Community leaders call for better medical care in Pecos
A Pecos discussion on KIM radio urged larger and better medical facilities. Industry and community leaders led by O F Pauly argued a new hospital bond would invest in Pecos, aiding Duval and Intratex employees and attracting new industry while noting current care gaps and out-of-town referrals.
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Pecos
KIM Radio
O'Ferrall Pauly
Frank Perea
Louis Matta
Ben’s
Spanish Inn
Wheeler Wilson
Duval General
Melvin Adickes
Intratex
Duval
Wilson
Pauly
Texas House Extends 55 mph Speed Rule Events
The Texas House passed bills to extend the 55 mph limit indefinitely while setting a $25 cap on fines for speeding between 55 and 70 mph and barring such violations from affecting insurance or driving records. The House also moved a measure to keep the 55 mph limit in place until federal law changes. The session features debate over fuel-funded highway money and related policy.
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Austin
Texas House Today
Representatives
Senate
House
Congress
Texas
Hoestenbach
Fall Fair planning begins at Chamber committee meeting
The Chamber of Commerce fair committee outlined booth planning and area responsibilities at a Tuesday session led by Chairman Harvey Ramsey. The Fall Fair is set for October 9 to 11 and officials expect a larger, improved event, with Terry Burns confirming the anticipated enhancements.
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Ight
Jay Dycus
Fannie Camp
Bailey Wheeless
Charles Mitchell
Chet Flores
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Ramsey
Terry Burns
Ramsey
Jay Dy
Brooks given life in prison
In Houston the jury sentenced 20 year old David Owen Brooks to life imprisonment for the mass murder case. Defense urged fairness, while prosecutors argued the gravity of 27 murders. Brooks showed little emotion as jurors read the verdict. his wife cried and supporters reacted as the case moves to appeal.
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Associated Press
Wfter Houston
David Owen Brooks
Bulletin
Houston
Jim Skelton
Skelton
Brooks
William Ray Lawrence
Asst
Don Lambright
Lambright
Brooks Lambright
Brooks Tuesday Brooks
Brigette Brooks
Alton Brooks
Oddball ads and scams mix with notes from Pecos
A rambling column catalogs bright promises from mail order schemes offering $200 daily and $15 000 yearly worm farming, plus free catalogs on degrees by mail and ordination. The author riffs on scams, thefts, and a humorous dictionary-style definition of diplomacy, ending with a satirical “thought for the day.”
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Holland
Mich
IAM
Pasadena
Calif
Que Paso
Seymour
Texas
Lizzard
Monahans
Scout exposition to be in fair barn
More than 200 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Explorers are expected to converge on Pecos Saturday, March 15, for the annual Sandhills District exposition. Public viewing runs 1 to 5 p.m. in Reeves County Fair Barn with booths, ribbons, and prizes. Activities include birdhouse building, cooking demonstrations, an Order of the Arrow Indian dance team, and a live rattlesnake handling demo.
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Sandhills
Reeves County Fair
Order of the Arrow
Services Planned in Philadelphia for Kelly and Common-Law Wife
Pennsylvania services are planned for Joseph Edward Kelly, an inmate who died in Reeves County jail on February 24. He was a reportedly unknown oilfield worker who lived in the Toyah Balmorhea area about a year. Investigators termed the death as a personal safety related hanging. Officials said Kelly used a shredded mattress cover and a chain found in the cell to hang himself from the bars.
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Reeves County
Philadelphia
Penn
Kelly
Toyah-Balmorhea
Jim Breese
Cliff Preslar
Odessa
Flora White
Balmorhea
Memorial Hospital
Blood donors pick up cards at City Hall
Blood donors who participated in the recent collection here by Blood Services of El Paso may pick up a card at city hall showing their blood type. The report notes officers investigating a separate case and confirms a death by hanging in Odessa.
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Blood Services of
el Paso
City Hall
Why I support the new hospital
Bond A Bradford argues Pecos needs a first rate hospital with modern equipment to attract and retain qualified doctors and staff. He asserts current facilities are obsolete and undersized, making adequate care unlikely and costly upgrades insufficient.
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A. Bradford Certified Public Accountant
Pecos
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