Mentone Rodeo Grounds Finish Marked by Local Effort and Steak Feast
Mentone residents and oil producers celebrated five years of work on a rodeo grounds project with a Sunday workday and steak feed. Royce Creager led a tour of the new stadium, praising the工程 as a work of art and noting help from AJRA roots and a Chevron donation of pipe for construction.
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Delana Creager
Mentone
Royce Creager
Loving
Don Creager
Julian Sanchez
Gene Douglas
Creager
del Rio
Las Cruces
Amarillo
AJRA
American Junior Rodeo Association
Pecos Experiences Short Blackout After Transmission Trouble
A Pecos community saw a 45 minute to near hour outage Monday as a transmission line south of town triggered breakers at the Stafford Street substation. CPS crews restored power by about 7 a.m. The report notes the brief blackout in the southwest area and confirms quick repairs with no major issues. The rest of the text details rodeo arena design and Mentone’s formal rodeo launch, including ownership and features.
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Pecos
Community Public Service Company
Stafford Street
CPS
Cearley to Retire From First National Bank of Pecos
John F. Cearley senior vice president at First National Bank of Pecos will retire effective April 1 after 40 years of active service. He joined in 1956, became director in 1965 and senior vice president in 1974. Cearley has been active in civic and church work and will remain tied to the bank as a director and frequent visitor for coffee.
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First National Bank of Pecos
John F. Cearley
Cearley
First National Bank of Post
Fabens
First National Bank
John
Pecos
Grand Lodge of Texas
Masonic Blue Lodge
York Rite
First Baptist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Heart Fund
Industrial Foundation
Lions Club
J.T. Moore Jr
John Cearley
Moore
Oil and Gas Fete Set for Pecos June 19
Pecos to honor oil and gas industry workers with a second annual observance on June 19. Events start at the municipal golf course and end with a banquet for visiting guests. Planning will continue at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the country club with committee members including Armbruster Williams Moss and others.
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Pecos
Oil and
Oil and Gas Committee
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Tornadoes, rain and snow sweep across Texas counties
A mix of tornadoes, heavy rain and snow drifted across Texas injuring 18 people near Alvin and League City while no deaths were reported. Homes for 50 families were destroyed as precipitation varied from 2 to 6 inches, with temps ranging from 28 to 71 degrees and icy conditions near Abilene and Dalhart.
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Associated Press
Texas
Alvin
League City
Houston
Pecos
Edmonson
Plainview
South Plains
Texas Panhandle
Red River Valley
Abilene
Dalhart
Building Permits Dip Despite February Activity in Pecos
Pecos city officials report February building permits total 26700, with January at 133225. No February commercial permits. Reads like a local permits roundup listing multiple residential projects including at 2116 Country Club Dr 2200 Johnson St 1719 S Eddy St and 612 W Seventh St plus moves and additions across several addresses.
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Pecos
Security State Bank
S. Cedar St
Dave Thomas
Country Club Dr
Western Builders
W.H. Branham
Johnson St
Halley Brookshire
S. Eddy St
Jimmy Davee
Seventh St
Mariano Aguilar
N. Oak St
Jose Mendoza
SC. Spitzer
Alamo St
Prater Powell
Morris St
Elmer Bechtel
Fifth and
Cypress Streets
Cypress Street
Navy halts Vought sea launched cruise missile work over cost overrun
The Navy orders a stop on development by Vought Corp due to an estimated four to five million dollar cost overrun on the sea launched cruise missile. General Dynamics, the sole rival, faces a crucial test next week that could restore competition or end Vought’s bid. The project aims for a 2000 mile range salvo from submarines or ships, with the broader arms control talks hinging on such weapons.
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Washington
Navy
Vought Corp
Dallas
Tex
General Dynamics Corp
General Dynamics
Vought
Air Force
New Mexico
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Menton
Chevron Pipeline Company
Ford Chapman
Chapman
Midland
Pete Arm
Bill Hubbs
Judy Moss
Margie Mayfield
Babb
Ed Holloway
U.S
Samsonite
MI Toot
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