Christmas Eve shoppers see better year ahead
In Pecos on Christmas Eve, shoppers voiced hope for a brighter year to come. The informal downtown survey captured plans to stay home, relax with family, and travel to Toyah, Panhandle towns, or Dumas for the holiday. Several said they finished shopping and expect things to improve next year.
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Stephen Bates
Pecos
Bennie Ortiz
W. 13Th
Toyah
Bob Campell
Trapark
Mike Allison
Palm
Linda Miller
Maple
Panhandle
Pampa
Dumas
Terry Burns
Washington
Jose T. Herrera
Adams
Jesus Birthplace Under Tight Christmas Eve Guard
Bethlehem, occupied Jordan AP reports Christmas Eve marked by church bells and prayers as Israeli troops tightly guard entry points to the town to deter Arab terrorism. Roadblocks are in place and security remains high.
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Bethlehem
Jordan
of Christ
White Christmas hopes fade across Texas Panhandle
Forecasters at Midland predict only scattered rain showers tonight and tomorrow with a warming trend into the weekend. Temperatures ranged from 15 to 32 degrees in the Panhandle and 70s downstate, while officials canceled travel warnings as a weakening storm reduced snow threats. In Bethlehem, security for Christmas mass increased after a grenade incident, and local leaders questioned the heightened precautions.
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Perryton
Amarillo
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains
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Lufkin
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Abilene
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Inflation and unions and mail and picnicking
The excerpt discusses inflation driven by government money expansion benefiting the state, with rising national income and tax receipts from 1971 to 1973, then critiques compulsory unions and their fines, questions postal service efficiency and long bulk-mail routes, notes interior department findings on U.S. recreation, and ends with a holiday thought of the day.
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United States
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Post Office
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Santa Letters In This Issue Christmastime Notes
Santa letters pour in from good boys and girls and are reprinted in the special Christmas section. Read samples including requests for Raggedy Ann dolls a movie projector reels a Santa pin and cookies.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Two winners win turkeys in holiday drawing
Mary Jane Villaneuva of 405 N Elm St and Alvaro Alvarez of 118 N Walnut St are announced as winners in this week’s turkey drawing. Winning coupons were turned in at Minit Mart and Western Auto as part of a promotion by Enter prise and local merchants. The note also references a charity theme with Santa, a Snoopy pencil sharpener, and a watch with bands as prizes.
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Mary Jane Villaneuva
N. Elm St
Alvaro Alvarez
Walnut St
Minit Mart
Western Auto
UTPB returns to normal after president resigns
Dr. Bill Amstead stepped down from the $45,000 yearly post amid rumors of scandal and a faculty vote of no confidence. Acting president Dr. V R Cardozier handles duties as UT System seeks a replacement while Amstead resumes teaching in engineering and law enforcement management.
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Permian Basin
Bill Amstead
Amstead
Univer
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Windmill
Stephen Spurr
UT Austin
V.R. Cardozier
University of Texas System
UTPB
Dream to church and school born in Saragosa
In Saragosa a tiny Adventist faith began with Mrs. Venita Jobe and Minnie Fox, two practicing members. From home Bible lessons, Oregon friends arrived to teach, and Eli and Maude Davis and Ester Lansbury helped fund and build a church on a rocky lot. The church now hosts 75 members and a 58-student school, with growth outpacing space.
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Saragosa
Venita Jobe
Minnie Fox
Oregon
Mrs. Fox
Fox
Jobe
Eli
Maude Davis
Maude
Ester Lansbury
Eli and
Petition error prompts recount for school bond vote
Continued on Page 21 notes wrong Burkholder listed as petitioner Terry Burkholder signed the petition for a recount. Sixteen local residents supported the petition seeking a recount of votes cast in the Dec 14 school bond election to finance 2.7 million in school construction and remodeling.
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Terry Burkholder
Mike
Terry
Robertson Wins Enterprise Cookbooks in Drawing
Kathleen Robertson of 621 S. Plum won the Enterprise cookbook in a drawing of holiday recipe entrants. She shared the Big Ben Cake recipe, passed down from her grandmother, noting the four layer cake and thick filling, a traditional Christmas favorite in her family.
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Kathleen Robertson
S. Plum
Enterprise
Enterprise to Close Wednesday for Christmas Holiday
The Enterprise will not publish on Wednesday to let employees enjoy the Christmas holiday. The business office will be closed that day, with normal hours and publication resuming on Thursday. Publisher O'Ferrall Pauly stated the schedule.
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O’ferrall Pauly
Blessed are the poor in spirit verse from Matthew five
A concise biblical verse from Matthew chapter five announces blessedness for the poor in spirit and promises the kingdom of heaven to them as part of the Beatitudes.
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Kingdom of
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