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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher, consolidated May 16, 1925, announce subscription rates and publication policies. Publisher Barney Hubbs and Editor Vestel H Lott outline six month rate of 2.00 dollars and required copy deadlines for Pecos, Texas.
Lorraine Barnes references Texas crash statistics to claim women drivers are safer than men. The piece wryly notes public opinion, myths about driver temperament, and a Welsh-like tale of a queen and a camel. It ends with a dairy anecdote urging higher milk consumption for public and farm benefit.
Reeves County readers are notified of open examinations in Washington for positions in War Education and Agriculture departments. Posts include inspectors, educators, forest ecologist, extension agents, and engineers with age ranges and deadlines in August 1939. The notice asks applicants to file by specified dates and notes qualification limits.
Records from Reeves and Ward counties furnished The Enterprise via Mrs. Viola Burk holder Howrey of the Retail Merchants' Credit Association.
The record lists multiple assignments and leases in Ward County and surrounding lands dated July 1939. Transactions include Floyd C. Dodson and C. A. Kitsos transfers, Anthony family interests in Public School Land, and oil and gas leases to Oil State Exploration Co and Paco Oil Co. Also recorded are mineral deeds involving Jess C. Rawlins and Peerless Oil and Gas Co, with various acreages and fractional interests.
The McCutcheon Baker Fuller Livestock Commission Company of San Antonio opened a full office at Union Stock Yards Office Space 205 Live Stock Exchange Building on Monday July 31. San Antonio staff include B. B. Mc Cutcheon of Ft Davis and Victoria as General Manager.
State police warn that center stripes regulate driver behavior after a study finds a high share of fatal head on crashes on highways. Of 39 fatal head on collisions last month, 26 occurred on highways while 13 happened in cities. Speed cited as key factor in highway deaths.
The College of Arts and Sciences announces 847 top students in the 1938 39 semester honors list. Dean H T Parline excludes Demetrius Efstatha Zoes of Pecos from the roll.
Mr and Mrs T J Sisk return to their South Hickory Street home after visiting their daughter Mrs A E Wilcox for three weeks. The Sisk couple are reported to be quite well now following serious illnesses in the past spring.
Regular stated meeting of Pecos Valley Lodge No 73 AF and A M is held on the second Tuesday at 7 30 p m Visitors are welcome Roy W Turnbow is W M and W Ruhlen is secretary
Knights of Pythias Lodg No 388 meets regularly each Monday evening at 8:00 oclock Visitors welcome. B Heard
IOOF Lodge invites visitors to a Friday 8 PM meeting led by Aubrey Make as Noble Grand with R. T. Or serving as secretary. Shi
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