Balmorhea News Highlights Local Subscriptions and Holidays
Balmorhea residents receive a special three month subscription rate to Pecos Enterprise with $1 donated to both junior and senior classes for every Balmorhea sale. Allen Gilbert attends Austin school administrator meeting on tax guidelines. Numerous families celebrate holidays with relatives across Texas, including students from Sul Ross and Texas Tech, and local weddings and visits noted.
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Balmorhea
Allen Gilbert
Balmorhea Schools
Austin
Balmorhea Faces Big Changes as 1972 Arrives
Balmorhea enjoys sunny New Year weekend but a cold front chills the town by Monday afternoon. Ice and frozen pipes slow business while students return to school amid snow. Absences rise though illness or weather is unclear. The high school moves from Class B to Class A due to enrollment, and local plans include football field upgrades and crowd control. A new 50 000 gallon water tower undergoes interior sandblasting and painting, with exterior work planned. Interstate 10 work near Balmorhea will advance, likely reshaping access before 1973.
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Balmorhea
Durock and Thelma Ray Visit Wesley Phillips in Orla
Durock and Thelma Ray stopped in for a visit with Wesley Phillips on Sunday. They are settling in El Paso. Mr. Ray was employed by Duval and lived in Orla for 18 months renting from Mr. Phillips.
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Durock
Thelma Ray
Wesley Phillips
el Paso
Mr. Ray
Duval
Orla
Phillips
Orla Christmas and New Year Visit Notes from Pecos
A compilation of holiday visits across Orla including Lloyd Hill and Jo Vann Hill of Pecos with a new barbecue pit in Oria. Friends and family such as Avery Cox Wesley Phillips and the Wilkersons gather for Christmas meals. Mentone school staged a Christmas program titled Christmas in Storybook Land with many students and solo performances.
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Lloyd and
Jo Vann Hill
Pecos
Oria
Avery Cox
Wesley Phillips
Mentone School
Elves
Darlene Jones
Jacky Wilkerson
Yvonne Jones
Karen Blair
Happy Elf
Freddy Renteria
Merry Elf
Smiley Gamboa
Santa Claus
Ross Wilkerson
Miss Muffet
Darla Wilkerson
Jack Horner
John Wilkerson
Jack B. Nimble
Steve Blair
Curl
Corina Gamboa
Peter Pumpkin Eater
Vern Jones
Jack and Jill
Jack Keen
Janis Phillips
Jack Spratt
Cedric
Sue Gamboa
Mother Hubbard
Debbie Murphy
Queen of Hearts
Cindy Renteria
Sue
Smiley
Lloyd Hill
Red Bluff
Debbie Hill
Pete Proctor
Wesley
Johnnie Phillips
Mrs. Hill
Adopting Couples Face Long Wait for Ideal Child
This second of three articles examines how a shortage of problem free adoptable babies extends waits. California couple Bob and Helen James endured an 11 month delay as they completed interviews with caseworkers and agency staff to judge their suitability.
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Bob
Helen James
Eloise Vincent
Philip Ham
Jameses
Margaret Edwards
California
State Department of Social Welfare
Superior Court
Bureau of Vital Statistcs
State Department of Public Health
Christmas goodwill spans borders and lives in 1972
The piece highlights acts of kindness from diverse Americans during the holiday season. A Birmingham officer uses his last six dollars for groceries, others donate to orphans, support an ill brother, or fund a child in Vietnam. The story also outlines adoption processes and state-specific rules, emphasizing charitable spirit alongside procedural detail.
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Associated Press
Pakistan
Northern Ireland
Harry L. Jones
Birmingham
Ala
Jones
Manhattan
Santa Claus
Seattle
Seattle Times
Lynwood
Calif
Santa Patrol
Florence
Mass
South Vietnam
Lucien Pepins
New Public Equity Firm Seeks IPO Milestone for Social Good
New York reports the Public Equity Corp plans to register and go public, offering 2.5 million shares at 10 dollars each. The company emphasizes reinvesting profits into product development and modest financial dividends, aiming to avoid glamor stock status. Investors face high risk but potential social impact.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ers
Some churches reap big profits from war
A study by the Corporate Information Center of the National Council of Churches finds 10 major Protestant denominations with about 203 million dollars invested in prime military contractors. It notes church investments earned 6.2 million dollars in 1970, portraying a profit boost amid public moral criticism of the Vietnam War.
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New York
Vietnam
U. S
Corporate Information Center
National Council of Churches
Drunken drivers get education expands reform efforts
Education and rehabilitation replace punishment in many states as alcohol safety action programs teach classroom studies and self analysis to convicted drink drivers. Wisconsin judge William Callow notes no reoffenders among 67 participants. nationwide programs funded by the U S Department of Transportation aim to curb drinking and driving with behavioral analysis and life style review.
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Howard Angione
Associated Press
Wisconsin
William G. Callow
Waukesha County
Waukesha
U. S. Department of Transportation
Puerto Rico
Callow
Phoenix
Ernest I.tewart
Stewart
Sewart
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