Presidential Election Voting Today and Precincts Listed
Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the 1968 general election with precincts and judges named. Officials advise calling Judge F. H. Ryan at 445 4817 for election returns as soon as totals are compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Collier
Pecos
Ed Stafford
Hershel Cox
Toyah
Baptist
Buck Miller
Balmorhea
Garland Rowe
Saragosa
Kerley Bros, Gin Co
Hubert Honaker
West Pecos
Clarance Mount
North Pecos Church of Christ
J. E. Couch
Methodist Church
Orla
Jimmie Cooksey
Firms 100 Percent In United Fund Drive
C R Anthony Company led the 100 percent voluntary donations with every employee contributing an hour of pay per month for a year. The First National Bank Security State Bank Delaware Basin Aggregates Gifts Petite Taylor Shell Service and Chamber of Commerce office staff are also 100 percent contributors. Present reports are incomplete but several thousand dollars are in banks as drives push toward a $23 000 goal. A B Foster and J Robert Scott lead the Farmers and Professional drives which will be held soon and thermometer updates will track progress at Ben’s Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Anthony Company
United Fund
Jack Browder
First National Bank
The
Security State Bank
Delaware Basin Aggregates, Inc
Gifts Petite
Taylor Shell Service
Amendments Explained for Texas Constitution Voting
An explanation of the 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution is printed on page 9. The Enterprise presents them for edification and does not endorse any position, hoping voters study to cast informed ballots.
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Texas
Absentee Ballots Set Record In General Election
A total of 321 absentee ballots have been cast in the general election, county clerk Estelle Clinton says. Some ballots may arrive by mail from out of town voters, potentially setting a county record under the new law allowing new residents to vote for all offices except county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Clinton
District Governor to Visit Rotary Of Pecos Club
The Rotary Club invites attendance at Thursday noon by District Governor Carl Connors of El Paso during his official visit to Pecos. The Pecos club, part of District 552, recently marked 40 years of activity and members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Carl Connors
el Paso
Pecos
Youngblood Named To Alpha Chi
Wilton Earl Youngblood a Sul Ross State College junior and treasurer of the Sul Ross chapter is accepted into the Texas Chi chapter of Alpha Chi National Scholarship Society based on top tenth class rank and character requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Earl Youngblood
W. L. Youngblood
Texas Chi
Alpha Chi
Youngblood
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Downtown Lions To Host Eagles Football Squad
The Downtown Lions Club will host the 1968 Eagle football squad and coaching staff at a noon Wednesday meeting. All club members are urged to attend.
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Lions Club
Eagle
Mrs Contrerras to Be Buried
Lucia Aldaz Contrerras 85 died at her Barstow home Sunday morning. Interment services will be held today at 2 p.m. A funeral Mass was held in Barstow Catholic Church yesterday. She was born in Fort Stockton December 15, 1882. Survivors include four daughters Manuela Gonzalez, Mrs. Manuel Ortiz, Luisa Contrerras all of Barstow and Mrs. Gilberto Davial of Odessa. one son Hijinio Contrerras. four sisters. two brothers. 25 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
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Lucia Aldaz Contrerras
Barstow
Barstow Catholic
Fort Stockton
Manuela Gonzalez
Manuel Ortiz
Luisa Contrerras
Gilberto Davial
Odessa
Hijinio Contrerras
Jackson Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for Robert Charles Jackson 20 were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. He died in his sleep after a long illness, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. He was a Pecos High School 1966 graduate and later attended Ranger JC and Texas A&M. Survivors include his parents two brothers and grandparents.
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First Baptist Church
Robert Charles Jackson
Gene Jackson
Iowa
Robert
Leslie Smith
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Pecos High School
Ranger Junior College
Texas A&m
Odessa
Gary Walker
Charles Clark
Bill Moss
Joe Shoemaker
Frank Kelly
R. A. Curfman
Bobby Sullivan
Joe Merrill
Joe Franklin Jackson
Mark Rawlins Jackson
Frank Jackson
Clyde
Ben Amerson
Oregon
Rotary Club Observes Foundation Week November 10 16
The Rotary Club of Pecos joins 13 300 clubs in 143 countries to observe Rotary Foundation Week from November 10 to 16. Foundation funds total 1 25 million in awards for 540 students with long connected history since 1947. The Pecos meeting on November 14 at Community Center will cover The Objective of the Rotary Foundation.
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Rotary Club of
Pecos
International Organization
Rotary Foundation
Bill Collie Jr
Community Center
Collie
Foundation
Odessa Chamber Cancels Meeting Today
The meeting between Odessa Chamber of Commerce representatives and Pecos Chamber members scheduled for 10 this morning has been canceled. Officials cited election day as the reason for the change and noted the appointment was set before that context was known.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
Toyah Wreck Investigated After Single Vehicle Crash
A one car accident near Toyah is under investigation by the Department of Public Safety. James Lewis Harris, 48, of Big Spring, was treated for cuts and bruises at Memorial Hospital and released, then sought follow up for possible internal injuries. The 1968 Opel Cadette skidded, struck brush and a rock wall, without rolling over, at 7:50 p.m. Saturday.
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Toyah
James Lewis Harris
Big Spring
Department of Public Safety
David Keneipp
Memorial Hospital
Harris
Odessa Group State Visit to Pecos Chamber Tonight
An Odessa Chamber of Commerce group of businessmen visits Pecos today at 10 a.m. in the Community Center Banquet Room. Pecos Chamber members should be on hand to greet the visitors per Dudley K. Montgomery. The November directors meeting is postponed to November 19 with notices to follow.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
Community Center
Polls Open At 8 A.M Record Vote Expected
Reeves County voters head to the polls at 8 a.m. for a presidential election year with record turnout anticipated. State races compete with national contests as parties vie for top state offices and citizens cast ballots in a high turnout election.
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Reeves County
Pecos Falls to Kermit 36 7 as Peden Passes Heavy
In Walton Field action Pecos trailed 24 7 at half after Tim Peden directed a torrential Yellowjackets aerial attack. Eddie Henderson and Howard Porter reached the end zone for Kermit while Pecos tallied on a Bradley plunge. Pecos hosts Fort Stockton next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Eagles
Tim Peden
Kermit Yellowjackets
Eagles
Walton Field
Yellowjackets
Kermit
Ronnie Kirkwood
Biff Johnson
Peden
Pecos
Felix Arias
Tommy Hooker
Ted Medanich
Todd Avery
Leslie Harris
Jim Hamilton
Eddie Handerson
Kermit Boys
Pat Spinks
Hooker
Segalia
Tom Segalia
David Bradley
IRS urges gun owners to register weapons under new act
The Gun Control Act of 1968 requires registration of certain firearms and destructive devices from November 2 to December 1. Registration is voluntary for some items but mandatory for others, with Form 4467 filed with the IRS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
B. Frank White
Southwest Region
Director, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Washington, D. C
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Fence Ford
Reeves
Ward Counties
Texas Highway Commission
Monahans
Alex Marquez
C. R. Anthony’s
Anthony's
Dist
Rotary
Downtown Lions
Jackson
Toyah Wreck
McGowen
Rodriguez
Paydirt
Bradley
Stanley Woods
Charlie Wein
R. B. McGowen, Jr
John Connally
Pecos River
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Richard N. Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
George C. Wallace
Marvin Griffin
Amer
U.S
Mr. Wallace
Curtis LeMay
Griffin
LeMay
Wallace
Preston Smith
Paul Eggers
R. Ben Barnes
Doug DeCluitt
Crawford C. Martin
Sproessner Wynn
Robert S. Calvert
John M. Bennett, Jr
Jackets
Porter
Pay
Scott Christian
Kirkwood
Andrews Mustangs
Fort Stockton Panthers
Rotary Field
Woods
Ray
John Sturgeon
Richard C. White
Doa Slaughter
U.S. 16Th
W.E
Pete) Snelson
Ernest Angelo
Jh, Starley
143Rd Judicial District
Roddy L. Harrison
H. D. (Darrell) Glover
Pearl C. Barker
A,b. Nall
Tatum Eisenwine
Boyd Tinnin
Ismael L. Carrasco
E.A. Humphries
Pecos Kermit
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