Wind blows fire toward Brogado at Ellison fenceline
Windy day prompts volunteer firefighters to douse tumble weed piles along the Ellison farm fenceline as flames push east toward Brogado. Community notices include Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Hall and AARP gathering next Tuesday with Lit events sending students to UIL contests in Fort Davis. Local hospital updates report Rosa Renz recovering from hip surgery and John Deke Jones finishing a short stay in Pecos. School menu lists weekly meals from Tuesday to Friday.
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Ellison Farm
Brogado
Balmorhea and Monahans Chapter Notes and Events
Letters from the Monahans chapter announce the district school at Monahans on April 14 and a dinner for district officers on April 24. The Grand Chapter meets in El Paso on October 23. A memorial card was sent to Mrs Hall Olds of Orla. April 7 covers election of new officers. SARAI CARDENAS of Del Rio will visit the housing authority March 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to hear Social Security and Veterans concerns.
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Monahans
el Paso
Hall Olds of
Orla
Balmorhea
Allen Gilbert
Sarai Cardenas
del Rio
Bob Krueger
Housing Authority
Fire at Claude Thomas residence damages garage and room
A fire reported at 2 p m Saturday at 1930 Iowa damaged the Thomas home with extensive garage burns and a back room scorched. Fire Marshal Wadley said smoke filled the house and kids playing nearby may have started it after a 25 minute blaze.
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Claude Thomas
Iowa
Dick Wadley
Buster Mills
1618
Morris
Noon Market Report and Local Notices Update
The AP noon market report shows the Dow at 949.05 up 1.33 as traders await February CPI data with gainers leading losers 3-2 on the NYSE amid light volume. Fort Worth cattle prices, Chicago grain quotes, and the NYSE averages accompany a string of local incidents from ambulance calls to theft, vandalism, and an auto collision report.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Amex
RCA Corp
Fort Worth
Chicago
Dow Jones
Dow Jones 11 A.m
Indus
Plants in doubt as Monahans talks keep Herman Marcus open
Industrial Foundation chair Jack Forga says discussions will gauge keeping the Herman Marcus clothing plant open this week. A Herman Marcus spokesman warns the plant may close by Tuesday due to a lack of trained employees.
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Monahans
Industrial Foundation
Jack Forga
Herman Marcus
Rattlers Roundup Draws Thousands to Sweetwater Event
In Sweetwater Texas the 19th annual rattlesnake roundup drew about 6000 visitors. Don Wilson captured the largest monster in Mulberry Canyon near Merkel, a snake over 64 inches long. Total pounds of rattlesnakes weighed fell short of the 1960 record with no injuries reported.
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Sweetwater. Tex
West
Texas
Mulberry Canyon
Merkel
Don Wilson
Deaths Mrs. Tankersley 87 Pecos resident dies
Services for Willie Estelle Tankersley 87 of Pecos were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home direction. She died Thursday at home. Born March 14 1889 in Seguin she lived in Pecos area 20 years and was a Baptist. Survived by son Orville Schaffer LaPorte a sister and five grandchildren.
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Willie Estelle Tankersley
Pecos
Evergreen Cemetery
Local births and a fugitive arrest headline
Birth notices list Mar 4 to Mar 10 entries for families in Saragosa Wickett and nearby areas, naming parents and addresses. A fugitive from Florida, Earl Price Hopson, 37, was picked up on FM 867 by deputies and extradited today. The page ends with a short editorial remark about child behavior and parental supervision.
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Earl Price Hopson
Tallahassee
Fla
John Prewit
Floyd Estrada
Florida
Calendar of Coming Events in the CCOS Area
Calendar listings show local clubs meetings at Lions Club Amistad Lions Pecos Optimists and more with times from 7 30 p m to 9 30 p m plus events like Enchilada Supper at Pecos Elementary and a Sunday East Side Community Center meeting for community problems. Includes contact numbers and venues such as Lions Den Saragosa Hall Barstow Community Center and 1310 S Plum St.
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CCOS
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Delta Kappa Gama
Elizabeth Dennison
S. Plum St
Mary Alice Ferguson
Jessie Richburg
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
CPS Reddy Room
Barstow Community Center
Pecos
East Side Community Center
East Side
Coupon drives aim to fund playground gear
Austin Elementary PTA solicits box tops to raise funds for playground equipment. A Foodway ad coupon helps toward completion. residents are urged to clip the coupon and drop it in containers around town to support the project.
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Austin
PTA
Foodway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Chris and Allen Gilbert
Congressman Krueger
AARP
Housing Center
Hazel Humphries
Fort Davis
Prude
Priss McNutt
Amy McIintire
Rosa Renz
Pecos Hospital
John
Deke) Jones
By Frankie Kingston
Toyah
3Rd & Walnut
Basilio Mora Jr
E. 10Th
Martha Chappell
N. Oak
Mora
Bill Davenport
Pecos High School
Robert Turner
U.S. 285
I-20
Turner
Subject
Jay Harrison Graham
North Carolina
J.P. Cliff Preslar
Charlie Taylor
S. Hackberry
Santa Rosa Hall
Kendall Osborn
W. 6Th
S. Maple
John Lewis
Stephen Nicholaus Balog
U.S. Marshal's Office
Post Office
Socorro Ortega
Frances Holley
S. Plum
Santiago Saens
S. Sh
Alcoa
The
Associated Press
At&t
Armco
Ad Rich
Beth Sdl
Borden
Pet
Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild Cam
Ford
Elec
Gen Foods
Mitts
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great
A&p
Gulf Oil
Gil Stat
IBM
Jhn-Man
Johnson Litton
Mobil Oil
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Sears Safeway
Sony
Sou Pac
Ind
Sun Co
Texaco
Time Inc
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Amarillo
Tex
Xerox
Herman Marcus May Close
Santa FE
New Mexico
House of Representatives
Roswell
House
Senate
Midland
South Midkiff Road
Gary Kidd
William Mark Parker
Midland Memorial Hospital
Ties
Art Lamphere
West U.S
Sheriff's Office
Balmorhea Lake
Bobby Upchurch
Pat Jenkins
South Maple
Alfredo Chavez Lopez
Mario Bustamante Sotelo
Gene Douglas
Rattler
Pecos Enterprise Inc
South Cedar Street
Peggy McCracken
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Counties
Family
City Editor
Mrs. Tankersley
Kimberly Diane
Ralph W. Roach
Country Club Drive
Antonio Perez Jr
Antonio Perez Aguilar
Jacob
Lucio Quintana
P.O
Saragosa
Deana Kay
Ronnie Lee Sandell
South Hackberry St
George Jr
George Renteria
P.O. Box
Michael Jesse
Manuel Lopez Mondragon
Kari Lynette
James Larry Womack
Lolie M
Delores G. Rodriguez, Jr
East 10Th St
Mar
Rose Ann
Robert Lopez
Hackberry
American Cancer Society
Venti
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