King Cotton Drops In Reeves County Cotton Output
King Cotton is reduced to buck private status in Reeves County as 7,000 acres are farmed from a 1953 peak of 149,000 in a six-county area. WesTCOM manager Bob Bickley notes five gins in the region, with Reeves County hosting three or four. About 500 gin jobs are lost, fallow land rises, and some substitution to grain sorghum occurs. Garvin Passmore stays with cotton amid irrigation costs rising from 30–35 to about 100 per acre. A world cotton shortage offers a glimmer of hope amid ongoing supply and price pressures and fluctuating government allotments from 1953 to 1976.
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Gene Douglas
King Cotton
Reeves County
Bob Bickley
West Texas Cooperative Oil Mill
Westcom
Brewster
Loving
Pecos
Presidio
Reeves
Ward
Bickley
Garvin Passmore
Bill Lara
Pecos Valley
Mexico
Butz Resigns as Agriculture Secretary Over Slur
Secretary Earl L. Butz announced his resignation after a White House meeting with President Ford. He said the decision was his own and in the best interests of the President and Mrs. Butz, following reports of his use of an obscene racial slur.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Ford
Oval
White House
Jimmy Carter
Norther Front Brings Wet Weather Across Texas Panhandle
A cold front, dubbed a norther, moved into the Texas Panhandle with showers visible from West Central to North Central Texas and heavier storms in West Texas. Temperatures dipped to 51 in Amarillo and 52 in Perryton while Galveston stayed at 78. Forecasters warned of more showers and cooler air spreading across West and North Texas tonight and Tuesday, with overnight 40s likely in the Panhandle Plains and western mountains.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
West Central
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Amarillo
Perryton
Flash Photography Prank During Opry Show Sparks Laughter
A performer recalls a dark Grand Ole Opry night when a photographer teased him with jokes and poses while cameras flashed. He awkwardly tried to disappear as the crowd laughed and the act continued. The memory contrasts with a grade school tale of conduct awards and a teacher named Mrs. Van Buskirk who let him lead the line at last.
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Gene Douglas
Pillow
Grand Old Opry
Posse
Martha Walker
Mrs. van Buskirk
United Way drive kickoff Tuesday at City Hall
United Way workers initiate the campaign with a 5 p.m. meeting at City Hall led by Ellen Weinacht to recruit volunteers. The program aims to mobilize 20 board directors, each distributing 25 pledge cards to five friends, seeking 500 pledges across 12 local organizations. Donkey and elephant costumes will collect donations at schools and polling places on election day, with speakers from UMAC, the Charros Club, and the Evening Optimists to urge contributions.
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United Way
City Hall
Ellen Weinacht
Carol Uranga
Raul Florez
Connie Gomez
Marcos Contreras
UMAC
Charros Club
Parade route changes for Mother Goose at fall fair
Vicki Bowlin of the Young Homemakers says the Mother Goose Parade will start at Oak Street near the train depot this year, with a revised route through Pecos fall fair events from Oct 6 to 9. The schedule lists art, livestock, horse shows, barbecue, a dance, and judging, ending with a depot judging at 4 p.m.
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Fannie Camp
Womens Division
Camp
Mother Goose
Vicki Bowlin
The
Young Homemakers
Oak Street
Pecos
Cypress
Oak
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Stanton
PCA
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Norther
State
United Way Workers
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Posse Barn
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Margie Singleton
Walter's
Dairy Queens of
Polly Green
Mgr
Aree
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