One Man Life and Christmas Cards From a Small Town
Anonymous piece recounts a religious parable of a humble man, Joyce Miller notes original Christmas card from Betty Oats of Balls Tex, and a satirical poem about the White House farm policy season. The column ties farmer concerns to Christmas, featuring the Oats family and local greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Column of Progress
Joyce Miller
Betty Oats
Balls
Tex
Betty
Joyce
White House
Nick
Farmer Oats
Texas
Capitol
Oats
Tom
Betty Beki
Cal
Emily
More Texas Cities Ask Passenger Service
Representatives from more than a dozen Texas cities voted to urge the Railroad Commission to add two routes to the Nixon administration’s proposed passenger train plan. They want north south service linking Northern cities via St Louis to Dallas Waco Austin San Antonio and Laredo and a transcontinental Texas route. Nasom noted communities across the state feared cuts in rail passenger service.
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WACO
Railroad Commission
Texas
John Volpe
Volpe
St. Louis
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Laredo
National Railways of Mexico
The
Commission
Nasom
Sally Preston to Compete at Fort Worth Stock Show
Sally Preston of Pecos will compete in the 75th Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show Invitational Ranch Girls Barrel Race at Fort Worth January 29 to February 7, 1971 with Ganado Cattle Co. of Friona as sponsor. The rodeo features top events, an $80,000 purse, and Judy Lynn as special guest. Tickets available by mail from the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Preston
Pecos
Ganado Cattle Co
Friona
Fort Worth
Will Rogers Coliseum
Judy Lynn
Nevada
Caesars Palace
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Reno
Lake Tahoe
Texas
Don'.t Shoot Firecrackers In City Limits
A notice reminds residents that firing firecrackers is illegal within city limits under Article 1710. It advises taking children outside the city to enjoy fireworks.
Draft Call Is 905 Men in Texas January 1971
The January draft call for Texas is 905 men drawn from Extended Priority and First Priority Selection Groups. Col Duncan notes the Extended group includes I A and I A- O men born 1944–1950 not previously called. First Priority covers those born in 1951 or earlier with lottery numbers 100 or below. The 905 total rises from 489 in December and stays within a national 17,000 Army quota. Local boards will mail induction quotas to 159 boards on December 16.
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Texas
Duncan
Troubles Plague San Antonio Family
In San Antonio six month old Mary Isabel Arriaga battles pneumonia and a rare Werding Hoffmann disease, a paralytic illness with no cure. Doctors warn future progress may be fatal as the family fights for Christmas hope and the child’s survival after a head bite from a rat occurred in a poverty area.
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San Antonio
Mary Isabel Arriaga
Raule Arriaga
Fire aids call for truck blaze on FM 1256
Firemen answered an 11 24 a m call to a fuel truck fire on FM 1256 and returned to Pecos around 12 30. A child treated for pneumonia was in fair condition Monday after hospital bills and limited income prompted concern from Irene Gutierrez and a local poverty agency worker.
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FM 1256
Pecos
Poverty Agency
Irene Gutierrez
Bill Knox Rites Pond
Funeral services are pending for W H Bill Knox who died last night in a Lubbock hospital. Further details were not available at press time.
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W.H
Bill’’ Knox
Lubbock
Continental Oil Begins Leasing Of Town Lots
Continental Oil Company starts leasing town lots in Pecos for possible drilling. Local agents Magee and Hansen of Midland, and others including Armstrongs Portillo Hart and Chalfant prepare leases. Citizens with town lots are invited to call 445-5493 for details and cooperation. Leasing aims at drilling in the northern Pecos area.
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Continental Oil
Continental Oil Company
Pecos
Duane Magee
Chalfant
Magee and Hansen
Midland
Paul
Ed Armstrong
Rosa Portillo
Harold Hart
Wes
Theft at Dean Memorial Park Reported to Police
Jack LeCroy of Pecos Elementary School said two basketballs and one football were stolen from Dean Memorial Park while children played. Two men around 24 years old were reported as the thieves by two nine year old boys.
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Jack LeCroy
Pecos
Dean Memorial Park
LeCroy
Toy Makers and Circus Announce Merger
Mattel Inc and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined shows plan a merger pending approvals. Roy Hofheinz and Feld partners will receive Mattel stock valued at about 47.6 million dollars, Hofheinz estimated at 27 million. Irvin Feld to lead the new Mattel subsidiary as CEO.
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Houston, Tex
Mattel Inc
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey
Shows, Inc
Roy Hofheinz
Astrodome
Houston Astros
Irvin
Israel Feld
Washington, D.C
Hofheinz
Mattel
Ringling Bros
Irvin Feld
Mattel Common
Ringling Bros. Common
Winterrowd Injured In Dallas Car Crash
Cary Don Winterrowd twenty four a former Pecos resident remains in Parkland Hospital after a one car crash on a rain slick Dallas road Sunday night. The patient underwent a six hour eye surgery with four doctors attending and is expected to stay ten days before air transfer to Pecos for further recuperation with family at his bedside.
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Cary Don Winterrowd
Pecos
Parkland Hospital
Winterrowd
Dallas
Ross Winterrowd
Lonnie Winterrowd
Dennis Winterrowd
Lighting Winners Announced for Home Makers Contest
Winners announced by June Kilsby chairing the event list T C Hooper of 2205 Country Club Dr first in novelty division, Mrs Gene Kelly of 1846 Washington second, Elvin Crow 1908 Jefferson honorable mention. In religious division Zech Cameron 1919 Jefferson won first with Tally Talamantez 2201 Country Club Dr second, honorable mention Bob Hughes 1718 Jackson.
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June Kilsby
T.C. Hooper
Country Club Dr
Gene Kelly
Washington
Elvin Crow
Jefferson
Zech Cameron
Tally Talamantez
Bob Hughes
Jackson
White Pushes West Texas Safety Rescue Program Expansion
Congressman Richard C. White urged the Department of Transportation to include West Texas in the MAST program, expanding helicopter rescue ambulances from Defense bases for traffic incidents. The Texas pilot project would extend a proven system that saved lives and evacuated patients from five bases and Alpine demonstrations.
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Richard C. White
Secretary of Transportation
West Texas
Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Health, Education, and Welfare
Defense
Department of Transportation
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
White
Alpine
Brewster County
Carl Williams
Bell Helicopter Company of
Fort Worth
William J. Haddon
National Highway Safety Bureau
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Norman Hill Cartoon Artist Brings Western Humor to Pecos
Pecos Enterprise highlights Norman Hill a cartoonist and former postal worker. He creates Western themed cartoons based on the Postal Department drawn from nine years in the service. Hill sketches from captions visualize ideas before drawing. He lives at 1516 Cowan St with wife Aileen and children Deborah Elaine Conda Lynn and Craig Allen.
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Georgia Stroud
Norman Hill
Norman
Pecos Enterprise
Pecoscos High School
Cowan St
Aileen
Deborah Elaine
Conda Lynn
Craig Allen
Hendricks Completes Basic Training at Ft Ord
Private Maurie Hendricks son of Mrs Edith Garcia Pecos finished eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Infantry Ft Ord California He was instructed in drill and ceremonies weapons map reading combat tactics military courtesy military justice first aid and army history and traditions His wife Elfi da lives at 1001 S Ash Pecos.
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Maurie Hendricks
Edith Garcia
Pecos
U.S. Army Training Center Infantry
Ft. Ord
Calif
Hendricks
Elfida
1001S
Ash
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B'Pai
Fran Lunda
Nixon
Santa
Santa Claus
Calvin Coolidge
Gutierrez
Arriagas
Amelia
Bill Knox Rites
Dowdy
Baltimore
John Dowd
D-Tex
Marvin C. Clark
Long Beach
Athens, Tex
Leon H.A. Pierson
Dendy
Toy Makers
Circus
Christ
Peter Herd
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