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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
2
Bal morhea High School alumni from 1965 to 1968 gather for a Balmorhea State Park homecoming on July 2 starting 10 30 am. Reunions include swimming and socializing followed by a 1 30 pm registration at Balmorhea High School for graduates and former teachers.
At Balmorhea the Community Club hosts a barbecue at 6 30 p m and a dance at Rick's Barn at 9 p m both open to the public. Louise Adams chairs a beautification drive aided by the Chamber of Commerce. AARP meets Tuesday at the Community Club Rooms with a 6 p m luncheon. Six Balmorhea students study at Sul Ross forming a district band with a concert and barbecue supper planned.
Senior Citizens will gather Tuesday at noon in the Community Center Bar stow for a covered dish luncheon and program. Guest speaker Lynn Webb will share remarks. All senior citizens are invited to attend.
The Associated Press reports scattered showers and thundershowers from Wyoming to Iowa as a cold front moves slowly through the Midwest. Large hail fell in Alma Nebraska and near Sheridan Wyoming with isolated severe weather. Temperatures ranged from 37 in Houston Maine to 90 in Needles California with cool spots near the Great Lakes.
Odessa July 15 is the deadline for applying for many locally sponsored scholarships for the fall semester at Odessa College OC financial aid director Norine Bledsoe urges early applications to receive aid by the start of term.
Cotton industry officials urged the National Cancer Institute to test flame retardant finishes directly on treated fabrics to assess cancer risk for wearers. They argued polymerized finishes remain in fabrics, making monomer testing irrelevant, and noted THPC THPS testing would misrepresent consumer exposure. Drs Wakelyn Smith and Dr Carter cited inherent fibers and insoluble polymers, with a formal statement filed to a House subcommittee.
Agriculture Commissioner Reagan V. Brown announced Texas will harvest about 110 million bushels of wheat in 1977 from roughly 4.4 million acres, despite dry spring winds and hail. Weather, prices, and a large world supply shape markets as growers hope for strong cash receipts.
West Texas residents are invited to tours and a reception at TTUSM. Open houses on June 19 and 26 celebrate the completion of phase one of construction of an 811,417 gross square foot $40 million medical building. About 2,000 guests, students, and faculty from four countries, 17 states, and 43 Texas counties attended.
In Haiti locals largely ignore clashes between Christianity and voodoo. They seek the Great Master’s permission before Saturday night rites and invoke deities to handle daily concerns such as crops illnesses love and money.
The Reeves County Grand Jury indicted Ruben Ter zero Jr for burglary at the Windham building on June 6 1977 with a $2000 bond. Raymond Samford Leland Sparks and Ann Russell were indicted for possessing marijuana with $5000 bonds. Cecil Tate was indicted for theft over 200 and held in jail. Fire crews responded to a church arson probe and a false alarm at Old Coli Building. A 1973 auto was reported stolen from Las Palmas Restaurant with police investigating.
Calendar listing community group meetings and activities in Pecos with times and venues. Monday events include Evening Lions Club at Amistad Inn and Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House. Tuesday hosts Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon at Oak Street, TOPS meetings at Federation Parlor and St Community Council Office, Evening Optimist at Saragosa Hall, Game Day at Senior Citizens Center, and a noon covered dish luncheon for seniors.
In Pecos County a hearing in the 153rd District Court upheld the April 2 Toyah city election. Valdez challenged four registrations. the suit named Toyah City and candidates Gibson Drier Haile Richards Bryant. Judge Fuller declared the election valid.
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