Storms fade but West Texas still clouded after hail
Thunderstorms swept across parts of West Texas with Reeves County under a severe warning while Andrews Winkler and Ector counties reported activity. Hail the size of golf balls hit Andrews, and peak temperatures reached 100 at Presidio. Forecasts call for more warm weather and scattered storms through the weekend amid unseasonable heat across the region.
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Associated Press
Texas
Reeves County
Andrews
Winkler
Ector
Pecos River
Pecos
West Texas
Panhandle Plains
Galveston
Amarillo
Dalhart
Panhandle
Presidio
Plains
Great Lakes
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colo
Brunswick
Anglos and Mexicans in shared labor and life
A reflective piece by Gene Douglas explores Mexican immigrant workers and Mexican Americans. It discusses humor, close work bonds, hard labor, and the paradox of Anglo criticism versus reliance on immigrant effort, urging Anglos to learn from a richer cultural dimension.
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Gene Douglas
Canada
Nets
Mexico
Lightning Sets Tank Battery Ablaze Near Barstow Oil Lease
A lightning strike 10 miles northeast of Barstow sparked a fire at a Hissam Oil Company lease on the Pecos Barstow area. Fire crews from Pecos and Barstow fought the blaze for nearly three hours, preventing total loss as one 12 foot oil-filled tank burned and another tank lay exploded nearby. No injuries were reported among lease workers or firefighters.
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Barstow
Pecos
Hissam Oil Company
Hissam
Hissom Oil Company
Lynn Webb
Health systems plan funded for Permian Basin region
Congressman George Mahon announces a Designation Agreement between the Department of Health Education and Welfare and the Permian Basin Health Systems Agency for Health Service Area 12. The area covers 17 counties including Gaines and Midland. Initial funding of 79000 dollars will start developing a health system plan for future health services in the Permian Basin. The PBHSA will operate with the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission as grantee, employing staff. Harley Reeves, health planner, will be executive director and manage staff.
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George Mahon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Permian Basin
Budding Pecos cartoonist debuts Cuddles the cow
Pecos native Steve Petty, 14, fresh from Zavala Junior High, launches Cuddles the cow in The Enterprise. The aspiring illustrator, who lives on a small farm 15 miles northeast of Pecos with his family, describes Cuddles as mischievous and black and white. The strip will run on a space available basis in the newspaper.
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Cuddles
Pecos
Steve Petty
Zavala
Pecos High School
Steve
Ste
E.A. Petty
Perry
Teal Ann
Williams survives accidental shooting in Pecos district
Assistant baseball coach Lawrence Bubba Williams is in satisfactory condition after a stray bullet struck his right shoulder in an east Pecos building. The pistol carrier, Oren Gene Walker, 35, faced reckless conduct charges and was jailed after bond was set at 1000 dollars. Williams underwent surgery and was moved from intensive care to Odessa Medical Center.
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Lawrence
Bubba’’ Williams
Odessa Medical Center
Pecos
Liams
Sycamore
Walker
Williams
Odessa
Tax exemptions made clearer for farmers and ranchers
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock announced updated sales tax procedures to simplify agricultural exemptions. Expendable farm supplies and specific equipment are exempt, while most farm buildings remain taxable. The new rules align with IRS guidelines and require exemption certificates at purchase. For details call toll free 1 800 292 9687.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Comptroller
Comptroller's Office
Confederate War Widow Rebecca Traylor Dies at 100
Louisiana ends its Civil War era ties as Rebecca Traylor, widow of Jerry R. Traylor, dies in Beaumont Texas at 100. The couple, natives of Grant Parish, wed in 1898 and received Confederate pensions since 1898. Traylor served in 1864 with Battery E, 1st Texas Heavy Artillery and later Texas Infantry. His pension file closed after her death.
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Rebecca Traylor
Jerry R. Traylor
Beaumont
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Traylor
Grant Parish
Traylors
Waco
1St
Texas Heavy Artillery
Texas Infantry
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Shreveport
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