Market Hesitates After Dollar Policy Rise
New York stocks cooled from Wednesday's surge as investors grew wary of the stronger dollar package. The Dow at noon fell 9.53 to 818.26 after a record 35.34 point rise the previous day. Volume on the Big Board was 19.69 million shares, down from Wednesday’s 23.91 million. Cotton futures rose at midday with No. 2 staple prices higher while corn and wheat quotes showed mixed moves. Dow Jones averages at 11 a.m. show Industrials at 823.46, Transports 217.57, Utilities 98.88, and Stocks 279.79.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones
A.m
Indus
Reeves County seeks bids for hospital heating and cooling system
Reeves County Commissioners Court Pecos Texas will accept sealed bids November 13 1978 at 10 15 A M for installing a heating and cooling system in the old Reeves County Hospital. Specifications available from the County Judge. The court may reject any or all bids as in the county's best interest. W O Bill Pigman Reeves County Judge Pecos Texas 79772 Published Pecos Enterprise October 25 and November 2 1978.
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Commissioners’ Court of
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Reeves County Hospital
W.O
Bill
Reeves
Reeves County bids for barbed wire fence on proposed highway
Reeves County invites bids at 10:00 A.M. for constructing a four stranded barbed wire fence along the proposed highway from the end of FM 3334 five and a half miles west of Highway 17 West to FM 2903 Court. The Court reserves the right to reject any or all bids with final decision by Judge Bill Pigman on October 25 and November 2, 1978.
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Commissioners’ Court
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Highway 17
New attorney admitted to bar Jack Louis McGowen joins practice
Jack Louis McGowen a 25 year old son of Mr and Mrs RB McGowen Jr was admitted to the Texas Bar Oct 30 by Reeves County Court at Law Judge H D Glover He will practice with his brother RB Jerry McGowen III He is a Pecos High School 1971 graduate Texas Tech University 1974 with a business degree and University School of Law 1978 He resides at 1818 Hackberry and is married to Mary Melissa McGowen.
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Jack Louis McGowen
R.B
Jerry) McGowen III
R.B. McGowen, Jr
Jefferson
Reeves County
H.D. Glover
McGowen
Texas
Darrell H. Glover
Reeves County Court-at-Law
Texas State Bar Association
R.B. Jerry McGowen III
Robert Hinojos
Four Mexican citizens sentenced for illegal U S entry
Four Mexican nationals were sentenced in Pecos by U S Magistrate J M Preston for illegally entering the United States. Elpidio Venegas Olivas 19 received 179 days, Santana Olivas Zuniga 18 got 150 days, Efrain Rojo Ordonez 36 was given 120 days, and Jose H Padilla 33 also drew 120 days. Each acknowledged rights to trial before a magistrate.
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United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Elpidio Venegas-Olivas
Santana Olivas-Zuniga
Mexico
Efrain Rojo-Ordonez
Jose H. Padilla
Vote for your choice says GOP chairwoman Reeves County
Nita Armstrong, Republican County Chairwoman in Reeves County, urged voters to pick candidates of their choice in the November election. She argued the party pledge on the primary ballot should not restrict voting in the general election and stressed the secrecy of ballots. She noted shifts in voter views can occur between May and November and emphasized voters should decide without external pressure.
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Nita Armstrong
Reeves County
Fredom
Obituaries of Mabel Myers and Curtis Warren Smith
Mabel Davenport Myers 82 former Pecos resident died Sunday in Pittsburgh after a long illness. Graveside services were held in Elberton Georgia. Surviving: son Frank Myers Jr. Pittsburgh. daughter Caroline Tesarek Houston. siblings Leland Davenport Houston, Mrs. George Smith Orlando, Mrs. George Crawford Alexandria. seven grandchildren. Curtis Warren Smith former Pecos resident died in Houston Memorial Northwest Hospital. Born February 13, 1893 he resided in Pecos 12 years. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Clinton K. Dozier Pecos and Mrs. Claude W. Ferebee Houston. one brother Owen W. Smith Tom Bean. four grandchildren. one great grandson.
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Mabel Davenport Myers
Pecos
Pittsburgh
Evergreen Cemetery
Myers
Elberton
Concord Cemetery
Garden Club
Parent Teacher Association
The
Girl Scouts
Alexandria
Georgia
Frank Myers Jr
Caroline Tesarek
Houston
Leland Davenport
George Smith
Orlando, Fla
George Crawford
Curtis Warren Smith
Byron Rose
Oaks Christian Church of
Oil field worker burned in Pecos County tank blast
A 35-year-old man sustained first and second degree burns from a tank top blowing off during a fire at an oil and gas lease northwest of Pecos. He was treated at Reeves County Memorial Hospital and admitted. The incident occurred Wednesday with fire responders arriving by 7 p.m. The man, reportedly from out of town, was en route to Pecos by private car when injured.
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Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Monahans
Houston Natural Gas
Reeves County
U.S. 285
Texas Senate Race Heats Up With Harsh Exchanges
In tense week of city to city campaigning Democrat Bob Krueger faces Republican John Tower as they trade sharp barbs. Tower attacks Krueger over unions and right to work, while Krueger opposes mandatory wage controls and criticizes a border fence proposal. Endorsements for Krueger rise to 72 of 181 legislators, and Democrat Mark White gains Baylor support with a statewide GO WHITE committee organized by local officials.
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Associated Press
Bob Krueger
John Tower
U.S. Senate
Wichita Falls
Tower
Krueger
Abilene
Senate
George Meany
Our
Austin
Afl-Cio
el Paen
Mexico
Dallas County
House
Mark White
Abner McCall
Baylor University
Texas
White
Baylor
Seniors Bazaar Set For Tomorrow At City Center
Seniors hold a bazaar and flea market tomorrow at the Senior Citizens Center located at 119 S Cedar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale features Christmas gift items, cakes pies cookies tamales and bread plus miscellaneous goods.
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Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Community Club Schedules Pecos Area Meetings
Local notices list weekly gatherings across Pecos and nearby towns for Lions Club Optimist Club Barstow Rio Pecos Extension Club and AA meetings. Highlights include Pecos Evening Lions at Pecos Inn Monday 7 pm and Rotary at Holiday Inn Thursday noon with recurring events through the week.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Rio Pecos
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
No citations issued after Pecos collision investigation
The Report says Pecos Police Department issued no citations after completing an investigation of a collision at West 2nd and South Elm at 7 28 a m on Oct 30 involving a 1971 vehicle driven by Marcos Jordon Contreras 38 of 419 N Elm and a 1968 foreign model car driven by Sanatkumar R Bhatt 29 of Kermit
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Pecos
West 2Nd
South Elm
Marcos Jordon Contreras
N. Elm
Sanatkumar R. Bhatt
Kermit
Odessa College to auction surplus equipment on Nov 11
Odessa College announces a public auction at 10 am November 11 in the multi purpose lab of the Instructional Building east of Barrett stadium. Items include desks chairs tables typewriters adding machines calculators dictaphones copy machines cassette recorders Lincoln welding machines IBM card sorter lawn mowers edgers and three station wagons. Proceeds support replacing obsolete equipment for industry skills training. Also noted a theft probe by Reeves County Sheriff into a 100 gallon butane tank left at Coy Fraley farm near Pecos.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Barrett Stadium
Lincoln
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Coy Fraley Farm
Pecos
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Bill" Pigman
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