Last of the barber shop porters shines on Pecos streets
Arthur Mayes, 72, the sole remaining barber shop porter in Pecos, reflects on a life moving from sharecropping in Herne Texas to shine work at the Lazy L Barber Shop. He shines about five pairs daily for 50 cents each, survives on a small salary, and values meeting people over money. He recalls working sunup to sundown for 75 cents a day and cotton picking for 35 cents a hundred, and notes his quiet, simple life away from heavy entertainment.
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Mayes
Shineboy
Shine Boys
Arthur Mayes
Lazy L
Arthur
Pecos
Herne
Texas
Grogan Motors
Ramada Inn
Ropers
Nose picking as the great American pastime
John Pitts jokes about nose picking as a universal habit seen on daily commutes and public figures. He recalls catching nuns, a coed, and others in the act, notes reactions, and muses about Nose Pickers Anonymous with dry humor and self‑deprecating anecdotes.
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San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Looney Farm
Cal State
John
Mini-buses start dial-a-bus service in Dallas
Dallas officials report a low initial ridership for the new dial-a-bus program. Five mini-buses covered about five square miles in North Dallas and carried just over 12 passengers on the first day. Officials foresee gradual uptake as costs rise and awareness grows.
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Dallas
Dallas Transit System
Bill Barker
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Barker
Holcombe Seeks Vacant 148th DA Post in Reeves County
Reeves County attorney Walter Holcombe will seek the 148th District Court District Attorney post. He has written to Governor Dolph Briscoe requesting consideration to succeed Fuller, who vacates Aug. 1. Holcombe has served as county attorney since 1971 after filling the post when H. D. Glover became county judge. Ward County attorney Ed Keys also joins the bid.
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Reeves
Walter Holcombe
Holcombe
Dolph Briscoe
Fuller
H. D. Glover
F.H. Ryan
Ryan
Ward
Ed Keys
Rodeo termed local success at West of Pecos event
West of the Pecos Rodeo drew strong revenue in 1975 with almost $30,000 total. Gate takings around $25,000 plus expected receipts from concessions programs and advertising boosted payouts. Prize money exceeded $20,000, surpassing early projections, signaling Pecos’s rise among major rodeos and hinting at bigger cowboys returning next year.
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Pecos
Terry Burns
Burns
Hospitals adopt Utilization Review to cut costs
Across the nation many hospitals begin a new procedure called Utilization Review effective July 1. It requires hospitals in Medicare or Medicaid programs to evaluate admission necessity, length of stay, and services. After admission, if a patient remains in hospital beyond a set period, the Utilization Review Committee may investigate the prolonged stay.
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah School Board Meeting Agenda
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school board plans its monthly session at 5:30 p.m. in the administration building 1302 S Park St. on awarding a contract for bus service resignations and replacement of professional personnel and monthly reports plus other routine matters.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
S. Park St
Texas Supreme Court upholds Bell rate suspension
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a state district court injunction blocking Southwestern Bell's $45 million intrastate long distance rate increase. The ruling supports the attorney general's view that courts can halt unreasonably high rates, while clarifying that the judiciary does not set rates. Bell argued rates could be set without statewide regulation. a new public utility commission now regulates such charges. The decision notes Bell's monopoly status and questions the sudden Texas rate hike tied to a St. Louis office.
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High Court
Bell
Public Utility Commission
Legis
Hill
Texas
St. Louis
Kissinger sees no settlement for Middle East talks
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger said Israel and Egypt are not close to an agreement as he left on a four day European mission to push a Sinai settlement and nuclear talks with the Soviet Union. He planned meetings with Gromyko in Geneva and Rabin in Bonn to press for progress amid stalled Israeli Egyptian negotiations and oil producer consumer talks.
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Washington
Israel
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Europe
Sinai
Soviet Union
Geneva
Paris
Middle East
Isaeli
Yitzhak Rabin
Bonn
Kissinger
Rabin
State Department
Gidi
Mitla
Abu Rudeis
Simcha Dinitz
White House
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Robert Anderson
Blood brother act backfires in Texas cafe
Two 31 year old men in Sansom Park near Fort Worth attempted a blood oath with a broken beer bottle. Each cut an artery, leaving one in critical and the other in fair condition. Police say the ritual, inspired by Indian lore, failed to bond them as intended.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Sansom Park
Local crime prevention course set
Pecos Police Chief Gene Martin rescheduled the two day crime prevention school from today to next week. The public and officers and store operators are invited to attend the 1 to 5 p.m. sessions in the Municipal Courtroom. Buck Lutrell of Odessa College will cover forgery theft burglary and shoplifting. A jailed ex forger will narrate how he forged over a million dollars in checks. the course is sponsored by the police department and the County Sheriff's Office.
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Pecos
Gene Martin
Buck Lutrell
Odessa College
Martin
Police Department
Reeves County Equalization Board Meeting Set
The Reeves County Commissioners Court sitting as a Board of Equalization will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the County Courthouse to hear evidence on the recent tax assessment increase from 32 to 43 percent. The higher assessment will raise taxes by about 34 percent to finance bonds for the new County Hospital.
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Commissioners Court of
Reeves County
Board of Equalization
Gulf Oil US Raises Wholesale Gasoline Prices
Gulf Oil US announced a 1 percent per gallon increase in wholesale gasoline prices. The move affects distributors and retailers connected with Gulf Oil, signaling tighter margins for fuel suppliers in the region.
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Houston
Gulf Oil- US
Building permits trend in Pecos shows June activity
June building permits in Pecos totalled 35,690 in expected construction versus 1,065,340 in June 1974. A year earlier Reeves County jail and new homes dominated with 991,712 and 60,000 respectively, while this June records only one new home valued at 20,000 for Rex C. Harten. Additional permits cover multiple home additions and improvements across Pecos, including addresses on Elizabeth, E D, Palm, Adams, 13th and Elm streets, plus Cedar, Veterans, Oak, East Eight, and Teague streets. Total small-scale projects include bathroom, porch connections and room additions. The prose notes overall decline from prior year’s larger public and residential projects.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Rex C. Harten
Elizabeth St
Alfred Hernandez
Ricardo Do
Gustavo Villanueva
N. Oak
Toribio
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Congress
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Gulf
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