Car Fires and Minor Collisions Reported in Pecos Area
Monday afternoon a car burned behind the Westex Hotel at 3 30. The fire lasted four minutes. Monday evening at the Oasis another car burned reported at 7 06 and lasted eleven minutes. Police noted tickets for failure to yield right of way and driving without a license. Burglary and theft reports include radios from Bargain Shop and tools from Tire and Service Center. A bicycle was taken from 601 S Alamo and a wallet from Pecos Athletic Pool user. A 1966 pickup overturned near Barstow causing $1200 damage. Several names appear in police reports from June 18 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westex
the Oasis
Richard Dale Hext
Gregory Joe Marshall
Yucca Street
Cactus Street
Hext
Barstow
U.S. 80
Glen Bolton
Dallas
Joe Hicks
Pecos
Letters From Pecos Soldiers Share Gratitude And Life
Mrs Bright receives heartfelt notes from servicemen Danny Needham and Nolberto Villegas in Viet Nam. Needham details training, missions, and daily life while Villegas recalls draft, training, and Cam Ranh Bay to Viet Nam, thanking Pecos residents for letters and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bright
Pecos
Pecos High School
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Amarillo
Hamilton Air Force Base
California
Viet Nam
Terry Strong
Larry Fleming
Charley
Quan Lai
Fort Stockton
Beatrice Prieto
Cities Service Oil Co
Ft. Bliss
V.N
Ft. Polk
Cam Ranh Bay
Lupe Carrasco
Altho
Michael Chaddick
Nolberto Villegas P.S
English Couple Immigrate to Pecos
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Owen plan to make Pecos their home after immigrating from England. They expect to arrive July 8 with their 19 year old son David. Mrs. Owen is the sister of Mrs. Harold Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Owen
Pecos
England
David
Owen
Harold Simpson
Golden Girl Pageant Revue Opens Rodeo Week
Western themed revue features 1967 Golden Girl Mary Allen and a 1967-era lineup. Mary Allen will be introduced before the winner announced. Twenty guests including fourteen visiting Western Belles join the event with parties planned during rodeo week. Proceeds benefit the West of the Pecos Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Carrico
Pecos
Mary Allen
Golden Girl
Jackie Williams
Alpine
Susan White
Marfa
Diane Carson
Odessa
Nancy Swift
Andrews
Cynthia Turnbaugh
Balmorhea
Molly Booth
van Horn
Judy Hayes
Monahans
Cheryl Haywood
Carlsbad
Jeanette Holland
Fort Stockton
Deborah Dawson
Kermit
Patrice Anderson
Midland
Nancy Williams
Barstow
Cathie Christie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Moody Jr
S. Park
L.A. Sherrill
Orion
Thor
Pete Lawrance
White Auto
Patricia Ann Thompson
Steve Dyer
Alamo
Lilly Dominguez
Noe Salazar
Gloria Juarez
Baby Boy
Vernon Kunsman
Melanie Parker
William Cunningham
Delia Arias
G.Q. Avary, Jr
Sam Sexton
Josefa Jaquez
Fred Martin
Thelma Woodruff
Scott Poitevint
Jaquez
Barbara Cannon
Harold K. Calley
Jenaro Machuca
Baby Boy Barrera
Rachel Barrera
J.T. Marsh
Laura Wilkinson
Kathy Clark
Myra P. O’rear
Frances Sparkman
Juanita Baca
Baby Boy Kelly
Earlene Kelly
Manuel Garcia
Mary Miller
Robert Huester
Eddie Cantrell
Jenato Machuca
Dolores Prieto
Frank Lozano
Evans Henderson
Hilda Hignojos
Melba Shea
Baby Girl
Verna Dean
Baby Boy Flores
Floyd Brownfield
Steve Martinez
Josefa Carrasco
Maria Muela Ortega
Ramona Dominguez
Alice Flores
Natividad Ybarra
Baby Girl Salgado
Evelene Kelly
Oprah
Dyer & Sons
Daggett & Eddy
A. B. Foster
Margarito G. Singh
Saragosa
Pyote
Wilson
Mre
Ats
Asado
Cal
B. Ag
PAC
Lde
Ldo
E.O, Bright
KKKK
Danny Needham
377Th
Cmbt
PACAF
KKK
PFC
Nolberto Villegas
198Th Inf. Brigade
Hamburger
Wiuimrunss
Anil
Ted
Edule Imperial
Aani
Lily Salt
Texas Magic No
Pke
Iurspiau
Nestea
Pillsbury Exc
Spueewir
Sumeveey
Coctut
Bruce Cotton
J. C. Cotton
Arizona State University
Bruce
Bobby Chenoweth
T. R. Chenoweth
Nebraska
Texas Highway Department
Bobby
Texas Tech
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