Toyah City to Elect Mayor and Three Council Members
Toyah City Council called a meeting on February 16 to set April 3 as election day in City Hall for electing the Mayor and three council members. Polls will open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election judge is Ruby Cunningham. Absentee clerk is Mrs. A L Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. A L Gibson recently visited Mrs. Gibson's mother, Lizzie Young of Ruby. A bridal shower for Evelyn McConnell was held Sunday with hosts Viola Williams, Ann Duncan, Martina Chavez, Delma Sanchez, and Gerry Haile plus attendees including Dorothy Parsons and many others.
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Toyah
Ruby Cunningham
A.L. Gibson
Mrs. Gibson
Mrs
Lizzie Young
Ruby
Evelyn McConnell
Viola Williams
Ann Duncan
Martina Chavez
Delma Sanchez
Gerry Haile
Dorothy Parsons
Jen Gough
Marrie Bradley
Janie Duncan
Georgia Daniel
Farris Murphy
Ann Marsh
Carolyn Chaddick
Dolores Drier
Sandra Boarin
Bety Smith
Beth Parker
Alice Drier
Debbie Thomas
Linda Gough
Jewell Duncan
Amy Waight
Debbie Bryan
Clara McConnell
Rebecca Sanchez
Mae Car
TOYAH By GERRY HASLE gill
About 600 students from 92 Texas high schools will compete at Odessa College for the Texas Forensic Association meet, held in West Texas for the first time, with 92 schools contesting in debate oratory drama and other events.
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Texas Forensic Association
Odessa College
West Texas
Lee Buice
Don Nichols
Noon market slide after weeklong gains in New York
The Dow fell 5.20 to 1004.01 at noon after a 29.36 point weekly rise as investors locked in profits. NYSE composite slipped .25 to 54.90 while AMEX edged up .28 to 104.99. cotton futures rose for midday trading. Livestock and Amarillo cattle quotes listed with modest moves.
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New York
Burroughs
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Trailer Missing and Local Property Vandalism Report
Police report a home made trailer missing from Murray Plastic Pipe Company on W Third Street with a value of 500 dollars. A minor two car collision at Texas and Washington streets left no injuries. Holmes Oil Co reports vandalism with a broken plate glass window valued at 20 dollars.
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Emmett Murray
Meadowbrook
Murray Plastic Pipe Company
W. Third Street
Texas
Washington Streets
Marian Morelan
S. Park St
Jesse Duarte
Pecos
Postal Service bulk mail system blasted as wasteful blunder
Congressman Charles H. Wilson led hearings calling the five year bulk mail project a management blunder of the first magnitude. He said the system costs millions and lowers mail quality. Detroit post office inspection uncovered thousands of damaged parcels and questioned postal leadership assurances.
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Washington
Charles H. Wilson
House Postal Facilities Subcommittee
E.V. Dorsey
Edgar Brower
Detroit
Wilson
Easter Egg Decorating Contest at Minit Mart Stores
Minit Mart stores hold a kids Easter egg decorating contest with first and second prizes in three age groups 2 to 5 6 to 8 and 9 to 12. Each store offers 10 dollars in candy for first and 5 dollars for second. Entries limited to one store per child with winners announced April 16 at 10 a.m.
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Minit Mart
Memorial services for Dr Keith A Sutherland Texas A M faculty member
Memorial services were held for Dr Keith A Sutherland 39 a Texas A M faculty member killed in a two vehicle collision Friday near Pecos also killed was Mrs Doris Tatum Sloan 54 of Monahans The professor formerly taught at Tarleton State University and held degrees from Cornell Maine Survivors include his mother a sister and several brothers The services and burial were held in Ellsworth Maine and Texas A M All Faiths Chapel plans services Thursday in College Station
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Sutherland
College Station
Texas A&m
Keith A. Sutherland
Pecos
Ellsworth
Maine
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
Doris Tatum Sloan
Monahans
Sloan
Sutherland's
TSU
Sloans
Cornell University
University of Maine
Pierre Monteaux
Boston Symphony
Tarleton State
Calendar of Pecos Area Events Today Through Monday
Rotary Club meets at Holiday Inn at 12 noon. RCACLD hosts Kin dergarten at 200 S Peach at 7 30 p m. Friday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p m at 125 S Oak St with several phone contacts. Western art exhibit runs at First National Bank 10 a m to 5 p m featuring Bill Chappell sculptures and paintings. Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club range open at 1 p m Sunday. Monday Evening Lions Club meets at American Motor Inn at 7 30 p m. Amistad Lions Club Lion’s Den at 7 30 p m. Pecos Optimists meet at Chaparral Village Steak House at 9 p m. Cancer crusade volunteers training sessions in banquet room at 10 a m and 8 p m. Al-Anon and AA continue at 125 S Oak St with phone contacts. Morning TOPS Club at 9 30 a m in Federation Parlor.
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Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Cancer Crusade
Mysterious plane linked to Jal injury investigation
Customs and sheriff officials probe a twin engine Aerocommander seen near Jal and Lovington as authorities search for the craft after a woman’s arm was severed by a propeller. Kathy Stell Berry, 25, was injured walking into the propeller near Jal during the incident.
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Hobbs
N.M
New Mexico
Lovington
Ralph Wrinkle
Wrinkle
UPI
U.S
Kathy Stell Berry
Ruidoso
Llano Estacado Medical Center
Classified Ad Fragments Show Pecos Tex News Page Snippets
A fragmented display of names and ad copy from a Pecos Texas newspaper shows entries for Peggy McCracke Lynn Webb Nova Gutierrez Diane Osborn Emily Galindo Ruben Back and Mary Carpenter among others. It includes publication details, delivery rates, and Associated Press copyright notice.
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Peggy McCrackes
Masag
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierre
Diane Osborn
Mary Shlte
Ruben Back
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Marage" Sunes Foremar Marager
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By Gerry Hasle
Mrs. Morris Haile
San Angelo
Thier
H.S. Haile
Vernon Dupree
Sandra Gibson
Sandra
S.W. Helton
Andrews
Amarillo
Tex
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&s
Ad Rich
Beth Su
Borden
Brit
Pet
Cat Trag
Chrysler Cities
Sve
Coca Cola
Cont Oil
Dow Chem
duPont St
Eastman
Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild Cam
Ford SG
Elec
Foods
Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
GIF
St Ut
Hous LP
IBM
Int Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Stand Ind
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas Inst
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
Woolworth
Xerox
Kentucky Chicken
S. Eddy
U.S. Capitol
Sally J. Hardeman
Richard C. White
Thomas E. Meath
Sally
Thomas
White
Pecos High School
Postal Service
First National Bank
Bill Chappell
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Morning Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Jal
National OF Pecos
Pecos and
South Fork, Colorado
Pecos, Texas
Pat
Enteopense
Freay
Kents
Reeves Ward Lane
Culberson
Jeff Davis
Senicemer
al News
Pevos Texas
S. Cedar
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