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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1980
Page
2
The Enterprise repeats Volunteer Corner listing cases from Pecos Department of Human Resources. Readers are urged to help with time or advice and to contact 445-5487. Noted needs include small space heaters, beddings, transportation, and daily welfare checks, with calls for local groups to winterize homes and assist financially strapped seniors.
New York stocks fell in heavy trading while gold climbed past 600 an ounce amid fears over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.54 to 819.03 by midday with 1,316 losers and 181 gainers on the NYSE. Cotton futures also declined with No 2 cotton easing to 69.27 cents per pound on the spot market and nearby contracts down versus the prior close.
The Texas Extension Service announces the Reeves-Loving County 4-H Food Show in Pecos on January 13. About 20 youth, ages 9 to 19, will compete in four classes including main dish and desserts, demonstrating nutrition, planning, and preparation knowledge.
For eight years Austin Elementary School has run a program offering extra help for learning disabled children. Two resource rooms cover language arts and math and motor skills with classrooom testing and parent permission. Mrs. Bragg guides 26 first through sixth graders in phonics reading spelling and penmanship using the Gillingham method to build confidence. Mrs. Jewett leads 28 students in motor skills and mathematics, focusing on memory coordination and listening, with collaboration among staff to aid education. Harold Gorman Meyer 76 died January 2 in Odessa following services.
Obituary notes area resident since 1932 who came as J C Penney manager and later led Pecos Chamber of Commerce until retirement. He was a Methodist and is survived by his wife Margaret three daughters Connie Burkholder Marilyn Meyer and Beverly Halman a brother Orville Meyer a sister Frances Cowan six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Also mentions emergency ambulance dispatches for Arthur Schmid and an accident in front of The Place on 1360 E Third.
Odessa College offers three Pecos Real Estate courses this spring with registration on January 7 at 7 p.m. at Bessie Haynes Elementary. Real Estate Sales and Marketing led by Bob Knox meets Mondays 6 to 9 p.m., Real Estate Law by Jerry McGowen Tuesdays, and Real Estate Investment with Steve Armstrong Wednesdays at Pecos High School. Prerequisites include Principals of Real Estate. Benchmarks: classes begin January 14, room assignments to be announced.
The Report ARRESTS Today at 12:35 a.m. Clint Ford Fuller 22 of Barstow was arrested for public intoxication at Third and Cedar. An accident on Highway 285 involved Millard Smith 423 N Cedar driving a 1979 white Chevrolet pickup and Eddie Eugene McIntire 23 driving a 1974 yellow diesel tractor. no citations were issued. Criminal Mischief Luis Alonzo Hernandez 109 W Fourteenth reported to police at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday that his 1954 Chevrolet parked in East Tenth 100 block had a shattered back window and several dents.
Fire Marshal Dick Wadley notes a Pecos city ordinance prohibits burning grass or trash inside city limits. The Volunteer Fire Department urges residents to comply as seasonal hazards fade but year round dangers remain.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu built around 2550 B C E sits on a square base covering 13 acres. Its six million tons of material could form a ten-foot French border, and its bricks laid end to end would span Earth to the moon.
A compact listing of recurring meetings and events across Pecos and nearby towns. Lions Club, Optimist Club, TOPS groups, Rio Pecos Extension, Jaycees, Jaycee-ettes, Rotary, and other bodies meet at various rooms and times from Monday to Friday, with weekly and biweekly schedules and contact notes where shown.
Sheriff’s records show Bobby Denton reported his residence five miles northwest of Pecos burglarized with several guns and a saddle missing. Tommy Smith said unknown parties shot holes in his 1948 GMC pickup radiator fifteen miles south of Pecos. Three juveniles were arrested with three stolen bicycles on Highway 285 north, linked to Randell Gaston Joe M Mendosa and J M Fowlkes.
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