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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1973
Page
1
The Pecos City Council approved drafting a 2 per cent occupancy tax on hotel and motel rooms to fund a regional advertising campaign. Chamber advocates argued the plan would boost tourist business while motel owners voiced concerns about impact and consultation.
Pecos City Council in regular session approved a 3000 homestead exemption for residents over 65 to take effect January 1 1974 with tax relief reflected next year. The meeting also extended Hugh Stutts employment to April 17 1974 and hired Leonard Sunt as patrolman and Ernest Calanni as meter reader while approving resignations of Oscar Granado and Tommy Box. The council desaturated a dead end Cypress Street block into a parking area near Pecos Garment. Mrs Ellen Robb was told final action on supplying water to her land would come later. The 1973 tax roll was approved along with a pawn shop license for Aaron Dye and appointment of a new electrical board. Pecos Boy's Club will be closed until September 18 for safety equipment. full reopening and director appointment planned then.
A Harris County grand jury issued four new indictments against Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks, raising total charges to eight. Indictments name victims James S. Drey tala James Eugene Glass and Johnny Delone, with arraignments postponed. Prosecutors plan further grand jury action, while defenses seek innocence pleas in a case tied to Dean Corll and a conspiracy alleging sexual mistreatment and murder.
A hot August day saw widespread highs near or above 100 degrees across Texas with Wichita Falls reaching 104 and other cities recording 101 in Abilene and 100 in San Angelo and Waco. Readings ranged from 82 in Galveston to 65 in Houston as fronts linger and thunderstorms possibly develop. A bicycle worth about 60 dollars was stolen from Pecos.
Schools in Pecos and surrounding towns begin fall enrollment with details on required birth certificates immunization records and enrollment fees. Registration times for Bessie Haynes Elementary East Pecos Junior High and Margaret Cotten Kindergarten are listed along with preschool and local district updates.
A thunderclap in Roland Iowa on a Wednesday night triggered the chimes at Salem Lutheran Church and set the town humming with the hymn How Great Thou Art. The moment appeared to reassure a small community of about 800 residents and drew local notice.
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