Balmorhea July 4 Rodeo Promises Family Fun and Prizes
The Balmorhea Rodeo on July 4 features roping for youths age 16 and under Sunday morning, a $2 barbecue, and adult roping from 1 p.m. to dusk with prizes in all events. Johnnie Kingston and Holly will announce, stock by Kingston, bleachers prepared, admissions fund rodeo expenses. Trail riders visit Tuesday at city park with coffee and cold drinks en route to Pecos.
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Johnnie Kingston
Holly
City Park
Balmorhead
Pecos
Toyahvale
Balmorhea Notes From Balmorhea Chamber Plans Info Board
Balmorhea prepares a glass covered information board in the city park to display Balmorhea data for visitors. The project is led by Chamber president Rick Moon with details on altitude population rainfall and tourist questions. Also reports on local shopping and family news including twin boys born in Memorial Hospital Pecos and senior citizens AARP meeting details.
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Allen Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rick Moon
Richard Contreras
Balmorhea
Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Noon market gains lift Dow above 1000 on trade surplus
The New York market rose gradually on reports of a May trade surplus near 400 million, bolstering a modest rally. Dow Jones 30 up 2.04 to 1,001.88 as gainers outpaced decliners, with Southern California Edison active and Eastman Kodak advancing on strong Canadian sales for new instant cameras. Volume at NYSE about 7.98 million, Ameri can Stock Exchange up 0.22 to 105.08. Livestock reports from Fort Worth show cattle and calf prices down amid weaker feeder and hog values, while kelp grows rapidly along the Pacific coast, reaching lengths of 200 feet.
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New York
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Southern California
Edison
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
Eastman Kodak
Northrop
Air Force
Fort Worth
Tex
Dow Jones
Supreme court ruling expands state employee discrimination relief
The decision strengthens protections for millions of state workers who prove illegal discrimination under state law and notes potential substantial costs to the states. The Interior Department may issue coal strip mining leases in the northern Great Plains without a four state environmental impact statement covering 90 000 square miles across parts of Wyoming Montana North Dakota and South Dakota. The busing case arose from a January 1970 Los Angeles court order guiding Pasadena Unified School District to craft a plan ensuring no school has a majority of any minority group.
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Interior Department
Great Plains
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
U.S. District Court
Manuel L. Real
Los Angeles
Pasadena Unified
Foreign trade shows surplus for May after oil drop
The Commerce Department reported a May foreign trade surplus of 395.6 million dollars as exports topped imports for the first time this year. May’s surplus followed April’s deficit of 202.1 million dollars, putting the year-to-date deficit at 670.8 million and marking a sharp turn from last year’s 3.4 billion surplus. The nation posted a record 11 billion dollar foreign trade surplus in 1975.
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Commerce Department
Burglaries Cleared and Miscellaneous Local Theft Report
Police cleared a residential burglary with losses over 1000 dollars. Israel Chavez and Ronnie Valenzuela, both 608 S Mesquite St, were arrested after witnesses aided identification. Bonds set at 2000 dollars each, then moved to county jail. Other incidents include a 300 dollar pool office theft and bus and purse thefts. one minor accident with no injuries.
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Israel Chavez
Ronnie Valenzuela
S. Mesquite St
Cliff Preslar
Athletic Association
Jimmy Toone
Romaldo Garcia
Cypress St
Patricia Schuessler
Cactus St
Third and
Cherry Streets
Third Street
Schuessler
Cherry Street
Garcia
Deaths W A Gotcher Richard Ritz Clay Allison and others
Notices report services for William Albert Gotcher 82 of Pyote with burial at Pyote Cemetery and survivors led by widow Willie and son Van. Also listed are Richard Ritz 88 of Jal New Mexico buried at Evergreen with Catholic rites and family survivors. Clay Allison buried in Gunfighter Cemetery noted as famed gunfighter with descendants attending. Canadian Oklahoma item recounts Rex Brinlee Jr surrender after guard Rex Pearce recognized him and guided surrender outside Jones Grocery.
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William Albert Gotcher
Pyote
Pecos Funeral Home
Mr. Gotcher
Winkler County Hospital
Brown County
Willie Gotcher
van Gotcher
Herman Gotcher
San Angelo
Lee Gotcher
Lometa
Judie Henson
Tuscola
Bence McClure
Richard Ritz
Jal. N.M
St. Catherine's Catholic Church
Pecos
Evergreen Cemetery
Rosary
Ritz
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Balmorhea
Ida Ritz
Ruth Robbins
Jal N.M
Ida Godeka
Jal, N.M
Clay Allison
P.m
Gunfighter Cemetery
Pecos Park
Allison
Clark Ford
Earl North Parker
Fort Worth
al Parker
Houston
Doralee Langdon
Kimberly Langdon
Clay Allison Langdon
Okla
Jones’ Grocery
C.A. Pearce
Pearce
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Rex Brinlee Jr
Brinlee
Richard Crisp
Rex
Mr. Pearce
Calendar of Pecos area events for Monday to Friday
Calendar of coming events in Pecos shows Lions Club and Optimist meetings at various venues Monday evening. Tuesday lists Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon meetings TOPS clubs and immunization clinic. Friday offers free health examinations at the state health department.
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Pecos
Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
S. Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
State Health Department
Third
A.m
Paving the Way for Cars in Early American Roads
A brief note recalls how bicycles shaped early transportation policy. Henry Ford, then a Detroit machinist apprentice, witnessed the League of American Wheelmen push Congress to improve pavement, marking a pivotal shift from bikes to motor vehicles.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
League of American Wheelmen
Congress
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