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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1973
Page
2
With food prices rising the Navy orders mess cooks to substitute hamburger for steaks and chops while Army troops switch to pot roast. Officials say menus will stay nutritious though less delicious as crews cut grocery costs.
Thursday offers Bar-B-Q burger with relish fries green beans peach crisp and chocolate milk. Friday serves chicken fried steak with cream gravy whipped potatoes buttered broccoli black eyed peas chocolate pudding hot rolls butter and milk.
Firemen responded to a car fire at 4 53 p m on Monday then to a brush fire in the Lindsey Addition at 11 30 a m on Tuesday. Both events were quickly contained.
The Pecos Enterprise, Inc. published every weekday evening at 324 S. Cedar St Pecos Texas with subscription rates in Reeves County of 6 months 9 dollars and all other year 18 dollars.
Rev. James Welch of Fort Stockton conducted services at the Balmorhea Methodist Church on Sunday. Rev. Kahl preached in Alpine and Balmorhea, with Balmorhea also hosting the visiting pastor.
Stock market of the Methodist Church is in Sacramento this week attending Youth Camp. Mrs Pauline Burton of Dallas visits her mother Rosa Renz and sister Beda Larramore for about two weeks. Mr and Mrs J B Van Jeren and daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Percy Veile of Longview Washington visit Jim's daughter and family and Balmorhea friends. Veile family flew back to Washington Friday. Van Doren planning a month's visit. Community Club plans meeting Feb 6 at Club Rooms to view annual high school art contest prizes. County district city cleanup underway with trash pickup starting Feb 15. Mary Ellen Aranda of Balmorhea reports purse theft at Fabric Fabrific between 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. value $30. Patrolman Charlie Smith investigates.
Miss Christine Haywood of Snyder Texas has been visiting in the Dick Compt on home in Toyah for the past two weeks along with Mr and Mrs Mike Murphy and their family.
Obituary for James Lomonthe of Pyote notes death at Odessa Medical Center on January 31 at 1 30 a m aged 72 with services at Pyote Baptist Church burial at Pyote Cemetery officiated by Bro Roy Carley. Survivors include wife Olla Belle two sons James R of Danville Virginia and Raymond F of Monahans one brother and four sisters. The item also mentions Toyah 1973 Betty Crocker award winner Elpedia Sanchez and a separate baby shower for Mrs Mike Murphy with hostesses and guests listed.
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