Back To The Farm For Paroled Estes
The U S Parole Board said Billy Sol Estes may leave federal prison this July if he does not resume wheeler dealer activities. Estes will be paroled July 12 to Abilene Texas to work on his brother's farm.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1971
Page
1
The U S Parole Board said Billy Sol Estes may leave federal prison this July if he does not resume wheeler dealer activities. Estes will be paroled July 12 to Abilene Texas to work on his brother's farm.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton asked for a jury trial on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and obscene language. Judge Harold C. Dimon did not set a trial date as Morton, arrested March 14 by two patrolmen, faced accusations of abusive language by his parked car. Morton had filed a complaint against officers D W Maynor and R C Hawthorne, who in turn faced charges of using undue force during the arrest. The Police Department said its internal security division is investigating the complaint.
A late-April storm across the Northern Plains and lower Missouri Valley spawned tornadoes, high winds, and hail with reports of tornadoes near Tulsa and Verden Oklahoma. Separate items note Sen John Tower condemning antiwar demonstrators in Washington and Rep John Dowdy undergoing a court ordered physical exam. Houston surgeon Dr Denton A Cooley denies charges in a $4.5 million suit. In Miami, four hour cloud seeding yields up to three inches of rain, relief for drought but not enough for farmers.
The Times journalist Tillman Durdin returns to the Chinese mainland after more than forty years. He first reported for the Shanghai Evening Post in 1930 and covered major events including the Japanese siege of Hankow and the sack of Nanking.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce division led by Director Frank Harper will hold a luncheon at Foster's Restaurant on Friday April 30 at 12 noon. Committee members include J. J. Maxey Roddy Harrison Bill Hubbs Orb Bowden Dick Slack and J F Pattee. The aim is to organize the 1971 work plan and review the chamber stance on pending Austin legislation to be presented to Texas and Pecos voters on May 18.
In Pecos the Foster family leases Foster's Restaurant to Charlie Franklin formerly of Ft. Stockton. This ends 28 years of Foster management after Harry Foster's death. Mrs. Foster plans travel while the eatery will keep its name under the lease.
Mrs. Frank Lillian Bounds, 58, was hospitalized after a runaway 1971 Ford LTD rolled in neutral from their driveway at 2018 Jackson Blvd. The car knocked her down and ran over her left arm and shoulder before striking a tree on the esplanade. She was taken to Memorial Hospital at 9:24 a.m.
Texas Manufacturers Association leaders Ed C. Burris and L W Gray will explain environmental, workman’s comp, unemployment, labor, tax, and spending legislation affecting business. Session set for April 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the First National Bank Building Midland.
The forecast calls for mild afternoons and cool nights through Wednesday. Daytime highs range from 68 to 86 degrees with overnight lows from 46 to 62.
The Presbyterian Kindergarten & pre kindergarten will present its second annual Spring Program on Friday April 30 at 7 30 PM in the Community Center 506 South Oak Street. The program features songs verses drama and dances and invites the public to attend with friends and children.
Kathy Wadley of Pecos High School earns All State 3A volleyball honors after previously making District 2AAA. The senior has played since junior high, progressed from B team to varsity this season, as Pecos coach Mrs. Cecil Stickels announced the accolade. Seminole captured the 3A crown in Austin by defeating Dickinson.
Registration for pre kindergartens and pre school starts tomorrow with times at Barstow Elementary Earl Bell School North Pecos Bessie Haynes Pecos and South Pecos Elementary Schools. First grade registration runs Wednesday and Thursday across Barstow North Pecos and Bessie Haynes and Pecos schools.
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