Barstow Community Activities Highlight Local Events
Senior citizens gather for noon meeting at the community center for a dinner with ham and potluck dishes. Rev. Lynn Webb, pastor of First Baptist Barstow, speaks, introduced by Rev. Homer Akers, with 24 members present and several birthdays celebrated. Barstow activities include Good News Club, PTA, local sports events, and anniversaries among Barstow residents. Notable passings and visits are listed, including visits to Portales and Pecos hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Webb
First Baptist Church of
Barstow
Webb
Homer Akers
First Presbyterian Church of
Akers
Natha Gillis
Bertha Gray
May Propp
Mary Allredge
Stockton
Nora Robbins
Good News Club
Eddie Jean Webb
Margie Knowles
Margie Nichols
Stock market mixed as gains fade amid nerves over GNP data
Profit taking after weeks of gains left indexes mixed in New York trading. The Dow edged up 0.16 to 736.55 as advances led declines 537 to 507 on the NYSE, with traders weighing revised fourth quarter GNP figures and a pattern of cashing in then buying on weakness. The American Stock Exchange index rose 0.04 to 76.88 as market participants eyed the broader three month rally. Cotton futures were higher early, with midday prices up from the prior close. Livestock reports from Amarillo and Fort Worth showed varied shifts in steer, heifer, and cow prices amid thin demand and steady sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Associated Press
At&t
el Paso
Exxon
Fairchild
Ford
Elec
Foods
Tire
Goodrich
Gulf Oil
Hart-Hk
IBM
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marce
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
PennCent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas
US Steel
Woolwich
Xerox
New York Cotton Exchange
Appliances Stolen In Pecos Residence Break-In
Over $700 in entertainment appliances reported stolen from a Pecos residence Tuesday night. Manuel Razo of Airbase Apts. said someone entered the home while he was at work, taking a TV valued at $650 and a $100 cassette recorder. A separate report notes a motor home window broken sometime Monday night or Tuesday, but officers found no evidence of a break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Manuel Razo
Apts
Razo
Vic Springer
Sixth St
Winnebago
City seeks funds for sewer project phases and plant upgrade
The city requests 15000 for early work and 345000 to aid finishing the sewer treatment plant east of the city. Alpine seeks 106600 for improvements to its existing plant. Volkswagen South Africa marks 250000th Beetle produced in Uitenhage on Oct 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
South Africa
Uitenhage
Volkswagen of
Noel Phillips
Desert soil spuds bloom into a potato industry surge
In Hermiston Oregon the south bank of the Columbia River has transformed from desert cattle range to a busling potato center. Ray Dunn and William McClannahan introduced center pivot irrigation eight years ago, enabling 70 000 irrigated acres in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The climate, soil and near 200 day growing season now yield vast output and a steady French fry supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Edmunson
Pendleton
Oregonian
Hermiston, Ore
Columbia River
Morrow
Umatilla
Oregon
Ray Dunn
William McClannahan
Banking support fuels irrigation growth in eastern Oregon
Hadley Akins of Pendleton, eastern Oregon agricultural representative for the National Bank of Oregon, highlights strong deposits and thriving Main Street as signs of an improving economy. A cotton extension specialist notes seed quality is key for crops, but seed shortages and weather hurt supply. High quality seed tolerates cold and wet soils, aiding early growth, while poor seed requires delayed planting and adjusted seeding rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadley Akins
Pendleton
Oregon
U.S. National Bank of Oregon
United States
Main Street
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Irrigation upturn shapes Oregon river valley growth
Dick Turner notes the spread of large portable sprinklers in eastern Oregon boosting potato farming along the Columbia's 10 mile belt. Water shortages push housing and industry to seek new supplies as Boardman voters back a river water project. Port of Morrow's Rupert Kennedy forecasts Boardman booming to 4,000 by 1977 and 12,000 by 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Oregon
Akins
Columbia
Boardman
Morrow County
Rupert Kennedy
Morrow
Texas House backs Veterans Day return and pension hike
Texas legislators approved bills to restore Veterans Day to November 1 and grant a temporary 12 percent pension increase for retired state employees. The measures, totaling 21.8 million dollars, pass to Gov. Dolph Briscoe for signing. Also approved is a constitutional amendment set for April 22 to raise state retirement contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Pecos Enterprise Postal Note
Pecos Enterprise details second class postage paid at Pecos Texas indicating its mailing status and locale for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Texas
Thursday Bridge for Cancer at First Christian Church
Charity bridge event at First Christian Church at 9 pm raises funds for cancer research with a $2 per person fee. Community notices include Optimists, Homemakers meetings, Bible study at Arlington and local church events, WW and Lions Club activities, and a dressings project for a cancer patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
American Motor Inn
Reeves County
Th Street Baptist Church
Arturo Reyes
el Paso
Idaho fugitive held in Pecos for extradition
Duane R. Slate, a Minidoka County Idaho fraud suspect, is held in Reeves County jail after a Wednesday arrest by Pecos police. NCIC confirmed the warrant for passing worthless checks. extradition to Idaho will follow. The story notes an unrelated Egypt onion fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minidoka County
Idaho
Reeves County
Duane R. Slate
Jimmy Roundtree
Roundtree
W. Third St
NCIC
Slate
Rupert
Ida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Security State Bank
Gibson
First National Bank
Duval
Green Lantern
Toyah
Popular
Manuel Avila
Jesse Gonzales
Monahans
Louis Guerrero
Gary Skelton
Fred Gomez
Elva Sanchez
Estella
Patsy
Manuel
Rosa
Leslie Avila
Rosa Padilla
Bertha Garcia
Wendell Nichols
Albert Navarette
Ray McIntire
Ruben Salinas
Johnny Juarez
Vicki Goode
Cruz Quiroz
Gloria Garza
Joe Garcia
Fred Abila
Kathy Sullivan
Linda Ramos
Mary Allridge
Jamie Villanueva
Abel Abila
Alexandra Gamboa
Delia Bayton
Cherry Ortez
Annie Clyde Belvins
Hattie Trott
Portales
N.M
Rev
The
Lion’s Club
G.A. Roach
Odessa
Ruth Hallard
Louisa Phillips
George Briggs
Memorial Hospital
Howard Harris
Reba Morgan
Medical Center Hospital
Francisca Garcia
Lubbock
Joe M. Garcia
Irene Garcia
Stock Market Report
Amarillo
Tex
Fort Worth
D.C. Klein
P.E
Texas State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
Frank J. Metyko
Texas Society of
Frank B. Harrell
State Board of Registration
Ennis O. Bogle
Texas Society of Professional Engineeers
Novi Sad
Yugoslavia
Radusko Nije
Sarajevo
Dick Turner
Gordo
Lopez Waar Ee
University
Mexico
Gus Arriola
Bill Bagley
Reeves and Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St
John Pitts
Progy McCurackes
Lynn
Reeves
Ward
Laving
Hickory
Lions Club
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
E. 10Th St
Senior Citizen's Center
Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak
Egypt
Hazel’ S Drapery Shop
S. Eddy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!