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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1973
Page
2
In Hollywood comedian Wally Cox known as Mr Peepers was found dead at his Bel Air residence. Firefighters said he was 48 and the time of death was about 7 45 a m with cause not immediately known.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Wholesale Price Index up 1.3 percent unadjusted and 1.1 percent seasonally, led by a 3.3 percent rise in farm products and processed foods. Industrial commodities rose 0.5 percent unadjusted. A cold wave and heavy precipitation threaten the region with snow and ice across the Northeast and Ohio Valley.
An issued notice outlines Pecos Enterprise mail subscription rates in Reeves County including six months at 10.50 and one year at 21.600, with mailing address 324 S. Cedar St Pecos Texas 79772 and P O Box 2057.
The Texas Railroad Commission set the statewide March oil allowable at 100 percent, extending a 12 month run of full production. Purchasers requested 3,764,459 barrels per day, down 17,003 from February, with demand forecast at 3,460,000 bpd, down 50,000 from this month. Exceptions apply to several fields.
Mrs Vera Belle Hummel 57 of Barstow died this morning at Odessa Medical Center. Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clark Ford officiating. Burial at Grandfalls. Survived by husband Floyd and four sisters Inez White Ada Frost Charlotte Wilcox Charlene Platt. Son John, 23, Cobra pilot, missing in action near the DMZ since March 6 1971.
The excerpt lists daily school lunches for February 1923. Monday offers corn dog with mustard, scalloped potatoes, buttered broccoli, vanilla cream pudding and milk. Tuesday serves chicken fried steak with cream gravy, black eyed peas, whipped potatoes, salad, chocolate pie, hot rolls and milk. Wednesday features enchiladas, pinto beans, Mexican cole slaw, sliced peaches, corn bread and milk. Thursday provides BBQ bun with sweet relish, French fries with catsup, chilled tomatoes, snickerdoodles and chocolate milk. Friday offers fish sticks, macaroni and cheese, green beans, mixed fruit slices, ranch bread and milk.
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