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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
4
Balmorhea volunteers fought a large blaze on Madera Springs Road Monday night when a main building at Kingston ranch caught fire. Wind hampered hoses but crews saved nearby structures and kept flames from spreading. Community news reports a busy period with club meetings, deer hunts, and school sports.
Obituary notices for Ray Thomas 25 of Pecos with service at First Baptist Van Horn and burial in Van Horn Cemetery. Robby Porter Runnels 62 of Pecos with service at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel and burial in Fairview Cemetery. Dr Gordon Clinard 51 Hardin Simmons professor dies after Abilene crash. local society notes include property and travel items, hot springs ad, and local newspaper info.
East Pecos Junior High seventh to ninth graders competed in a Seminole tennis tournament on Nov. 30. Players included Tom my Rey Leticia Moreno Linda Herrera and Yolanda Rodriguez. The team earned a spot in tryouts with Pecos Junior High. Coach Kenneth Garlitz.
A Friday night fire on the Fort Davis National Historic Site north ridge burned eight acres of deep grass and catclaw brush and was not contained until 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The blaze, caused by human neglect, was part of a week of small Fort Davis fires. No injuries or extensive property loss occurred, but fire danger remains extreme in Jeff Davis County and surrounding areas as drought and high winds persist.
The Dow Jones fell 6.48 to 795.73 as gains faded and decliners outweighed advancers 917 to 329 on the NYSE. Energy shortages and higher interest rates fueled fears of a recession while Fannie Mae posted a 1973 net of 2.20 a share and Loews Theater warrants traded actively at 3 percent. Cotton futures showed mixed moves amid favorable harvest weather. Cattle and hog markets quoted with varying prices. The Agriculture Department prepares weekly fuel shortage highlights for farmers, noting tight to critical fuel supplies in several states.
SM TWTF S. WEDNESDAY IMAGE 8 15 p.m. 212 S. Oak. Rotary Club noon Holiday Inn. AAUW salad dinner 7 p.m. at 2004 S. Hackberry Mrs. Donald Morton guest Joy Ferguson on Australia. Boy's Club 8 p.m. meeting. Pecos County Music Association Christmas party 8 p.m. at Community Center. Tri K bake sale 9 30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Beta Sigma Phi Christmas Bazaar. Reeves County Young Homemakers Christmas party 7 p.m. CPS Reddy Room. Country Music Jamboree 7 30 p.m. Community Center. Lions and clubs events listed. County commissioners court 9 30 a.m. county judge's office. TOPS 6 30 p.m. Drivers License Bureau. Pecos BPW Christmas party 7 30 p.m. Federation Parlor Exchange gifts. Amistad Lions bingo 8 p.m. Lions Den. Optimist 8 p.m. Saragosa Hall Sixth and Peach.
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