
Balmorhea
CPS
Crockett Hotel
Council
Das
Oor
Shurfresh
Shurfine
Pard
Soflin
Shurfine Blackeye
RANK
Racorn
Peyton Blue
Gooch
Foraroey
Gee
Ay As
Elcor
Campbell
Sul Ross Theatre
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