Balmorhea News Highlights Sheep Trade and Local Events
The Balmorhea area reports Johnnie Kingston shipping lambs from the Davis Mountains with 1 005 of 2 000 ewes marked, FFA members selecting show lambs for Pecos and Dallas fairs and Balmorhea stock show plans. Community notes cover a bicentennial three day celebration at Balmorhea, local family visits, upcoming weddings, church notices, and a theatre showing The Hiding Place.
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Johnnie Kingston
Davis Mountains
Chamber of Commerce
Balmorhea
O’rear
Abilene
Bro. Sprinkle
Pecos
Netherlands
W.w.iil
Deaths of Herman D Morton in Midland
Services for Herman D Morton 69 of Midland were held at Ellis Funeral Home chapel with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He was born August 27 1905 in Gorman and lived in the Midland area for years. Survivors include wife Ruby son Mike Morton daughter Barbara Shields of Dallas and sisters in Pecos plus two grandchildren.
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Herman D. Morton
Midland
Ellis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Mr. Morton
J.D. Bell
Margaret McCanlies
Pecos
Gorman
Midland Area
Ruby
Mike Morton
Barbara Shields
Dallas
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Wall Street Gains After Fed Stimulus Move
The Dow rose 4.48 to 841.70 as traders priced in Federal Reserve action to ease reserves. Westinghouse Electric led activity on the NYSE with a 3/8 point drop to 13, while the AMEX rose and cotton futures climbed on rain and chart signals.
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NEW York
Federal Reserve
New York Stock Exchange
Fed
Westinghouse Electric
Two Auto Thefts Reported In Local Incidents
Police investigated two thefts from autos Tuesday. Maria Rayos reported a stereo worth 89 dollars stolen from a vehicle at Santa Rosa Hall. Pete Capshaw reported a tool box and tools valued at 150 dollars stolen from his pickup at his residence.
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Maria Rayos
S. Ash St
Santa Rosa Hall
Pete Capshaw
Missouri St
Capshaw
Land and Lease Principles class at PBGC this week
Permian Basin Graduate Center announces continuing education in Gills Tower East Midland. The third lecture of the Principles of Land and Leasing course will be Monday 7 10 p.m. with speaker Martin L Allday an attorney and former Texas Railroad Commission examiner.
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Permian Basin Graduate Center
PBGC
Gills Tower East
N. Colorado
Midland
Martin L. Allday
Lynch, Chappell, Allday & Aldridge
Allday
University of Texas At Austin Law School
Oil and Gas Utilities
Texas Railroad Commission
Superior Oil Company
Houston
State Bar of Texas
Jack Huff
Local club and meeting schedule and Longboat achievement
Thursday Reeves County Young Homemakers meet at Pecos High School at 7 30 p m. Monday Evening Lions Club gatherings at American Motor Inn and Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den. Tuesday TOPS and AA and Al Anon at Balmorhea and Oak Street offices. Wednesday Downtown Lions at Holiday Inn and Rotary at Ramada Inn. Morning Optimists at Ramada Inn. Natural winner Tom Longboat 1907 Boston Marathon holder and 1906 distance record holder.
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Reeves County Young Homemakers
Pecos High School
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Tops Club
E. 10Th St
Gg Citizen’s Center
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Community Action Office
10Th St
Lions
Holiday Inn
Ramada
Rotary Club
Tom Longboat
Six Nations Reserve
Brantford
Ontario
Petroleum Hall of Fame to induct 11 new honorees
Eleven prominent Texas oil figures will be honored at a Midland Country Club dinner, the fifth such induction by the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum since 1968. Recipients include Butler, DeFord, Penrose, Yeager and other notable operators and geologists. Tickets at $12.50 on a first come basis, limited to 310. DeFord and Butler will speak. Penrose unable to attend.
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Texas
Midland
Midland Country Club
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
John P. Butler
Ronald K. DeFord
Austin
Floyd C. Dodson
San Angelo
A.M. Hagan
Corpus Christi
Ray V. Hennen
Houston
Joseph C. Maxwell
Fort Worth
George B. McCamey
Robert W. Patteson
Neville G. Penrose
Fred Turner Jr
W. Arthur Yeager
Butler
Interstate 20 West
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Sul Ross University
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