Permian Basin Oil Show Opens as Largest Inland Exhibition
Odessa prepares for the 1976 Permian Basin Oil Show at the Ector County Coliseum, crowning it the world’s largest inland oil exhibit. Attendance restrictions favor industry professionals first two days, with public access on Friday and weekend.
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Odessa
Texas
Houston
Ector County Coliseum
North Odessa
J.W
Bill) Hall
Loffland Brothers
Permian Basin
Robert L. Parker
Parker Drilling Co
Tulsa
Parker
Noon market report shows Dow slide and mixed commodity moves
The Dow fell 3.24 to 943.32 at noon as declines led advances on the NYSE while Polaroid led activity. Cotton futures eased after profit taking, with nearby contracts around 81 to 82 cents per pound. Livestock prices in Fort Worth showed cattle and calves weaker and hogs lower on the midday market.
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New York
Polaroid Corp
Schlumberger Ltd
Getty Oil Co
Merck Co
Johnson & Johnson
Union Carbid
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Cash Grain Chicago
Fort Worth, Tex
Toyah Home Demonstration Plans Lions Mexican Supper
The Toyah Home Demonstration Club met to plan Thursday’s Lions Club Supper with Mexican dishes. Lions from Pecos Evening Lions Club were invited. Ruby Cunningham won six firsts at the Pecos Fall Fair for cactus jelly figs grape jelly apple butter pepper relish and green beans. Charlotte Waight won for cookies Sue Harris for pillows and Mrs Joe Gomez runner up on pillows.
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Toyah
Lions Club
TOYAH CLUB NOTICE FOR OCTOBER MEETING
Members present were Charlotte Waight Virginia Gibson Ruby Cunningham and Gerry Haile Brownies coffee and lemonade were served for refreshments The program for the next meeting will feature Lonnie Richards and Frank Maillie discussing their views The meeting will be held Oct 27 the public is invited Election for mayor is set for Nov 2 with Lonnie Richards and Frank Maillie as candidates The note ends with a joke about money and a gardener relation
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Charlotte Waight
Virginia Gibson
Ruby Cunningham
Gerry Haile
Lonnie Richards
Frank Maillie
Brockman Elementary property goes up for bid in Monahans
Monahans school board voted to advertise the Brockman Elementary School property, about five acres, for sale to the highest bidder. In other action Southern Bleachers Construction Co. of Graham won the stadium east side replacement bid at 158200 dollars, about 24.98 per seat.
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Monahans
Brockman
MonAhans School Board
Southern Bleachers Construction Co
Graham
Terlingua chili cookoff eyes move to new site
Terlingua Texas may lose its world chili championship as organizer David Witts announces the event will relocate next year due to security and management issues at the Terlingua site. Albert Agnor of Marshall wins both the cookoff and the Peculiar Martini prize with East Texas farkleberries in his martini.
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Terlingua
Tex
Big Bend
Dallas
David Witts
Witts
Vonn
Albert Agnor
Marshall, Tex
Agnor
Deaths M M Walden Jr
Services for Matthew Michael Walden Jr a 17 of Jal New Mexico will be at 2 pm Wednesday at First United Methodist Church Jal Interment at Kermit Cemetery Cooper Funeral Home of Kermit handles arrangements He died Monday morning from injuries in an automobile accident He was born October 7 1959 in Kermit and lived in Jal 17 years He was a musician and Pentecostal Church member He is survived by his father M M Walden Sr Pecos his mother Sue Curcurato Pecos one sister Connie Renee Walden Pecos grandparents Mr and Mrs F M Mathis Jal and Mrs Cora Walden Wichita Falls and one great grandfather Roy Smith Harrah Oklahoma
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Matthew Michael Walden Jr
Jal
N.M
First United Methodist Church
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Kermit
Young Walden
Pentecostal Church
M.M. Walden Sr
Pecos
Sue Curcurato
Connie Renee Walden
F.M. Mathis
Cora Walden
Wichita Falls
Roy Smith
Harrah
Okla
Disorderly conduct leads to fine and $50 bond for Billy Powers
Police reports state Billy J. Powers was jailed for disorderly conduct after a disturbance near 428 S. Eddy St. He paid an unspecified fine in city court and was released on a $50 bond. The complaint was filed by A B Nail.
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Billy J. Powers
Powers
S. Eddy St
A.B. Nail
Daughters Fly In To Meet Elder Pilots After Angel Derby
Mrs. Dean Winn Sr. of San Antonio and Mrs. Tully Lidell of Orlando arrived in Sacramento in a single engine plane piloted by Shirley Winn of Woodland. Shirley is Winn Sr.'s daughter in law and Lidell's daughter. Winn Jr. and Anne Molina of Sacramento greeted them. The group, in their 80s, were en route home after finishing 23rd in the Angel Derby hosted by the 99s international women pilots group.
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Sacramento
Calif
Dean Winn Sr
San Antonio
Tex
Tully Lidell
Orlando
Fla
Shirley Winn
Woodland
Shirley
Winn Sr
Lidell
Winn Jr
Anne Molina
The
99S
International Women’s Pilots Organization
Community Group Schedules Pecos Weekly Activities
Tuesday listings include Alcoholics Anonymous and Al‑Anon at 125 S Oak St with multiple contact numbers, Morning TOPS Club at Federation Parlor, TOPS TX 259 at St Community Council office, and Optimists at Saragosa Hall. Also PBS program The Puzzle Children airs at 7 p.m. on Channel 5. Wednesday features Senior Citizens birthday party, Lions Club meetings, and Amistad Lions Club. Saturday adds a LULAC and UMAC Hall dance at 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Pecos.
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Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
Tops TX
St. Community
West Texas Chamber sets meet in Browning Browwood Oct 28 29
West Texas Chamber of Commerce announces its one year meeting in Browwood October 28 29 with headquarters at Riverside Motor Hotel and 10 am Thursday registration. Bob Poage congressman will speak at a Friday luncheon. Brownwood Convention Bureau to host hospitality reception at Brownwood Coliseum 6 30 pm.
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WTCC
Bill Collyns
Midland
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Browwood
Collyns
Midland Reporter- Telegram
Bob Poage
Waco
11Th
Riverside Motor Hotel
Brownwood Convention and Tourism Bureau
Brownwood
Brownwood Coliseum
Pecos contact details for office box and phone
The entry lists a Pecos Texas address 3248 Cudar St Pecos TX 79772 PO Box 20% Ph 915 495 5475 as contact information. It provides a street address a postal box and a telephone for the office.
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Cudar St
Pecos
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Chuck Wagon Gang
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Norway
Jay Alvey
First National Bank
Alvey
Stor
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Lynn Webb
Michael Virgin
Gene Douglas
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
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Eastman
Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild ‘Am
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Elec
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Mirs
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
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Hous LP
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Litton
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penney Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
South Pac
Stand
Oil Ci
Stand Oil
Sun Co
Texaco
Time Inc
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
By Gerry Haile
Puryear
Neosho, Mo
Mrs. Puryear
Sandra Gibson
Sandra
Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital Board of Control
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Management Engineering Service
Texas Hospital Association
Ralph Lennon
Ector County
Carlsbad
Gordon W. Hoopman
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hoopman
California
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
M.M. Walden JR
W. Third. St
Ruby Brooks
Fourth St
Crawford Hughes Agency
Balmorhea Highway
Doug Mires
Mires
Jose Ortega
Pecan St
Eva Portillo
Balmorhea
S. Eddy Street
Senior Citizens Center
Second
Cedar Streets
Evening Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
LULAC
Umac Y Charros
UMAC
West Texas
Detroit Iap
James Bannon
Detroit Police
2Nd Precinct
Secently
Wayne State University
Bannon
Detroit
Peggy McCracken
Elite
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WEEE
Sovn Gutierrez
Wene Douglas
Ity
Wane Osborn Dipiay
Joris Welch
Mily Galindo
Arlos Nichols
Aary Carpenter
Keeyes
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