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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
2
The Pecos Valley News and related Pecos weekly and Reeves County papers detail their consolidation dates and print terms. It notes establishment years, consolidation events in 1917 and 1925, pricing for subscriptions, and postal filing deadlines for the Pecos, Texas office.
The piece warns that ignorance and carelessness fuel fires causing about 300 million dollars in property loss and roughly 10 000 deaths annually. It cites faulty repairs, hazardous construction, unsafe heating, and easy access to matches as key risks, urging alertness and fire insurance guidance to curb dangers.
Reeves County School Trustees order an election for December 17 1938 to decide annexation of Pecos Independent School District Saragosa No 3 Reeves County Common School Districts Nos 5 and 7 into a rural high school district. Presiding judges named for Pecos Saragosa Patrose Orla with clerks. voters to decide For Annexation or Against Annexation.
Toyah officials, led by Mayor B. F. Powell, express deep appreciation to Pecos Fire Department for timely aid during a November 19, 1939 fire. The letter notes spirit of friendship and mutual assistance between Toyah and Pecos, with residents pledging to foster cooperation. Families from Comstock and Alpine visited Toyah over the weekend.
Miss Louise Johnson returned Sunday from San Angelo where she visited her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Johnson. Judge and Mrs W W Hubbard and grandson Bill Monroe Kerr spent last weekend in El Paso where they transacted business.
Miss Dessie Dorine McCutcheon, visiting with relatives in Fort Davis, was here last week with friends.
Bill McKeen of Odessa, formerly from Pecos, spent Friday visiting with friends and handling personal affairs during his stay.
Mr and Mrs R L Young with their son Wayne of Pecos visited Dallas during Thanksgiving weekend to see friends and conduct business.
Eugene Donnell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Donnell, spent Thanksgiving with his parents in town. He is a freshman at John Tarleton College. Jack Camp of Hobbs New Mexico also visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Camp for the weekend.
Howard Collier Jr now living away at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth spent last weekend visiting his parents and friends in town. He attends TCU and returned for a weekend gathering with family and local peers.
Texas University law student Kenneth Slack returned to his hometown from Austin to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his family last weekend.
Research shows most cud-chewing animals rise on their hind feet first, whereas nearly all non cud-chewers push up with their fore feet. The finding highlights distinct locomotion patterns across herbivores and other mammals.
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