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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1975
Page
1
Listing shows Southwest Microfilm at 2601 E Yandell P D Box 10054 in El Paso Texas 79901. Includes street, box and city details for mail handling and location reference.
In West Texas Mrs. Walter Glover recalls the Ben Sublett legend of a Canyon gold mine near Pine Springs, insisting there is no mine and framing the tale as a Wells Fargo strong box robbery story. The account ties Sublett to a search by his son Rolph and Abijah Long, with intrigue and double-crossing cited by Walter Glover.
On the final day at Pecos schools 192 seniors receive diplomas after a 12 year journey. School board members greet each graduate with a handshake and the coveted sheepskin during graduation exercises.
A Kerrville Texas Writer's Round Table gathering reflects on the enduring pull of writing craft, the ascent from amateur to professional, and the economic gaps writers face. The piece notes the passion shared by poets, novelists, and aspiring authors, alongside recognition of schools and graduates at a local event.
William T. Davis longtime J C Penney manager from Pecos moves to Gainesville Texas store effective immediately. He started with Penney twenty years ago in Shreveport and held posts in San Antonio Austin Baytown and Houston. Davis plans to remain in Pecos until summer with his wife Mary Helen and two sons joining Texas Tech later this year. Seven West of the Pecos Museum trustees will be chosen at the annual meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the old saloon with terms expiring in 1978.
Thunderclouds built over the Southwest Tuesday failed to dampen the spirits of 192 graduating seniors and spectators at the ceremonies. But AP reports warned of flood dangers as protracted spring rains drenched Texas. Numerous streams were bankfull or overflowing in the southeast, with tornado sightings near Red River, Lancaster, Grapevine, and a barn wrecked by a tornado near Victoria.
Fort Worth police say the cheapest crime under investigation is a motorist who stole 1 cent worth of gasoline. A north side service station operator reported the theft after a man bought 1.01 dollars of gas for his luxury car, paid for a dollar, and refused to pay the extra penny.
The Texas Senate approved a nine county House redistricting bill 30 to 1 after a tense exchange with Sen. A R Schwartz of Galveston. The measure affects Travis, Tarrant, Lubbock, McLennan, Jefferson, Nueces, Hidalgo, El Paso and Galveston counties and followed a two hour filibuster over school finance and district lines.
President Ford opened his first European mission as president traveling from Andrews AFB at 7:45 a.m. EDT for six days. He said the United States seeks international cooperation with allies to safeguard vital interests and will visit Brussels Madrid Salzburg Austria and Rome.
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