Balmorhea council reviews finances and school plans
Balmorhea City Council met with Mayor Helen Humphries and six members to hear a sales tax report, approve bids from Fidelity for filing cabinets, discuss a franchise tax for A L Nieman of S W Gas, appoint Ted Painter to inspect the tax roll, and approve a $100 payment to the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission. The meeting also covered insurance on the water tower, bank funds, roof repairs at the fire house, and Prude Ranch School opening with approximately 50 anticipated students and new teachers. Balmorhea sponsors the Prude Ranch school with FFA President Kim Johnson addressing the Balmorhea FFA members.
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Balmorhea
Helen Humphries
Alfred Pax
Pecos Cook
Odes O'Rear
Jack Hoffman
Bill Sprinkle
Cassie Farrington
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Fidelity Co
Fidelity
A.L. Nieman
S.W. Gas Co
Alpine
Council
Ted Painter
Billy Turner
Childress
Permian Basin
Noon market report reflects gains amid heavy trading
New York stock prices rose slightly at noon with the Dow Jones average up 1.58 to 1,016.37, tracking Tuesday’s 20.38 point rally. Gainers led 3 to 2 among NYSE issues as analysts warned of profit taking near multi-decade highs, with General Motors among active stocks slipping 0.125.
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New York
Wall Street
General Motors
Local News Briefs Include Markets And FFA Talk
Stock indices drift as the Big Board eases and AMEX rises. Cotton futures ease and cattle and hog quotes mixed in Fort Worth and Amarillo reports. Meanwhile Lucas Carrillo speaks on building up the FFA with a district stop in Alpine this Tuesday afternoon.
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FFA
Lucas Carrillo
Alpine
Balmorhea Bears Prep For Big Games This Week
Balmorhea notes state swine flu shots may be offered in October. Howard Wagnon of Hobbs, a Balmorhea visitor, is with a pipe and drilling firm and a former local student. Billie Lozano and wife travel to Midland for doctor visits. The Balmorhea junior Bears host Grandfalls next Thursday at 5 pm and later travel to Alpine for a JV game at 7:30 pm with Coach Randle.
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Balmorhea
Howard Wagnon
Hobbs
N.M
The
Pipe and Drilling Company
BEARS
Alpine
Alpine JV
Randle
Rain restores lake levels and greened hillsides
A rainstorm in the mountains Sunday night raised creek flows and boosted the intake canal, helping reservoir levels grow by several feet and edging toward full. Patty and Buck Towler visited their Fort Davis cabin, noting 28 inches of rain this summer and vibrant, revived oaks. A correction states Charles Keathley’s East Texas Motor Freight truck was struck by Carlos Ybarra’s auto on Third Street, with no injuries reported.
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Patty
Buck Towler
Fort Davis
East Texas
Charles Keathley
S. Hackberry St
Carlos Ybarra
S. Peach St
Third Street
Area News Bits From Texas Theaters and Gas Lights
Odessa chamber plans to end two city funded agencies as 65 participants at the annual retreat approve dissolution when contracts expire this month. Midland Airlines adds three Houston Hobby flights from Oct 1 with Dallas Fort Worth stopovers. Austin reports cattle feeders face losses per head amid higher August placements and elevated grain costs. San Angelo Angelo State Rodeo Association schedules amateur rodeo for Nov 19-20 to fund program needs. Odessa county approves 15 month 450000 indigent maternity care contract with Women’s and Children’s Hospital, with billing terms after discharge and a 10 percent deduction.
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Sweetwaller
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Economic Research and Development Council
Conventions and Visitors Bureau
Midland — Texas International Airlines
Frank Lorenzo
Midland Regional Air Terminal
Midland-Odessa
Houston Hobby Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Hobby
Lorenzo
Midland
Odessa
Houston
Hobby Airport
Austin
John C. White
White
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Gary Culp
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
San Angelo
Angelo State University Rodeo Association
Rodeo Association
Patty Perrill
Ms. Perrill
ASURA
Angelo State
Coleman
County Commissioners Court
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Julian Pressly
Joe Johnson
Erskine Wunsch
Telephone rate case aims to fund two year expansion plan
A Continental Telephone executive outlined a two year lead time needed to meet rising demand for service expansion and noted ongoing aggressive rate adjustments. The company cited inflation and higher operating costs as reasons for the proposed rate hike, stressing the need to maintain a healthy financial position.
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Continental
Miles
Texas Public Utility
Pickup Hits Home Damaging 514 W Seventh Street
A pickup driven by Michael Allgood of Barstow struck a rock fence and then the home of Guy Walker at 514 W Seventh Street around 8:30 p.m. causing heavy damage to furniture and kitchenware. Allgood escaped injury and investigators noted prior collision with Fern King’s fence at 611 S Willow Street. Police also reported a separate 8:25 a.m. crash at Seventh and Cedar Streets involving Linda Vigar and Mary Varela. Officers are seeking the high speed driver who fled a service station after striking a utility pole, with the vehicle later found outside a local tavern.
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Guy Walker
Seventh St
Michael Allgood
Barstow
Walker
Linda Vigar
Pecos
Mary Varela
Elm St
Seventh and
Cedar Streets
Vigar
Cedar Street
Varela
E. Third Street
Manslaughter plea yields fine and probation
Monahans resident Paul M. Paluda received a $1,000 fine and a 10 year probated sentence after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Judge J H Starkey set the terms in a Sept. 10 non jury trial for the March 4 crash at Country Club Drive and Palmer Street that killed 21 year old Georgia Birkla of Pecos. Indicted March 15 by Reeves County grand jury, Paluda faced up to 10 years and a $5,000 maximum.
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Monahans
Paul M. Paluda
J.H. Starley
Paluda
Georgia Birkla
Pecos Broadside
Country Club Drive
Palmer Street
Reeves County Grand Jury
Federation Day Program and Club Meeting Notices
A list of community meetings and events scheduled across Pecos and area. Includes Federation Day program led by Mrs. Ro bert Tipps and Mrs. Charles White at Pecos Valley Country Club 12 30 p m, Girl Scout and Homemaker events, Swine Flu vaccination volunteers, Lions and Optimists club meetings, Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon sessions, TOPS group gatherings, and PTA meeting at Austin Elementary School.
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Robert Tipps
Western District
Charles White
Pecos Valley Country Club
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Carter interview sparks varied reactions in Washington
William A. Powell criticizes Carter as flabbergasted by remarks. Senator Byrd says the interview was blunt but not terminal, while Senator Scott jokes about fluff. White House spokesman Nessen offers no comment on the interview content.
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William A. Powell
The
Southern Baptist Journal
Atlanta
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Washington
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
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