Residential construction slows in Texas in 1960s study
UT business analyst Robert H. Ryan cites Census data showing a marked slowdown in Texas residential building activity from 1950s growth of 31.7% to 2.5% in the 1960s. By 1970, 6.4% of Texas homes lacked plumbing and 18.7% of Negro households lacked it. costs and a widening housing gap are noted as well.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
University of Texas Business
Robert H. Ryan
Associated
Texas Business Review
Ryan
U. S. Census Bureau
Texas Housing
Pecos Enterprise Ad Rates by Mail in Reeves County
Classified notice states mail subscription rates in Reeves County with six months at 9.00 payable in advance. Published by Pecos Enterprise, Pecos Texas, 324 S Cedar St, P O Box 1131. Evening paper published weekdays except Saturday and Sunday.
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Ad Independent
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar J
Pecos
Texas
P.O. Ox
Reeves County
Court records list multiple traffic fines in West of the Pecos
Stella Martinez Marquez lacks a license and faces fines. Jose J. Jaramillo has tail light issues. Alejandro Salcido违规 overweight. Enrique Flores Jiminez and others cited for road rules violations. Minor in possession of beer noted. Elisa Franco Pagan cited for wrong side of road. Weather notes: fair through Saturday with warmer nights and a high of 70 to 85 Saturday.
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Stella Martinez Marquez
Jose J. Jaramillo
Alejandro Salcido
Enrique Flores Jiminez
Oscar Flores Jiminez
The
Pecos
West Texas Potatoes Near Peak Production For Chips
West Texas grows about 20,000 acres of potatoes annually as researchers at Texas Tech study varieties growth rates and pre treatment methods for chips. Dr. M L Peeples notes the crop could become a key market during off periods for other regions while Texas A&M reports 13 816 spring semester enrollment up four percent from 1971 with 3 500 graduate students.
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Lubbock
Tex
West Texas
Texas Tech University
M.L. Peeples
Department of Food Technology
Texas Tech
Southern Agricultural Workers Conference
Richmond
Peeples
College Station
Deaths in Pecos and Kerr County areas
Death notices for Mattie Gent 55 of Pecos who died at Ker mit Memorial Hospital March 1. Services pending. Survived by husband Bill Gent brother Buster Merworth sister Mrs Cleo Welch Pecos. Funeral for Cora L Sanders set 10 a.m. Saturday First United Methodist with burial Fairview Cemetery. Survived by granddaughter Mrs Sarah Hill and three great grandchildren. Catholic Women’s Club Balmorhea meets 8 p.m. Saturday at Catholic Center.
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Mattie Gent
Kermit Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Church of Christ
Bill Gent
Buster Merworth
Cleo Welch
Cora L. Sanders
First United Methodist Church
Fairview
Irving
Sanders
Kerr County
Odessa
Catholic Women’s Club of
Balmorhea
Catholic Center
School Lunch Menu Week Highlights Mon-Fri
The menu lists Monday beef and rice casseroles with cheese sauce and sides, Tuesday chicken fried steak with sides and a charburger option, Thursday turkey pot pie with vegetables, and Friday cheese enchiladas with tamales and sides. Desserts include pudding, lemon and chocolate treats, and fruit.
Get two years off for college
Galveston Texas AP students planning careers in the merchant marine may spend the first two years at a local community college this fall. The Texas Maritime Academy part of Texas A&M College of Marine Sciences offers a four year program with summer sessions and a training cruise leading to degrees in marine transportation or marine engineering.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas Maritime Academy
Texas A&m University
Colege of Marine Sciences and Maritime Resources
Academy
Galveston School
William H. Clayton
Pioneer 10 to fly by Jupiter and relay data for years
Scientists describe Pioneer 10 as it heads toward Jupiter for a four day extreme proximity study and radiation belt measurements. The craft carries a golden plaque and aims to transmit interstellar signals for five to six years beyond Jupiter, about 1.3 billion miles from Earth.
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Pioneer 10
Jupiter
Space Agency
Earth
Jovian
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JP Court
U.S. Computer Tax Service
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J.T. Moore Jr
First National Bank
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Mareda Wilson
Lloyd Oden
Pecos Archery Club
Mrs
Cora Sanders
Pioneer
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