Reeves County Farm Bureau Balmorhea convention held
The Reeves County Farm Bureau held a Balmorhea convention on Tuesday October 28 at the Community Club rooms with over 100 attendees. Rick Moon and assistants prepared barbecue dinner. Bill Parks of Big Spring spoke on Farm Bureau services including credit and insurance while Wedemeyer of Waco outlined eight guidelines for members. New directors were nominated and appointed with Dues set at 15 dollars. Mr and Mrs J C Gibson of Pecos attended.
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Reeves County Farm Bureau
Balmorhea
Rick Moon
Joan
Lori Parker
Louise Adams
Bridet Duart
R.V. Turnbough
Dale Toone
Turnbough
Farm Bureau
Bill Parks
Big Spring
Parks
Wedemeyer
Waco
Turnbaugh
J.C. Gibson
Pecos
Farm Bureau seeks action to curb work stoppages
Texas Farm Bureau President Carrol Chaloupka urged the American Farm Bureau Federation to press for intervention under the Taft Hartley Act to stop transport strikes harming farm prices. He cited the 16 day New Orleans dock walkout and a past Houston longshoremen dispute, warning prices already decline as foreign buyers seek alternatives.
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New Orleans
Carrol Chaloupka
Dalhart
Texas Farm Bureau
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Farm Bureau
National Labor Relations Board
Kansas Farm Bureau
Market slide hits year low as rate worries weigh
New York stocks fell at midday with the Dow down 6.59 to 808.21 as Citibank raised its prime lending rate to 7 percent for the sixth time this year. The NYSE composite eased to 50.57 while AMEX rose to 113.88. Cotton and grain futures extended losses, and overall volume ran 8.82 million on the NYSE.
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New York Stock Exchange
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American Stock Exchange
Dusty wavelengths and sunsets in the atmosphere
A brief science note explains how sunlight contains multiple colors and how atmospheric dust scatters shorter blue wavelengths more than red and yellow, creating the blue sky and affecting sunset hues.
Cattle Herds Cut As Texas Drought Presses Farmers
Texas cattle raisers reduce herds due to parched pastures and low stock ponds. Culling is heavier than usual this time of year, boosting auction receipts by over 100000 head versus 1975-76 and lifting salable offers over 50000 from 1974. Ranchers face early supplemental feeding if rains fail, while truckers cope with transporting increased livestock as prices dip but demand rises.
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Austin
Texas
Reagan V. Brown
Brown
Local accidents and incidents report police notes
Pedro Maldonado reports an accident at County Road and Cactus Streets where a westbound vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a guard rail. The car left a grille and likely one headlight damaged. no description available. Pecos police arrest two youths for spray paint sniffing at Airbase Apartments and another youth for threatening bodily harm. A hit and run damages a wire fence on 742 S. Martinez St after a Friday night crash. Arnulfo Evaro Vasquez and William Douglas Fernandes Jr were in a separate accident at 1500 Missouri St. Vasquez cited for failure to yield right of way.
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County Road
Cactus Streets
Maldonado
Pecos
Airbase
S. Martinez St
Arnulfo Evaro Vasquez
S. Ash St
William Douglas Fernandes Jr
Hackberry St
Missouri St
Vasquez
Calendar of Pecos area events week ahead
Calendar items list weekly meetings for Lions, Amistad Lions, Optimists, TOPS groups, Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon, and other clubs. Events include dinners, parlor meetings, booster gatherings, parades, chili supper, and a high school football game with a queen coronation at halftime. Local venues include American Motor Inn, Lions Den, Chaparral Village Steak House, Oak Street, Saragosa Hall, and high school field house.
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Tops Tx
St. Community
Texas
Eagles
Andrews
Jason McMahan Missed From Honor Roll List
The name Jason McMahan was unintentionally omitted from the honor roll for the first six weeks. He is a sixth grade student at the Austin School and was listed with other students on the honor roll.
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Jason McMahan
Jason
Austin
Delta Zeta pledge at West Texas State University
Barbara Dunlap daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W V Dunlap of Cayanosa recently pledged Delta Zeta National Social Sorority at West Texas State University. Miss Dunlap is a freshman.
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Barbara Dunlap
W.V. Dunlap
Cayanosa
Delta Zeta National
West Texas State University
Miss Dunlap
Barstow Firemen win two trophies at Alpine convention
Barstow Firemen earned two racing trophies at the Permian Basin Firemen’s Convention in Alpine on Saturday October 15. Ismael Abila and Hilario Jaso completed the two man hose race in 9.4 for one trophy, while the Hose Scramble earned the second trophy with participants Tom Gonzales John Spence Tony Navarette Salvador Villalobos Hilario Jaso and Victor Juarez. The department plans a Spring Convention in April 1978 and will hold a barbecue raffle during the Barstow Halloween Carnival. Local events included Halloween Carnival setup at Barstow Elementary with booths by multiple teachers and grades, an enchilada supper, and a garment of community groups helping with activities.
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Ismael Abila
Hilario Jaso
Tom Gonzales
John Spence
Tony Navarette
Salvador Villalobos
Victor Juarez
Cody and Teague Transport Co
Wickett
Obituary Notices From Pecos Area Include Several Services
Obituaries list services for Willy Roberts in Decatur and Eloise Harris in West Memphis. William Brawley Oates, 55, to be buried in Balmorhea after a VA Hospital death, born 1922 in Saragosa. Richard Blount Bridges, 66, to be buried in East Side Cemetery after a Pecos residence and Pecos Funeral Home service.
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Decatur
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Roberts
Pecos
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Fort Worth
R.A. Roberts
W.M. Roberts Jr
Irving
Eloise Harris
Citizen Funeral Home
West Memphis
Ark
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William Brawley
Bill) Oates
First Baptist Church
Balmorhea
Mr. Oates
Veterans Administration
Big Spring
Saragosa
Tissie Elliott
J.M
John E. Oates
Richard Bridges
Richard
Blount Bridges
East Side
Mr. Bridges
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Mason
Bertha McKenzie
Bridges
Bertha
Billy Smoots
Austin
Faydell
Gaynell
Charles
Brenda Smoots
Dallas
Brady
Bernard
Chicago
Barbs By Phil Pastorft
A humor piece critiques jogging books and optimists while lampooning blame placement. It notes the paradox of today being tomorrow’s worry and closes with a wry jab about underestimating problems.
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Phil Pastorft
School Menu For The Week October 24 to 28
The lunch plan lists Beanie-chenies fried okra ranch bread banana vanilla pudding with peanut granules and milk on Monday Chili with beans combo salad crackers peaches cinnamon roll and milk on Tuesday Chicken enchiladas buttered green beans Mexican cole slaw lemon bar and milk on Wednesday Hamburger on bun with pickles French fries haystack salad tropical apples and milk on Thursday Chicken fried steak with gravy mashed potatoes buttered corn hot roll and butter strawberry short cake and milk on Friday
Balmorhea Scouts Restart Program at School
An organizational meeting for the Boy Scouts was held Tuesday night in the Balmorhea school cafeteria. Clarence Crenshaw former scout master and Wayne McBee of the Scout Ranch with a Midland district executive helped start the program. Cubs were organized with the McBees taking them on for first teaching. A spokesman urged community support. Also noted is Mrs. Waters of Arizona visiting Balmorhea relatives and Bill Oates’s funeral arrangements set for the Baptist Church Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Balmorhea.
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Boy Scouts
Clarence Crenshaw
Wayne McBee
Scout Ranch
Midland
Timekeeping by the Julian calendar in Western nations
Western nations used the Julian calendar to measure time until 1582 AD. It was authorized by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and defined a year as 365.25 days long.
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Julius Caesar
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Pecos Student Paul Oden To Sing With Sul Ross Choir
Paul Oden of Pecos a sophomore at Sul Ross State University will perform with the university choir this fall. He sings tenor and is the son of Mr and Mrs Bill Oden of Pecos.
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Paul Oden
Pecos
Sul Ross State University
Oden
SRSU
Bill Oden
Iceland's Althing: oldest parliament with long union history
The Althing began in 930 as Iceland's parliament. It united with Norway in 1262 and with Denmark under Danish rule in 1380. Denmark recognized Iceland's independence in 1918 while the Danish king remained. In 1941 the Althing voted to end the final link with Denmark.
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