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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
2
The Balmorhea district includes Balmorhea Presidio Fort Davis and Valentine and will hold spring UIL events in literature and track. Supt Allen Gilbert will name a district director and a one act play director as dates and venues are set later.
Students prepare for homecoming with pep squad and band practicing for the event. The queen will be crowned at halftime and an escort chosen by the student body. A Mexican supper, coffee, and cookies follow the game in the cafeteria. A graduates register and bonfire preparations are noted.
As the Bicentennial nears, collectors paid 800 for a 20 shilling note printed in New Hampshire in 1775 and 380 for a Virginia 1781 two dollar bill at a New York auction, reflecting rising value for era money despite wartime devaluations.
New York stock prices edged lower as slow economy worries lingered after unemployment claims hit a yearly high. The Dow fell 2.4 points to 947.56 at noon with light 6.17 million shares traded. Florida Power & Light led NYSE activity while the broad index slipped to 54.06 and AMEX at 98.49.
Texas troopers in Reeves, Ward, Winkler, Jeff Davis and Loving counties patrol from Fort Stockton to near Marfa and back to Penwell. In five months of 1976 they collected about 130,595 dollars in fines, mostly from transient tourists, but their job is to enforce state laws and improve road safety for all.
The U S Postal Service invites construction bids to build and lease a new Midkiff post office. Bids due 1 p m November 11 at Dallas Field Real Estate Office. Building to be 1076 sq ft, privately funded, ten year base with 20 year renewal options. Site option owned by Southwestern Bell, 12500 sq ft, south of the Midkiff Midland County road, next to the phone building.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White reports a bleak statewide pecan crop for 1976 with harvests down about 60 percent from last year. September rains helped kernel fill, but October estimates remain at 27 million pounds, far below 68 million last year. Trans Pecos stands as likely the state's best crop amid insect and disease pressure elsewhere. The Texas crop would be 24 percent of U.S. production in a 114.4 million pound national forecast, 54 percent below last year.
Carey Blanton of 1210 S. Pecan St was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a woman reported shots fired at about 11 p.m. Monday. A nighttime shot entered a window. Blanton claimed another man fired at him. Bond set at $2,000. Also noted were two minor city collisions with no injuries.
Services were held for Tomas Garcia Chavez 77 of Salt Lake City Utah and formerly Toyah with survivors listed including three sons and four daughters. William E McDowell 79 of Snyder and brother of Pecos resident Gordon McDowell had service at First Baptist Church Snyder and was a retired Scurry County worker. The article also describes a river ferry accident near Luling involving a ship strike that overturned the ferry, with survivor Charles Chatelain recounting the incident and vehicles sinking.
The Pecos Enverphis lists staff roles including managing editor sports editor and advertising manager and outlines subscription rates and delivery areas. It notes press affiliations with The Associated Press and specifies mailing classifications and regional circulation details for Reeves Culberson Ward and Jett Dywis counties.
Calendar of events for Pecos area lists Wednesday October birthday party at Senior Citizens Center 3 to 5 p m. Saturday norteno dance sponsored by LULAC UMAC and CHARROS at UMAC Hall 8 30 p m to 1 a m. Monday Lions Club at Amistad Lions Club and Amador? Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House 7 p m. Tuesday Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon 8 p m 125 S Oak St. TOPS morning at Federation Parlor and TOPS TX 259 at St Community Council office 6 p m Evening Optimists meet at Saragosa Hall 8 p m.
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