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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1972
Page
2
Mrs Virginia Reed's eighth grade class reports weekly on school events and human interest stories. Vibrations provides a space for self expression and sharing ideas with the student editor Viola Valdez guiding this edition.
Two student groups from East Pecos Junior High visited the Pecos Enterprise last week. They toured reporters editors and copy readers at work and watched AP wire typing and advertising layouts. The highlight was observing the press in action as it printed folded cut and kicked out the newspaper for distribution.
P.E. teacher Mrs. Delma Molinar selects players from tryouts at East Pecos Junior High. Signups posted on bulletin board, followed by a tournament where teams are formed, captains chosen, and elimination rules apply. From participants, 16 players join the team with 36 finalists before the season opens February 7 in Wink.
In eighth grade English classes at East Pecos Junior High students practiced parliamentary procedure. They formed groups, named clubs, chose officers, planned agendas, wrote reports, and conducted meetings following parliamentary rules.
Clara Isadora Peck aged 88 died at Memorial Hospital at 9 30 p m Thursday Funeral services set for 10 a m Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev Milton Propp officiating Burial will be in Balmorhea cemetery She was born February 9 1883 in Columbus New York and moved to Balmorhea in 1909 She lived in Pecos and Balmorhea since then a Methodist Church member Survived by daughters Ermine Houri gan of El Paso and Annette Bowers of Van Horn 16 grandchildren 33 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren two brothers Chester and Floyd White of Kansas She had made her home with her granddaughter Ann
School menu lists Bar-B- pork over noodles buttered sweet potatoes cabbage salad banana cream pudding biscuits butter and milk. Tuesday offers Hamburger on bun pickles French fries green beans fresh orange chocolate milk. Chicken fried steak with cream gravy mashed potatoes corn on the cob pumpkin pie whipped topping hot rolls butter and milk.
Partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday. High today 52 to 62, low tonight 26 to 42, high Saturday 60 to 74. Friday menu includes meat potato burgers, beets in sauce, lime gelatin with cottage cheese, ice cream bars, raisin bread, bread, butter, milk. Also Frito pie, potato salad, early June peas, white cake with cherry topping.
The Record itemizes Eugene Morales failing to leave information at an accident scene with fines of 25 dollars plus costs and a license issue, Marian Hurley speeding, 10 dollars plus costs, Daniel Morriss stop sign violation 5 dollars plus costs, Ginger Tredell disobeying a stop sign 5 dollars plus costs, others including speeding and public drunk charges in various locations. It also notes a Wednesday fire near Highway 80 and a handbag theft at Memorial Hospital plus neighbor reports of stolen items and lost firearms, with memorial condolences from a group of relatives for Mr. Weaver.
The Well-Kept Community Club met Tuesday with a talk on antique glass by Mrs. Hazel Humphries and club members displaying glass from personal collections. Members voted to send Mrs. Lorinne Collins as delegate to the Federated Women's Clubs district meeting in Fort Stockton March 23–24, with Mrs. Humphries as alternate. A spring clean-up project was planned with handbills and a definite date to be announced, and a committee was appointed to address removing old junk cars. Hostesses were Mrs. Winnie Jones and Mrs. Jessie Stroade.
Fourteen Balmorhea FFA members plan to show 29 lambs 11 breeding sheep and one steer at the El Paso Livestock Show next week. Advisor Mike Martinson notes strong past results including a Hamp shire ram lamb champion and a top sheep showmanship win by Billy Dale Toone. Attendees listed include Don Kerley Max Kerley Billy Dale Toone George Toone Kirby Rankin Ronald Weaver Jerry Ward Manuel Brijalba Samuel Brijalba Craig Huelster Sammy Gallego Jesse Brijalba Charlie Moore Lucas Carrillo with others and supporters.
Balmerhea West Texas Utilities Co will sponsor a Balmerhea High School student to the 12th Texas Nuclear Science Symposium for High Schools in Austin June 5 8. Kenneth Schloemer says a teacher will also be sponsored. Delegates from across Texas will hear speakers from science industry and education with tours of University of Texas laboratories.
Mrs. A. W. McBee assumed duties as lunchroom manager at the Balmorhea cafeteria replacing Mrs. Callie Skidmore. She and her husband reside at the Boy Scout ranch on the Fort Davis highway and she starts at 6 30 each school day to prepare meals for Balmorhea students. The youngster praised her cooking as she expressed love for children and cooking.
An Associated Press report traces the strange saga of Howard Hughes amid claims of an autobio biography by Clifford Irving. The piece outlines Hughes secrecy, legal fights, alleged interviews, forged Swiss accounts, and competing theories about the authenticity of the manuscript and the writer's connections.
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