Oldtimer Reunion Planned at West of the Pecos Museum
The Oldtimers reunion invites Pecos area residents to the West of the Pecos Museum on Wednesday July 1. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with prizes for the oldest registrants, free refreshments in the old saloon, and parade entry judging outside the museum. The museum opens to the public at 2 p.m. but will stay open to oldtimers only until then.
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Pecos
Pecos Museum
Joe Rounsa=ville
Orient Hotel
Texas Thundershowers Reach Rio Grande Valley and Panhandle
The Associated Press reports thundershowers spread from the Rio Grande Valley into South and West Texas Sunday night with continued rain expected today. Pecos saw only a trace, Balmorhea measured rain around 8 p.m., and a dance near the West Texas Trail Riders was canceled due to rain. Temperatures were mainly in the 70s, with some low 80s statewide as the pattern moves into the Panhandle and coastal plains. Abilene 76, Dallas 80, Waco 77 at dawn as humidity rises amid cloudiness.
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Associated Press
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Pecos
West Texas Trail
del Rio
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
South Central
Abilene
Dallas
Waco
51 Class To Hold Reunion
The class of 1951 from Pecos High School will hold a reunion on Saturday July 4. Chairman Harry Foster says a coffee gathering at 9 30 a m at Foster's Restaurant and a luncheon at 1 p m at the Ramada will honor class members.
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Pecos High School
Harry Foster
Foster
the Ramada
Hampton Earns Three Year Term For Car Theft
William Paul Hampton received a three year prison sentence in 143rd District Court for theft by bailment after renting a car from Valley Motors and failing to return it.
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William Paul Hampton
143Rd District
Hampton
Valley Motors
Amistad Pollution Discussed At Texas Meeting
DEL RIO Texas AP The Texas Water Quality Board planned a Monday session here to examine alleged pollution at Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande de River. Val Verde County residents requested the meeting amid concerns that the lake, among the state’s newest and largest waters, faces damage from pollution.
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del Rio, Tex
Texas Water Quality Board
Amistad
Rio Granede
Val Verde County
Car Thief Returned from Ohio Custody
Sheriff A B Nails Chief Deputy Gary Ingram returned from Ohio with Louis Hubert Allen 27 who was indicted on two counts of car theft in Reeves County. Allen, a former carnival worker, allegedly stole a vehicle from Grogan Motors in October 1968 and has served time in the Ohio penitentiary.
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A. B. Nail
Gary Ingram
Ohio
Louis Hubert Allen
Allen
Reeves County
Grogan Motors
Ohio Penitentiary
Free Encyclopedias Draw At Pecos Rodeo Nights
Four sets of Encyclopedias are being given away in partnership with the Pecos Rodeo and Fair Association. A 15 volume Britannica Jr set will be awarded each night of the rodeo to sign up voters via cards at local merchants or on rodeo grounds.
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Pecos
Fair
Rotary Rodeo Revue Names Golden Girl Finalists
One of nine contenders will be named Golden Girl of the Old West tonight at Pecos High School auditorium. The event features period costumes, talent acts, and an out-of-town Western Belles court with escorts. Proceeds go to the West of the Pecos Museum.
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Pecos High School
Jane Hamilton
Velma Dominguez
Rudy Martinez
Marsha Miller
Dicky Jones
Mary Gordon
Jody Simmons
Brenda Corbin
Jerry Bell
Nona Sunday
Scott Lewis
Margie Thompson
John Clark
Merrie McCormick
David Bradley
Sally Meek
Robert Kent
Kathy Beauchamp
Johnny Lamb
Bill Pigman
Martha Perry
Big Spring
Deborah Ann McKnight
Ft. Davis
Becky Weatherby
Cayanosa
Susan Fuller
Barstow
Elizabeth Antoinette Boverie
el Paso
Billie Dale Wilbanks
Sierra Blanca
Kathleen Reynolds
Monahans
Diane Easterwood
San Angelo
Diana Harding
Dixieland
Betsy Blaydes
Ft. Stockton
Joy Cooksey
Orla
Emily Ann Dampeer
Kermit
Debby Means
Valentine
Michele Harris
Marfa
Break-ins Assaults Thefts Plague Pecos Police Weekend
The Pecos police logged multiple incidents over the weekend including a negligent collision involving Ronald Armbruster’s 1969 Pontiac and an elderly driver at Katy Courts, and several thefts from vehicles and homes. Investigations by Lt. Jim Wilson and others are ongoing. A stabbing occurred at a Barstow dance, and a bicycle was recovered and returned to its owner. An assault charge involving Roger Davis was noted.
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Pecos
Ronald Armbruster
Katy Courts
Glenn Vandiver
Petro Sanchez
Williams Dept
Albert Bishop
Anthony
Jim Wilson
James Titus
Robert Diaz
Frank Reyes
810 South Plum
Diaz
Ernesto Matt
Barstow
Memorial Hospital
Ted Jones
John T
Ward County
James Locker
Roger Davis
Aline
David
Jones
Levi's
Salvador Sais
Adolph Macha
West Of Pecos Rodeo Opens with Five-Day Event
The 41st West of Pecos rodeo runs July 1–4 with nightly 8:30 performances featuring calf roping bronc riding bull riding team tying girls barrel races and wild horse race A matinee steer roping on July 2–4 at 2 pm Judge Walter Poague will preside Buck Jackson promises the biggest show produced by Tommy Steiner for the eighth year Nearly 200 rodeo stock plus a parade barbecue and nightly dances complete the four-day festivities in Pecos Texas, home of the world’s first rodeo.
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West of the Pecos
Walter Poague
Rankin
Buck Jackson
Pecos Rodeo and Fair Association
Tommy Steiner
Austin
Bob Hughes
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos High School To Hold Open House July 5
The Building Trades class of Pecos High School will host an open house at the site of its new house on July 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. This corrects earlier information published in the Pecos Enterprise Friday issue.
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Building Trades
Pecos High School
Pecos Enterprise
Fireworks Prohibited In National Forests 1970 Proclamation
Fireworks will not be permitted in National Forests across Arizona New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma under a June 22 1970 proclamation by Regional Forester William D Hurst. The order bans any discharge or use of fireworks and defines fireworks as any explosive or burning device. This prohibition remains in effect for the rest of 1970.
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Allan L. Hinds
Guadalupe
William D. Hurst
Secretary of Agriculture
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Ranger Hinds
Soaring Championship At Marfa Draws Global Pilots
At Marfa Texas the 12th World Soaring Championships run through July 4 with 88 contestants from 29 countries. Contestants use two Kodak Instamatic cameras on their gliders to capture ground photos for distance verification as they soar on engineless Libelles Phoebuses Diamants and Schweizer gliders.
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Marfa
Texas
West Germany
Helmut Reichmann
Jan Wroblewsky
Poland
Allan Cameron
New Zealand
America
George Moffat
Hans-Werner Grosse
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Kathy Beauchampee
Beta Sigma Phi
Nona
Tri-K
Pecos Cotton Crusaders
Elks Lodge
Twentieth Century Club
Eb&pw Club
Reeves Rain
Progressive Lions Club
Fernando Hernandez
Reeves County Community Council
Ernestine Beauchamp
New York Life Insurance Company
Rotary Rodeo
Selection
Vid Portillo
Bruce Massey
Gene Baker
John Dampeer
Steve McKinney
Mike Lemon
Lee Cowden
Ronald Cravey
Preston Hawks
Garland Matthews
Harold Elder
Harvey Tinkler
Alton Hughes
Ray Whitley
Bill Hubbs
James Fuller
Mike Harrison
Howard Collier
J.F. Pattee
Bill Carrico
Eagle
Melody Minter
Odessa
Isaac
West of Pecos
West
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
West Texas Trail Riders Association
Alpine
Reeves County Sheriff's Posses
Easy Adams
Lone Star Top Hands
San Antonio
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