Rodgers joins Balmorhea field office as soil conservationist
Mike Rodgers is named conservationist at Balmorhea field office replacing Ted Bolzle who moves to Knox City. A Texas Tech graduate in range management he and his wife Sherry expect their first baby this week and live in the Clearance Winn house. Sherry remains in Lubbock and will join after birth. Also noted are Balmorhea high school student government elections with senior class leaders and junior class sponsor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rodgers
Balmorhea
Ted Bolzle
Knox City
Mike
Texas Tech University
Sherry
Lubbock
Intro to Amateur Radio class starts Monday at Sul Ross
Sul Ross State University Division of Adult and Continuing Education offers a beginner course Introduction to Amateur Radio teaching Morse Code FCC rules and radio theory for a Novice Amateur Radio License. Class meets 7 9 p m in Room 106 Administration Building starting Sept 18. exam available after the course.
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New Zealand
Sul Ross State University
Armateur
Frome
Federal Commuications Commission
Janette Bowers
Sun Ross
Balmorhea Park Life And Scholarships Highlight Local News
Balmorhea reports summer park use with 19,177 swimmers and 11,070 overnight visitors while Balmorhea Lake rose after mountain runoff. Scholarships awarded to two Balmorhea graduates from Sul Ross University include Stormy Bratt in animal husbandry and Victoraria in sports. The school board meets at the high school office and the City Council, led by Mayor Helen Humphries, convenes at city hall Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross University
Stormy Bratt
Victoraria
City Hall
Helen Humphries
Desegregation plan debate in Midland area lights out
Midland Council of Concerned Citizens listened to U.S. Justice Department attorney Yoshinori Himmel explain why the six freedom of choice and magnet school plans do not meet desegregation mandates and likely will not be approved by the Midland School Board. In Kermit, the council joined a Texas Municipal League bid to intervene in a Southwestern Bell rate hearing, with a $236.52 increase projected for the city. Wink residents await council action while Fort Stockton and Fort Davis prepare meetings on local governance and rural affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Council of Concerned Citizens
U.S. Justice Department
Yoshinori Himmel
Midland School Board
MCCC
Himmel
Kermit
Texas Municipal League
Southwestern Bell
Texas Utilities Commission
Jerry Haynes
Wink
Gene Henderson
Bill) Adams
Adams
Winkler County
Henderson
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Board of Directors
E. Ray Hill
West Texas Council of Governments
Noon stock market steadies with slight Dow dip
NEW YORK AP The noon Dow Jones industrial average stood at 986.62, down 0.25 as advances barely outweighed declines on the NYSE. Volume on the Big Board reached 7.12 million shares, while cotton futures rose on midday trading and several issues showed modest gains amid a quiet session on Wall Street.
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New York
Wall Street
Ivances
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Federal Reserve
Fed
Associated Press
Goodyear
NYSE
At&i
Chrysler
Stock Exchange
Atent
Dow Chem
duPont
Gadiaion
Pasong
Exon
GenElec
Gen Foods
GenTel
Hart-Hk
IBM
Mobil Oi
Monsanto
RCA
Totes Safeway
Clan
Oct
Mar
Stdouc
Sun Co
Jones
A.m
Vaiseval
Indus
US Steel
Woolworth
Utilities
Xerox
Reeves County Leads Texas in Cantaloupes and Onions
Reeves County farmers produced 800 acres of cantaloupes ranking third in the state while growing 500 acres of onions, per Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service data. Texas remained a top vegetable producer with spinach and watermelons leading harvested acres nationally. cabbage, cantaloupes, carrots, and onions ranked high statewide.
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Reeves Country
Texas
John C. White
White
Reeves County
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Police to patrol school zones over bus loading
Chief of Police Smith orders close patrols of school zones after reports buses at Earl Bell School fail to stop as required by law. A hit and run damaged Daniels Shop cars, with suspect Johnny Fitzgerald, 21, charged for failing to leave scene information. Deputies arrest two in narcotics and theft case at 715 S Walnut. bond set at 2500 each. Deserter Sharon Worsham, 29, held for federal authorities. A 1956 VW and five juveniles held for Fresno authorities. charges may not be filed.
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Pim Wie
Adoven
Katie Simms
Barstow
Traan
Pamala Burnett
Hector Esquivel
Toyah
Smith
Earl Bell School
W.F. Daniels
Dan
Daniels
Cedar Street
Johnny Fitzgerald
Daniel Matta
Mary Gutierrez
S. Walnut
Peace
Phyllis Salyer
Sharon Worsham
Sheriff's Deputies
FBI
Army
Fresno
Calif
Connecticut Proclamation Urges Popular Sufrage and Sobriety
On January 22, 1776 the General Court of Connecticut ordered a proclamation to be read in courts towns and pulpits declaring provincial governments under the Continental Congress to be based on popular suffrage and urging the people to lead sober religious and peaceable lives. Written by John Adams according to The World Almanac.
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General Court of
Connecticut
Continental Congress
John Adams
Minnesota Edina girl tops talent in Miss America prelims
Dorothy Beham of Edina Minnesota won the talent event at the Miss America 1977 preliminaries in Atlantic City New Jersey. Lavinia Cox of Latta South Carolina won the swimsuit round. Carmen McCollum of Odessa Texas previously led swimsuit after the opening round. Judges include personal interviews with all 50 contestants to select the 10 finalists.
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James Simon
Associated Press
Atlantic City
Minnesota
South Carolina
Dorothy Kathleen Beham
Edina
Minn
Lavinia Merl? Cox
Latta
S.C
Miss Benham
Adele
Strauss
Ole Fledermaus
Macalester College
Virginia
Pamela Polk
Richmond
Texas
Carmen McCollum
Odessa
Pecos community events and school menu notices
Rotary field football game and Miss America appearance lead a dense Pecos civic notice page. Tuesday features Miss America 75 speaking to teachers, plus Lions and Optimists gatherings, TOPS meetings, and art club luncheon. School meals list daily menus for Wednesday to Friday with standard milk.
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Pecos Eagles
Carlsbad Cavemen
Rotary Field
First Baptist Church
Public Welcome
Zavala Junior High
Evening Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
TSTA
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
Judges weigh interviews in Miss America final round
In the Saturday night national final, judges will judge contestants on talent and appearance and also use interviews to choose the successor to Miss America 1967 Tawny Godin of New York.
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Wertit
Tawny Godin
New York
Pecos Texas Postal Rates and Delivery Details
The notice lists names Peggy McCracken Lynn Webb Nova Gutierrez Diane Osborn Doris Welch Ruben Baca Emily Galindo Carlos Nichol Mary Carpenter as part of a mailing setup. It details published evenings Monday through Friday by carrier rates 62.98 plus postage and delivery charges 04.99. It covers Reeves Ward Loving Culberson and Jeff Davis counties with yearly taxes 34.28 plus 1.7 tax, mail rates for other counties 40.00 plus 2 tax, servicemen and student rates 19.04 plus 0.96 per year. Second class postage paid at Pecos Texas.
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Peggy McCracke
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Cla Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichol
Mary Carpenter
Reeves
Ward
Loving
Culberson
Jeff Davis
Ingersoll v Theal civil suit to cancel deed
The state issues citation to Joseph R Theal to answer by 10 am on the first Monday after forty two days from October 4 1976 in Reeves County Pecos Texas. Plaintiff Robert Ingersoll alleges a deed dated November 4 1967 conveying East Half of Section 4 Block 56 Township 7 is forged.
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District Court
Reeves County
Texas
Said
Pecos
T&p By Co
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Jane Moore
Lucas Carrillo
Albert Matta
Cherry Elliott
Karen Hyat
Pris. McNutt
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Entiteria Alvarez
Mary Jane Lozano
Norma Carrasco
Dale Bryan
John Barfield
Danny Carrillo
Connie Granada
Elda Meraras
Tommie Parker
Ben Meek
Elenia Blackmon
Domingo Anceda
Jose Rodreguez
Teresa Reyes
Butch Poe
Chadron, Neb
Butch
Mormon Feed Company
Balmorhea State Park
Elay
By Frankie Kingston
Balmorhea Lake
Bell
Fort Stockton
Reeves Farmers
Conference Board
Miss Texas
Miss McCollum
Coder
Tex
P.O. Res
Civerlands
State OF
Joseph R. Theal
Attest Jane Ross
Pecos Enterprise
Eagles
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