Principal Frank Kelley Retires After 29 Years In Pecos
Pecos High School honors longtime leader Frank Kelley as he retires after 29 years in the Pecos School System. Kelley, who began as Pecos Elementary principal in 1946, recalls hiring in West Texas climate, expanding facilities, and introducing vocational education to broaden student options. He notes student growth, dress-code memories, and his pride in Pecos as home.
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Pecos High School
Pecos
Pecos High
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McKenzie
Pyote
West Texas
Amarillo
Tennessee
Memory Lingers of Mentone Oil Well Fire and Fire Chief's Death
Marj Carpenter recalls a 1963 Mentone oil well fire that drew her lunch hour photos. Fire Chief Sammy Caroline collapsed from a heart attack the next day while fighting the blaze as she captured the scene. The shots helped spark a Pecos fire department portrait and a San Angelo front page feature.
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Alan Propp
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San Johnson
Mary Prewit
Mary
Hopper
Alan
Fort Stockton
Kesey and Abila Lead Pecos High Class of 196
Kristi Kesey and David Abila headline Pecos High School graduating class of 196 with top honors. Kesey carries a 95.17 four year GPA and will be valedictorian, Abila earns second honors and salutatorian with a 93.22 average. Dr. Hugh E. Meredith of Sul Ross University will deliver the graduation address at Rotary Field.
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David Abila
Pecos High School
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Abila
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Jackson
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Bar
Lisa Smith
America
R.M. Montgomery
Kelley couple feted at Pecos High testimonial dinner
Mr and Mrs Frank Kelley were honored guests at a testimonial dinner at the Country Club hosted by Pecos High School faculty. More than 100 attendees heard MC Dalton Moseley and speakers Wesley Wright and Irene Turk share humor while Nancy Russell and Jim Strother performed the Tennessee Waltz. Irene Turk read a Teachers Prayer praising teaching values. A Seth-Thomas clock plaque and a brown jug with faculty signatures capped the event as the Kelleys called the dinner a moving moment in their teaching careers.
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Frank Kelley
Country Club
Pecos High School
Dalton Moseley
Westy Wright
Irene Turk
Nancy Russell
Jim Strother
Shepherd
Kelleys
Seth-Thomas
Turk
Kelley
Jesse Villescas
Memorial Day Weekend Reflections and Notable Events
Memorial Day marked triumph and loss across the nation. Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time while a Nashville attendant saved a youth from a tranquilizer overdose. President Ford spoke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A dog’s memorial cross on Kansas Highway 99 honors a long wait, and a Memphis fire killed five children. Traffic fatalities rose toward a Memorial Day peak.
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Westmoreland
Cool front threatens West Texas Memorial Day observance
A cool front moving in from the Panhandle today threatens to bring sudden showers as forecasters note unsettled skies over West Texas. The approaching frontal system ends Pecos record heat as temperatures fade from the day's peak.
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Texas education bill aims to boost teachers pay hike
The Senate Education Committee approved a 602.6 million public school finance bill that reduces the gap to the House version and could be finalized after a full Senate vote. It includes a 1,400 dollar starting salary boost for teachers, bringing pay to eight thousand dollars, and sets aside 100 million for poorer districts to equalize education quality nationwide. The weather section notes a shift in patterns with temperatures mostly in the 90s and weekend storms across the Plains and Midwest, including several tornadoes and strong winds.
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