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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
2
Balmorhea volunteers battled a large fire at Madera Springs Monday night, keeping wind-driven flames from spreading to Kingston ranch structures. The blaze destroyed a major building while firefighters fought the wind and protected other properties.
Services for Ray Thomas 25 of Pecos to be held at First Baptist Van Horn with burial in Van Horn Cemetery after dying Sunday in Galveston. Born Feb 8 1949 in Amarillo he lived in Pecos years and worked in El Paso horse business. Widow Barbara McAnally and son Bradley Neil Thomas survive along with mother Ava Thomas of El Paso two sisters Bonnye Rich Hearst Ruthie Cochran Albuquerque N.M. and two brothers Olen Thomas Fabens James Thomas Van Horn.
ABILENE Texas AP police search for a driver who fled after a three car collision Tuesday in which Dr Gordon Clinard 51 a Hardin Simmons University Bible professor and former Baptist leader was fatally injured Witnesses said the driver left the scene before officers arrived A third driver was treated and released Hospital funeral services were pending Clinard served as BGCT president 1967 69 and taught at Southern Baptist Seminary He is survived by his widow and three children.
East Pecos Junior High seventh to ninth graders took part in a Seminole tennis event on November 30. Players Tom Rey Leticia Moreno Linda Herrera and Yolanda Rodriguez represented the school in singles with Kenneth Garlitz coaching.
A Friday night grassland fire on the north ridge of Fort Davis National Historic Site burned eight acres of prairie and catclaw brush before being contained at 2:30 a.m. The blaze resulted from human neglect amid dry, windy conditions, part of a week of small fires in the Fort Davis area, with no injuries or major property loss reported.
New York markets opened with the Dow Jones at 795.73 after a 6.48 drop as investors faced uncertain economic prospects. The NYSE saw 917 declines to 329 advances while the market-value index fell on the American Exchange and cotton futures showed mixed activity amid ongoing energy and inflation concerns. Agricultural futures and livestock were also listed as traders weighed shortages and price shifts.
A weekly listing of local meetings and social events across Reeves and Pecos counties. Activities include Rotary Club lunch, AAUW talk by Joy Ferguson on Australia, Boy's Club meeting, Pecos County Music Association Christmas party, Tri K bake sale, Beta Sigma Phi bazaar, Young Homemakers party, Country Music Jamboree, Lions clubs meetings, county commissioners court, TOPS club, and other Christmas and community gatherings at various venues such as the Community Center, Lions Den, and city halls.
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