Jernigan installs HD club officers
The Home Demonstration Club held its first meeting of the year on September 8 with Anita Jernigan installing new officers for the year. The club voted to serve supper for the Lions Club monthly and will host a dinner today for the Lions honoring the late Robert Jones, whose widow Ann Jones will receive a plaque. Jones had served as Lions Club president for two years. A film on swine flu planned for the next meeting will be presented by the Texas Department of Health Resources. Members present included Virginia Gibson Ruby Cunningham Gerry Haile Sandra Gibson and Charlotte Waight. Refreshments of cake and coffee were served.
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Anita Jernigan
Lions Club
Robert Jones
Ann Jones
Jones
Texas
Department of Health Resources
Virginia Gibson
Ruby Cunningham
Gerry Haile
Sandra Gibson
Charlotte Waight
Noon market report mixed as Dow slips in thin trading
New York stocks show a mixed session with the Dow down to 979.06 at noon after Wednesday gains. Gainers lead losers 4 to 3 on the NYSE, while the NASDAQ-like indexes show only slight movement. Cotton futures rise midday after yesterday’s declines, with Oct at 76.30 and Dec 76.35, March 77.30. Livestock quotes in Fort Worth list cattle and hogs mostly not established. Dow Jones 11 a.m. averages: Ind 978.39, Trans 217.42, Utilities 96.15, Stocks 307.82.
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New York
Jostens
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Barbs By Phil Pastoret On Repairing Not Voiding Tickets
The columnist recalls moments when fixing a problem meant repairing an object rather than canceling a traffic ticket. It suggests attitudes toward work and career stages, noting a shift from zeal at age twenty to seeking severance after forty.
Fort Stockton Council initiates long term water plan
Fort Stockton officials began the first phase of a water system upgrade, with a $1.8 million potential program. Financial agent Jack Brown discussed funding, including a $300,000 immediate need for a storage tank from approved bonds at about 5.8 percent, followed by certificates of obligation at six percent and an eventual $1.2 million bond issue.
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Fort Stockton
Jack Brown
Brown
Three Plead Guilty in Criminal Mischief Case
Three adults Connie Garcia 22 Anna Florez 17 and Rene Ybarra 20 charged with criminal mischief pled guilty after an incident at Bell Garage 1911 W Third St. A juvenile was treated at Memorial hospital from hand cuts after breaking a restroom door glass at the service station. Police recovered gear used to siphon gas at 2301 Country Club Drive but found no suspects.
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Connie Garcia
Anna Florez
Rene Ybarra
Memorial Hospital
Bell Garage
W. Third St
Gandy
Country Club Drive
Infant Joseph Leonard Graveside Services Held
Graveside services for infant Joseph Leonard were held at 4 p.m. today in Santa Rosa Cemetery. The one hour old child died at 2:40 a.m. today in Reeves Memorial Hospital. Survivors include parents Mr. and Mrs. James C. Leonard of Pecos, brother Jimmy Ray Leonard, step-brother Gary E. Rumbaugh, step-sister Norma Ann Rumbaugh, sisters Debra Kay Leonard and Martha Ellen Leonard, all of the home. Paternal grandfather Melvin Leonard of Winston Salem North Carolina and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Tapia of Pecos also survive.
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Joseph Leonard
Santa Rosa
Reeves Memorial Hospital
James C. Leonard
Pecos
Jimmy Ray Leonard
Gary E. Rumbaugh
Norma Ann Rumbaugh
Debra Kay Leonard
Martha Ellen Leonard
Melvin Leonard
Winston Salem
N.C
Ramon Tapia
Two More CB Radios Reported Stolen
Police reports show two more citizens band radios stolen valued over 300 dollars. Gilbert Dominguez of 821 N Elm Sr said a vent wing was pried from his vehicle to take a 176 dollar radio, causing 25 dollars in damages. W T Lattner Jr of 2114 Johnson Sr reported a 125 dollar radio stolen from his pickup.
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Citizens Band
Gilbert Dominguez
N. Elm Sr
Somone
Dominguez
W.T. Lattner Jr
Johnson Sr
Rains taper off as Texas skies clear today
The Associated Press reports rains eased across Texas with a 92 degree high in Pecos and a 65 degree low. West Texas forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Friday, with little temperature change. Moisture measured up to 2.62 inches at McAllen in the Lower Rio Grande.
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Associated Press
Texas
Pecos
West Texas
McAllen
Rio
Light Rain Dips Across Texas Panhandle Into Grande Valley
Light showers moved across the region with most totals under an inch. Heavier rainfall settled in the Texas Panhandle overnight while Grande Valley saw lighter, scattered precipitation.
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HD Club
Methodist Church
Davis Mountains
A.L. Gibson
Susan Gibson
Georgia Daniel
Janie Duncan
Charlott Waight
Amalie Waight
Charles Swift
Joe Chaves
Santa Fe, N.M
Fred Cedillo
Toyah
Gary Haile
Peggy McCracken
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
Ily
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter Vee
Reeves County
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Brit. Pet
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Safeway
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Sun Co
Texaco
Texas Inst
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
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Woolworth
Xerox
Pcos Interprise
Cedar
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P.O. Bos
By Phil Pastoret
Gwendolyn
Kilpatrick
UTPB
Odessa
James J. Kilpatrick
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Jack Shely
Stumberg
Frank Orts
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Brewster
Midland
U.S
D.W. Suttle
Midland School Board
Travis
Justice Department
John Skogland
Monahans
Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Department of Transportation
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Midland Chamber of Commerce
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Holcomb
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Howard Hunt
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Fall Fair
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Pecos Enterprise
Scout Hut
S. Park St
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Austin Pta
Austin
Rev. L.A. Pattillo
Barstow Community Center
TFWC
Robert Tipps
Western District
Charles White
Pecos Valley Country Club
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