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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1935
Page
2
Local newspaper history notes the consolidation of the Enterprise and Gusher with Reeves County records and Pecos Valley News. It lists HUBBS PRINTING COMPANY as publisher and editors JACK HAWKINS and BARNEY HUBBS with dates from 1917 to 1925.
Advertisement notes subscription rates for Telephone 171 at two dollars thirty cents for six months and one ninety nine for six months, with second class matter filing requirements and post office publication deadlines for Pecos Texas in 1915.
Reports from toast previews say Will Rogers gives his funniest performance in Handy Andy. His drug store misadventures and Mardi Gras ball scene lead to riotous comedy and a surprise ending.
The Enterprise praises the election outcome and calls for united support of the new Pecos City Council. An Eastern Star School of Instruction drew 156 attendees, highlighting Pecos need for a public auditorium to host conventions and boost local commerce. The piece also notes possible Army post activity at Fort Marfa and the strategic value of reestablishing troops at Fort Rusell Maria as a protection and economic boost.
Star studded musical thrill set to entertain in 1935 with Rudy Vallee and Sweet Music plus Andy Vallee and a Warner cast. Helen Morgan Ned Sparks Bert Armstrong Allen Jenkins Joe Cawthorn and others perform with the Connecticut Yankees Frank and Milt Britton bands and dance numbers by Johnny Forle and Bobby Connelly.
Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson present their jungle aerial epic Baboona arriving at the Grand for a one day Saturday showing. The film promises peril in a hunting ground of Africa with lions leopards elephants and tribes as it unfolds two years in the making.
Reeves county cotton growers have largely enrolled in the 1955 cotton reduction program announced by Administrator Joe Matthews. The effort is near completion with no closing date yet, but sign-up should proceed quickly as the program could be curtailed at any time. About 500 was received for Ward county farmers in surrender of surplus exemption certificates to the government pool.
First National thriller Fog Over Frisco debuts at the Palace on Wednesday and Thursday featuring Bette Davis and Lyle Talbot. A San Francisco international band of swindlers operates a vast theft network with murders and kidnappings, spanning high society to street thugs. The drama promises fast action and suspense with a lively romance.
A Pecos Valley News discovery recalls May 30 1200 era hopes for soft water reaching Pecos 16 miles away. Windmills and united effort were the plan to pipe water into town. The issue also notes reelection support for John H Stephens, street cleaning, penned livestock controls, and Pecos artesian water praised as mineral-rich.
Warner Bros and United States government cooperation bring Devil Dogs of the Air to the Grand Theatre with Flying Marine action. The film features 1000 marines as extras, dramatic aircraft crashes, parachute escapes, and battleships including the S. S. 8. Macon in stunning aerial stunts.
Six weeks into the Pecos relief program under the FERA initiative, 12 men are employed on 265 projects across the county. Work includes street gravels, irrigation ditches, jail improvements, and road repairs near Pecos and Toyah, with a sewing class resuming in Pecos. Finances of the relief loan arm stay strong and funds are available for labor.
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