War Veteran Dies at El Paso Hospital
Cecil McCon age 38 known as Mae died Friday evening at William Beaumont hospital El Paso after years of brain disease from war injuries. A close friend of William and Mrs Rossman Pecos he lived at Triangle Company earlier. He leaves parents siblings in Pittsburgh and friends in Pecos. Burial will be in Pittsburgh.
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Cecil McCon
Mae
William Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
McCon
William Rossman
Pecos
Triangle
First Baptist Church
Pittsburgh
Penn
Braille Representative Visits Lincoln Hotel Brandon
Mrs L Harvey of Lincoln Nebraska representing the Braille Publishing Co was here this week as a guest of Hotel Brandon.
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L. Harvey
Lincoln
Nebraska
The
Braille Publishing Co
Brandon
Trade Coin Revives Fort Davis Memories
A 1868 bronze 50 cent trade coin with Liberty head and 13 stars was found in an old Fort Davis officer's quarters by R W Lovelace of Marfa. The reverse shows R G H & Co 50 while the issuing company remains unknown. The artifact hints at cavalry days and historic events from a young Texas state.
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Fort
Davis
R. W. Lovelace
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Marfa
Lovelace
Head of
Liberty
President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
Excerpts from President Wilson's address to Congress outline a request for a declaration of war against the German government and people. He states that Imperial Germany's actions amount to war and calls for immediate steps to bring the empire to terms and end the conflict.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Germany
Read Mercantile advertises quit business sale dates
The W. T. Read Mercantile Company announces a quit business sale running from April 4 to May 4.
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W. T. Read Mercantile Company
Visitors from Dallas and World War II prisoner news
D. W. Bozeman visited Dallas this week. An American sailor in Copenhagen says over 40 Americans have been taken prisoner by Germany. Mrs. Ben Randall and Prof. I. J. Yee spoke at a WCTU meeting Saturday.
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Germany
Copenhaen
Ben Randall
Prof
I. J. Yee
Moody signs Red Bluff Dam survey appropriation
Governor Moody approved a $25,000 appropriation to survey the Red Bluff dam site. George McManus announced his purchase of the Sweet Shop. E. M. Regan and Harry Hinkle were unanimously re-elected.
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Moody
Red Bluff Dam
George McManus
E. M. Regan
Harry Hinkle
Gasoline Revenue Up Signaling Economic Recovery
R V Nabers of the Texas state comptroller’s department projects gasoline tax receipts to exceed last year by at least 5 million dollars, with summer traffic pushing the total to about 35 million. The rise will fund public schools, highways, and road beautification, while refunds and allocations favor schools, farmers, and highway interests.
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R. V. Nabers
State Comptroller’s Department
Mr. Nabers
Nabers
Department
Texas
Texas Public Schools
Reeves County Sheriff to Sell W. M. Harris Property
Public sale to satisfy a 1934 judgment in Bexar County for $12,870.29 plus costs. Reeves County Sheriff Louis Roberson will auction multiple public school land tracts in Pecos on May 1, 1954 between 10 AM and 4 PM, per a three week newspaper notice in the Pecos Enterprise.
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State OF Texas
County of
Reeves
Bexar County
Hart McCormick
W. M. Harris
D. Anderson
M. C. Judson
Frank G. Huntress
Leroy G. Denman
George W. Brackenridge
Louis Roberson
Reeves County
Texas
T&p Ry. Co
Court House
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Council Picks Narrowly Missed Death After Crash
Dr. C. D. Gipson narrowly escaped death in an auto accident when his car collided with a truck on the highway. He sustained abrasions to the arm and shoulder and his car was damaged.
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Dr. C. D. Gipson
Pecos Ball Triumph Opens Season 15 to 2 versus Barstow
The Pecos ball team opened the season with a dominant 15 to 2 victory over Barstow, securing an early lead in the standings and setting the tone for the year.
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Pecos
Barstow Club
Pecos elects two aldermen in 353 vote election
April 7, 1935 Pecos voters elect Young Bell and B. T. Biggs as aldermen in a local election with 353 total ballots cast.
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Young Bell
B. T. Biggs
Pecos
Pecos Cemetery Gate to Begin Soon
Work will start soon on a modern gate at the Pecos cemetery funded by the Garden club which is buying materials and paying labor costs. Ray Baumgarten a Ft. Stockton aviator with over 200 flight hours is in town to explore a flying school for Pecos.
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Pecos Cemetery
Garden Club
Ray Baumgarten
Ft. Stockton
Pecos
Humble Oil Plans Wink Building Move to Pecos Airport
Humble Oil Co agrees to relocate a Wink building to Pecos airport to serve as a hangar and will install a filling station at the field, expanding operations and facilities at the airstrip.
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Humble Oil Co
Wink
Pecos
Dick Chambers Moves From Fort Stockton
Dick Chambers recently relocated to the area after leaving Fort Stockton. He settled into the community and began new local ties, with friends noting his quick adaptation and plans to engage in local activities.
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Dick Chambers
Fort Stockton
Live and Gladden By Margaret Ramage
A devotional verse honoring life and faith. It speaks of a steadfast conscience and lasting joy as the soul journeys toward a hopeful judgment day. It envisions love, wonder, and laughter until reunion in the afterlife.
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Margaret Ramage
Wink Town Takes Option on Water Works Plant
The town of Wink has taken an option on the waterworks plant for 17500 with the intention of purchasing the distribution system if financing can be arranged.
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Wink
HERE FOR HOLIDAYS
Miss Beverly Vaughan returned to Pecos for Easter holidays from Texas Christian University and left Pecos again on Sunday after visiting last Thursday.
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Beverly Vaughan
Pecos
Started Chicks For Sale
Started chicks 10 to 20 days old offered at special prices this season. We prepare to start many chicks for those who do not wish to handle baby chicks. This lowers losses and puts them on the way to frying pan. Take advantage of cheap fryers at nominal cost. Come see them. If you eat fried chicken this year you will pay more than in past three years. Prices on started chicks are reasonable.
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Highway Department
Nabers
Engineer Vernon Sullivan Visits Pecos Over Red Bluff Project
Vernon L. Sullivan, engineer on the Red Bluff project, arrived in Pecos Wednesday night to confer on remaining details. He expressed optimism about the eventual completion of the project.
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Vernon L. Sullivan
Red Bluff
Pecos
Sulivan
Home plate size clarified for baseball fans
Dr J L Kincannon sought the true dimensions of the regulation home plate after fans and seasoned players doubted the common estimate. The Pecos Drug Co. rule book confirms home plate measures 8 by 17 inches, settling the long debated measurement.
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Pecos Drug Co
LES DOLLISON RETURNS TO THE TEXAS THEATER
Lester Dollison former manager of the Big Theater in Wink has taken over the Monahans theater, expanded it and renamed it the Texas theater. He remains a familiar figure in local entertainment circles.
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Lester Dollison
Wink
Monahans
Texas” Theater
Cavern Visitors Rise in March 1934 at Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad Cavern drew 2794 visitors in March 1934 as reported by superintendent Col. T. R. Boles. The March 1933 figure was 1495, with 794 from Texas, 387 from New Mexico, and 322 from California. Foreign visitors included guests from France Germany and Nicaragua.
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Carlsbad
Col
T. R. Boles
Texas
New Mexico
Toyah Man Recovers From Illness At Pecos Sanitarium
Wallace Pate of Toyah is convalescing at the Pecos Sanitarium after a two week serious illness.
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Toyah Man
Wallace Pate
Toyah
Pecos Sanitarium
Major operation for Mrs A T Wilhite in Pecos
Mrs A T Wilhite of Mentone was brought to Pecos Tuesday for a major operation. She is convalescing nicely at the Pecos Sanitarium.
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A. T. Wilhite
Mentone
Pecos
Pecos Sanitarium
Demand Genuine Bayer Aspirin for safe relief
The notice urges consulting a doctor and insists on buying Genuine Bayer Aspirin in stores. It claims doctors endorse it as safe relief for headache, colds, sore throat, rheumatic pains, and neuritis and cautions against unknown drugs.
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Goodrich Silvertown
Silvertown
John Dolls
Texaco Gas and Oils
Fort Davis
Prise
D. W. Bozeman
Dallas
McCoy
Jimmie Alberta
Isola DeRacy
Imperial Poultry Farm
Odessa, Texas
J. L. Kincannon
Grand Theatre
Gray
Boot Shop
Omer Divers
Hardy & Son
General Contractors
Harrison D. Hardy
Edgar I. Hardy
Elliott & Waldron
R. C. Brewster
Mgr
Monroe Slack
First National Bank
Pecos, Texas
L. J. Wood
J. G. Murray
Hubbard & Kerr Attorneys-at-Law
Dardin’s
Colings Bldg
Bell & Regan
W. W. Dean Mgr
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
J. W. Moore
Mrs
Jack Hawkins
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
Hudson & Hudson
Attorneys-at-Law
J. R. Bock
Feeos
Piper Soft Water Co
the Security State Bank
Sol Mayer
R. G. Middleton
K. M. Regan
Clarence Bell
H L. Holloway
Ass’t
Paul Dowling
Ass’t Cashier
Albert Sisk
FDIC
Les Dollison
Lola Riggs
Route 9
North Little Rock
Ark
RADIO
Omer F. Divers
Oak Sts
Philco
American Legion
Dave’s Hall
Electric Shop
Noah Huggins
Home Furniture Co
R. Hammond
W. E. Brack
Underwood
Star Brand
Mint Cafe
Masonic Bldg
California
France
Nicaragua
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