Pecos Valley News and Pecos Times Roaring Through Years
Pecos weekly papers merged 1917 under John Hibdon as editor owner and publisher. Advertising rates given. subscriptions $2 yearly, $1.25 half year. Publication Fridays. Notes on free Rialto entry for under 32 and new gate policy at Pecos Texas post office.
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Pecos Valley News
Pecos
Weekly Times
Oo Record
Enterprise
Pecos Times
John Hibdon
Texas
Enterrrisk Editor Critiques Ailment Notions And Rants
A fragment argues the editor lacks time for the rantings of a home brew addict. The piece claims the ideas are erratic and warns a sane man might object to the writer’s provocations.
Heat Hammers Cotton Regions As Crops Suffer
Extreme heat and winds in Reeves and Ward counties dry the soil and threaten the cotton crop. Farmers say another good rain is needed to salvage yields and hope for rain soon.
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Reeves
Ward
City election fills mayoral vacancy with record vote
The Saturday city election filling the vacancy caused by Mayor Ben Palmer’s death drew a likely record turnout for years. The decisive result signals voter weariness of a fing rule and brings new taxpayers into city offices. Taxpayers who shoulder city and county bills are careful about spending.
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Ben Palmer
Citi
County
City trims shade trees and improves sidewalks noted
Local residents praise the city for trimming shade trees along streets and will welcome continued work. The effort includes repairing shrubbery obstructions to restore use of several eroded sidewalks in the western town. Pedestrians in Pecos must detour in some spots to pass.
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Pecos
Pecos Free Things Show In Writer’s View
The writer notes air water and May’s free picture show as the only free items he has seen in Pecos. He claims air and water are available at any garage and May provides free pictures, aiding those who could not afford 20 to 50 cents before his arrival. He predicts some will praise him while others with reduced incomes will continue to criticize as time passes.
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Pecos
May
Essed
Bell Well poised to produce as pump lowers
With ground work complete and experienced crews on site the air pump will soon reach the Bell well bottom to remove water and expose a potential producer. If expectations hold, the field could supply a real producer and keep the community from emptying the Ford for new opportunities.
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Bell
Good Roads Pay Dividends When Life Was Simple
A compact reminiscence reflects on the value of good roads and simple living, noting how better infrastructure often correlated with prosperity and fewer travel troubles in earlier times.
Good Roads Theme Ties Transport to Schools and Prosperity
The author argues transportation is inseparable from agriculture education and economy. A good road system aids schooling by enabling access and attendance, while taxation for road maintenance yields dividends through lower hauling costs and fewer student absences. Goose Creek is defended amid criticism, urging lawful, open administration.
Judge Robertson Fights Klan Backed by Law in Goose Creek
Editorial praises Judge Robertson of Houston for challenging the Ku Klux Klan in Harris County Goose Creek, risking threats and elections. A grand jury indictment follows, and twelve mob members plead guilty, breaking the long reign of lawlessness. The piece condemns Klan influence in Houston and Dallas and lauds enforcement of lawful authority.
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Texas
Judge Robertson
Houston
Robertson
Harris County
Goose Creek
Ku Klux Klan
Dallas
Baird Star
Law and courage in Texas as indictments collapse
A Texas column lauds Judge C. W. Robinson and special prosecutor Ned B. Morris for breaking through obstruction in the Goose Creek case. The piece condemns Klansmen and perjury, praising the legal process despite long delays and organized resistance.
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Goone Creek
C. W. Robinson
Ned B. Morris
Harris
Texas
Parasite Shipment For Japanese Beetle Control Reaches East
In the first week of July a large shipment of dexiid and tachinid parasites from Japan arrived in Seattle. The insects were kept in cool storage and prepared for rapid transcontinental transport to the Japanese beetle laboratory of the U S Department of Agriculture at Riverton New Jersey. Seattle Bureau representatives placed the parasites in 10 gallon ice cream freezers and shipped them with re icing along the route. The parasites will be released as part of Japanese beetle control efforts.
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Seattle
Japan
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Riverton
N. J
Bureau
Cooperative Movement Advances Cotton Prices in Texas
The Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association plans to advance 75 dollars per bale to member growers, signaling strong price support under cooperative marketing. The movement, growing across states, aims to stabilize prices amid bumper yields and expanding national membership, with 12 states in collaboration.
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Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Hope
Co-operative Cotton Marketing Association
New York Financial Papers
Co-operative
East
Texas
Cotton Market News
The School Teacher's Creed
A compact creed by Edwin Osgood Grover praising education. It envisions children, teachers, and society advancing through knowledge, effort, and daily life. The text emphasizes learning, dignity in teaching, and hope in a just reward for present actions shaping a future.
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Edwin Osgood Grover
ENTERPRISE Printing Shown With Slight Improvement
The item highlights ENTERPRISE printing as marginally better than competitors, noting a small lift in quality. The piece presents a concise comparison and hints at broader readability gains for readers seeking clearer typographic output.
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American Press Assoc
Enterrrisk
Houston Chronicle
Enterprise Printing
Pecos Drug Company
R. B. Harlan
P. B. Smith
Howard
Pecos Enterprise
H. & T. C. By Co. Survey
Loving County
Toyah-Bell
S. Harvard Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
Pecos Power & Ice Co
Tovasco
Toyah Valley Sulphur Company
Mines and Shipping Office
Orla
New Orleans
E. F. Fuqua
I. E. Smith
Martins Blue Bug
C City
Saltison
Eclipse
Fairbanks-Morse
Groves Lumber Company
Mister Man
Leader Grocery Co
Purina
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