Barstow Happenings Highlight Local Visits and Birthdays
Sierra Madera Water Utilities District Association meets at Sands Motel Fort Stockton on Sept 15 with 17 members present. Local residents and visitors including the Nichols and Allen families toured the cemetery and Water Office while sharing photos and church improvements. birthdays listed for September range from Sept 19 to Sept 29.
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Wendell Nichols
Sierra Madera Water Utilities District Association
Sands Motel
Fort Stockton
J. J. Maxey
Pecos
S. B. Hunt
Nichols
Charles Nichols
Charlie Joe Nichols
Mansfield
Ida Nichols Allen
Berlin Allen
Duncanville
Clara Nichols Royal
Corpus Christi
Monahans
Celi
Corpus
Bill D. McMahan
Summers
Ark
Barstow
Natha Gillis
George Briggs
Windell Nichols
McMahans
Presbyterian Church
Joe McMahans
J. W. Love
Snyder
MP Plans Major Purchase of 500 Freight Cars and 25 Locomotives
The Missouri Pacific System will order 500 new freight cars and 25 locomotives at about 15 million dollars, announced by Downing B. Jenks. The move raises total new equipment since 1961 to 15,000 cars and 373 locomotives, with total cost over 22 million dollars, including 400 box cars and 100 covered hopper cars. Cars will feature roller bearings and load restraining devices for safety and efficiency. Ten years is the statutory limit of time a man can serve as president of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Downing B. Jenks
The
United States
Lost Tourists Hint at Postseason Texas Travel Woes
An Associated Press travel piece notes busy Texas tourist season with out-of-state visitors, crowded motels, and the need for reservations. It contrasts hotel availability in 1969 and 1970, recounts hotel elevator etiquette misadventures, and cites San Antonio’s Lone Star and Pearl Breweries as timing pains for visitors seeking amenities.
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Roberte
Ford Associated Press
Texas
Midwest
Astroworld Hotel
San Antonio
Lone Star Brewery
Ft. Knox
Pearl Brewery
Pearl
Baylor Schedules 16th Annual Parents Weekend at Baylor
Baylor University hosts 16th annual Parents Weekend September 25 26 with 800 plus parents invited. Activities include Best of Baylor talent show a Parent Faculty Coffee and a welcome by President Abner V McCall in Waco Hall. Bill Beall will be introduced and Kurt Kaiser will perform. An award for the farthest-traveled parent will be given at the Pittsburgh game in Baylor Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor University
Waco
Baylor Chamber of Commerce
Parents League
x-Students Association
Baylor
Best of Baylor
Baptist Student Union
Waco Hall
Abner V. McCall
Bill Beall
Baylor Parents League
Kurt Kaiser
Music For Word, Inc
Baylor University of Pittsburgh
Baylor Stadium
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