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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
2
An Asado plate sale will be held Saturday from 11 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barstow community center. The plate will sell for 1.75 dollars and the money raised will be used for the Barstow Independent baseball team.
Irene Garcia and Eulalia Vasquez of Monahans underwent surgery in Memorial hospital Kermit and are recovering well. Leticia Contreras discharged from Reeves Memorial hospital Pecos. Willie Rubio family visited Ft Stockton. Palomino family traveled to Houston and visited relatives. Calistro Navarette and children visited Monahans. Nela Palomino connected with Mrs Nelson's family.
New York stocks edged higher as investors priced in improved Middle East prospects after Ford and Kissinger met Rabin in Washington for a second day. Dow up 1.33 at 825.88, NYSE breadth at 5 gainers to 4 losers, AMEX down 0.03 to 89.48, oil shares led advances and gold prices rose in major markets. Cattle and hogs markets in Fort Worth showed thin tests. cotton futures fell from intraday lows as warm, humid conditions favored the new crop. several regional notes cover visitors and social visits across West Texas towns.
Former Pecos Mayor Dr. E W Schmidt is honored as Newport Drive is redesignated Schmidt Drive after a Pecos city council resolution. The street lies between Meadowbrook Drive and the bypass south of town, near the planned Reeves County hospital. Schmidt’s 26 years in local medicine and a decade as mayor are noted along with his civic service.
Services are pending in Abilene for Mrs. J W Futrell mother of Reeves County Sheriff A B Nail who died Wednesday afternoon in Abilene. Services for Michael Urias eight month old son of Mr and Mrs David Urias are set for 10 a m Friday in Sierra Blanca following his death in Odessa hospital. Survivors include the parents two brothers and one sister all at home.
Retired Balmorhea residents will hear plans for a local AARP chapter at a workshop on June 19 at 7 30 p m in the Balmorhea Well Kept Community club room. Irving Gourley of El Paso, AARP assistant state director of Texas, invites anyone over 55 to attend. Also noted is a mention of the U S government's zero milestone near the White House established in 1920 and dedicated in 1923.
Overcast skies kept temperatures cool across the Pecos River Valley and surrounding West Texas area with a high near 79 and a low around 55. Widespread rainfall and storms earlier in the week eased to clear skies in most sections, while the eastern U.S. saw lingering showers and reports of thunderstorms and hail in parts of Nebraska and the Carolinas.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen urged Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz to extend the 1974 cotton loan program from 10 to 18 months. He warned the department’s decision not to extend caused an immediate drop in cotton prices and disrupted the market. Bentsen emphasized the program aided orderly marketing and its extension would help producers avoid further losses.
The Pecos Enterprise highlights Buckner news coverage and notes Associated Press content credits. The paper states AP holds exclusive republication rights for dispatches and local news.
Sealed bids for the State's 1075 acre interest with improvements on U S Highway 290 near Balmorhea Reeves County Texas must be received by 10 00 A M July 8 1975 at the Texas Highway Department District Engineer Paul H Coleman Odessa Texas and read publicly The sale includes a 1075 acre irregular tract with a fence storage building water tower gas tank and landscaping The State will convey its rights title and interest and provide an abstract but will not update it Bids require a 100 check made payable to the State Highway Commission plus a service fee of 100 or 1 of bid price The State may reject all bids For details contact Marshall Huffman in Pecos and mail bids to Paul H Coleman P O Box 474 Odessa TX 79760 marked BID ON SALE OF STATE LAND Published in the Pecos Enterprise May 29 June 5 and 12 1975
In obedience to an order of the Board of Equalization the board will meet at 9 00 A M in Pecos Texas starting June 24 1975 and continue each day until values for 1975 taxable property in Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District are fixed Interested parties are notified to be present The dates June 12 and 13 1975 appear in the notice.
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