Brand New Opree Audience Chooses Top Western Singers
Three contests progress at The Odessa Brand New Opree a Saturday night country western show voters pick Top Female and Male Singer of the Year through May 20 with finalists to back The Sessions and Shalako. Awards set for June with prizes including an Opree Pass and a family ticket. Performances feature Tami Whitmire Kathy Foster and others amid a 7 30 showtime and 6 30 box office.
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Odessa
Opree
Globe
Great Southwest
Crane
Shalako
Sherry Lynn
Midland
Warren Brothers
Andrews
Baird
Tami Whitmire
Kathy Foster
Bob Welborn
Ken Hoveland
Kermit
Doug Smith
Sound of Music at Globe sets April performances
The Globe presents The Sound of Music on April 7 8 14 15 21 and 22 with Patsy Allen and Jeryl Hoover as Maria and Captain von Trapp. A large cast includes Sandra Magill Barbara Acreman Dortha Bennet Carla Bryant Robert Claiborne Lori Holloway Dale Jenkins Robert Weil and Richard Phillips with DR. FRANK VARRO as choral director. Season tickets save six dollars for adults and two dollars for students plus a 25 percent group discount for twenty or more.
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Globe Theatre
Patsy Allen
Jeryl Hoover
Maria
Capt. von Trapp
Sandra Magill
Elsa Schroeder
Barbara Acreman
Abbess
Dortha Bennet
Margaretta
Carla Bryant
Sophia
Robert Claiborne
Rolf Gruber
Lori Holloway
Liesel
Theft of service charged against brothers at Blue Top Cafe
Mrs Eva Garza reported Gabriel and Daniel Marquez ate at the Blue Top Cafe then left without paying. She filed theft of service charges under five dollars. A dog bite incident was reported as a large brown dog with a red collar attacked and bit a boy on Locust Street. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the mineral surita was formally named by the International Mineralogical Association after discovery in central Argentina by University of La Plata researchers.
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Eva Garza
E. Seventh St
Gabriel
Daniel Marquez
Blue Top
Buenos Aires
Argentina
International Mineralogical Association
Surita
University of la Plata
Edinburg split over state prison plan amid economic hopes
In Hidalgo County, officials weigh a proposed $8 million, 6,741 acre prison site eight miles from Edinburg that could bring 200 jobs and a $2 million payroll. Police chief A C Gonzalez warns of risks while Valley Chamber argues the facility may reduce unemployment. Judge says benefits outweigh concerns.
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Hidalgo County
Here
Edinburg
A.C. Gonzalez
Texas Board of Prisons
Gonzalez
Russell Willis
The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Willis
Sul Ross prepares spring recess and term dates
Sul Ross State University announces a spring recess from Monday to Friday with classes resuming March 27. Finals run May 8 to 11 and commencement is May 11 in the HPE Gym. The first summer session begins June 4 with registration. Also notes King Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan as the youngest monarch at 18.
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Sul Ross State University
HPE
New Engineering Courses Announced at Permian Basin Graduate Center
The Permian Basin Graduate Center announces two professional courses beginning March 27. Reservoir Engineering for Geologists and Non-Petroleum Engineers, a five day program led by Sloan J. Black, covers formation properties, fluid mechanics, reservoir behavior, and drive mechanisms. Structural Principles in Petroleum Exploration, a six hour course by Dr. David W. Stearns, emphasizes genesis and predictive mechanics. Both sessions run at The Metro Building in Midland with fees of 385 and 40 dollars respectively. Contact 104 Gulf Building or 563-2311 for details.
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Permian Basin
Sloan J. Black
Prentice & Records Enterprises, Inc
Lafayette
Louisiana
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
David W. Stearns
Texas A&m University
Stearns
Shell Development Company
Center For Tectonophysics
Graduate Center
Metro
N. Colorado
Midland
Gulf Building
Market slips but Dow holds near steady amid war worries
New York trading hovered at Wednesday's close as investors weighed Middle East tensions and a weak dollar. The noon Dow Jones industrial average stood at 758.58, little changed, while advances and declines were even. Ramada Inns rose among active NYSE issues, and the NYSE composite slipped to 49.64. AMEX gain 0.30 to 123.39.
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New York
Middle East
Israel
Lebanon
Ramada Inns
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Balmorhea NewsItems Sweep Weekend Activities
Balmorhea residents attended a funeral for Walter Hoffman principal of Balmorhea High School. Vandalism damaged the school gym windows. Upcoming events include a bake sale on Main St March 18 at 8 am and a March 21 AARP meeting at the Community Center. Catholic Ladies plan a Mexican Dinner March 19. Several locals visited relatives in Pecos and campaigns. A new Baptist minister has moved into the parsonage and town meeting groups planned a Trades Day for April 1 at Ricks Barn. Community members discussed economy politics and culture at the March 12 gathering.
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Jack Hoffman
Smithville
Walter Hoffman
Hoffman
Balmorhea High School
Balmorhea
Balmorhea Athletic Club
Main St
AARP
Irene Hunter
Big Spring Hospital
Catholic Center
Mmes
Eric Martin
Fannie Camp
E. Weaver
Pecos
Joe Howard
Baptist Parsonage
Ricks Barn
Cotton futures dip on steady 11 16 inch spot price
In New York midday dealings cotton futures No 2 declined while the average price for strict low middling 11 16 inch spot cotton held at 55.64 cents a pound for the 10 leading markets, per the New York Cotton Exchange today.
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NEW York
New York Cotton Exchange
Calendar of Pecos area events agenda
Calendar items list weekly meetings and activities in Pecos. Lions Club rounds, Al Non group, Home Demonstration Club, Downtown Lions, Rotary Club and Senior Citizens Center game days. Alcoholics Anonymous meets, plus social fellowship and blood pressure clinic times.
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Pecos
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Al-Non Group
S. Oak
Pecos Home Demonstration Club
S. Alberta
Holiday Inn
Pecos Rotary Club
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
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