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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1976
Page
2
City workers dismantle the old Plaza Hotel piece by piece rather than bulldozing it to preserve reusable materials. City Manager J J Maxey estimates the approach will save taxpayers thousands over time.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbs 4.15 to 954.70 at noon on steady buying amid expectations of government stimulus. NYSE issues show more advances than declines two to one. Cotton futures ease with no fresh incentives and livestock show varied movements in Fort Worth reports.
Curtis Kradington of Pecos was in good condition Sunday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after an oilfield accident Thursday. A Loftin Drilling Co worker was crushed by a truck north of Pecos, suffering a fractured pelvis and internal injuries not believed serious.
In Carlsbad New Mexico a public hearing featured NM Energy Resources Board chair John O Leary urging Governor to push intrastate gas price control to the legislature. Odessa reports two Texas men face death for Trooper Holley Tulls 1974 killing. Carlsbad notes 1977 United Fund surpasses its 130000 goal with 134081 raised. Midland details a major four county drug sweep resulting in 47 arrests and 42 sealed indictments following months of investigation.
In Destrehan Louisiana a minor ferry tug collision raised fears along the Mississippi levee towns. The Oct 20 George Prince disaster killed 76. 50 damage suits now in court with 20 more expected by December 22. A bridge is planned for 1980 at an estimated 140 million dollars.
Jim Hart, First Baptist Church music director, will present a musical program for the American Association of Retired Persons at their Christmas party. The covered dish dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Lena Creswell thanked helpers for the Christmas parade float and noted Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Nichols of Barstow for their work. A garage sale last week added funds to the treasury. The club looks forward to an eventful new year.
A panel of area cotton growers will discuss the upcoming cotton research and promotion referendum in a KCBD TV program on December 9 at 9 p.m. Moderators Ed Wilkes and Bob Etheredge will outline referendum issues and the voting process. Panelists include Lloyd Cline Lamesa L C Unfted Tahoma and J D Smith Littlefield. Cotton Incorporated President J Dukes Wooters of New York will also appear.
A quiz item asks what is played to the vice president, and presents multiple choice questions about the sun in Japan and the longest river. The fragment references World Almanac content and includes a garbled third item.
Police found Aicero Fuentes, 66, dead at 4:53 p.m. Sunday amid claims of heart failure per Justice Jim Preslar. His son cited high blood pressure as a factor.
Obituary notices for Horace A. Marsh and Urscelo De La Rosa Fuentes with service details and survivors. police report of R. Durham arrest for aggravated assault after gun confrontation with officers. multiple ambulance calls and vehicle accidents with names, ages and locations in Pecos Texas.
A calendar listing upcoming local happenings in Pecos and surrounding communities. Includes community meetings, fairs, performances, church events, youth activities, and public programs scheduled in the coming weeks.
Monday events include Pecos Teachers Association at Pecos Elementary Library at 7 30 p m Lions Club at American Motor Inn also 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p m Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House 7 p m Tuesday hosts Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 125 St Oak St with several phone numbers and an AARP Christmas dinner and officer installation at First Methodist Church 6 30 p m Thursday lists School Board 5 30 p m and City Council 7 30 a m at City Hall.
ATHENS Texas AP 64 year old Jess Sweeten ex sheriff is hired by Henderson County District Attorney Bill Green as a criminal investigator. Sweeten who earlier served 1932 to 1955 earned a reputation for gun battles and nine men killed. He began in Trinidad as a constable with $200 a month room and board and $4 per arrest.
A reflective column blends humor with local lore as it recalls a sheriff named Sweeten who gained a deputy badge after tense events in Trinidad and later won a 1933 sheriff race. The piece touches on the ironies of power, free advice, and the costs of wit.
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