Pecos Golden Girl contest crowns 500 dollar prize winner
Eight Pecos High School candidates compete at 8 30 p m in the Pecos Rotary Club sponsored Golden Girl of the Old West pageant with proceeds to West of the Pecos Museum The winner earns a 500 scholarship and becomes Pecos goodwill emissary and Miss West Texas pageant entrant while her portrait is displayed in the museum
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Pecos High School
Pecos Rotary Club
Kristi Kesey
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Goodwill
West of the Pecos Museum
Sheriff's Posse
Rodeo Grounds
Golden Girls
Pecos Museum
Julie Smith
Tamera Owens
Gwen Thigpen
Cynthia Hopper
Tammy Looman
Sylvia Gomez
Monya Hooker
Jane Hamilton
Merrie McCormick
Becky Rogers
Mary Ella Meek
Cynthia Scott
Pecos Enterprise swept Texas Press awards in El Paso
The Pecos Enterprise collected top honors at the Texas Press Association awards, receiving a general excellence plaque, two first place plaques for editorials and general appearance, and three second place certificates in news writing, pictures, and features. The awards were presented by publisher O Ferrall Pauly at the association's summer convention in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise
Joyce Miller
Texas Press Association
Edi
O'Ferrall Pauly
el Paso
Pecos
Fest One unveils Pecos festival with historic figures
Pecos hosts Fest One in city park starting 6 p.m. with athletic events, children’s games, and appearances by George Washington Benedict Arnold and Betsy Ross. The event features a Pecos Gunslinger group tryout, a fireworks show, art displays, hayrides, and low-cost concessions as community groups run stands.
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America
Ellen Weinacht
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
Betsy Ross
Pecos
Golden Girl
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Burns
Burns
Billie Prewitt
Jim Sample
Joe Lee McMahon
Soviet Jews reassured after U. S. senators meeting in Moscow
In Moscow a two hour meeting between 16 Soviet Jewish activists and 10 visiting U S Senators was described as very important by leaders like Alexander Lerner Vladimir Slepak and Alexander Luntz The session the largest of its kind between Jews and U S lawmakers in the Soviet capital aimed to gauge emigration prospects and possibly influence future trade legislation with Washington The Soviets cited reduced emigration this year estimating about 12000 Jews may leave versus peak 1973 figures and argued the decline reflects fewer people seeking to depart
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Moscow
U.S
Congress
Alexander Lerner
Ing
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
Alexander Luntz
Soviet Union
Vladimir Slepak
Javits
R-N.y
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Pecos Rodeo Week Opens With Gala Activities
West Texas and New Mexico mark the start of Pecos Rodeo week with gala events and hopefuls for a larger turnout. Officials expect a bigger and better rodeo than ever before as the festival begins across the region.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Pecos
Ranch worker Lassater killed in rollover near Pecos
A ranch hand identified as Alton Lassater died in a one vehicle crash on an Interstate 20 service road west of Pecos around 7 p.m. He was the lone occupant of a 1974 pickup which overturned several times after leaving the road and was pronounced dead at the scene. Lassater’s body was sent to Pecos Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
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Kent Ranch
Alton Lassater
Pecos
DPS
Lassater
Toyah
Lynn Gibson
Rusty Hill
Glenn Wood
Bud Slover
Reeves
Ward
Winkler
Jeff Davis
JD Ranch
Kent
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J.D. Owens
J. Robert Scott
Charles Smith
Gene Thigpen
Enterprise
Texas
S. Cedar St
Mike Burkholder
Holiday Inn
Doug Fernandes
J.F. Pattee
Jimmy and
Jeff Bryant
Wanda Passmore
Drum and Fife Corps
Alton Hughes
Rotarians
Ann Dycus
Candy McElroy
Rotary
City Park
Rodeo Arena
Louie Dutchover
Balmorhea
Elvin Reynolds
Rodeo
Garland Matthews
Toyahvale
Hoban Spur
Nyaa
Carltons
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