Funeral Service Today For William H. Knox
Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel for William H. Knox 76 who died at 7:30 a.m. yesterday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock. Knox born August 5 1894 in Bell Buckle Tennessee moved to Pecos 40 years ago. He was a former Knox Peyton Oil Company director and a member of the Methodist Church 32nd degree Mason El Maida Shrine Temple and Security State Bank. He is survived by his widow Mae two daughters two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Donations to charity are requested in lieu of flowers. Pallbearers listed.
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Pecos Funeral Home
William H
Bill) Knox
Leslie Smith
Milton Propp
Evergreen Cemetery
Knox
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Bell Buckle
Tenn
Pecos
Tennessee
Peyton Oil Company
Methodist Church
el Maida Shrine Temple of
el Paso
Security State Bank
Mae
Jefferson
Truett Peer
Monahans
Joe Stanley
George Fletcher
Jim Waters
Gene Cummings
Dick Hinkle
Sid Kyle
Keith Camp
Rotaryprogram explains implied consent breathalyzer test in Pecos
The Pecos Rotary Club discussed the implied consent law and Breathalyzer use by Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Melton Rasberry and chemist Brian Edmonston. The talk outlined testing aims, court actions for refusals, and possible suspension of driving privileges. Also noted were Rotary guests, high school students, and a forthcoming break with no meeting on January 7.
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Pecos
Texas
Austin
Justice of Peace
Edmonston
Pecos High School
Rotary
Peggy Knust
Marolyn Gann
Lisa Peyton
Bobby Idol
Edward Billingsly
Butch Renshaw
David Davis
James DeDenne
New Zealand
U. S
Rotary Foreign Exchange
Davis
R. B.mcgowens
Bob Hughes
Rotary Club
Texas Gov Promotes Coffee Breaks for Holiday Travel
Austin Texas Governor Preston Smith urges motorists to take coffee breaks during the holidays to stay alert. The plan highlights safety and vigilance on roadways as travelers head home for seasonal celebrations.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
Texas Casualties Update Names Two Soldiers Killed in Asia
The Defense Department released the names of two Texas soldiers killed in Southeast Asia. Army Spec Samuel R. Lunch of Nacogdoches and Army Pfc Arthur J. Menn of San Antonio are identified. Officials urge rest every two hours or 100 miles to combat fatigue on high speed roads. The National Coffee Safety Stop Program will post signs offering free coffee at participating restaurants during Christmas and New Year weekends from 6 p.m. Dec 24 to 6 a.m. Dec 28 and from 6 p.m. Dec 31 to 6 a.m. Jan 4.
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Washington
Defense Department
Texas
Southeast Asia
Army Spec
Samuel R. Lunch
James R. Lunch
Nacogdoches
Army Pfc
Arthur J. Menn
Edgar H. Menn
San Antonio
Births in Pecos and Barstow This Month
A series of birth notices records newborns in Pecos and Barstow. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Ysabel Lara at 1116 E 7th Pecos on December 18. Mrs Norris Sydow of Pecos also welcomed a baby on December 18. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Juan Salinas at Box 244 Barstow on December 20. A baby girl born to Mrs Senida Contreras at Box 92 Barstow on December 21. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Epifanio Lopez at 1205 S Elm Pecos on December 21.
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Ysabel Lara
Pecos
Norris Sydow
Missouri
Juan Salinas
Barstow
Senida Contreras
Epifanio Lopez
Elm
Dec
Western Cotton Market Shows Active Trading This Week
The USDA reports active Western cotton markets with strong mill inquiries from domestic and European buyers. Middling and Strict Low Middling prices rose, while lower grades stayed scarce. Fresno and Phoenix bales traded with gains and steady buying as harvest slows.
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USDA
Fresno
Fresno Cotton Exchange
Phoenix
From Cowboy Boots To Eskimo Mukluks
Texas oilmen rush to Alaska’s North Slope drawn by a giant Prudhoe Bay reserve. Nearly 100 Texas firms join Humble Oil and Atlantic Richfield as they bid on tracts, invest hundreds of millions, and plan a Valdez pipeline to unlock Arctic oil amid icy, windy conditions.
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Kent Sturgis
Associated Press
Anchorage
Alaska
Texas
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Humble
Atlantic Richfield Co
Prudhoe Bay
Lem
North Slope
Valdez
Gulf of Alaska
Walter Hickel
Atlantic Richfield
Tesoro Petroleum Co
San Antonio
Placid Oil Co
Hunt
Cook Inlet
del Mar Land Inc
N. B. Hunt
Payan Infant Brenda Rites Scheduled in Pecos
Final rites for Brenda Lee Payan two month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Payan will be held at 10 a m Thursday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church Pecos with burial in Balmorhea Cemetery. She died at 7 15 a m yesterday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. Survivors include her parents one sister Mitchella and grandparents Mr and Mrs Salvador Ortega Balmorhea and Mr and Mrs Socorro Payan Odessa.
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Brenda Lee Payan
Manuel Payan
Balmorhea
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Pecos
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Mitchella
Salvador Ortega
Socorro Payan
Fire Burns Man at Walnut Street Home
John Nobles suffered burns to his head and face and smoke inhalation when his residence caught fire from an unknown source. He was taken to Memorial Hospital around 4:30 a.m. for treatment as firemen fought the blaze for over an hour at the 2nd and Walnut Streets location.
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John Nobles
Memorial Hospital
2Nd
Walnut Streets
Pecos Residents Share Joyful Christmas Reflections
Harold Meyer of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce expresses holiday cheer about Christmas lights and home displays across Pecos Texas. He notes the community spirit, the role of Young Homemakers, and a hopeful outlook for 1971 despite past years.
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Pecos
Jesus
West Texas
Harold Meyer
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
No Paper Burglaries Christmas Investigated
The Pecos Enterprise will not be printed on Friday for Christmas. City Cleaners was broken into at 1 45 am by forcing a sheet metal obstruction. About $25 was taken from the cash register and clothes were scattered. Other police actions include two broken garage windows, a 1969 Ford station wagon incident, and a municipal airport burglary with a shotgun and recording devices stolen. Two men were apprehended but charges not filed.
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Pecos
Glenn Vandiver
Mike Allison
D.R. Brown
Charles McNurlen
Tony Urigudli
Elena Trujillo
Ford
Charles Smith
Municipal
Joe Moore
Smith
Jack LeCroy
Arctic Cold Front Drops Texas Temperatures
Temperatures fell sharply across the Texas Panhandle to 12 degrees in Dalhart and Perryton as arctic air moved south. Showers drizzle or fog were reported from Austin to Tyler with a breif warm spell in the south including Brownsville and Corpus Christi at 72. The cold front stretched from Wichita Falls toward Lubbock and was expected to reach the coast later.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Perryton
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Mercury
Alice
McAlten
Amarillo
Marfa
el Paso
Childress
Wink
Wichta Falls
Midland
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Eagles and Rowdies Fall to Carlsbad Cavemen
In Pecos High gym the Eagles lose 94 to 59 as Carlsbad Cavemen surge in the third and fourth quarters. Norman Tinkler leads the Eagles with 19 points while Giddens tops Carlsbad with 20. The B team also falls 52 to 50, with Jimmy Simmons scoring 18 for Pecos. Next district games set for January 2 against Fort Stockton.
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Charles Pattillo
Eagles
Carlsbad Cavemen
Pecos High School
Cavemen
Carlsbad
Norman Tinkler
Don Cameron
Coy Davis
George Edmondson
Larry Terry
Don Walker
Giddens
Terrazas
Moore
Dub Smith
Carlsbad Mid Hi
Jimmy Simmons
Roddy Rosson
Chris Spray
Kyle Johnson
Frank Rodriguez
Rowdies
Carlsbad Boys
Ft.Stockton
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William H. Knox
Margaret Meyer
Boots
Zea
Brian Edmonston
Phoenix Cotton Exchange
Prudhoe
Aztec Oil & Gas Co
Dallas
Family of Texas Millionair
H.l.hunt
Arctic
Same Time
Kenai Peninsula
Tesoro-Alaska Petroleum Co
Inlet Oil Co
East Pecos
Bessie Haynes
Brenda Payan
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