Pecos Looks Back at 1939 as Brighter Year Ahead for 1940
The Pecos record of 1939 shows growth in deposits, school enrollment, building, and the cantaloupe trade. The tenth annual rodeo succeeded financially and culturally, and the Pecos River Valley joint investigation began. High school teams and bands earned honors as Pecos hosted major meetings, while tax collections rose and the chamber of commerce reorganized for a prosperous new year.
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Pecos
National Business and Indus
Pecos River Valley
Pecos River
Texas
New Mexico
West Texas Press Association
Texas Rodeo Association
Lions Zone
Chamber of Commerce
Postal
Friendly thanks from Pecos Chapter No. 81 to The Enterprise
At a Monday night meeting Pecos Chapter No. 81 Order of the Eastern Star expressed gratitude for the home paper The Enterprise. They praised its service over the past year and wished the paper continued editorials new subscribers and advertisers, with appreciation for city and county readers and a thank you to the ladies for support in publishing the weekly.
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Hepecos
Enterprise
Pecos
Olson Drilling well tops Ellenberger near Apco field
In Trans Pecos Fort Stockton the Olson Drilling Co and Bryce McCandless No 1 Crockett Ordovician wild cat, two miles southwest of the Apco discovery field, 21 miles northeast of Fort Stockton, topped what observers believed to be the Ellenberger on Thursday morning. A Marfa meeting in Marfa will host a Highland Herefords Association event Saturday Jan 6 with J S Bridwell Jamie Brook Howard Kingsbury Houston Harte and Bascom Giles among attendees.
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Fort Stockton
Olson Drilling Co
Bryce McCandless
Crockett
Apco
Marfa
Highland Hereford Breeders Association
J. S. Bridwell
Wichita Falls
American Hereford Association
Jamie Brook
Brady
Texas Hereford Association
Howard Kingsbury
College Station
AAA
Houston Harte
San Angelo Standard Times
Bascom Giles
Austin
Death of Arthur Adams Independent Oil Operator in Fort Stockton
Arthur Adams, an independent oil operator who had lived in Fort Stockton for 11 years, died at midnight Saturday night. He played a key role in developing the Pecos Valley and northern Pecos County fields in recent years.
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Fort Stockton
Arthur Adams
Pecos Valley
Pecos County
Fort Stockton Enforces Fireworks Ban in Fire Zones
Fort Stockton enforces a city ordinance prohibiting shooting fireworks in designated fire zones during the 1939 Christmas season. The measure aims to prevent fire hazards and protect the town during the holidays.
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Fort Stockton
Winkler County youths charged in warehouse burglary
Denzil Smith 14 J C Jackson 15 and Rayford Kirby 17 are in Winkler County jail awaiting Friday court appearance charged with burglary and theft for burglarizing the Texas Pipeline warehouse near Wink about 275 dollars.
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Wink
Denzil Smith
J. C. Jackson
Rayford Kirby
Winkler County
Texas Pipeline
Ward County to start new Monahans courthouse project
Ward County advances plans for an early start on the $150000 Monahans courthouse as Barstow reportedly readies for technical skirmishes led by attorney Roy Downey, signaling countywide disputes over the project.
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Monahans
Ward County
Barstow
Roy Downey
Culberson County AAA range committee elected
E J Jones J B Foster and Allen Hale were elected last week as Culberson County AAA range committeemen to advise on the 1940 range program. W F Drake was elected as first alternate and R B Durrill as second alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horn
E. J. Jones
J. B. Foster
Allen Hale
Culberson County
W. F. Drake
R. B. Durrill
Bertha Field Named Van Horn Princess at El Paso Carnival
Miss Bertha Field daughter of Mr and Mrs S L Field and UT junior chosen as Van Horn princess for the El Paso Sun Carnival.
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van Horn
Bertha Field
S. L. Field
The
University of Texas
Oil well activity in 15 West Texts counties reports
Last week in 15 West Texts counties one producer completed two wells finished one remained to be deepened. Of 52 new producers finished four old wells completed seven tests abandoned and one location stricken from the list.
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McCamey
Upton County
Christmas visitors from Hot Springs to town
In and Out of Town, Mr. and Mrs. McBetter and daughter of Hot Springs New Mexico visited with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dowling and family here last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J H Arthur and children and Mr. and Mrs. George Townley and daughter Sandra Kay returned home Monday from San Angelo after Christmas with relatives. Jack Camp of Hobbs New Mexico has returned home after spending Christmas visiting his parents. Miss Millie Shafer Kermit home economics teacher visited Saturday before leaving for Tornillo to spend Christmas holidays.
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McBetter
Hot Springs, N. M
Paul Dowling
J. H. Arthur
George Townley
Sandra Kay
San Angelo
Jack Camp
Hobbs, N. M
Mrs
John Camp
Millie Shafer
Kermit
Tornillo
Mrs Woolfolk Recovering From Laryngitis
Mrs J B Woolfolk who has been confined to bed the past few days with an attack of laryngitis is reported to be recovering this week.
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J. B. Woolfolk
Hawaiian Nights at Grand Prevue Sunday Midnight
The film Hawaiian Nights stars Johnny Downs Constance Moore Eddie Quillian and Mary Carlisle and plays one midnight show at the Grand Theatre Sunday December 31. Gene Hendon manager announced the booking with Matty Malneck and his orchestra and Sol Hoopii Hawaii an string band providing musical accompaniment.
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Johnny Downs
Constance Moore
Eddie Quillian
Mary Carlisle
Grand Theatre
Gene Hendon
Matty Malneck
Sol Hoopii
Vestel Lott Family Spends Weekend in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Vestel Lott and their children Carol and Gene visited relatives in San Angelo last weekend in a brief family outing with travel within Texas.
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Vestel Lott
Carol
Gene
San Angelo
Alpine ranchers elect Kimball chair of county range program
Otis Kimball of Alpine was chosen chairman of the Brewster County range program committee for the coming year at a courthouse meeting of ranchmen. Alternates named were S. L. Stumberg Travis Roberts C. W. Wardlaw and Gilmer Morris.
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Alpine
Otis Kimball
Brewster County
S. L. Stumberg
Travis Roberts
C. W. Wardlaw
Gilmer Morris
Odessa Christmas Party Draws 2000 Children
A crowd of over 2000 children attended a Chil dren's Christmas Party at Fly Foot Ball Field in Odessa. More than 2000 bags of candy were distributed to attendees.
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Odessa
Johnson Family Visit From San Angelo Spotted Here
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Johnson and daughter Jacqueline of San Angelo visited here the first of the week with Mr. Johnsons mother Mrs. Edna Johnson and other relatives.
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Sewell Johnson
Jacqueline
San Angelo
Mr. Johnson
Edna Johnson
Walters Visit Ties Families Across College Station and Artesia
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walters from College Station visited here last weekend with Mrs. Walters’s family, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Young. Mr. Walters traveled to Artesia on Saturday due to his mother Mrs. Harry Walters being seriously ill.
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Bill Walters
College Station
Fort Worth Chamber Aims Federal Route to Big Bend
The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce highway committee plans a federally designated route through Denison Sherman Fort Worth Stephenville Brownwood Brady Junction Rock Springs to Del Rio. The proposal envisions a new highway linking northern Texas to the Big Bend region.
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Alpine
Fort Worth
Big Bend
The
Chamber of Commerce of
Denison
Sherman
Stephenville
Brownwood
Brady
Junction
Rock Springs
del Rio
City of Kermit Secures $74,000 PWA Sewer and Water Funds
The City of Kermit won a $74,000 PWA grant to upgrade sewer and water systems after 18 months of efforts. Commissioner W. H. Wilson left Wednesday for Fort Worth to finalize transfer from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the buyers of the city's revenue bonds.
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Kermit
PWA
W. H. Wilson
Fort Worth
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Project For New Asphalt Base And Drainage Bridge Widening
A construction project details laying a new asphalt base and widening existing drainage and bridge structures. Work aims to improve road stability and water flow while upgrading bridge components. Local officials oversee planning and timelines for project completion.
Barstow Farmers Receive AAA Soil Conservation Checks
Ward County farmers were issued twelve thousand dollars in AAA soil conservation payments early this week for approved conservation practices.
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Barstow
Ward County
AAA
Deakin Couple Return From Christmas Visit in Comanche
Mr and Mrs Jim Deakin returned home Monday from Big Valley in Comanche County after spending the Christmas holidays visiting friends and relatives.
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Jim Deakin
Big Valley
Comanche County
Miller family takes daughter to Pecos for emergency appendectomy
Mr and Mrs Epsy Miller took their daughter Betty to Pecos for an emergency appendectomy on Saturday night. Mr Miller returned home Sunday night and Mrs Miller remained with Betty in Pecos where she is reported doing nicely.
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Fort Davis
Mrs. Epsy Miller
Betty
Pecos
Cotton gin totals rise in Ward County this year
The Bureau of the Census reports a 25 percent increase in cotton bales ginned in Ward County before December 1. This year 5721 bales were processed versus 4438 the previous year, indicating stronger activity in local ginning.
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Ward
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Kermit Lifesaving Water Project Near Christmas Break
About 4000 feet of six inch main is installed and 600 feet of ten inch line is to be laid before Friday afternoon when construction on Kermit’s water and sewer system will pause for Christmas holidays.
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Kermit
Midland Citizens Receive Christmas Iron Lung Donation
Mr and Mrs Elliott F Cowden of Midland donated an iron lung to the local community. The device will be kept by Midland Medical Society doctors and likely stored in a courthouse storeroom for public use.
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Midland
Elliott F. Cowden
Midland Medical Society
Local groups prepare Christmas baskets for needy families
Fifty baskets of Christmas cheer were to be delivered to needy families in this section last week. The baskets were prepared by the Kermit Lions Club American Legion Post Fire Department Community Church Church of Christ Baptist Church and other interested citizens.
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Kermit
Kermit Lions Club
American Legion Post
Fire Department
Community Church
Church of Christ, Baptist Church
Barstow Road Project Faces State Funding Hold
Ward County's delays in providing right of way could force the state to withdraw 160000 dollars set aside for the Barstow to Pecos River highway. Commissioner Ralph W. Burkholder of Barstow disclosed the issue last week.
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Barstow
Ward
Pecos River
Ralph W. Burkholder
Sanderson Shootout Involves Local Officers And Strangers
A shooting fray occurred Monday night in Sanderson during an investigation by Sheriff Jim Nance Deputy Sheriff Andy Anderson and Charles Richardson into two youths unfamiliar to the town. Richardson's companion was Charles Baker.
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Sanderson
Jim Nance
Andy Anderson
Charles Richardson
Richardson
Charles Baker
King Sullivan of Houston Arrives for Visit
King Sullivan of Houston arrived Wednesday to spend several days visiting here with friends.
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King Sullivan of
Houston
NTAC Freshman Brooks Richardson Visits Home for Holidays
Brooks Richardson, a freshman at NTAC in Arlington, spent the Christmas holidays at home this week visiting relatives.
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Brooks Richardson
NTAC
Arlington
Ranch records discussed with Pecos and Terrell County ranchmen
Timm economist in farm and range management of the Texas extension service met with Pecos and Terrell County ranchmen last week and talked over the ranch records they have kept for the past year.
Corrigan Visits Marfa On Way to San Antonio
Douglas Corrigan the famed wrong way flyer and his wife stopped in Marfa briefly last week while en route to San Antonio for a Christmas visit with Mrs Corrigan's parents. He set his plane down in a Highland pasture.
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Marfa
Douglas Corrigan
San Antonio
El Paso Couple Visits Local Friends Over Christmas
Mr and Mrs S M Jones and their El Paso daughter visited over Christmas with Mr and Mrs Harold G Meyer and other friends. Mr Jones is a former assistant manager of the J C Penney store here.
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S. M. Jones
el Paso
Harold G. Meyer
Mr. Jones
J. C. Penney
Mrs Edna Johnson Visits Family Over Christmas Holidays
Mrs Edna Johnson a Grandfalls schoolteacher spent Christmas holidays here visiting her mother Mrs W L Ross and daughters Mrs Eston Morton and Miss Mary Sue Johnson.
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Edna Johnson
Grandfalls
W. L. Ross
Eston Morton
Mary Sue Johnson
Average drivers lose efficiency after hours at wheel
A historical note reports that average automobile drivers lose efficiency rapidly after about seven hours of driving, highlighting fatigue impacts on performance and attentiveness during long trips.
Amarillo couple visits Pecos kin two weeks this visit
Mr and Mrs Woody Cowan of Amarillo have been visiting here for two weeks with Mr and Mrs Ben Colwell and other relatives. Mr Cowan is a former Pecos resident.
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Woody Cowan
Amarillo
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Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
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New Near
FDIC
Collings-Wilson CO
Collings Bldg
Lewis Sheet Metal
Elliott & Waldron Abstract Co
Brandon
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W. W. Dean
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance Abstracts of Title
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