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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1973
Page
2
A Jordanian airliner bringing 262 pilgrims from Mecca crashed on approach to Kano airport. Nigeria Airways officials said there were few survivors and feared the death toll could be the worst aviation disaster.
Mrs Joyce Reese and granddaughter Renee Robin son from Ft Stockton visited Balmorhea with Mr and Mrs Henry Jones. Vincent Duncan and daughters Cindy She rel and Donna are moving into Balmorhea. The Duncan family will work at the Hoefs farm and feed yards. Sadie Kingston hosted the Thursday night bridge club at the ranch with supper and cake. Rudolph Hoefs was treated in Odessa after a fall. A fire at the robe farm burned a barn but other structures survived. A ventriloquist speaks at the school auditorium Thursday at 6 pm. The Balmorhea Fire Dept corrected a Friday blaze at the robe farm. Upcoming basketball games list dates and opponents through February 29.
William Ray Cothrun 58 died Saturday at Bi Spring Hospital. Services were today at 1 pm at the First Christian Church with Rev. Clark Ford officiating. He was born Sept 14, 1914 in Junction. Survived by son Glenn Ray of Santa Ana California daughter Dot McAdams Iraan father William Arthur of Wico two sisters Mrs Tiffany Young Wellington and Mrs Myrtle Smith Lubbock and brother Cecil Pecos. The obituary notes he was a vertebrate with a backbone.
Three Salt Lake City sisters Wanda Lee Paula Marie and Pamela Louise Weimer will be sworn into the Women’s Army Corps in what officials call an army first Brig Gen Mildred C Bailey will administer the oath at Salt Lake City Army recruiting office The trio will report to Fort McClellan Alabama for basic training then proceed to Fort Gordon Georgia Wanda a BYU graduate Paula also studied at BYU and Pamela attended Ricks College Rexburg Idaho for a year.
The Record reports hospital events listing dismissals and admissions. On January 17 Bart Ryan Lillian Singh and baby girl were dismissed as were Rebecca Prieto and hab girl. On January 18 Laz Cae bezuela and Andrea Baeza were admitted. Beverly Treat and baby girl were dismissed.
A brief OCR fragment mentions time periods including 1 year and 7977, with references to all other and six months totaling 120 months. No clear event, organization, or place is specified beyond Texas.
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