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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1975
Page
1
The fragment lists a microfilm item from Southwest Microfim with codes 2601 bs Yandel-0 and Box 1005 in Texas. It appears to be an archival or catalog reference, lacking a full narrative or dated context.
J C Cowpoke Porter actor trail cook cow hand and rodeo cowboy will be a contestant at the World Championship Barbecue Cookoff Oct 10 11 Porter from Seminole recalls riding wins at Stamford 1935 says he acted with Will Rogers in 1932 and notes Rogers death in a plane crash in Texas
Tickets for the Pecos Kermit game in Kermit Friday are on sale at the school business office 1302 S Park St. Reserved seats cost 2.50 each. Student advance tickets cost 0.75 each, with at the gate 1.50 each.
Seminole resident J C Cowpoke Porter, famed Cowboy Turtle Association member and former trail cook, will contend at the World Championship Barbecue Cookoff in Stamford on October 10 and 11. Porter, also an actor and former rodeo cowboy, brings decades of cooking and ranching experience to the event.
A Senate subcommittee investigator said an unidentified informant with underworld contacts led to a weekend field search for James R. Hoffa near Detroit. Michigan officials, acting on the tip, searched a 29 acre Waterford Township field but found nothing.
A 19 year old Moss Bluff woman, Shirley Ann Bergeron, pleads not guilty to capital murder in the Salt Flat case. A trial date of November 3 was set by District Judge J H Starley after pre trial motions and arraignment. The indictment names robbery and murder charges with a contested, unclear wording. Prosecutors listed 15 witnesses and a separate case witness may testify. defense seeks access to a co defendant’s statement.
The Pecos Evening Optimists Club, lauded as West Texas’ most active, honored Frank and Mrs. Kelly and Carl McGee for longtime service to the Pecos school system. The group sponsored multiple youth programs, six $500 scholarships, and provided buses and candy donations, with outgoing President Y L Dominguez saying the key to success is work.
An Associated Press survey shows Texas colleges and universities posting rising enrollments as evidence of an economic push to gain new skills. Graduates with doctorates return to study nursing while others enroll in technical education and community colleges. Presidents report larger classes across private and state schools, with older students rejoining to improve job prospects amid inflation and layoffs.
San Francisco AP reports Patricia Hearst allies say her mental health is deteriorating in jail and demand hospitalization after Rolling Stone alleged she rode cross country with activist Jack Scott and rejected his offer. Attorney Terence Hallinan declined comment on specifics. He says the Hearst in jail differs from the tapes and the figure Scott describes.
Three gunmen holding seven Italians in a sweltering basement restaurant room deny getaway plane. Italy's consul-general says the captors want a plane and are prepared to exploit the hostages for freedom. Police refuse, with risk of an unstable assailant. Residents and officers surround the site as negotiations continue.
The Associated Press reports a new cool snap moving south toward Texas with arrival not expected before midweek. Skies were mostly clear statewide with a gentle morning chill and forecasts call for thickening clouds and rain chances by midweek. Panhandle Plains could dip to the low 30s while Del Rio near the Mexican border reached 91 in Sunday readings.
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