Ponca City native tops steer roping at national finals
Jim Davis of Ponca City Oklahoma, son of Merle Davis, finished fourth in the 10 steer average at the National Finals steer roping in Laramie Wyoming September 9 10. Davis ranked tied for fifth and sixth in the 1978 World Championship standings after qualifying by placing 13th in the PRCA 1978 campaign. He is married to Lezlie McNeil of Pecos.
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Jim Davis
Ponca City
Okla
Laramie
Wyoming
Davis
Rodeo Cowboy Association
Merle Davis
P.R.C.A
Married
The
Projects set for caverns Guadalupes in national parks
Park officials expect several major construction missions to start soon at Guadalupe Mountains and nearby Carlsbad Caverns national parks. Superintendent Don Dayton says the total estimated cost for all projects tops 3 million dollars.
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National Park Service
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Don Dayton
Guada
Jupe Mountains National Park
McKittrick Canyon
Pines Springs Canyon
Bear Canyon
Dog Canyon
Pine Springs
McKittrick Canyon Road
New
National Park
Small Business Administration
Stocks Slip As Rates Rise And Markets Waver
New York stocks edged lower amid signals higher interest rates with the Dow down 3.38 to 59.06 at noon and the NYSE composite retreating to 57.13. Banks raised prime lending rates, while gambling shares fell further as volume remained scant at 8.48 million shares. Cotton futures gained with prices up modestly in midmorning trading.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
First National Bank of Chicago
Philadelphia
First Pennsylvania
Bally Manufacturing
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
First Cotton Sample of 1978 Crop Classed in Far West Texas
The Agricultural Marketing Service of USDA reports Far West Texas first cotton sample for 1978: grade 41, staple 36, mike 4.4 from Clint Farmers Co op Gin ning Association Clint Texas. Ginned by Clint Gin. gin manager George Wilson. El Paso Office serves six Texas, five New Mexico, three Arizona counties with free classifica tion. Cotton growers receive weekly quality and market news under Smith Doxey Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West Texas
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
J.A. McAfee
USDA
el Paso
Far West
Texas
Clint Farmers Coop Ginning Association
Clint
George Wilson
H.D. Hilley
New Mexico
Arizona
Market grain quotes Chicago AP summary
Wheat No 2 hard red winter 3.44 percent. No 2 soft red winter 3.44 percent. Corn No 2 yellow 2.13 percent and 2.09 percent for hopper. Oats No 2 heavy 1.26 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow 6.39 percent. No 2 yellow corn Friday quoted 2.13 percent and hopper 2.07 percent.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
Special speakers education meet set for West Texas counties
A regional hearing on techni cal vocational adult and manpower education is planned for Sept 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the West Texas Education Service Center Midland Regional Airport. The Advisory Council for Technical Vocational Education in Texas and 20 regional ES Centers sponsor the event with a committee of business labor and community leaders. Citizens from 19 counties may attend to provide input on training needs and resource use to inform state reports.
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West Texas
Texas
State Board of Education
James R. Tarter
Odessa College
Frank Kasko
Willie Taylor
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Bill Masterson
Miether
Reagan Legg
Midland College
Gifford Hodges
Ector County Indendent
Alph Slagle
Midland Independent School District
Bobby Wright
Howard College
W.E
Pete) Snelson
Marshall Box
Pecos Ambulance Transfer After Reeves County Hospital
Transferred a patient at 6 15 p m Sunday Sept 24 from Reeves County Hospital to an Odessa hospital due to oxygen needs. Also notes a bicycle crash on Ivy Street injuring no one and two vehicle collisions with driver license charges for the involved youths.
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Pecos
Reeves County Hospital
Odessa
Leticia Esperza
Ivy
Jaime Orona
Scott
Esperza
Satuday
Stafford
Texas
Ida Sanchez Herrera
Martinez
Mark Allen Stanton
Joaquin Ruiz
Erbasion
Herbasic
Community Club Events Schedule for Pecos Area
Weekly lineup lists Lions Club meetings at Pecos Inn and Lions Den on Monday evening, Pecos AA and Alanon sessions at 125 S Oak with open Friday meeting. TOPS 259 meets Reeves Council at 902 E 10th St. Senior Citizens Center activities and Bible study. Downtown Lions and Rotary meet at Holiday Inn with noon sessions. Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous holds Friday 8 pm at 125 S Oak St. Contact numbers provided.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
TOPS
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Senior Citizens Center
Rotary Club
Pecos
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Weekly school lunch menu September 25 to 29
The Pecos Eagle Express Lunch Line offers daily meals from Monday to Friday featuring beef and rice casserole, sliced turkey, cheese enchiladas, BBQ beef on bun, and chicken pot pie with sides. A corndog option with salad, jello and milk runs Sept 25–29.
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Pecos Eagle Exress
Woman Kills Family Then Ends Own Life in Colorado Springs
Four members of the Hibbard family are found shot to death in a locked Colorado Springs home. Glada Fern Hibbard, 51, is believed to have killed her husband Thomas 58 daughter Deborah 16 and son Duane 12 with a .22 revolver before taking her own life. An initial police statement quotes the caller saying she had just shot her family.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ronald O’connel
Glada Fern Hibbard
Thomas
Deborah
Duane
Unregistered West Texas day care homes numbered for oversight
Many day care homes in West Texas serving one to six children remain unregistered two years after the law began. DHR says operators may be unaware of registration requirements and urges filings to ensure safe care, with penalties for violations. In 19 far West Texas counties, 278 homes are registered, mainly in El Paso, Midland, and Odessa.
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West Texas
Texas Department of Human Resources
Cara Adkins
DHR
Far West
Texas
el Paso
Midland
Odessa
Adkins
Sierra Blanca
Hudspeth
Going into business workshop in El Paso
The Small Business Administration SCORE and ACE Volunteer Counselors present a pre business workshop at the Holiday Inn Airport on Wednesday September 27 in El Paso. Admission is 5 dollars and registration is open to anyone planning to start and operate a small business. The eight hour program covers management, financing, regulations, marketing, promotion, organization, and information sources with experts leading short lectures and discussions. Additional information is available by writing SBA Pershing Building El Paso or calling 543 7586.
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Small Business Administration
SCORE
ACE
Holiday Inn Airport
el Paso
Rio Bravo
Pershing Building
Suite 300
Texas
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Young Davis
Lezlie McNeil, Daugher
Jimmy McNeil
Pecos Enterprise
Young Homemakers Presentation
Anne Vines
Garland Matthews
Crockett Junior High School
Lois Roach
Reeves County Young Homemakers
Robert Hinojos
Caverns
Guadalupes
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
DOW Jones
Indus
W. Texas
Hess MobIle Homes
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