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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
3
The Air Force awarded General Dynamics Corp in Fort Worth 191.3 million as final payment for cost overruns on the swing wing FILL fighter bomber contract. GD had previously received 127 million in overrun payments last June.
The Pecos Rifle & Pistol Club at Pecos Rifle Range behind the Golf Course holds a public sighting in day for hunters on August 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. NRA affiliated program participation, range guidance, unloaded guns, a 0.25 sight in fee, noon Bar-B-Q, and a 1:30 p.m. TrapShoot ending with more barbecue.
Archie B. Scott, chairman of the Reeves County Savings Bonds Committee, reports July sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in Reeves County at 5 601, with seven month total 63 617 toward a 140 000 goal. National figures show July sales at 402 million, year to date 106 206 174, and exchanges of E for H totaling 23 million for July.
Buddy Withers is much improved and remains a patient in Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth for four weeks. Mrs. Withers plans to return to Pecos this weekend and will register her kindergarten students on Monday, August 31, unless notified otherwise. Call 445-2321 for more information.
Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p m Friday at the First United Methodist Church for Willie Ray Horton 65 who died at 3 10 this morning A resident of Pecos since 1948 he retired from Southern Union Gas in 1969 He was born in Cuero in 1904 and died at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa Survivors include his widow Mary Frances a son Bill Horton of Dallas a daughter Sally Horton Bradley of Littlefield two grandsons and a brother Earl D Horton of Houston
Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for Mrs. Esther Lee Simmons who died this morning at Memorial Hospital in Kermit. Born October 20, 1924 in Wharton County she lived in Pecos since 1956 and was a Baptist. Survivors include husband Jodie two sons Jodie Jr and Jimmie Lee and two daughters Gloria and Josephine all of the home.
Sheriff A. B. Nail departed this morning for Huntsville with 21 year old Robert Smith, a Black man, following an appeal denial on a burglary conviction. Smith received a seven year sentence in the penitentiary from Judge J. H. Starley for burglarizing a service station and an automobile.
A Reeves County meeting of city and county officials discussed jail facility problems and the feasibility of a new regional detention center. William H. Gaston of the Texas Department of Corrections outlined council goals and funding, noting regional centers could relieve local jails and urging a factual capacity study before any new jail move.
The Veterans Administration launched a preliminary inquiry into the need for a VA outpatient clinic in El Paso. Congressman Richard C. White said the action was advised by VA Administrator Donald E. Johnson. Johnson said the study will guide closer work with the Lubbock clinic to improve veteran care in El Paso. The VA plans further steps to boost medical services as many El Paso veterans travel to Lubbock and Albuquerque for care.
The Presbyterian Kindergarten will begin classes on September 8 from 8 45 until 11 45 am. Registration is complete per Mrs James Hefner owner. The administrator notes plans to discuss with William Beaumont General Hospital options for expanded veteran care beyond current inpatient services.
Balmorhea State Park will close August 31 for one week and reopen September 5 6 and 7. Dennis Winn the park manager says the pool will then close for the winter.
Cadet Sergeant Duncan Mark Burkholder of Pecos participates in a week long leadership training at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. He joins the cadre guiding new recruits arriving Aug. 28 and is the son of Ben and (Mrs.) Burkholder of 2123 Eddy Street. He is in his third year at the Institute.
If you have not received your newspaper by 5 30 p m call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m to guarantee delivery. The contact number is 445 5475.
The note lists courses English 131, Math 134, Math 131, History 231, Government 231, Sociology 231, Sociology 131, Education 235, with mailing addresses for Mrs. Howard Davis 1501 South Eddy and Mrs. James Canon 917 W 2nd Pecos.
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