Let The People Know Let The People Know
Kathleen Robertson speaks for farmers in a piece arguing subsidies favor industry and labor and that taxpayers fund agriculture. The item covers post office subsidies to magazines, cites 1956 data, notes further updates, and urges reader support for changing the national economy. Also reports local incidents: a window peeper at 607 South Elm and gasoline theft from Pecos Transit Mix. Ortega killed in a one vehicle crash near Toyahvale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITOR
Kathleen Robertson
Pecos Cotton Crusaders
Commodity Credit Corporation
Post Office Department
House Appropriations Committee
Jessie Hignojos
South Elm
Robert Diaz
Pecos Transit Mix
Glenn Vandiver
Christ the King Catholic Church
Balmorhea
Ortega
Toyahvale
Air Expo 1939 1970 Plans at Hobbs Two Day Show
Air Expo 1939 1970 announced for Aug 22 23 at Hobbs features bombing demonstrations parachute jumps WWII fighter acrobatics and jet performances. CAF New Mexico Wing plans two afternoon shows with astronauts officials. proceeds fund restoration and acquisitions. Tickets at gate with discounts for active duty. show starts 2 PM each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
New Mexico
Confederate Air Force
CAF
L. Dickson Griffith
Ico
Griffith
Harlingen
Texas
South Dakota
Military
Tora
Messerschmitt
Herman Goering
Stearman
Af Snj
West Texas
George Williams
Tom Todd
Lea County
Missed Paper Delivery Guidance for Circulation Call
If you do not receive your newspaper by 5 30 p m call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m to guarantee delivery. Call 445 5475 for service.
Relief Drive For Celia's Victims Continues Through Aug 23
A relief drive for Hurricane Celia victims in the Corpus Christi area operates this week through Sunday August 23. The Sheriff’s Dept City Police and Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse conduct the drive accepting food serviceable clothing bedding and cash or usable goods. Donations may be brought to the police station or sheriff's office or picked up by calling 445-4901 or 445-4911. Contributions go to the Salvation Army Relief HQ in Corpus Christi for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Sheriff’s Dept
Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
Salvation Army Relief
How Texas Senators Voted on Education Bill Veto Override
Washington AP reports the Senate defeated Nixon's veto on a 4.4 billion education appropriation. Senator Yarborough voted to override, Senator Tower voted against overriding.
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Washington
Texas
Senate
Nixon
Yarborough
Tower
Pecos Woman Grows Almonds and Cites Garden Debut
Esther Hensen of 207 E. 12th in Pecos shows a thriving fruit yard starting from seed and cuttings. She explains almonds grow quickly with little water, discusses grafting almonds onto peaches, and notes her canning hobby and a surprising second bloom on an ancient peach tree. The article ends with a Vatican diplomacy line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran Sunday
Pecos
Esther Moorhead Hensen
E. 12Th
Garden of Eden
Henson
Walter Weiser
Durham
Calif
Hershey Company
Weiser
Egypt
Otis Lee
Esther
Doubtful
Adam and Eve
Esther Henson
Pecos College Credit Courses Offered by Midland College
Midland College will offer college credit classes in Pecos if at least eighteen students enroll. Tuition sums are 30 dollars for one course, 57 for two, and 84 for three. Courses listed include Engl 131 Math 134 Math 131 Hist 231 Govt 231 Soc 231 Speech 131 Educ 235 with registration by mail to local coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland College
Pecos
U.S
Educ
Howard Davis
South Eddy
James Canon
Govt
Speh
Vocational Nursing Class To Begin On August 31
Midland College School of Vocational Nursing will start a new 12 month class August 31. Applications will be accepted through August 26 and may be arranged with Mrs. Pat Myers at Midland Memorial Hospital. The program blends 17 weeks of classroom study with 35 weeks of clinical work under a registered nurse. Suitable for ages 17 to 50 with high school education, the course aims to provide entry to nursing careers in Midland and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland College School of Vocational Nursing
Pat Myers
Myers
Midland Memorial Hospital
Lvns
Midland
Second Polio Clinic Dates Set in Three Towns
The county will hold a second polio clinic in Pecos on August 27 at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Room from 4 to 9 pm for those who had the first dose in July. Balmorhea hosts August 28 at the Jr High Building from 5 to 9 pm. Saragosa opens August 28 from 5 to 9 pm for residents. A 25 cent donation per dose is requested. About 2,350 people received a dose in July.
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Southwest
West Texas
New Mex
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Balmorhea
Jr. High
Saragosa Center
Saragosa
Speaker Announced For YH Convention In Pecos
W L Hamilton of El Paso will speak at the Area II Meet ing Awards Banquet in Pecos on Saturday September 19 The Reeves County Young Homemakers host the annual meeting Assisting in arrangements include Mad era Valley Pecos County Odessa Midland and other chapters The banquet at 7 p m will feature Hamilton a Texas Traffic Superintendent for the Mountain States Telephone Company in El Paso He is active in Toastmasters and civic groups The Young Homemaker officers presiding are Eileen Cowan Reeves County president Linda Furlow O Donnell vice president Becky Chambers Terry County secretary treasurer Laura Teal Reeves County reporter historian Binnie Dietschke Wall parliamentarian and Mary Ann Russ O Donnell State VP Area Young Farmer officers attending include James Sanders O Donnell president Fred Ridenour Fluvanna vice president Jerry Hoodenpyle Fisher County secretary B C Sparberry Anson treasurer Bobby Egge Meyer Wall reporter The State President James Beaver of Vluvanna is also in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Hamilton
el Paso
Pecos
Reeves County
Madera Valley
Pecos County
Odessa
Midland
Pecos Museum
Dan Peyton
Fred Stewart
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Mountain States Telephone
PTA
Scottsdale Baptist Church
Hamilton
Iva Freeman
Pam
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Jerry Hoodenpyle
Fisher County
B.C. Sparberry
Anson
Bobby Eggemeyer
Wall Reporter
Young Farmers
James Beaver
Vluvanna
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Post Office
Appropriations Committee
Life
Reader’s Digest
Look Magazine
Ladies Home Journal
McCalls Azine
National Geographic
Good Housekeeping
Life Magazine
Wall Street Journal
Vatican City
United States
U. S
Texas Tech University
Grover E. Murray
Tech
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Stephen Fred Armstrong
Robert Earl Exum
Mary Tedford Spence
Barstow
Cherry Wright Streeh
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