Forsee No Hike In Cotton Price
P K Norris of the U S Department of Agriculture predicts no rise in cotton prices despite wartime conditions. He cites a world supply of 50.6 million bales, of which 26 million are U S stock, with 14 million carryover and 12 million current production. US consumption tops 12 million, leaving ample surpluses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Norris
Foreign Agricultural Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
U. S
United States
Norris
America
England
United Kingdom
Japan
Rabbit Fever Warning Signals Season Return
State health officer Dr. George W. Cox warns that tularemia or rabbit fever rises with hunting season due to exposure to wild rabbits. Transmission occurs via wounds from handling carcasses, with symptoms from headache to high fever, and a 5 percent fatality rate. gloves and thorough cooking are advised to reduce risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
George W. Cox
United States
Global Cotton Trade Shifts Under New World Partners
The text notes India blending inferior Indian cotton with good American cotton and starting cotton manufacture. Britain’s exports of cotton materials to India drop to 14 percent of former levels. Brazil shifts from unprofitable coffee to cotton using American machinery and Texas seed, creating one-variety cotton areas and improving quality while trading cotton for foreign goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Britain
Brazil
America
Mrs Bert Phillips Visits Fort Davis Hosts Wevat Guests
Mrs Bert Phillips of Fort Davis was in town this week as a guest of Mr and Mrs Carl Wevat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Phillips
Fort Davis
Carl Wevat
Texas farmers form wildlife management units across counties
Texas landowners embrace wildlife as a crop, with over 25,000 farmers and ranchers in about 200 counties forming game management units. More than 25 million acres are enrolled to conserve and increase game birds, non game birds, wildlife, fur bearers, and fish, changing decades of closed seasons to regulated harvest under custodian stewardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
R. E. Callender
A. & M. College Extension Service
U S Army Recruiting Officer Visits Pecos
Sergt James Maples of Ft Bliss recruiting district visited Pecos last week to accept recruits. He established an office in the Federal Building and will return soon. The district reports 397 enlistments in October 269 in September and 215 in August plus age 18 to 35 and health requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
James Maples
Ft. Bliss
Pecos
U. S. Army
Sergeant Maples
Federal
M. W. Collie
Home for Holidays by Marjory Smart Thanksgiving Visit
Miss Marjory Smart secretary to County Agricultural Agent Ted Johnston leaves Wednesday for Eden to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjory Smart
Ted Johnston
Eden
Rainfall and Conservation at Balmorhea Stock Project
Balmorhea averages 14 inches of annual precipitation with wide year to year variation. The article explains how soil moisture, vegetation, and organic matter influence water absorption, vegetation growth, and grazing capacity, stressing that overstocking during dry periods worsens erosion, lowers forage density, and reduces carrying capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zech C. Cameron
Balmorhea
U. S
Star Brings Period Bath Scene To Wuthering Heights Screen
Merle Oberon performs a public bath scene in Wuthering Heights with a copper tub arranged by director William Wyler. The production at Grandshrdluuununun shows through a midnight prevue at Cactus Theatre, aided by Julie Heron and a bathtubs team to ensure period realism and handling of crew and props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froid
Merle Oberon
Wuthering Heights
Samuel Goldwyn
Emily Bronte
Cactus Theatre
Miss Oberon
William Wyler
Julie Heron
Mr. Wyler
Merle
Luke
C O Finley Declares Candidacy for Precinct 1 Commissioner
The Enterprise announces C. O. Finley as a candidate for Commissioner Precinct No. 1 in Reeves County subject to the 1940 Democratic primaries. The notice names Finley as a political aspirant eligible to pursue the position in the upcoming party contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
C. O. Finley
Friendship Class Guests at Group 1 Luncheon
Members of the Friendship Class of the Christian Sunday School attended a covered dish luncheon Tuesday hosted by Mrs. Ralph Williams. Attendees included Mrs. Darrow, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Thigpen, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Bowles, Mrs. Edge, Mrs. Camp, Mrs. Manahan, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Crowe, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Van Horn, Mrs. Warnock, Mrs. Magee, Mrs. Speck, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Coffield, Mrs. Rumbaugi, Gladys McKelvey, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Johnston, and Mrs. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Sunday School
Ralph Williams
Darrow
B. V. Slater
B. B. Thigpen
Ben Dunn
E. G. Bowles
Eston Edge
Jo Camp
Chas. Manahan
John Bush
J. W. Watson
E. E. Crowe
W. D. Bennett
A. G. van Horn
Lyndell Warnock
H. L. Magee
Gladys Speck
C. G. Glover
J. M. Coffield
Gene Rumbaugi
Gladys McKelvey
Vernon Crawford
Ted Johnston
Jack May
Miller Family Moves from Becos to Odessa Home
Mr and Mrs Frank Miller and their family of Becos left on Wednesday after ten years there to settle in a new home in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Becos
Odessa
Mrs Elston Arbuckle Leaves for Helena Visit
Mrs. Elston Arbuckle, wife of a State Highway Department worker, departed Thursday for Helena Arkansas to stay several months with her daughter. Mrs Art W Gibson of Midland also arrived to spend Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs P M Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elston Arbuckle
State Highway Department
Helena
Ark
Art W. Gibson
Midland
P. M. Chambers
Miss Belle Altman Arrives For Thanksgiving Visit
Miss Belle Altman of Lubbock arrived Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving holidays and weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Pillar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Altman
Lubbock
Mrs
Edwin Pillar
Drums Along the Mohawk to Preview at Grand Theatre
Darryl F. Zanuck's Technicolor epic shows Saturday preview and Sunday Monday at the Grand Theatre. Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda star in this John Ford directed 20th Century Fox film based on Walter Edmonds with a Mohawk Valley setting and Iroquois frontier battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl F. Zanuck
Grand Theatre
Claudette Colbert
Henry Fonda
20Th Century-Fox
John Ford
Walter D. Edmonds
New York
Mohawk Valley
Cowboys Prep For Howard-Payne Tilt
Hardin-Simmons faces long rival Howard Payne in the 29threnewal of the West Texas classic at Cowboy Stadium. kickoff is 2 pm Friday December 1 with HPU leading 13-11-4 in the series. Bulldog Turner and seven seniors key the Cowboys in the homecoming clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Howard Payne Yellowjackets
Hardin- Simmons Cowboys
Cowboy Stadium
West Texas
Jackets
Brownwood
Howard Payne
H-Su
Bulldog Turner
Kirk McKinnon
Climax
Larry Cunningham
Drate Cathey
Joe Pee
Travis Green
Neal Davis
Cathey
Vickers Visiting Here From El Paso and Ruidosa
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vickers of El Paso and Ruidosa New Mexico, former Pecos residents, were back this week visiting old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickers
Ed Vickers
el Paso
Ruidosa
N. M
Pecos
Texas and out of state visitors listed with names
A local notes section lists Texas visitors including Cochran Crane Reed McCamey Campbell Monahans Mrs Wayne Keener Midland Mrs H F Whitdon Midland Pub Craw Odessa Douglas Black Odessa Wesley S Davis Kansas City R L McKenzie Clara Kincaid Woodson Amy Jernigan Wickett Mrs W H Jernigan Wickett and out of state visitors from California Ohio New Jersey and New Mexico. Also advertised Pecos Laundry cash and carry Twenty pounds damp wash 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
M. L. Cochran
Crane
C. B. Reed
McCamey
John Campbell
Monahans
Wayne Keener
Midland
H. F. Whitdon
Pub Craw
Odessa
Douglas Black
Wesley S. Davis
Kansas City
R. L. McKenzie
Brownfield
Clara Kincaid
Woodson
Amy Jernigan
Wickett
W. H. Jernigan
J. E
Altus
Okla
Don R. Fisher
Neward
Ohio
Margaret Severn
Newark
James Severn
Prickett Leads List Of Beauty Students At Texas College
Sixteen students are balloting for seats in the college yearbook. Jane Prickett of Lubbock heads the list as a beauty candidate. Daughter of Mr and Mrs F Kerr Pecos she has ties to Pecos and Prickett family history. She served as secretary treasurer of the freshman class and was a senior year honoree in high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texascal College
Jane Mata
Lubbock
Miss Prickett
F. Kerr
Pecos
Herbert Pricketts
Ventana
North Pole shifts southward at four inches yearly
The North Pole moves toward the south at about four inches per year, a finding noted in the report.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wild Bill Elliot
Donald Duck
Laurence Olivier
Crosby
Edith
Cavell
Anna Neagle
George Sanders
Edna Mae Oliver
May Robson
Zazu Pitts
H. B. Warner
Cape Prince of Wales
Alaska
U.S. Army
Plymouth
FORD
Equippe
Williams-Kerr Chevrolet Co
Star
Cowboys
Howard-Payne Tilt
C. Ofc Visitors
Pecos Laundry Company
Lt-C
Jane Prickett
Rees Gaft
Pecos City
Wallace Beery
Lana Turned
Hollywood
Freddie Bartholome
Jackie Cooper
Claudette Colbe
Technicolor
Thurston
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