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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
2
Pre registration for The Balmorhea Kindergarten will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the White school building. Children five and under must have shots and birth certificates. The first 25 registrants come Monday morning Aug. 18. others wait until second semester. Mrs. Glenda Hill and Mrs. Cindy Lara lead. The Teachers workshop opened today with a 10:30 greeting.
Public hearing on Reeves County Texas budget for 1976 will be held by the Commissioners Court at 9:30 A.M. August 18, 1975 in the District Court Room. Salaries for county officials are raised, and a 10 percent cost of living increase is planned for all county employees with some district employees also receiving increases. A copy of the budget is on file with the Reeves County Clerk for inspection by taxpayers. Published in Pecos Enterprise August 5 and 11, 1975.
Local brief notes Frankie Kingston discusses Balmorhea in a reflective piece. The column explores community life, landscape details, and cultural notes that color Balmorhea’s character through the author’s observations.
A Pecos area column lists deaths and services including Jim Deakins 77 of Pecos with services at First Presbyterian Church and burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Margarita Baca 32 killed in a car train crash with Rosary and Mass at Barstow Catholic Church. Arthur Burkett Walker 72 died in Pecos Hospital with service at Pecos Funeral Home and Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs Lily Tickle of El Paso dies with funeral details. notes on local visitors and events. The Dutch West India Co. settlement history framed as context.
A South Texas political feud over ousted Duval County Judge Archer Parr grows with moves from San Diego to Rio Grande City Hebbronville San Antonio and Austin. A $121,500 bond posted to keep Parr out of jail was pulled back by backer Clinton Manges prompting a substitute bond offer. Parr seeks release to appeal a federal perjury conviction connected to an probe of income tax issues tied to his late uncle. Judge Carrillo suspended Parr and faces impeachment while related officials including Ramiro Carrillo and Dan Tobin Jr. face indictments for official misconduct.
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