Vasquez Seeks Pecos City Council Seat
George B. Vasquez announces candidacy for Pecos City Council after filing Wednesday. A part owner and manager at Terrazas Furniture Mart, he lives at 2339 Cactus Street, born 1927 in Ruidosa Texas, and served 27 months in Japan with occupation forces. He and Lois have five children.
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George B. Vasquez
Pecos
Vasquez
Terrazas Furniture Mart
South Oak
Cactus Street
Ruidosa
Texas
Balmohea
Air Force
Japan
City-Wide Garage Sale Set for Friday March 22
A town wide garage and junk-tique sale is scheduled for Friday March 22 with participation expected from residents and local vendors. Organizers urge shoppers to arrive early and bring change as bargains abound across neighborhoods.
Naylor Seeks Pecos Independent School Board Seat
Richard D. Naylor of 1713 Jefferson Street has filed for the Pecos Independent School District Board of Trustees. He lists 11 years as a Pecos attorney and prior U S Air Force service. Naylor cites community leadership and aims to help growth and school improvement through qualified leadership.
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Richard D. Naylor
Jefferson Street
Pecos Independent
Naylor
Pecos
U.S. Air Force
Carol
Richard, Jr
Melodee
Lions Club Garage Sale Appeals Pecos Community Support
The Downtown Lions Club of Pecos announces a garage and junk sale on March 22 at the former Vicks Appliance location on Oak Street across from Woolworths. Lions seek donated items and offer pickup. proceeds fund charity projects. Contact Lion Rowden at 445-5475 or 447-2673.
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Lions Club
Pecos
Vicks Appliance
Oak Street
Woolworth’s
Lion Orb Rowden
Lions
Lion Rowden
Rowden
Chamber Meet Slated Today
The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will be held today at 12 a.m in the Banquet Room of the Community Center. This will be the last meeting of the 1967 68 chamber year and all Directors and Directors elect are urged to be on hand.
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Chamber of Commerce
United Fund Open Meeting Scheduled in Pecos
A public meeting set for March 18 at 7 30 p.m. at the city community center invites Pecos residents and business leaders to discuss forming a United Fund Committee in 1968. The plan aims to combine agency appeals into one coordinated drive to save time, reduce duplication, and improve budgeting and donor coordination.
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United Fund For
Pecos
United Fund
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Red Cross
United Fund Board of Directors
United Fund Board
United Fund Plan
White Announces Head Start Grant for Reeves County
Congressman Richard C. White announces a $41,360 Office of Economic Opportunity grant to the Reeves County Community Council in Pecos to fund Head Start administration for 12 months. The Balmorhea project will serve 20 preschool children with Mary K. Wroe as director, and local funds of $18,748 will match the federal grant for two neighborhood service centers.
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Richard C. White
Office of Economic Opportunity
Reeves County Community Council
Pecos
Balmorhea
Mary K. Wroe
Sunrise Choir Rehearsals for Easter Service Set
Rehearsals for Pecos Easter Sunrise Service will be at First Baptist Church on March 14 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. An additional session is planned for the first week of April. Directed by J O Strother, with the Pecos Ministerial Alliance sponsoring. open to church choirs and others high school age or older who can sing in tune.
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First Baptist Church
J.O. Strother
Pecos
Strother
Baptist Revival Starts March 17 at North Temple Church
A revival begins March 17 at 7 30 p.m. at North Temple Baptist Church corner North Walnut and C Streets. Evangelist Rev L R Gentry of Grace Temple Kermit leads the services through March 24.
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North Temple Baptist Church
North Walnut and
C Streets
L.R. Gentry
Grace Temple
Kermit
Cotton Meet Set Wednesday in Pecos Banquet Room
A Cotton farmers meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pecos Chamber of Commerce Banquet Room. All cotton farmers in Reeves and Loving Counties are urged to attend. The theme is Cotton Production Tips for 1968 with speakers Fred Elliott Beverley Reeves Charles Taylor Charles Neeb and Ken Lindsey.
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Pecos
Cortez Infant Rites Held at Santa Rosa Church
Catholic funeral rites were held for Leroy Cortez infant son of Mr and Mrs Armando Cortez at Santa Rosa Catholic Church Pecos. Died in Memorial Hospital Kermit Saturday at 4 20 p m aged one month 11 days. Burial followed at Santa Rosa Cemetery. Survivors include parents one sister Irma and grandparents Manuel Cortez Kermit and Enrique Alvarez Pecos.
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Leroy Cortez
Armando Cortez
Pecos
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Kermit
Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Junior College Meeting Called for Monahans Texas
A meeting of county representatives from nine counties in Region Two is scheduled in Monahans Texas for Thursday March 14 at 2 00 p m. The Chamber of Commerce at 401 S Dwight Street hosts the gathering to discuss forming a commuter type Junior College for the region.
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Monahans
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
S. Dwight Street
Junior College Coordinating Boards
Texas Regional Plan
Civil Defense Shows to Debut on KMID TV
A Texas Education Agency Civil Defense adult education series will air on KMID TV Saturdays at 5 p.m. starting this week and continuing weekly until completion. Pecos Civil Defense Director S B Hunt and his staff will be available in their offices during the telecast and for 30 minutes after to answer viewer questions on disaster care. Viewers may call 5 2301 5 2421 or 5 2422 for answers from Hunt and associates.
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Civil Defense
Texas Education Agency
Kmid-Tv
S.B. Hunt
Pecos
Mr. Hunt
Reeves Rites Held Monday for Henry M. Reeves
Services for Henry M. Reeves 62 a Pecos business man were at 10:00 a m in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Rogers officiating Burial was in Evergreen He owned F M Reeves and Sons Inc a construction company based in Austin and had a concrete transit mix plant in Odessa A former Pecos Valley Southern Railway owner Reeves died Friday night at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock Survivors include his widow Dorothy a sister Mrs Ruby Jo Kennedy of New London Conn and several nieces and nephews.
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Henry M. Reeves
Pecos
Pecos Funeral Home
Paul Rogers
Church of Christ
Evergreen Cemetery
Reeves
Pecos Valley Southern Railway
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
F.M. Reeves and Sons Inc
Austin
Odessa
Denton
University of Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway
Con
Dallas
Dorothy
Ruby Jo Kennedy
New London
Ater Services Held for Jonas Leland Ater
Funeral services were held for Jonas Leland Ater 63 at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Harrison officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. He died Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Ater lived in the area 27 years and worked in the grocery business. He served as Boy Scout master for 18 years and helped build the Buffalo Trail Scout ranch. He is survived by his wife Norine three sons Gene Joe and Jimmy Don a daughter Peggy Nell Drake a brother and a sister and five grandchildren.
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Jonas Leland Ater
First Methodist Church
Bob Harrison
Evergreen Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Mr. Ater
Memorial Hospital
Jimmy Haggar
al Cate
Verhalen Mercantile
Ater
Buffalo Trail
Davis Mountains
W. 4Th St
Norine
Gene
Odessa
Joe
Jimmy Don
Peggy Nell Drake
Hobbs
N.M
A.H. Ater
Austin
Mabel Potts
Smith to Intern in Minneapolis
Charles Lee Smith son of Mrs Sadie Smith and the late Bill Smith will receive his degree from Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in June He will begin his internship at Hennepin County General Hospital Minneapolis about July 1 Smith graduated from Pecos High School in 1960 and Baylor University in 1966 He is married to Beth Hassard of Winfield Kansas.
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Charles Lee Smith
Sadie Smith
Bill Smith
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
Hennepin County General Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Smith
Pecos High School
Baylor University
Beth Hassard
Winfield
Kansas
Earl Bell PTA To Hear Whitley Discuss Bond Issue
Ray Whitley Pecos superintendent of schools will address the Earl Bell School PTA at the next meeting March 14 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. He will discuss the building program and bond issue that will affect the school’s future.
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Ray Whitley
Pecos
Earl Bell School
Parent-Teachers Association
Homer Graham
Earl Bell
Whitley
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Suzanne
Milissa
Santa Rosa
St. Catherine Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
St. Catherine’s
V.F.W. Post
Oak
Airlawn
Barstow
Toyah
L.A. Richards, Jr
Community Public Service
West Pecos
Mike Starkey
Caraliene Smith
Margie Carrasco
Vicky Worster
Charles Weinacht
Victor Molinar
Craig Woods
Mary Sydow
Hunberto Alba
Eleazar Olmos
Elvira Levario
Union Party
United Fund Committee For Pecos
Grant
Ene
Cortez
Henry Reeves
Joe Ater
Chamber
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Marianne Hart
Sue Dorr
John Dorr
J.J. Maxey
Dick Slack
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