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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1971
Page
2
Mrs. Iva Wadley and Mrs. Anna Goodrich visited El Paso from Thursday till Sunday afternoon. Wadley stayed with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs A B Walker while Goodrich stayed with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Emory Hale. They also called on Mr and Mrs Tom Arnold during a family gathering.
A 14 year old boy from Duncanville was admitted to Methodist Hospital as a possible Vene zuelan equine encephalomyelitis case. Hospital officials said the diagnosis is unconfirmed pending blood tests at the Texas State Health Department. results typically take about a week.
A two day sale advertised for Friday and Saturday lists 617 Ss Locust as the location with items including clothes dishes and misc items visible in the notice.
The Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear two nuisance cases in October before its summer recess. One case concerns the death of a boy who drowned in a pond on city property in Houston. Oral arguments are set for October 20. An October 13 hearing is on an appeal by a trucking firm that lost a $5,000 jury verdict to a family alleging excessive truck traffic on a dusty road near their home.
SEC depositions show complex financial backgrounds and stock profits totaling 359150.50 for Texas officials in the National Bankers Life Insurance Co. case. The disclosures highlight previously sketchy financial statuses among named officials and list their backgrounds.
Gov. Preston Smith and other officials face SEC records showing stock buys in NBL. Details include totals: Smith 10,000 shares bought for 137 500 with 62 500 alleged profit. Baum 12,000 shares for 178 500 with 68 500 gain. Mut scher 27,000 shares bought at 478 with 74 500 gain. Heatly firm 8 813 shares 125 585 25 profit 42 971 50. Shannon 3 115 shares bought 45 779 35 sold 31 062 50 profit.
The Arthur Baus Child Welfare Fund closed the year at $2,175.93. The Bessie Haynes Park Fund stood at $13,334.08 while the Social Security Fund held $5,872.10. The n rie VD Cemeee Peedeed ST Payroll wsurale fund showed $19,714.22. Retirement Fund $2,024.35. Combined Interest and Sinking Fund $83,267.20 and 1963 Revenue Bonds totaled $256,772.62. Reserve for Emergency and Contingencies Fund $45,307.99. Warehouse Fund $8,727.69.
The cool front becomes a warm front bringing damp air back into Texas from the Gulf of Mexico. Rain fell in Central and East Texas with thunderstorms from Breckenridge to Eastland. By morning only light showers remained from Sherman to the Red River, with temperatures in the 80s and 90s and highs near 100 in Alice and San Angelo.
The council chose six inch concrete and metal bar jail walls over a steel plate, voting 4 1 to finance the project now and place the jail soon. The plan includes a pay as you go option or full funding now. The move aims to house city prisoners previously held at Reeves County Jail. They also set August 24 for a Missouri Street closure to aid a new Vocational Arts building and agreed to sell city lots five through nine in the East Airport addition to the housing authority for 9325 dollars.
Apollo 15 commander David Randolph Scott is set for a three day stay on the Moon after training as a second spacewalker. A prior Gemini 8 mission failed after only hours due to a malfunction, ending early.
Rae Bourbon 78 a vaudeville star and Mae West protégé died of a heart ailment. He served a 99 year sentence for a 1968 murder. cremation planned and ashes to Coconut Grove Florida. Bourbon claimed royal ancestry and counted screen stars as friends.
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