Balmorhea Council Donates Turkeys to Senior Citizens
Reeves County Community Council joined Balmorhea celebrations last week donating turkeys for the senior citizens as Balmorhea hosted Thanksgiving activities. Mrs Elliott returns home from El Paso hospital after surgery. Oates family travel resumes with visits in Houston and Austin before Mexico rock hunting for about ten days. Louise Patrick hosts two midweek bridge games with Patty Towler high scorer.
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Wes Elliott
el Paso Hospital
Jay Oates
Houston
Oates Jr
Austin
H.A. Dunlap
Archie Dunlap
Mexico
Mdiland
Reeves County Community Council
Louise Patrick
Patty Towler
Nan Cate
Eva Lou O'Rear
Martha Moore
BALMORHEA NOTES AND HOLIDAY TRAVELS
Refreshments of chicken salad and relishes were served. Mr and Mrs Juan Carrillo and children return to El Paso after holidays with Mrs Carrillo's mother Mrs Amelia Carrillo. Deer hunters Red Thornton Floyd Owens and Woodie McIntire go back to San Angelo. Mrs Jake Morgan of Alice flies into Midland to visit the Towlers. Jake and Buck Morgan harvest deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Carrillo
el Paso
Amelia Carrillo
Red Thorton
Floyd Owens
Woodie McIntire
San Angelo
Jake Morgan
Alice
Midland
Buck Towler
Towlers
Jake
Buck
Morgans
Ten Houston officers free on bail in wiretapping case
Ten present and former Houston Police Department officers were released on $10,000 personal recognizance bonds after federal indictments charging illegal wiretapping. Named include M.L. Singleton and James D. Belcher plus several intelligence officers. They face counts of wiretapping and conspiracy tied to 1972 and 1973 activities. A preliminary hearing is set for next Wednesday ahead of a December 12 arraignment.
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James W. Allen
G.W. Barringer
Robert G. Blaylock
Lloyd O. Dollar
Thomas A. Hoffpaui
Leonard G. Kitzman Jr
Joe J. Rose
Homer A. Stevens
Houston
U.S
Donald J. Blask
Allen B. Hannay
Calendar of coming events in Pecos area
Calendar listings show weekly meetings and gatherings in Pecos area including Morning Optimists at Ramada Inn and Rotary at Holiday Inn. Lions clubs meet in the evening at American Motor Inn and Lions Den. TOPS groups meet at Federation Parlor and 10th St Community Council office. A Business and Professional Women Christmas party is planned. Tucson dates its founding to 1775 with Spanish mission link.
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Lions’ Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX
10Th St. Community
Tucson
Ariz
Presidio of
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Mr and Mrs Barron Moore Relocate to Monahans
Second class postage notices announce that Mr and Mrs Barron Moore will move to Monahans where he will work for Imco Company a Haliburtons branch. The note says they are missed and wished well. Also Mr and Mrs Domingo Chavis returned from El Paso Monday with their son who had a brief operation in hospital.
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Barron Moore
Monahans
Imco Company
Haliburtons
Domingo Chavis
el Paso
Senate blocks filibuster on Ford loan for New York
The Senate voted 70 to 27 to end a filibuster against President Ford’s 2.3 billion loan bill to avert New York City default. Opponents warned of heavy local cuts if the loan is approved, while supporters said the measure will pass to prevent broad harm to residents. Senator James Allen urged reducing the loan to 1.3 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
York City
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
James Allen
D-Ala
Allen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate Banking Committee
New York
Proxmire
Noon market report faces cautious mood in New York
The Dow edged down 1.97 to 827.14 as traders weighed recovery hopes and higher rates. The NYSE saw more losers than gainers with Greyhound Corp active at 124% decline after a 100,000 share trade. Cotton futures fell on hedging selling, with No. 2 grades down and prices slipping from Wednesday's levels.
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New York
New York Exchange
Greyhound Corp
Downs
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Ford affirms U S Asia security commitment in Indonesia
President Ford told a state banquet in Freedom Palace Jakarta that the United States sees itself as a Pacific nation and remains firmly committed to peace and security in Southeast Asia. He linked America’s prosperity to the region’s populations, economies, resources, and cultures amid a massive crowd.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
United States
Ford
Southeast Asia
Asia
Indonesin
Suharto
Freedom Palace
Surgery gives girl an esophagus normal life
Michelle McCarthy a three year old from Lordsburg New Mexico returns home after a two stage operation converting part of her colon into an esophagus. Doctors say she will eat sitting or standing and cannot go into outer space. The operation began with a colon segment placed in the stomach and throat connection twelve inches later. The artificial esophagus will grow with her but won t function like a normal esophagus. The case was notable for early detection and lack of other complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Michelle McCarthy
Lordsburg
N.M
Michelle
Charles McCarthy
Providence Hospital
McCarthy
Texas reports surge in wildcat wells in late November
Railroad Commission data show 16 oil and 16 gas wildcat wells drilled in Texas during Nov 15 to 30. Year totals rise to 6,225 oil and 3,098 gas wildcats, with 272 wells plugged. Districts opening new oil wildcats include Abilene and Houston. gas wildcats spread across Corpus Christi, San Antonio areas. Average daily oil allowable drops slightly to 3,803,683 barrels.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Railroad Commission
Abilene
Houston
San
Wednesday and Friday School Lunch Menu Items
Weekly offerings include pizza with buttered corn seasoned spinach and milk. Fried chicken with mashed potatoes gravy green beans orange cake biscuits butter and milk. Wednesday features chili beans salad peaches roll crackers butter and Charburger with fries and desserts. Friday offers chili mac buttered peas cabbage slaw raisins and ice cream with bread butter and milk.
Thanksgiving memories and town events in Balmorhea Pecos Midland
A personal reminiscence recalls a large Electra gathering and a Balmorhea Thanksgiving event. The Balmorhea Chamber earns praise for its efforts to preserve community traditions. Nearby Pecos and Abilene plans hint at a Christmas parade and local shows while urging citizens to spend locally.
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Ealge Power
Midland
Pecos
Abilene
Manuel
State Theatre
Odessa
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Mrs. Elliott
By Frankie Kingston
Newton Sparkes
Fifth St
Western Auto
Diane Osborn
Pecos Enterprise Employe
Sparkes
Wackers
John Pitts
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St. Pecos
Fe Hasan
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
Mary Shute
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Oreman
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving
Associated Press
Pois
Nyc
THE
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Borden
Pet
Chrysler
Cities
Soc
Coca Cola
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild Cam
Foods
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
Gif St Ut
Hous LP
IBM
Int Paper
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marce
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sun Oil
Texaco
UN Carbide
Paul Randolph
Peking
Air Force One
Newsmen
China
Soviet Union
VICA
Pecos High School
Wildcat
Electra
Balmorhea
Shugart
Wacker’s
Eddy St
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