Deposits at Pecos banks hit near record in 1973
First National Bank cashier Harold Elder reported a record year with 15 162 714 88 on deposit at Dec 31 1973 and said no higher total exists. Security State Bank deposits were not available yet but bank officials projected a record year. Bank presidents Dudley Montgomery and Joel Daniel forecast continued healthy economy barring severe energy crisis impact.
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Pecos
First National Bank
Harold Elder
Elder
Security State Bank
Local beat note on chilly Friday mood and police tickets
On the beat by Lynn Webb describes a slow local scene with teens temperatures keeping people home. It notes one patrolman wrote half of December tickets and hints at energy worries and busy officers with secondary jobs.
Reeves-Loving County junior livestock show plan meeting
The sales planning committee for the Reeves Loving County junior livestock show and sale will convene at 7 30 p m Tuesday with chairman Bill Calloway and A B Foster. Attendees from numerous rostered members will share tasks to streamline the annual event at the community center banquet room.
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Reeves-Loving County
Bill Calloway
A.B. Foster
Community Center
Jimmy McNeil
Joel Daniel
Mike Burkholder
Garland
Free driving classes for unlicensed adults in East Pecos
Law enforcement officers and the community council offer January 14 to 17 evening classes for unlicensed drivers age 18 and older at East Pecos Junior High School. English and Spanish sessions run 7 to 10 p.m. each night, 65 students per class, preregistration required by 4 p.m. January 14 at Fifth and Cedar Driver License Office with birth date proof. All classes are free and cover operator instructions only.
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Community Council
East Pecos
Texas
Fifth and
Cedar
Pecos Boy's Club Opens After Remodel
Grand opening of the newly remodeled Pecos Boy's Club will be today and Saturday with a bake sale and a kickoff fund drive in planning. Club hours are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. closed Sunday.
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Pecos Boy's Club
Explorers Start First Coed Rio Grande Canoe Trip
Seven boys and two girls from Explorer Post 75 join four girls and an adviser from Post 368 Pecos Rotary sponsored group for a planned river trip down the Rio Grande. Scout executive Stanley Harp organized the expedition to begin near 11 a.m. Saturday and return late Saturday or early Sunday through rugged border terrain.
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Pecos
Rio Grande
Border River
Explorer
Scout
Stanley Harp
Texas
Mexico
Bill Bagley
Spence January
Benny Kilcrease
Peggy Griffith
UT awards 265 degrees in College of Education
The University of Texas lists 265 tentative bachelor’s degree candidates in the College of Education at the close of the fall semester on January 8. No public exercises will be held. The list, issued by Dean Lorrin Kenner, includes Betty Sue Kirklin Duderstadt of 512 Ross Boulevard.
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Austin, Texas
University of Texas
College of Education
Lorrin Kennamer
Betty Sue Kirklin
Duderstadt
Ross Boulevard
Stork Delivers Pecos County's First Baby of 1974
Mr and Mrs Mike Millan of 606 W F St are parents of Reeves County Memorial Hospital’s first baby of the new year. Debbie Millan was born at 5 24 p m weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and 20 inches long.
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Mike Millian
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Debbie
Millan
A&c Pump Company
Connie
Suzanne
Ricky
Joe Ray
Pecos
Millans
Connie Millan
Extra-long staple cotton to have federal controls
Washington AP reports growers approved federal controls on extra-long staple cotton for 1974. A mail referendum from December shows 1,402 producers voting in favor of marketing quotas and 194 against. The decision will implement nationwide quotas and regulate the crop under federal policy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Unemployment rate edges upward in December
The nation’s unemployment rate rose from 4.7 to 4.9 percent in December, the second monthly increase amid the energy crisis. Analysts note incomplete data on fuel shortages’ impact while officials warned December effects would grow early next year. Herbert Stein forecasts joblessness near 6 percent later this year. Government cotton controls remain in effect for 21 years, with ELS quotas tied to grower approval and price supports in the four-cstate region.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Herbert Stein
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
U.S
Severest cold snap grips Texas and Southwest
Below freezing conditions linger across Texas with a winter storm threat. Temperatures dropped to single digits in the Panhandle as snow, ice and freezing drizzle affected roads, causing accidents and at least five deaths. Forecasters warned of possible more snow or rain this weekend from West Texas to the Gulf Coast.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Fort Worth
Waco
Austin
Cotulla
Dalhart
Perryton
Amarillo
Childress
Abilene
Lubbock
San Angelo
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Wink
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el Paso
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Tyler
Longview
Lufkin
Texarkana
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Alice
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Texas
South
National Weather Service
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New Mexico
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England
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Conn
Chatham
Mass
California
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Mississippi Valley
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Michigan
New Jersey
Louisiana
Arkansas
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