Killion Teaches Pecos Merchants Telephone Tips
Ron Killion of West Texas Telephone Co presented a film on proper telephone use to Pecos merchants. The program included private showings at First National Bank and Enterprise office, followed by a public showing at 10 a.m. in the community center banquet room sponsored by the chamber of commerce. The film covered ways salespeople and office staff can retain good relations and boost sales through effective phone use.
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Ron Killion
Pecos
West Texas Telephone Company
Killion
First National Bank
Enterprise
Telephone Company
Chamber of Commerce
Knights Templar transfers to Del Rio in move from Pecos
Pecos Commandery 108 Knights Templar, chartered April 13, 1954, transfers its chapter to Del Rio due to waning membership from 106 peak to 56 current. Charter remains Pecos 108 but served from Del Rio. Pecos Valley Lodge 736 remains unaffected with about 130 members.
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Knights Templar Order
del Rio
Pecos Commandery
Knights Templar
Hollis Smith
Pecos
Smith
Gra A Commandery of
Texas
Pecos Commandery 108
Roy Corbet
F. L. Akridge
Pecos Valley
Band Boosters Plan Fund Raising Projects In Pecos
Eagle Band Booster club members will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria to discuss fund raising to support the Pecos band. In their third year, the club plans fruit cakes and other activities, having earlier financed sound equipment, a new instrument, and majorette uniforms. Officers include Mrs. Russell Platt president, Jackie Potter treasurer, Ben Herrera secretary, and Abram Florez president elect.
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Eagle Band
At & P
Russell Platt
West Pecos Junior High
East Pecos
Mother Goose paraders kick off Pecos Fall Fair
Pecos celebrates the 29th Fall Fair and Festival for three days from Oct 11 to Oct 13. Mother Goose parade begins at 4 p.m. Thursday led by the Young Homemakers club, with bicycles tricycles wagons or walking entrants. Winners in many divisions will receive ribbons for top places.
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Pecos
Doug Fernandes
Rodeo and Fair Association
Young Homemakers Club
Millie Villalobos
First National Bank
Jim Hefner
Texas A&m Experiment Station
Water council warns of dwindling West Texas groundwater
West Texas Water Resources Council hears a grim briefing on depleted High Plains aquifers. Former federal official Howard L. Cook says federal backing for large scale water projects may end. he doubts Mississippi River water imports will be favored, unless Congress acts. Lt. Gov. Hobby and Sen. Blanchard urge study of statewide needs while Texas Tech economist Osborn warns shortages could outpace national energy worries.
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Lubbock, Tex
West Texas Water Resources Council
High Plains
National Water Commission
Howard L. Cook
Mississippi River
Texas
Cook
Reclamation Bureau
Corps of Engineers
Bill Hobby
Blanchard
West Texas
Hatch Joins Staff at Southern Union Gas Pecos Office
Lloyd Hatch formerly of Roswell New Mexico joins the Pecos office of Southern Union Gas as office supervisor after five years with the company. He previously served as senior credit representative in Roswell and district vice president of the New Mexico Jaycees. Hatch is a former Montgomery Ward manager and Army Reserves instructor. He and his wife Carol reside at Valley Mobil Park.
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Lloyd Hatch
Roswell
N.M
Pecos
Southern Union Gas
Southern Union
New Mexico Jaycees
Montgomery Wards
U.S. Army Reserves
Eastern New Mexico University
Hatch
Carol
Valley Mobil Park
Rotary club seeks exchange students for 1974 75 program
Rotary clubs of District 582 covering New Mexico and West Texas accept 1974 75 student exchange applications until Oct 16. After interviews three candidates per club may be sent to the district committee, with at least one from each club likely to qualify. Applicants aged 16 to 18, top third academically, in good health, must cover transport and insurance. contact the high school principal for blanks and program statement. In 1973 the district sent 15 students to Norway Denmark Sweden Germany France Venezuela Bolivia Japan Australia and South America.
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Pecos
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Germany
France
Venezuela
Bolivia
Japan
Australia
South America
Prospective jurors for 143rd District Court drawn
One hundred twenty five prospective jurors have been summoned for civil jury week beginning October 15 in 143rd District Court. District Judge J H Starley released the list of those to report at 9 a.m. on Monday. The names include Mrs Millard Smith Mrs Frank Kelley Mrs Hey man Bippes Raymundo Palla nes and many others in a long roster.
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143Rd District Court
J. H. Starley
Cold front chills Texas with 50s and 80s
A north wind and overcast skies cooled West Texas as a cold front moved southward from the Panhandle. Temperatures fell around 10 degrees in Dalhart and Amarillo, with widespread thundershowers across a 100 mile band north of the front.
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West Texas
Texas
Associated Press
Midland
Sherman
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Wink
McAllen
Longview
Sedalia
Open House showcasing Permian Basin museums
The Permian Basin Museum Institute invites residents and visitors to an Open House October 11 to 14, featuring 26 area museums including West of the Pecos Museum in Pecos. Highlights cover the Old Orient Hotel restoration and pioneer life rooms, with school group tours on Thursday.
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Petroleum Hall of Fame
Permian Basin
West Texas
The
Permian Basin Museum Institute
Pecos Museum
Pecos
Annie Riggs Memorial Museum
Fort Stockton
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Burglary at Santa Rosa Hall Stolen Beer and Cash
Police investigate a night burglary at Santa Rosa Hall in which eight cases of beer and about $25 in change from a cigarette machine were taken. Entry occurred via broken east window after a Bingo night. a witness saw three to four youths near a shed around midnight and car pickup at 1 a.m. Investigation by Butler Smith continues.
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Santa Rosa Hall
Jose Orona
Orona
Butler Smith
Smith
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Bill) Cook
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