Pecos and Wink Fans Foster Friendly Thanksgiving Game Spirit
Out Our Way lauds Pecos Thanksgiving Day crowd for order and enthusiasm at the Pecos Wink football clash. The note credits the school boards coaches and officials of both towns for a cordial rivalry and thanks Pecos for hosting what is described as the bi district championship game, a first for Pecos.
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Pecos
Was School
Wink Board
Hnson
Parse
Wink
McCamey
Will Rogers Memorial Fund Drive Encourages Local Support
A tribute drive across Reeves County appeals for contributions to create a lasting memorial to Will Rogers. Communities in West Pecos join the effort with emphasis on a broad, enduring tribute regardless of the amount given.
Constas Favours Early Marriages For Free Meals
A garbled note from a coffee shop manager warns that couples marrying before January 1 may face a billed wedding meal. It mentions Dan and a claim of the “swellest” as a wedding plan and reserves the right to charge the couple if details are not shared.
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Ion
Dan
Fourth Annual Minstrel Cast Opens with Charity Goal
Rel als Begin Winstrel Cast opens its fourth annual minstrel to be held in December under the direction of H. Theatre. The show features Happy Boy Thomas and a chorus led by Mrs. ers. Proceeds benefit local Christmas charity and donations to needy families are requested via John Ivy.
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John Ivy
Twins Born to Virgil Campbell Family
Mrs. Virgil Campbell announces the birth of twins a girl and a boy born Monday. Parents Joan and Wins are reported doing fine and proud despite the garbled text in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Campbell
Myar
Joan
Pecos to Start WPA Paving and Culvert Project
Washington grants $14 560 to Pecos for street improvements and 14 concrete box culverts. City will add funds to reach about $15 000 total with work on two streets south from the high school and Fourth Street toward the city limits. Second Street paving to be completed, with grading on numbered streets from Fourth to Ninth. Work to begin when labor is available.
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Works Progress Administration
Washington
Pecos
Fourth Street
Assembly Names Rev Scrimshire Dean of Young People's Assembly
Rev Joe B Scrimshire was chosen as Dean of the Young People s Assembly of the New Mexico Annual Conference by the conference executive committee in El Paso. The assembly gathers 400 youths from New Mexico Colorado and western Texas for a week at Cloudcrest in the Sacramento Mountains with June 15 set as next summer s tentative start.
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Joe B. Scrimshire
Young People’s Assembly of the
New Mexico
el Paso
Young People's Assembly
Sacramento Mountains
Methodist Assembly
Cloudcrest
Colorado
Texas
Cavern Sets Guest Record for Month at Carlsbad
Carlsbad Cavern visitors in November set a new monthly record since opening in 1924 with 5262 guests. Supt. Thomas Boles said Texans led with 1674, California 550, and New Mexico 665. Twelve foreign countries and the District of Columbia were represented. Through January 15, 1935, 112164 people had visited Cavern.
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Carlsbad
Thomas Boles
California
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Mexico
Hawaii
Longtime Subscribers Sought by Texas Weekly Enterprise
The Texas press seeks readers with 50 years of continuous subscription to the Linterprise. If you have held a half century with the paper, mail your name and address along with a photo to the Enterprise for forwarding to the Messenger.
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Linterprise
Texas Press Messenger
Texas
Collision Injuries Near Pecos Leave One Face Death
Bangston of El Paso died of a broken neck after a collision three miles east of Pecos on Highway 80 Monday night. D J Patterson of Fort Bliss and Mrs Patterson survived injuries. Watterson hospitalized at Fort Bliss. T C Horne of Midland faced bond on a failure to stop charge after abandoning his car and fleeing.
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Sirs
MO Bangston
el Paso
Pecos
D. J. Patterson
Fort Bliss
Langston
Patterson
Watterson
William Beaumont Hospital
Eighth Calvary
T. C. Horne
Midland
Horne
Odessa
Monte On Mexico At Grand Theatre Next Thursday
A film depicting the recent International Rotary convention in Mexico City will be shown at the Grand Theatre next Thursday at 12.45 PM. Pecos Rotary club members will leave their meeting early to attend, and the general public is invited with no admission charge.
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Mexico City
Grand Theatre
Pecos
West Texas Half Century of Progress Special Edition
The Enterprise announces a forthcoming West Texas Half Century of Progress Special Edition and invites Pecos area residents to contribute stories and information. Citizens, especially older residents, are urged to share anecdotes and sources of early regional history by dropping a note or calling the office.
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Pecos
Will Rogers Memorial Drive Launch Weekend
Reeves county community launches formal Will Rogers Memorial Drive with donor fund boxes at Pecos central spots. Funds held by Paullowling at Security State Bank, proceeds support a permanent Will Rogers memorial. A 7 45 p m Friday radio program on KIM to publicize the drive.
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Will Rogers
Reeves County
Pecos
Paullowling
Security State Bank
KIM
Humorist
Bedfords Move to Tennessee for Farm Life
Mr and Mrs D R Bedford and their son James Norman left Pecos for Winchester Tennessee to start farming on a new place. Bedford had worked in Pecos with Bill Knox at Standard Oil and will pursue farming in Tennessee. Bedfords will be missed by many friends and receive best wishes from the community.
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D. R. Bedford
James Norman
Pecos
Winchester
Tennessee
Bedford
Bill Knox
Standard Oil Company
Tenness + se
Bedfords
Red Bluff Soldier Co C Swanson Ill in Local Hospital
Co C Swanson of Red Bluff is reported ill and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
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Co. C. Swanson
Red Bluff
Judge Woolfolk Convalesces After Illness
Judge J B Woolfolk improves after a bout with the flu that raised pneumonia fears. He spent the week in bed and expects to return to his office and visit with friends downtown once recovered.
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J. B. Woolfolk
Judge Woolfolk
Pecos Cowboys Remembered Sparking Christmas Fireworks
Pioneer Pecos resident Mrs. Tom Harrison recalls early Pecos when cowboys rode and fired guns on Christmas, saying shooting was playful and not aimed at harming people or property. The piece previews a Special Half a Century of Progress Sedition in the Enterprise detailing Pecos and West Texas history.
Wink and McCamey Meet in Bi-District Title Showdown
Pecos hosts a bi district football clash at Rotary Field as Wink Wildcat and McCamey Badgers vie for district championship and a regional meeting with Roscoe next week. Probable Wink starter P Hock leads the attack in a high stakes game.
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Pecos
Wink Wildcas
McCamey Badgers
Rotary Field
Roscoe
McCamey Wildcats Seek Season Finale Victory in Pecos
McCamey cloaks its football season with an undefeated run and a district S B title defense as the Wildcats face Wink in Pecos. Plans include a 1 30 parade by the Wink band and two bands in action at Rotary Field, with about three to four thousand fans expected for a 2 30 kickoff.
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Wildcats
Badgers
Fort Stockton
Eagles
McCamey
Pecos
Wink
towWbs
Otters
Rotary Field
Nobles Returns Home to Paris Texas
Miss Mildred Nobles returns home to Paris Texas after Friday night departure. She is accompanied by her grandson Mahlon Clifton Nobles son of Mr and Mrs Mahlon Nobles who will visit grandparents in that city for several weeks.
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Mildred Nobles
Paris
Texas
Little Mahlon Clifton Nobles
Mahlon Nobles
Voice West of the Pecos Broadcast Live from Hotel Brandon
The Kim station in Pecos Texas beams its “Voice West of the Pecos” program from the Hotel Brandon. Reporters promise updates on local events, weather, and community news from the broadcast site.
Sherrod store backs Shuteye Train on KITN Pecos
The Shuteye Train nightly story program on Radio Station KITN is sponsored this week by W I Sherrod Ben Franklin Store Pecos Texas. The show airs 7 15 each night and December sponsorship includes Sunday morning readings. Sisk Dry Goods adds 5 minutes daily at noon with fashion features.
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Shuteye Train IS Sponsored BY
Sherrod
Kim
W. I. Sherrod Ben Franklin
Pecos
Texas
Sherrods
Sisk Dry Tao0ods Company
KITN
Sisk
Road funding approved to improve Pecos to south of town
State highway department allocates 24163.47 dollars to recondition Highway 17 from Pecos to two and a half miles south, with drainage work and a loose caliche base. State highway engineer oversees the project, with start date expected soon after citizen pressure and a visit by Commissioner John Wood. The worst section lies just south of Pecos.
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J. B. Woolfolk
State Highway Department
Pecos
Otis Lous Cowboy Singer Featured by Pecos Mercantile
Otis Lous, popular cowboy singer, is presented daily over Radio Station KIM by the Pecos Mercantile Company. The log runs from 2:15 to 9:30 each morning. A 50 minute morning special in the grocery department draws strong interest from local housewives.
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Otis Lous
Kim
Pecos Mercantile Company
Log
Bible Anniversary Commemoration Program Set on KIU
The 400th anniversary of the English Bible will be commemorated with a social radio program on KIU this Sunday afternoon December 5 starting at 5 o clock. The program will feature music and a focal cast.
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KIU
December DX Program On Air At 1 A.M. 6th
The December DX program from Radio Station EBCN will begin at 1 a.m. Monday December 6 with the entertainer Happy Boy Themes and his plane accompaniment. Listeners from distant points are invited to tune in and hear the Voice West of the Pecos. The program will run until about 8 a.m. Pecos time.
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EBCN
Sones
Pecos
Alamogordo Dam Bid Opened December 14
Elwood commissioner headquarters in Washington called for bids this week for Alamogordo Dam on the Pecos near Fir Sumner New Mexico. The project supports Carlsbad by providing supplemental water. Bids will be opened December 14 at the Bureau of Reclamation office in Carlsbad. A son named Jack Leroy was born November 26 to Mr and Mrs Jack Gray. Both mother and child are doing well.
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Elwood
Weelsmation Muitnissioner
Washington
Alamogordo
Pecos River
Fir Sumner
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Fime
Bureau of Reclamaton
Jack Gray
Jack Leroy
Contest Grows for Christi Cash Prize Entry
Six entrants already, with two more expected this weekend in the En prise subscription contest for the 8250 Christi Cash Prize. Miss Aurilla Beams, Moon Majors, Mrs. Mary Ward, and Miss Josephine Seay among those listed. late registrations include Miss Ouida Hen and Mrs. Harrison Beauehu. No score comparisons have yet been compiled.
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Enprise J
Aurilla Beams
Moon Majors
Mary Ward
Josephine Seay
Toys
Ouida Hen
Harrison Beauehu
Pecos Plans Christmas Tree Lights Along Main Streets
Pecos will decorate streets for Christmas with small trees lit by many electric lights in front of each business. The decoration plan was approved at a Chamber of Commerce directors meeting on Tuesday as the best way to create a Yuletide atmosphere. Local businesses say their trees will be displayed as soon as supply arrives.
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Pecos
Chamber of Coccameree
Dorothy Dean Chosen Temporary Secretary
At a chamber of commerce meeting on Tuesday afternoon directors appointed Dorothy Dean as temporary secretary to fill the vacancy created by H P Davis resignation accepted by the board.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dorothy Dean
H. P. Davis
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