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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
2
Fair tonight and Friday in Southwest Texas west of the Pecos. Highs from 84 to 98 degrees. Lows up to 64 degrees, with overnight lows near 52 to 64. Strong heat persists into the weekend with dry conditions.
A New York AP piece describes a cautious financial forecaster aware of his limits and the economy's overhang. It notes consumer saving, heavy government spending, and deficits as risks to continued expansion.
A father who served on the Memorial Hospital board resigned to avoid nepotism after his daughter and a Texas representative were noted in a Houston Chronicle feature. The speaker recalls a high school summer job as an orderly and a $3.10 car debt, while reflecting on inflation and unemployment trends.
Funeral services for Santiago Jimmy Orona aged 75 of 420 S Walnut St are set for 4 pm Friday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church Burial will follow at Santa Rosa Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home direction Orona died Wednesday at 9 15 am in Memorial Hospital
Reader prompts to call Circulation Department 445 5475 for missed or unsatisfactory Pecos Enterprise delivery, with service hours until 6 45 p m on weekdays.
Reverend Clyde Chasteen preaches Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for TANE with literature available. Free patch tests Tuesday at Toyah School for grades 1 and 7 per state law. Alice Jewel Drier wins blue at District 4-H Show. Barbara Renteria earns second in District 10B tennis. Other Toyah participants at the Alpine meet include Olga Sanchez, Mary Sanchez, Frankie Nunez, and Damon Compton.
Three Toyah students earned placements at the Interscholastic Literary Meet held at Sul Ross. Gary Compton and Dian Compton each placed third in seventh and eighth grade divisions for number sense and prose reading. Susan Gibson, a high school senior, finished third in science. A community bingo fundraiser Saturday at 7 p.m. offers prizes and snacks to support the basketball team. Also noted are a surprise 11th birthday for Judy Mi Trelis, Easter visits to Rio Grande City, and two newborn Toyah babies, Sharon Rebecca and a Perryman son.
A fire was reported behind Cooper Sign Co at 4 24 p m on Wednesday and was declared out by 4 27 p m no injuries or damage details provided.
A Pecos reader thanks the local press and staff while questioning a $15,000 landscaping budget tied to parking area construction around the Reeves County Courthouse. The writer suggests reallocating funds to the hospital and notes residents enjoy cordial service from local offices.
A reader reports structural damage from April rain as plaster yields in the northeast corner of a living room. The note echoes a warning learned from experience about enduring weather and old homes.
Pecos Enterprise announces mail subscription rates by Reeves County and other locations. Rates shown: six months nine dollars or twelve months eighteen dollars for Reeves County, and six months eleven dollars or twelve months twenty one dollars for all other mail. Postage paid at Pecos Texas 79772.
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