Pecos Christmas Parade and Local Cheer Sparks Town Spirit
Pecos prepares for a bustling holiday season with late shopping turning brisk and a nine block parade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce led by Santa. Mayor dislikes Pecos City charter name. Lions and Rotarians organize charity efforts. vandalism hits new street markets. all-star football picks stir local debate across nearby towns.
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Pecos
Pecos City
PWA
Hizzoner
Cap'n. Dean
Letters
Time Magazine
Time
Harold Lindley
Lions Club
Lions
Rotarians
Lions Minstrel
Grand Theatre
Kermit
Instar
Wink
Drane
Midland
Crane
Monahans
Death Toll Feels Pecos Ties as Ruth Copelin Passes
Ruth Copelin, a former Pecos resident raised on a ranch near Pecos, died in Fort Worth. She attended Pecos schools and spent most of her life in Ft. Worth, though she often visited Pecos, where her rancher parents were well known.
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Pecos
Ruth Copelin
Ft. Worth
Santa Leads Parade as WPA Funds Pecos Roads Improve
The Works Progress Administration allocated 28642 dollars to improve Pecos city streets and Reeves County roads. The project, confirmed by Congressman Thomason, covers surfacing and incidental work after canceling an earlier county project. The city and county jointly requested the new effort and will begin when crews are available.
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Works Progress Administration
Pecos
Reeves County
R. E. Thomason
Santa Parade to Parade Pecos on Wednesday Afternoon
Santa Claus arrives in Pecos with a nine block parade featuring over a hundred participants. Schools give a half holiday. Pecos High School band follows police escort. parade includes Princess Mary Christmas, nursery rhyme floats, and comic characters through downtown.
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Pecos
Pecos High School
Princess Mary Christmas
Jack and Jill
Ben Hur Jr
Chariot
Three Bears
Santa Claus
Christmaa
Coronation Set Next Friday At Pecos High
Pecos High School will crown its football queen from 31 nominees at the ninth annual coronation in the school auditorium next Friday night. Tickets grant votes: 50 cents equals 50 votes for adults, 25 and 15 cents tickets give 25 and 15 votes for students. The top vote recipient becomes queen, with the next 15 as princesses. Miss Iva Mae Lacy oversees the ceremony and co captain of the Eagles will crown the queen.
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Pecos High School
Eagles
Free Clinic For Crippled Children In Alpine Next Tuesday
Crippled children of Reeves county may receive physical treatment vocational guidance and other aid at the free Crippled Children's Clinic to be held in Alpine next Tuesday under the auspices of the Alpine Rotary Club and the State Department of Education. Dr. Joel Wright will conduct the clinic with Mrs. T Y Casey volunteering to transport Pecos children eligible for assistance. The aim is to locate every crippled child in Pecos and bring them to Alpine for the service.
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Reeves County
Alpine
Alpine Rotary Club
State Department of Education
Joel Wright
T. Y. Casey
Pecos
Mrs. Cargill Dies Former Toyah Resident
Mrs. Carl Cargill, longtime Toyah resident, died in El Paso on Monday. Burial services were held in Toyah on Wednesday.
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Carl Cargill
Toyah
el Paso
Youthful Hunter Bags Six-Pointer
A 13-year-old, Wayland Bessent, and his father hunted on the Sam Calhoun ranch in the Delaware Hills. Wayland bagged a six-point buck after an hour and a half of hunting. His father did not share in the success.
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Wayland Bessent
Bessent
W. B. Bessent
E. B. Kiser
Sam Calhoun
Delaware Hills
Voters to Decide on Rural High School District Next Week
Voters in Pecos Independent School District Saragosa Independent No 2 and Reeves County Common School Districts Nos 5 and 7 Patrole and Orla will ballot Saturday Dec 17 on creating a rural high school district encompassing all four. A majority of the total vote is required. Voting sites include Pecos City Hall and Saragosa Orla and Patroise schoolhouses.
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Reeves County
Pecos Independent
Saragosa Independent School District
Reeves County Common
Patrole
Orla
Pecos
Saragosa
Patrose
Pecos Independent School District
City Taxes Become Delinquent January First
City officials warned this week that city taxes will become delinquent January first. They noted the warning aims to avoid yearly confusion as county and state taxes may be paid without penalty throughout January.
Senator Winfield To Present Most Useful Citizen Award
Fort Stockton Senator H L Winfield will present the Pecos Lions Club Most Useful Citizen award at a Grand Theatre charity minstrel tonight. A secret 12 member committee from six local groups chose the winner, who received 10 of 12 votes on the first ballot and unanimous support on the second. Names kept private until the ceremony.
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Senator Winfield
TATE
H. L. Winfield
Fort Stockton
Pecos Lions Club
Grand Theatre
Lions Club
Rotary Club
City Federation
Chamber of Commerce, American Legion
The
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ace Ramsay
Lions
Lions Club Minstrel Set At Grand Theatre Tonight
The Lions Club presents a two hour minstrel show at the Grand Theatre starting at 8 p m reserved seating 75 cents downstairs 50 cents balcony. A 40 member all local cast rehearsed for the finale with special acts including a high school band and various soloists and numbers. Proceeds fund the club Christmas charity with tickets sold at drug stores and Rotary Club involvement noted.
Goodman on Visit Notes Tax Proposal Support
State representative elect James H. Goodman met Wednesday with constituents and officials to discuss tax plans. He favors returning tax collections to local counties and will maintain Midland residency while using a temporary Austin residence at the Driskill Hotel.
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James H. Goodman
88Th
Goodman
Midland
Driskill Hotel
Austin
City approves sewer project contracts for Des Moines firm
Contracts for a $105,000 sewer system and disposal plant were signed by C. F. Lytel Contracting Co of Des Moines. The agreements go to the PWA for approval and a city work order will follow on approval. Mayor B A Toliver hopes work can start by December 22 or 23.
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Pecos
Dee
C. F. Lytel Contracting Company
Des Moines
Iowa
PWA
B. A. Toliver
El Paso Visitor John Porter in Pecos on Thursday
John Porter of El Paso was a business visitor in Pecos on Thursday. He met with local officials and conducted inspections related to regional commerce.
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John Porter
el Paso
Pecos
Kerr Addresses Pecos Rotarians on Rotary Aims
District Attorney William L. Kerr spoke at the Pecos Rotary Club luncheon about Rotary ideals and the value of fathers setting correct examples for children. Dr. Harold Lindley of the Pecos Lions outlined Christmas charity plans and invited Rotarians to the Lions charity minstrel tonight. The club bought 80 tickets. Tom Easter of El Paso spoke briefly.
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William L. Kerr
Pecos
Rotary Club
Rotary
Harold Lindley
Boy Scout Troop 67 Forms Indian Patrol
Boy Scout Troop No. 67 met at Scoutmaster Bill Turpin's home Tuesday night and organized a new patrol named the Indian Patrol. Don Durnal was elected patrol leader with Hiram Bond as assistant. The Lions Club sponsors the troop.
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Bill Turpin
Don Durnal
Hiram Bond
The
Lions Club
Pecos Lions Club Prepares Minstrel Night Plans
Most of Wednesday's luncheon meeting of the Pecos Lions Club focused on finishing plans for the club minstrel tonight. Representative-elect James H. Goodman, member of the Midland Lions Club, spoke briefly.
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Pecos Lions Club
James H. Goodman
Midland Lions Club
Pecos Man Beaten by Robbers in Texas Crime Spree
Frank Anthony of Pecos, 23, returned home with severe head wounds after three highwaymen abducted him at pistol point in Austin and forced him to accompany them out of town. The trioThen beat him unconscious and tied him as they robbed five others in Georgetown, Hillsboro, and Waco. Weems Sanders and Stamitz, all of Austin, were arrested in Fort Worth and charged with robbery and kidnapping. Anthony demanded Stamitz be stripped of a Pecos High School sweater and offered a $100 reward for the capture. The younger Anthony’s injuries were not expected to cause serious consequences.
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Frank Anthony
Pecos
Austin
H. F. Anthony
Georgetown
Hillsboro
Waco
William L. Weems
Robert Sanders
Richard Stamitz
Fort Worth
Case
Weems
Anthonys
Anthony
Mexican Fatally Wounded In Pecos
Harry Quiroz a 30 year old Pecos resident and barber owner died from a gunshot wound to the left eye at 5 10 p m Wednesday. Justice of the peace Uncle Bill Oden called the wound personal safety related. Quiroz who left a wife and two children had lived in Pecos for years and was released from a state sanitarium about a year ago. One bullet from a .44 calibre foreign man revolver penetrated his brain.
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Harry Quiroz
Pecos
Bill” Oden
Quiroz
Christmas Lighting Contest Announced by Pecos Chamber
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Christmas home lighting contest with a $10 prize for the winner and a floor lamp for second place. Judging runs Dec 19 to 23. Secretary Ben Smith asks entrants to display lights promptly and to notify him to enter.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
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