Chamber Board Reports October Activities and Projects
The October Chamber board meeting chaired by Dudley Montgomery reviewed division reports. Agriculture Director A B Foster and R R Butler noted five sugar beet test plots and Reeves County Farm involvement at the Fall Fair with Dr Jim Hefner. Community Improvement head J J Maxey outlined streets cleanup plans on Scott and Ivey. Bob Scott said Jr College talks will occur with Ft Stockton and Monahans. Industrial Development leaders R B Mc Gowen and Bob Highes reported Pecos data for two prospects. Women’s Division chair Hazel Haughton noted Mother Goose Parade and Ruth Dell Cothrun's Pecos Festival invitation. A staff booklet on Programs of Work was distributed for mailing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dudley Montgomery
A. B. Foster
R. R. Butler
Jim Hefner
Reeves County
Hazel Haughton
Pecos
Ruth Dell Cothrun
Carlsbad
Chamber
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse Schedules Steer Roping Event
The Reeves County Sheriff's Posse sponsors a steer roping event at the Pecos Rodeo Grounds this weekend with 2 p.m. showtimes on Saturday and Sunday. The program includes a 3 steer average team roping and a tie down roping. A dance follows Saturday night at the Posse Barn featuring the Miller Brothers from 9 to 12.
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Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Pecos Rodeo Grounds
Posse Barn
Miller Brothers
Applications For Appointments Due Oct 22nd Says White
Congressman Richard C. White sets October 22 as the deadline for applications to 1968 appointments to the Military Naval Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies. Eligible students are those who will be 17 but not 22 by July 1969, residents of the 16th District, and high school graduates. Applications require Civil Service Exam participation with November 9 тест as the last exam. White seeks broad district representation and will nominate based on records leadership and exam performance.
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Richard C. White
Civil Service Commission
Longworth House
Washington, D. C
Juniors Present Love-In Theme For Sensations Show
The junior class at the high school hosts this year’s Jr Sensations in the auditorium next Friday at 8 pm. Students perform bands vocal acts dances and other acts for prizes amid a Love-In themed program open to all. Tickets available from junior class members or at the door.
Moonlight Madness Sale Lights Pecos Town
Pecos merchants offer bargains after sunset in the annual Moonlight Madness sale on Tuesday night October 15. Clerks customers and citizens are urged to attend this quirky town event with participants dressed in sleepwear.
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Pecos
Eagles Meet Badger Team At Rotary Field Tonight
Pecos Eagles square off with the strong 5AA Badgers at Rotary Field tonight at 8. McCamey aims to stretch its season mark 3-0-1 following a 14-6 win over Fort Stockton. Eagles list key players and probable starters on offense and defense.
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Badger
Pecos Eagles
Rotary Field
McCamey Boys
Fort Stockton Panthers
Badgers
Boone McMarylan
Noland Marian
Robbins
Boone
McCamey
Eagles
Edward Carrasco
Nolan McMarylan
Frank McKeen
Jim Sheppard
Dwayne Duncan
Jim Dugan
Jimmy Robinson
Jimmy Judkins
Charles Graves
Morris Brooks
Henry Anderson
Mike Thomas
Carrasco
Marvin Sanders
Dugan
B.mcmarylan
McKee
Pete Casillas
Brooks
Glen Huffman
James Locker
Jack Davis
David Bradley
Jerry Millsapps
Tom Segulla
Jim Hamilton
Ted Medanich
Woody Phillips
Felix Arias
Hill Glover
Todd Avery
Ronnie Kirkwood
Stanley Woods
A. C. Shorter
Jim Ray
Johnny Lamb
Avery
Medanich
Jim Moorman
Tommy Hooker
Arias
Biff Johnson
Leslie Harris
Danny Rodriguez
Hamilton
Bobby Ephriam
Criminal jury term set in 143rd District Court
Judge J H Starley presiding schedules criminal jury term for Monday November 18 with docket call at 9 a m and jurors reporting at 9 30 a m. Cases listed include State v Billy Roberts Walker Pallan Walker Rheade Arnevias Rivera Jimenez Matta Batchelor Szyleyko Aguilar Rodriguez with pre trial hearings set for listed defendants and attorneys. All defendants must attend pre trial hearings with their counsel at designated times.
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143Rd District Court
J.H. Starley
Billy George Roberts
Oran Jean Walker
Guadalupe Pallan
Luis Walker Rheade
Patricio Arnevias
Frank Rivera
Fred Jimenez
Manuel Matta
Richard W. Batchelor
Werner Szyleyko
Jessie Aguilar
Luis Rodriguez
Walker
Rivera
Jimenez Batchelor
Szyleyko
Aguilar
Rodriguez
Mosby Rites Set For Pd Pecos Man Today At 2
Funeral services for Rudolph Mosby aged 56 of Pecos will be held today at 2 p.m. from the Church of God in Christ. He died Monday in a Juarez hotel of an apparent heart attack while in town for dental work. Interment will be in East Side Cemetery. He lived in Pecos since 1946, born September 16, 1912 in Rusk County. Survivors include his widow Etta Mae, daughter Wilinda Jane, two sons Linvel and Nathaniel, four brothers Bennie Lamar Stature in California and Josh in Santa Barbara, two sisters Lemmie Richards and I V Pardue, and four grandchildren.
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Church of God In Christ
Rudolph Mosby
Pecos
Juarez
Mexico
East Side Cemetery
Rusk County
Etta Mae Mosby
Wilinda
Gift certificates to be awarded at Merchant Fair drawing
Gift certificates of 815 will be given to first through fourth place winners. The drawing occurs at 10 p.m. Saturday at the fair barn. Each participating merchant’s book is numbered and three numbers are drawn per prize: book number page number and line number.
Three Juvenile Fugitives Apprehended in Pecos Chase
A Reeves County deputy sheriff stopped a Mustang with three teenage suspects near Pecos on Hwy 80. The three boys aged 15 and 16 escaped from the State School for Boys in Booneville Missouri on October 5 and were linked to multiple thefts in Booneville Popular Bluff Houston and a grocery store burglary. They are in Reeves County Jail awaiting further action and possible return to the Missouri facility.
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Reeves County
Pecos
A. B. Nail
Kenneth
Bear) Stroud
Stroud
Bell Acres
State School For Boys
Booneville
Houston
Popular Bluff
Nail
Tomlin Attends State Bar Meet In Austin
Pecos attorney John F. Tomlin to play a prominent role in the fall State Bar of Texas meeting opening Friday in Austin. He will present section and committee reports and serves as advisor to mineral law real estate probate and trust law and the Maison committee with the federal judiciary. He sits on the administrative budget committee for 1969 71. The Texas Bar ranks among the nation s largest with nearly 18 000 members.
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Pecos
John F. Tomlin
State Bar Board
Austin
Tomlin
Federal
The
Texas Bar
Pecos Fall Fair Exhibits Open With School and Art Displays
Two days remain for Pecos Fall Fair exhibits featuring Pecos school displays judged by Steve Reynolds of Odessa College, local art by the Pecos Art Club, farm and handicraft pieces in the Women's Division, commercial exhibits, and active livestock judging at 9 am with the Junior Horse Show at 10 am under Garland Matthews. Food booths invite full-day enjoyment.
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Pecos
Steve Reynolds
Art Department
Odessa College
Nesses of
Garland Matthews
Civil Rights Suit Dismissed Against Midland ISD
Federal District Judge Er nest Guinn granted summary judgment in a civil rights suit against Midland Independent School District. The dismissal cites MISD good faith in desegregation efforts under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and shows a breakdown of racial distribution in employees, facilities, and curriculum has been eliminated. Plaintiffs, two Black families, alleged discrimination against their children.
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Ernest Guinn
Midland Independent School District
Guinn
Fire prevention checklist urged for National Fire Prevention Week
In observance of National Fire Prevention Week Fire Chief J T Prewit and Fire Marshal Dicky Wadley request the Pecos Enterprise publish a home safety checklist on page 1C. Check your home for fire hazards and correct them to keep the Pecos Volunteer Fire Department from a call to your house.
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J. T. Prewit
Dicky Wadley
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Volunteer Fire Department
Teen Age Dance Tonight At 10
A teen age dance follows the Mc Camey Pecos ball game at West Pecos Elementary School gym. Sponsored by the Strength of Youth organization of Pecos parents, the fully chaperoned event runs 10 p.m. to 12 30 a.m. Admission is 150 per couple and 1 stag. The Shades of Time orchestra from Odessa provides music. Cold drinks and cookies will be served.
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McCamey- Pecos
West Pecos
Pecos
Odessa
First Of New Church Series In Full Page Design Today
The Pecos Enterprise presents the first in a series of illustrated religious pages created with help from local ministers and community sponsors. The effort aims to boost church programs, encourage regular worship attendance, and strengthen faith, backed by a broad slate of sponsoring firms and local businesses.
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Pecos
Security State Bank
Pecos Funeral Home
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber
Ben’s Spanish Inn
Community Public Service
Ramada Inn
Pecos Valley Southern
Taylor’s Shell Service
Piggly Wiggly
Brandon Hotel & Coffee Shop
Pecos Ice Co
Comanche Egg Ranches Inc
Hills Grocery
Greer’s Shell Service
Pecos Drugs
First National Bank
D&h Chevrolet
American Motor Inn
Gibson’s Dis
Parade Winners From Mother Goose Goblin Parade
Winners announced by the Young Homemakers of Texas include Bicycles: first Mark Henson, second Russell Henson, third Paul Meek, honorable mention Ann and Curtis Lemons. In the tricycle division Brad Buskin first, Jim and Alice Hughes second, Joelynn Henson third, Joe Bob Travland honorable mention. Walking winners John Clark first, Mana Miller, Susie Stewart and Jeff Miller second, Debra Hilliard third, Wren Propp honorable mention.
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Texas
Mark Henson
Russell Henson
Paul Meek
Ann
Curtis Lemons
Brad Buskin
Jim
Alice Hughes
Joelynn Henson
Joe Bob Travland
John Clark
Mana Miller
Susie Stewart
Jeff Miller
Debra Hilliard
Wren Propp
Pecos High elects freshman cheerleaders
Freshmen cheerleaders were elected by Pecos High School last week. Head cheerleader is Brenda Moon. Other selections include Carolyn Clark Kathey Neely Vickey Woods and Judy Woods.
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Pecos High School
Brenda Moon
Carolyn Clark
Kathey Neely
Vickey Woods
Judy Woods
Pecos Eagles Rally and Parade Amp Up Support
The Pecos High School pep rally takes place today at 3 p.m. in the school gym followed by a downtown Victory Parade at 5 30 p.m. A Pecos McCamey game is set for 8 p.m. at Rotary Field as fans back the Eagles.
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Pecos High School
Rotary Field
Eagles
Cotton Bale Totals From Pecos Cotton Region
Ginner totals for the season show Reeves Pima 1 Reeves Upland 8628 Pecos Upland 2857 Presidio Upland 702 with a grand total of 12188 bales. Last year at this date the total was 15942, courtesy Pecos Cotton Oil Co.
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Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Pecos Upland
Presidio Upland
Pecos Cotton Oil Co
Price Named To Staff At Pecos Enterprise
Winston Price named Assistant Advertising Manager by Orb Rowden publisher. A 1964 Carlsbad High School graduate, he is son of Mr and Mrs O L Price of Carlsbad. He is married to Lou Laman of Carlsbad, with two children, Thomas Winston Jr and Lisa. They reside at 1102 South Elm. Price previously worked for Gibson's for three years.
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Winston Price
Orb Rowden
Pecos Enterprise
Price
Carlsbad, N. M
O. L. Price
Carlsbad
Lou Laman
Thomas Winston Jr
Lisa
South Elm
Gibson’s
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Chamber Board
White
Waite
Pecos Jaycees
H. T
Pat) Patterson
Harvey Gray
Robert Stephens
South Pecos
Americas
PHS Eagles
Kyle’s
Texaco
C&g Electric
Culligan Soft
Ham’s Chevron
Hildreth
Pecos Tractor& Picker
Continental Steak House
Joe’s Supertie
Bell Garage
Pete’s
Enco Simpson Tire & Service
Valley Motors
H. & M. Truck & Tractor Co
Alrlawn Texaco
Dairy Mert
Pecos Motors
Las Palmas
Pecos City Bakery
Pecos Savings & Loan Assn
Pecos Transit Mix
Borden’s
Good Samaritan
Fresh Chase
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