Catholic ladies sell enchiladas fund drive and calendars
Catholic Ladies sell enchiladas at the community center from 1 to 10 p.m. with a 1.50 plate to benefit church funds. Barstow car tags on sale through Saturday from Betty Allgood at the deputy's office near the post office and Modern Food Store. Calendars printing dates are being collected by Mrs. Lidia Garcia for a school project costing 1.25 with May release. contact 445-5321. The Gibson's Exxon Toyah Tigers and other local games noted at Barstow gym this evening and Friday schedules, plus Barstow school memories and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Refuge Sinners Catholic Church
Barstow
Betty
Allgood
Market slips as profit taking prolongs decline
New York stocks eased further amid persistent profit taking with the Dow Jones industrials down 5.79 to 757.90 by noon. The NYSE index fell about a quarter point, while the Amex market value index slid to 77.76 as trading stayed quiet amid a retrenchment phase after a three month rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Motors
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Amex
Panama
Ammunition dump strike halts airlift into Phnom Penh
Rebel gunners hit an ammunition stock at Phnom Penh airport halting a one day U S airlift of ammo rice and fuel to the besieged capital. Explosions blew out windows in the control tower and scattered shrapnel. Soldiers and airport staff fled while bunkers offered refuge as the stockpiles cooked off for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
American Aircraft Company
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Ector Posse Chili Cookoff Weekend Planned
The Ector County Sheriff Posse schedules its annual chili cook-off for March 28 and 29. Hospitality night on March 28 invites all teams to a barbecue supper and dance at 7 and 9 p.m. The chili contest on March 29 begins at 10 a.m. judging at 4 p.m. Proceeds fund needy West Texas children with a chili auction to the highest bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Sheriff Posse
Bob Whitworth
West Texas
City Eyes Hydrant Cap Upgrade For Fire Dept Budget
City council discussed hydrant cap upgrades after Prewit proposed buying 100 new caps that use a special wrench for removal. Current screw on caps can be removed with any wrench and the council approved adding the cost to the fire department budget for next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Pecos Enterprise staff and date of early edition note
Pecos Enterprise staff list with editors and executives. Article describes post on an airfield bombardment in Reeves County with airlift suspensions and an American civilian attempting to aid refugees during a rocket attack in January. Doug Sapper from Mount Vernon Illinois led Cambodians in a failed attempt to drag ammo and save a cargo plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Sapper
Mount Vernon
Ill
Sapper
Crash injures man and damages pole on Walthall Street
Douglas Robison, 1603 Washington St., suffered facial lacerations when his compact car left the roadway and struck a Community Public Service light pole in the 800 block of Walthall St. He was treated at Memorial Hospital around 1 02 a.m. Today. Police also report the missing washer, dryer and dresser valued at 540 dollars from Glenda Hampton, 2320 Sage St., amid a break in as she moved toward Toyah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Robison
Washington St
Public Service
Robison
Memorial Hospital
Walthall St
Glenda Hampton
Sage St
Toyah
BARSTOW VISITORS FROM EL PASO AND BEYOND
Irene Garcia reports a crowded Barstow social scene as families and relatives from El Paso San Antonio Lubbock Riverside Calif Monahans and nearby towns visit and stay with local residents. The gatherings include multiple siblings in law and extended family at several houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvia
Angelita Rubi
Riverside
Calif
Franscia Garcia
Lubbock
Delia Baca
Monahans
Cruz Bustillos
Joe M. Garcia
Garcia
Ditch crash report and local event listings in Balmorhea area
A Pecos woman found her car in a ditch on Walthall Street after brake failure on wet pavement around 12 50 a.m. No injuries were reported. The notice also lists community events for Balmorhea and nearby towns including Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, church gatherings, a Beta Sigma Phi fashion show, a scout expo, car wash, Weight Watchers, Lions clubs, and Rotary Club meetings through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Walthall St
Carol Stark
10Th St
Walthall
Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak
First Christian Church Fellowship Hall
Beta Sigma Phi
Fairburn
Tri-K Klub
Owens Texaco
Deaths Services for Mrs. Clara Belle Dinwiddie
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs. Clara Belle Dinwiddie of Barstow will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Barstow Presbyterian Church with burial in Barstow Cemetery. She died Wednesday in Winkler County Hospital in Kermit. Born September 2, 1900 in Texas she had lived in the Pecos area since 1926, moving from Jal New Mexico. Survivors include two sons Wayne Dinwiddie of Barstow and W D Jiggs Dinwiddie of Jal NM four sisters Allie Tompkins Marie Miller Ina Lewis and Mrs Maybron Caler four brothers Ed English Hale English Lonnie English and Oscar English seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Belle Dinwiddie
Barstow
Barstow Presbyterian Church
Dinwiddie
Winkler County Hospital
Kermit
Texas
Pecos
Jal
N.M
Wayne Dinwiddie
W.D
Jiggs) Dinwiddie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manuel
Lidia) Garcia
Gibson
Exxon Toyah Tigers
Walt Davis Giants
Barstow Gym
Sun-Green Lantern Pirates
Thriftway Sun Devils
Gibson's Products A's
Duval-Peyton Oil
Elizabeth Armstrong
Arkansas
James Witt
Carlsbad, N.M
Maude Witt
Witt
Good News Club
Homer Akers
Wendell Nichols
W.E. Knowles
Mildred Jensen
Theresa Walker
Ward County Historical Committee
Fred Garcia
Cruz Quiroz
Quiroz
Elizabeth Witt
Mary Fawnley
Doris Yates
Miss Stark
Alice Allen
Harp
Mr. Hughes
Beatrice Dinwiddie
Mabel Patrick
Malcome Majors
C. Valliant
Charles Dyer
Paul Carr
Pinckney Black
Mr. Farnum
Miss Valliant
Mrs. Thorton
Hazel Dyer
Cotton Jensen
Dewitt Black
Melba Thorton
Miss Echols
J.P. Goode
Mr. Allen
Woodrow Nichols
Maud Witt
Stock Market Report
Amarillo
Tex
Fort Worth
New York Cotton Exchange
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Handy & Harman
Englehard
A&i
Beth Se
Borden
Brit. Pet
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Bexxon
Fairchild
Ford
Elec
Foods
Tire
Goodrich
A&p
Hart Hk
IBM
Paper
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Stand Ind Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas Inst
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Ector Posse
Pecos Enterprise
Cedar St
John Pipts
Peggy Met Kacken
Lynn Wrak
Hroky Rivera
Diane Osborn
Marky Shute
Ruhen Haca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Joyce Miller
Reeves County
Buckner News Alliance
Delv
Reeves, Ward
Loving
Yeuse
Toon
Gordo
By Gui Arkiola
Irene Garcia
Mrs. Venard Orr
el Paso
Forrest Walker
Winnie Major
Sipriano Dominguez
Sipriano Jr
San Antonio
Luis Hinojos
Sona
Irene
Christana
Manuel Garcia
Gerardo Ovalle
California
Mary Lou Rodriguez
Mario Lujan Valenzuela
Frances Baeza
Mesquite St
Raul Carrasco Machuca
Toyahuale
Dora Vejil Contreras
Balmorhea
Larry Don Gray
S. Eddy Sr
Emily Lee Jackson
Tra Park
Guadalupe Tarin Martinez
Fifth St
Berthan Montoya
Hickory
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cancer Crusade
E. 10Th St
Senior Citizen's Center
First United Methodist Church
Carrie Mae Holloway
Lions
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Clara Dinwiddie
Bank Americaid
United Budget Charge
Pip
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