Former Pecos resident awarded Silver Star for WWI gallantry
Gilbert R. Quinney 80, retired Pecos and Lubbock pharmacist and World War I veteran, received the Silver Star for gallantry in combat near St Etienne a Ames France October 3 9 1918. The ceremony marked the San Angelo Detachment Marine Corps League official organization with Col A F Bauer and Maj B G Sikes in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert R. Quinney
Pecos
Lubbock
Quinney
St. Etienne-a-Ames
San Angelo
Marine Corps League
Col
A.F. Bauer
Eighty Marine Corps District
New Orleans
Maj
B.G. Sikes
Lubbock Marine Corps
Bauer
Sikes
Congress
France
John J. Pershing
John A. Leguene
Visiting hours extended at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park extends visiting hours from June 4 through September 4 with full cavern trips available 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Complete tours cover three miles in about three hours, Big Room trips are 1.25 miles in about 75 minutes, and the Visitor Center stays open past bat flight programs at sunset. Lantern tours of New Cave expand to four daily slots, reservations required. Park amenities include trails, picnicking, exhibits, and concession services by Cavern Supply Company. Call (505) 785-2233 for information or reservations. Entrance fees are $3 per carload or $1 per person for commercial bus passengers. Golden Eagle and Golden Age Passports are honored.
Summer Horseshows and Playdays Open in Pecos
The 1978 Open Horse shows and Playdays sponsored by Reeves Loving County 4 H Horse Club and Pecos Chamber of Commerce are set for June 18 July 16 August 20 September 17 and October 14 at the Pecos Rodeo Grounds starting at 1 30 p m Age groups include group number one eight
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Reeves-Loving County 4-H Horse Club
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Rodeo Grounds
Market slips as inflation worries weigh on stocks and bonds
New York AP reports the stock market eased in quiet post holiday trading. The noon Dow fell 1.30 to 830.39 with declines leading advances on NYSE issues amid Memorial Day closures. Prime lending rate jumped to 8 1/2 percent, its highest in over three years. Cotton and grain futures also moved lower while the Dow Jones averages show mixed movements. Texas 4-H Horse Show rules tighten eligibility with age proof, Western dress, required halter class, and defined point systems.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Continental Illinois Bank
Pecos Student Wins NSF Science Training Grant
Pecos High School junior Philip Midkiff earned a National Science Foundation Student Science Training Program grant. He will study Optics and Holography at New Mexico State University Las Cruces from June 26 to August 4. He is among seven Texas recipients and is son of Mr. and Mrs. James Midkiff of Cayanosa.
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Philip Midkiff
Pecos High School
National Science Foundation
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
N.M
Texas
NMSU
James Midkiff
Cayanosa
Former Pecos resident wins Oklahoma drama contest
Karin Lewis Armstrong formerly of Pecos won first place in the University of Oklahoma Drama Workshop Competition at Norman. A 1969 Pecos High School and 1973 UT Austin graduate, she wrote "A Stand Tall Kitchen" about a grandmother seeking independence. The play, produced in Norman, will be published by OU Press. Armstrong and her husband Gail Armstrong live in Austin.
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Karin Lewis Armstrong
Pecos
University of Oklahoma At
Strong of
Norman
University of Oklahoma Press
Ms. Armstrong
Gail B. Armstrong
Austin
Forum Established for Emergency Care Professionals
A forum for medical professionals in emergency care was formed at Reeves County Hospital on May 24 in Pecos. Attendees included Pecos Balmorhea Toyah Ambulance Services and others from Permian Basin Planning Commission Reeves County Hospital staff and allied services. Meetings recur on the second Tuesday of every odd month at 7 30 p.m. in the hospital dining room.
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Reeves County Hospital
Pecos
Balmorhea
Toyah
Automotive Proving Grounds
Duval
Permian Basin
Dan Judkins
No, age bias flips from inexperience to overexperience
A reflective line notes how age shifts perceptions in hiring. When young, lack of experience discourages applicants. at forty, employers claim excessive experience as a drawback. The aphorism suggests bias and double standards in job expectations.
Pecos Optimist Club Offers Free Swimming Lessons
Free swimming lessons return by Pecos Optimist Club for youths ages seven through 12. Forms available at 1310 S. Eddy from Carl McGee, with doctor health certificates required. First class starts Monday June 5 at 10 a.m. at Prairie Dog Park city pool. Each two week session runs Monday to Friday, 16 students per class, instructor Susan Dennison.
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Pecos Optimist Club
S. Eddy
Carl McGee
Prairie Dog Park
Susan Dennison
multiple arrests and incidents reported in Pecos city records
Joe Martinez Garcia was arrested for public intoxication and jailed. An ambulance attended a wrist injury reported Friday night. Ernesto Valles Valeriano, with two warrants, was arrested after radio checks and jailed. Jose Lujan surrendered after his wife signed a warrant for assault. bond set at 1000. A head injury prompted ambulance transport to Reeves County Hospital. Jewelry theft reported at Lola Orosco Albillan residence. case pending. A juvenile with no license collided with a Ford Granada. citations issued. Ambulance for a motel guest after an incident. A Chevrolet and a Ford collided. no citations. Joe Coleman injured when a truck fell on him. ambulance called. Fire department washed Eddy Street after gasoline spill from a Sunday accident.
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Joe Martinez Garcia
Jim Wilson
Pecos
Ernesto Valles
Valeriano
Scott
Charles LaFever
Cothrun and
Palmer
Reeves County Hospital
Jose Lujan
Lujan
J.P. Preslar
Rodney Williams
Lola Orosco Albillan
St. Mesquite
Tom Erskin
Patricia Ann Cone
Missouri
Suspect Arrested on Theft Charges in Pecos Case
Fort Worth man Don Fox, 55, working in Pecos, is jailed in Reeves County on $2,500 bond after alleged theft of services from a local motel. He was arrested May 24 at the Midland Odessa air terminal, returned to Pecos, and remanded to sheriff custody pending further court action.
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Fort Worth
Pecos
Don Fox
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Fox
Midland- Odessa Air Terminal
Man Arrested in Florida Returned to Pecos for Court
A man wanted in Reeves County for probation violation and other charges was brought back to Pecos for court proceedings. Calvin Clyde Rye, 44, of Illinois, was returned from Bradenton Beach after extradition. He was also sought in Columbus Texas.
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Florida
Reeves County
Pecos
Raul Florez
Calvin Clyde Rye
Illinois
Bradenton Beach
Rye
Columbus
Texas
Calendar of Pecos area events and club meetings
Pecos calendar lists Monday Evening Lions Club at Motor Inn 7 30 p.m. and Pv Aristad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p.m. Tuesday Pecos AA and Alanon meet 125 S Oak closed 8 p.m. Open Friday 8 p.m. TOPS 259 meets Ree ves Community Council 902 E 10th St 6 p.m. Downtown Lions Club at Holiday Inn noon Senior Citizens Center 119 S Cedar crafts 10 4 Potluck lunch Thursday Rotary Club at Holiday Inn Pecos noon Friday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m. 125 S Oak St phones listed.
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Lions Club
Motor Inn
Aristad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Downtown
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos
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Carlsbad Caverns Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
The
Cavern Supply Company
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones
A.m
Indus
Reeves County 4-H Club
H.L. Ramsey
Reeves County Extension Office
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos, Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves
Ward, Loving
Culberson
Jeff Counties
Science Association
Philip
LaVerne Lewis Phares
Pecos, An
W.L
Bill) Lewis
D.H. Arm
W. Chaturvedi
Betty Elizabeth Florez
N. Oak
Harry Steven Williams
Joe Coleman
Duval Rd
Washes Street
Eddy St
Gwendolyn
Pacific Trench
Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
First National Bank
Treasury
First National Bank Treasury
Federal Reserve
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