Balmorhea Area Schools and Community News
Balmorhea residents report hospital stay for a friend and note area activities. Oma Prew attends Fort Stockton tax school through March 8 while John Barfield leads the agriculture class to Houston for the State Stock Show. Ethel Jacobson joined Balmorhea Vocational Class in Midland for a VOE contest last weekend. Three Balmorhea teachers with Principal Odes O'Rear attend an inservice meeting at Fort Davis. The Balmorhea News Her friend’s hospitalization recurs as the play rehearsals proceed under Priss McNutt for an April 6 contest. Madera Valley Association revises loans for drilling water wells on the Houlster farm and McIntire Ranch, securing electric right-of-way to new wells. Reeves County Water District starts supplying water to Balmorhea town lots, aiming to complete within a week. Louise Adams travels to San Antonio after learning a friend there is ill. New Baptist Pastor J.T. Howard and wife move into the parsonage, church lacking a pastor since January. Junior prom decorations arrive. theme April Showers. party planned for May 6. Educational classes begin under Brent McWilliams with thirty-one students enrolled. full training likely to extend the year.
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Oma Prew
Fort Stockton
John Barfield
Houston
Ethel Jacobson
Midland
Odes O’rear
Fort Davis
Priss McNutt
Farmer's Madera Valley Association
Houlster
Balmorhea
McIntire
Toyahvale
Reeves County Water District
Midland Lee tops field at West of Pecos Forensic Meet
Midland Lee High swept the day long West of the Pecos Forensic Meet held in Pecos. Lee scored 120 points to lead Kermit High, 39, with events including Informative Speaking Persuasive Speaking Poetry Interpretation Prose Interpretation and Debate. First place winners included Kevin Brewer Ker mit Tim Norman Midland Lee Nancy Hancock Monahans Meri Jo Strawn Midland Lee and the Midland Lee Debate team.
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Pecos High School
Pecos
Midland Lee High
Lee
Kathy Favor
Kermit High
Kevin Brewer
Kermit
Tim Norman
Mid
Land Lee
Nancy Hancock
Monahans
Meri Jo Strawn
Midland Lee
Raymond Angelo
Midland
Austin and Edison
Lee High
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Miss Favor
John Briggs
Joyce Massey
Pat McKeown
Pam Weinacht
Michael MaeKeown
Tom Bolling
John Clark
Dennis Adams
Gayla Bolling
Sandy Krumnow
Melodee Naylor
Rhonda Bryant
Anna Fuentes
Lena Levario
Michelle Stafford
Starla Edwards
Mary Swift
Debbie Thomas
Fabian Mata
Brad Miller
James Florez
Market inches up as investors weigh coal strike worries
The noon Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.52 to 743.24 led by modest gains, with NYSE issues outpacing declines 4 to 3. Tropicana Products rose further on merger chatter with Beatrice Foods, while other indexes showed small advances. Grain and cotton futures edged higher amid mixed commodity signals. Dow Jones averages for 11 a.m. show mixed gains across sectors.
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NEW York
Tropicana Products
Ancient corn linked to Maya and Aztec diets in prehistory
Researchers note corn long fed Mayas Aztecs and other tribes while pollen from drill cores beneath Mexico City dates to about 60,000 years ago, showing ancient agricultural importance and deep prehistoric roots.
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Europe
Mexico City
Austin Elementary Students Present Chim Chim Cheree Sketch
Students from Austin Elementary School performed a chimney sweep sketch at a Parent-Teacher Association meeting with musical support from Chim Chim Cheree. Front row includes Chad Crouch Mark Guerrero Kathleen Oliver Tobi Wheeless Josie Valles Roddy Chavez. Back row features Jim Hill Diana Franco Nora Valles Margaret Lozano Michael Harrison Stephen Gonzales.
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Austin
Parent-Teachers Association
Chad Crouch
Mark
Odessa College Dedication set with Governor Briscoe as speaker
Gov Dolph Briscoe will keynote the Odessa College dedication March 15 at 2 p m in the multi purpose lab of the new Instructional Building. The center houses the children s center and labs for education, ceramics, photography, welding and more. Odessa Mayor Dan Hemphill will declare March 15 as Thank You Odessa Day.
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Odessa
Dolph Briscoe
Odessa College
Dan Hemphill
Gov
Briscoe
Mike Furman
OC Board of Trustees
Bill Masterson
Philip Speegle
Mike Miller
Lee Buice
Barstow Elementary to Stage Talent Show Open House
Barstow Elementary will host a talent show during Open House on Thursday March 9 at 7 p.m. First and second graders perform singing routines including I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing and Star Wars while third grade sings The Good Ship Lollipop and fourth grade presents Damon and Phytias.
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Barstow Elementary
Damon and
Phytias
Vincent Vigar
Larry Vigar
Curtis Allen
Larry Cook
Larry Avila
Sylvia Gutierrez
Jenette Contreras
Amalia Renteria
Mona Webb
Cathy Daniels
Kate Bauer
Nanette Geurrero
Billy
Silverto Diaz
Joyce Morriss
Phillip Flores
Valerie Granado
Bonnie Cook
Christina Garcia
Lisa Smith
Barstow
Daniel Jackson
Reyes Abila, Jr
Gilbert Juarez
Reyes Abila
Sylvie Gutierrez
Francisco Franco
Greg Womack
Steven Young
Christy Blackstock
Jesse Abila
Glynda Flora
Pecos Community Club Schedule Week Mailer
Monday Lions Club at AIG Motor Inn 7 30 p m. Lions Den 7 30 p m. Tuesday AARP meets 7 p m Senior Citizens Center 119 S Cedar. Pecos Al Non Group 125 S Oak 8 p m. Wednesday Senior Citizens Center 119 S Cedar lunch Easter Parade Lyle Show Board meeting 1 p m Modern Study Club Texas Heritage Program 2 30 p m 1518 Cowan St. Thursday Pecos Rotary at Holiday Inn noon 119 S Cedar game day 1 5 p m Friday 119 S Cedar fellowship table games coffee 9 5 p m Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m 125 S Oak St phone numbers listed.
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Lions Club
Aig Motor Inn
Lions den
American Association of Retired Persons
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Al-Non Group
S. Oak
Lyle
Board of Directors
Modern Study Club
Texas Heritage Program
Cowan St
Pecos Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Alcoholics
Anonymous
S. Oak St
Pecos Police log reports burglary and collision incidents
The report notes Mrs. Armstrong reporting a burglary at Pecos Children’s Day Nursery on March 6 at 7:19 a.m. with nothing missing. Stephen C. Apolinar was booked after a 5:17 a.m. collision with a wooden utility pole, car found with alcohol and intoxication. Ambulance calls mention a man needing hospital aid after a fall and ambulances moving patients into the new hospital.
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Edddie Edwards
Juan Abrigo
Elizabeth Schmidt
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Bennie Moore
Beverly Thomas
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Criselda Garcia
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J.R. Clark
Carol Adams
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Pecos Enterprise. Inc
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Pecos Texas
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Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves
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Misty
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Pennsylvania
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Okinawa
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Janet
Reesa
Duane
Kip
Saudia Arabia
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Wanda Croft
Louis Gerrero
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