Pecos Pecos Enterprise Yearly Outlook Preview
A Pecos Enterprise style year in review and forecast covering bank holidays, New Year resolutions, park projects, rodeo planning, school graduations, sports notes, and anticipated events from January through Armistice Day. It highlights bank closures, civic debates, and Pecos band honors amid weather, taxes, and highway plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Chamber of Commerce
Irving Springs Park
Irving Springs State Park
Hum
Irving Springs
A. H. Dunlap
Pecos Band and Queen Contend at Sun Carnival in El Paso
Pecos sends its Home Town honors to the El Paso Sun Carnival New Year event. Miss Sherley Glasscock departs for El Paso to join coronation activities as Pecos’ first brunette Sun Carnival representative. The Pecos high school band, three time parade champions, seeks to defend its visiting bands trophy. Rotary Club funds band travel from charity revue receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
el Paso
Sherley Glasscock
Henry Dinghee
Millie Knox
Kathleen Lewis
Lewis
Hollywood
Rotary Club
Sugar Bowl Trip Set For Pecos Eagles
Thirty-one Pecos school officials players and others depart Saturday at 3 30 am for New Orleans to attend the Sugar Bowl. The trip funded by public subscription raised over 1000 dollars in a day and a half. The four day plan includes Dallas layover sight seeing New Orleans tickets meals and local transport with return Tuesday at 12 30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
New Orleans
Dallas
Winter looming over Pecos as snows hit Texas area
The region cooled sharply with snow in Pecos and Odessa causing slick roads and hazardous driving. Pecos saw record lows around 24 degrees with forecasts of subfreezing temperatures and rare Christmas snow. Authorities reported heavy U S Highway 80 traffic but no accidents. The mild Pecos winter recently boosted a cotton bumper crop for local ranchers and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Union Utilities Office
Mercury
Pecos
Monahans
Odessa
E. M. Wells
State Highway Patrol
America
Texas
Captain Wells
Winners Of 1940 Pecos Baby Derby Named
The first baby born in Pecos in 1940 will be the Baby Derby winner and receive prizes from about a dozen merchants. The baby’s parents must live in Pecos and the birth must occur there with physician attestation. the winner gets gifts including a Mennen Set, a bank account, nursery furniture, milk, shoes, and more, while the father receives a pint of whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Mennen
Ben
First National Bank
The
United
Home Furniture Co
Farnum’s Dairy
Pecos Furniture Co
Jones Dry Goods
Ted’s Watch Shop
Lillie Poe & Co
Taggart & Mc
Davis Family Shares 3 Way Christmas Telephone Hook Up
The Davis family joined in a triangular Christmas Day phone conversation after returning from San Angelo where they visited Mrs. Davis' parents the Morrises. Ned Morris in Washington and a sister in Refugio, Texas connected with the family by telephone for the reunion since two members could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. QO. Davis
Refugio, Texas
Suit Over River Waters Contested By Red Bluff
District Judge J A Drane will convene the January term of district court with a light docket. Ralph W Burkholder represents Red Bluff Water Power Control District in a noted civil suit. Jurors are summoned for grand jury and weekly service, with lists released by Clerk Hollis Smith for January term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
J. A. Drane
Ralph W. Burkholder
Hollis Smith
Petit
Frank Anthony
W. R. Britt
Gus Hopper
Bond Bradford
Hal Sprague
A. V. Lindsay
John W. Cain
G. M. Abbott
H. L. Derrick
J. J. Bayles
Ray C. McPherson
Jim Deakin
John J. Ivy
W. G. Kirklin
Billie Prewit
T. N. McWhirter
Buck Jackson
Burkholder v Red Bluff Water District Set for January Docket
Long running civil suit in Barstow versus Red Bluff Water Power Control District heads to Judge J A Crane for the January term. An injunction seeks to stop withholding Pecos River flow to Burkholder and nearby farmers, with defense funded by a $1500 special fund and local engagement. The case hinges on 1909 and 1915 court rulings upholding district rights to divert storm and flood waters for 24 1/2 days of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Burkholder
Barstow
Red Bluff
Pecos River
Burkholder
Burgess, Burgess
Scott
el Paso
Crane
J. E. Starley
Dick Starley
Monahans
U. S. Circuit Court
Texas Supreme Court
Ward County
Ernest Hunt Home Wins In Christmas Lighting Contest
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce holiday contest judged about 50 homes. Ernest Hunt and wife at 601 Adams Street won first prize for a Madonna and Child display. Charles F. Manahan's home at 620 Seventh Street took second. prizes were 10 and 5 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hunt
Adams Street
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chas. F. Manahan
7Th Street
Parents Urged To Attend Meeting For Cub Packs
Parents of boys nine to 12 are urged to attend a meeting next Thursday night January 4 at the Lions Club Scout Hut to discuss forming Cub packs. Stanley A. Mate Odessa field executive will conduct the meeting and local scouters are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Stanley A. Mate
Odessa
Reeves Ginnings Near Three Thousand in Reeves County
Reeves County cotton ginnings before December 13 of 1939 approach the 3000 bale mark. W E Reeder special agent for the Bureau of Census reports 2695 bales ginned in Reeves County. Pecos County shows 3275 bales and Ward County 6009 in similar figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
W. E. Reeder
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Reeder
Pecos
Ward
Census recruits seek jobs as 1940 enumerators across West Texas
About 25 applicants for 1940 census enumerator posts were tested over two days under district supervisor H M Fennell. from Sandy son to Kermit and Midland to Sierra Blanca. Lacey Pittman of Balmorhea will supervise districts. 12 enumerators to be appointed. Census begins business and industrial activity count January 2 and population count April 1. Officials urge cooperation. all data confidential and used only for census purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fennell
Bureau of Census
Census Bureau
Bureau
Pecos Valley Barbecue Plans Tackle Jan 20 Event
Directors of the Pecos Valley Livestock Protective Association meet Jan 4 to finalize the annual barbecue scheduled for Jan 20. Ted Johnston says committees will arrange food program and entertainment. Leaders from several associations are invited to speak, aiming for about 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley Livestock Protective Association
Ted Johnston
Association
Census Bureau Safeguards Firm Data In Business Survey
The Census Bureau emphasizes strict confidentiality for its business and industrial survey starting January 2. Officials, including Pittman of Balmorhea, state sworn employees handle reports under penalties for disclosure. Data are coded and stored to ensure only general statistics emerge, with strict legal protection resisting any subpoenas. Reeves County lies in District 22 of Area 94 in Southwest Texas under Harold Fennell and J Waldo Carson based in Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Census
Lacey M. Pittman
Reeves County
Busines
Bureau
Washington
Ori
Pittman
Balmorhea
John L. Lewis
Bureau of the Census
San Antonio
Texas
Harold M. Fennell
J. Waldo Carson
Midland
Fire at Wadley May Clothiers and Wadley Cleaners
A Saturday night fire at Wadley May Clothiers and Wadley Cleaners caused several thousand dollars in damage before volunteers controlled it. Merchandise in the clothing store and cleaning department suffered near total loss, with inventory needed to finalize the total. The blaze began about 11 15 after closing on the final Christmas business day. Gifts, men’s apparel, luggage, and clothing from Pecos residents and nearby towns were ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadley-May Clothiers
Wadley Cleaners
Pecos
Pecos Praised for Unified Census Effort
U S Bureau of Census officials commended Pecos for its cooperative setup aiding the business and industrial census. Capt M L Swinehart heads a broad committee with members from commercial, educational, labor, religious and publicity sectors as the city pioneers a multi census year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
U. S. Bureau of Census
M. L. Swinehart
B. A. Toliver
Swinehart
Finnish Relief Fund Reaches 33 In Pecos
The Finnish relief fund in Pecos climbs to 33 with no solicitation in progress. Donations are collected at The Pecos Enterprise and will be sent to the national war relief fund for Finland. New contributors include Jack Gray Earl Manahan Clarence Bell John Brocat and Joyce Brocat among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Finland
Enterprise
Jack Gray
Chas. Manahan
E. B. Kiser
Clarence Bell
John Brocat
Joyce Brocat
Earl Earp Enters 1940 District Attorney Race
Monahans attorney Earl Earp announces plans to run for district attorney in 1940. He said a formal announcement would follow after the first of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Earp
Monahans
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State Highway Department
Fort Stockton
Pecos High School
Henry’ Slack
Irvings Springs Park
Vermont
Maine
F. Menahan
Neryone
Eagles
Pecps
Davis
Drane
M. W. Collie
Young Bell
Harold Borland
Earl Easterbrook
Raymon Pouncey
H. E. Tips
Frank Joplin
W. E. Moore
T. J. Cargill
W. M. Robinson
Sim Reeves
Garland Rowe
G. G. Breen
D. J. Hart
C. M. Adams
Diane
J. A. Crane
Reeves
Reeves Ginnings
Elen Hayes
Herbert Hoover
Livestock Association
American National Livestock Association
Texas and Southwest Livestock Association
Highland Hereford Association
State Aaa
College Station
Extension Service
Ginal
United States
Blaze
Wadley-May
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