Reeves County 1973 Budget Tops Two Million Plus
Reeves County adopts the 1973 budget Aug. 21 with estimated receipts of 1 907 963.59 and expenditures of 1 979 671.78. Begrailing balance 229 278.55 yields total resources 2 137 242.14 for the year starting Jan. 1. Tax levies estimated at 828 536 with 96 percent collection, plus delinquent taxes of 30 600, total receipts 1 123 281.19. Major fund allocations include July 16 208.32 Road and Bridge 367 817.06 General 635 831.66 Officers Salary 335 425.86 Permanent Improvement 28 474.10 and Hospital Operating 588 000.00. Total expenditures rise modestly from 1972. no across-the-board raises.
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Reeves County
Commissioners Court
Pecos pharmacist named United Fund president for 1973 drive
Mike Starkey a Pecos pharmacist at 2236 Wyoming St has been named United Fund president for 1973. A budgeting meeting will set campaign goals and require member organizations to submit last year’s allocations. Starkey stresses unified fundraising reduces costs and expands social services. Other officers are Mike Harrison, Jim Ed Miller as vice presidents and J Robert Scott as treasurer.
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Mike Starkey
Pecos
Wyoming St
United Fund
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Pecos Day Nursery
March of Dimes
Planned Parenthood
United Campaign
United States
Starkey
Mike Harrison
Jim Ed Miller
J. Robert Scott
Charlotte
Todd
Serena
Shane
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Valley Country Club
First Christian Church
Kiwanis Club
Bozeman Drug
800 W
Third St
Reeves County Bonds Sales Top Eight Thousand Four Hundred
Reeves County reports July sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaling 8345 dollars under Archie B. Scott as county Savings Bonds Committee chairman. First seven months total 67138 dollars, 45 percent of 1972 goal, Texas July sales 16989269, year to date 125013794, 1971 year totals 118726731, nationwide July sales 493 million, January-July sales 8.7 billion, exchanges of Series E for Series H 27 million in July. Barstow Fire Department to meet September 5 at 8 pm at the community center. volunteers urged to attend.
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Archie B. Scott
Reeves County
United States Savings
Texas
Barstow
Jobless decline in Texas in July reported by TEC
Texas unemployment eased to 4.4 percent in July from 4.6 percent in June and July 1972. The 215,900 idle workers marked the second highest July total since 1961, though July saw the first year‑over‑year drop since 1968. Austin’s rate was 2.8 percent, with Dallas Lubbock Houston Wichita Falls and Abilene below 4 percent and Laredo at 10.4 percent. The TEC noted job holders rose 3 percent over the year as an indicator of economic improvement.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Dallas
Lubbock
Houston
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Laredo
McGovern plans Texas stops on campaign tour
HOUSTON AP Sen George McGovern brings his presidential bid to Texas this week with a Dallas stop planned for next Wednesday evening A Houston rally is scheduled for September 10 11 in the state while Sargent Shriver campaigns in El Paso San Antonio and Wichita Falls September 12 13 A complete Texas schedule was to be released today by local headquarters
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Houston
George McGovern
Texas
McGovern
Dallas
Sargent Shriver
el Paso
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Petit jurors listed for court duty in 143rd District Court
Civil jury week jurors are summoned to report at 9 a m on Monday September 11. The long list includes Mrs W O Pigman Everett Wood Lionel Ortega Mrs Andrew McGrew Mrs W O Wiley Mrs Charles K Hunter Earl C Moore Rafael Hernandez and Thomas L Payne plus many others. The text also covers budget items expenditures balances and county finances noting Reeves County is operating in the black and aims to stay solvent.
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143Rd District Court
W, O, Pigman
Everett Wood
Lionel Ortega
Andrew McGrew
W, O, Wiley
Charles K. Hunter
Earl C. Moore
Rafael Hernandez
Thomas L. Payne
Enrique C. Rubio
Jones Wynn
D. V. Vejil Jr
Melvin Schnack
Edgar L. Berry
Bradley
Ray Helbern
Marcos R. Contreras
Miguel Levario
Epifanio C, Hernandez
John C
Gaffney
William G, Svoboda
Juan Carrasco
C. L. Kline
Wayne Davis
Julian Fuentez
Thomas Ray Pohl
A. R. Snyder
J. C. McElroy
Jake W. Jones
Blas Sosa Tavares
William R. Ramsey
Nelson Lethco
Manuela S. Nunez
W. B. Evans
Roy Brey
Socorro Garcia
Manuel Jasso
F. R. Talamantez
Jose T. Herrera
C. W. Jeffries
Robert Dominguez
Gus R. Natividad
Susana Lara
J. L. Goodman
Casey Farrington
Ben F. Colwell
Juan Segovia
Jimmy G. Trichell
Ed Hersha
Senon Ch. Leos
Donald E. Cantrell
Jerry Jenkins
Sylvestra Millan
R. R Waight
Daniel Brijalba
Max Otto
Dale Blackstock
Wesley O. Hart
Jack Hardwick
Alfonso D. Munoz
Lawrence Byler
Damaged WW II hangar near Pecos airport to be repurposed
A vandalized WW II hangar north of the Pecos Army Air Field rests unused beside Interstate 20. Bruce Campbell Construction rents the structure for storage of building materials for a year while owner Joe Smallwood seeks a permanent occupant. He cites repeated thefts and break-ins, and notes plans to improve the exterior with sheet metal panelling and fiberglass windows if a tenant emerges.
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Pecos
Dallas
Bruce Campbell Construction Co
Pecos Army Air Field
Joe Smallwood
Armory
Smallwoods
Smallwood
Manent
Band Boosters Set First Meet for the Year
Pecos Eagle Band Boosters elects officers and outlines aims to promote school bands. First meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday Sept 11 in the high school cafeteria, with regular meetings on the second Monday each month.
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Pecos Eagle Band
Bill Pigman
Ade
Gordon Holiday
Leon Sharp
G.C. Waltisperger
Gerald Spray
Bill Ramsey
John C White To Speak At Odessa Labor Day Event
John C White Texas Commissioner of Agriculture delivered the Labor Day address in Odessa at 1 p.m. in Bara A of the Ector County Coliseum. The 47 year old Democrat has long served in public office and led the TAP program to national recognition. He previously headed agriculture at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls and was selected as McGovern campaign co host for Texas.
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John C. White
Texas
Odessa
White
Lawa Park High School
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Department of Agriculture
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Bara A
Ector County
Sul Ross Sets Night Courses In Pecos Library
Sul Ross University offers night courses this year and invites interested people to meet in Pecos High School library at 7 p.m. Monday. Graduate courses include Elementary Reading and Advanced studies in Child Growth and Development. Tuesday and Wednesday offer Public School Law Mental Hygiene and Personnel Problems courses.
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Sul Ross University
Pecos High School
Old Abilene Town Welcomes Texas Forts Trail Travelers
The Abilene Town, owned by Casey, sits along Interstate 20 as a nostalgic stop on the Texas Forts Trail. Visitors wander Main Street to hear hoofbeats and view prairie dogs, with 8 am to 9 pm hours, year passes for $1.25 adults and 75 cents children. No admission for Golden Stagecoach Restaurant, Coffee Shop, or Last Chance Saloon.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Big Spring
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Old Abilene
Texas Forts Trail
Casey
Old Abilene Town
Main Street
Yesteryear
Abilene
Burrow
Gonzales
Old Abi
Casey’s Town
Texas Tourist Development Agency
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Veterans’ Service Officer
State Welfare Office
Michelangelo
Hangar
Henry Reeves Co
John White
Sul Ross
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