Red Bluff Dam project discussed at Pecos meeting
Pecos Valley Water Users Association hears Vernon L. Sullivan report on a Red Bluff reservoir costing about 1.89 million dollars. Major Richard F. Burgess urges unity among interests to push the dam, with plans to consult federal authorities in December and aim for construction at the earliest date.
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Pecos
Browning
Sullivan
Maj. Burgess
Plant Butte
Burgess
Red Bluff
New Mexico
Burgress
Pecos Valley Water Users’ Association of Texas
Washington
Pecos River
Texas
District Court Opens with Grand Jury Focus on Bootlegging
District court convened with full officers. grand jury impaneled led by foreman Tom Delaney. Judge Gibbs urged thorough inquiry into Reeves county liquor and gambling violations and pressed jurors to uphold laws after this term.
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District Court
Tom Delaney
Chas ‘Gibbs
Reeves County
Gibbs
Thanksgiving Day Keeps Pecos Doors Closed
Pecos businesses closed for Thanksgiving with many owners and workers taking the day off. Some went hunting while others enjoyed boating for quail and ducks. Local cafes like Johnston and Mint served turkey dinners to well patronized crowds.
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Pecos
Johnston Cafe
Mint Cafe
Grand jury urged to target bootleggers and gamblers
The court urged the grand jury to identify and indict bootleggers and gamblers and to act with sound judgment. It warned that indictments are serious and urged careful, businesslike deliberations to avoid unnecessary prosecutions. The panel recessed to December 4 for witness testimony and re-convened by request of the foreman.
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Grand Jury
Pecos Lawyers Revive Annual Tuesday Evening Banquet
Pecos attorneys and their spouses gathered for a revived annual dinner at Johnston Cafe hosted by Judge J A Crane. Attendees included Judge Charles Gibbs of Midland and Deputy Sheriff R G Middleton among others, with speeches reported as fine though not fully detailed by the Enterprise.
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Pecos
Johnston Cafe
J. A. Crane
Charles Gibbs
Midland
Ben Palmer
John Boward
W. W. Hubbard
Roy S. Biggs
Ben Randall
H. G. Russell
Harry MacTier
Birge Holt
Lee Monroe
Barstow
J. H. Boogher
Grandfalls
W. W. Dean
Max Krauskopf
R. G. Middleton
Tom Jones
Crane
Gibbs
Howard
Hubbard
Biggs
Randall
Russell
J. W. Parker
Middleton
Jones
Krauskopf
Dean
Boogher
Starley
Knights of Pythias Hold Nominations and Feed Night
At the regular lodge meeting last Monday officers for the coming year were nominated and will be elected next Monday. A large post-meeting spread of baked beef coffee bread pickles and cakes followed with good attendance and high enjoyment.
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K. OF P’s
K. of P. Lodge
Sheriff Recovers Stolen Ford Coupes in Dallas Theft
James Rogers 17 Everett Hollofield 15 and Sam Hollofield 16 were jailed on charges of stealing a Ford coupe from The Temple Lumber Company in Dallas. They fled Dallas three days earlier, tore tires from Miller Brothers’ Barstow garage, and disposed of a gun. A Kell Milling Company Ford from Vernon was also reported stolen, with agents driving toward Dallas. Detained by Sheriff Kiser, the trio will be turned over to Dallas county authorities next week as officers nationwide follow leads through Pecos Midland and Ward counties.
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James Rogers
Everett Hollofield
Sam Hollofield
Temple Lumber Company
Dallas
Kiser
Louis Roberson
Rogers
Miller Brothers
Barstow
Pecos
Midland
This
Ward County
Here
C. A. Johnson
Manahan
Kell Milling Company
Vernon
W. E. Hunter
Rev. Johnson
Wade
Thanksgiving Service at Baptist Church Delights Congregation
A Thanksgiving service was held Thursday at the Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Spears of the Presbyterian church preached the sermon. Music impressed attendees with a notable solo by Mrs. Sam Johnston and a violin performance by Miss Pickett accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Browning Jr. at the piano.
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Baptist Church
Mr. Spears
Presbyterian Church
Sam Johnston
Miss Pickett
W. H. Browning, Jr
Pecos Trades Day Draws Crowds Despite Bad Roads
Pecos second trades day drew strong crowds with afternoon shoppers filling stores and bargain counters brisk. The $75 range was awarded to County Clerk S. C. Vaughan at 4:30 pm, with a phonograph won by a Mexican across the river. Operators report ongoing work on the Bell discovery well with two shifts and steady progress.
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Pecos
Books for Boys and Girls Build Lifelong Habits
A Cisco American editorial urges bringing good books into homes as school days begin. It argues reading early fosters pleasure and profit, improves future work, and compensates for limited schooling by offering engaging novels, stories, and sketches that educate and inspire both youth and adults.
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Cisco American
California Bars West Texas Cattle Amid Scabies Quarantine
California bans shipments from nine West Texas counties Dallam Hartley Oldham Deaf Smith Palmer Cochran Moore Randall Reeves and nearby New Mexico counties to curb scabies. Shipments require California board permission with way bill. other Texas shipments need a clean cattle certificate from state animal husbandry or livestock sanitary staff. Notice sent to inspectors by J H Rasco.
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California
West Texas
Board of Agriculture
Office
The
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Dallam
Hartley
Oldham
Deaf Smith
Palmer
Cochran
Moore
Randall
Reeves
New Mexico
California Board
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
J. H. Rasco
Sanitary Commission
Local Classified: Earn Cash with Simple 25c Ads
Advertisers seek quick cash by placing 25 cent classified notices. The simple method promises fast uptake, with buyers scanning items, jobs, and services. Readers urged to submit brief listings and contact details for prompt publication.
Oil leaks at Toyah-Bell well tempt workers to swab Ramsey No 2
Workmen pause at Toyah Bell while a rotary rig is set over Ramsey No 2. Pumps resumed to collect oil spilling into tanks, estimating forty to fifty barrels. The Ramsey well will likely be swabbed for several days or, if needed, alternative measures will be tried to bring it in.
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Toyah-Bell
Ramsey No. 2
Ramsey No. 2 Well to Resume Operations Near Toyah Bell
Granger and Green move their rotary rig from the Laura well to Ramsey No. 2. The well, begun months ago, has been shallow and halted by funding limits at about 657 feet. Located about 500 feet from Toyah Bell, it is expected to reach depth quickly and produce a gusher when complete.
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Granger
Green
Laura Well
Toyah. Bell
Willoughby No. 2 Well Resumed Drilling by Omaha Financiers
The Willoughby No. 2 well in Southwestern Reeves county, shut recently, is now under Omaha capitalists who have taken control and secured the rig. Drilling has restarted with ample money and skilled drillers, operating day and night, with expectations of rapid progress and proving the immediate territory soon.
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Willoughby No. 2
Reeves County
Omaha
Nebraska
Laura Well to be drilled at Ramsey No 2 site
Granger and Green move rotary rig to the Laura well at Ramsey No 2. Federal Service holds the property and hopes to manage the project. If work is abandoned Sunshine People may restart the proposition, with a new hole likely needed at this location.
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Granger
Green
Laura
Ramsey No. 2
Federal Service
Sunshine
Interest Reviving in Oil Industry in Pecos and Toyah
Renewed interest in oil grows as Pecos and Toyah attract visitors from distant locations. C. H. Willoughby reports many letters and predicts bonafide drilling soon. He invites mutual benefit cooperation with Willoughby Petroleum Company on the Co ranch and in nearby oil prospects.
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Pecos
Toyah
C. H. Willoughby
Co Ranch
Will Cowan
Hershenson
Willoughby
Circle of Sentence Prayers Open Discussion Session
A church program outlines a December meeting with Better Speaking Leader Claudia Tatum Scripture Pray and sessions on daily speech. Activities include a song Talk by Pat Moran on guarding speech and a discussion led by Mary Stine and Mrs Green on word importance and character followed by benediction.
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C. E
Claudia Tatum
Pat Moran
Mary Stine
Mrs. Green
Busin Benediction
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Red Bluff Dam
Tiger of
France
Clemenceau
Tiger
United States
Pecos Lawyers
Ramsey No
Willoughby Well
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