Ladies Luncheon Card Dels Pecos Progress at Orient Hotel
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce praised a Wednesday luncheon at the Orient Hotel where four women’s clubs spoke. A.A. Kinney urged Buy at Home with data on $100,000 in yearly offlocal spending and tax issues. Club leaders urged unity, city improvements, and greater cooperation for Pecos’s future.
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Chamber of Commerce
Orient Hotel
A. A. Kinney
Kinney
Brooks
Pecos
George Maley
Maley
Hugh Roberson
Trans-Pecos
W. W. Dean
Unknown Amateurs Break Into Safe of Pecos Power Co
The Pecos Power Co safe was broken into on Sunday night. John Oglesby reports loss of five to six dollars saved for stamps. Sheriff F B Kiser leads a search that finds footprints and fingerprints. A corner envelope with stamps and about thirty pennies was found in a nearby tin house. The safe damage is extensive but most contents remain intact. Authorities expect early arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oglesby
Texas- Louisiana Power Co
F. B. Kiser
Tin House
Power Co
Inter-City Baseball League Starts For Cleaning up Deficit
Four inter-city teams will play a seven inning Twilight League beginning next Tuesday with games on Tuesdays and Thursdays after work. The plan aims to erase past season deficits, crown a champion, prize awarded, and invite local businesses and individuals with gloves to join a team or help.
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Inter-City Baseball League
Pecos
Rover Boys
George D Coon Dies After Illness at 68 in Pecos
George D Coon died Sunday morning at age sixty eight after a long illness. Born in Topeka Illinois September 21 1857 he was a longtime Pecos bakery proprietor and devout Presbyterian elder known for kindness. He is survived by his wife and three children. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church with four pastors, and his body was sent to Mason City Illinois for interment. Stores closed in his memory.
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George D. Coon
Topeka
Illinois
Lincoln University
Ilinois
Mason City
Cornelia Rose
Hattie
Cecil
Paul
Mary Ellen
George D
Pecos
Alice Whittenburg
Pecos City
Presbyterian Church
H. O. Moore
George Dpd. Coon
H. ©. Moore
R. A. Dawson
I. V. Garrison
L. A. Thompson
Pierce Petroleum to Rebuild Pecos Warehouse
Pierce Petroleum Co plans a 1500 dollar improvement and addition to its Pecos warehouse starting this week under R E Gibson. Roy S Wilcox says completion in three weeks will yield a modern, efficient facility with a new pump house and electrical loading gear. Pennant Gas and Oils will boost output as Bon Ton Filling Station expands under H C Zimmer.
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Pierce Petroleum Corporation
Pecos
R. E. Gibson
Roy S. Wilcox
Roy Wilcox
Bon Ton
H. C. Zimmer
Indian Boys to Be Trained at El Indio School in Mexico City
The federal education department assembles Indian boys from different Mexican tribes for special training at El Internado del Indio in Mexico City. The aim is education and fostering friendly relations among youths from isolated regions.
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Mexico
Federal
Department of Education
el Internado del Indio
Mexico City
Bulletin of the Pan American Union
Green-Couch Cotton Company Formed For Fall Season
J. Green and R. N. Couch form the Green-Couch Cotton Company to buy and sell cotton in the Pecos valley and Toyah Valley Texas. Both are long-time residents with large farms in the Farmers Independent District and aim to expand their business through the fall season.
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Green-Couch Cotton Company
J. Green
R. N. Couch
Pecos Valley
Texas
Toyah Valley
Farmers Independent
Green
Couch
Inch Rain Brings Strong Benefit to Cattle Country
A slow rain Sunday night and Monday dropped nine tenths of an inch over a wide Texas territory from Abilene to the Davis Mountains Pecos to Alpine. The rainfall, one of the season’s most beneficial for cattlemen, boosts range grass, supports a strong market, and prompts renewed poison orders to combat the leaf worm, which thrives after the rain. The industry foresees a prosperous year with fall grazing secured and good winter prospects.
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Abilene
Davis Mountains
Pecos
Alpine
Pecos Power Officials Visit Pecos Plant site
A visit by Texas Louisiana Power Co executives including R. J. McCoy A D McNab and Morrison toured Pecos plant guided by John Oglesby district manager. They praised the plant noting aggressive progress and future development plans that will boost Pecos and nearby communities. The inspection group then proceeded to Paso and planned another short return visit.
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Pecos
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
R. J. McCoy
A. D. McNab
Morrison
John Oglesby
Oglesby
Paso
One Legged Mexican Threatens Men in Toyah
Julio Berito, described as a one legged Mexican revolutionary, threatened fellow men in Toyah after demanding food from a Mexican settlement Monday. City Marshal Harry Wells answered the riot call, found Berito demanding food with threats of violence, and Berito now receives free meals from the County while facing trial for his earlier actions.
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Toyah
Julio Berito
Harry Wells
Kat
Guayaquil Decree Allows Early Retirement For Teachers
The provisional government decree lets teachers in Ecuador's state secondary schools retire with full pay after 20 years of service or at age 55. If disabled before reaching 20 years, they receive a proportional pension based on service length.
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Ecuador
Two New Oil Wells Set to Spud in Field
Oil interest in the Pecos field grows as Plymouth Well in Culberson County and Benedum Trees Well in Pecos County near Reeves line move to spud, aiming to test pay potential. Other wells like Winkler Westbrook-Hendrick report water issues, while Lockhart Allen No. 1 in Loving County recovers a missing bailer. Schooler, Humble, Grisham-Hunter, Deep Rock, and Dixie wells show varying progress and setbacks across Reeves, Pecos, Loving, Jeff Davis counties.
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Plymouth
Pecos
Culberson County
Pecos County
Reeves County
Trans-Pecos
Winkler
Westbrook-Hendrick
Lockhart
Allen No. 1
Loving County
Former Pecos Resident Killed in Car Crash
Mrs. C. W. Buckner formerly lived in Pecos and died after her Essex touring car plunged into a ditch on the upper valley road. Two of her three children suffered minor injuries, while one escaped unhurt. The crash occurred about seven and a half miles from El Paso, as Buckner attempted to pass a wagon. Local residents helped remove the car and rushed the family to the emergency hospital where she died shortly after arrival. Buckner worked at Globe Ice & Cold Storage and previously at Pecos Merccan tile Co.
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C. W. Buckner
Pecos
el Paso
Upper Valley Road
Mary
Alton
Ina
Allan Farley
M. F. Scherer
Edna
Pecos Valley Water Users Plan Central Office Discussed
Directors of the Pecos Valley Water Users Association met at the Orient Hotel to perfect plans for a central office with a secretary and manager. The group approved the plan, discussed acreage division, and water rights ahead of the Red Bluff Dam completion. A next meeting on August 30 aims to finalize preparations for a September start, with Congress facing active legislation.
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Pecos Valley Water Users Association
Orient Hotel
Red Bluff
Central Office
Congress
First Bale of Cotton Opens Pecos Season
H. W. Johnson of Big Valley delivered the first bale at the Electric Gin marking the Pecos cotton season as it opened early Friday. Joe Martins of Barstow followed with a bale. The fall season starts August 27 with strong prices and little leaf worm damage due to prompt farmer action.
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Pecos
H. W. Johnson
Big Valley
Joe Martins
Barstow
King Cotton
Mr. Johnson
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Pecos Power Co
Pecos Power Company
Lockhart Allen Fishing
Schooler
Reeves
Humble McCutcheon Drilling
McCutcheon
Jeff Davis County
Humble Kloh
Humble Klob Oil & Refining Co
Grisham-Hunter
Deep Rock
Dixie
Gallaudet School
Board of Education of
St. Louis, Mo
Joe Martin
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