Wage rates rise across northwest Texas in 1930s survey
A U S Labor department survey shows statewide wage increases with Northwest Texas details hard to verify locally. Secretaries earn 4.30 per hour, truck drivers 4.59, laborers 3.03, janitors 2.95, copy typists 3, maintenance electricians 6.76, machinery mechanics 5.95, key punch operators 4.07 or 3.23, based on 193 firms with 50 plus employees.
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Texas
West Texas
U.S. Labor Department
Odessa
Abilene
Maintainance
Barbs. By Phil Pastoret
The columnist gripes that quitting jobs would let the boss slash payroll by half. He jokes about having one for the road at New Year’s, noting it will be hard to locate later.
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Paul William Daniels
Mesquite
Daniels
Southern Pacific Transport Company
Ropers
Dallas
Arco transfers seismic crews out of Pecos affecting 400 people
About 90 workers leave Pecos next week as Arco seismic parties 23 and 25 relocate to Andrews and Seminole New Mexico. Each crew has 36 staff including 18 permanent and 18 casual workers, with circa 36 casual juggies expected to quit rather than move.
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Pecos
Arco
Atlantic-Richfield
Party 23
A.W. Kirkland
Andrews
Dawson
Party
Hallam
Seminole
N.M
Teledyne
A.W. Kirkman
Market rally boosts Dow near 1000 as sign of economy improve
Noon market report says the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.91 points to around 994 amid a 2 to 1 advance for NYSE issues as analysts note signs the economy may be perking up after a slow spell. U S Steel and Pittston traded with activity while the NYSE composite gained 0.19 to 57.47 and AMEX up 0.38 to 108.20. Volume reached about 9.06 million shares in two hours.
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New York
Pittston
U.S. Steel
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago
Ambulance Requests and Local Incidents Reported
Police logs detail ambulance requests for Mrs. Gibson of Toyah and Robert Gomez's wife possibly having a stroke on N Oak Street. A DPS officer reported a major wreck on I-10 near Highway 17. Local crashes include a 1969 and 1976 car collision at Seventh and Eddy with a yielding citation. Thefts, vandalism, runaway arrest, possible burglary, laundry theft, and window damage incidents are noted with names, addresses, and estimated losses where available.
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Gibson
Toyah
Butch Edge
Robert Gomez
N. Oak St
Department of Public Safety
Highway 17
Seventh and
Eddy
Jeffrey Allen
Odessa
Petra Zermeno
Zermeno
Allen
Far West Texas Gunfight Ends In Fatal Shooting
Raul Ibarra, 35, a Mexican national, died at Midland hospital after being shot from behind a cotton trailer at Farmer's Co op Gin near Stanton. Olly Biles Jr., 59, Fort Stockton, jailed on murder charges. bond set at $50,000. A feud between Biles and the Ibarra brothers is noted by gin workers.
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Big Spring
Raul Ibarra
Midland
Farmer's Co-op
Stanton
Olly Thomas Biles Jr
Fort Stockton
Martin County
Jimmy Mathis
Ibarra
Gilberto
Dan Saunders
Douglas Church
Biles
Ibarra Brothers
Midland Memorial Hospital
Deaths and Obituaries in Pecos Texas
Obituaries list Vances Nanez and Magdalena Rubio with funeral times and burial plans at Santa Rosa Catholic Church and Cemetery. Nanez born 1910 in Ruidosa Texas, survived by siblings in Pecos. Rubio, 78, resident since 1924, survived by spouse Jacinto and many children and grandchildren. Also notes Ouachita National Forest trail project 195 miles long through Arkansas and Oklahoma to be completed by 1979, a joint effort of U.S. Forest Service and state Green Thumb programs.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Vanceslado Nanuez
Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Catholic Cemetery
Mr. Nanez
Ruidosa
Texas
Pecos
Margarita Nanez
Senona Villa
Christina Duran
Magdalena Rubio
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Rubio
Jacinto
Enrique
Eulojio
Antonio
Los Angeles
Calif
Apolonio
Odessa
Eva Mora
Juran
Ysabel Chabarria
Susanna Hernandez
Longview
Little Rock
Ark
Ouachita National Forest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ouachita Trail
Lake Sylvia
Old Military Road
U.S. Forest Service
January 3–7 1977 school menu highlights
Five day school menu lists meals from January 3 to January 7 1977. Monday serves chili dog potatoes au gratin and green beans with applesauce and milk. Tuesday offers beef stew salad crackers peaches a cinnamon roll and milk. Wednesday features pizza corn slaw pears an ice cream bar and milk. Thursday presents a charburger fries gelatin chocolate cake and milk. Friday serves beef taco pinto beans lettuce tomatoes cornbread margarine lemon pudding and milk.
Weather Watch Scattered Rain and Cool Fronts
Scattered light rain possible tonight and Friday. Cloudy skies continue Saturday through Monday with below normal daytime temperatures and cooler highs.
Pecos Enterprise Local Staff and Subscription Rates
The Pecos Enterprise lists staff roles including Managing Editor Pamus, City Editor, and Advertising Manager. It notes publication evenings Monday through Friday, single-copy price, mail subscription rates by county, and AP membership rights for reprinting dispatches.
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Pamus
Social Security Help at Community Action Office
A Social Security representative will be available at the Community Action Office located at 902 East 10th Street from 11 a.m. to noon to assist residents with benefits.
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Community Action Office
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Dow Jones
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Chrysler
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Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
Gil St Ut
Hous L&p
IBM Eid
John-Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
al Monsanto
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sou Pac
Ltd Oil
Std Oil Ind
Sun Co
Texaco
Tex Inst
UN Carbide
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Paz Garcia
S. Sycamore
Spanish Club
Sherry Redman
Walthall Tra Park #1
Joe Mollinary
Tulsa
C.J. Kesey
Jackson
Chicos Bar
A.R. Baeza
S. Orange Street
Joe Franco
M.P. Windham
Valley Mobile Home Park
Ector County Coliseum
Pete Logan
First National Bank of Midland
Monahans
Jim Nolan
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Nolan
Wedneday's
PECCS
Cedar St
Peon Tey
Pechiy
Mocral
EF Nova
Tiparez
Gene Dolulas
Diane Osbors
Doris Welch
Ch Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Sichols
Mary Carpenter
Fridey
Reeves Ward Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
Iso
Pecos Texas
Reeves County
T Wit Fs
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Aarp and Senior Center
Senior Citizens Center
Second and
Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation Parlor
TX 259
St. Community
New Mexico
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