Reeves County Approves Bankhead Highway Bond Issue
Reeves county commissioners authorize 100000 bond issue and sell 30000 of them to finance Bankhead Highway from Pecos River to Hermosa. An Austin highway department engineer will survey, with construction expected to start in three to four months. A 30 cent tax levy funds the project.
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Commissioners Court
Reeves County
Bankhead
Manigault
The
Highway Commission
Pecos River
Hermosa
Roy Biggs
Austin
Highway Department
Biggs
Ward County
Pierce Hubbard Ends Navy Career With Honorable Discharge
Pierce Hubbard son of Judge and Mrs W W Hubbard of Pecos returned home Wednesday morning after receiving an honorable discharge from the navy on Saturday He entered the Naval Reserve in 1918 and served mainly in Chinese waters visiting Honolulu Vladivostok and other ports His ship USS Wilmington traveled from Hong Kong to Philippine Islands Singapore Ceylon Bombay Suez Canal Mediterranean Azores and home The Enterprise lauds his record and predicts future success at their home near Barstow.
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Pierce Hubbard
NAVY
W. W. Hubba
Pecos
Saturda
Pierce
Naval Reserve
San Diego
California
Honolulu
Vladivostok
Shanghai
Barstow
J G Crawford Joins Enterprise Office Staff
J G Crawford arrived from Albuquerque last Friday and becomes the mainstay in the mechanical department of the Enterprise office. An expert operator, he will handle linotype and floor work once he gets the run of things. His wife will follow in a week and will be a valuable addition to our citizenship.
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J. G. Crawford
Albuquerque
Enterprise Office
Quillian Brother of Mrs Ashe Dies in Colorado Sanatorium
Tom Quillian, brother of Mrs Thos J Ashe, died Thursday in a sanatorium at Walsenburg Colorado. Mrs Ashe could not attend due to illness at home but two sisters Misses Fannie and Hattie Quillian did. The Enterprise offers sympathy to the bereaved.
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Tom Quillian
Thos. J. Ashe
Walsenburg
Colorado
Texas Market News From Radio Grain Report
Demand for corn on the Kansas City market improved with No 2 yellow selling as high as 80 1 2 cents per bushel and No 2 mixed at 78 1 2. Eggs in storage brisk, poultry prices 17 cents a pound for fowls. Cabbage prices decline with FOB ranges around 70 a ton, retailers paying 5.50 to 6.00 per cwt. Spinach and onions show strong demand in Texas markets. Texas Vireflag and onions from Laredo district notable. Hog market closes firm with top at 8.00 and mid ranges 7.70 to 8.00. cattle varied with yearlings up to 8.85 and mixed sales across steers, heifers, bulls, and feeders.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Texas
Chicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Laredo
Fort Worth
Kansas City Trippers Set for 32nd Trade Extension Tour
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce prepares a thirteen car train carrying 125 business leaders for an eight day tour through Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas starting April 18. The group visits 64 towns covering 2446 miles with a parade at each stop and a state official aboard Governor Arthur M Hyde accompanies them.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Comerce
Frank J. McGinley
Trade Extension Committee
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Pecos
Steckert
N. N. Dalton
Ray Havens
International Rotary
Frank At Tipoon, Jr
Kansas City Live Stock Exchange
Mrs. Luckett Returns Home After Husband Dies in Ballinger
Mrs. H. H. Luckett came back to Toyah last week from Ballinger where she and her husband spent the winter with a daughter. Mr. Luckett died after an illness described as the flu. Friends in Toyah rejoice at her return to the longtime community.
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H. H. Luckett
Toyah
Ballinger
Mr. Luckett
Oil field visitors from Mississippi tour Pecos prospect
D S Jones of Highlandale and A B Reese of Itta Bena Mississippi arrived to review Pecos oil field prospects. Both have visited before and foresee the area's eventual great development keeping up with local news via the Enterprise. Mr Jones also left two dollars for another year of oil news.
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D. S. Jones
Highlandale
A. B. Reese
Itta Bena
Pecos
Enterprise
Mr. Jones
Wilsons' Sunday trip to Dallas halted by ill mother
Mr and Mrs Wilson long employed in the Enterprise office left by early Sunday train for Dallas to visit Mr Wilson's mother. A letter today says she is very ill and they may not proceed to California. The Enterprise hopes for her recovery and wishes them well wherever they settle.
Lamb Market Report Shows Mixed Demand and Steady Prices
The market on common grades was dull while good eighty four pound lambs held steady at 12 to 14 dollars. Culls and common stock ranged 8 to 12 dollars, yearling weather better grades 9 to 12.50, good to medium feeding lambs 11 to 13.50, and wethers 5.25 to 7.25 dollars.
Tax equalization problem facing county officers
Fort Stockton Pioneer reports sharp dispute over tax assessments in Texas counties. Officials argue that East Texas counties subsidize others while West Texas pays less than it receives, prompting calls for a State Board of Equalization to correct inequities and restore public trust in government.
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Fort Stockton
Bexar County
Court House
Augustus McCloskey
Dallas County
Harris
Upshur
Hopkins
Smith
East Texas
West Texas
Bexar
Gil
Pecos County
Calla
Board of Equalization
Texas
Rev Garner and family visit Davis Mountains for Paisano Encampment plans
Rev J M Garner and family spent days in the Davis Mountains last week meeting Paisano Encampment executives to finalize arrangements for the summer gathering. He says an excellent program is set and extra equipment added for campers comfort. Five to six thousand people expected, Pecos likely well represented. Session date August 17.
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J. M. Garner
Davis Mountains
Garner
Paisano
Pecos
Pecos Drug Company installs new fixtures this Saturday
The fixtures of the Pecos Drug Company arrived Saturday and were installed promptly. The new fittings are of the latest and most convenient designs, giving the store the appearance of a metropolitan drug store.
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Pecos Drug Company
Money for Security State Bank depositors to be mailed
Checks totaling 781000 will be mailed to holders of noninterest bearing deposits in the defunct Security State Bank. Funds come from the state guaranty fund and will be cashed at Fort Worth banks at 100 cents on the dollar. Marcus Bright of the Fort Worth State Bank called the action rare and applauded full repayment.
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Star-Telegram
Security State Bank
Austin
Forta Worth
State Guaranty Fund
Security Bank
Fort Worth
Marcus Bright
Local Woman Honored by El Paso U D G
A local woman receives honor from the El Paso United Daughters of the Confederacy for her loyalty to the South and eight years of care for Major Bomar. The piece recalls her Confederate lineage, refinement, and chivalry, with a tribute poem by a Northern friend lauding Southern heritage and gentleness.
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EL Paso
South
Dixie
Richmond, Va
Mon
Manassas
Antietam
Lee
Appomattox
Piercy
Bomar
Contract Let to Build Gin for H. C. Roberson
The Electric Gin Company awarded a contract to raise a concrete and adobe fireproof building covering a 25 by 100 tract for H. C. Roberson. Work has begun and will be rushed to finish quickly. One car of machinery is onsite with more shipments en route.
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The
Electric Gin Company
H. C. Roberson
Bell Well Shows Oil and Gas Indications Ahead
Reports from the Bell Well at 4300 feet indicate strong oil and gas shows in a black sandy lime with free oil bailed and gas present even far from the casing. Management remains optimistic while maintaining cautious reporting and aiming for continued progress in this promising Delaware project.
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Delaware
Wheat unloads final machinery at Wheat well site
J. J. Wheat tells the Enterprise that he has dropped the last portion of machinery at the Wheat well site and will ready the plant quickly. The boiler was unloaded this week as the final piece secured. Wheat loves getting things in shape and drilling began early.
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J. J. Wheat
Ramsey No. 2 Drill Progress and Delays
Ramsey No. 2 reports progress but was delayed by a day this week waiting for fuel oil. Drilling continues in a hard formation and salt beds have not yet been reached.
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Onco
Toyah Bell Well Contract Set for Cleaning Work
B J O Reilly states a contract is set to clear the Toyah Bell well by a leading American fisherman. Work should begin soon at the Toyah Bell site. The well’s history is well known to Enterprise readers, and observers expect a gush when cleaned.
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B. J. O'Reilly
Toyah-Bell
United States
Satisfactory drilling progress at Stockton field well No 6
Drilling continues at Stockton field in section 19 block 140 with slow progress in hard formation. Machinery installation for Quinby and associates well on the same block expected to finish this week. Superintendent J W Grant and F J Quinby departed for Fort Worth to purchase drilling supplies. Stone Hastin, who observed oil activity, left for Los Angeles Calif.
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Fort Stockton
Gramt
Quinby and Associates
J. W. Grant
F. J Quinby
Fort Worth
Reeves County Receives Widespread Rains Boosting Crops
Reeves County enjoyed heavy showers across many areas with some hail. Farms near the river saw inundation and cotton stands may need replanting while Pecos reported revived gardens and grasses. Rains extended toward Carlsbad benefiting stockmen and farmers across West Texas, with more anticipated.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Carlsbad
West
Texas
Palmer to Return to Pecos with Father Mayor Palmer
F S Palmer plans to settle back in Pecos with his father Mayor Ben Palmer. He just returned from El Paso after a brief business trip and intends to remain there permanently.
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F. S. Palmer
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