S B Hunt Promoted At City Council Meeting
The City Council on November 25 approved S B Hunt promotion to water and sewer superintendent effective January 1 1971 with a $100 monthly raise. The meeting authorized bids for a long wheel base van ambulance and commended John Oglesby for 32½ years service, with Oglesby to serve as city consultant for 1300 annually. A contract with Hollis Bell to install and remove Christmas lights was approved and ordinance 70 3 regarding four plex electrical wiring was advanced on second reading. An annual audit was accepted and the bill approved.
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City Hall
E. W. Schmidt
Garland Matthews
Tommy Cowan
Clem Crowley
Glen Ellis
Mannie Trujillo
W. F. Leigh
City Att
J. J. Maxey
Cowan
Ellis
Pecos
John Oglesby
Oglesby
S. B. Hunt
Hollis Bell
Trujillo
Pioneer Black General Benjamin O Davis Dies at 93
Brig Gen Benjamin O Davis 93 longtime Army officer and first Black general in U S armed forces died Thursday. He served on Dwight Eisenhower staff in World War II advising on Black soldiers in Europe.
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North Chicago
Ill
Benjamin O. Davis
U.S
Davis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Death Toll Rise Predicted in Thanksgiving Weekend
The Associated Press reports early in Thanksgiving weekend that Texas street and highway deaths were low but expected to climb as holiday travel continues. By early today seven people had died in automobile crashes, including 19 year old Paul A Lyons of Dallas who died when his motorcycle hit a turning car.
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Associated Press
Texas
Paul A. Lyons
Dallas
Notable Figures Share Thanksgiving Moments Across Nations
AP reports include Helen Hayes and Anita Loos serving as volunteer waitresses at a Salvation Army dinner for 1,500 in New York. Lyndon B Johnson's widow Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Caroline Kennedy, and Aristotle Onassis visit Hyannis Port for Thanksgiving. Also listed are multiple Texas and Texas-area road accident fatalities and a Dallas area motorcycle club note.
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New York
Helen Hayes
Anita Loos
Salvation Army
Miss Hayes
Miss Loos
Hyannis Port
Mass
Caroline Kennedy
Kennedy Compound
Nantucket Sound
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
John F. Kennedy Jr
Drawing Held for Weather by 270 Rifle
The Downtown Lions Club conducted a Wednesday noon drawing for a Weather by 270 rifle. Dan Queen of Lubbock won the rifle and is Bill Allen's son-in-law from Pecos.
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Downtown Lions Club
Dan Queen
Lubbock
Bill Allen
Pecos
Downtown Christmas Lights Begin Holiday Season Tonight
Tonight the city will switch on part of the downtown lights to start the holiday season. It marks the second year using the new displays funded by donations from Pecos Merchants and Pecos citizens.
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Pecos
Grass Fire Delays Pecos Volunteers on Thanksgiving Day
A grass fire on Duval road sparked at 1 40 p m and burned for about two hours interrupting a quiet Thanksgiving Day for Pecos Volunteer Firemen. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze and prevent spread.
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Pecos
Duval Road
Pipeline Project Begins Near Ward County Gas Plant
Mc Vean and Barlow Construction start a 16 inch pipeline from the Ward County gas plant toward Kermit. Fifty workers now, up to one hundred later, with completion after January 1, 1971, per superintendent R W McKee. Purchasing agent Morris McDonald listed. office on East Highway 80 across from the Roper Motel.
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Mc Vean and Barlow Construction Company
Ward County
Chamber of Commerce
Kermit
R. W. McKee
McVean and Barlow
East Highway 80
Roper Motel
Morris McDonald
Savings Bonds This Christmas Promote Gift of Bonds
Rex Brack Texas Chairman for the Treasury Savings Bonds Program says this Christmas offers better rates with a 5 1/2 percent effective rate and E Bonds maturing in 5 years 10 months. Bonds are available at banks from 25 to 1000 and come with four gift envelopes. They are durable and replaceable if lost or damaged and suit birthdays babies anniversaries graduations and weddings.
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U. S
Rex Brack
Texas
Treasury
Savings Bonds
Brack
Gunfire Claims Two Texans in Austin Area
In Austin area incidents a teenager and a toddler died from gunfire. Sean Gross, 2, died of a pistol wound after a friend brought a pistol to his home and Sean allegedly shot himself. Another teen, 16, was in critical condition from a shotgun wound after a confrontation outside a drive in theater.
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Austin
Sean Gross
Michael J. Gross
Gross
Sean
Randy Eugene Lane
Rockdale
Eugene Lane
Dennis Lange
Midland
Temple
James Wall
Cotton Ginning Totals Decline From Last Year
SWIG Cottonoil reports total bales ginned to date at 46,626 this year versus 64,678 a year ago. Reeves County totals 2,833 bales Pima and 36,190 Upland. Pecos County 6,028 Upland. Presidio 1,575 Upland. This week’s ginnings reached 5,305 bales.
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Swig Cottonoil
Reeves County
Pima
Pecos County
Presidio Upland
Traffic Jam Analogy Echoes Sour Traffic Woes
A playful line suggests modern congestion tastes of sourness and razzberries, implying frustration with crowded roads and slow commutes. The remark frames daily travel as a bitter experience contrasted with fleeting moments of sweetness.
Economy Upturn Hopes Versus Slowdown Amid Strikes
Nixon aides touted a late year economic upswing despite October drops in industrial output and a 6 percent inflation spike. Treasury secretary Kennedy framed recent gains as continuing after a GM settlement, while unemployment edged up to 5.6 percent.
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Paul W. McCracken
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Dex
General Motors
Inactive Volcanoes Symbolize Love Affair
Travelogue describes two nearby inactive volcanoes Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl near Mexico City as emblematic lovers. The piece recounts the legend of the princess Ixtaccihuatl and warrior Popocatepetl, their deaths, and their transformation into mountains. It also notes the scenic drive toward Cuernavaca with cultural details and a teaser of future travel.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Taxco
Acapulco
Popocatepetl
Ixtaccihuatl
United States
Montana
Popocatepet
Ixtaccihuat
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