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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1976
Page
2
Enrolment of 58 marks the opening of Vacation Bible School led by youth director John Carroll and pastor Mr. Jim Bob Everidge with family from Canutillo. The group stays at Red Knowles home, enjoyed tennis, a swim party, and plans visits to Balmorhea State Park with daily activities.
Alice Marie Hickey and Carolyn Koenning left Monday and returned after the show Tuesday. Roy Dale Koenning and Becky joined Tuesday to attend the showing. Marie Won earned a blue ribbon and first and second in handwork. Carolyn took a second on her dress and two seconds in hand work. Yolanda Abila was in Pecos hospital during the first week of July and is improving with rest. Willie Otholt from Belton came in Saturday to pick up.
New York stock averages eased after Federal Reserve chief Burns signaled tighter long term money targets. Dow Jones industrials hovered around 990, with NYSE volume sluggish and nonferrous metals and cotton futures active. Local notes recap livestock, hog, and poultry prices and community events across Fort Worth and nearby towns.
Odessa area report notes no action from Ector County Commissioners on reopening the Coliseum parking lot for youth congregations after director Carroll Albritton cited nighttime littering drag strip activity that interfered with paying customers.
Deputies found a body in a car parked at a roadside park one mile south of Orla. The woman appeared to have died by suicide. Chief Deputy Tony Urquidi said no next of kin had been located and no details released.
Calendar lists events in Pecos for Monday through Friday including Evening Lions Club at American Motors Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club Lions Den 7 30 p m Pecos Optimists Chaparral Village Steak House 7 p m on Monday and Tuesday meetings for Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon 8 p m 125 S Oak St and Morning TOPS Club 9 30 a m Federation Parlor Tuesday TOPS TX 259 at St Community Council Office 6 p m Evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall 8 p m Friday Day Camp Parents Night at Girl Scout House 715 S Park 7 9 p m
Mrs. Elsie Bostick aged 98 will be honored Thursday at 10 a.m. in Stamford under Ken ny Funeral Home direction. She died Monday night at Stamford Memorial Hospital. Born December 30, 1877, she is grandmother of Mrs. Louis Armstrong of 1927 S. Park St. Survivors include son James Bostick of Hutchinson Kansas, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
A quirkyanecdotal note observes supper delays and the challenge of finishing meals on time. It humorously links lateness to coffee consumption as prices rise and routines wobble. The piece hints at social table dynamics and modern pacing without heavy detail.
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