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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
2
Industry and Commerce Ministry reports 1971 72 gains in Mexico wheat corn cotton and beans with wheat reaching 2.31 million tons up 23.6 percent from the prior cycle surpassing the 1969 70 crop. The roundup covers multiple sectors and locations across the United States and Mexico.
Peace officers from several counties hunted three burglars after they opened fire on Constable C. W. Pierce in a Gordonville Lake Texoma store. Pierce was wounded in the face and a gunfight of over a dozen shots followed as deputies pursued the trio via U S 377 toward Whitesboro and Tioga before the car wrecked on U S 380.
Mrs Edna Poe 77 died after long illness and was buried beside her husband Lak Crenshaw in Winters after living in Balmorhea. Family members including Grady Poe Odes O Rear attended the funeral. Lance Crenshaw, stationed at Ft Davis State Park, assisted as lifeguard during the weekend. Mr and Mrs Buster Hise and children Hether Renee and Michael of Albuquerque visited Balmorhea relatives.
New York markets inch higher at noon with the Dow at 971.03 and International Nickel leading gains while the NYSE index edges down slightly. Amid borderless rural town scenes, residents gather for rodeos, family visits, hospital stays, and rain bringing moisture to Balmorhea Pecos and nearby ranches.
The Associated Press reports Labor Day weekend saw over 700 lightning caused fires in 16 national forests in Northern California, with the Klamath and Plumas National Forests hardest hit. Over eight days the state total neared 1,000 fires as dry lightning struck steep, inaccessible terrain, though no structures were reported damaged. 98 smoke jumpers parachuted into remote blazes and helicopters aided access.
On July 24 1972 the treasury department seizure of 127 cartons and seven packages of cigarettes in El Paso County Texas for violation of SC 9763 requires any claimant to file a petition for remission or mitigation or a claim with a 250.06 cost bond by September 28 1972 otherwise the property will be forfeited and disposed of by law Elvin D Hilger special agent in charge ATF 300 East 8th Street Room 6153 Austin Texas published in the Pecos Enterprise August 29 September 9 and 12 1972
On July 24 1972 a 1968 Toyo ta Land Cruiser 2 door station wagon ID F54056493 with accessories was seized in El Paso County Texas for violation of 26 USC 7302. Any person with an interest may file for remission or mitigation of forfeiture or file a claim and provide a 250.00 cost bond with the undersigned by September 28 1972 or forfeiture and disposal will proceed. Elvin D. Hilger Special Agent in Charge Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms 300 East 8th Street Room 6153 Austin Texas. prise August 29 September 5
Reed Drilling Equipment reports 189 active rigs in the two-state Permian Basin area last week, up three from the prior week. Lea County leads with 22 rigs, Pecos down to 21, Eddy up to 17, Ward down to 17, Gaines at 9, and Martin at 8. year-ago comparison shows 193 rotaries.
AP reports Shriver in Boston and West Virginia deploring miners suffering black lung disease and accusing the Nixon administration of weakening mine safety. He hints Mitchell and Stans are involved in Watergate bugging. In Syracuse he toured the state fair and spoke on the Watergate matter before heading to Boston. Also Sen John Tower names Billy Blair Loving County chairman for his re election bid. Blair is a Mentone rancher with wife Ann and two children.
Craig Koval of Irving died in Pecos on Monday while visiting his wife's parents, J. C. Cotton. Born October 25, 1948 in Chicago, he was 23. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Restland Funeral Chapel, Dallas, with burial at Restland Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Connie, his parents Leonard and Denise Koval, and a sister Denise, all of Irving.
The Pecos Enterprise lists mail subscription prices in Reeves County and other areas. Rates shown include six months to one year options with prices in advance. Second class postage paid at Pecos Texas 79772 and mailing address details noted.
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