Fatal IS 20 rear end collision claims Pecos man
A 33 year old Pecos resident Gordon Glenn Bishop died after a late night crash on IS 20 four and a half miles east of Hwy 285. Bishop driving a 1968 Del Tex Candy Co truck apparently fell asleep and struck a 1967 International cattle truck driven by Albert Leroy Davis. Passenger Charles Pelton was uninjured. Bishop was trapped for over an hour and died at Memorial Hospital of multiple injuries. The cattle truck trailer was owned by Cattlemen's Livestock Association and the accident blocked the road while Pecos Fire Department and sheriff's department assisted. Funeral arrangements were set for Junction. Bishop was born June 5 1935 in Junction and survived by a wife and two children.
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Gordon Glenn Bishop
Pecos
del- Tex Candy Company
Albert Leroy Davis
Texarkana
Cattlemen's Livestock Association
Del-Tex
Meadowbrook Dr
Hwy. 285
Bishop
Ford del- Tex Candy Company
International
Cattlemen’s Livestock Association
Charles Edward
Pelton
Hos
Sheriff’s Department
Ted Jones
Glen Vandiver
Pecos Farmers Sell Cottonseed Oil Mill to SWIG
Pecos Cottonoil Company shareholders vote to sell assets of the cottonseed oil mill to SWIG a producer owned cooperative. SWIG operates an El Paso oil mill and buys cotton from Pecos to Safford Arizona. A federal Social Security representative will be in Pecos Tuesdays to answer questions. A meeting is set for September 24 at 8:00 p.m. at 1126 Stafford Blvd Pecos Texas.
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Pecos Cottonoil Company
Swig
el Paso
Pecos
Texas
Safford
Arizona
Pecos Cotton Oil Company
Bob Bickley
Community Public Service
Stafford Blvd
Texas Screwworm Cases Hit New Weekly High
Three hundred fifty one screwworm cases were confirmed in Texas in the week ending Friday, raising the yearly total to 2921. County agent Paul Tapp says rains boost cases while the sterile fly program shows uneven results across Reeves Pecos Pecos and Kinney Dimmit Zavala counties with Winkler reporting its first case.
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Texas
Paul Tapp
Trans- Pecos
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Kinney
Dimmit
Zavala
Tapp
Reeves County
Pecos County
Winkler County
Reeves
Alpine Bucks Narrow Victory Over Pecos Eagles 6-0
Alpine Bucks slip past Pecos Eagles 6 to 0 in a rain soaked game. Pallanez connected with Llanez for a 34 yard pass and an 8 yard TD with 90 seconds left. Eagles QB Bradley out six weeks with a foot fracture. Sturgeon sidelined by hip pointer but may play vs Marfa.
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Alpine Bucks
Pecos Eagles
Tony Pallanez
Bucks
Adan Llanez
Pallanez
Llanez
Eagles
David Bradley
John Sturgeon
Jerry Millsapps
Bradley
Sturgeon
Marfa
Pecos
The
Mike Brown
Sugar Carrillo
Jack Davis
Family In Dire Need Aid Drive By Young Homemakers
The Young Homemakers of Texas appeal for food and cash to aid a widow with four schoolchildren awaiting admission to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. The grandmother, diabetic, will care for the children. volunteers may contact Mrs. Charlie Wein at 1094 South Oleander or call 445-5640.
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Texas
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Charlie Wein
South Oleander
Bar-B-Que At Toyah Set By Lions Club
The Toyah Lions Club sponsors a chicken barbecue on September 28 at 5 p.m. in Toyah City Park, weather permitting. Proceeds support highway publicity signs for Toyah. Adults 1.50, children 0.75. If weather is bad the event moves to Toyah High School.
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Toyah
Firemen Answer Two Sunday Calls in Pecos
Pecos firemen responded to two Sunday incidents. At 3 20 p.m. volunteers battled a blazing 1960 Cadillac on Col lie Road near IH 20. Later at 11 49 p.m. they were sent to John Moore home at 1601 Jackson Boulevard where washer wiring shorted after a burst water hose spread about two inches of water to the rear of the house.
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Pecos
Collie Rd
John Moore
Jackson Blvd
Rain Strikes Desert Town With Heavy Flooding
A heavy rainstorm hit Sunday night into Monday morning flooding streets in the desert town. Rain totals varied by source from 1.83 to 3.25 inches with the year total rising to 9.51 inches.
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South Eddy
Highway 80
Walthall
Eddy
Seventh
Fifth
East End
Southern Union Gas
Proving Grounds
Texas Highway Department
Experiment Station
Criminal jury week opens November 18 in Tex as district
The 143rd Judicial District of Texas begins criminal jury week Monday November 18 with a 9 a.m. docket call and jurors reporting at 9:30. Judge J H Starley presides. Cases include State v Billy Roberts, v Oran Walker, v Guadalupe Pallan, v Luis Rheade, v Patricio Arnevias, v Frank Rivera, v Fred Jimenez, v Werner Szyleyko, and v Jessie Aguilar. Pre trial hearings set for November 1.
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143Rd Judicial District of Texas
J. H. Starley
Billy George Roberts
Oran Jean Walker
Guadalupe Lara Pallan
Luis Walker Rheade
Patricio Arnevias
Frank Rivera
Fred Jimenez
Werner Szyleyko
Jessie Aguilar
Rio Flood Waters Holding Steady Near Presidio
The Rio Grande, fed by the Conchos River, rose to 18.3 feet by Monday noon, threatening levees and the Lajunta Farm dike near Presidio. Floodwaters have closed the river road and international bridge approaches while workers reinforce levees and monitor leaks.
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Presidio
Lajunta Farm
Conchos
Chihuahua Mountains
Mexico
International Bridge
Ojinaga
Rio Conchos
Shafter
Chinati
Big Bend
el Granero
Texas Fine Arts Society Seeks Texaswide Membership Drive
The Texas Fine Arts Society launches a statewide membership drive with a goal of at least ten members from each county and fifteen directors from districts. The $10 fee includes a one year journal subscription and confirms tax deductible status as an educational organization.
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Texas Fine Arts Society
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
Morris R. Edwards
Tists
Hollyfield
Houston
IRC
Franco Rites Set For Today
Final rites for Antonio Franco 32 of Barstow are set for 4 p.m. at Barstow Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Barstow Cemetery with Pecos Funeral Home directing. Franco died from a gunshot wound in Hobbs New Mexico on Saturday. He was born in Barstow and is survived by parents Cristin and Barstow, two sons Tony Jr and Oscar, brothers Julio of Alaska and Paul of Pecos, and four sisters Gemi Mint Rosa all of Los Angeles and Trini Jimenez of Pecos.
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Antonio Franco
Barstow
Barstow Catholic Church
Pecos
Franco
Hobbs
N. M
Cristin Franco
Tony Jr
Oscar
Julio
Alaska
Paul
Gemi Franco
Mint Franco
Rosa Morales
Los Angeles
Calif
Trini Jiminez
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Del-Tex Corporation
Martha Williamson
Kimberly Ann
Terry Glenn
Charles Bishop
Donald Bishop
Raton
Corpus Christi
Doris Gail Clark
Menard
Thelma Fay Wood
Fredericksburg
Sue Raye Whitley
Ray Whitley
Bill Carrico
Eagle Band
Jolynn Henson
Otis Henson
Miss Whitley
Ernest Teague
James Locker
Bill Glover
Felix Arias
Biff Johnson
Benito Montoya
Ronnie Kirkwood
Alpine
Millsapps
Marfa Shorthorns
Rotary Field
Pecos Alpine
Rio
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