Loving County Texas Riches, Drought, and Dry Water
In Mentone Loving County, population 112, oil and gas wealth contrast with parched water. Sheriff Newt’s cafe anchors a rough but thriving town as officials plan budgeting for roads and a hoped for water system, but high costs deter an end to the drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving County
Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Mentone
Tex
West Texas
America
Riviera
Newt
Red Hills
West Texas Desert
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Ronde Mills 4-H Club
Loving County Historical Survey Committee
Menton
France
Oliver Loving
Loving County Independent
Wink
Winkler County
Pecos
Kermit
Billie Sol Estes
Margaux Hemingway
Doc Shifflett
Doc
Don Creager
Creager
Texas
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Reeves County
Tony Urquidi
Urquidi
Parade entry deadline set for June 25
Rodeo parade officials announce June 25 as the entry deadline for floats in the annual July rodeo parade. Committee chair Jay Dycus urges groups or businesses to notify the chamber of commerce and declare their float themes to aid parade order. Floats must follow a bicentennial motif with each group free to choose decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Jay Dycus
Dycus
Wells Strike Oil Again After Drilling Report
A quotation notes, “We drilled another water well, and struck oil again.” The report highlights a successful bore, signaling renewed energy prospects and ongoing confidence in local resource extraction efforts.
Deaths L M Ortega Guadalupe Orozco Simon Flores
Death notices list Lionel M Ortega of Balmorhea with services pending at Pecos Funeral Home. Guadalupe Orozco 94 of Pecos had services at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial at Santa Rosa Cemetery after dying in Northgate Hospital Carlsbad New Mexico. Simon A Flores 79 of Barstow had services at Barstow Catholic Church with burial in Barstow Cemetery after dying in Reeves Memorial Hospital. Survivors enumerated for Orozco include three sons Saturnino Refugio and Rocky all of Phoenix three daughters Paula Duelces and Betty Rodriguez two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Flores survivor list includes wife Frances five sons Tomas Abram Ignacio Isabel Felipe two daughters Sebastiana and Valentina and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Orozco
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Orozco
Northgate Hospital
Carlsbad
N.M
Mexico
Pecos
Saturnino
Refugio
Rocky Orozco
Phoenix
Ariz
Paula Orozco
Duelces Orozco
Betty Rodriguez
Esteban Orozco
Snyder
Simon Flores
Simon A. Flores
Barstow
Barstow Catholic Church
Buriial
Mr. Flores
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Frances
Thomas Flores
Abram Flores
Ignacio
Isabel
Felipe
Sebastiana Madrid
Odessa
Valentina Ysalde
Monahans
Faustino
Rafael
Calendar notes for Pecos community events week
Calendar of clubs and health events listed by days Monday through Saturday. Lions, Optimists, TOPS, and Alcoholics Anonymous meet at various venues. state health department offers free health examinations at 1010 W Third St with appointment calls. Rabies drive at Dean Memorial Park and Toyah activities noted. times range from evening meetings to daytime clinics and a Saturday health clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Health Department
Third St
Toyah
Dean Memorial Park
11Th and
Willow
Pecos High Freshman Homemaking Orientation Week
The Pecos High School Homemaking Department invites the 1976 77 freshman homemaking students to a one week orientation workshop beginning at 9 30 a.m. Tuesday. The workshop runs through Friday and covers clothing home furnishings and consumer education. Students should bring about 12 yards of material suitable for a blouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Farm Incomes Rise to Surpass Cities Then Equalize
The Conference Board reports farm income climbed from 1950 to 1970 as lower productivity farmers left for city jobs. By 1973 farm earnings topped metropolitan income, and now farm income matches urban levels in overall parity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference Board
Noon market report captures broad stock rally and commodities dip
New York markets advance with the Dow up 8.02 to 986.82 as gains outpace losses. Cotton futures slip amid profit taking while crop prices ease from recent highs. Livestock and grain figures show mixed moves across Fort Worth and Chicago markets with multiple price ranges noted for cattle calves hogs and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Oet
Bec
Fort Worth
Barrows & Gilts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keen's Cafe
Six Pack
Exxon
Twilight
DPS
Rusty Hill
Brant and
Sabine
Hill
Jose Soto
Jon Schneider
L.M. Ortega
Pecos Funeral Home
Lionel M. Ortega
Balmorhea
Ortega
G. Orozco
Evening Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Cash Grain
Chicago
Dow Jones
A.m
Alcoa
Ad Rich
Borden
Pet
Chrysler Cities
Coca Cola
Dow
Great Axp
Gulf Oil
Glt
St Ut
Hart-Hk
Hous LP
IBM
Paper
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
Philip Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Co
Texaco
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Kai
The
United States of America
Pecos Enterprise
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!