Dublin Couple Sentenced Over Shoplifting Case
The baby of Mrs Florence Gan trell of Dublin accompanied his mother to prison after both were convicted of shoplifting.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1935
Page
6
The baby of Mrs Florence Gan trell of Dublin accompanied his mother to prison after both were convicted of shoplifting.
Newcomer Edward Joseph Seay, son of Mr and Mrs Ted Seay of Anron Nevada, was born February 1 weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces. The couple recently moved here about six months ago and friends extend congratulations.
Mrs Nina Hughes 27 gave birth on a station platform while waiting for an elevated train to take her to a Chicago hospital.
The Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin affirmed an eleven year sentence for J. H. Green, one of four men indicted for complicity in the Citizens State Bank robbery of this town in March. Green was convicted at Wink on a venue change. the other defendants faced separate outcomes.
A shabby self styled prophet preached in Pecos promising a future crusade to purge wickedness and raise the weak while claiming the Son of Man is in California directing Roosevelt. He urged 10 cent offerings for upkeep and announced a plan to meet "Miss Sprintime."
Reeves Ward and Pecos counties plan a riverfront rock garden with native cacti and plants. Ward Pecos Balmorhea units form under Mrs H H Johnson Barstow chair Mrs Ed Casebier Fort Stockton Pecos county chair. aim to attract Centennial year tourists via Davis Mountains Carlsbad Cavern McDonald Observatory and state parks.
The city closes January 1955 with a building boom as the state highway department reveals plans for two district divisional buildings. A tanning and leather firm is constructing a hide house and a packing company plans a large hatchery. A gap on highway No. 2 west of here will be paved.
Reeves and Ward counties farmers will soon receive checks totaling 75000 under the government plow-up agreement of the AAA. R H Blackwell was elected school superintendent this week replacing Guy E Walker who did not seek the post. Red Bluff officials signed the final draft of a bond contract with the district. H P Davis traveled to Washington to push a 300000 PWA loan for Pecos soft water.
A favorable report on the Red Bluff dam construction bill came from the senate committee this week. Engineer Vernon L. Sullivan, now in Washington, announced the development. Col W A Harvey spoke to Pecos residents urging Ozark road from Lawton Oklahoma to El Paso. The Pecos ladies plan a Service Flag funded by public subscription. A major land deal saw the Collier farm near Hoban, 320 acres, sell for 40000 dollars.
The Reeves county ladies report more than five thousand five hundred dollars in Thrift Stamps sold to date. Proceeds support local relief efforts and community projects coordinated by the group.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce backs the Jones-McDonald bill now before Congress. It would adjust the Bankhead Cotton Act to favor southern cotton producers by curtailing domestic output to match consumption while exports face no quota. Pecos Chamber renews membership in the West Texas group to stay aligned with the policy.
An expedition led by Prof. F I Nicholson departs New York for New Mexico to explore Carlsbad Caverns. Leo the Lion of Melroy-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures appears in person at the Grand Theatre next week. Dr J L Kincannon opens an optics office in Pecos as Joe Ward works with the city to secure soft water.
A St Louis woman aged 28 says she weighed 170 pounds and after using Kruschen Salts for four weeks now weighs 159 pounds. She reports higher energy and no hunger. The ad urges dieters to take one half teaspoonful in hot water each morning and notes a pound jar lasts four weeks with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
The local Chamber will pay a 109 year fee during the next six months. Dudley Yard is named the Pecos director in the organization.
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