Deer hunting season hints and crop notes from Texas area
Local Reeves-Loving hunters plan extensive deer season efforts aiming for venison. Extension notes from 1975 cover meat handling, aging, gut-shot kills, and skin-on field dress for tenderness. sunflowers expand acreage with yields from 150 to 3000 pounds per acre and marketing considerations. subsurface herbicide injectors improve brush control. sweet sorghum shows sugar potential with methods to remove starch and aconitic acid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves-Loving
Texas Agricultural Extension Service Wildlife Specialists
John E. Bremer
Extension Agronomist
Oil and Gum Crops Commodity Committee
Bremer
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Huisache
Three accidents end with no injuries reported
Police investigated three traffic collisions Tuesday with no injuries. The 10:06 a.m. crash on E Third Street involved Julian Urquides and F L Litton. the 10:39 a.m. collision on S Sycamore Street involved Nolberto Matta and J B Kedziobra. the 12:18 p.m. incident in the Airbase area involved Joann Edwards and Joe Talamantez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Third St
Julian Urquides
S. Ash St
F.L. Litton
Pyote
S. Sycamore St
Nolberto Matta
Pecan St
J.B. Kedziora
Midland
Matta Auto
Kedziora
Sycamore St
Joann Edwards
Joe Talamantez
Balmorhea Aims to Attract Residents Through Cleanup Drive
Balmorhea seeks to beautify the town to lure new residents as road crews leave and payroll strains grow. City officials and chamber urge retirees to move in, tout climate, scenery, and recreation while calling for community cleaning efforts and a three day celebration to boost commerce. The town plans a final planning meeting at Rick's Cafe and appeals for volunteer cleanup and cooperation from locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea
County Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Rick
Balmorhea Update Favors Buses and Holiday Plans
Frankie Kingston notes new bus order and discussion of a short bus for smaller trips, with a late-date reconsideration. Sept Gilbert visits Alpine for a meeting as Balmorhea prepares for Thanksgiving events and a bombastic box supper, Tug of War, and pig-catching contests. Junior teams from Balmorhea win in Wink while varsity girls drop opener in Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Alpine
Junior High of
Wink
van Horn
Women Learn Face Save at the Cosmetics Counter
A playful observation notes that women have long favored cosmetics counters to maintain appearance and poise, highlighting the counter as a social and grooming hub. It suggests vanity and self presentation have deep roots in consumer spaces.
Noon market report shows modest declines on Wall Street
The Dow fell 2.36 to 852.88 as losers outpaced gainers by about three to two on the NYSE amid caution over New York City's finances. President Ford signaled no immediate federal aid but left open a possible review next week. Texaco slumped 0.5 percent while NYSE composite slipped to 48.00 and AMEX index slid to 85.27. Cotton futures rose as weather concerns push futures higher with December at 54.95 and March at 56.65.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
New York City
Ford
Texaco
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Texas High Plains
Cotton Belt
New York Cotton Exchange
Wheel Cover Stolen From Hill Home Vehicle
Police report a chrome wheel cover valued at 65 dollars taken from Mrs. W W Hill’s auto parked at 2203 Johnson Street. Officers seek the missing tire and jack from J E York’s pickup, after the jack and spare tire were removed while parked at two locations. Honey described as purest food with no disease bacteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. Hill
Johnson Sr
Hill
Jack
J.E. York
Plum St
Gene Martin
Martin
Deaths Mark Mrs Thomas Valadez and Ruth Bell
Services for Mrs Thomas Valadez mother of Rev Jose Valadez of Pecos are held at Geeslin Funeral Home in Alpine after her death in an Alpine hospital. The 77 year old lived in Alpine a lifetime and ran a local grocery. Survivors include six sons two daughters a sister and brother and many grandchildren. Also noted is the death of Mrs Ruth N Bell of Grapevine born in Pecos and long employed in the Pecos school system. Graveside rites set for Thursday at Cumbie Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Valadez
Jose Valadez
Pecos
Geeslin
Alpine
Valadez
Federico Valadez
Mannheim
Germany
Ruth N. Bell
Grapevine
Texas
F.F
Red”’ Bell
Cumbie
Betty Ratliff
Calendar of Pecos area events and theft report
Calendar items list club meetings and activities across Pecos including City Federation of Women's Club and morning Optimists at local venues. Also notes a Sunday rifle shoot and community council events. The report covers theft of a 100-foot flagpole in Reno, where owner Eddie Floyd recalls flags 20 by 30 feet costing 500 dollars each were stolen, and safety concerns with a nearby power line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramada Inn
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Lions’ Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
TOPS
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
10Th St
WIND
Reno
Nev
Eddie Floyd
Ford
Elm Street Church to sponsor film Satan Really is Alive and Well
Elm Street Baptist Church at 1123 Elm St opens the gospel film Satan Really is Alive and Well at 7 p.m. Sunday presented by evangelist Estus Pirkle and his associated ministry. Producer-director Ron Ormond recounts a knee injury suffered during location work as filming began. Washington notes the housing industry shows life but faces slow new apartment construction with October starts at 1.458 million units in a Commerce report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Estus Pirkle
Evangelistic ’ Association
Elm Street Baptist Church
Elm St
Ron Ormond
Ormond
Pirkle
Tim
Washington
Commerce Department
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Dinats
Reeves & Loving Counties
Gordo
Gus Arriola
Alwan
G.T. Gray
Cowboy Mendenhall
Pecos Hospital
By Frankie Kingston
Charles Neff
Raymond Palmer
Dumas
Kingston House
Main Street
Mr. Palmer
Whitlow Place
Clark and Roberts
Betty Ford
Mary Tyler Moore
Ed Weinberger
Hay-Adams Hotel
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Dein Sil
Borden
Pet
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Cities Soc
Coca Cola
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Fairchild Cam
Elec
Gen Foods
Mtrs
Marathon
Marcer
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St
Tex
John Pitts
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Mary Shute
Ruben Baca Case
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving
JC Penney
Tle Lee
City Federation of Women's Club
Federation
Merry Wives Club
Ine
Hell
THE
Ormond Organization
Jack Hyles
Bob Gray
S. Elm St
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