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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
1
The editor Jack Hawkins misses another issue due to his mother Mrs. W. L. Hawkins dying on Tuesday. The town shares grief with the Hawkins family and friends, pledging sympathy and faith that time will ease their sorrow.
Relief office in Reeves county has approved multiple feed loans under the government cattle buying program. Total monthly loans reach 350 dollars with stock and farm equipment covered, including non disturbance agreements until 1936. Loans move quickly with five day processing and checks issued promptly after approval.
Francisco Aguerre 25 was found dead in a Mexican town street Sunday morning with a stab wound to the neck. Blas Cercas, 24, is jailed after a preliminary hearing set bail at 5000 dollars awaiting grand jury action. Aguerre, a Pecos native and saxophone player, had been involved in a long running feud and had performed at the Christian church.
Government cattle purchases resume after a six day halt due to stockyard and cannery congestion. Over 500 head bought in Reeves County and shipped to canners. Expanded relief area adds 35 counties, slowing appraisals and veterinary work as appraiser H. K. Finley and veterinarian Chas. W. Dunn cover Reeves three days weekly and Winkler Ward Loving counties one day each.
Mr and Mrs W J Hester became the parents of a fine eight and a half pound baby girl Friday at the Pecos Sanitarium Both mother and daughter are doing nicely Mrs Hester is the former Miss Vannie Ingle formerly county and district clerk The couple will name the new girl F Mary Pauline
Pecos moves toward installing a soft water plant with a $242 000 government loan and $310 000 appropriation. A $1200 Fairbank Morse pump starts a 30 day test as engineers and residents sample water quality for drinking and washing before an August 30 bond vote. Ben Warner oversees tests for the city. Citizens are invited to visit the well and bring containers to sample water.
Details delaying the Red Bluff project are nearly resolved. Attorney J E Starley cites a letter from C R Larrabee PWA attorney in Washington outlining conditions for payment to the Branch Federal Reserve Bank at El Paso. Approval from the Federal Power Commission and endorsements from Chapman and Cutler and McGee are awaited. The license to begin construction hinges on these actions.
Two candidates Tom Hunter and James Allred advance from six in the primary to the August 25 second primary. The outcome will determine Texas next governor as voters await the final race and the contenders.
A one week old calf named “low mood” is cared for by Kit Mathews after its parents were victims of the Dreath Relief. Mathews plans to raise the calf and enter the cattle business on a larger scale seeking advice from neighboring cowmen.
Express melon shipments from Pecos are rising with 40 to 50 crates shipped nightly and a mid August peak near 200 crates per night. In Royalty, Mr and Mrs J J Black welcomed a baby girl named Susan Gail born Thursday at a local hospital. both mother and daughter are reported to be well.
The American Legion postpones its barbecue planned for Tuesday August 7 due to unforeseen circumstances. The event will be incorporated into Armistice Day celebrations with a large barbecue feature as part of the day’s entertainment.
Reeves County ranchers collected 17203 dollars Friday morning in payment for cattle sold to the government. Nat Mason of the county agent's office announced the news at press time.
On the final page readers find notes about cattle purchases and market activity. The item references buyers and sellers and mentions prices and quantities discussed in the rural commerce section.
Mrs. W. L. Hawkins of Waco mother of Jack Hawkins died after a three day illness while visiting her son. She was rushed to a hospital but died. Funeral services were held Friday at Calvary Baptist church in Waco. Survived by four children Charles Harvey Hawkins Jack Hawkins and Laura Hawkins. Full funeral details to appear next week.
Reeves County reports tabulated results for the three races drawing the most attention. The data show candidate strength across precincts and district divisions, offering a view of relative performance and turnout patterns.
In Ward County elections held last Saturday Fred P. Snelson and Irby Dyer win reelection as county judge and sheriff by substantial majorities. Bailey carries county for senator 4858 to 466. Multiple races see Woodal leads for lieutenant governor and Woodward governs attorney general with 507 votes. Runoffs loom for county clerk precincts one and four and commissioner districts three and four. County polling record set at 1108 votes.
Reeves county voters backed Ed Doty and Hollis Smith in a high turnout Democratic primary with Doty leading the county clerk race 458 to 398 and Smith close behind. West Texan Clint Small won the gubernatorial tally with 574 while J. B. Woolfolk kept the county judge seat, and Toyah precinct showed tight races for commissioners and justice of the peace.
No word from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration this week on the Saragosa highway project. Texas survey to split funding between drought relief and direct relief delays start until the full state survey is complete. Jim Howse sent his district survey to Washington, with officials hopeful for a relief order soon. The project, once approved, would employ all unemployed in the county.
The Pecos Enterprise reports bids are advertised for the construction of the federal court building and post office. Bids will be opened in Washington, D. C. on August 28 with contract awarded, starting construction in early fall. The Treasury Department procurement division handles the project.
Misses Warren Collings and Aileen Love spent the past two weeks in Texarkana and Shreveport enjoying visits and local sightseeing.
Dr and Mrs John R Bock spent several days this week in El Paso attending to business. Local society note records their stop in the border city and return plans.
A July relief office payroll shows about 100 men on the rolls with work in Balmorhea and Toyab. About 50 men are employed in the cattle buying program, all labor for stock purchases done by relief roll workers. The program supports shipping, feeding, and transporting cattle.
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