Cotton Varieties Tested At Experiment Station 1970 Report
Texas A&M Research Experiment Station hosts a replicated yield test with about 25 open-boll and storm-proof cotton types including Stoneville Deltapine and Acala 1517 C. Visitors are welcome year round with signs in the field and staff guiding tours. station near Pecos on FM869. Also noted is a HEW grant of 220,112 to the Texas Youth Council for education of 643 neglected children across three homes including West Texas Children's Home Pyote, with attendance figures cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas A&m Research
Jim Hefner
Pecos
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Texas Youth Council
Texas
West Texas
Pyote
Witch
Corsicana
Waco State
Jail Escapee Is Returned to Pecos After Two Years
Carlos Sanchez Martinez, 19, escaped Reeves County Jail on January 8, 1969 by leaping from a third floor window. He allegedly robbed Jack Ferguson on West 7th, took money and car keys, and a Volkswagen was reported stolen. He faced burglary charges and Hidalgo County warrants, was captured by Border Patrol in Laredo, fingerprinted by the FBI, and returned to Pecos by Deputy Raul Florez after an alert run-down locating him in Port Isabel Detention Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Carlos Sanchez Martinez
Jack Ferguson
West 7Th
Ferguson
Hidalgo County
Border Patrol
Laredo
FBI
A. B. Nail
J. C. White
Port Isabel
Deeputy Raul Florez
Martinez
Pecos
Rasberry Injured In Horse Fall
Danny Rasberry son of Sgt and Mrs Melton Rasberry was injured when the horse he was training reared and fell backward. He suffered a broken pelvic bone and was taken to Reeves Co Hospital where he will be hospitalized for at least a month. Danny is a senior at Pecos High School this year. Visitors will be appreciated during his long stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Rasberry
Sgt
Melton Rasberry
Reeves Co. Hospital
Danny
Pecos High School
Two Injured In Halloween Night Wreck On Mesquite Street
At 10 30 Halloween night a 1969 Chevrolet driven north by Armando Alba collided with a 1955 Pontiac driven south by Regina Juarez Sanchez on South Mesquite. Oscar Castillo 17 was treated and released. Greg Navarette 16 admitted to Memorial Hospital. Sanchez cited for driving on wrong side of road. Officer Robert Diaz investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe
Memorial Hospital
Greg Navarette
Oscar Castillo
Castillo
Navarette
Armando Alba
Mesquite
Regina Juarez Sanchez
Pontaic
Chevrolet
Sanchez
Robert Diaz
City Police
Tuesday School Menu Italian Spaghetti and Sides
The Tuesday menu lists Italian spaghetti with meat sauce buttered spinach and shredded lettuce with dressing plus sweet rolls bread butter and milk for students.
Shell Oil No. 1 Medlock Wildcat Drills Deep in Ward County
In Ward County six miles southeast of Pyote Shell Oil No. 1 Medlock high risk wildcat reached 14,465 feet then reduced to 10,300 feet. Perforations at 6,496 to 6,560 feet yielded 18 barrels of 40 gravity oil and 11 barrels of water with 500 pound tubing pressure. Drillstem test in the Devonian produced oil and water from 14,115 to 14,465 feet. Location details include section 64 block 34 H and TC survey dates.
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Shell Oil Co. No
Medlock
Ward County
Pyote
H&tc Survey
Halloween Quiet As City Reports No Major Incidents
Halloween night passed with minimal activity according to city police. Only scattered water balloons and egg throwing were reported, with no criminal incidents logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’ En
Texans Await Elections as Polls Open at Eight
Tomorrow Texans go to the polls to elect a governor and U S senator. Precincts and judges are listed across counties with locations such as Pecos High School and Balmorhea. Top races include Governor Preston Smith versus George Bush. Lt Governor Ben Barnes versus Byron Fullerton. Attorney General Crawford Martin versus Edward Sturri. Local races and seven constitutional amendments are also on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Howard Gollier
Pecos
W. L. Youngblood
J. F. Pattee
Toyah
Edith Miller
Balmorhea
Garland Rowe
Saragosa
Kerley
Don Weinacht
West Pecos
Virgie Mount
North Pecos
J. E. Couch
Methodist Church
Orla
Jimmie Cooksey
Housing
Jessie Stephens
East Pecos
Sidney Sadler
CPS
Crawford Martin
Edward M. Sturri
Robert S. Calvert
S. L. Abbott
Jesse James
Robert F. Koennecke
Bob Armstrong
Harry Trippet
General Land Office
John C. White
Daniel C. Heath
Agriculture
Richard C. White
J. R. Provencio
U. S
Ben Ramsey
Jack Pope
Supreme Court
Ruel C. Walker
James Denton
John F
Jack) Onion, Jr
Court of Criminal Appeals
Truman Roberts
Richard C. Slack
Steve Preslar
Court of Civil Appeals
William E. Ward
F. H. Ryan
Jane Ross
Estelle Clinton
Eva R. Grammer
Fred P. Armstrong
Wendell D. Faulkner
Cecil Cothrun
J. F. Hightower
Coy Perkins
Clayton Stallings
Cliff Preslar
Joe Kuhn
Texas
Absentee Ballots Reported Across Reeves County
Absentee votes total 86 in Reeves County with 4 945 eligible voters. Nearby Pecos County shows high interest with 369 absentee ballots cast in the general election set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos County
FBI Seeks New Agents Under 1970 Anti-Crime Bill
The FBI expanding recruitment after Nixon signed the 1970 anti crime act. Hiring college graduates 23 to 40 with four year degrees, male U.S. citizens 5 7 or taller with 20 50 corrected vision or better, excellent health. Special emphasis on law or accounting degrees plus experience, plus language fluency or science/engineering degrees. Contact El Paso or Midland offices for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ray L. Faust
el Paso
U. S
Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Court House
Texas
Midland
Coleman Services Pending at Pecos for Cyrus B. Coleman Sr
Cyrus B. Coleman Sr. 59 died at 7 this morning at his home in North Pecos after a long illness. Funeral services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home. He owned Cy's Burger Bar on East Highway 80 and was born April 25 1911 in Oran Texas. He lived in Pecos since 1937, was a West Park Baptist Church member, Past Worshipful Master of Pecos Masonic Lodge, World War II Seabee veteran, Civil Air Patrol commander in 1946, and a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Survivors include his widow Marie one son Cyrus B. Coleman Jr. of Pecos two grandsons Randall and Russell Coleman and one sister General Coleman of Marlin.
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Cyrus B. Coleman
S Sr
North Pecos
Pecos
Mr. Coleman
Cy’s Burger Bar
East Hwy
Oran
Tex
Big Spring
West Park
U. S. Seabees
Civil Air Patrol
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marie
Cyrus B. Coleman Jr
Randall
Russell Coleman
General Coleman
Marlin
Eagles Crush Panthers 41 12 in Friday Tilt
The Pecos Eagles rallied to beat Ft Stockton 41 to 12 after a tight first quarter. Key plays included John Sturgeon runs for 52 yards and Javier Zubeldia finishing with a six yard TD, with Victor Ashley and Mike Cook leading rushing totals. The win sets up a showdown with the Ector Eagles in Odessa next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Ft. Stockton Panthers
Eagles
Panthers
Jimmy Davis
Stockton
Panther
Victor Ashley
Steve Kirkwood
Mike Cook
Paul Rodriguez
Ashley
John Sturgeon
Eagle
Rodriguez
Paydirt
Ricky Honaker
Honaker
Chris Spray
Walter Garlick
Spray
Sturgeon
Octavio Garcia
Scott Lewis
Kirkwood
Javier Zubeldia
Stursgeon
Lewis
Ft. Stockton
Jerry Bell
Ector Eagles
Odessa
Master Plan To Be Devised For New Park
A three member Master Plan team visits Guadalupe National Park to map an important step toward its establishment, with officials detailing the planning process and future park boundaries.
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The
Guadalupe National Park
Cong
TOPS Program Hosts Drug Abuse Talk Tonight
James Titus of the Pecos Police Department will present a drug abuse program to TOPS Club members and guests at 6 30 PM in the First United Methodist Church parish room. Public meeting not scheduled. Richard C White announced the visit after guidance from Carl Walker, NPS Santa Fe regional director aide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Titus
Pecos Police Dept
Tops Club
First United Methodist Church
TOPS
Richard C. White
Carl Walker
National Park Service
Santa Fe
N.M
White
Austin
Park Service
Shell Oil No 3 Rape tests Waha field in Reeves County
The Shell Oil Co well No 3 Rape continues testing in the 6,050 foot Waha zone of the West multipay Reeves County field after delivering 18 barrels oil and 10 barrels water in 2 hours through a 1 264 inch choke. The 6,450 foot zone was completed Oct. 22 and produced 282 barrels oil daily plus 132 barrels water through a 32 64 inch choke. Wellsite lies 660 feet from section lines in PSL survey, 22 miles east of Pecos town.
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Shell Oil Co. No. 3
Waha, West
Reeves County
Pecos
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Hopicala
Acala
Children’s Homes
Rasberry
Bill Calloway
Permian Basin Oil Report
Hallowe’en
State Building Commission
Coleman Services
Brenda Moon
Brenda Moore
Vickie Woods
Lisa Peyton
Carolyn Clark
Sharon Smith
Pecos Ft. Stockton
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