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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1934
Page
2
The notice lists publication details for The Enterprise and Gusher, including publishing frequency, affiliated papers, founding years, consolidation date, editor, manager, and subscription rates. It notes Pecos Texas postal entry and required deadline for copy.
The article urges Pecos residents to seize new chances from a federal building, oil revival, and regional growth. It cautions against internal strife and promotes unity to boost business and community prosperity, noting the current favorable mood and potential benefits ahead.
The United States Treasury data show Oregon 1931 income tax returns at 2.9 percent filing with total tax paid $474,055, far below the 1928 peak of $2,387,276. 1932 delinquencies total $18,379,999 or 43.77 percent of assessed real estate taxes, signaling broad tax strain and calls for relief amid impending debt and overhead.
A columnist argues that ten percent of motorists cause the vast death toll on public streets and highways. Reckless drivers are labeled irresponsible, incompetent, or careless for defective brakes, poor lights, and dangerous maneuvers. The author suggests a death emblem on their cars to deter risk taking.
George Phillips of Duncan Oklahoma forwards a clipping from the Copper Iora Clifton Arizona paper on the death of Judge Alvin Walter Calahan 75 who helped organize Reeves County Pecos early settler activities and whose son Pecos Calahan was the county's first white child born there. Surviving son lives in Glendale California.
Jim Cooksey of northern Reeves county sold a string of yearlings to Martin and Son of Sioux City Iowa. The article notes calf weaning and meals for local cowhands at the Slush chuck wagon and Kelton ranch with names Claud Anthony Hooly Harrison Joe Lindsay Nick Newell and Butch Lindsay.
Jess Lock of Cranch north Toyeh visited Pecos on Tuesday for supplies and updates. He says things are moving smoothly in his area with no major changes to report.
Pecos was well represented at the Hotel men s NRA convention in Lubbock last Saturday. Attending from Pecos were Mr and Mrs Dudley Yard of Hotel Brandon Buddy Reisenberg of Hotel Westex Jack Winfrey of Hotel Crockett and Elmer Johnson representing the Orient hotel.
A. H. Fulgin and Paul Morrison of Pecos sold 25 cows and calves to Troy Patrick county and district clerk of Ward county at a reported price around 26 dollars per animal.
Finley Gunter assumes the top position at the Slash ranch with Chalky Hudson as his loyal side-kick, taking on executive duties and supervision of operations.
In Pecos on a Sunday a high stakes contest between C O Finley of the Slash ranch and Frank Kelton of the Dixieland ranch spurred a rush to hire cowhands as both ranchers collect hands for sale and prepare to leave town.
The Pecos Saddle Shop has moved from Oak Street to Second Street one block west of the Security State Bank. Wagons and saddles shoppers have had trouble finding the shop, this notice alerts customers to the new gab counter location for guidance.
Bettye McCandless presents a health talk on controlling communicable diseases. The session covers prevention measures, vaccination basics, and public health strategies to reduce outbreaks.
Ab Tinnin contracted to deliver 750 steel calves to Richard Mitchell of Bras, Colorado, with April as the delivery window and no consideration disclosed.
The article urges parents to vaccinate children with TOXOID to prevent diphtheria, notes its partial effectiveness, and warns against confusing it with toxin-antitoxin and antitoxin. It explains Schick testing after vaccination, carrier risk, school quarantines, and the need for parental responsibility in child health.
Phillips spoke of vibrant days and events from the past. Calahan lived in Arizona for six years and practiced law in several states. He served as district attorney at Tulia, Texas, for a period.
District Attorney William L. Kerr undertook a business trip to Ker mit on Monday of this week. He planned meetings with local officials and examined ongoing cases while in the city.
George Tom, 58, a Stanton and Midland rancher and property owner, was shot through the heart and killed instantly last Saturday morning while on the Stanton downtown street. John Ward, a former ranch employee and war veteran being treated in Jacksonville, Texas, was taken into custody after the shooting and removed from Stanton amid mob fears.
A De Leon hen laid an egg measuring 8 1 2 inches around the long way and 6 3 4 inches across the short way, a record that would surprise cook book publishers and test their rules.
A health note urges sending any ailing child home and calling the family doctor. It highlights a recent toxoid variant, widely recommended, requiring a single inoculation for lifelong protection.
The Downs Truck and Tractor Company ships in what is described as perhaps the largest stock of tractor and International truck parts ever placed in Pecos. A complete stock room has been built at the company offices on the highway to handle the large inventory. Read the advertisements.
Fragmentary OCR notes show W. L. Foxworth connected with the Foxworth-Gatlin lumber group. References to a district manager Bill Simmons and a section assignment appear, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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