Pecos River water compact split for Texas and New Mexico
Texas and New Mexico reach an agreement to equitably divide unappropriated Pecos River waters. The compact preserves current rights, sets New Mexico’s mid basin use at 76 000 acres for domestic and irrigation needs, and Texas’ lower basin flow for domestic and agricultural use with a Red Bluff reservoir planned for 40 000 acres. Surplus water in middle and lower basins to be shared equally.
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Austin
Texas
New Mexico
Pecos
Pat M. Neff
R. E. Thompson
el Paso
Richard H. Hanna
C. T. Presse
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Pecos River
Red Bluff
Eddy County
Loving
Reeves, Ward, Crane
Pecos Countie
Pacos
Malaga
Board of Water Engineers of
Middle Basin
Carlsbad
Fort Sumner
de Baca
Penasco
Reeves Ward
Crane
Red Bluff Reservoir Advances as Water Users Meet
A Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas meeting in Pecos praised past progress and declared Red Bluff Reservoir an assured project. Attendees from Barstow Cedarvale Porterville Grandfalls Imperial Pecos and others heard plans to send members to January legislative sessions and await ratification of a recent El Paso compact.
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The
Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas
Pecos
Red Bluff
R. B. Thurston
Jim Miller
Barstow
W. T. Dresser
Bud Maulding
Cedarvale
D. Newton
Floyd Goodrich
Porterville
John Miller
Grandfalls
J. F. Heagy
W. A. Johns
Imperial
J. M. Simmons
Buena Vista
R. H. Gray
Stockton
Jim Camp
R. N. Couch
L. W. Anderson
C. K. McKnight
el Paso
Major Burges
Association
Washington
Twentieth Century Club Holds First Meeting of New Half Year
The Twentieth Century Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs H C Robersons Ler suburban home. An interesting lesson was recited and delicious refreshments were served.
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Twentieth Century Club
H. C. Roberson
Ler
Balmorhea Busy With Gin Plans And Local News
A group of seven men from the upper Rio Grande scout Balmorhea for a modern gin plant for next season. Toyah Valley merchants fret over cotton being transported to gins elsewhere this season. Citizens travel to Pecos for a land sale but many arrive after 11. Mrs Kingston hosts New Year dinner with relatives and games. A Chevrolet car draws attention while Las Cruces native Miss Francis mere visits Balmorhea. Billie McGarey returns after a year with El Paso trip described as a misread Juarez hole in the wall tale.
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Upper
Rio Grande
Balmorhea
Toyah Valley
Pecos
Court House
W. Kingston
Duncan
John. Lee
Joe Kingston
Lee D. Kingston
Geo. Edgel
Francis Mere
Las Cruces
N. M
Tatum Moore
Waco
Billie McGarey
el Paso
Juarez
Toyah Socials and Visits Highlight Small Community
Mrs D C Armstrong and her young son along with Miss Ann Frost visited Toyah shopping on Pecos streets. Roy Jennings and Mrs Frank Seay traveled for business and El Paso sojourns. Miss Jessie Seay returned to S M U Dallas after holidays with her mother. A hayride and picnic brought local youths together under chaperone with Miss Alice Short hosting a candy making party for residents including Ann Frost and Quinn of El Paso.
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D. C. Armstrong
Little Son
Ann Frost
Pecos
Roy Jennings
Frank Seay
el Paso
F. VanSycle
D. J. Hayes
Quinn
Toyah
Jessie Seay
Dallas
Alice Short
Juanita Mathews
Rachel Morgan
Alice Scholz
Mrs. Quinn
Joe Hopper
Aubrey Duncan
Herbert Scholz
Charles Lewis Ruhrup
Dug Jerral
Dug Hart
Fragmented OCR reads odd schoolroom exchange
A garbled dialogue shows a teacher asking about a fraction and a student answering with a mispronounced term, followed by a request for an example and a puzzling response referencing a nineteenth of a term. The text is incomplete and contains several misspellings.
Pecos Gets Modern Refrigerating Plant at Mercantile
The Pecos Mercantile Co announces a York ammonia refrigeration system installed with a 6 ton vault by Armstrong Cork and Jamison doors. Expert H Z Thomas supervises and expects operation by week end. Manager A G Taggart leads a cooperative group of investors in this general mercantile expansion between El Paso and Fort Worth.
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York
Pecos Mercantile Co
Armstrong Cork Company
Jamison
McCray
H. Z. Thomas
York Engineering and Supply Co
Texas Ave
Houston
Texas
Tra J Bell Returns From California
Tra J Bell returns to Pecos from California where he worked to spark renewed drilling in the Pecos field. He says deep testing will require coordinated leases and capital from landowners and operators, but he expects gains as blocks of acreage come together. Bell has long pushed to develop commercial oil and deserves credit for much field activity.
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Tra J. Bell
Pecos
California
Pecos Fiel
Bell
Bellwell
Hayes Murder Trial Postponed to January 12
Arthur Hayes murder trial in Pecos tied to the killing of town marshal M L Roddy on January 30, 1922, was postponed in W D Howe’s 34th district court. The case rests on state witnesses ill with influenza, slated to testify again in El Paso if recovered. Over a hundred Pecos area residents testified for both sides and must travel to El Paso again when the case resumes Monday.
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Arthur Hayes
M. L. Roddy
Pecos
W. D. Howe
34Th District Court
Hayes
E’ Taso
Entertained at Bridge at Mrs Bryen’s Home
Mesdames C. J. Bryan and David Tudor hosted a bridge gathering Saturday afternoon at Mrs. Bryan's home. A pleasant afternoon featured courses of salads and fruit plates as guests enjoyed the game and conversation.
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C. J. Bryan
David Tudor
Bridge Satuday
Mrs. Bryen
H.C. Roberson Carenere Teli
RM. Wnime
Reeve
Bevan
Resolutions of Respect for Pecos Lodge Brother Fuqua
The Pecos City Lodge No 650.1 OF Pecos Texas mourns the death of Brother E F Fuqua. The lodge notes a vacancy in their order and offers heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the family local papers and spread on minutes. Fraternally submitted T M Kelly.
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Pecos City
O. F
Pecos
Texas
E. F. Fuqua
T. M. Kelly
I. E. Smith
Hubert Buchanan
Resolutions on the Death of Dr. I. E. Smith
Pecos Lodge I O O F thanks Dr. I E Smith for loyal service as a member husband and father. The lodge notes his spirit lives and guides his family and community. Resolutions call for copies to the press family and minutes record. Fraternally yours Hubert Buchanan A Be Wilcox
Doleful Gem and Sympathetic Chorus Echo Matrimony Woes
A fragmented dialogue features characters Doleful Gent and Symesthetic One lamenting marriage troubles and a cryptic clue about a Permanent Wave, hinting at a broader thematic sorrow. The lines suggest a theatrical or symbolic scene with emotional tension and unresolved cause.
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Er Basin
Toyah News
Jimmy
Pecos Mercantile Company
A. BE. Wilcox
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