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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
9
Balmorhea schools closed for Christmas Friday and will reopen on Monday January 6. A morning coffee honored teachers, followed by a turkey dinner and a Southern Assembly Program by Jim Mannings with guitar and singing.
The Balmorhea band performed a Christmas concert Thursday night in the high school auditorium under the direction of Freddie Hernandez. They played marches and classical pieces with solo and duet numbers. The revival of the band after years of inactivity is praised for rapid progress and credit is given to Hernandez for his work.
The town held a house light contest Monday night with first to Mr. and Mrs. Tissie Elliott and second to Mr. and Mrs. Amelia Tobar. third to Frankie Kingston. Christmas carols played as Nativity scenes and Snoopy displays lit up homes.
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