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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
2
The Corporation Court collected 2244.50 in July from fines. Drunk and drunk in car led at 845.50. Speeding, license, and minor with alcohol were noted. Investigations included murder and two aggravated assault charges with all three cleared. About 45 property offenses were reported, eleven cleared. theft most frequent.
A civil jury week is set for September 16 with pretrial conferences on September 6. Docket includes Southern Union Gas v Black and others. July offenses totaled 71 with 28 cleared. 104 traffic citations issued and 20 traffic accidents investigated with three injuries and $10,195 auto damage. Animals and police calls tallied high activity.
Funeral services were held for W. B. Grammer age 70 who died August 3 from a heart attack in Lawton Oklahoma. J F Grammer of Pecos brother of W B Grammer and his wife attended the services in Marlowe Oklahoma on August 5. Grammer grew up near Carlsbad and had lived in Lawton for seven or eight years and was well known in Pecos. His wife died about a week earlier on July 29.
Sunday 2:20 a.m. a house fire on Country Club Drive was put out after 27 minutes. Monday 11:23 a.m. a car fire at 2411 Cactus was extinguished in five minutes. Police reported a self inflicted gunshot by Jerry Scroggins at 83 A Airbase. he was hospitalized. A break in at Blue Top Cafe left a torn screen. no theft. A gold Roadmaster bicycle with banana seat was stolen Wednesday night from Mrs. Medanich’s son after illness.
Funeral services were held for Gary Wayne Mallett 15 who died from injuries in a Saturday automobile crash near Alamogordo New Mexico. A rosary was held Friday night and burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. He was born July 30 1953 in Pecos. Survivors include his parents five brothers three sisters and grandparents.
The Chamber of Commerce Directors will meet at noon in the Banquet Room at the Community Center for the regular monthly board session and all directors are urged to attend.
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