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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1975
Page
2
Balmorhea high school and junior high bands performed Christmas carols under Ben Hill in the high school auditorium. A good audience attended as Nan Cate hosted the Thursday bridge club with four players. Louise Patrick won high, Nan Cate low, and Martha Moore bingo.
Students publish class news for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen. Friday evening the senior class screens Viva Max while elementary rooms hold Christmas parties with concessions and admission. Tuesday January 13 the student body presents Julius Caesar. A cowboys Christmas ball at Rick's Barn Saturday features the T and K Cattle Co band and an admission. FHA hosted Van Horn FHA girls last week with a Christmas party December 15. FFA voted to buy scales and plans a barbecue fundraiser. Santa Claus parade Friday afternoon includes decorated bicycles and prizes. Editor Lily Tercero leads a capable paper keeping the school informed.
Mrs Madge Conger 67 of Pecos died Thursday in Reeves Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Pecos Funeral Home with Balmorhea Cemetery burial. Born October 27 1908 in Grandfalls she lived in the Pecos Balmorhea area most of her life. Survives include two sisters Mrs Eric Martin Pecos and Mrs Jimmy Duncan Mesa Arizona and one brother John Conger Blair Oklahoma.
Monday offerings include a burrito with Spanish rice buttered corn pears and milk. A hamburger on bun with pickles is paired with French fries and cat sup lettuce tomato salad fudge cake with icing and a Happy Holidays greeting.
The noon Dow Jones average fell 3.38 to 848.71 as banks lift prime rates to 7 1/4 percent and inflation shows 8.4 percent annual rise for November. Alcan Aluminum traded actively, down 25 cents to 19.25, while NYSE composite slipped to 47.02 and AMEX market value index fell to 82.68.
United Airlines and striking ground service employees reached a tentative wage agreement after an all night bargaining session with labor mediator W J Usery Jr Officials expected the holiday flight schedule to resume by Monday A union ratification vote is set for Sunday In another note Cincinnati earned the nickname Porkopolis due to its hog processing in the early 1800s
Ward County officers search for two black men who robbed a Monahans store of about 250 dollars at gunpoint. They forced the attendant into a back room, tied him with a cord, and brandished a snub nose pistol. The spree extends from Odessa to Pecos, with an Odessa hold up occurring shortly after.
Creager says Mentone may not become a metropolis but could grow to a two store town as drilling expands in the Fusselman zone. Major oil firms including Forrest Oil Son Texaco Exxon and Arco operate in the area amid new CO2 gas projects boosting gas plants and revived oil production. A rise in consumer prices in November driven by mortgage costs auto insurance taxes and groceries mirrors inflation trends while Pecos and Ward County report a surge in robberies linked to drug traffic.
If you have not received your newspaper by 5 55 p m call the Circulation Dept by 6 00 p m for delivery to be guaranteed The contact number is 445 5475
Pecos police investigated two accidents on Thursday with one involving Mary Griggs of 1406 West Eighth Street. Griggs was treated and released from the emergency room after the collision at Eighth and Hackberry streets, the other car driven by Melba Davee of 612 West Seventh Street.
Reeves County began as a Pecos bucking horse owned by Sheriff A B Nail. After two failed rides by Nail the horse was sold for 200 dollars to Tommy Steiner of Austin. Steiner turned him into a rodeo stock success leading to a National Finals appearance.
The Pecos Enterprise lists staff roles including Publisher Assistant to Publisher City Editor and various department managers. It notes AP copyright rights and local news republication terms.
Local notes list weekly gatherings and events including Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon meetings at 125 S Oak St, Zavala Jr High Bazaar at Earl Bell Kindergarten, Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club shoot, Evening Lions and Amistad Lions Club meetings, Morning TOPS and Federation Parlor sessions, 10th St Community Council, Morning Optimists at Ramada Inn, and Rotary Club at Holiday Inn.
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