Defensive Driving Course Scheduled at Pecos Center
The NRTA and AARP offer a two day Defensive Driving Course March 22-23 at 119 S. Cedar Pecos Senior Citizens Center from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 3 p.m. daily. Cost is 3 for NRTA and AARP members and 8 for others. Eligible drivers must hold a Texas license. graduates receive a certificate for a 10 percent auto insurance discount. Limited enrollment. contact Billie McCormick at 445 3272 or register at the center.
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National Retirement Teachers Association
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Pecos Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
NRTA
AARP
Texas
Billie McCormick
Senior Citizens Center
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Senior Citizen Center
Balmorhea Senior Citizens Center
Balmorhea School Chief Returns After Hospital Stay
Allen Gilbert Balmorhea superintendent resuming duties after a period in Fort Stockton hospital. Balmorhea City Council met to discuss ongoing district affairs and plans for the coming term.
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Allen Gilbert
Ft. Stockton Hospital
Stocks Rise as Oil Shares Lead Market Gains
The New York market extended its advance with the Dow up 4.77 to 857.59 at noon and the NYSE index rising 0.27 to 56.82 as Gulf Oil and Texaco led gains. American exchanges posted higher volumes and oil issues showed notable climbs while cotton futures rose midday. Absentee voting and local band contests were also noted in separate items.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Gulf Oil
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Texaco
Occidental Petroleum
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Exxon
Houston Oil & Minerals
NEW York (Ap
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York (Ap
Seniors Set Luncheon in Barstow Community Center
The Senior Citizens meet Tuesday March 20 at noon in Barstow Community Center for a covered dish luncheon and program. Rev. Joe Wood of First United Methodist Church Pecos will be guest speaker. All senior citizens invited.
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Barstow
Joe Wood
First United Methodist Church
Pecos
Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City C.B
CPS Reddy Room
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
Balmorhea Senior Citizens Center
Rio Pecos Extension Club
Federated Building
Marilyn
Elaine Moody
la Leche League
Sharon White
Wyoming
Assembly of God Church
S. Eddy
Vernon Hagar
Pecos Student Chamber of Commerce
S. Cedar
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
West Point Nomination Awarded to Woodruff Youth
Michael Woody Woodruff son of Mr and Mrs Dick Woodruff of El Paso and grandson of Jessie Richburg of Pecos received a West Point Military Academy nomination from U S Congressman Richard White. He is a senior at Eastwood High School in El Paso.
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Michael
Woody) Woodruff
Dick Woodruff
el Paso
Jessie Richburg
Pecos
U.S
Richard White
West Point Military Academy
Eastwood High School
Energy Secretary of the Year Award nominations opened
Energy secretary nominations are being accepted for a Midland founded award honoring oil and gas industry secretaries. Created in 197% by Midland oilman Richard S. Gaddy, the distinction celebrates the backbone of the business with a single yearly winner.
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Midland
Richard $. Gaddy
Gaddy
Permian Basin
Acapulco
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Martha Elder
Robert D. Fitting
Oil and Gas
Energy Secretary
P.O. Box
Texas
Weather Forecast for Pecos and West Texas
Sunny today with increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight. Partly cloudy Tuesday with a chance of moisture tonight and Tuesday. High 75, low 41 in Pecos area. In West Texas there will be sun inland and cloudy southeast with scattered showers and storms.
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Pecos
West Texas
Obituaries and notices from Pecos area deaths and events
Obituary notices for Clara Rutledge Glasscock who died March 17 in Pecos with services at First Christian Church and burial at Evergreen Cemetery, plus obituary details for Cecil H. Brown and Annie L. Fagens, including birthdates, residency in Pecos, survivors, and service arrangements. Pecos Chamber of Commerce officers installation planned for March 20 with text inviting students grades 9-12 to attend. multiple family members and local organizations named.
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Clara Rutledge Glasscock
First Christian Church
Pecos
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs. Glasscock
Pester
Texas
Delta Kappa Gamma
Twentieth Century Club
City Federation
Saragosa
John P. Dennison
Leonard Unger
Minneapolis
Floyd Rutledge
Amarillo
Robert Rutledge
Vernon
Eula Steele
Danville
Virginia
Jesse Bowie
Wilma Buchanan
Cecil H. Brown
Mr. Brown
Reeves County Hospital
Rockridge
Hazel
Jerry
el Paso
Jeannie Doncho
San Antonio
Mildred Pearsons
Vannyes
Calif
Lucille Hurst
Vancover
Wash
Shirley Reavis
Rock Springs
Donna Hartman
Imperial
R.L. Brown
Thorton
J.D. Brown
Garland
Bertie Belle Santerrie
Lake Kiowa
Annie L. Fagens
Odessa Medical Center
Pecos Funeral Home
Eastside Cemetery
Centerville
Friendship C.M.E. Methodist Church
Maggie Tyson
Leroy Tyson
Collet Johnson
Oakwood
Fire and Police Log From Pecos On March Dates
Fire units respond to a structure fire on the Duval Highway and a grass fire on U.S. 80. Police document multiple incidents including attempted burglary at 110 E Sixth and 400 Walthall with missing pecan pies theft. A church window damage case is logged with no entry into the building. Ambulance transfers include a cardiac patient to Odessa Medical Center and multiple hospital calls for heart and stomach complaints.
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Pecos
Duval Highway
Duval
U.S. 80
St. Catherine Catholic Church
Plum and
Walthall
Reeves County Hospital
Odessa Medical Center
Odessa
Girls and salads taste better in stylish dressing
A playful saying equates girls wearing attractive dressings with salads, suggesting that the more attractive the clothing, the tastier the dish. The line uses a humorous comparison to link appearance and flavor.
Community club calendar and meetings list
Calendar notes for Pecos and surrounding towns detailing weekly club meetings and events. Lions clubs Optimist and Barstow groups meet weekly or biweekly. TOPS groups, Leche League, Ministerial Fellowship, Chamber and youth groups schedule sessions through Friday. Senior center activities and classes listed with times and locations.
Six Convicted for Illegal U S Entry in Pecos Court
Seven defendants appeared before U S Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos for misdemeanor Immigration and Naturalization violations. Six were sentenced to prison time for illegal entry. Betty Joe Madrid, 39, a U S citizen from Marfa, was remanded to U S Marshals custody with a $5,000 appearance bond and seeks court appointed counsel. Sentences included Hector Reyes Soltero 90 days Rodrigo Robles Garcia 120 days Gonzalo Chavira Mendoza 179 days David Chavira Mendoza 179 days Gonzalo Garcia Rubio 179 days Arturo Benavides Robles 179 days.
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United States
Betty Joe Madrid
U.S
Marfa
Reeves County
Pecos
Hector Reyes-Soltero
Rodrigo Robles-Garcia
Gonzalo Chavira-Mendoza
David Chavira-Mendoza
Gonzalo Garcia- Rubio
Arturo Benavides-Robles
Sheriff Recovers Two Stolen Vehicles in Reeves County
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez announced the recovery of two stolen vehicles. Deputy Floyd Estrada Jr. located a 1975 pickup stolen in San Antonio, Texas, in Balmorhea with a juvenile and an adult in custody. The adult is identified as Terry Jones of Beaumont. A 1972 passenger automobile stolen from Alabama was found at a roadside park near Toyah.
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Reeves County
Raul Florez
Depty
Floyd Estrada Jr
San Antonio
Texas
Terry Jones
Beaumont
Alabama
Toyah
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Raul Machuca
Jack Hoffman
Clemente Alvarez
Norman Trada
Billie Lozano
Linda Bryan
City Hall
Alpine
Sanderson
Grand Falls
van Horn
Christy Cook
Jorge Estrella
Gilda Morales
West Point
Michael Woodruff
Airlawn
Chamber of Commerce
Beverly Fabrygel
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Pecos High School
Marcella Lovett
Chamber
E.W. Schmidt
Robert Hinojos
Pecos Enterprise
Area News
E. 13Th
Pecos Nursing Home
J.M. Preston
U.S. Immigration and Nat
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