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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1934
Page
1
After years of service Dr. Jim Camp retires from Pecos Independent School District board. He resisted re nomination and leaves a legacy of steady finances, disciplined growth, and stable schools through boom and bust periods. The paper notes plans for a new sport page added to the Enterprise.
Ranchers in Reeves County report cattle losses to rabies as a calf at a pasture charged How ard Collier who fled to his car. The animal rammed the vehicle before he escaped, underscoring ongoing danger from infected cattle.
Lieut Thurman Wood, nephew of Mrs W T Wicker of Pecos, was killed when his army plane crashed near DeWitt Iowa last Saturday. Wood had visited Pecos last summer in a large tri motor bomber. rainstorm blamed the Iowa crash. Funeral services were held in San Antonio with Mrs Wicker attending from Pecos.
A new relief system named the Emergency Work Division will begin April 16 in Texas to provide aid in exchange for labor. Officials met in Reeves Loving and Ward counties to implement the plan and ensure CWA projects continue under the new arrangement.
F O Mackey president of the Broadway of America Highway Association stopped in Pecos on Thursday while en route from Dallas to Douglas Arizona. He predicted a large turnout for the Broadway convention slated for May.
For the Pecos Independent School District, five candidates contend for three trustee seats. The election is Saturday at the old city hall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Presiding judge W. F. Alexander with clerks Mrs. George Finley and Mrs. Della Bell will oversee ballots listing Mrs. Clarence Bell Mrs. J W Brooks Henry G Russell Roy S Wilcox and Earl Bell. No pre election statements were made, but contest interest may boost turnout.
Pecos high school students dominated the county meet scoring 270 points to Balmorhea’s 110 and Toyah’s 95. Winners across boys and girls events include Pecos teams in debate extempo spelling and essay writing, with Balmorhea and Toyah placing in various categories.
Voters returned incumbents in a Pecos municipal election. L H O Neil defeated Joe Hudgens for city marshal while the council incumbents won easily over John J Bush. Totals show 718 votes with O Neil 558 Hudgens 158. mayor Toliver 710. secretary Easterbrook 707. aldermen Bush 2606 Howard 56 llubbs 555 br Dan Constas one vote for city clerk and J W Moore one vote for mayor.
Pecos peace officers set a night trap after a tip that Clyde Barrow and two associates might pass through Pecos on a westbound route. J J Vaughn L H ONeil Avery Fletcher hid with a machine gun and buckshot shotgun but nothing arrived, as authorities doubted the Barrow rumor.
Charles H. Ferrell known as Happy died aged 69 after an operation at a Midland sanatorium. He founded Happy's place in Pecos with a grocery market filling station and tourist camp. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church with Rev. E H Ratliff, interment at Fairview cemetery. Survived by his widow and a son Charles G. Ferrell of Pecos.
Mrs H Beauchamp Jr becomes owner of Pecos Cleaners, formerly Kyle Biggs. No name change or personnel change. New management aims to improve the already fine service.
Aline Crerar of Balmorhea was admitted to Pecos hospital with pneumonia and placed in the oxygen tent for treatment. After immediate care and oxygen, she is reported to be improving and on the road to recovery.
C. E. Smyer of the Santa Fe from Clovis met Chamber officials at Hotel Brandon. The Chamber passed a resolution backing House Bill 8100 in Congress to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to lower rail rates and allow transcontinental railroads to compete with steamships in cross country shipments.
Taxpayers are urged to file homestead exemptions when filing taxes per W A Hendricks county tax collector. If no exemption is claimed and not noticed, the tax must be paid. He warns officials cannot verify each return, so exemptions must be claimed to avoid unfair collection.
Pecos Rotary Club members will travel to Roswell on April 19 20 for the 42nd district Rotary convention. About 30 to 40 Pecos Rotarians including ladies plan to register. District governor Bill Kerr from Pecos will lead the program with Charles F Manahan as sergeant at arms and Judge J A Crane and Jack Hawkins to speak.
John Horn of the Plaza Barber shop reports ongoing thefts of light bulbs from in front of his business. He now offers to give a thief light globes if approached but asks that those bulbs be left alone in the future.
A trainload of Dallas boosters will visit Pecos on May 14, per a letter received this week by H. P. Davis, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr and Mrs Ralph Sparks returned to Pecos Thursday after an extended visit in California.
Charles Wilmore Tudor dies Saturday March 31 1934 in Pecos Texas at age 60. A longtime resident and cattleman he built one of the west Pecos region’s finest Hereford herds and led Reeves County Democratic activities as first county chairman. Born July 11 1873 in Madisonville Kentucky he studied at Kirksville College and Centre College before serving as Madisonville District Clerk.
Miss Alawayne Atchison won the $75 prize at the Grand Theater Tuesday night. The crowd filled the theater for both showings, and hundreds stood outside when her name was announced.
Last Tuesday's vote across seven districts of the Red Bluff Water Power Control district names new directors for a two year term overseeing a $2,600,000 project. R. N. Couch and Lawson Goodrich won unanimously in Reeves County No 2 and Loving County No 1 respectively. J H Miller retained Ward County No 1 with 129 to 14. Luke Snelson defeated incumbent Herman Ott 65 to 52 in Ward No 2 Grand Falls. W H Butler beat Bud Maulding 18 to 10 in Cedarvale Ward No 3. D C Majors received one vote. E B Barron narrowly won Pecos County No 2 58 to 57. Frank L Sharp was unopposed in Pecos No 3.
Voters in Red Bluff will cast ballots Monday across seven districts on ratifying the bond contract negotiated by the PWA and the Red Bluff directors. The result is expected to be decided and near unanimous despite being a technical step.
Engineer Vernon L. Sullivan says the boundary survey for the Red Bluff lake site will finish today or Saturday. The survey is progressing fast and work is expected to rise gradually until peak employment in summer or early fall.
At the Lions club meeting at Brandon Coffee Shop H G Meyer presided. A C Williamson Buffalo Trail Council executive outlined methods to manage the Pecos Boy Scout troop budget for the coming year and Tommy Thompson Scoutmaster spoke.
Rancher C. M. Hall of Pecos County has recovered from an operation performed about a week ago and is expected to be active again soon.
Quiterio Pineda, a highly respected Pecos citizen from the Mexican quarter, died last Sunday night at age 99. He arrived in Pecos long ago with soldiers from Fort Stockton, driving a mule and chuck wagon. He was buried here after services at the Catholic church.
W. W. McCutcheon Jr. of Fort Davis announces candidacy for Texas Legislature from the 8th district. A Jeff Davis County native with ranching roots, he cites past West Texas gains and pledged focus on local interests over lofty rhetoric. He attended the University of Texas and Hunt College and has helped manage the family ranch.
Senator Ken Regan wins state aid for northern county ranchers in a rabies scare. Government trappers deploy to kill coyotes. poison failed in hot weather, steel traps chosen as the remedy. Regan’s push praised as a timely community service.
Red Bluff conducts its first ever school board election this Saturday with several candidates competing for the open seats. Voters will choose trustees to govern district matters and education policy in the historic vote.
Reports from Washington say Pecos City secured a 4.3 million loan to finance a soft water system but no funds are available now. An appropriation via a new Public Works fund, likely by Congress, is anticipated to proceed the project. Layne-Texas Company of Houston and G. E. Ramsey Jr. of Public Works Administration are cited as sources.
Wallace L. Pate, 31, of Toyah, died Monday after weeks of illness. A noted rodeo performer and expert roper, he performed in Pecos and Toyah, earning the nickname Tiger. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 PM at the Toyah Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters. Burial was in Toyah. Pecos Furniture Co. handled arrangements.
Two young bandits rode off with two horses and saddles from a Pecos county ranch and headed toward the New Mexico line. Deputy Sheriff Curtis McElroy pursued them, caught them near the border, and brought them back to Pecos County Jail in Fort Stockton. The tale echoes old time horse theft as punishment has softened since the horse and buggy era.
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