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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1979
Page
2
Fire Marshal warns that hoarding gas endangers families and homes. Do not store more than ten gallons in dwellings and use approved metal safety cans. Ventilate storage areas and keep away from heat. Carrying gasoline in cars risks vapor ignition. use vented metal cans and leave space for expansion.
The noontime Dow fell to 832.99 as energy worries weighed on the market. Advances led declines on NYSE issues while gold climbed above 276 an ounce and the dollar strengthened amid a cautious trading day. Cotton futures rose at midday with higher later prices, and Dow Jones noon averages showed slight shifts across indices.
Odessa College offers seven week summer classes in Pecos if demand exists. Courses under consideration include Freshman English Sophomore English Government American History Law Enforcement and physical education. Registration is Tuesday May 29 at 7 p.m. at Bessie Haynes Elementary School.
At Pecos High School last week Senior Day awarded scholarships to students from multiple groups. John Salcido Jamie Macias Rebecca Villescas and Virgie Leyva received Pecos Evening Optimist Club funds. Joel Rodriguez and Carmelo Lopez earned Pecos Development Association and Senior Class honors respectively.
Five illegal entrants, including two Colombians claiming student status, were convicted by U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston of Pecos. Luis Mora Marulanda and William Cardona Lopez each got 120 days, others received 60, 30, and 179 days. One defendant, Javier Rocha Gutierrez, 18, was praised for aiding and abetting. Juan Sanez Morales awaits counsel after re entering charge. bond set at 10000 and remanded to Reeves County facility.
Orders are now being taken for the leather bound edition of the 50th Annual Rodeo Souvenir Book. Only 100 volumes will be sold at 50 dollars each. Reserve with Gary Oden at Pecos Saddle Shop or Catherine Ashley via the listed phone numbers.
Balmorhea State Park pool opens Friday May 25 under manager Jake Cameron with Rangers James Hudnall and Wayne Haley and seven lifeguards on duty from 11 am to 8 pm. Concession stand hours stated. Community notices follow including hospital stays and social events.
The Reeves County Library unveils a selection of new books for pre school through eighth grade. Corinne Odom, assistant librarian, notes titles support reading development, information gathering, and pleasure reading across sports biographies crafts mysteries fiction and non fiction. Reference books and junior magazines are also available.
Irene Lozano Garcia daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe M Garcia of Barstow graduated from Angelo State University in San Angelo May 11 earning a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a minor in Physical Education She was on the Dean's Honor Roll with a 383 GPA and is a member of MU GAMMA Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi an Education Honor Society She will teach in the Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District for the 1979 80 year.
Community calendar listing May 1979 club meetings and events across Pecos Balmorhea Barstow and surrounding towns. Lions Club Amistad Lions Club Pecos Evening Optimist Club TOPS groups Rotary Jaycees and senior citizen centers appear with meeting times locations and weekly or biweekly schedules.
Fire crews from Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded at 3 14 p m Sunday to a beauty shop at West Third and South Oak where a sign on the exterior building canopy caught fire due to an electrical short. Police investigated a burglary of a car at Saint Catherine Church parking lot between 10 30 and 11 15 a m Sunday with purse tapes and a small stake valued at 20 5 and 5 dollars taken. Criminal mischief at the bus terminal on West Third involved a rock through a north window causing about 4 damage reported last Saturday. A burglary at 815 Cedar Street yielded property valued at 470 including a ladies watch and stereo gear, entry through a locked west door. Citation issued to Lucia Hernandez after a 1963 model car collided with a 1975 model car on South Cedar and East 12th at 3 05 p m last Friday for turning from the wrong lane. Citations for failing to leave information and no operator license issued to a juvenile after a two car collision on Eddy Street near Adams at noon last Saturday. Pecos Ambulance transported a patient from Reeves County Hospital to Odessa Medical Center at 10 46 p m Friday.
The Community Council of Reeves County announces a Summer Food Service Program providing free meals to children regardless of race color or national origin. Meals will be available at Pecos Childrens Day Nursery Pecos and Old Saragosa Schoolhouse Saragosa from June 4 through August 24 with an expected 35 to 60 children at Pecos and up to 50 at Saragosa.
The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation with Pecos City and Reeves County begins negotiations to acquire additional right of way for FM 1216 from U S 285 to northeast and for FM 3398 toward Ward County. The plan covers two 12 foot lanes on a wide corridor with displacement assistance offered to affected residents. May 11, 1979 was the first offer date.
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