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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1974

Page

2

Balmorhea highway crews repair local streets

A Balmorhea ambulance responded Thursday morning to a four mile east car wreck on IL 10. Six people were injured, most with cuts and bruises, as the car jumped the highway, fell into a field, tore down a fence and overturned. They were treated at Pecos Hospital. Also reported: Balmorhea residents attended a Thanksgiving senior citizens dinner. The Balmorhea Library received two new books, and Amelia Carrillo was taken to El Paso for treatments. Balmorhea boys basketball beat Van Horn 69-65 for a 2-0 season.

Balmorhea IL 10 Pecos Hospital

Thanksgiving Observances and Local School Program

Balmorhea families from Odessa Midland Huntington and Fort Worth gathered for Thanksgiving with Norbert Huelster and others. Deer hunters from San Angelo and Houston visited, while Balmorhea's elementary program featured songs skits and a Thankful paper by Virginia Munez. District crews repaired roads and Toyah Creek washed banks with cedar removal and grade work aiding travel and flood protection.

Toyah Creek

Record Burglars Hit Town Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Police spent a busy weekend handling two household burglaries one theft from a car and two burglaries of local service stations Friday and Saturday An additional Pecos home reported Sunday night about 1000 dollars in merchandise stolen A residence on 500 N Ash St saw 60 dollars in items including a radio and tape player taken Other burglars stole about 312 dollars in rifles radios from another home Mrs C Garcia of 926 S Orange St reported two rifles and a radio taken While a single auto burglary yielded about 190 dollars missing from Robert Barreno s car at Airbase Apts

Pecos Sylvia Dominguez Ash St C. Garcia S. Orange St Robert Barreno Apts Barreno Taylor Oil Company S. Cedar St Acosta Exxon Third Willow Sts Gerado Chavarria Sixth St

Shooting death mars holiday in Pecos region

Early morning shooting near J and J Feed Pens left Am ado Jose Arevalo dead from a head wound. He died after ambulance transport to Odessa Medical Center around 2 30 a m. Police investigate with autopsy planned in Pecos and statements from deputies. Other burglaries include thefts from fuel stations and a home entry at 610 KE Sixth St with a television and tape player stolen.

Verhalen Amado Jose Arevalo Arevalo Odessa Medical Center Reeves County Sheriff's Deputies Pecos Justice of the Peace Cliff Preslar Raul Florez Balmorhea Gary Ingram

Market drift in anxious trading as coal strike looms

New York stocks eased amid coal strike anxieties and higher rates. Dow Jones 30 fell to 608.59 while more decliners than gainers dominated. Matsushita led Big Board volume at 12 1/8, Amex indices slipped, cotton futures sagged, and Fort Worth cattle and hogs showed mixed gains amid a light trading day.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Matsushita Electrical Industrial Big American Stock Exchange Pacific Coast Amex Cotton Futures Fort Worth Tex

Pecos Enterprise Staff Directory and Publishing Details

Pecos Enterprise lists staff including JOAN PITTS assistant to publisher and PEGGY McCRACKEN managing editor. It notes circulation manager RUBEN BACA and other departments, plus delivery rates, postage, and association with The Associated Press for republication rights.

Joan Pitts Peggy McCracken Ruben Baca Emily Galindo Carlos Nichols Joyce Miller

Thanksgiving Holiday Death Toll Tops 496

The four day Thanks giving holiday ended at midnight Sunday with the nations highways death toll reaching 496. A heavy snow storm along with high winds freezing temperatures and rain created hazardous driving conditions across the eastern half of the country. Texas reported a grim total of 48 deaths including 20 traffic fatalities 12 shootings and six oil field accident deaths as the weekend neared its end.

Associated Press Texas

Tons of mail may be late

Federal officials questioned a Newington mailman as they sift through three tons of unde livered mail found in his attic after a fire at a two family house. Postmarked as far back as 1972, the trove included baby food and Christmas cards, according to Asst. U.S. Attorney Alben Dabrowski.

Newington

Weekly Club Meetings and Local Notices

Local calendar lists Weight Watchers and arts sessions at community venues on Monday, with Lions Club activities in the evening. Tuesday includes Social Security office hours, TOPS at Brandon Hotel, and Al-Anon at Oak Street. Wednesday features Downtown Lions Club at Holiday Inn and a note on The Old Stone House in Georgetown built in 1765. Television guide entries for KMID Midland, KERA Dallas, and KOSA Odessa follow.

Community Center Second Hickory American Motor Inn E. 10Th St Tops Club DPS Brandon Hotel Al-Anon S. Oak

Evening 2 Big 2 News Sports Schedule Mess

A scrambled TV grid lists channels, shows, and times across sports, news, and entertainment. It ends with two wry, non sequitur lines about rudeness and caulking compound from Christmas baskets, attributed to no identifiable source.

Pecos City Sealed Bids Invite Fire Dept Wagon Purchase

Sealed proposals to purchase one new station wagon for Pecos City Fire Department due by 8:30 am December 12 1974. Specifications from City Manager office. Town reserves right to reject bids and choose best proposal. Published Pecos Enterprise December 2 and 9 1974. Also bid notice for a 1963 Dodge 48 passenger school bus due January 14 1975 at Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District Administration. Bus viewable at High School Industrial Arts Shop. Published November 27 29 and December 2 and 3 1974. Zoning hearing notices for Elisa Ornelas and Aurelia Zuniga requests in Pecos. Public hearing December 12 1974 at City Hall.

Pecos City Texas Maxey Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District High School School Business Elisa Ornelas Elm Pecos Zoning Board of Adjustment Reeves County Aurelia Zuniga S. Peach West Park S. Palm

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Salmorhea W.S. Stevens Harry Olson Nora B Oyd Louise Adams Teresa Moore Helen Martin Jesusita Calsas M. O. Mendenhall Nora Brijalba Josefa Lozano Malaspegin Evelyn Anthony Dorothy Eden Amelia Carrillo el Paso Corina Brijalba van Horn Moores Kingstons Humphries Jones Patricks By Frankie Kingston Gene Hunter Odessa Joe Cox Midland Robert Hulsey Huntington Calif Norbert Huelster Woodie McIntire San Angelo Bill McIntire Eesecar Eddie Oliver Houston Joe Kingston Carley Carrico Cassie Farrington Patsy McIntire Joan Cockral Debby Mickey Wilson Christy Kim Joan Henry Jones Joyce Heinen Cheryl Fort Stockton Balmorhea School Joey Lopez Christie Moore Esther Marquez Sissy Wilborn Irene Hunter Virginia Munez Turkey C.J. Perusek Phillips Petroleum Company Balmark Susan Young Steven Stephanie Eldorado Stock Market Report Mobil Oil Monsanto Penn Cent Penney RCA Safeway Sears Sony Ind Sun Oil Texaco UN Carbide Uniroyal US Steel Woolwth Pecos Enterprise Buckner News Alliance Cedar St Fadey E Edvence Reeves, Ward Loving Kal News Gordon Contt Love Cawny Lions Club Holiday Inn Christopher Layman Georgetown Washington, D.C Television Guide Kmid Midland Kera Dallas Kosa Odessa KBIM Truth Or Consequences Newsroom Dragnet Paul Sand Friends & Lovers TI Tell the Truth FBI Cuba Billy Graham Maude NEL Cincinna Bengaly Miami Dolphins Washington Beverly Hillbillies Hee Haw Channel Arthur Prosock Lilias, Your Metroplex The Tonight Show CBS Late Movie Devils ABC Evening News Silver City Notre Dame Farm & Ranch CBS Morning News S Government Today Show Misterogers Newhborhood Adventures of Daniel Boone Petticoat Junction High Rollers S Electric Company KMOM Monahans Roswell KTVT Dallas Hollywood Squares Villa Alegre Jackpot Perry Mason South America Borum Pehainhoe NBC News Guiding Piel Metroples News Friands & People of Our World Bark Nightengale Guiding Light New Mexico Doctors the Doctors My Life General Hospital America Somerset Mery Griffin Big Valley S Cisco Kid Hee Love Lucy NBC Nightly News Walter Cronkite Dick van Dyke Fire Department Isl Ej Maxey J.J. Maxey Gus Arriola EL Brooks Aly Hid Ao State Theater
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