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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1973
Page
11
A Pecos Enterprise column recalls a radio station blaze and asks families what they'd save besides loved ones. The author highlights a baby book as priceless keepsake, containing immunizations, photos, and memories, while relatives name other personal treasures and why they matter.
Martha Hudson, Pecos Eastern Star Chapter matron, served as official delegate to the 91st Grand Chapter of Texas in Dallas. The five day session drew 4,833 delegates with nearly 6,000 votes, featured the memorial service and officer installations, and awarded 32 ESTARL scholarships while Texas chapters donated over 97,000 dollars to welfare. Limelight included drills by 18 grand officers, Joyce Roberts directing, and new officers elected for the state and district posts.
Susan D Acona, deaf and legally blind, rode horses and swam during a three week Oak Hill School camp in Waterford Connecticut that included ten deaf blind children for the first time. Camp director Paul Farina said the youngsters learned sign language and enjoyed activities alongside peers, with others helping keep them safe as staff adapted discipline and instruction.
AP features writer Eve Sharbutt reports that rising food costs drive a shift to need rather than want. In group discussions across income levels, meat fades from breakfast, eggs lessen, and scramble for cheaper protein rises. Household planning grows tighter with more home entertainment and shared meals, as upper-income men resist cuts in food budgets.
Texas A&M Extension specialist Gwendolyne Clyatt notes higher frozen turkey prices from a year ago but predicts a decline before Thanksgiving. She highlights economical fryer chickens and Grade A eggs, easing beef and pork prices, dairy items, pumpkins, and seasonal produce including cabbage and potatoes as key value options.
New residents settle in Pecos during the latter half of October. Rev and Mrs Glenn Howard arrive with their Pentecostal ministry and family. R Tranam and spouse relocate from Levingston with Teldyne Exploration. James M Brown and three children move from Monahans with Permian Corporation Equipment Service Co hires Larry Teel from Odessa. James Howard of Midland works for Collie Electric. The Howards also have one child. Mr and Mrs B W Barnes move from Monahans with Frito Lay. Mr and Mrs John Cannon and one child relocate from Texas City. he is employed by Intratex Oil and Gas.
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