Weekend Toll in Texas: At Least 22 Dead Across State
Violence and accidents claimed 22 lives over the weekend in Texas. The tally includes 14 traffic deaths and several other fatal incidents from Friday evening through Sunday night, involving individuals from Houston, Naples, Brenham, Mexia, Dallas and Levelland.
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Associated Press
Texas
Thomas R. Winn
Houston
Barbara
Timpson
James Pete
Naples
Gene Ray Jurries
Brenham
Bobby Garcia
Anton
Levelland
Bobby Lawson
Dallas
City hires new officer Richard Talley in Pecos
Richard Talley began duties as a city patrolman in Pecos today replacing Bill Lee who resigned to become Crane police chief. Talley previously patrolled Big Spring and has service in West Columbia and Clute. He is from Corpus Christi and lives with his wife and five children at 1938 Adams.
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Richard Talley
Pecos
Bill Lee
Crane
Talley
Big Spring
West Columbia
Clute
Corpus Christi
Adams
Burkholder elected to Tech Alumni Council in Pecos
Mike A Burkholder of 1819 Jefferson Pecos has been elected district representative to the Texas Tech University Alumni and Ex-Students Association Council for a two year term. He replaces Fred Armstrong. Burkholder, Tech graduate 1957, is a farmer rancher and Texaco consignor. his wife Dixie was Techsan 1957. The council will meet Friday with Homecoming events.
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Mike A. Burkholder
Jefferson, Pecos
Texas Tech University
Wayne James
Burkholder
Fred Armstrong
Pecos
Tech
Texaco
Dixie
Education Week Kickoff With Pie Auction And Community Events
American Education Week opens with public involvement theme. FTA pie auction funds go to Future Teachers Association as events at Pecos High School include parent visitation and class tours. Veterans Day closures noted. Catholic War Veterans plan cemetery ceremony. TAG pizza supper draws 150 youths after homecoming. Hobo night at Salt Flat and Mulligan stew at Trans-Pecos Cotton Association. Pecos Boosters Club meets at 7 PM. District FFA notes four offices won. Pecos officials cited. Cancer Society coffee reminder at Holiday Inn. BPW meeting at Federated Parlor. Modern Study Club and Merry Wives Club hold joint gathering with Sand Hills Park Museum program.
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Modern Study Club
Merry Wives Club
Federated Parlor
E. M. Feaster
Sand Hills Park Museum
Three Bodies Found Add To Mesquite Mystery
Mesquite police and Dallas County investigators report the bodies of Susan Shaw a 16 year old doughnut shop worker and Forrest Covey 22 and his wife Jena 19 found after their disappearances. Authorities say the three murders may be connected but no common evidence has been revealed yet. Police consider the triple slayings related as a strong possibility.
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Mesquite
Tex
Jack Faulkner
Dallas County
Sheriff’s Office
Lake Bay Hubbard
Susan D. Shaw
Hunt County
Forrest Covey
Jena
Justice of the Peace
Homer Wacasey
Greenville
Sunshine Gives Way To Rain In Texas Weather
Sunshine which drenched Texas over the weekend yielded to clouds and some rain near El Paso. Temperatures held near seasonal norms with no major shifts expected. Readings ranged from 50 at Dalhart and 52 at Lufkin to 69 at Amarillo, with 85 at Kingsville as the warmest in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Pecos River
Panhandle
Dalhart
Lufkin
Brownsville
Kingsville
Amarillo
Jury prospects list issued by District Court Reeves County
The 143rd District Court Clerk released a new list of petit jury prospects from Reeves County residents. Prospects must report November 1 at 9 30 a.m. in District Court. Names and addresses appear, including Mrs Miguel Chavez 332 N Cypress and Joe C Kuhn Toyah among many others.
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143Rd District Court
Reeves County
Miguel Chavez
Cypress
Harry Boehnemann
Cowan
Pedro Villalobos
S. Orange
Joe C. Kuhn
Toyah
Enrique S. Alvarez
S. Pecan
Tommy Williamson
Missouri
Charles Towler, Jr
Balmorhea
Allen H. Gilbert
Alton Reid
Thomas L. Payne
S.B. Harp
Cactus
Fred Pearce
Jackson
Bella Hernandez
Phase-Out Date Set By Monday for Pecos Guard
The Pecos National Guard branch will be phased out by Nov 1 with official word due next Monday. Battalion commander David Elliott of El Paso oversees the phasing, affecting 14 Pecos and 11 area families as guard members from Monahans Kermit Alpine Balmorhea and Toyah finish duties in Odessa.
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Mike Obstreicher
Pecos
National Guard
Texas National Guard
David Elliott
Hi Paso
Tommy Poer
Poer
Monahans
Kermit
Alpine
Balmorhea
Toyah
Odessa
Peer
Pecos Car Dealers to Attend Odessa Workshop
Local Ford dealer Jack Casimir announced an Oct 26 one day study program at Inn of the Golden West Odessa. The regional workshop on Laws Legislation and Legalities will gather dealers from across Texas to meet with Texas Motor Vehicle Commission members.
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Ford
Jack Casimir
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Inn of the Golden West
Odessa
Casimir
Texas Motor Vehicle Commission
Texas interstate compact conference set at Pecos Holiday Inn
The Third Annual Texas Interstate Compact Commissioner Conference will be held in Pecos at the Holiday Inn on November 2 and 3 with State Rep. Slack and State Sen. W. E. Snelson presiding. Pecos Mayor E. W. Schmidt will welcome attendees, followed by a response from James A. Luscombe Sr. The program includes talks from the Texas Water Rights Commission, National Weather Service and Texas Water Development Board. A panel will be conducted by the Texas Soil Conservation Service, Southwestern Division of Engineers, and the New Mexico Bureau of Reclamation. Annual reports from the Texas Interstate Compact Commissioners will be submitted.
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Pecos
Holiday Inn
Slack
W. E. Snelson
E. W. Schmidt
James A. Luscombe Sr
Texas Water Rights Commission
National Weather Service
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Soil Conservation
Martinez reelected president of local 683 union
Bernardo Martinez was reelected president of United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers Local 683 AFL-CIO at a Sunday meeting. He ran unopposed by acclamation. The local's southeast Pecos area unit represents B F Goodrich Co testing track workers. Officials named include Isidro Cobos vice president L J Montgomery secretary Gilbert Godhicoa treasurer. Exec board members include Armando Hinos Jose McGrew Tacho Gamboa Juan Matta Joe Martinez. Trustees named Chris Machuca Ruben Natividad Tino Pi nda with Pi nda as chairman.
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Local 683
Isidro Cobos
Bernardo Martinez
Gilbert Gochicoa
L. J. Montgomery
Armando Hinojos
Andrew Mc
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Martinez
B. F. Goodrich Co
Pecos
Andrew McGrew
Tacho Gamboa
Juan Matta
Joe Martinez
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Susan Wathey
Jack Ivey
Melissa Moss
Susan
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Future Teachers Association
FTA
Santa Rosa Cemetery
America
George Young
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Trans-Pecos Cotton Association
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Ft. Stockton
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Jerry Wofford
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Elizabeth Dennison
American Cancer Society
B&pw
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Maxine Bruce
Earnestine Winterrowd
Morris
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Lupe Talamantez
Pecan
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Hackberry
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Roy Dee Prewit
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