Rock House Facility Nears Completion at Elcor Plant
Construction of Elcor Chemical's Rock House facility in Culberson County is on schedule and sulfur recovery could begin this month. Ortloff Corp. builds the plant which will produce 350000 long tons of sulfur annually and is the largest non Frasch sulfur recovery operation in the United States. Elcor has long term contracts to buy over 1300000 long tons of sulfur through mid 1974. The plant employs 24 hour operation with seven day weeks and trains staff in plant operation safety and first aid. It is the first commercial project to extract sulfur from gypsum and has drawn new families to Van Horn and Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elcor Chemical Corporations
Rock House
Culberson County
Ortlaff Corp
United States
Elcor
Ortloff
van Horn
Pecos
PHS To Host Parents Night at Pecos High School
Pecos High School invites parents to a Parents Night in the High School Auditorium at 7:30 PM as National Public School Week is celebrated. Parents should bring their student's schedule with room and homeroom numbers and will follow seven 10 minute periods with 5 minute breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Hawks Rites Held Today in Clinton OK For Mrs Sam Hawks Sr
Funeral services are held today in Clinton Oklahoma for Mrs Sam Hawks Sr mother of Preston Hawks of Pecos. Kern and Schneider Funeral Home directs. She died Sunday around 230 PM. Survivors include Mr Hawks a sister and grandson Sam Hawks of El Paso.
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Clinton
Oklo
Sam Hawks
Preston Hawks
Pecos
Kern and Schneider Funeral Home
Pecos Students Hear Prison Inmates Speak
Four inmates from Huntsville Prison will address Pecos High School at 8 30 Friday morning in a program called Operation Teenager co sponsored by Reeves County and Pecos law enforcement. They share how teenage choices lead to crime and prison and discuss drinking problems and reform to help teens avoid such paths. Talks will also occur at two junior high schools later the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Reeves County and
Pecos Law Enforcement
Texas Penitentiary At
Huntsville
Permain Basin
Department of Correction At
Pecos ISD Board Eyes Survey and School Plans
The Pecos Independent School District board discussed an occupational survey to assess local employment opportunities for an Area Vocational School application. They considered permanent construction at North Pecos Elementary over portable classrooms and reviewed tax assessment plans. Trustees James Richmond and Dorothy Pearrow were named census monitors for January. The Pecos High School Band was approved to compete at a Music Festival in Enid Oklahoma. Current bills totaling 49013.58 were authorized.
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Board of Education of
Pecos Independent School District
Board Room
Pecos High School
North Pecos
James Richmond
Dorothy Pearrow
Pecos
Enid
Oklo
James B. Toone
Jack Browder
Frank Grier
Chester
Kesey
Richard D. Naylor
Elvin Reynolds
Charles Mitchell
Ray Whitley
Toyah Homecoming Plans Set With Socials and Game
Toyah prepares for a Friday Homecoming on November 15 with a 5 to 7 meal in the Home Economics room priced 1.25 for adults and 0.75 for children. Dominoes and 42 play in the gym while the Toyah versus Sierra Blanca football game occurs. The Booster Club met to discuss Amendment 9 and exes reception at the game. exes are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Demonstration Club
Home Economics
Toyah
Sierra Blanca
Toyah School
Title I Program Is Explained
A detailed explanation by Supt. Ray Whitley outlines Pecos J.S.D. Title I efforts for educationally deprived students during National Public School Week. The report notes 1450 pupils with reading delays, 54 percent with a year of math lag, and a priority area covering East Pecos and Saragosa with language barriers, welfare dependence, and high dropout risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Ray Whitley
Eagles Edge Panthers Late For First District Win
The Fort Stockton Eagles defeated the Pecos Panthers 7 6 on a late field goal kick by Charlie Wein. Key plays included a 7 6 comeback, several punt exchanges, and strong defense as Pecos outgained the Eagles in total yards.
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Eagles
David Bradley
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Panthers
Charlie Wein
Stanley Woods
Jim Ray
Ray
Woods
John Sturgeon
Segalia
Bradley
Panther
Danny Rodriguez
Todd Avery
Uafter Pecos
Sturgeon
Leslie Harris
Avery
Wein
Eagle
Jim Hamilton
Ball
One Injured In Accident Near Toyah Texas
Joseph Morrison Johnson a Pennsylvania resident stationed at Fort Bliss Texas was treated and released for facial lacerations after a one car crash on Highway 80 east of Toyah. The Mustang left the road, struck a draw, bounced and crossed back. Warren Nutt of Public Safety investigated the incident. Johnson was en route to San Angelo and transported by Pecos Funeral Home ambulance to Memorial Hospital.
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Joseph Morris Johnson
Pennsylvania
Fort Bliss
Texas
Memorial Hospital
Toyah
Johnson
Warren Nutt
Department of Public Safety
San Angelo
Pecos
Bus Service To Duval Begins From Pecos
Industrial Bus Lines will run a Pecos to Duval Sulphur plant service starting Monday morning November 11 at 6 30. Buses depart from the Reeves County Sheriffs Posse Barn lot with Ira Walker as driver and dispatcher. Route uses Highway 285 to Orla then county and F M Roads to the plant until the Reeves County road is finished.
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Pecos
Duval Sulphur
Chamber of Commerce Office
Reeves County Sheriffs Posse
Ira Walker
Reeves County
Highway 285
Orla
County
F.M
Transportation Means Vital To Duval Plant
The Pecos Enterprise reports on a planned Duval Sulphur plant in northern Reeves and Culberson Counties with 36 miles of county road to the site and a proposed 31 mile Santa Fe railroad line. Bids for the county road are due November 26 with required checks or bonds. The project follows a $750,000 Reeves County bond approval and ties to a larger $65 million Duval plant. Santa Fe plans a 66-car molten sulphur line from the plant to Gulf ports, routed via Carlsbad, Clovis, Farwell, and Lubbock. The Texas and Pacific protest and ICC reviews linger as Duval negotiates routes and approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duval Corp
Houston
Reeves and Culberson Counties
Pecos
Terest
F. H. Ryan
Duval
Culberson County
County of Reeves
Fred P. Armstrong
Reeves County
Sinclair Oil Company
Duval Holdings
Fred Owens
Pecos Enterprise, Stearns-Rogers Construction Co
Denver
Colo
West Texas
Gulf Ports
Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carlsbad
N. M
Owens
Enterprise
Pecan Contest Set for November 22 in Monahans
Pecan Perfection Day organized by the Monahans Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee and the Agricultural Extension Service invites residents from Ward Winkler Crane Loving Reeves Pecos and Ector Counties to enter pecans in shell and a pecan recipe contest. First prize is 50 dollars donated by George R. Bentley Construction Company. Entries due by 10 a.m. November 22 at First National Bank Room Monahans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
Agricultural Committee
Monahans
First National Bank
Pecos
Lockheed Scholarships For High School Seniors
Sixteen Lockheed Leadership Fund scholarships worth up to ten thousand dollars each are offered to qualified high school seniors planning to start college next fall. Tenure includes four years of full tuition plus five hundred dollars annually for personal expenses in engineering science and business fields to prepare for aerospace and electronics careers. US citizens may apply regardless of race or origin, judged on leadership, grades, and activities. principals and counselors should be consulted due to early college deadlines.
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Lockheed Leadership Fund
U.S. Citzens
F J Hernandez Still Critical After One Car Crash
Frederico J. Hernandez, 29, remains in critical condition at Odessa Medical Center Hospital after a one car wreck that caused a broken neck. He was transferred from Reeves County Memorial Hospital following the 1 48 Thursday morning crash last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederico J. Hernandez
Odessa’s Medical Center Hospital
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
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Optimist Board
New Mexico
Optimist
Frank Bartlett
Albuquerque
N.M
Gary Ingram
Hawks
Texas Department of Corrections
Pisd Board
Pecos J.S.D
Town
Saragosa
East Pecos Jr. High
Carver Elementary
Earl Bell
Ronnie Kirkwood
Lockheed
F.J. Hernandez
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