Bear and Wildlife Still Roam Untamed Rio Grande Frontier
A Texas excursion near Boquillas reveals an untouched landscape rich with quail, white tail deer, black bear, and occasional panthers across a fifty mile area south of the Rio Grande. Guides say old frontier conditions persist, with vast pine forests and pristine streams remaining untouched by axes.
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Rio Grande
Pecos
Cortez
Mexico
Texas
Boquillas
Big Bend
Lt’ecos
T. B. Pruete Jr
M. C. Tittle
RK. E. Whalen
Charles Praude
Marfa
Boundary Line
Political Candidates For August 25 Run-Off Primary
The Enterprise lists candidates in the August 25 run off for County and District positions. Clerk nominees Hollis S. Smith and Ed G. Doty. Representative 88th District nominees W. W. McCutcheon Jr. and Clyde Bradford. County Commissioner Precinct 2 nominee J. J. Pope seeking re election.
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Enterprise
Hollis S. Smith
W. W. McCutcheon JR
Clyde Bradford
Mrs Beauchamp Returns From Long Texas Louisiana Visit
Mrs. Harrison Beauchamp returned to Pecos Sunday evening after five weeks visiting Jennings Louisiana and Houston Texas. She was accompanied by Mrs. Marvin Jamieson of Houston who will visit here with her mother Mrs. John Lilley. Mrs. Jamieson is the former Miss Elizabeth Lilley.
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Harrison Beauchamp
Pecos
Jennings
Houston
Texas
Marvin Jamieson
John Lilley
Jamieson
Elizabeth Lilley
Sam Ashburn Reports from Town During Windmill Column Work
Sam Ashburn, field correspondent for the San Angelo Standard, visited town last weekend to gather notes for his cow chatter column From the Top of the Windmill. The veteran writer collected anecdotes and local insights for upcoming installments.
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Sam Ashburn
San Angelo Standard
Bias Allies Launch Surprise Attack Across 300 Mile Front
World War I dispatches report Gen Haig's surprise assault on the Picardy front achieving success and morale damage to German troops. Haig claimed to have penetrated 12 miles with about 12 000 prisoners taken. A separate Planders operation yielded village captures as the rain eased the West Texas drought.
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Haig
Picardy Front
Planders
140 Miles On Horseback Long Way to Ride for Marriage
A Fort Davis tale recalls Billy Coulson riding 140 miles round trip to obtain a marriage license for Edna Duncan in 1891. Local clerk James Stewart refused license due to age, prompting the epic ride and consent by Lacey Duncan. Parson Seay wed the couple next day after license was finally issued.
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Fort Bravis
Billy
Davis Antains
Lacey
James Duncan
Frio Canyon
Uvalde County
Madero Canyon
Billy Kingston
Billy Coulson
Lacey Duncan
Miss Arkie
E. Jones
Fort Davis
Josie
William Coalson
Hurley
N. M
Edna
Billy Coalson
Edna Duncan
J. B. Seay
James Stewart
Billy Cealson
Nenip Worthan
Clerk Stewart
Deff
Davis County Records
Stewart
Pecos
Esort
Pecos Cantaloupes Shipments Strain Market Demand
Cantaloupes are shipped from Pecos at 70 crates daily but supply lags behind demand. Market prices range from two to three dollars per crate, reflecting tight supply.
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Pecos
Enterprise Celebrates 44th Birthday in 1929 issue
The Enterprise marks its 44th year with this August 1929 issue and invites readers to send congratulations. The note notes the birthday edition and open greetings to the newspaper.
Seven Planes Land at Perms Airport in Record Week
This week seven aircraft reached Perms airport marking a plane a day record. Officials credited consistent scheduling and favorable weather for the surge, noting the event stands as the highest weekly total this season.
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Perms
Couple Back From Galveston Vacation
Mr and Mrs W W Dean returned during the weekend from a vacation visit at Galveston. They reported a fine time at the popular seaside resort.
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W. W. Dean
Galveston
Power Co Annex Under Construction For Big Motor
Construction of the $200,000 Texas-Louisiana Power Co. annex was begun this week. It will house a huge 2406 hp motor and bring new capacity to the facility.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Co
H. P
Reeves County to pave Old Spanish Trail and widen Hwy 17
The Old Spanish Trail in Reeves county will be blacktopped similar to the Bankhead, and Highway 17 from Pecos to Saragosa will be widened. District Engineer Geo. Finley supervises the project.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Saragosa
Dist
Geo. Finley
Cantaloupe Surge Prompts Shipments Preparations
A bumper crop of 100 carloads of cantaloupes is expected this year and preparations are underway to handle the large shipment.
Pecos Firms Raise Funds for Red Bluff Project
Enterprise notes Pecos firms raised nearly 7000 this week for Red Bluff project expenses. Senator Ken Regan in Washington reports progress toward securing a loan. A total of 131 Pecos firms have signed the NRA code and received Blue Eagles.
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Pecos
Red Bluff
Ken Regan
Washington
Pecps voters to decide on 3.2 beer local option
A meeting is set for Monday as Pecps citizens vote on adopting the local option on the sale of the new 3.2 beer. Josephine Williams and Bill Collie wed last Friday at the Methodist church here.
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Pecps
Josephine Williams
Bill Collie
Apple harvestForecast at Fort Davis this year
Fort Davis expects a strong Star Delicious apple crop with harvesting starting in the latter part of the month. This signals a rebound after several years of poor yields for local farmers in the frat section.
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Fort Davis
Alpine magazine releases August issue with poetry and prose
According to editor Sigman Byrd, the August issue of Manana Alpine's literary magazine is the second edition. It is larger than the July issue and contains poetry prose short stories and articles.
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Manana
Alpine
Sigman Byrd
Old Clothes Restored by Dry-Sheg Cleaning
A local cleaners advertises Dry-Sheg or Dry-Sheen cleaning as a new method to revitalize faded garments. John Wade, owner, touts the process as meeting the standard of cleaning and bringing life back to dull clothing.
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Cess
John Wadi
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J. J
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Duncan Ranch
Duncan
Jim Stewart
Fabens
New Mexico
Hillsboro
Clyde Bennett
Dallas
Entteprise
City Pharmacy
Ment
Paso Norte
Jor Chaney
Acer
Aea
Tyler Steam Laundry
THE
Leonard Refrigerator Company
Home Furniture CO
G. L. Milner
Pecos, Texas
W.D. Black Jr
Happy’s Grocery
Balmorhe
A. G. Hadden
Altom Huches
Chambery
Barga
Mays & Co
Ré House
Texa- Bro Hia Ph
Tsed Lumber Gee F. Martin
City
Furni
Sele Distributors
FECO
Tim McCo
Kather
Hepburn
Frisco
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