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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1940
Page
2
County officials project the heaviest voting strength in history with 1787 poll taxes paid and 68 exemptions issued. Riders reaching age 21 before election and exempt voters boost total past 2000 as Texas eyes a likely 1940 turnout. Officials urge every qualified voter to cast a ballot.
On January 30 Pecos news dealers cooperated with the Clean Literature Committee removing objectionable magazines from two stands. The campaign aims to curb smut that harms youth and fuels crime, with monthly inspections planned and broad public education on fire safety and responsibility.
Ruel McDaniel notes increased use of scientific methods by game wardens to catch violators in Texas. A deer carcass yielded a .25-35 bullet matching a hunter’s gun, leading to a guilty plea and severe fine. Other agencies report creative methods to feed wildlife while warning against cheating game laws.
University of Texas business research officials report Texas dairy product plants raised December production substantially from a year earlier, reflecting a strong month for the industry.
The article notes that bladders of fish are used to make isinglass, a gelatinous substance employed in various applications. It highlights the natural source of this material and its traditional use in earlier industries.
Notes cover oil casing purchases by Bell crew, Pecos fire losses exceeding fifty thousand, winter storms, Ramsey No. 2 drilling, Red Bluff dam funding, Tochea bobcat on Oak Street, Pecos federal building bid, and county irrigation program restarts, with local leaders and businessmen cited.
Figures from the Institute of Life Insurance in New York City show life coverage at 113 billion dollars with reserves over 29 billion. The institute estimates over 2 billion dollars more in year and claims the industry supports more than 4 million jobs nationwide based on capital per worker. Local rep Bob Middleton notes the data reflect the industry as a whole.
The first car load of oil ever shipped from Toyah County was sent from the Richard Shaw Anthony No 1 well near Toyah. A weekly Pecos livestock auction for Pecos was announced for next Tuesday by C H Davis of Kermit.
In ancient Corinth the city boasted about 20 000 firemen and a vast enslaved population numbering around 460 000, highlighting the era's stark social hierarchy and urban structure.
A short field note mentions iris varieties observed in the North Tate Zone with reference to North Ping containing about 29 specimens.
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