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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1934
Page
8
The Ward County tax office reports total property valuation at 6,838,429.50 for 1934, up 824,124.50 from 1933. Oil field development in Precinct No. 8 and Grand Falls School District No. 3 accounts for the main increase, with intangible assets not taxed for district purposes. Read The Advertisements.
Kerrville summer camps expand activities for youths. One girls camp adds pottery and photography for its final six weeks with 35 girls enrolled in camera craft required to take 50 pictures and exhibit the best three. Archery draws about 100 girls at the same camp. Read the Advertisements.
Rio Arriba county opened its first term in three years due to funding shortages. Ten cases were heard. three men were sentenced to electrocution, three convicted of second degree murder, one pled guilty to manslaughter, totaling seven convictions. Judge M A Otero praised jurors and District Attorney David Chavez, calling them exemplary. The jury was described as convicting though the judge noted tempered verdicts. Hobbs, N M News reports. Stuckler, a prominent Baimorhey resident, visited town Wednesday to greet friends and conduct business.
United Press reports a Texas governor runoff between Alfred Hunter and James Allred is likely to be close, with candidates from Wichita Falls and a media profile for the upcoming vote. Historical figures from 1930 to 1952 are cited to suggest volatility and potential leads for the second-place finisher.
Groundwork for a test oil well is under way three and a half miles east of Barstow near the highway in Block 34 Section 169 MH. The site is backed by Bura Frost Inc and the J J McGregor estate owns the section. A water well is being dug and spudding will occur once details are finished.
The Permalite Glass Beaded Screen, a new life like expression screen, is installed at the Grand Theatre Pecos to improve facial detail in moving pictures. Earlier screens showed hazy projection due to sound openings. the bead screen enhances projection while absorbing sound to avoid distortion. Patrons are expected to welcome the feature.
An accident at Regan Number 1 near Mentone last Tuesday evening forced five California Company workers to retreat from the derrick as pressure surged and blew 1800 feet of tubing from the hole. The tubing remained on the rig, a total loss, but no injuries were reported.
Milton Harper and Fred Shulster returned Friday from a two week vacation in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Their homecoming is celebrated by two softball teams. Harper plays short for the Mercantile Telephone. Shuster for the Retailers.
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Kincan plan a Saturday trip to Fort Worth with Mrs. Kincan's nephew Fred Evans. The visit includes attendance at the American Legion convention in Mineral Wells during the journey.
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