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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1973
Page
1
Alpine to Fort Stockton 66 mile dash to deliver mail faster than the U S Postal Service. Fort Stockton celebratory events include fiddler contest mule races and a two month beard growing contest with a special pony express stamp for the occasion.
Yandell Box 10054 Paso Tk 79991 appears in a damaged OCR fragment. The note lists an address line and a box number without clear event context or additional entities.
President Nixon's doctors report he looks and feels better and is expected to leave Bethesda Naval Center Friday. They say viral pneumonia is subsiding with less lung congestion and that his spirits are fine though fatigue remains. visits by Shah of Iran and other aides are planned, with reduced daily chest therapy and ongoing recuperation at an indeterminate pace.
Pecos Cable Vision becomes Warner Cable of Pecos marking its 16th year and national name change across 130 Warner Cable Corp systems. Since 1958 the Pecos system serves about 1861 subscribers with six channels, 24 hour bulletin boards, stock quotes, and expanded programming while emphasizing service and community ties.
Rain soaked Pecos and surrounding areas with multiple inches falling over the weekend. Stations reported totals from a tenth to several inches including Balmorhea 4.5 and Madera Canyon 6.5 inches, while flash flood warnings extended across several Texas counties. Temperatures reached the upper 80s to mid 90s with cooler air trailing behind a weakening front.
Persons interested in forming a local Pecos chapter of the American Red Cross are urged to meet in the Community Center banquet room at 7 30 p m today to organize and discuss plans.
Ray Whitley signs up a new member for Stew Art's Florist, marking an addition to the shop's customer or vendor roster and signaling ongoing onboarding activity in the local business community.
A Fort Stockton jury found George Duckworth guilty of murder with malice in the April 27 shooting death of Presidio County Sheriff E H Hamilton and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The jury deliberated about an hour and 45 minutes after opening arguments.
Former Nixon attorney Bert W Kalmbach testified he raised funds to pay for the Watergate defense and for families of the defendants, saying actions followed legal and moral obligation. He cited directives from White House aides as driving his actions during the break in aftermath.
The SRDS market study shows Reeves County residents increased spending across food, automotive equipment, general merchandise, apparel and furnishings with food leading outlays at 7.739 million dollars and local per family food costs around 1693 dollars, higher than state and national figures. Inflation contributed to overall gains.
George Marcy the Pecos High School athletic trainer resigned to take a vocational teaching job at El Paso Parkland High School. Head coach Jerry Millsapps did not name a successor.
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