Pecos Chronicle Recaps 1968 Local Road Bonds and Inquiries
A year of Pecos history recaps key 1968 events. Reeves County votes 1,174 to 80 in favor of a $750,000 road bond to fund county paving toward the Duval sulphur field. Sinclair Oil confirms a sulphur discovery near Rustlers Hills. grand juries probe local officials. and the Enterprise reports staff changes and community milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County Commissioners Court
Duval Corporation
Elcor
John Henry Wallace
First Christian Church
Pecos Funeral Home
Pecos
West Texas
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Sinclair Oil Company
Duval
Rustlers Hills
Richard White
West Texas Press Association
Abilene
Cupid Struck 496 In '68 Reeves County Marriages Rise
Reeves County records show 496 people were married in 1968 through 248 licenses. The total exceeds 1967 figures, which included 226 licenses, and tops several prior years. A list of admitted and dismissed individuals appears with December entries.
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Reeves County
New Year's Day Customs and Traditions Across Cultures
A survey of New Year customs from around the world and in the United States. It notes Gregorian calendar adoption, debts paid in China, kite flying in Japan, savings in England, honeyed bread for luck, and open house traditions in America brought by Dutch settlers.
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Bonnie Dearley
United States
U. S
Gregory VIII
Great Britain
Japan
Scotland
Persia
New England
Western States
America
New Amsterdam
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J. H. Starley
Floy
South
Bob Phelps
Kenneth Stroud
Phelps
Stroud
Phelps-Stroud
Tom Lewis
The
Enterprise
Lewis
Roswell Daily Record
Texas
Gordon Glenn Bishop
Meadowbrook Drive
Alpine Bucks
Pecos Eagles
Rotary Field
Fran Sunday
Enterprise Today
Orb Rowden
Roper’s
A. B. Nall
Jim Alexander
Clifton
David A. Smith
Odessa National
Culberson County
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
Monahans
Balmorhea Lake
R. C. Hammack
Johnny Wayne Parr
Border Road Construction Company of
Cupid
Rogerlie G. Talbhe
Pecos Eagle
Texas Water Development Board
Austin
Asa Moore
Bertha Muntz
Baby
Mary Lou Carrasco
Aurora Barrera
Sue Osborn
Rosa Cedillo
Gudrun Sabithe
H. L. Robertson
Tommy Aguilar
Juanita T. Brockman
William Kelley
Robert Brijalba
Laura Shipp
Tommy Auilar
Margie Knowles
Bill Carrico
Peggy Martinez
Jesus Mondragon
Tabita Garcia
Pauline Green
Lydia Fowler
Petra Natividad
Nona Taylor
Minnie Adams
Lee Hunt
Eve
Philadelphia
Famous Brands Sports Wear
Price
Phon
Pecos Enterprise
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