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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
1
Citizens celebrate the $200,000 Federal building and urge a bold Pecos Valley advertising push to attract farming and irrigated land. The piece calls for stronger publicity, new Trades Day concepts, and cooperative merchandising to draw out-of-town trade and colonization.
Louis Roberson announces his bid for re-election as sheriff, tax collector, and assessor. The Enterprise endorses his past record as efficient and conscientious, noting strong ties to county affairs and a group of dedicated peace officers.
S Smith, county and lerk for Reeves county Pecos resident, asks the Enterprise to list him as a candidate for reelection to county and district clerk. He cites first term experience and urges voters to re elect him for a more efficient second term.
The Pecos Savings and Loan Association receives two loan applications for constructing residences in Pecos. The board of directors, meeting tonight, is expected to approve both, with loans covering about 60 percent of property value and monthly payments funded from regular salaried income. Government insurance protects investors against loss.
Work on the elementary building halted this week due to lack of relief labor, with WPA rules guiding use of available workers. Officials expect a temporary delay and plan floor by floor repairs, while classes on affected floors take a one week break per level. The board rejected relocating students to other buildings, deeming them unsuitable.
Mr and Mrs Albert Sisk wrecked their car while returning from the Rose Bowl game near Phoenix Arizona on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Sisk sustained a broken arm and the cause of the crash or extent of vehicle damage are not yet known.
A Pecos county clerk reports no marriage licenses issued ten days into the new year, with jokes about women’s campaign efforts or men's elusiveness as explanations. The brief notes a quiet start to civil ceremonies and invites further local laughter.
The Post Office will relocate to the new federal building Saturday afternoon with mail reception at the new site starting Sunday. Some records have been transferred and equipment moving will begin after noon Saturday. Postmaster M W Collie urged patrons to deposit keys before noon Saturday to receive mail at the new address.
Fourteen hundred car licenses for Reeves county have been received at the office of Louis Roberson, sheriff and tax collector. Distribution starts February 1. March 1 is the last day to operate on 1935 licenses. New cream colored passenger licenses bear the word Centennial and the usual numbers. Reeves county plate numbers range from 53,551 to 854,950.
Fire department answered more alarms in the year, yet property losses in 1955 totaled about $5,000, mostly insured. October saw the worst fires at the Littlefield house of Mr and Mrs H H Johnson Jr and Roy S Wilcox garage, with two cars destroyed. Fires also struck the Finley home in January and Armstrong home in September. Salvage covers reduced furniture damage, with one case preventing any furniture loss despite extensive building damage.
Mrs. Barney Hubbs and her son Billy Hart spent last week visiting Mrs. A. J. Hart and her family in Toyah.
Lions at the Orient Hotel note relief after a weekly luncheon avoiding wives day. A traveling Lions International representative entertained by reading fortunes from a handwritten specimen. From President Sherrod to Sweetheart Warren Collings, members are described as ladies men.
Reeves county sheriff Louis Roberson reports new rules on exemption certificates for towns under 10 000 and rural districts. State and county tax collectors urge a check on those entitled to exemptions before February 1. The notice notes permanent exemptions like age may apply.
The fifteenth annual Firemen's Ball will be held Monday night January 15 at the Barn Night Club. Dance begins at 9 30 with music by the Dusky Stevedores El Paso colored orchestra. Banquet for firemen and their ladies precedes the dance at the Orient dining room. Event honors Pecos firemen rooted in tradition since 1920 when the Cowan building burned.
Judge J B Woolfolk this week authorized the Enter prise to list his name as a candidate to succeed himself as county judge. He cites his three years in office and promises better service, noting he was elected in 1932 and took office in January 1933. He says his administration achieved economies and an efficiently operating county government.
Enthusiastic crowd views Pecos new Federal Building described as the most elaborate for a town its size. Hosts include F H Wagner and M W Collie with post office staff. The $200 000 structure features a marble staircase, elevator, terrazzo floors, bronze hardware, and a district court room with 72 000 watt lighting.
Two men were arrested near Wink last Saturday for butchering cattle believed not to belong to them. Officers Bill Eddins and FEF. E. Summers captured the rustlers and jailed them on cattle theft charges. The incident marks the cattlemen association’s first bloodless blow in their crackdown across Reeves Ward Winkler and Loving counties.
Former CBS artist and long time broadcaster Happy Roy Thomas will host a two hour program on Radio Station KIM over the coming weekend. He offers a Sunday 8:30 to 9:30 p m slot with new hit tunes and a Monday 8:50 to 9:00 a m show featuring new songs plus old western and hillbilly favorites. Thomas sings and accompanies himself on piano and is noted for sparking listener interest nationwide.
The Forum is a new KIUN radio program featuring local citizens discussing matters of state and sectional importance. It presents a platform for community voices and public discourse on current issues.
Sheriff Louis Roberson announced that Pecos authorities received 100 identification cards from the Department of Justice to aid in identifying persons who have died in strange areas, been kidnapped, or suffered accidents. The cards include fingerprints, a photo, and a description. Local residents had expressed interest in fingerprinting their children and filing the data with Justice, and Roberson said the materials are available if still desired.
Mrs J F Ross has been seriously ill with influenza. Her condition is listed as the flu illness affecting she and her family.
A Friday 7 30 p m meeting of property owners and residents along Highway SO from Odessa to El Paso will gather at Brandon Hotel to discuss the Midland to El Paso cut off route and state highway bids. Officials urge representatives from Pecos Chamber towns to attend and present views.
Fenton Tonaghey Alley, longtime Pecos resident and former city marshal assistant, seeks the city marshal job in the April election. A World War I veteran and ex-rancher with railroad experience, he presents himself as able and faithful to the duties. The Enterprise endorses him to Pecos voters.
Petitions circu lated for two weeks call for a local option election on liquor and may be presented to the commissioners court when it convenes Monday January 13. Proponents have discussed presenting them but no definite date for the election is indicated.
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