Texas Traffic Toll Drops But Senate Cuts Put It At Risk
EXAS reports a 21 percent drop in traffic fatalities and a continued downward trend in highway deaths. The piece warns the senate finance committee’s 650000 dollar cut to the Department of Public Safety would cripple the highway patrol and narcotics division, reduce patrol miles by 2 million annually, and endanger lives and property on Texas roads. It cites Pecos and several patrol stations, urges restraint, and argues economy must not cost human lives.
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EXAS
State Highway Patrol
Pecos
Department of Public Safety
van Horn
Big Spring
Fort Stockton
el Paso
Ranger
Bureau of Identification and Records
Jack
Local man Ralph Williams in Hunting & Fishing ad
Ralph Williams finally appears in Hunting & Fishing showing him building a boat with Mrs Williams and their son in a full page gliders feature. The piece notes his prior absence from the local paper and jests that a prophet may be honored at home or that Ralph is just too popular. George Ross and Chuck Jones learn a salesman friend did not die but married after checking The Enterprise exchanges.
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Ralph Williams
Hunting & Fishing
Ralph
Enterprise
Wild Flower Show Set For Saturday
The second annual Wild Flower Show of District 6 of the State Highway Department will be held Saturday afternoon at the district offices. From 1:30 p.m. to 6 o'clock species of wild flowers from Reeves, Loving, Winkler, Ward, Ector, Midland, Martin, Crane, Upton, Terrell, and Pecos counties will be displayed for the public. District Engineer R E Killmer invites attendance to view rare local plants and enjoy an educational event.
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State Highway Department
R. E. Killmer
Reeves, Loving
Winkler, Ward
Ector
Midland
Martin
Crane
Upton
Terrell
Pecos
Lions to hold quarterly meet with delegates from 12 towns
Lions from 12 Texas towns and Juarez Mexico gather in Pecos for a quarterly meeting at Pecos High School. Registration at 7:30, business session at 7:45, banquet at 8:15, with Dr E A Roberson presiding. Delegates and wives from El Paso Juarez Wink Kermit Fort Stockton Alpine Odessa Grandfalls McCamey Iraan Rankin Crane expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Hughes
Harold Lindley
Pecos Club
Horace Heath
Tex Arnold
A. D. Wilke
Mammoth Matched Ropings Slated For May 14
Pecos hosts a large roping event on May 14 promoted by Buck Jackson and Sheriff Louis Roberson. The card features top West Texas cowhands and a Kid Ropers segment with Midland peers Buster Cole Jr and Clarence Scharbauer Jr against Pecos T Crop and Fort Davis Billie Beau Duncan.
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Mammoth
Kid Ropers
Pecos
Buck Jackson
Louis Roberson
West Texas
New Mexico
Midland Kid Ropers
Billie Beau Duncan
T. Crop
Curtis McElroy
Charlie Norton
Sierra Blanca
Norton
McElroy
Howard Westfall
Big Lake
John Thomas
Hondo
Mrs. G. B. Rowden Dies In El Paso
Mrs. G. B. Rowden of El Paso and longtime Pecos resident died at her son Tony's home in El Paso after years of ill health. She leaves two sons Tony and G. B. Rowden and two brothers J. E. Robertson and Haney Robertson. Funeral services were held at Peak-Hagedon Chapel. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Rowden
el Paso
Pecos
Tony
Los Angeles
J. E. Robertson
Albuquerque
N. M
Haney Robertson
Clarendon
Peak-Hagedon Chapel
I. L. Yearby
J. Fred Cole
Clint
Evergreen Cemetery
John Brandon Called By Mother's Illness
John R. Brandon of New York and Florida arrived in Pecos to be with his mother Mrs. William J. Brandon who is critically ill. She has been in a critical condition for several days at Hotel Brandon with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dudley Yard. Brandon was in Florida when word reached him and made a hurried trip via New York to Pecos.
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John R. Brandon
New York
Florida
William J. Brandon
Brandon
Hotel Brandon
Dudley Yard
Osborn Baby Born in Pecos Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs Chas C Osborn of Toyah welcomed a boy weighing 12 pounds 2.75 ounces born Tuesday in a Pecos sanitarium. The birth adds a new member to the Osborn family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Osborn
Toyah
Pecos
Royal guests linger at Brandon Hotel during Pecos visit
Count De Calry of London England and Eric Moller of Copenhagen Denmark spent three days at the Brandon Hotel in Pecos. They enjoyed riding roping and cowboy attire events and Moller bought a horse. They planned to return in June en route to Hollywood where Moller will star in Between Heaven and Earth.
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Ecos
Count de Calry
Eric Moller
Brandon
Pecos
Moller
Hollywood
Joan Crawford
London
England
Copenhagen
Denmark
Dudley Yard
City-County Farm Road Project Set To Begin Soon
Final approval granted for a city county farm to market road project near Pecos. 110 workers will be hired with WPA funding of 28 641. The work covers widening clearing grading drainage repairs and safety improvements with an expected 12 month timeline.
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ITH
Pecos
R. E. Thomason
WPA
Rotary Elects In Pecos Club Presidency And Directors
Charlie Manahan was elected president of the Pecos Rotary Club for the coming year at the luncheon. Rev. John Byrd was named vice president and Dan Boone secretary treasurer. Directors chosen were Dick Toll Robert H Bell and Capt M L Swinehart. Clayton Hopkins Pecos football coach attended and spoke.
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Charlie Manahan
Pecos
Dick Toll
Robert H. Bell
Capt. M. L. Swinehart
W. H. Knox
Standard
John Byrd
Clayton Hopkins
Pecos Man’s Parents Injured in Auto Crash Near Weatherford
Jimmie McWhirter of Pecos reports his parents were injured in a wreck near Weatherford when their car overturned. Mrs McWhirter suffered severe bruises while Mr McWhirter sustained two broken vertebrae. Both are hospitalized in Abilene and confined to bed for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie McWhirter
Pecos
Tri-State Equipment Company
Abilene
McWhirter
Mr. McWhirter
Weatherford
Births Notice for Totter Son in Saragosa
To Mr and Mrs James Winfield Totter of Saragosa on the birth of a son in a Pecos sanitarium Friday.
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James Winfield Totter
Saragosa
Pecos
Farm Debt Adjustment Committee Meeting Set
Farm Security Administration urges farmers and debtors to attend a meeting at the FSA office at 10 oclock on April 25. Fred C. Wilbanks notes farm property saving is cheaper than creation with Guy H. Tomlinson and local committee members J. W. Brooks E. Hall Cleve Majors and Benjamin T. Hammitt available to assist negotiations.
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Fred C. Wilbanks
Farm Security Administration
Farm Debt Adjustment Committee
Guy H. Tomlinson
District Fsa
J. W. Brooks
E. Hall
Cleve Majors
Benjamin T. Hammitt
Capt M L Swinehart Named Moderator in Presbytery
Capt M L Swinehart of Pecos was elected moderator of the El Paso Presbytery at its annual meeting in Big Spring. He succeeds Rev William Truett of Portales NM and has long served in Pecos Presbyterian work after returning from years as missionaries in the Orient.
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M. L. Swinehart
Pecos
el Paso
Toll family welcomes son Richard Kellogg
Mr and Mrs Richard L Toll announce the birth of a son born in a Pecos sanitarium on Friday The baby is named Richard Kellogg The Toll heir joins big sisters Sally Mary and Nancy Toll Both mother and child are reported doing nicely and returned home from the sanitarium on Wednesday
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Richard L. Toll
Sally
Mary
Nancy Toll
Pecos
Richard Kellogg
West Texas Press Association Plans Pecos Convention
Dates set for the annual West Texas Press Association convention in Pecos on August 11 and 12. A joint session with the New Mexico press association is scheduled the same weekend as about 250 delegates are anticipated and entertainment plans are still under discussion.
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West Texas Press Association
Pecos
New Mexico Press Association
Episcopal Officials Visit Pecos Church and Parish Tea
Bishop Howden of Santa Fe and two Episcopal auxiliaries visited Pecos this week meeting local church members. Mrs. Valliant of Santa Fe and Miss Duell of New York joined, along with Rector and Mrs. Williams of Carlsbad. Parish tea hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dean gave the guests a social welcome.
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Howden
Santa Fe
Episcopal Church
Pecos
Valliant
Miss Duell
New York
Bishop Howden
Williams
Carlsbad
W. W. Dean
Committee to judge speakers named for Pecos entrant
Judge J A Crane Albert Sisk and W W Dean will select the Pecos entrant in the My Home Town speaking contest at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Abilene May 15 17.
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J. A. Crane
Albert Sisk
W. W. Dean
Pecos
West Texas
Pecos Band Trip To Abilene For National Regional Contests
Pecos high school plans a 13 member band trip to Abilene for the National Regional Band Contests with 10 drivers and four chaperones. The group leaves Pecos Thursday at 8 am and returns Saturday morning, with a hotel stay for 88 persons at the Wooten Hotel and a total trip cost of 376 dollars.
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Pecos
Abilene
Disease Control Talk At Lions Club Luncheon
Lions Club speakers discussed tuberculosis and cancer control. Dr. L A Zink outlined Texas Tuberculosis Association drives and early diagnosis, while Dr. Harold Lindley spoke on the Woman's Field Army and the American Society for the Control of Cancer. Capt E M Wells warned patrol funding would shrink if the appropriations bill passes.
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Lions Club
L. A. Zink
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Harold Lindley
Woman's Field Army
American Society For the Control of Cancer
E. M. Wells
State Highway Patrol
State Senate
Grid Standings Even Hopkins
Clayton Hopkins Pecos High School new football coach told the Chamber of Commerce this week that district 7 A standings remain even. He comments on the balance among teams as the season progresses.
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Clayton Hopkins
Pecos
The
Chamber of Commere
Swearingers Welcome Baby Boy in Pecos Region
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Swearingen of Pecos are the parents of a boy born at their home north of Pecos last week. Both mother and son are doing nicely.
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Orville Swearingen
Pecos
Red Cross to Elect Officers at Pecos Valley Chapter Meeting
The Pecos Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at the Brandon Hotel at 4 this afternoon. Officers will be elected and plans for the coming year discussed. Vestel Lott presides as chapter chairman. Nominees include Hill D. Hudson for chair man, Dudley Yard and Lott as vice chairmen, Mrs. Clarence Bell for treasurer, Miss Nell Betty Anderson for secretary. A floor vote is possible. Mrs. Wesley Hart to report on the school children correction program. Mrs. D. W. Bozeman Jr. named roll call chairman for 1939.
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Pecos Valley
The
American Red Cross
Brandon Hotel
Vestel Lott
Red Cross
Hill D. Hudson
Dudley Yard and
Lott
Clarence Bell
Nell Betty Anderson
Wesley Hart
Home Civilian
D. W. Bozeman Jr
Roll Call
Finish of Sewer System In Sight
Only a few days work remain on Pecos' new $105,450 sewer system and disposal plant. Actual construction should be completed by Monday, with earthen work due to finish by May 1, according to C. F. Lytle Company officials.
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Pecos
C. F. Lytle Company
Balmorhea Backs Reeves County CCC Camp Plan
Balmorhea voices support for Pecos efforts to win a CCC camp for the Irving Springs park project. Jim Ross notes Balmorhea wants the CCC camp kept in Reeves County after work finishes near Balmorhea and that now is the best time to secure the park.
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Balmorhea
Pecos
CCC
Irving Springs Park
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Ross
Reeves County
Pecos Rodeo draws El Paso residents for tenth annual event
Dudley Yard, president of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce, announced that five reservations from El Paso were already made for the tenth annual Pecos Rodeo, signaling a strong turnout.
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Pecos
Dudley Yard
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Wins May Meet of Southwestern Rodeo Association
Pecos bids beat Fort Worth for the May 13 rodeo session in Colorado City. Buck Jackson and Fenton Alley lead Pecos officials as 31 cities attend the confab with Denver and Oklahoma City considering membership. The body sets local rules and imposes a $100 fined violation and aims to avoid coercion from other rodeos.
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Fort Worth
Pecos
Southwestern Rodeo Association
Colorado City
Buck Jackson
Fenton D. Alley
Ben Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Dewey Richburg
Charlie Hines
American Legion
Colorado
Fort Wortr
West Texas
Denver
Colo
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jackson
Alley
M. T. Ramsey
Abilene
Scholastic Census Shows Growth in Pecos District
The 1939 scholastic census reports 1229 children of school age in Pecos, an eight percent rise and the highest figure in the system's history. Of the total 58 are Negro, 411 Mexican, and 760 White children, signaling potential faculty expansion next year.
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Pecos
Supt. R. H. Blackwell
Tennis Club Meeting Called for 6 O'Clock
Pecos Tennis Club urges members to attend a 6 o'clock meeting at the club courts. Ladders will be revised and members with unpaid dues will be dropped. Members who paid but lack a key can obtain one at the meeting.
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Pecos Tennis Club
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Public Safety
Lions
Juarez
Texas
Jay Lane
Rankin
Earnest Acton
Alpine
Jim Espy
Fort Davis
Sonny Edwards
Clay Espy
Vance Davis
Slim Shawver
Barstow
M. A. Dardin
Jack Young
Tom Sandifer
Morton
Howell Gage
J. Slaughter
Hardin Ross
Mentone
Albert Anderson
Rodeo Grounds
John Brandon
Rotary
C.F. Manahan
Byrd
H. L. Holloway
Gene Hendon
Marion Slack
J. C. Wilson
W. K. Campbell
Elmer Harrington
Roy Wilcox
H. C. Griffin
Holsey Glover
Wooten
Hopkins
Reeves County CCC
RODEO
Rodeo Association
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