Pecos Weekly Times and Related Papers Merge Details
Publisher Barney Hubbs lists the Pecos Valley News Pecos Weekly Times Reeves County Record Enterprise and Gusher Consolidated as part of a single publishing group. The notice shows merger dates and confirms 1915 post entry and Wednesday copy deadline for current issue.
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Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
Enterprise and Gusher
Pecos
Texas
Oil Industry Education Ad Sparks Texas Public Awareness
The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association runs ads across Texas highlighting the oil industry’s role in employment tax revenue and education. The current full page focuses on schools and notes 1938 oil tax funding of 21.4 million dollars supporting 387 446 students, with Pecos Elementary featured to showcase local benefits.
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Texas
Oil Industry
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Pecos
The
Balkans Hold Key to Europe’s Future Says Craige
Captain J H Craige warns the Balkans could spark a world war if they fail to unite into a cohesive neutral bloc. He notes their large potential army and air power, but cites dangerous fragmentation among nations like Jugoslavia Bulgaria Turkey Greece Romania and Romania’s oil position as risks.
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Europe
Balkans
J. H. Craige
Balkan
Jugoslavia
Italy
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Britain
France
Romania
Germany
Rumania
Reich
Pecos Valley Water Users Reelects Officers for Year
Reeves County news notes the Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas reelects W. H. Browning Jr. as president T. J. Gray as vice president and J. H. Bougher as secretary for another year. Also covers local drilling, school field work, highway funding prospects, beer sales, and medical association leadership.
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Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas
W. H. Browning, Jr
T. J. Gray
J. H. Bougher
Phoenix
Pecos Drug Co
D. W. Bozeman
Dallas
Fairview Cemetery
Jim Camp
Reeves-Ward- Winkler Counties Medical Association
O. J. Bryan
Pecos
Elementary PTA Meeting set for Monday at Pecos School
The Pecos elementary school PTA will meet Monday at 4 PM in the elementary auditorium. An executive board session precedes the general meeting with the executive council gathering at 2:30 PM.
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PTA
Pecos
Texas oil tax average rises to 9.3 cents per barrel in 1938
In 1938 the total tax on Texas oil averaged 9.3 cents per barrel reflecting the combined levy from state and local authorities. This figure summarizes the overall tax burden borne by oil producers during the year.
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Texas
Altar of Mars Prayer Urges Mercy Over War
Poem by Mrs. C. P. Bruce of Pecos Texas laments war's toll and calls for mercy and healing. It contrasts altar of Mars with a plea for crossward peace, urging nations to bow to mercy rather than conflict. The piece frames war as deadly and senseless, urging humanity to seek healing.
Trucking Industry Pays Reeves County Taxes
The Reeves County tax payment by Texas trucking last year totaled 28 355 dollars and 16 cents. Lynn B Shaw of the Texas Motor Transportation Association broke down the sum into 23 258 dollars 13 cents for highway construction and maintenance and 5 097 dollars 03 cents for Reeves County public schools. Each scholastic in the state contributed 2 49 dollars. The nationwide trucking tax total for 1939 reached 15 388 004 78 dollars.
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Texas
Reeves County
Lynn B Shaw
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Shaw
Sae
Purchase of New Library Books for School Library
New library books amounting to 176 dollars were received for the high school library this week marking the first purchase of the second semester. The list includes Christopher Morley's Kitty Foyle which tops the current best selling list. one hundred fifty four books were bought.
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Christopher Morley
Kitty Foyle
Edna Johnson Recovering After Attack in Grandfalls
Mrs Edna Johnson a schoolteacher in Grandfalls is convalescing after an attack suffered here in the past several days as officials investigate the incident and neighbors express concern over safety.
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Edna Johnson
Grandfalls
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Perns
Hubbbl Printing Company
Barney Hubbs
Vestel H. Lott
America
Government
Yecos Funeral Home
J. H. Wallace
L. E
Toyah
W. W. Dean
Pecos School Board
Rotary Field
FERA
Monahans
Mentone
NRC
Red Bluff
AAA
Ted Johnston
Johnston
J.G. Murray
Elliott & Waldron Abstract Co
R. C. Brewster
Brandon
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr
Phone 66
Coffield
Pecos, Texas
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Security State Bank
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
M. M. Ferguson
Collings-Wilson CO
Collings Bldg
Bookkeeping Service
A. E. Pye
Lewis Sheet Metal
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
West Texas
J. L. Kincannon
Grand Theatre
Jessie Simpson
James Sieward
Hackensack, N. J
Miss Simpson
Hackensack
C. P. Bruce
Bugle
Mars
Lodge
Pecos Valley Lodge No
Af&am
Roy W. Turnbow
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 388
Bob Penn
C. C
Ioof Lodge No. 650
O. V
Noble Grand
R. T. Crist
U. S
Southwestern Life
Clcilcce
Uma Timhi
C. F. O'Donnell
President
Home Office
D. H. Mount
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