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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
2
Preliminary results show upland cotton growers vote 95.8 percent in favor of 1969 crop quotas with 276 122 for and 12 043 against from a total of 288 165. ELS quotas pass 90.4 percent with 2 183 for and 233 against. Penalties apply to excess production. county figures list Reeves County with upland and ELS tallies.
Wilbur G. Park of Internal Revenue in Pecos Texas states that any employee who receives cash tips of twenty dollars or more in a calendar month must report the tip amount to the employer. Tips are taxable for income and Social Security and must be reported by the 10th of the following month. The IRS offers free Document No 5635 explaining requirements and providing forms and daily tip records for twelve months.
A Dear Editor letter cautions about student SDS activity at Texas Tech, urging public protest and FBI inquiries. A second piece explores the origins of the Christmas Tree with legends involving Martin Luther Saint Boniface and early Teutons.
The Texas Safety Association warns black coffee does not sober drinkers nor does a full stomach. It cites a study showing alcohol effects persist and safety depends on amount and time elapsed.
A list of patients admitted and discharged from a hospital between November 8 and December 14, 1968. Names include Gudrun Sathite, David Rodriguez Jr., Ramon Ortega, Eva Vasquez, Velma Stratton, Emma Ysassi, Asa A Moore, Laura Shipp, Marianne Ingram, Bertha Montoya, and multiple Whitaker, Garcia, and McCarrell family entries. Also a holiday snack tip suggesting garnishing wafers with sliced dry sausages and meats.
In the Stockton tournament Pecos trails 17-5 early and 32-12 at halftime as El Paso Eastwood defeats Pecos 64-40. Ephriam leads Pecos with 10 points while Davis adds 7 and Shorter 7 as the team fights back with 18 points in the final period.
Gwendolyne Clyatt of Texas A&M offers tips for festive vegetable platters. She suggests arranging two or three vegetables on one plate with bold seasonings for color and heat retention. Fresh seasonal items include potatoes onions celery cabbage carrots broccoli and greens.
A lively festive note urges wearing a Christmas face and merry spirit while filling stockings. It friends a modern Miss Shell who favors clean, fragrant creams over greasy washes, promising a brighter, soap free holiday.
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