Balmorhea News Quick Roundup and Local Closures
Slow business forces the Phillips Station 66 to close this week leaving Texaco Chevron and Exxon open. Exxon stays open all night while the others start early. I 10 opening hurts trade and case sales. Balmorhea hosts Bicentennial events by clubs and FHA girls at teachers event. Community plans Thanksgiving celebrations and school year activities. Jacob Easley dies in Ruidosa NM. Robert Thompson shares the news. Junior High and Varsity football vs Van Horn on Balmorhea field Thursday and Friday. cheerleaders and bears ready for games.
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Phillips
Billy Lozano
Texaco
Chevron
Exxon
Pecos
Balmorhea
FHA
Eastern Star
People OF the
van Horn
BEARS
Balmorhea School Tackles Growth and Events
Balmorhea notes a 402 enrollment this week with more students anticipated in the next two weeks. Teachers and students prep for stock shows bazaars and an October carnival as class officers organize committees. The cafeteria serves 349, about 90 percent of the school, with 60 percent bus riders. custodians and cafeteria staff stay busy. The Balmorhea Federal Post Office front door glass was broken Sunday night. a new pane from Odessa was installed Monday by a Federal inspector. No suspects have been apprehended.
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Balmorhea
Odessa
Mixed stocks hold slight gains amid cautious bargain mood
Stocks opened higher after six straight declines but gains softened as inflation and high rates clouded the economic outlook. The Dow rose to 797.70 at midday, while the NYSE composite dipped to 43.56 and the Amex index fell to 81.79. Cotton futures shifted narrowly as cattle and hog prices posted mixed moves in Fort Worth.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Polaroid
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
International Banknote
Amex
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Immunization Clinic Set for Pecos Area
Texas Department of Health Resources to hold a free immunization clinic in Pecos on Sept 24 and then on the fourth Wednesday each month. The clinic runs 2 00 p m to 6 00 p m at Public Health Region 2 office 1010 West Third St Reeves County residents urged to attend. children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and bring immunization records. For details call Region 2 Public Health at 445 2211.
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Texas Department of Health Resources
Pecos
Public Health Region 2
West Third St
Reeves County
Jeanie McDonald
R.M
Region 2
Public Health Office
Pecos Shoplifters Use Tricks Warned By Manager
The manager explains common shoplifting methods like stuffing and tag switching, noting how thieves hide items or swap price tags. Store staff recently attended seminars to learn tricks, and city judge Connie Gomez reports handling 12 shoplifting cases since January 1975, indicating rising enforcement.
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Pecos
Connie Gomez
Eloise Hammers Dominican Republic Puerto Rico
Hurricane Eloise struck the north coast of the Dominican Republic with 80 mph winds and heavy rain after killing at least seven in Puerto Rico. The storm hovered about 80 miles north of Santo Domingo moving west northwest as floods threatened many streams and rivers.
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San Juan
P.R
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
National Hurricane Center
Miami
United States
Paul Hebert
Miami Center
Haiti
Hispaniola
Santo Domingo
Dominican
Atuado
Ponce
Mayaguez
Educators Convene District XIX Workshop in Alpine
Representatives from the local Educational Association attended the District XIX workshop in Alpine on Sept. 13. District President Britain Webb presided, with Grace Grimes of Marshall, Texas as president elect. Local board members include Jon Denison, Sidney Sadler, Bill Moss, and committees feature Billie Sadler, Wilma Buchanan, Virginia Reed. Attendees included Susan Baggett and Elizabeth Dennison.
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Alpine
Britain Webb
Grace Grimes
Marshall
Texas
Jon Denison
Sidney Sadler
Bill Moss
Billie Sadler
Wilma Buchanan
Virginia Reed
Susan Baggett
Elizabeth Dennison
Tuesday Tops Club Meets at Senior Center Night Volume
Tuesday activities include Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon at 8:30 p.m. with contact numbers. Balmorhea Social Security rep at 902 E 10th St. 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Wednesday features City Federation of Women’s Clubs at 8:30 p.m. and a Betsy Ross program by Modern Study Club. Thursday offers Morning Optimists and Rotary Club at noon with a calendar note on Julian calendar prior to 1582 A.D.
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E. 10Th St
Senior Citizen's Center
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation Parlor
Modern Study Club
Betsy Ross
Flag
Lions
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
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