Pecos High Graduation Exercises Set Tonight
Enrique Perez, a Mexican national, was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary after conviction on auto theft in the 143rd Judicial District Court. He faces a motion to revoke probation from a prior auto theft conviction in the same court. The trial began with juries selected for two cases. Perez admitted taking a car from Nick Nunez and driving to Levelland where he was captured, but he claimed Manuel, who allegedly drove him, exists only as a claimant. the jury deliberated about 20 minutes.
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Enrique Perez
143Rd
Perez
Murray House
A.R. Archer
Nick Nunez
Levelland
Texas
Manuel G. Garza Rites Held At Santa Rosa Church
Final rites are conducted for Manuel G. Garza 58 of 2201 Country Club Drive at Santa Rosa Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Burial follows in Santa Rosa Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home. He died at Memorial Hospital at 1 10 a.m. Sunday and is survived by his wife Gregoria three daughters and four granddaughters.
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Manuel G. Garza
Country Club Drive
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Pecos
City Pools Open For Summer In Pecos
Pecos residents welcome as Haynes Park and Municipal Park pools open Thursday for the summer. Hours are 11 am to 7 pm weekdays, 1 pm to 6 pm Sundays. Haynes pool has one lifeguard and manager. Municipal pool has two lifeguards and a manager. Admission: Haynes 15c child 25c teen 40c adult. Municipal 25c child 35c teen 50c adult. Private swimming lessons offered at Municipal Pool for $10 per person, two week course. First session June 3 to June 14, 9:45 to 10:45 am. Contact pool manager Jim Tollett at 445-2390.
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Prinedom
Haynes
Jim Tollett
Permits Signal Steady Growth for Pecos
Building permit totals show Pecos rising with April figures at 113000 plus dollars up from 2550 in 1967 and March totals at 69255 versus 22950. Four new homes priced at 10000 20000 18000 and 55000 with 10950 in improvements support a progressive, growing city outlook.
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Pecos
World Peace Service at St Mark's Church May 29
St Mark's Episcopal Church hosts a World Peace Holy Communion service at 11 15 p m on May 29 with fellow Episcopal parishes in New Mexico and West Texas. Prayers for peace abroad and at home include equal rights and dignity for all. Names of service men living and departed will be prayed for. submit names via wooden prayer box or by calling the pastor at 54030. Public invited.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
New Mexico
West Texas
Burke Infant Rites Pending
Services are pending with Pecos Funeral Home for Thomas Wayne Burke six weeks old infant son of Mr and Mrs Charles D Burke of 1210 W 7th Street. The infant died yesterday and was born April 11 1968. He is survived by his parents two brothers Larry and Jeff and his grandparents Mr and Mrs C A Burke of Hump hrey Arkansas and Mr and Mrs L H McGee of Rialto California.
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Pecos
Thomas Wayne Burke
Charles D. Burke
W. 7Th Street
Larry
Jeff
C. A. Burke
Humphrey
Arkansas
L. H. McGee
Rialto
California
Reeves County Cotton Trends Favor Acala Varieties
Reeves County growers planted about 73 percent of 1968 upland acreage to Acala 1517C with Hopicala next at 12 percent. American Egyptian Pima S-2 85 percent and Pima S-3 15 percent. Gins processed about 6100 bales of American Egyptian cotton last season. County totals include 61,850 bales of Upland cotton and 61,350 samples classified under the Smith Doxey Act.
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Reeves County
Donald W. Bratton
Carlsbad
Cotton Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paper Closed Memorial Day
The Pecos Enterprise will be closed May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. All news and advertising material must be submitted before noon, Wednesday, May 29 to appear in the Friday edition. Political advertisements must be turned in by Wednesday to run before the runoff elections.
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Pecos
Enterprise
Noted Educator Is Guest Speaker At El Paso Graduation
A 94 age guest speaker Dr. Sunday head of UT El Paso School of Education will address graduates. Top scholars Meredith Tercero Anaya Chisum Browder named highest honors with averages near 94.0. Ruth Dell Cothrun leads processional. Rev Gordon Garlington and Ruth Crabb perform the opening numbers. The event features long-time educator Dr. McFarland who has served as Houston superintendent and UT system leader.
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Meredith Dr. Sunday
I. G. Sunday
Pricilla Tercero
Jose M. Tercero
Alicia Anaya
Jesus Anaya
Karen Chisum
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Ruth Crabb
McFarland
School of Education
University of Texas At
Fl Paso
University of Texas At Austin
Texas State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Association For Childhood Education International
Texas Congress
State Board of Examiners For
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Rotary Club of
el Paso
Houston Public
Amarillo
Vernon
Ball High School
Galveston
University of Texas In
Austin
Research Council of the
Great Cities
Mahaffey Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Zella Faye Mahaffey will be at 2 p.m. at the First Christian Church. She died from injuries in a Dallas Turnpike wreck after being treated at Parkland Hospital. Born August 5 1924 in Portales New Mexico she was 43. Survived by husband Oran two sons Clifford and Lloyd two daughters Judy Lee Griffin Carolyn K two grandchildren two brothers two sisters. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery directed by Pecos Funeral Home.
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First Christian Church
Zella Faye Mahaffey
Dallas Turnpike
Parkland Hospital
Portales
New Mexico
Pecos
Order of Eastern Star
Rainbow Girls
Gene Rutledge
Evergreen Cemetery
H.B. Kennedy
Arch
Rex Kennedy
Carlsbad
Musetta Terry
Joyce Contors
Final Exams at Pecos High Hit Midterm Break
Final exams were held on Monday and Tuesday for underclassmen at Pecos High School. Final report cards for 1967-68 will be distributed at 1 pm tomorrow at each school in the system. Students then head to vacation time.
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Pecos High School
Penehasey
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Pecos High
Manuel
Kathy Walker
eValedictorian
Bryan Sparks
eSalutatorian
Meredith
Jack Browder
Garza
Bobby Martindale
Haynes Park
Golden Girl
Susan Browder
Twentieth Century Club
Susan
First Methodist Church
Howard
World Peace Service
Burke
Buddy
F.H. Ryan
Aubrey Shoemake
V.F.W. Post
John W. McFarland
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