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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
2
The Athletic Club of Balmorhea held its annual banquet at the school cafeteria Tuesday night. Spike Dykes, assistant football coach at the University of Texas at Austin, highlighted the event with remarks.
A reception honoring J C Duncan Jr retiring as Fort Davis Independent School District superintendent after 20 years in education will be Sunday from 3 to 6 p m at Fort Davis State Bank. Duncan, a lifelong Jeff Davis County resident, led the district nine years and has chaired Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Fort Davis Historical Society, and Fort Davis Presbyterian Church.
Balmorhea High School and sixth grade bands performed to a full house Thursday night in the high school auditorium. An Eastern Star meeting is set for Thursday at Masonic Hall with hosts Chris Gilbert and Sherry Clark. One inch of rain last month and early May helped ground moisture but did not refill reservoirs, affecting ranch water needs during the drought.
Noon New York market gains broad based on Friday strength as the Dow rises to about 999 and the NYSE composite gains. IBM and Digital Equipment lead a tech driven advance while cotton futures slip and livestock markets show uneven activity in Fort Worth and nearby regions.
Midland College seeks candidates within 150 miles who are top five percent graduates to receive two year full coverage including fees tuition books. Forty high schools across 39 counties are represented with sixteen current scholars from Pecos and Balmorhea. The program funded by the Midland College Foundation aims to attract top students to begin their studies locally. Jack Foxworth named Texas Lumberman of the Year for 1974 at Ft Worth banquet.
A Texas program to reclaim unlawfully received welfare funds shows early success. In six months, 34440 has been returned, with 58000 more due monthly in El Paso. Restitution arrived after November 1975, including a single payment of 9310.77 and 5700. More to come from voluntary agreements and court orders. The division, with 14 investigators, plans further hires.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce honored top salesmen at its Del Rio convention. Richard E. Morrow of Fort Stockton received the Top West Texas Salesman of the Year award for District VIII at 126 percent of quota. Col. H D Suterlin Ret of Midland was named Star West Texas Salesman of the Year for District VI for a 15 percent membership increase.
Police report a running string of auto burglaries in Pecos motels netting about 5640 in jewelry cash and radios. Items stolen include rings valued at 2100 695 650 and 65 and a 150 cash purse a CB radio and a two way radio. An Odessa stolen auto was recovered in Pecos after support from First Christian Church. A hub and lock valued at 50 were taken from an oilfield firm vehicle. A Pecos man 21 was charged with supplying alcohol to a minor. Delfinia Rubio paid 47.50 for shoplifting two blouses from J C Penney. Louise Wilkerson 40 was jailed for simple assault with a knife after a threat in a tavern.
Death notices for Juan C Contreras 69 of Pecos include services at Santa Rosa Church burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery and survivors Alicia four sons three daughters and one brother. M B Skaggs founder of Safeway Stores died at 88 after a long illness with funeral arrangements pending.
Tuesday to Friday school meals list pizza chicken salad hamburger and fish with sides and desserts. A note on Money Talks describes Revolutionary War era currency used to pay for arms and to spur patriotism with slogans and woodcut imagery.
Calendar lists multiple clubs and meetings in Pecos including Lions Club Optimists TOPS and PTA plus notes on a 1902 air conditioner milestone and its diverse uses from Brooklyn plant to farms and factories. The entry mentions dates and locations such as 125 S Oak St and First United Methodist Church and various venues.
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