Balmorhea plans three day Thanksgiving festival
Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce outlines a three day Thanksgiving Holiday celebration starting Thursday November 27 with a community dinner in the city park a flag raising by Boy Scouts and the Balmorhea Band singing the national anthem Tickets are 2.00 with 75 cent child tickets and free for schoolage children Seniors will be honored with awards for the oldest attendee and the farthest traveler Events include ball games turkey shoot Friday games youth activities a Friday box supper square dancing a Saturday flea market and a Hunters Ball with beard and mustache contests A Balmorhea vs Fabens football game is slated for Friday at 8 p.m. Junior teams travel to Sanderson Thursday Evening The Globe Theatre trip by Balmorhea High School students is also noted.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ricks Cafe
Boy Scouts
Fabens
Balmorhea Bears
Balmorhea
Sanderson
van Horn
Balmorhea Hosts Guest Speaker at Methodist Church
Balmorhea residents gathered at the Methodist church Sunday morning to hear Dr. Hollis Shook, director of professional ministries for the Methodist Conferences. Dr. St John of Fort Davis and the Balmorhea minister led the service with Mrs. Odes O Rear at the organ. Odessa visitors Mr and Mrs P Q Carrasco spent time with locals, and a letter from Mrs Hatty Hobbs of Arizona reports her return home with daughter Helen and Bob after a three week California visit. Carolyn Hobbs, now an RN, works in surgery and recently visited by granddaughter Carolyn Hobbs of Alabama.
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Methodist Church
Hollis Shook
St. John of
Fort Davis
Odes O’rear
Hatty Hobbs
Arizona
Hellen
Bob
Noland
California
Carolyn Hobb
Alabama
Carolyn
Fort Hood Soldier Held Over Assault Charge in Santa Rosa Hall Incident
A 19 year old Fort Hood soldier remains jailed in lieu of a 77.50 fine after a Saturday night disturbance at Santa Rosa Hall 600 E Third St. He faces a county court assault charge for allegedly striking police officer Armango Gil during arrest by patrolman and Sgt Diaz. An accomplice is sought for interfering with police. In separate incidents burglars stole 17.50 in goods from Cy's Big Burger. A TV set valued at 65 was taken from Nick Negra’s home. Five sacks of horse feed and a cash register were reported stolen from local businesses. A vandal damaged a bus owned by the Evening Optimist club with BB guns at 1634 Cowan St. A Pecos woman was treated for injuries after a crash at Fourth and Sycamore streets.
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Fort Hood
Santa Rosa Hall
E. Third St
Nam
Jose Flores
Armango Gil
Robert Diaz
Flores
Gil
Connie Gomez
Nick Negra
N. Oak St
Milady
W. 12Th. St
Ag-Chem Inc
S. Oleander St
Evening Optimist Club
Cowan St
Pecos
Memorial Hospital
Willa Ruth Braden
S. Willow St
Diana Lara
S. Mesquite
Fourth
Sycamore
Braden
Lara Auto
Tommy C. Davis
Iowa St
Charles W. Watt
Wickett
Charles T. Brittingham
Lancaster
Dorine DeLeon
W. Third St
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Beth Stl
Borden
Brit
Pet
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
Ing
Ruben duPont
Gonzales
Pecos Po- Eastman
Exxon
Jesus Turin
Fairchild
Pecan St
Sophia’s
Gen Foods
S. Cedar St
Mtrs
Gen Tel
Tarin
Gen Tire
Goodrith
A&p
Gulf Oil
Gil Stl
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Seer
Ats Penn Cent
Mary Shute
Emily Galvis
Joyce Miller
Carlos Nichols
RCA
Safeway
Gale
Texas
Tun Peryen
Oper
Munber Woolworth
Stock Market Report from Fort Worth and Amarillo
Cattle and calves 3000 head with slaughter cows steady and calves and yearlings steady to 1.00 lower. Feeders firm to 1.00 higher. hogs higher 1.00-1.50. Sows up 1.50, boars varied. Cotton futures in New York rose as storms and warnings spurred buying. spot cotton 50.88 cents per pound with Oct 54.95, Dec 56.10, and Mar 57.00.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Amarillo
New York
Texas High Plains
New York Cotton Exchange
Community Club and Service Meet Schedule
Monday evening Lions Club at American Motor Inn at 6:00 p m with Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den at 7 30 p m Wednesday noon Downtown Lions at Holiday Inn Thursday morning Optimists at 6 30 a m and Rotary Club at Holiday Inn at 12 noon September 24 birthday party for all September birthdays at Senior Citizens Center 3 00 to 4 00 p m Tuesday TOPS Club at E 10th St senior center at six Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 8 30 p m 125 S Oak St Balmorhea w Social Security representative at Community Action office 902 E 10th St 11 a m to 12 noon
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Lions
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
Senior Citizens Center
E. 10Th St
Senior Citizen's Center
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
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Pecos Enterprise
Balmorhea School
Tissie Elliott
Priss McNutt
Amy McIntire
Globe Theater
Odessa
Thoreau
David Iberra
Diana
Gary Compton
Cynthia
James Florez
Socorro Rodriguez
Cherry Elliott
Balmorhea High School
By Frankie Kingston
P.Q. Carrasco
Stock Market Report
Ecog Enterprise Ecos
Aaeverenneeen Aeeananerenents
Ateeaneansnes
Wetug Fotemah
Moe
By J.P
Stevens
Pecns
Epteme
Paty
Nategh Queen's
Estelle Guthrie
S. Alamo
Taare
Maus
Neea
Ila
Interstate 20
STE Ln Ea
Dairy Queen
Royal Park
Dallas
Celanese
Colas
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