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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher announce their consolidation date and historical branding. The notice lists editor Jack Hawkins and manager Barney Hubbs with subscription rates and filing deadlines for timely publication.
The Red Bluff project may get an immediate decision from the Public Works Administration after engineer Vernon Sullivan warned of expiring association contracts. Washington officials pledged fast action, while Pecos and other towns raise funds to keep promotional efforts alive and Senator Ken Regan continues advocacy.
Pecos merchants who resisted posting the Blue Eagle are seeing immediate cash register effects as trade shifts away. The public opinion force is described as stronger than any statute, with many erstwhile skeptics now reconsidering participation.
Editorials discuss the difficulty of obtaining testimony against Shapiro and Capone and warn of martial law if prosecutions fail. West Texas officials propose a reimbursement bill to aid farmers suffering crop losses from drought and quarantine costs across Stanton and five counties.
Carlton R Wade minister leads morning message urging church members to fulfill duties. Sunday evening offers special Irish musical program from 7:50 to 8:20 with songs like Mother Machree and Colleen Bawn, followed by preaching. Performers include cornet, ballad horn, violin, and piano.
Pastor S. H. Ratliff leads 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning worship 7:15 p.m. BY. P. U. meeting 8 p.m. Evening worship 9 p.m. Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 8 o'clock.
John W. Byrd, pastor conducts Sabbath school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m with P Y P A at 7 00 p m continuing church activities on Sunday.
Report from the London gathering notes mounting failures as delegates drop ambitions on currency, war debts, tariffs, and armaments. Senator Pittman of Nevada achieves a silver pact with Canada, Peru, Australia, and the U S to withdraw 35 million ounces annually, while Roosevelt faces European skepticism and rising nationalism.
W E Morris of Nueces County is pictured with Congressman Dick Kleberg as Morris is congratulated for finishing plowing up his cotton under the federal price support program. He later flew to Washington to accept the first check from President Roosevelt.
A National Recovery Administration poster features a blue eagle on white with NRA at the top and the motto We Do Our Part below. The eagle clutches a cog wheel in its claws, symbolizing industry and national effort.
Dr. John R. Bock formerly of El Paso and Fabens has opened an office on the south side of the first floor of Hotel Brandon. He will accept patients and plans to settle permanently in Pecos.
The article clarifies there is no statute restricting the Blue Eagle emblem if the law is followed. It notes you may display or print the emblem freely where appropriate, and that government stickers are for convenience.
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