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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
2
A brief pricing line states amounts for mail service: six months at 311.00 and twelve months at 821.00, indicating a discount or interval charge structure. The fragment implies a rate table or subscription option, with currency unspecified but likely dollars given the decimal format.
William Hughes a 70 year old Scotland Yard detective who served as Sir Winston Churchill's bodyguard late in World War II died on Monday Alfred A Tanenbaum 61 chairman of Yonkers Raceway died of a heart ailment Monday Louis R Maxon 70 retired ad executive and philanthropist died Saturday from a heart attack He organized Maxon Inc at 27 building a major ad firm
Wednesday menu lists beef pinwheels with cheese sauce, potato salad, glazed carrots, cherry pudding and vanilla wafers, plus milk.
Cash Box Magazine lists top national country western records in its It Won’t Mention It Again survey. Hits include Price How Much More Can She Stand and Lynn Man in Black with Joe Cash, Wynette We Sure Can Love Each Other, Lewis Touching Home, Campbell Dream S3aby, Young Step Aside, James Empty Arms.
A 500 page Texas penal code revision, drafted by a State Bar panel, passed a House committee but faces a Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Key officials, including Dallas and Houston prosecutors, oppose the bill, which would reclassify crimes and alter penalties for marijuana and homosexual acts while dropping the insanity test.
A Midland residents petition with about 5000 signatures was presented to House redistricting chairman Delwin Jones urging the legislature not to split Midland County in new districts. Jim Kent and Winston Barclay said Midland could be divided and called it an obvious gerrymander.
The Permian Basin Graduate Center hosts a May 28-29 economics seminar in Midland on how the dollar strain in European markets affects U S business and the national economy. Dr Stephen L McDonald and Dr Robert D Mettlen lead the session with materials provided at registration.
Cash Box magazine surveys a nationwide chart listing Joy To The World by Three Dog Night Never Can Say Goodbye Jackson Put Your Hand In The Hand Ocean Bridge Over Troubled Waters Franklin Brown Sugar Rolling Jones Check A Boom Daddy Dew Drop Love Her Madly Doors Want Ads The Honey Cone Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Lobo It Dont Come Easy Starr lead the week’s top ten.
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from Fort Worth students challenging a 1937 Texas law barring fraternities and charities from public high schools. The court gave no ruling on rights to association or privacy, in an 8 to ruling with Justice Douglas dissenting. Texas courts had found secret clubs caused disturbances in Fort Worth schools before the ban by the board of education.
Congressman Richard C. White notes Pecos County has applied for disaster relief under the Livestock Feed Program due to the western drought. Applications, vetted by local and state disaster committees, aim to provide access to CCC grain at reduced prices and emergency loans for eligible farmers and ranchers.
The Texas House moves toward a final decision on liquor by the drink with a tax plan altering rates on distilled spirits and beer, amid local option votes in 47 counties. Debate centers on revenue impact and a beer tax rollback, while related bills advance in both chambers.
A concise proverb-like remark contrasts men and boys by noting the price of their toys reflects maturity. The line underscores how financial choices signal different life stages and priorities.
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