Caretaker begins watering cemetery trees and shrubs
W S Stevens cemetery caretaker will start watering the cemetery lots trees and shrubbery next week. Butch Weinacht chair man of the cemetery commission had men repairing graves and cleaning lots along streets. Balmorhea Girl Scouts are delivering scout cookies. sales were down from last year. Housing Authority contracts for painting center houses. Helen Humphries fills Pete Shook term. Balmorhea school gains $2000 federal aid for library. 60 days to order books. The Baptist church pur-
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W.S Stevens
Butch Weinacht
Cemetery Commission
Balmorhea
Housing Authority
Chon Garcia Jr
Helen Humphries
Pete Shook
Patty Towler
Balmorther By Frankie Kingston Chases a New Organ
Balmorther notes a church adds a beautiful new organ to the choir with Rev. Sprinkle and wife as musicians. Visitors Jim Van Deren and Mildred Hoefs travel from Washington State and Pecos for a day in Balmorhead. Spring hints and ongoing farming woes amid potential Easter crop hopes.
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Sprinkle
Jim van Deren
Washington State
Mildred Hoefs
Pecos
Jim
Austin
Jim’s Piano Find and Plans for Restoration
Jim recalls chasing rare pianos after Blanchard's tip, buying a disassembled instrument for 2500 in Fort Worth, later learning top models fetch 10000 when restored. The first auctioned piece he missed sold for 9000 six hours after the buyer’s bid. He jokes about rebuilding cabinet doors for his wife as a future project.
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Jim
Stock Market Slips as Money Supply Signals Caution
New York reports a quiet trading day with the Dow down 0.31 at 730.84 and a 6-5 edge of losers over gainers on the NYSE. The market shows faint recovery at the AmEx after a rate cut by First National City Bank while Fed data indicate a small money supply decline. Cotton futures ease, gold prices fall across major markets as global fixes drop.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
American Stock Exchange
First National City Bank
NYSE
New York Cotton Exchange
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Urich
Handy & Harman
Englehard
AT&T Wins Rate Increase Approval in Interstate Toll Rise
AT&T has secured federal approval for a 365 million dollar increase in interstate telephone rates as the FCC weighs a potentially larger boost. AT&T said the hike, about half of its 717 million request, is needed to cover rising costs and prevent service deterioration. Long Lines president H. H. Hough said AT&T would push for the remaining funds.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
FCC
H.H. Hough
Wreck in City Traffic Turns Up No Injuries
City police reported no injuries after a Thursday evening wreck at Third and Cedar. Officers said Angel Leyva and Gary Dale Pitts, both residents on West streets, collided when Leyva turned in front of Pitts at about 9 28 p m.
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Glen Vandiver
Angel Leyva
Fifth St
Gary Dale Pitts
Fourth St
Third and
Cedar Streets
Third Street
Leyva
Pitts
Pre registration for high school courses at Zavala Junior High
Eighth graders begin the high school pre registration on Feb 19 with forms due this week. Staff explain the Career Exploration program teaching career vocabularies road maps and resumes while community help aids applications including social security numbers. Track season starts with Zavala Hornets aiming for the Seminole meet featuring relay and distance squads and detailed event assignments.
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Rogelio Guerrero
Zavala
Milton Evitt
Larry Sloan
Tom McKeown
Vivian Aguilar
Joel Rodriguez
Zavala Hornets
Seminole
Carmelo Lopez
Bobby Mosby
Nathaniel Fobbs
Daniel Cameron
Genaro Rodriguez
Jamie Jaquez
Juan Ulate
David Jasso
Alberto Prieto
Genaro
Jamie
David
Juan
Joel
Alberto
Slack appointed to energy council
Rep Richard Slack is named to the Southwest Regional Energy Council by Speaker Bill Clayton. The 35 member body includes three members from each state and gubernatorial appointees. The council will meet monthly and aims to study development and conservation of natural resources across Texas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Austin
Richard Slack
Southwest Regional Energy Council
Bill Clayton
Ces
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
House
Senate
Slack
Energy Resources Committee
New Food Stamp Coupons Take Effect March First
The USDA announces changes to food stamp coupons with new denominations of 1, 5, and 10 dollars and the discontinuation of 50 cent and 2 dollar coupons. The redesign aims to deter counterfeiting and aligns with higher allotments and costs. Recipients must spend existing coupons by June 30 as retailers will stop accepting old coupons.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
FNS
CVAE students bake sandwiches and cake for fundraiser
On February eighteenth, CVAE girls sold egg salad and tuna sandwiches to teachers and others, with chocolate pecan cake for dessert. Reorders indicated strong approval and enjoyment by buyers and makers alike. Six weeks tests loom, with four periods completed and two remaining.
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CVAE
Manuela Galvadon
Sylvia Fuentes
Zaval
Judge Glover Urges Informed Vote On Local Hospital Bond
Judge Glover addressed Rotarians urging thorough fact gathering about the hospital and voting yes or no. He stressed the bond election is not a pet project of any person or group and noted more than 10 percent of qualified voters signed a petition requesting the election.
Descom S. Goodrich 62 dies in Pecos Tex
Services for Descom S. Goodrich 62 were held today at Pecos Funeral Home chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. He died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. Born September 18 1912 in Pecos he lived there all his life and ran Goodrich Cage Egg Company. Survivors include his widow a son Stanley Goodrich of Cerritos California a daughter Anita Spiller of Sonora Texas and two grandchildren.
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Descom S. Goodrich
Pecos Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Goodrich
Pecos
Goodrich Cage Egg Company
Thelma
Morris St
Stanley Goodrich
Cerritos
Calif
Anita Spiller
Sonora, Tex
Menu and community notices span Monday to Friday events
Weeklong school lunch menu begins Monday with no school on that day. Tuesday features pizza and sides, Wednesday hamburgers and desserts, Thursday turkey with sides, and Friday cheese enchiladas. A historical note mentions decoys and Maverick cattle branding. Community groups meet at various venues, including 4-H, Packs, Lions clubs, Weight Watchers, Senior Center activities, and a Maverick cattleman anecdote.
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Community Center
Hickory
Evening Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Merry Home & Garden
I.R. Titus
Odessa Crime Prevention Seminar Planned for March 6
Odessa police announce a three hour Crime Prevention Seminar on March 6 at the Texas Electric Reddy Room, 520 N Lincoln Odessa. The Odessa Police Crime Prevention Bureau will cover armed robbery shoplifting bad checks employee selection counterfeit money and burglar alarms. Secret Service agent will discuss fake money with pamphlets provided. Registration begins 6 30 p m with seminar 7 to 10 p m. No fee but limited seating. The program aims to curb area crime costs benefiting merchants homeowners and the public.
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Texas Electric Ready Room
Odessa
U.S. Secret Service
West Texas
United States
Texas Electric Reddy Room
Lincoln
Archer seeks removal of social security earnings limits
Washington AP Rep. Bill Archer Texas has introduced a bill to lift the earnings cap for recipients aged 65 to 72. Current law bars outside income above 2520 dollars per year, cutting benefits by one dollar for every two earned once the threshold is crossed.
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Washington
Bill Archer
R-Tex
Pecos Enterprise Publishing Details and Rates
The Pecos Enterprise a Buckner News Alliance newspaper in Pecos Texas lists publication evenings Monday through Friday with street delivery and subscription options. Rates shown include $0.25 per copy at newsstands, $3.00 per year for corner delivery, and $2.50 per month or $30 per year by mail within Reeves Ward and Loving counties, with higher rates for other counties and states. The paper is an Associated Press member with AP dispatches reusable for republication.
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Reeves Ward
Loving
Associated Press
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