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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1970
Page
5
Practical guide to slipcovering directors chairs for indoor or outdoor use. Describes fabric choice 50 percent Fortres 50 percent cotton, 48 inch width, Velcro attachment methods, and options to sew or replace the old cover. Also notes spray painting for color coordination and lasting durability.
Gene Darcy parlayed panels, gages, ropes, and other fittings from the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth into a touring souvenir business. Items range from a $5 life jacket to a $495 copper ship lamp with certificates of authenticity.
Natural gas gushed from underground near Albany Texas forcing the closure of U S 380 south toward Moran Texas. Bulldozers built fire breaks as sheriff reports a blowout along a creek with gas escaping at about three million cubic feet per day and a strong odor prompting possible evacuation.
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports no hurricane crop damage estimates yet for affected areas. Across the state, dry hot weather harms crops pastures and ranges, with short stock water supplies and rising fire risk. Irrigated crops fare better. cotton holds up, grain sorghum yields vary by region, and livestock generally stay in fair to good condition with some supplemental feeding.
Sandra Jane Huelster and Charles Raymond Mount exchanged wedding vows at First Methodist Church Balmorhea on Saturday August 1 at 6 p m Rev John Katth officiated. Bride is daughter of Eddie Fellabaum and Mrs. Mary Fellabaum Pecos groom is son of Ray Johnson Pecos. They will reside at 1508 Morris Pecos. Maid of Honor Sharon Fellabaum and best man Leroy Curry. Reception hosted by Mrs Wes Curry Pecos.
Mrs. Horace Smith of Raymondville spent a week in Guyman Oklahoma visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Quinn, former Balmorhea residents. Mrs. Quinn had just returned from Kansas City Missouri where she attended funeral services for her mother.
Christine Bjorklund was born in a Turkish prison where her mother Yoshige Uyeda and father Bengt Bjorklund were jailed for drug charges. A Swedish consul and a anonymous American couple arranged for Christine to live in a foster home overlooking the Bosporus until her mother’s release.
A historical anecdote recalls a soldier whose leg was blown off at Wagram while serving under Napoleon. He consoles his grieving orderly with a biting jest about losing a boot, illustrating the era's grim humor. The quote frames a broader warning about concentrated media power in politics.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fore and family of Burkburnett visited Pecos last week with Mrs. Fore's parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Easter. They toured Carlsbad Caverns Las Cruces White Sands and Cloudcroft and visited Pauline Riley in Las Cruces.
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