Dusty West Texas day yields to storms and snow
Brisk winds and a dust storm surprised West Texas residents as unseasonable warmth gave way to a brutal cold front. Snow and tornadoes swept across the Panhandle and parts of North Texas, with warnings of dangerous driving, multiple twisters causing minor damage near Dallas, and colder temperatures forecast into the week.
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Department of Public Safety
Highway Department
Texas
Panhandle Plains
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas Panhandle
Lubbock
Colorado
New Mexico
Red River
Gulf of Mexico
Plano
Panhandle
South Central
Taos
Questa
Central Plains
Oklahoma City
Emporia
Kan
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Neb
North Platte
Goodland
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Lamar
Colo
Colorado Mountains
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North Dakota
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
California
Mississippi and
Ohio
South Atlantic
Havre
Mont
Key West
Fla
Kingsville
Corpus Christi
Tex
Power outage hits Toyah as winds knock out service
Toyah residents faced a power failure and loss of telephone service Monday as winds near 40 mph struck the area. West Texas Telephone Co manager Ron Killion said generators briefly powered lines until about 9 p.m. when repairs restored service. Cross arm damage from a bolt caused the outage. line foreman Hollis Bell said crews restored power after repairs, exact duration unclear.
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Toyah
Ron Killion
West Texas Telephone Company
Killion
Hollis Bell
Bell
Cowan Wins Turkey Prize in Enterprise Contest
Mrs. Marvin Cowan of 512 S Elm St wins a turkey in the Win a Turkey contest. She deposited her coupon at Fuentes Furniture and her name was drawn from all entries by Enterprise employees today.
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Marvin Cowan
S. Elm St
Enterprise
Cowan
Fuentes Furniture
S. Pecan St
Orla man's diggings yield Civil War era artifacts
J W Speck Roberts of Orla donated a desert site collection to Midland's Museum of the Southwest. The artifacts came from the 1855 campsite of Army Captain John R. Pope in Loving County near the Pecos River. Items include a saber blade belt buckle hat insignia and a stagecoach era hair comb. Gail Berry is Roberts's daughter.
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J.W. “Speck” Roberts
Loving County
John R. Pope
Orla
Midland
Museum of the Southwest
Francis C. Stickney
Museum
Texas
New Mexico
Roberts
Turner Memorial Gallery
Missouri St
Texas Rangers
Capt. Pope
8Th Cavalry
Denison
Las Cruces
Texas & Pacific
Pope
Pecos River
Old Fort Davis
Highway 285
Red Bluff Lake
Booster Club Announces Fruit Cakes Arrived for Delivery
Band booster club president Charlene Platt announced the fruit cakes have arrived and are available for delivery. Booster members should contact Mrs. Platt to arrange delivery as soon as possible.
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Band
Booster Club
Charlene Platt
Mrs. Platt
Fuel shortage concerns White's constituents
Congressman Richard C. White says constituents fear fuel shortages most and urge conservation. He backs a House bill granting the President broad energy powers to prioritize critical industries and aid farming and industry, while noting Watergate eroded public trust. White also supports Ford, comments on Mideast cease fire, and on inflation impact. Mrs Earl Card wins free turkey at Woolworth's drawing per store manager Bill Cutcher.
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Richard C. White
The
Enterprise Today
White
House
Senate
Nixon
Gerald Ford
United States
Saudi Arabia
Itelf
Israel
Earl Card
Hackberry St
Woolworth’s
Bill Cutcher
Fire at Alamo Gin destroys 35 trailer loads of cotton
Fire at the Alamo Gin burned about 35 trailer loads of cotton and 3900 patterns of jute bagging, causing roughly 57000 in losses. Three Pecos units fought flames for nearly three hours as winds up to 35 mph fanned the fire and kept it from spreading.
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Alamo
Pecos
J.T. Prewitt
Chilo Ortega
Ortega
Tommy Passmore
Kenneth Lindeman
Receipts up on samples at Pecos Classing Office
Cotton samples receipts in the Pecos Territory continued moderate at the Pecos Classing Office. The USDA AMS classed 4331 for the week ending Nov 16, season total 19,402, vs 28,572 last year. Grade 31 led with 55 percent, 41 at 29 percent, 40 at 5 percent.
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Pecos
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Max Medcalf
West Texas Airways ends Pecos daily flights to Midland
West Texas Airways of Van Horn ceases daily Pecos to Midland Air Terminal service citing poor customer response and $6000 plus losses in two months. Simpson will keep charter service nationwide and may relaunch limited Pecos flights with a four passenger minimum. Freight flights hoped, two days weekly, as demand supports. Call Simpson in Van Horn for charter or future scheduled service.
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West Texas Airways of
van Horn
Pecos
Midland Air Terminal
Larry Simpson
Simpson
United States
John Warner
Five candidates named for Reeves ASC committee election
Five nominees Tommy Mayfield E L McDonald Jimmy McNeil Robert M Owen and Robert Worsham appear on the Reeves County ASC ballot Ballots go out by November 23 and must be returned or dropped off by December 3 Ballots will be counted December 6 at the county ASCS office with public attendance voting eligibility open to any farmer participating in any ASCS program and listed voters on file at 1417 W Third St
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Reeves County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Clyde L. Daughhetee
Tommy Mayfield
E.L. McDonald
Jimmy McNeil
Robert M. Owen
Robert Worsham
Reeves County
ASCS
Daughhetee
Third St
ASC County Committee
Joe Lee McMahon
Mayfield
Owen
Pecos Businesses Close for Thanksgiving Holiday
Most Pecos businesses will close Thursday for Thanksgiving as the chamber of commerce designates it as a holiday. Banks and financial firms stay open Friday while Southern Union Gas and chamber offices take the day off. Pecos Barstow schools end Wednesday, resuming Tuesday morning. Teachers work Monday as a regular day. Enterprise not issued Thursday but resumes Friday. Restaurants mostly open Thursday for dine out or to assist those not cooking.
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Pecos
Thursay
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Union Gas
Chamber
Pecos- Barstow
Council to discuss advertising pact at Wednesday meet
City councilmen will convene at 7 30 a m Wednesday due to a holiday. The agenda includes routine items and one extra topic: a contract with the chamber of commerce advertising committee. Rodeo and Fair Association has not requested a place on the agenda but may present the proposal to join county operation of the fairgrounds.
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J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Chamber of Commerce
Vertising Committee
Rodeo and Fair Association
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Speck) Roberts
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