Pecos Growth Reflected In Forty Year Retrospective
Alton Hughes reviews Pecos history from 1930 to 1970s growth noting initial lack of roads, institutions, and facilities. He highlights 1964 cotton ginning totals and the town's expansion toward hospitals, schools, airports, and civic buildings, concluding with optimism for future opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Pecos
Carlsbad
State Highway Department
Cedar Street
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Border Patrol
Reeves County
Barstow
Fairview
Dardin
Eddy Street
Pecos Army Air Field
Where Are Taxes Going Up As Usual In The 1970s
Tax experts from the National Chamber of Commerce predict rising taxes across federal state and local levels through the 1970s. Federal receipts reached 124 billion in 1969 while state and local levies rose sharply. 40 states increased taxes in 1969 and sales taxes spread to 45 states. Per capita tax is expected to exceed 1050 in 1970.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Chamber
Chamber
America
Flatline Vinyl Hose Promises Kink-Free Use
A new Flatline vinyl garden hose lies flat when empty and remains kink free. Its open-flow design keeps it flat for storage and handling, then expands to a full inches at the nozzle when water runs through, returning to flat after use.
WisH I'd SAID AT and misjudgments blamed on others
A collection of quoted lines from small-town journals and readers shows satirical takes on personal accountability and changing times. The snippets reference blame, grocery costs fitting in tiny spaces, and shifting music eras with wry regional tone.
Dr Pepper approves stock split and expands national reach
Stockholders in Dallas approve a three for one split boosting authorized shares to 9.6 million and reelect all directors. The firm reports 1969 sales of 49.5 million and earnings of 4.64 million with 1.51 per share as it moves toward wider distribution including Coca Cola Bottling Co. of New York franchising.
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Dr. Pepper Company
Dallas
H. S. Billingssey
W. W. Clements
Billingsley
Dr. Pepper
Clements
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
New York
H. S. Billingsley
Mr. Billingsley
Joe K. Hughes
Wil
Grant Advertising, Inc
Hughes
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Sub-Debs
Melanie Foster
Tri K
Modern Study Club
Federation
Melanie
James
New Zealand
Rotary International Exchange
Napier
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Modern Study
Twentieth Century Club
Bob Hughes
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Larry Anderson
Walter’s Dairy Queen
Walter Anderson
Kermit
Airlawn
Trane
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Walt Disney Productions
James H. Russell
Belton (Tex
Wm. R. Davis
Three Forks
Mont
Herald
Jim Thompson
The
Madison (Ohio
Frank Doran
Doran
R. L. Stone
Woody Reeves
Jerry Corbin
Cuyler Caldwell
John Simmons
Dauphin Louis Antonine
Louis XIX
France
Hollywood
Ruth Lee
American Cancer Society
Dyer & Sons
Texas
Elle
PEG
del Monte
Kern Tomato Sauce
Shurfine
Peyton
Best Maid
Oleo
Shurfresh
Nabisco
Hill’s
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