Voting precincts and polling places listed for general election
All polls open until 7 p m. Voting precincts include Pecos Elementary School Pecos High School 1201 S Park St Pecos Toyah High School 1126 Stat Blvd Pecos 901 S Willow Pecos 600 E 9th St Pecos Reeves County Court House 4th Cedar St Pecos County Library 505 S Park Lamar Elementary Oak and F Sts Pecos Orla Baptist Church Orla and other addresses shown for Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 with pre voting and final polling locations listed for Commissioner President and Justice races.
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SINCT
Pecos
Zavala Junior High
Sch. Inct
S. Park St
Toyah High School
Toyah Community
Stat
Pec
Reeves County CourtHs
4Th & Cedar Sts
S. Park
Lamar Elem
School Oak & F
Orla Baptist Church
Orla CE
Constable
Balmorhea Chamber Meeting Tonight at Rick's Cafe
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce schedules a 7 o'clock meeting at Rick's Cafe with dinner to follow. The Balmorhea City Council met October 26 as Bob Hathaway took the oath to fill Angelina Brisalba’s vacancy. Mayor Humphries reported sewer delays, site location questions, and resumed main line construction. The council plans to rent a larger backhoe and a laser for grading. The council set a hearing for Raw Water Customers at the next meeting on Friday November 10 at 7 p.m.
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Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce
Rick's Cafe
Bob Hathaway
Angelina Brisalba
Helen Humphries
Wes Elliott
Ing
Stocks Slip On Rate Concerns And Slowing Growth
The New York stock market fell sharply as high interest rates and a potential slower 1979 economy weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average traded around 801.28 at noon, down 13.60, with NYSE volume about 11.65 million shares in early trading. Federal Reserve Chair Miller warned of 2.5 to 3 percent growth next year, aiding plans to cool inflation and bolster the dollar. The prime lending rate rose to 10 percent, as indexes across major markets declined.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Federal Reserve Board
G. William Miller
Fed
Last Netherlands monarch William III and connection to Juliana
The last male sovereign of The Netherlands was William III, grandfather of the present teen Juliana. William III reigned from 1849 to 1890, shaping the royal line that leads to today’s royal family.
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The
Netherlands
Therandfather
Juliana
William III
Train derails near Mesquite Texas with propane leak
A Missouri Pacific freight train of 72 cars derailed just east of Mesquite, Texas, early Monday, scattering 27 cars and triggering a seven hour effort to stop a potentially explosive liquid propane gas leak. Deputies evacuated a residence and the Gardner Denver plant as railroad workers investigated the cause. The leak was sealed by 9:50 a.m. Most derailed cars were empty, but a propane tank car also left the tracks.
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Mesquite, Texas
Missouri Pacific
Here
Gardner Denver
Water superintendent attends conference
Mrs. S B Hunt of Pecos joined the Joint Annual Conference of the Southwest Section and Texas Section of the American Water Works Association held at the Little Rock Convention Center Arkansas. The four day session featured guest speakers from state health and water resource departments. The association advances knowledge in utility design construction operation and management for public water service.
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S.B. Hunt
Pecos
Southwest Section
Texas
American Water Works Association
Little Rock Convention Center
Little Rock
Ark
Boy Scouts Reach Texas Peak at Guadalupe Peak
Scout Troop 191 led by Dan Ford and Lloyd Chappell ascended Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. Climbers included Craig Chappell, Larry Chappell, Steve Vick, Mike Thomas, and Terry Craig, meeting the challenge with their Scoutmasters.
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Boy
Texas
Guadalupe Peak
Craig Chappell
Larry Chappell
Steve Vick
Mike Thomas
Terry Craig
Dan Ford
Lloyd Chappell
Hospital food supervisor earns certification after courses
Mrs Norma Merworth food service supervisor at Reeves County Hospital earned a certification after completing three week courses at Andrews University in Ber rien Springs Michigan in July 1977 and again in July 1978. Subjects included quantity food management purchasing preparation service menu development nutrition cost control sanitation safety and housekeeping. Her certificate also covers personnel management supervision and equipment layout. She has worked at Reeves County Hospital for 23 years.
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Norma Merworth
Reeves County Hospital
Andrews University
Berrien Springs
Mich
Merworth
Houston man on bond in Reeves County jail arrest
Floyd Arthur Warburton a 19 year old from Houston was jailed in Reeves County Correctional Facility in Pecos on $1000 bond after Monday arrest by Reeves County Deputy Sheriff on a misdemeanor possession of marijuana charge. He was picked up on Interstate 10 near Balmorhea advised of rights and bond set before remand to Reeves County Sheriff custody.
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Houston
Floyd Arthur Warburton
Reeves County
Pecos
Balmorhea
Justice of the Peace
Pecos Area Community Club and Organization Meeting Calendar
Community notices list weekly schedules for Lions, Optimist, AA and Al-Non meetings in Pecos and nearby towns including Balmorhea Barstow and Saragosa Hall Also listed are hospital cardio pulmonary training sessions senior center events and Rotary and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings with venues times and contact numbers for the week shown
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Catholic Youth Organization
Catholic Center
Cecelia Ornalas
Lucy Galindo
Danny Baeza
Sylvia Vasque
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
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Reeves County Hospital
Frank Vasquez
Pecos Rotary Club
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Ambulance Transfers and Overnight Stay in Pecos
At 7:32 p.m. on November 6 Peos Ambulance Service transferred a patient needing oxygen from Reeves County Memorial Hospital Pecos to an Odessa hospital. Earlier at 9:38 p.m. the Pecos Ambulance Service responded to 1703 S Alamo for a sick boy whose mother could not wake him. the patient was taken to Reeves County Memorial Hospital. A hospital spokesman said the 31 year old patient was vomiting and semiconscious on admission and remained in satisfactory condition overnight. A light note follows about a nervous traveler who advocates back to back safety belts coast to coast.
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Peos
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Odessa
S. Alamo
Seminar thanks local supporters at Saragosa Hall event
The Women’s Informative Group of Study thanks many individuals and sponsors for a recent seminar at Saragosa Hall. Sponsors included Ybarra Plumbing Co SWREP from San Antonio Reyes Floor Covering Richard Abalos URW Isidro Cobos and many others. Over 80 women registered for the day as a style show and luncheon accompanied by background music.
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Saragosa Hall
Ybarra Plumbing Co
SWREP
San Antonio
Reyes
Richard Abalos
URW
Isidro Cobos
Jesse Muniz
Marcos Martinez
Manuel Orona
Bob Bickley
Camera de Comercio
Bill Pigman
Doug Fernandes
C.J. Kesey
Armando Hinojos
R&d
Jim Wafer
Wafer Oil Co
Security State Bank
Pecos Savings & Loan
Walter Holcombe
Darrell Glo
Fuentes
Odessa
Tito Roman
Paul Briones
MS. Evaro
J.C. Penney Company
C.R. Anthony’s
Williams Department Store
Alliance backs Loeffler for 21st District
The National Alliance of Senior Citizens in Washington endorses Republican Tom Loeffler for the 21st District Congressional race. Alliance President Virginia Aubrey cites Loeffler’s stance against the social security earnings test, inflation, and tax-limiting fiscal positions as favorable to seniors seeking work and reduced government costs.
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National Alliance of Senior Citizens
Washington, D.C
Tom Loeffler
Alliance
Virginia Aubrey
Congress
Local Flag Football Thanks Martinez Construction
A reader thanks Martinez Construction for sponsoring 6 to 8 year old flag football teams and extends appreciation to referees players coaches assistant David Foster and all the parents for their efforts.
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Martinez Construction
David Foster
First National flag football team wins three trophies
The First National Bank flag football team claimed three trophies for the 6-8 year old division with a 4-0 first half record, 8-0 second half, and overall championship. They also defeated an All-Star team 28-0. Coaches are David Vejil and Issie Flores.
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National Bank
David Vejil
Issie Flores
Immigration cases bring prison terms
Nine defendants convicted on misdemeanor immigration violations faced imprisonment Monday in Pecos before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston. Adrain Villagran-Perez, 21, received 537 days with 179 days per three counts. Juan Enriquez-Galindo, 19, got 30 days. seven others drew 60 to 179 days. all acknowledged rights to trial before a magistrate.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
USS. Border Patrol
Adrain Villagran-Perez
Mexico
Tyler
Texas
United States
Juan Enriquez- Galindo
Kermit
Wer
Gregorio Franco-Franco
Francisco Jurado-Amaya
Ricardo Rodriguez Quiteno
Regino Luevano-Gallegos
Gabriel Chavez-Valdez
Efriem Arranda-Saenz
Lazaro Blanco-Carmona
Jacinto Sancho-Gutierrez
Sergeant Lopez Reports for Duty at Twentynine Palms Base
Marine Staff Sergeant Manuel Lopez, son of Felipe and Liboria Lopez of Saragosa Texas, reports for duty at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms California. He joined the Marine Corps in January 1969. The piece recalls early decoy origins in Native American bulrush duck shapes and Dutch and English usage of the term decoy.
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Manuel Lopez
Felipe and
Liboria Lopez
P.O. Box 93
Saragosa
Texas
Marine Corps Base
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Marine Corps
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S. Willow
E. 9Th St
Uinail
Norhea Community Club
Meadowbrok
C.T. Gray
Nancy Towery
Ethel Jacobsen
Alpine
Chas. Towery
Odes O’rear
Irene Hunter
Cassie Farrington
Templeton
Vicky
Fort Stockton
Jacobsen
Mae Green
Ernest Kelly
DOW Jones
A.m
Indus
Utilities
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Boy Scouts
Eva Valencia
Mary Gonzales
Beatrice Gandar
Flora Ybarra
Mary Vejil
Alliance For Seniors
U.S. Congress
House of Representatives
North America
Dutc
Tommy Beauchamp
New York Life Insurance Co
S. Eddy
Robbie McNeil
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