United Fund Drive Campaign Opens In Pecos
The United Fund Drive starts Monday with advance gifts already solicited. A goal of 23000 pounds is set and will be reached if every Pecos adult gives a fair share. Contributions may be annual, semiannual, quarterly, or monthly and can be directed to a specific organization or distributed as desired.
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United Fund
Pecos
Montana
Almagst
United Fund Drive
Pecos United Fund
Board of Directors
Texas House to push ban on common law marriages
Texas legislators led by Rep. Russell Cummings push a bill to abolish common law marriages citing historic practicality now deemed harmful. Support from House Speaker Gus Mutseher frames a broader clash with a traditional West Texas custom and calls for modernization of marital law.
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Texas
Gus Mutseher
Hrenham
Russell Cummings
Houston
Texas Research League
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Committee On Domestic Relations
Sam
Bar Committee
Vice President's Official Residence Considered in 1966
The article notes Congress authorized a future official Vice President’s Mansion at the Naval Observatory to improve security and provide a formal residence. Estimated cost ceiling is 750000 dollars, with West Texas cost roughly 250000 in equivalent terms, awaiting funding in a balanced national budget.
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Humphrey
Capitol
Congress
Naval Observatory
Washington
West Texas
Readers respond in Pecos letters on World Council clash
A flood of letters from Pecos readers questions the World Council of Churches and defends Bible based faith. Mil ton Propp, pastor, argues against WCC methods, while other writers critique borrowed editorials and hymn fragments tied to religious debate in 1968.
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World Council of Churches
Assembly of the Council
Wm Fuckley, Jr
New York Post
United States
Council of Churches
National Council
America
W. N. Smith First Baptist Church
James Roberts
Roberts
Reflections From Viet Nam EDITORIAL NOTES
The piece asserts the soldier’s growth and civic reintegration after service. It discusses returning veterans as wiser, facing homesickness, and adjusting to civilian life to build a better world for future generations. It reflects pride in the armed forces and the value of service.
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Viet Nam
Forest Blade
Swainsboro
All America
Buddy
United Fund Seeks To Combine Various Drives
A Pecos United Fund reorganizes to unify local drives, budgeting a single annual donation. The plan aims to cover about $23,000 for agencies like the Day Nursery, Girl Scouts, Heart Fund, Red Cross, and Boy Scouts, with local spending prioritized and minimal admin costs. It warns against overlapping drives while allowing designation of some gifts.
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United Fund
Your United Fund
Pecos
Pecos United Fund
Girl Scouts
Heart Fund
American Red Cross
National Foundation
Salvation Army
American Cancer Society
Boy Scouts
Board of Directors
Blue Law Case Heads to State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Midland officials over Article 286a of the Penal Code banning certain weekend sales. Gibson's Discount Center sidestepped the law by leasing to another corporation, and the Midland County 142nd District Court ruled the law unconstitutional, prompting the appeal set for November 6.
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State Supreme Court
Tailers
Betwen
Gibson’s Discount Center of
Midland
Midland County
142Nd District Court
Gibson’s
High Court
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Wink Bulletin
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Mr. Roberts
Peter and
John
World Council
Chicago
World Council of Church
Milton Propp
First United Methodist Church
Paul
Timothy
Moses
Spivey
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Council
Forrest Smith
First
Assembly of God
Joe Tollett
Forrest Blade
Swinsboro
Estaline Roan
Hidalgo
House
Ben Barnes
Joseph A. Tollett
Soldier
Sis
Pecos Ee
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
Orb Rowden
South Cedar Street
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