Dr Jim Camp inducted into Permian Basin Petroleum Hall of Fame
Dr Jim Camp an early Pecos physician who aided the infant petroleum industry and nurtured it to maturity was posthumously inducted into the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Hall of Fame at a Midland Country Club dinner attended by nearly 300. His son Keith Camp and Mrs. Bob Dean accepted the certificate for a physician who practiced in Pecos from 1900 until his death in 1964 at age 87.
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Jim Camp
Pecos
Hall of
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
Midland Country Club
Keith Camp
S. Elm St
Bob Dean
S. Hackberry St
Mildland Oil Museum
Paul Javier
Houston
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Morgan J. Davis
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Exxon-Usa
C. J. Davidson
Dan Peyton
O’ferrall Pauly
William L. Kerr
William M. Kerr
Ted Kerr
Midland
Bobby
Henry Sauer
A. B. Foster
Woody Ivy
Lowe
Bette R. Haigh
University of Texas Lands System
Emil C. Bassman
Rassman, Gunter & Boldrick
Morgan Davis
Permian
Rotarians urged to aid community and world
Pecos Rotarians at a Thursday noon luncheon heard district governor Billie Holder outline Rotary International goals dating to its 68 year origin in Chicago. He noted three million members in over 15,000 clubs across 150 countries and urged continued service, fellowship, and world-wide engagement. Clark Ford introduced Holder.
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Billie Holder
Rotary International
Pecos
F. W. Schmidt
Alamogordo
District 5c
Holder
Chicago
Clark Ford
Screwworms Confirmed In Reeves County Cattle
Reeves County reports its first screw worm case of the year as County Agent Paul Tapp urges livestock owners to watch stock, delay branding or working cattle until after the first frost. Officials note past cases followed years without any, stressing precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak.
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Reeves County
Paul Tapp
Tapp
Japp
Drew to address AARP meeting
The regular AARP monthly meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the community center banquet room. Pauline Drew Memorial Hospital Administrator will address the group after the business session, followed by a question and answer session. Members are urged to attend and bring a prospective new member. Non members are welcome.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Paul Dowling
Pauline Drew Memorial Hospital
Dowling
Wreck injures one at Third and Alberta streets
Ruby Weston Heath of Valley was treated and released from Memorial Hospital after an early morning auto crash at Third and Alberta. Her eastbound car struck Ana Matta Moody, parked in the traffic lane while attempting a left turn from Third Street. Heath was cited for failure to control speed.
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Ruby Weston Heath
Valley
Lindsay Addition
Memorial Hospital
Third
Alberta
Heath
Ana Matta Moody
Moody
Third Street
Autumn chill grips Texas as storms fizzle and floods ease
An autumn chill lowered early temperatures to 42 degrees while Texans faced lingering showers and thunderstorm activity east of a line from Iver to Houston. Flooding eased in the San Antonio area after heavy rains forced 1,000 residents from their homes, with officials seeking disaster declarations as needed.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Longview
Galveston
Iver
Houston
College Station
Lufkin
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Seguin
Dolph Briscoe
Washington
City bed tax to cover temporary housing units
The city adopts a 2 percent bed tax affecting hotels motels trailer parks and apartments including Pecos Housing Authority and other dwellings. Administered by the city tax office the levy funds the advertising committee with an eight member board formed by chamber of commerce and local owners. Preliminary receipts estimate 10000 to 18000 yearly with first reports due January. A 40 hour in service academy for law enforcement opens in Andrews.
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Fred Leigh
Pecos
PHA
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Burns
Burns
Chamber
Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy
Andrews
Texas constitutional revision commission fine tunes draft
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission completed major decisions on a new state constitution and scheduled last minute corrections for a Saturday session before printers. Final approval is planned Oct. 24-25 with a Nov. 1 target for delivering the printed document to 181 legislators for the 1974 convention. Key votes rejected a statewide property tax valuation mechanism and offered nonpartisan judicial elections as an alternative to appointment. County head title remains county judge despite shifts in authority.
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Texas
Citizens Commission
Heslip moved to Ector jail after transfer from Reeves
Accused murderer Edsel V Heslip is in Ector County jail following a transfer from Reeves County jail on Tuesday. Ward County deputies moved him to Odessa jail to be near court appointed attorneys El ton Gilliland and Gene Ater. Judge Charles W Sherrill appointed Odessa lawyers to represent Heslip on murder and assault charges involving Marion Eugene Powers and Mrs Maggie Powers in Monahans. Pretrial hearings set for 2 30 p m Oct 19 with a possible change of venue motion anticipated.
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Edsel V. Heslip
Ector County
Reeves County
Heslip
Pecos
Ward County
Ben Keele
David McPeak
143Rd District Court
Odessa
Elton Gilliland
Gene Ater
Charles W. Sherrill
Fort Stockton
Jh, Starley
Marion Eugene Powers
Maggie Powers
Monahans
Sherrill
John Ashcraft
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Ducer
H. B. Fuqua
Fort Worth
Gulf Oil
New Board
Fort Worth National Bank
Charles Beyer
Arlington
Texton
Beyer
Howard R. Hughes Sr
James R. Lesche
Hughes Tool Co
Frank H. Kelley
Landman
Colorado City
Ralph F. Lowe
John Yost
Camp
Six County Medical Society
Reeves, Ward, Winkler
Yin
Bill Pigman
Rotary
Ralph Williams
Far West Texas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
van Horn
Upper Pecos
Drew
Lubbock
Beaumont
Austin
Earl Lewis
San Antonio College
Page Keeton
University of Texas Law School
San Angelo
Mark McLaughlin
Ector
First Baptist Church
Hickory Pecos
S Services
Jerry Smyth
George Young
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