New Library Adds Thirty Two Books to Pecos Collection
Pecos Carnegie Library reports receipt of thirty two new titles by Mrs. W. M. Looby. Notable additions include This Is My Story, Spies and the Next War, American Dream, Point Noir, The Citadel, The Last Flight, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Miss Minerva's Problem among others. Mrs. J. B. Woolfolk returned from El Paso where a district board meeting set plans for an April district convention. Local business visitors included W. N. Pearson of Wink, Gilbet Murray of Monahans, and E. P. Stuckler of Balmorhea.
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Pecos Carnegie Library
W. M. Looby
Pilgrim “House
Antigua
Louis Adamic
Halliburton
Rich
Louis Carroll
Susanna
Ferdinand, the Bull
Leaf
Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs
Disney
Miss Minerva
Amelia Earhart
J. B. Woolfolk
el Paso
Clarence Longnecker
Applicants To Be Tested Tomorrow
Capt. W. D. Roberts of the State Highway Patrol announced that examinations for patrol applicants will be held Saturday at 8 a.m. at the high school. Written tests cover 25 patrol spots and more in the driver's license division. A citizens committee will conduct interviews and their reports will influence final selections.
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W. D. Roberts
State Highway Patrol
Uniformed Patrol
Department of Public Safety
G. B. Finley
Earl Bell
Floyd Brownlee
Capt. Roberts
Calves and cattle trade moves through Pecos route roping towns
Calves delivered by Down The Trail and S M Prewit clans to buyers in Clovis Pecos and Amarillo. Cowboys like Jimmie Duncan note rodeos and calf roping as spring signs with shows planned in Tucson Phoenix El Paso San Angelo Fort Worth and the southwest.
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Jimmie Duncan
Davis Mountains
Tucson
Phoenix
el Paso
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Southwest
Death of W D Hudson Leaves Vacancy in County Officials
The 1929 Pecos court records note the death of W D Hudson creating a vacancy in county personnel with J B Hudson appointed to fill the treasurer post until the next election. Bids for a courthouse lawn water well were opened at the January session with Simmons winning at $1.00 first hundred feet plus 24c per additional hundred.
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W. D. Hudson
J. F. Grogan
L. F. Buchanan
J. R. Simmons
Hudson
Balmorhea sub station reports cattle feeding and crops
The 49th annual report from Texas Agricultural Experimental sub-station No. 9 Balmorhea covers cattle feeding with high roughage rations avoiding excess grain. It notes Acala cotton performs best under irrigation and milo sorghum and Hegari forage provide strong yields.
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Texas Agricultural Experimental
Balmorhea
J. J. Bayles
Bayles
Reeves County Poll Taxes Total Near Two Thousand
An estimate tallies Reeves County poll taxes and exemptions for the week. Of 1747 total, 1649 are paid polls and 98 exemptions mainly for first time riders. Deputies Cummings and Maley estimate few exemptions issued to overs. Political guesses put county voting strength near 2000.
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Reeves County
Bill Cummings
George Maley
Pecos Valley railroad pioneer shared by family anecdote
A biographical sketch highlights a key founder of the Pecos Valley Southern Railroad with an emphasis on his daily curiosity and radio use. The piece also recalls a humorous Christmas memory from when he was three, recounting an early “drinking bout” with egg nog.
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Pecos Valley Southern Railroad
Eggnogg
Johnny
Legion Post Stage Old-Time Dance Briscoe 91 Hosts Event
The American Legion hosts an old-time dance Saturday night at the Legion, with Richard Briscoe 91 in charge. Music by Mountaineer, arrangements by Harry Clinton, and Bob Coffey coordinating. Instructors will be on hand for those new to square dance, Virginia reels, and other old-fashioned tripping.
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Richard Briscoe
American Legion
Legio
R K Williams Menton Superintendent in Town Visit
R K Williams, Menton, hoc superintendent, was in town Wegg wr 444Qa UU.
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R. K. Williams
Menton
Hoc
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Carnegie Library
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rich W. Rowan
Michael Foster
Cleire Benton Huggins
Oscar Thompson
Mary Todd Lincoln
Honorie Wilson Morrow
Gregfield Bernfield
Oscar Wilde
America
Lloyd Lewis
Charles J. Lipscomb
Black Bill Craig
Balmer and
Wylie
Fannie Ferber Fox
Conningsby Dawson
Mandana
Winifred Holtby
Phyllis Bentley
Kathleen Norris
Amy Bridges
Citadel
A. J. Cronin
Louis Bromfield
Katrina
Sally Salinen
Doug
Margery
David
W. N. Pearson
Wink
Gilbert Murray
Monahans
E. P. Stuckler
Pecos
Wadley
Jone Smithson
Says
Jack
Wadley- May’s
Esa
Isle of Thanet
England
Jack May
Wadley-May Clothiers
H. K. Kouitz
Jim Ross
Jim Cooksey
Clovis
New Mexico
S. M. Prewit
Billy
Port Daggett
Daggett
W. W. Courtney
Stockton
Daniels and Anderson
Tom Donohue
Sweetwater
Donohue
Perry Cooksey
Collier Ranch
Orla
Billy Prewit
Joe Thundergirg
Amarillo
John Atkins
Hearst Ranch
Toyah
E. O. Finley
Nick Ritz
Dinwiddie Brothers
Barstow
Jal
E. Hall of
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L. W. Anderson
Walter McElroy
Mac Kyle
Ed J. B. Hudson
Loving County
General County Fund
el Paso Biulithic Co
Oak Street
Sullivan River
W. D. Casey
J. O. Kingston
Mary E. Griffin
State Highway Department
Tom Delaney
L. M. Pittman
A. W. Wigley
W. S. Crow
A. E. Humphries
Lucien Lelong
Manahan’s
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Jon Hall
Mary Astor
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