Silver Price Rise Drives Mining Boom in Big Bend
A rising silver market spurs activity in Presidio County where 43 mining claims have been filed in the Chinati mountains since the price increase. The Texas land office has issued several prospecting permits as prospectors work through a mild winter. Outside capital is expected to flow into mineral development in the county in coming months while two large oil companies have geologists surveying Brewster County lands and leases.
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Brewster County
R. C. Brewster
A. Crane
District Court
Loving County
Texas
Waanw Ry. Co
Wheit
Mentone
J. J. Wheat
J. J
W&nw Ry. Co
L. B. Russell
Alice Russell
B. Ramsey
District Court of
Niagara Falls shoreline shifts two and a half feet yearly
A historical note reports the Niagara Falls brink retreating at a rate of two and a half feet each year, indicating ongoing geological erosion and landscape change.
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Niagra Falls
Ownership of Gun That Killed Billy the Kid In Legal Fight
Texas high court hears case over who owns the pistol that killed Billy the Kid. El Paso heirs of Tom Powers challenge a ruling that Pauline Garrett, Pat Garrett’s widow, owns the gun. Garrett claims her husband gave it to Powers and later reclaimed it.
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Austin
el Paso
Pauline Garrett
Pat Garrett
Tom Powers
Hathaleen Powers
Garrett
Coney Island
Powers
Pat
H. L. Cordell
Beaumont
Chicago
Ed Warren
Colorado, Tex
Remembering a 1917 Pecos tragedy and sulfur shipment
The Pecos Enterprise reports a Santa Fe train collision near Pecos that fatally injured Derwood Smith, nephew of R N Couch. It also notes Michigan Sulphur Co 80,000 pound shipment from Culberson county to San Francisco, largely pure sulphur, with promising future development prospects.
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Santa Fe
Derwood Smith
Young Smith
R. N. Couch
Pecos
Michigan Sulphur Co
Culberson County
San Francisco
Mrs Hall of Coyonosa Dies. County Mourns Friends
Mrs Hall of Coyonosa died recently. She was mourned by friends across the county, reflecting a broad community loss.
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M Hall
Coyonosa
Editorial notes highway traffic swells to 2 500 000 cars
The Enterprise marks that highways are becoming heavily loaded with traffic, citing a stupendous figure of 2 500 000 cars in use.
Senator Hudspeth Drives Bill for New Western County Honors Name
State Senator Claude Hudspeth advances legislation to form a new county from El Pio county's western portion. He proposed the name Durlington but was overruled. the new county will bear his honor in name.
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Claude Hudspeth
el Pio Couny
Hudspeth
Durlington
Route survey set for Pecos to Carlsbad road plan
Surveyors outline a transportation route from Pecos to Carlsbad as a new road is planned for designation soon. The project aims to improve regional connectivity and traffic flow between these communities.
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Pecos
Crystal gasoline debuts from new Pecos refinery
The first product Crystal gasoline launched in Pecos and met with a hearty reception from local residents. George Ross forms a distribution partnership with Roy S. Welcox to market the new Pecos refinery product.
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Pecos
Crystal
George Ross
Roy S. Welcox
Pecos News Notes Blizzard Weather and Local Talks
A blizzard hit Pecos early in the week with Tuesday morning temperatures dropping to 16 below. Henry Russell named president of the Bar Association here. Utility users held a mass meeting and formed a committee to investigate local utility rates. Texas and Pacific Railway offers mountain water delivery from Toyah at 65 cents per thousand gallons.
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Pecos
Mercury
Zeto
Henry Russell
Bar Association
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Texas and Pacific Railway Co
Toyah
Pictures of Bonnie Parker Probed as Bandit Queen
A rare photo of Bonnie Parker with Clyde Burrow era associates is described as showing a young Bonnie before her wild reputation. The piece notes the guns are toys and suggests her clothing hints at her future path as a bandit.
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Bonnie Parker
Clyde Burrow
Texas
Will O
Bonnie
Conoco Broadcasts to Boost Pecos Tourism in 1939
Conoco Travel Bureau launches a series of NBC radio broadcasts starting February 14 to promote Pecos and other Texas towns. The programs feature travels to scenic spots, with a talk by artist Tony Sarg and a mix of music and comedy. The broadcasts reach 27 NBC stations and aim to draw tourist traffic to Pecos after 1938’s record of 4,450 visitor groups routed through Texas.
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Pecos
Continental Oil Company
Conoco Travel Bureau
Texas
Conoco
Americ
Wichita
Kansas
Colorado Rockies
Tony Sarg
Oace
Early War Weapons Introduced In Seventeenth Century
The flintlock gun and the bayonet were both introduced to warfare in the seventeenth century.
William Collie Elected West Texas Young Democrats Officer
William Collie of Pecos was elected fourth vice president of the Young Democrats club of West Texas at the convention held last Saturday in Lubbock. William Kerr was credited with saving the convention from Pecos. About 400 young men attended as the Young Democrats of America forms to engage youth in politics.
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William Collie
Pecos
Young Democrats Club
West Texas
Young Democrats
Lubbock
William Kerrer
Young Democrats of America
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