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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
2
Skylab 2 crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz clean the orbiting lab on the last full day of a 28 day mission preparing for Friday splashdown. The project set to host Skylab 2 for 56 days starting July.
Pablo Casals, age 96, said he still practices cello all morning and is ready to give concerts. He will headline a Friday afternoon concert in Central Park with a 60 piece orchestra, following a luncheon in his honor.
Coastal States Gas Producing Co reports four point gauge results for its No. 1 C R Dow nie in Pecos County. Gas flows range from 1.15 to 8.0 million cubic feet daily across four chokes with tubing pressures from 2,176 to 3,352 pounds. The Ellenburger well was acidized and perforated at 21 310-22 078 feet with a 5 inch liner and 22,955 foot depth. A second Pecos County well, No. 6 Campbell, produced five barrels of oil and one barrel of water on a 24 hour test after fracturing.
Hospital records show admissions on June 18 to six patients and June 19 to fourteen patients with Hill and other repeated names. discharges listed for June 18 and 20. Births include two newborns to Ortega and Hanson families with June 19 dates. In regional news, APA reports potential bumper sardine crop in New England waters due to 1971 larval herring surge, plus oil and gas field activity in Pecos and Midland regions with wells, re-entries, acidizing, and production figures.
A colorful Camp David scene shows Brezhnev testing a Lincoln Continental loaned by the President while Soviet and American symbols mingle. Locals in Thurmont debate the optics of a Russian leader receiving a luxury car as a United States taxpayer gift.
Toyah residents share travel news including the Comptons Albuquerque to Santa Fe trip and a later wedding vow in El Paso now living in Toyah. Birth announcements honor Lalinda Jolen Lichnovsky born June 6 in Riverton Wyoming weighing 9 pounds 8.5 ounces.
Services for Mrs A F Dillon of Pecos at 2 p.m. Friday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery. She died at Memorial Hospital at 1 15 p.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Born December 10 1925 in Franklin she lived in Pecos since 1958 moving from Angleton. Survivors include husband one son Gary Dillon of San Angelo one daughter Doris Allen of Fort Stockton her mother Idella Tribble of Danberry four brothers Wilmer Tribble Ralph Tribble Artist Tribble and Billy J Tribble plus six sisters Dorothy Buchanan Pecos Adell Buchanan Franklin Bonnie Sebesta Danberry Susie Wooderson Huntsville Barbara Dixon and Linda Robbins Houston and one grandchild.
Firefighters responding to a truck blaze at Hammer Deck Ranch report the vehicle owned by Bay Geophysial Co. A second brush fire is recorded on Cayanosa Highway twenty miles east at 10 59 p m.
In 1972, West Germany recorded 730000 deaths versus 701000 births as the Federal Statistics Office reports the first year with deaths exceeding births since 1949. The population stands at 63 million.
Southern Union Gas Company offers energy saving advice for summer. Limit natural gas and electricity use by turning off unused lights and appliances and delaying heavy chores to cooler times. Keep home well insulated and use window coverings to stay cool. Maintain central air conditioning with annual checks and set thermostat high enough for comfort.
A public meeting on local historical preservation will be held June 27 1973 at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa campus. The event is sponsored by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee with talks by Truett Latimer and Dr. Charlton plus sessions on county celebrations and public relations. Lunch option costs $2.00 with advance reservations to Mrs. B. H. Amstead.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park announces longer daily hours through Labor Day from 6 30 a m to 9 p m and full 3 mile cavern trips allowed 7 a m to 4 30 p m while the Big Room trip can begin up to 6 p m. Guided nature walks Oak Springs Canyon occur four times daily and bat flight talks run at sunset. Picnicking at Rattlesnake Springs and backcountry hiking are noted. Park entrance is 2 dollars per car or 10 dollars annual Golden Passport.
Sul Ross State University library in Alpine received a Spanish language book collection from Mexico's Instituto Nacional Indigenista. The works cover medicine and magic, acculturation, Mayan culture, Mixteco society, language politics, and Mexican songs and poetry, with earliest titles dating to 1963.
The Pecos Enterprise lists mail subscription prices for Reeves County and all other areas with six month and annual options. It notes second class postage paid at Pecos Texas and provides mailing addresses.
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