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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1938
Page
10
Pecos experts say air conditioning advances in 1938 mark a breakthrough for homes and offices. Packages resembling consumer appliances now provide summer comfort from small residences to ten story buildings, with mass adoption spreading from commercial use to modest homes.
Pecos air conditioners say the home friendly evaporative cooler will dominate rural and urban homes, expanding the market as cheaper units appeal to individuals. The device filters dust and pollen and improves comfort for asthma and hay fever sufferers, while boosting demand for electricians and plumbers.
E R Eudaly of Texas A and M Extension says excellent silage comes from legumes and grasses. The trench silo is a reliable second bet for caving crops in bad weather, with alfalfa stored at Luling Foundation and tested by the U S Bureau of Dairy Industry. Other crops like soybeans cowpeas small grains sudans johnson and Rhodes grass also store well as silage.
A mechanical musical instrument created in 1849 by Michael Wette resembled a pipe organ and imitated orchestral tones. It aimed to replicate the sounds of classical instruments.
Modern science has advanced air conditioning to master tough problems. Pecos firms highlight cooling the blast furnace room and mine shafts a mile underground. Air-conditioning serves radio studios telecom offices and miners with tailored cooling solutions.
Pecos experts say modern food preservation relies entirely on air conditioning. Refrigerated railroad cars move perishable foods to grocers who store them in refrigerated boxes or humidify fresh vegetables with fine sprays to cool by evaporation. Households use refrigerators for cooling after shopping.
The Builders, Pecos softball’s new entry, defeated Pecos Oilers 12 11 in eight innings. Jimmy Morrison pitched for the Builders as sponsor J P Stubblefield mentors the team. Oilers pounded hits but costly errors helped Builders pull ahead. Nally led Stubblefield’s squad with three hits three runs batted in. Templeton and McMahan added two hits apiece.
The dog watch refers to two two hour watches on ships from 4 to 6 pm and from 6 to 8 pm marking midshipmen shifts. It serves as a timekeeping practice used to divide the evening period for crew duties and rotation.
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