Boy From the Hill Country tribute opens July 2 in Odessa
A musical about Lyndon B. Johnson s youth titled Boy From the Hill Country will debut July 2 at Permian Playhouse in Odessa as part of the July Cultural Carnival. Dr. Dorothy Dodd of Odessa College wrote the play based on 1918 Johnson youth, with performances Sundays through July 23. Tickets are $3 adults and $1.50 for children, with advance discounts at the Presidential Museum.
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Daphne Pemberton
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Frank Varro
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New York University
Ut-Austin
Burkholders mark 50 years of marriage in Pecos
Mr and Mrs Ralph W Burkholder of Pecos celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary July 3. They wed in Sweetwater on July 3, 1928, after teaching and farming careers across Odessa Barstow and Pecos. The couple raised three sons Ben Mike and Terry and have seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Jefferson
Sweetwater
Texas
Pecos
Barstow
Howard
Burkholder
New London
Ohio
W.S. Burkholder
Janice Burkholder
Lampasas
Murray
Nona Ho
West Third Street
Ward
Reeves
Ralph
Ben R. Burkholder
Houston
Mike A. Burkholder
Terry L. Burkholder
Market slips as inflation and rates weigh on stocks
The noon Dow dips 3.29 to 818.35 amid inflation and rate concerns. Banks lift prime lending to 9 percent. trading slows ahead of Independence Day. Cotton futures rise, grains mixed as farmers digest rates and market cues.
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Air patrol cadets take vacation trip to Fiesta del Concho
Seven Pecos Civil Air Patrol cadets and a senior member vacationed in San Angelo on June 24. They visited Mathis Field airshow, stood guard, toured aircraft, and rode amusement rides before returning to Pecos. Cadets included Sparkman, Shorter, Boyd, Garcia, Tarango, Lara, and Jenkins under 2nd Lt. Charles Wilson.
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Pecos
Robert Shorter
Crystal Boyd
Willie Garcia
Gaston Tarango
Leonard Lara
Bobby Jenkins
Charles Wilson
Pecos Vikings Reach Fort Stockton Tournament Dates
The Pecos Viking base ball team will participate in the Fort Stockton tournament on July 1 2 and 4. The public is invited to attend the games. The Vikings stand 22 and 2 for the season and have already won a tournament in Odessa.
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Fort Stockton
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Odessa
Pecos Western Week TV Special Planned
A 30 minute program about Pecos Western Week events and rodeo will be aired Sunday July 2 at 12 30 PM on KMID channel two.
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Pecos
KMID
Channel Two
Odessa College students complete operating room technology program
Four Odessa College students finished the operating room technology program in Pecos. The ORT program trains surgical technicians under supervision with courses in medical terminology anatomy and clinical practice. Graduates include Mary Flowers Consuelo Zarauskas and Twyla Barbee plus Debra Long, with Valerie Bland directing the program.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Mary Flowers
Consuelo Zarauskas
Twyla Rae Barbee
Pecos
Debra Lynn Long
Hobbs
N.M
Valerie Bland
Automobile Burglary Under Investigation in Pecos
Reeves County sheriff investigates a car burglary where a radio control head was stolen from a mobile unit after forced entry. The device valued at 530 dollars was reported by Halley Brookshire, owner of Trans Pecos Electric, Inc., in Pecos.
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Sheriff's Department
Halley Brookshire
Trans-Pecos Electric, Inc
Pecos
Mentone resident earns law degree from Texas Tech
Larry D. Brewer of Mentone received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in May from the Texas Tech University School of Law. He earned his B.B.A. degree in 1975 from Texas Tech University. Brewer was among 107 graduates in a class of about 430 students at the law school.
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Larry D. Brewer
Mentone
Texas Tech University School of Law
Texas Tech University
Brewer
Texas Tech School of Law
Burglary report in Pecos targets hospital vending machine
The Pecos Police report details a June 23 to June 24 window burglary of a Reeves County Hospital vending machine, with about $14 in change stolen. No suspects named. investigation ongoing. Entry into Harold Gustafson’s home on June 15 yielded a dollar amount and firearms, with the case pending further inquiry.
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Toby) Hannah
S. Eddy
Pecos
Reeves County Hospital
Harold Edwin Gustafson
Johnson
Calendar of Pecos area events for the week
Calendar listing local meetups and meetings in Pecos and Balmorhea with times and locations. Lions clubs Rotary TOPS Alcoholics Anonymous and AA/Alanon provide weekly gatherings, with contact numbers and venues such as American Motor Inn Holiday Inn Balmorhea and 125 S Oak St.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Toyah News Highlights Local Visits and Community Events
Residents of Toyah and Reeves County figure in a weekend of visits and celebrations. Pauline Wilson and Jim Driskell with family toured Cunningham home. Francis Denmen and sons from Ozona called. Fiesta de San Juan drew Chavez and Guevara to Fort Stockton. Cedillo granddaughters joined Opti Cadettes parade. Capps family reunion near Mason drew about 200 attendees. Hilda Scott linked to Toyah cemetery internment with pallbearers and ministers.
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Joe Chavez
Fort Stockton
Martha
Becky Cedillo
Opti- Cadettes
E.G. Guevera
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