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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Savings Bonds at 4.25 percent and a combined Bond Freedom Share option paying 5 percent at maturity. It claims easy purchase without monthly commitment and urges readers to learn more at work or bank locations.
Police logged thefts including 233.25 at a Fronter Saving Stamps center after back glass was pushed out. A spare tire vanished from Eulalio Uria’s pickup. A purse‑shop purchase with a money order and a separate ongoing forging probe were reported at local stores. A church aluminum ladder was also taken.
Late summer offers ideal timing for re potting plants with a mix of two parts gar den loam two parts peat moss and one part sand. Sterilize soil to kill pests and seeds by heating to 200 degrees for thirty minutes then cool before reuse.
Landowners 21 and older residing in Reeves County within Subdivision No 5 may vote in the Upper Pecos Soil and Water Conservation District election. The poll opens at 2 00 p m Thursday October 3 1968 at Foster's Cafe Pecos with maps posted at Reeves County Court House Pecos Post Office and Toyah Post Office Refreshments will be served. The five year term winner will fill Supervisor Division No 5 seat currently held by L B Barrett Johnson.
Farmers in Caboso Alamo and Reeves County report extensive cotton damage from last Sunday’s rain and hail. Insurance adjustors cannot estimate yet as fields remain wet. Crawford Hughes cites around 4000 acres with damage mostly from hail. Hughes warns several thousand bales may be destroyed or damaged. H W Jones notes 1500 acres severely damaged possibly totaled and 1000 acres medium to light damage. Area centered in Caboso Alamo near Pecos. no other damage reported.
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