College Group Meets Tonight
A junior college study committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7 30 p m in the Board of Directors Room of the Chamber building. Ronnie Harris of Odessa is committee chairman. Members are A B Foster Bob Hughes Janice Hughes Wendell Faulkner Dr Elvin Reynolds Mrs Irene Turk and Ed McAnally. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber
Ronnie Harris
Odessa
A. B. Foster
Bob Hughes
Janice Hughes
Wendell Faulkner
Elvin Reynolds
Irene Turk
Ed McAnally
Grain Cotton Signups Set for 1968 Programs
Signups for the 1968 feed grain wheat and cotton programs run February 5 through March 15. Applications indicate farmer program intentions. The programs offer diversion payments price support loans and marketing certificates to reach parity for domestic use wheat has no diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.T. Price
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Farm Bureau Heads Meet in Waco Leadership Conference
More than 250 county Farm Bureau presidents and membership chairmen from across Texas gather Jan. 9-10 at the Alice Inn in Waco for a leadership conference. NFL line judge Art Holst of Peoria Ill will speak at a banquet on pro football leadership, and Pete Petersen of Chicago will discuss county bureaus as the key link. TFB President Sidney Dean of Victoria opens and closes the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Spl
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau
Alice Inn
National Football League
Art Holst
Peoria
Ill
T.C
Pete) Petersen
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Petersen
TFB
Sidney Dean
Victoria
Local Homemakers Plan Austin Convention Trip
A Pecos Young Homemakers delegation will attend the 1968 Texas State Convention in Austin January 12 13 at the Commodore Perry Hotel. Laura Teal Linda Hamilton Virginia Brookshire Beverly Kington Sharon Godbey and Mrs S B Hunt serve as delegates alternates and sponsor. Keynotes by Roy Bass and Dr Robert Ledbetter highlight sessions with exhibits from Texas industries and a Friday awards luncheon sponsored by rural electric systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Young Homemakers
Austin
Laura Teal
Linda Hamilton
Virginia Brookshire
Beverly Kington
Sharon Godbey
S. B. Hunt
The
Young Homemakers of
Texas
Commodore Perry
Roy Bass
Lubbock
Robert Ledbetter
Rural Electric Systems of Texas
Little Sister
Larry Dobbs
Hereford
Bob Perry
Beaumont
Willis Oldham
Keller
Joe Baker
Seguin
Wayne Taylor
New London
Division of
Texas Education Agency
Pecos Police Investigate Vandalism and Bicycle Thefts
Weekend cases include a stolen bicycle from 523 Oleander and a vandalized auto at Saragosa Hall with broken windows. A shovel found nearby may have been used in the break in. The report also lists Executive Committee members for Young Homemakers of Texas and notes a convention in Austin with a media coffee on January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Saragosa Hall
Mike Garza
Kingsville
Texas
85 MPH Chase Ends In Multi Vehicle Crash
A 85 mph chase by Pecos Police ended when a 1963 Chevy II driven by Hector Jurado lost control six and a half miles west of town and rolled over several times. Jurado, injured, was taken to Memorial Hospital after a fire call at 202 Oak. Mrs Jurado reported her husband set fire inside the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Jurado
Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Local Revenue Office Opens for Taxpayer Help
The filing period for federal income taxes begins after January 1, 1968. The local Internal Revenue Service office will be open each Monday from 8 15 a.m. to noon for assistance to taxpayers in Room 9 of the Western Insurance Building. Assistance can also be obtained by calling 445 5423 or 445 5424.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Western Insurance Bullcing
Services Pend For Laborer In El Paso
Funeral rites are pending at Martin Funeral Home in El Paso for Lorenzo Aldana Lozano 67 found dead on the B. C. Kesey farm 12 miles south on Thursday morning The victim of an apparent heart attack He was born in Mexico on January 4 1900 A daughter Margarita Aldana located in Cd Juarez Chihuahua Mexico The body will be returned to Mexico for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Funeral Home
el Paso
Lorenzo Aldana Lozano
B. C. Kesey
Mexico
Margarita Aldana
Cd. Juarez
Chihuahua
Farmers Realize $100 000 Rebates On 1967 Gas Bills
Pecos farmers received rebate checks totaling about $100 000 from Pecos Growers Gas Company. The refunds, mailed December 20, come from 1967 contracts cutting gas prices by six cents per thousand cubic feet, a 17 percent drop, with eight year terms and annual rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Pecos Growers Gas Company
Trans-Pecos Cotton Association
Trans- Pecos Cotton Association
Roy Kesey
Richard Naylor
Er Group
Ray Kesey
L. D. McNeil
Frank Crews
Loy Kilgore
M.H. McKinney
A. B. Foster, Jr
J.B. Kirklin
Travel writers tour Trans-Pecos Texas sights
Writers from 13 states and one foreign country spent eight days judging the Trans-Pecos region sponsored by the Texas Tourist Development Agency. They toured Davis Mountain areas and Big Bend National Park with visits to Mc Donald Observatory Ft. Davis National Historic Site and Ft. Davis State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Pecos
Texas
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Davis Mountain
Big Bend National Park
McDonald
Santa Elena Canyon
Santa Elena Village
Castelon
Farmers Tax Deadline This Month
Farmers ranchers and fishermen are reminded that Monday January 15 is the last day for filing estimated Federal income tax returns for 1967 unless they file their final return by February 15. Those who file the estimated return and pay due may file final returns by April 15. Farmers and related workers must file and pay self employment tax if earnings exceed 400 dollars. Blank forms available from IRS offices post offices or banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur G. Park
Administra
Tive
Internal Revenue Service
Pecos
IRS
Internal Revenue Office
Higher Postal Rates Take Effect Next Week
Postmaster Morrison announces new postal rates to begin January 7 affecting first class air mail and third class mail. Six cents for letter postage up to thirteen ounces and ten cents for air mail up to seven ounces, with changes across second class bulk mail and fourth class educational materials. Unchanged charges include special services. Mailers urged to contact local post office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morrisson
Morrison
States
United States
Canada
Mexico
Air Parcel Post
Orb Rowden Named Assistant Publisher at Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise announces Orb Rowden Advertising Manager promoted to Assistant Publisher with stock purchase in Pecos Enterprise, Inc. Janca lauds Rowden for community newspaper focus. Rowden, 4 1 2 years civic work veteran and former Lovington Daily Leader advertising chief, reassumes duties as Advertising Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Janca
Pecos Enterprise
Orb Rowden
Enterprise Advertising
Rowden
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
Janca
Pecos
Lovington Daily Leader
Lovington
New Mexico
Brownfield News
Downtown Lions Club
Retail Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erica
Grady Crossland
Seminole
Oran Mahaffey
Knights Templar
Hal Burnett
Knights Templar of
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Lodge of Texas
E.E. Cantrell
Y.w. Morrison
Local Revenue
David Hunter
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hunter
West
United States Air Force
Wos
Pecos Jayceettes
Zeta Psi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Kelly
Dana
Mark
Janea
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