Donations Sought For Pecos Music Director Tour
The local drive aims to raise 2200 dollars for J O Strother former Pecos First Baptist music director to join Hillcrest Baptist Choir on a June Korea tour. Donations at First Baptist Pecos are tax deductible. Strother now resides in San Angelo with his wife receiving care. Gene Chappell leads the choir with support from Texas southwest World Hope and World Evangelism Foundations. Josefa Fuentez Tarango services set at Santa Rosa Church with burial at Santa Rosa Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.O. Strother
First Baptist Church of
Pecos
Hillcrest Baptist Choir
Korea
Strother
The
Baptist
Josefa Fuentez Tarango
Reeves County Hospital
Santa Rosa Church
Santa Rosa
Toyahville
Jimmy
Martine
Ruben
Maria Elena
Johnny Fuentez
Ramona Gonzales
Noy Lara
Balmorhea Bridge Club Hosts Recreational Evening
Mrs Ethel Jacobsen hosted the Balmorhea Bridge Club at her home. Attendees included Sadie Kingston Martha Moore Amy McIntire Mildred Stroade Mary Markham Nan Cate and Cassie Farrington. Mary Markham won high score with Ethel Jacobsen low and Martha Moore bingo. Mr and Mrs Joe Kingston visited kin in Menard and Winnie Jones of Ft Stockton visited her son John Jones and sister Tressa Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Jacobsen
Sadie Kingston
Martha Moore
Amy McIntire
Mildred Stroade
Mary Markham
Nan Cate
Cassie Farrington
Winnie Jones
Ft. Stockton
John Jones
Tressa Moore
Market Update and Fire Report From Pecos
Agricultural prices show wheat corn oats and soybeans with quotes for No 2 hard red winter at 3.65 and No 2 yellow corn at 2.66. Dow Jones indexes edge lower while world gold prices rise across London Paris Frankfurt Zurich and New York. Pecos fire department responds to a tractor fire at the city warehouse on Walthall caused by wiring short. no damage estimate given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Indus
Associated Press
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
New York
Handy & Harman
Engelhard
FIRE
Barstow Elementary Sets May 9 Pre Registration Day
Principal Rueben Gillespie announces next year’s first grade pre registration on Wednesday May 9 at 9 30. Parents must bring child birth certificate and shot record. Child must be six on or before September 1. This year’s first grade class will host with a short program and school tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueben Gillespie
Barstow Elementary
Fire damages Pecos apartment. no loss estimate yet
A fire at 713 S. Cherry damaged a wall and ceiling of an apartment after a space heater with piled spring and mattress caused smoke. The 8:56 a.m. incident required investigation. no loss estimate provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
S. Cherry
Weekly school menus May 7 to May 11
Monday May 7 serves chili mac with cheese buttered corn cabbage carrot salad ranch bread applesauce and milk. Tuesday May 8 features beef stew okra tossed salad crackers cinnamon roll and milk. Wednesday May 9 offers Bar B Q wieners potatoes au gratin green beans hot roll lemon pudding and milk. Thursday May 10 includes charburgers on bun fries lettuce fruit crisp and milk. Friday May 11 presents cheese enchiladas pinto beans lettuce tomatoes circus jello and milk. Eagle Flight Line corn dog baked beans salad bread and milk. Regular Line BBQ on bun chips salad cookie and milk. All menus subject to last minute change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Flight Line
Jaycees Set Banquet Tonight With Awards Ceremony
The Pecos Jaycees and Jaycee-Ettes plan an Installation and Awards Banquet at Alpine Lodge at 7 PM. Val Nessner, president of the Texas Jaycee-Ettes, will lead the installation and Jim Ivy, area vice president, will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Jaycees
Jaycee-Ettes
Alpine Lodge
Val Nessner
The
Texas Jaycee-Ettes
Jim Ivy
Vocational students advance to VOCT state leadership meet
Carver Resource Center Vocational Education students Hector Barraza Pablo Sotelo and Clemente Jara millo earned the privilege to compete at the VOCT Leadership Conference in Galveston May 11 12 after winning regional. They depart May 10 returning May 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Barraza
Pablo Sotelo
Clemente Jaramillo
al Opportunities Clubs of Texas
Carver Resource Center
Melvin Meath
Galveston
Vocational Opportunities Clubs of Texas
VOCT
Moody Convention Center
Texas
Date Set for SBA Loan Officer in Pecos Office
The Small Business Administration announces an SBA loan officer will be in the Pecos office at Reeves County Courthouse on the third floor each Tuesday to handle inquiries and business. For other times, contact the central disaster office in Lubbock at 806 762 7481.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Small Business Administration
SBA
Pecos
Reeves County
Central Disaster Office
Lubbock
Bid call by Pecos-Barstow-Toyah for campus buildings sale
The Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District invites sealed bids by 5 30 p m on May 10 1979 for the sale and removal of campus buildings at 502 South Peach Street Pecos Texas. Bids must include a $2500 performance bond and be sent to Paul Williams President Box 869 Pecos 79772. The district may accept or reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Earl Bell
Peach Street
Pecos
Texas
Paul Williams
Bond Set In Auto Theft Case In Pecos
An Ohio resident Floyd Reginal Moskal age 34 of Eldorado faced Justice of the Peace Phyllis Salyer in Pecos with bond set at 10000 after deputies stopped a 1979 passenger automobile reported stolen in New York. Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez said Moskal was caught by two sheriff's deputies at the Interstate 10 and 20 junction Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Floyd Reginal Moskal
Eldorado
Justice of the Peace
Phyllis Salyer
Pecos
Moskal
New York State
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Sheriff’s Department
Calvary Church Luncheon Planned After Revival
Calvary Baptist Church at Plum and Yucca continues its revival led by evangelist Joe King through Sunday night May 6. A covered dish luncheon will follow the morning service on May 6, with Rev. Homer Nowell inviting the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Joe King
Homer Nowell
San Angelo man held on theft by check charge
Ray mond Pierce 51 of San Angelo Texas is charged with misdemeanor theft by check in Pecos justice court and held in Reeves County Correctional Facility on a $500 bond pending further proceedings. He appeared before JP Phyllis Salyer after an arrest at the Ward County line minutes after a broadcast warning. A separate Tom Green County bad check issuance charge carries a $200 bond.
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Raymond Pierce
San Angelo
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Pecos
Reeves County
Pierce
Phyllis Salyer
Ward County
Department of Public Safety
Tom Green County
Bond
Infant Transfer From Reeves County Hospital To Odessa
At 4 12 p m Wednesday Pecos Ambulance Service transferred an infant from Reeves County Hospital in Pecos to Women s and Children s Hospital in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Reeves County Hospital
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Odessa
Community Club Meetings And Activities Schedule
A weekly calendar lists Lions Club, Optimist Club, TOPS groups, and civic meetings across Pecos and surrounding towns. Events include Huff and Puff exercise, Bible study, rodeo planning, immunization clinics, and lunch meetings at hotels, halls, and centers with contact numbers for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CB Club
CPS
Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar, Huff and Puff
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
S. Cedar
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Austin
Texas Health Department
Daggett
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizen Center
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
China
Pecos Delegates Attend Forty-Second Student Council Conference
Pecos High School delegates Hilda Arredondo Sandra Dutchover and Connie Chavez attend the Forty-Second Annual Conference of Student Councils at Blossom Athletic Center San Antonio with Dean David Dutchover. The event runs Thursday to Saturday with General Sessions, a Political Rally, group discussions and a noon luncheon at Roosevelt High School. Several thousand Texas students are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom Athletic Center
San Antonio
Roosevelt High School
State of
Texas
Pecos High School
Hilda Arredondo
Sandra Dutchover
Connie Chavez
David Dutchover
Pecos graduates among 2000 to receive Tech degrees this spring
Pecos students Greg C. Mitchell Billy M. Powell and Rebec a N Rogers are among about 2000 degree candidates who will graduate in Texas Tech University commencement exercises this spring U S Sen Lloyd Bentsen will deliver the 1979 commencement address Individual college ceremonies are May 12 Arts and Sciences at 830 a m in Municipal Coliseum engineering 800 a m Municipal Auditorium Business Administration 930 a m Municipal Auditorium Education 1100 a m Agriculture Sciences 830 a m University Center Theatre Home Economics 1030 a m University Center Theatre and School of Law 400 p m University Theatre
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Greg C. Mitchell
Wyoming
Billy M. Powell
S. Hickory
Rebecca N. Rogers
W. Sixth St. of Pecos
Texas Tech University
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
School of Law
Also Mentioned on This Page
World Hope Foundation
World Evangelism Foundation
Southwest
J.C. Strother
Balmorhea Briefs
Joe Kingston
Menard
Mable Wilkerson
Oscar Alaniz Huertas
South Almond
East Sixth
Huertas
Petra Cabarrubio Aguero
S. Elm
East Fifth
Cedar
Santos Hernandez Porras
S. Eddy
Mary Louise Shorter
S. Pecan
East Fourth
South Pecan
City Federation
John Dearley
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Pecos City
Jaycees
Ing
Texas Education
Department of Occupational Education and Technology
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Srands
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis
Calvary Church
Bob
Thrift Way
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