Pecos Motors Hosts Punt Pass and Kick Contest
Registration closes Friday September 28 for Pecos PP E Competition to be held Saturday September 29 at Zavala Junior High. Open to youngsters through 13 years old with no entry fee and trophies for 1st 2nd and 3rd in six age groups. Each contestant competes only against peers in their age category.
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Pecos
Pecos Motors, Inc
Ford Dealer
Zavala
Jack Casimir
Pp&e
Pasadena
California
Balmorhea News Briefs Roundup and Local Events
Balmorhea High played Marfa at Marfa on Thursday and will host Ft. Hancock Friday September 28 at 8 p.m. Alpine resident Katherine Edmonson moved to Balmorhea. Louis Collins and John Lanerhart travelers visit Oklahoma. Lanehart family buying houses for repairs. Home improvements converting two houses into one for their family. AARP met at the Community Center with Irene Hunter presiding. New Balmorhea teacher Betty Sparks spoke on National Heroes to 19 attendees. WMU met at Balmorhea Baptist with topics on Baptist churches and River Ministry couples. Next meeting set for October 1. Methodist Church Board reported completed study room and paid bills. covered dish supper planned for September 25 at the Fellowship Hall.
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AARP
Irene Hunter
Methodist Church
Brand New Opree at Globe of the Great Southwest
Odessa presents the Brand New Opree this Saturday at 7 30 PM with Bayou as the house band Calvary Singer’s Gospel group Larry Taylor Progressive Country Tami Jo Whitmire former Miss West Texas Eileen Hawks Tina Marashall among others. Admission 3 for adults 150 for students and seniors 1 for children under 12. 25 percent group discount for twenty or more.
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Odessa
Globe of the Great Southwest
Bayou
Calvary Singer
Larry Taylor
Tami Jo Whitmire
Stocks Rise on Oil Driven Rally as Dow Surges
Stocks moved higher across the board led by oil issues after the Senate Finance Committee's tax exemption decision on windfall profits. The Dow Jones average reached 891.89 at 11 a.m. with gains in Texaco Mobil Exxon and others, while cotton futures rose and mixed data nudged the market.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Senate Finance Committee
Commerce Department
Texaco
Mobil
Standard Oil
Indiana
Exxon
California
Atlantic Richfield
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Indus
Utilities
Tickets On Sale For Mexican Food Booth At Reeves County Fair
Austin Elementary School fourth to sixth graders sell advance tickets for a Mexican food booth at Reeves County Fair. Through Oct 3 pupils go door to door competing to raise the most tickets. PTA will treat the top seller in each grade and the top room. Tickets cost 2 dollars for adults and 1.25 dollars for children.
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Austin
Austin Elementary Pta
Austin Pta
PTA
Pecos Area Clubs and Activities Roundup
A condensed calendar lists weekly meetings and events across Pecos area groups including Lions, Optimists, AA and Al Non, TOPS, Barstow Lions, BPW, Downtown Lions, Modern Study Club, Rotary, Jaycees, Senior Citizens Center activities, and special events. Notable items include Huff and Puff at 119 S Cedar, painting on Friday, and a Hamburger Cook-out.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Cantaloupe City
CPS Reddy Room
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Huff and Puff
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
N. Oak
Balmorhea
Old Senior Citizens Center
Second
Hickory
Eddy St
Barstow Lions Club
Barstow Community Center
Hickory Housing Center
Downtown Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Modern Study Club
Johnson
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Jaycees
Alpine Lodge
Senor Citizens Center
Agape Bible Study
Way Inn
Toyah Briefs Highlights Ambulance Crew and Family Loss
The Toyah ambulance crew on duty last Wednesday included J T Marsh Mark Chaddick Lynn Gibson and Virginia Gibson. Sympathy is extended to Petra Melendez and Jesus Melendez family on the loss of their son husband and father last week. Other Melendez family members include sister Mrs Lupe Gomez and brother Robert Melendez. All have ties to Toyah.
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Toyah
J.T. Marsh
Mark Chaddick
Lynn Gibson
Virginia Gibson
Petra Melendez
Jesus Melendez
Melendez
Lupe Gomez
Robert Melendez
Bicycle stolen report headline in Pecos police notes
Jimmy Lara reports a girls bicycle stolen from his 1305 East Fourth Street residence to Pecos Police Department on Monday. Investigation continues.
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Jimmy Lara
Pecos
East Fourth Street
Ambulance Transfer, Infant Medical Move to Odessa Hospital
The Pecos Ambulance reported transferring a patient from Pecos Nursing Home to Reeves County Hospital at 9:49 a.m. The Reeves County Hospital requested an infant transfer from Pecos to an Odessa hospital at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday. Public intoxication charges followed for Antonio Lujan Rodriguez at 7:12 p.m. Tuesday and Jimmy Lee Wright at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. Wright, 1015 South Locust, was also charged with criminal trespassing. Police sought a man near 1008 South Pecan after a woman reported someone peering into her window. officers found Wright drunk in the 1000 block of South Locust and jailed him.
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Pecos
Reeves County Hospital
Odessa
Antonio Lujan Rodriguez
Rodriguez
North Elm
Jimmy Lee Wright
South Locust
Braulia Machuca
South Pecan
Wright
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Marfa
Ft. Hancock
Katherine Edmonson
Alpine
Louis Collins
Oklahoma
John Lanehart
Barstow
Bela Larremore
Rosa Renz
Cecil Kingston
Lillian Pfeifer
Nora Brijalba
Pecos Enterprise
SOUTH
Zany
Hust
By Jarman and Evans
Acme Boots
Carlton
Richward Chavez
Country Club
Drive-In Grocery
Schlitz
Foster Frozen Foods
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