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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
7
The readable fragments reference a city day event, a someone named Chey and a hissed reference to waist measurement. The text is garbled with stray words like Laes S and Sin ring, lacking a coherent report or clear dates or actions.
Harry Mitchell, Mint Café proprietor in Juarez and noted Bor era figure, plans a $250000 El Paso brewery scheduled to start August 27. Output about 850000 cases per year with production beginning November 1 and distribution by March 1. German master brewer to oversee operations.
Bonham Cotton Mill is importing experienced workers and now runs two full shifts with about 250 employees engaged.
Pecos will see J. B. Woolfolk named beer baron if 3.2 beer legalization proceeds. The county judge would grant or revoke beer licenses countywide and decide license appeals in district court. Enforcement bans old saloon features and restricts hours, Sundays, and election days.
Texas beer legislation disallows licenses for sellers who have made campaign contributions in the two years prior to application. The rule applies to individuals and corporations and governs all applicants seeking beer licenses in Pecos.
State laws bar child labor in beer selling venues. The rule prohibits hiring women or anyone under 18 in establishments where beer is consumed on premises. The measure does not apply to venues where beer is to be crunk elsewhere.
Last week residents observed improvements at Commanche Springs with enhancements noted in water access and maintenance. Local officials stated progress includes upgraded facilities and cleaner grounds, boosting community usability and safety.
Balmorhea aims to beautify the San Solomon head springs pool as spring ideas flow. Pat Moran and John Oates of the Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce visited Fort Stockton to gather inspiration.
Supt. Thomas Boles reports 10 332 visitors to Carlsbad Cavern in July, the highest July total to date. Texas contributed 5807 visitors. Seventeen countries sent guests including Belgium England Germany Holland India Peru the Philippines and New Zealand.
New business plan hinges on McKinney obtaining a daily 15 000 pound milk pledge to unlock a butter plant and a milk powdering facility as a potential expansion.
Washington news: Gen. Hugh S. Johnson urges consumers to spend for re employment and to buy only from firms displaying the blue eagle. NRA actions include arbitration to settle strikes, possible withdrawal of blue eagles from Indiana stores, and government contract adjustments for increased costs. New wage rules set a 35 hour week and minimums from seven to fourteen dollars weekly.
District Governor William L. Kerr returned from a ten day Rotary tour in New Mexico. He held assemblies with clubs in Las Cruces and Albuquerque and reported rain and a mud splattered car. He then split for Marfa Carlsbad Artesia Roswell and other Rotary visits.
During June the Donna Canning Factory produced 5000 cases daily with 220 employees. Olmito Cannery produced 1500 cases daily. The grapefruit season in September will increase activity for these and two to three other valley facilities.
BK. C. Canon, a leading Pecos lawyer and two year mayor, resigns reluctantly as his family departs for Waco. A three inch rain Monday night flooded streets, making auto travel harder after heavy rainfall.
Miss Gladys Prewit of Abilene and Miss Ethe Thomas left Wednesday over the P. W. 38 for Bulmorhea and will motor from there to the W. H. ranch for an outing with Mrs. Marvin Cowan's family.
Eleanor and Elise Roberson celebrated their fourteenth birthday with a backyard gathering at their country home hosted by Mr and Mrs Hugh Roberson. Schoolmates attended the party marking the twins' milestone with family and friends.
Streets and stores in Pecos were flooded Thursday night as five and one half inches of rain fell in 28 hours according to the government gauge. The downpour was general over the region.
Cunningham and Widmer won the contract to build a two story brick Camp and Dean project. Work starts immediately with a 90 day completion target. Project cost exceeds $30,000. Miss Jan Looby returned from Houston to spend time with her mother Mrs. J. T. Looby and local friends.
Rainfall crosses Pecos area while Kermit Alpine and Marfa reports add to the week’s weather edges. Benjamin Franklin Berkeley withdraws from the state senate race, clearing Ken Regan of Pecos to win the seat. City operating costs to be cut over 50 percent per the proposed budget by Mayor Toliver and the council.
Oil items list multiple well plans and depths across various companies. Pat Moran No 1 Renolds and Rector Oil No 1 Monroe show drilling progress with board line coordinates and depth targets. Gulf Production No 9 O'Brien reports total depth 2850 with a 2653 plug back and 14 hours pumping.
Judge Ben Randall attended a Thursday night speaking event by Ferguson in San Angelo Texas drawing crowd attention to the visit and remarks.
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