Stocks Falter Then Steady Amid Modest NY Trading
New York stocks showed little net change after early losses as the Dow slipped briefly but recovered to near 851 by noon. Traders watched gainers edge losers on the NYSE, with Big Board volume at 14.33 million shares and notable moves in Times Mirror, Ryder System, EMI, Eastman Kodak, and the NYSE composite rising to 56.47. The Chicago wheat and corn bids were listed with No 2 hard red winter at 3.74 1/4 and corn at 2.48 1/4, while a separate note mentions the lake named Lake Bigler later renamed Lake Tahoe by local preference.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Times Mirror
Ryder System
EMI Sat
Eastman Kodak
American Stock Exchange
Porcelain Art Club to Exhibit at Security State Bank
The West of the Pecos Porcelain Art Club will host its annual exhibit in the bank lobby during business hours Thursday and Friday. Local hand-painted porcelain will be displayed and a sale table offered to support club expenses. Proceeds go to the club, which has about 40 members from Pecos and nearby towns. officers include Anna Teague president Sue Toone vice president Helen Balog secretary Carolyn Rankin treasurer and Dot Barrett auditor.
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Porcelain Art Club
Security State Bank
Virginia Lawrance
Anna Teague
Helen Balog
Dot Barrett
Robert Hinojos
Pecos Porcelain Art Club
Monahans
Kermit
Alpine
Sue Toone
Carolyn Rankin
Obituary for Anastacia Carrasco and local community notes
Anastacia T. Carrasco, 69, died Tuesday night at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Eighth Street Baptist Church Pecos with burial at Mexican Protestant Cemetery. Survived by two sons Pablo Pecos Frank Woodward Okla. three daughters Rosa Carrasco Elva Lujan Seferina Palanco Pecos. a brother Austine Tarango. two sisters Mary Gomez Alicia Barreno. 12 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Also mentions 1902 air conditioner use in a Brooklyn plant and various uses in agriculture and industry. Community group meets second Tuesday monthly at Country China Closet West Third Street, focusing on portraits of local scenes. reported a successful 1978. PAC publication by Texas Porcelain Art Association notes State Convention April 5-8 at Driscoll Hotel Austin. contact Louise Cox or Anna Teague.
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Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Eighth Street Baptist Church
Pecos
Barstow
Pablo
Frank
Woodward
Okla
Rosa Carrasco
Elva Lujan
Seferina Palanco
Augustine Tarango
Mary Gomez
Alicia Barreno
Country China Closet
West Third Street
PAC
Texas Porcelain Art Association
Austin
Driscoll
Louise Cox
Anna Teague
Midland schedules secretarial improvement workshop
A one day secretarial improvement workshop will be held Monday March 26 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Permian Basin Graduate Center Building 105 West Illinois Midland. Instructor Dr Fathorn Eller UT Austin associate professor will cover topics from role of the secretary challenges for the secretary effective time management and office work simplification with a $65 fee and registration through the Graduate Center at 563 2311.
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West Illinois
Midland
Fathorn Eller
University of Texas At Austin
Dr. Eller
Columbia University
University of Texas
Texas
Mexico
UT Austin
Gas company manager honored on retirement
W. C. Buck Renshaw Pecos manager of Southern Union Gas Company received a retirement dinner at the Holiday Inn on March 16 and a 40 year service pin along with gifts. His retirement takes effect March 30 after a career beginning October 9 1939 in Portales New Mexico with multiple city transfers and a stint in the Army Air Corps before returning to become Pecos manager for 11 years.
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Buck” Renshaw
Pecos
Southern Union Gas Company
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Renshaw
Portales
N.M
Belen
M.M
Army Air
Documentary filmed at Carlsbad Caverns
French speleologist Michel Siffre arrived at Carlsbad Caverns on March 17 with a four member crew to shoot scenes for a French television documentary. They plan to film in the Main Cavern New Cave and Spider Cave while Siffre has studied caves across Europe the Americas and the United States.
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Midland logging course offered at Permian Basin center
The Permian Basin Graduate Center will offer an Electrical Logging course in Midland Illinois. On Thursday March 22 at 7 10 p m George Horst a senior salesman with Schlumberger Well Services and Bill A Kithas division salesman with Welex will instruct.
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Permian Basin
PBGC
West Illinois
Midland
George Horst
Schlumberger Well Services
Bill A. Kithas
Welex
Easter Seal Telethon Set for Pecos Weekend Benefit
Reeves County Young Homemakers join Easter Seal for the Eighth Annual National Easter Seal Telethon airing March 24 25 on KOSA TV Channel 7. Emmy winner Jack Klugman hosts with Don Kirshner co hosting and Woody Fraser directing. Telethon runs 10 30 p m March 24 to 6 p m March 25 with pledge centers in Pecos and phone lines staffed by Young Homemakers calling 445 2497 or KIU radio.
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Kosa-Tv
Channel 7
Jack Klugman
America
Klugman
Don Kirshner
Woody Fraser
Pecos
KIU
Calendar of Pecos area events for March 1979
Calendar page lists weekly club meetings and activities in Pecos Balmorhea and Barstow. Lions Club Amistad Lions Club Rotary Jaycees TOPS Senior Citizens Center addresses phone numbers notes dates with birthdays and driving course.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City C.B
CPS Reddy Room
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
Downtown
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Senior Citizen Center
National Retirement Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Collision in Pecos prompts road safety citations
The Pecos Police Department issued citations to Maria Valeriano Venegas 30 for failure to yield right of way and driving without a license after her 1977 pickup collided with a 1972 pickup driven by Joseph Waddell 88. Venegas vehicle jumped the curb uprooting a town tree valued at 25 dollars with no serious injuries reported. Another citation was issued to Juena Hernandez Cuevar 34 for backing without safety after her 1973 car crashed with Linda Williams Philips 37 in the 200 block of West Fourth. The report notes a separate lost billfold incident involving an Odessa resident.
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Pecos
Maria Valeriano
Pecos City
Juena Hernandez Cuevar
S. Cypress
Linda Williams Philips
West Fourth
Oak
PPD
Texas House votes preliminarily for resident pay bill
Texas House approved a bill to pay medical residents in Texas teaching hospitals up to 15000 a year, with a final vote expected today to send it to the Senate. If funded fully, the measure would add about 30 million annually and shift costs from local governments to the state.
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Texas
House
Senate
Gib Lewis
Fort
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