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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1975

Page

2

Seniors take year end trip to San Antonio and Austin

Seniors depart Wednesday for their final trip. They stay at a Bandera ranch, visit San Antonio Thursday evening, sightsee Friday before Austin weekend plans. Saturday in Austin then home Saturday night. Superintendent and Mrs. Gilbert and coach Carrillo accompany. Baccalaureate Sunday at 8 p.m. Eli Borden speaker. Graduation May 22 at 8 p.m. with 26 graduates. Pete Fuentez to speak. Eighth grade graduates May 23 at auditorium. Teachers plan party at Brogado center with dinner. Grade 6 A wins attendance field trip Friday. Kindergarten to Pecos zoo and city picnic next Wednesday. Catholic Church ladies host Mexican dinner Sunday. All invited.

Pecos Enterprise San Antonio Austin Bandera Gilbert Carrillo Eli Borden Church of Christ Brogado Dennison Karen Smith Karen

Balmorhea News Highlights From Pecos District

Balmorhea Brownies met after school with leader Angelina Brijalba and played ball on the court then shared Mothers Day gifts. The Saragosa school graduation is Monday at 8 p.m. speaker Frank Perea. Senior citizens dinner in Pecos May 22 at Santa Rosa Hall noon. bring a covered dish if possible.

Angelina Brijalba Saragosa Frank Perea Pecos School Board Pecos Santa Rosa Hall Nora

Stock Market and Commodities Roundup Across Markets

Stocks rose 0.27 to 48.72 while Kaiser Industries led Amex volume with an 1/8 advance. Cotton futures slipped midmorning with No 2 at 46.15 for July and 47.35, 48.02 for Oct and Dec, and cash grain mixed as wheat and corn quotes drift. Gold prices rose in London and New York while Fort Worth cattle trends showed softer slaughter cows and mixed calf values amid broader market moves.

Kaiser Industries Amex NEW York New York Cotton Exchange Chicago London Paris Frankfurt Zurich Handy & Harman Engelhard Ew York Fort Worth U.S New York Stock Exchange Wall Street U.S. Air Force Borden Pet Cat Trac Chrysler Sve Coca Cola Dow Chem duPont Eastman el Paso NG Exxon Fairchild Am Ford Elec Gen Foods Mtrs Goodrich Gulf Oil IBM Paper Jhn-Man John Joh Litton Marathon Mobil Oil Monsanto Penn Cent Ney Phill Pet RCA Safeway Sun Oil Ind Texaco Texas US Steel Woolworth Xerox

House amends to shorten Texas school year shows mixed action

In Austin AP reports the Texas House pressed public school finance with four substitute bills including the governor’s weighted pupil plan. An 84 63 vote approved an amendment to reduce school days from 180 to 174 yearly to ease transition to the quarter system. Collapsing Mountain section notes Matterhorn erosion and eventual toppling.

John Hoestenbach Dodessa Hoestenbach House Clayton Joe Pentony D-Houston Dolph Briscoe Pentony Otto Passman D-Ind George Mahon D-Tex Center House Appropriations Committee Elford Cederberg R-Mich Washington

Tornadoes and heavy winds sweep Oklahoma and beyond

Severe storms lashed Oklahoma with tornadoes spawning winds up to 75 mph. A Santa Fe freight train was stranded on a spur east of Stillwater. Four people were injured though none seriously. An apartment complex suffered damage. Flash flood warnings extended across North Central and Northeastern Oklahoma into Northeast Texas.

Santa Fe Stillwater Oklahoma City Cushing Stroud Okla Oklahoma Texas North Central

Deaths and Musical Legend Bob Wills Mark Leisurely End

Death notices for Woodrow Nichols of Barstow detail his 60 years and survivor family in Arkansas after passing in Bentonville Hospital. Separate obituary marks Bob Wills, famed Texas Playboys leader, dying at 70 in Tulsa with a storied career and Hall of Fame tribute.

Woodrow Nichols Wendell Nichols Barstow Bentonville Ark Mr. Nichols Daugherty Oklo Arkansas Margaret Woodrow H. Nichols John Nichols Sarah Green Rogers, Ark Jeanette van Laningham Pea Ridge Wendel Nichols Fort Worth Bob Wills San Antonio Rose Tulsa Okla Wills The Texas Playboys Dallas Country Music Association Nashville Tenn West Texas Turkey Hollywood

Rubber Boots Fail Frederick the Great's Feet in 1768

In 1768 a French scientist offered Frederick the Great a rare pair of rubber riding boots. Without vulcanization, rubber stuck to his feet in heat and cracked in cold, as Goodyear had not yet discovered the process to harden rubber.

Frederick the Great Charles Goodyear Frederick

Community Club Events and Meetings Schedule

Wednesday events include City Federation of Women’s Clubs installation at Federation Parlor 8 30 p m and a girls softball league registration deadline at chamber 506 S Oak. Downtown Lions meet at noon at Holiday Inn and Beta Psi hosts a reception. Thursday features Reeves County Young Homemakers 7 30 p m at high school, Morning Optimists 6 30 a m at Ramada Inn, Rotary Club noon at Holiday Inn, Catholic War Veterans 8 p m at Santa Rosa Catholic Church hall, and Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p m at 125 S Oak St with listed phones. Monday Evening Lions Club meets at American Motor Inn 7 30 p m. Tuesday TOPS Club at E 10th St senior center, 6 p m, and Social Security representative 9 a m–12 noon at 902 E 10th St.

City Federation of Women’s Clubs S. Oak Downtown Lions Holiday Inn A.A.U.W Reeves County Young Homemakers Ramada Inn Rotary Club Catholic War Veterans Santa Rosa Catholic E. 10Th St Senior Citizen's

Senate sets 367 billion ceiling for 1976 spending

The Senate voted to set a 367 billion dollar spending ceiling and a 68.8 billion dollar deficit for fiscal 1976. The voice vote sent the budget resolution to the House for expected approval. Senator Edmund S. Muskie said the plan would better fight unemployment and recession than Ford's proposals. It marks the first stage in a budget control process giving Congress more say in national priorities. It requires only congressional action and does not go to Ford for signature.

Washington Senate House Edmund S. Muskie Maine Congressional Ford Congress

Reeves County Evening News Price and Delivery Details

The Reeves County evening paper runs weekdays with newsstands at 15 cents. E- mail and mail subscriptions vary by region with monthly rates around 2.38 to 2.62 dollars plus small taxes. The paper is AP member and its dispatches are for republication as credited.

Reeves Ware Associated Press

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Pete Fuentez Odessa Mrs. Hill Cindy Lara Sally Dominguez Zoo Catholic Center By Frankie Kingston Stock Market Report Brijalba L.A. O’rear B.T. Pinkerston Nellie Dick Momany Johnny Amarillo Tex Ster Roduce Rex Skipp Shipp Middle Atlantic States Upper Mississippi Valley New England Far West Rockies Appalachians Great Lakes Elodia Valles Alcoholics Anonymous S. Oak St Lions Club American Motor Inn 10Th St A.m Buckner News Alliance Cedar St Reeves County John Pitts Peggy McCracken Lynn Webb Becky Rivera ANE Family Eater Osborn Mary Shute Ruben Bac Emily Galindo Arlos Nichols Joyce Miller Gordo LIV_N. DAHL Name Senorita By Gui Arkola Well I Liv Dahle
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