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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1970
Page
3
The Texas A and M Agricultural Research Station Pecos held its third annual Field Day with 56 attendees. Experts explained station plots while visitors toured plots and samples were explained.
Pecos Volunteer Firemen fought a 53 minute blaze at a farm house owned by Marvin Frazier located about 10 miles south on Highway 17. The fire was reported at 12 45 a.m. Saturday morning and the house was completely destroyed.
Veterans who attended spring and summer sessions under the GI Bill must return their Certificate of Attendance cards to the VA Regional Office in Waco to receive educational pay for the last month of training and for the first month of fall training. College students should sign and mail the card with their next to final check. to complete monthly checks, those training below college level should sign and return the card each month. If a card is lost, request a new one from the nearest VA office and return it to the regional VA office.
A late summer cold front moved south across Texas, bringing showers and thundershowers then clearing skies. Rain totals were mostly under half an inch, with Alice reporting 1.49 inches, while temperatures ranged from 60s to 90s and some cities hit 102.
The Pecos Men's Booster Club meets at Pecos High School cafeteria at 8 p m to organize. All men interested in boosting the Eagle football team are urged to attend. Membership is limited to men.
Pecos will host the National steer roping finals October 17 and 18 with performances starting at 1 p m. The event will feature the nation s top fifteen contestants along with girls barrel races and a matched calf roping between top ropers. Pecos hosted the finals last year for the first time.
The Cotton Board proposed a 10 million dollar market development program for 1971 funded by a one dollar per bale producer levy under the Cotton Research and Promotion Act. CPI executives, led by J Dukes Wooters Jr, detailed plans to push cotton into textile mills, boost demand through coordinated marketing, and expand retail advertising.
If you have not received your newspaper by 5 30 p m call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m and delivery will be guaranteed The contact number begins with 445- and continues in the notice.
Martin Sibas Chabarria, 67, suffered minor injuries when his 1960 Ford collided with a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Natividad Fuentez Sr. at 8 13 PM Saturday. Both cars were eastbound. Chabarria turned left, the Chevrolet sped, striking a telephone pole and the Ford, causing about 400 in damage. Chabarria was treated and released at Memorial Hospital. Fuentez was cited for no driver license and speeding.
The Clean Air Car Race featuring electric, steam, propane, and hybrid cars travels northeast to southeast across the country, passing Pecos on August 29 en route between Odessa and Tucson. About 15 to 20 all electric cars will recharge at Pecos Ramada Inn, with winners determined by elapsed time and pollutant emissions.
September 1 ballot mailing will reach all known eligible farm voters for Reeves- Loving County ASCS. Voters choose one candidate or write in one name. ballots must be signed and returned by September 11. Voting occurs September 14 at 9:30 A.M. with top vote getter as committeeman and others as alternates. proxies not allowed.
Texas Tech University will offer two Special Education courses this fall through the Permian Basin Graduate Center. Registration is set for August 26, 1970 from 6 30 to 8 00 p m at the West Texas Printing Company community room Terminal Texas, with a 100 dollar fee for 3 credit hours. Courses cover Exceptional Children and Youth and Minimal Brain Dysfunction.
Cadet Alfred Robert Eppenauer Jr. of Pecos received a certificate and a gold medal from the Association of the U S Army for leadership and military excellence at AMA Bryan. Col Childs presented the honor during graduation ceremonies. Eppenauer is a senior and earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant. he will attend junior college in Uvalde this fall.
Women bowlers will meet tonight at 7 30 at Las Palmas Restaurant for an organizational meeting for winter leagues. All women who wish to bowl this winter should attend. A dutch treat supper will be served.
A reader admonishes about discussing weekly paycheck deductions and the emotional impact of tax and withholding comments. The line lampoons public discomfort with wage transparency and crying over deductions.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White announced three $150 cash grants for winners in a State Fair Dallas art contest sponsored by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Entries due by September 25, judged in food fibers and TAP categories, with display in the Food and Fiber Pavilion October 10 to 25. High school juniors and seniors may enter through teachers who submit entries to the State Fair in Dallas.
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