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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1975
Page
2
Balmorhea residents polled at the community center show about 25 participants split roughly a quarter for the Reeves County Hospital bond, a quarter against, and the rest undecided. Voters cite tax load after a recently approved school bond, with opinions split on necessity and timing.
Balmoriea club holds a bake sale on April 12 at the Balmoriea post office with cakes and pies. Olga Matta elected Parliamentarian. A Pow Wow at Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch by the Order of the Arrow runs Saturday from 7 am all day with Indian lore crafts dancing games totem poles tom toms and foods for sale. Public invited.
New York stocks fell as investors booked gains with the Dow Jones 30 down 8.37 to 771.04 at noon after earlier losses. The NYSE composite dropped to 44.77, with 953 declines and 228 advances among 1,567 issues. Cotton futures slid, and livestock markets in Fort Worth showed varied declines and steady cattle feeder prices amid trading activity.
Hospital record lists multiple admitted and discharged individuals across March dates with numerous names including Romula Nichols James Johnson Pete Godhicoa Mary Lee and others. Additional notes cover gold price quotations and historical context about the Mason Dixon line.
South Vietnam abandons Quang Tri and considers surrender of Thua Thien which contains Hue. About 100,000 civilians flee toward Da Nang as North Vietnamese forces press north along the coast near the demilitarized zone. Since the cease fire more than two years ago Saigon has lost or abandoned 24 of 244 district capitals.
Absentee voting for the Reeves County hospital bond reached 130 ballots by 5 p.m. Tuesday as county clerk Catherine Ashley notes the deadline has passed while absentee voting continues for another county election. School board ballots begin Monday and run through April 1 with incumbents Henry Blackwell and Roddy Villesca seeking re election along with newcomer Manuel Galindo.
Archie B. Scott, chairman of the Reeves County Savings Bonds Committee, says the county 1975 Savings Bond goal is 190000. January Bond sales totaled 5542, about 3 percent of the goal, as Texas statewide 1975 goal stands at 234.3 million with January sales of 23290606 versus 21189711 in January 1974.
The first city water system was built by the Phoenicians and later adopted by the Greeks. Romans advanced the method with aqueducts reaching up to 100 feet high, carrying water from beyond 60 miles to Rome.
Optimist International sponsors an oratorical contest in Pecos at Saragosa Hall with rules on 4 to 5 minute speeches and penalties for time or title omissions. Zavalas contestants Edward Porras Juan Ulate Abel Arias and David Jasso compete under Pecos Optimist Club supervision with Virginia Reed assisting. Awards include trophies and a $500 scholarship for the international winner. Pecos winners advance to district.
Hope Mendoza reports on Pecos Barstow Toyah district junior high students performing at Odessa College in the UIL event. Zavala band earned 19 first divisions, nine second, two third, and one fourth.
Calendar entries list Wednesday noon Lions at Holiday Inn, Thursday Optimists at 6:30 a.m. at American Motor Inn, Rotary at 12 noon, Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m. at 212 S Oak, Father-Daughter Banquet for Girl Scouts at Bessie Haynes Cafetorium 7:30 p.m. plus related weight watches and club meetings.
Two Midland and Odessa institutions receive funds to create a Human Potentials Center serving Reeves County and the Permian Basin. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and the Permian Basin Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation will jointly run the project with Hogg Foundation support. Dr. Jon Swartz of UTPB says the center will recommend actions to address identified vocational and intellectual problems.
A CIA backed regional center aims to be a citizens advocate for West Texans guiding self improvement within communities across 17 counties including Andrews Borden Crane Dawson Ector Gaines Glasscock Howard Loving Martin Midland Pecos Reeves Terrell Upton Ward and Winkler. The center will not replace existing programs but enhance an individual’s potential through the center or current services.
Police report a single-vehicle accident Tuesday involving Armando Chavarria driving a truck from 610 E Fourth St. and a parked pickup owned by G L Teller at 1700 Missouri St. Chavarria tried to turn from E Third Street onto Locust Street when the trailer struck the pickup. no injuries were reported.
Pecos Enterprise lists delivery policies and prices for subscriptions and mail orders. Rates vary by location with Reeves Ward and Loving counties priced at 2.48 per month plus tax and year totals, while other counties and states incur higher monthly and yearly charges. The paper notes Associated Press affiliation and second class postage in Pecos Texas.
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