Holiday visitors return for school days
PECOS ENTERPRISE reports holiday visitors and local residents resuming routines. Mr and Mrs Dan Oliver of New Mexico visit his sister and husband Mr and Mrs Joe Kingston. Don Payne returns home from San Angelo to update family. Mrs Beda Larramore visits daughter Martha Stacy and baby James. Loyal HUMphries moves into Delaney home after renovations. Patricia Shook travels to Houston with brother Carl and plans college, while Betty Compton can return to the school cafeteria after a six week illness. Supt. and Mrs. Gilbert spend a few days in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Oliver
New Mexico
Mrs
Joe Kingston
Don Payne
Howard Payne
San Angelo
Topper Rawlings
Betty Compton
Two Pecos men charged in station burglary
Two men remain in the city jail facing burglary charges after being caught inside Jack and Bill's Mobil Service at 1400 W Third St. Ricky Marquez age 18 and Oscar Jiminez age 19 were arrested by patrolman Jim my Roundtree Sgt Robert Diaz and patrolman Rodney Williams during a 4 26 a m Sunday burglary attempt. They reported 19 cigarette packages a small amount of change and pliers found with the suspects. Formal charges will be filed in county court today.
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Pecos
Ricky Marquez
Oscar Jiminez
Jimmy Roundtree
Robert Diaz
Rodney Williams
Jack and
Bill
Mobil
Third St
Roundtree
Cotton futures higher as market stays thin
Cotton futures No. 2 rose by up to 1.25 a bale in a thin market amid scattered buying. New York Cotton Exchange reported the spot average for strict low middling 11-16 inch at 35.41 cents per pound, with midmorning quotes 1.00 to 1.25 higher. March 37.85, May 38.60, July 39.50. Livestock: Fort Worth cattle 100 head, hogs 900 with varied prices, drawing prices down 1.50 on last Monday’s close.
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NEW York
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Associated Press
London
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Handy & Harman
At&t
Rich
Gulf Oil
Hart-Hk
IBM
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
US Steel
Woolwich Xerox
Death probe continues in Monahans
A teenage man found disemboweled beside Texas and Pacific railroad tracks near U.S. 80 on December 3 remains unidentified. Ward County authorities, DPS, and FBI fingerprints yielded no matches, with no family inquiries to date. The body lies in a grave awaiting burial ordered by Judge Chester Taggert for December 6.
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Barstow
Texas and Pacific
U.S. 80
Ward County
Texas Department of Public Safety
FBI
DPS
Ward County Sheriff's Office
Ward
Chester Taggert
Autobiography of H. Allen Smith Reveals West Texas Ties
The feature profiles H. Allen Smith, famed journalist and author of To Hell in a Hand Basket, detailing his Alpine ties, lifelong social circles in New York, and a writing routine from 4:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. daily. It notes his friendships with Arthur Godfrey and Joan Crawford, his nonconformist social life, and the West Texas setting for his novel The Return of the Virginian. The piece highlights Caliche, Alpine, and Kolich's cafe as thematic anchors.
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Alpine
New York
Manhattan
Jack Dempsey
Smith
Arthur Godfrey
Jack Parr
Walter Winchell
Joan Crawford
Gene Austin
New York World Telegram
Huntington Press
Indiana
Huntington
H. Allen Smith
West Texas
Emily
Caliche
Kolich
Alpine Writer H. Allen Smith Finds West Texas Home
In Alpine the author discusses readers who resemble his characters from Return of the Virginian and notes some locals inspired figures like Daphne and Asia Battle. He praises Fern Mobeetie as a civic leader and plans limited travel, focusing on writing a new book about Gene Fowler while remaining rooted in the West Texas town.
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Daphne
Hallie Stillwell
Mungo Oldbuck
Asia Battle
Waikiki
Nell
H. Allen Smith
Alpine
New York
Gene Fowler
America
West
Texas
Burglary Report Includes Tools Lost In Hughes Vehicle
Tools valued about 200 dollars and other items were stolen from Marvin Hughes's pickup at Airbase Apartments after entry by prying a vent glass. A jumper cables set and pool cue were also taken. In a separate theft, two speakers and three tapes valued at 35 dollars disappeared from William T. Davis's car on Park Street during the night. Davis reported the tapes and speakers missing while the stereo unit remained. Ambulance calls totaled three to Memorial Hospital, with arrivals at 8:22 a.m. 12:28 p.m. and 6:26 p.m. to locations including 921 N Elm St Fifth and Mulberry and IH 20 with DPS.
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Marvin Hughes
Apts
Hughes
William T. Davis
Park St
Davis
Memorial Hospital
N. Elm St
Fifth
Mulberry Streets
IH 20
U.S. 285
DPS
White tours 16th district in Pecos on fact finding
Congressman Richard C. White will be in Pecos Wednesday until 10 a.m. on a fact finding tour of the 16th district. Anyone wishing to discuss legislative matters may contact him at the office of J. Robert Scott, 445-4949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. White
Pecos
16Th
White
J. Robert Scott
Bacteria Revived From 10,000 Year Ice in Antarctica
Scientists revived bacteria frozen in Antarctic ice for at least ten thousand years after exposure to air, enabling growth of active colonies. The breakthrough highlights resilience of ancient microbes and raises questions about survival limits and planetary safety.
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Antarctica
World Almanac Facts on U.S. Investments Abroad
The World Almanac reports American investments abroad totaled 107.3 billion dollars at end of 1973. Europe accounted for 37.2 billion, Canada 28 billion, and developing countries 27.9 billion. Manufacturing led with 45.8 billion, petroleum 29.6 billion, mining and smelting 7.5 billion, and other investments 24.4 billion.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Europe
Canada
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Jack F. Thompson
Ruby B. Thompson
Rosa F. Guerrero
Joe M. Guerrero
Helen Willoughby
Robert Leslie Willoughby
Barbara Lynn Robison
Aubrey Wilson Robison
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David Wayne Blair
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Lester Allen Wright
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Robert Bradley Harris
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Salina Chaves
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Jackie
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Buckner News Alliance
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Lynn Webb
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