Remembering 17 Years Ago in Pecos January 1917
The Pecos Enterprise reports a week of storms and heavy snow with no sun for five days, marking the worst winter in 25 to 30 years for cattlemen. Notable deaths include Brown Seay in a Dallas sanitarium and Cecil Coon of Nogales Arizona from brain infection after measles. Aubrey Wolf shot a fat raccoon that troubled his chickens.
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Aubrey Wolf
Cecil Coon
George J. Coon
Nogales
Ariz
Pecos to Host Major Chemical Plant and AT&T Building
Pecos will host a $250,000 sulphuric acid plant by OQgurk Chemical Company and a $30,000 American Telephone and Telegraph Co building. Construction is slated to begin in the fall, with the 1929 announcement dated January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prise
Pecos
Oqgurk Chemical Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Senator Introduces Damsite Survey Bill in Senate
Senator Franklin Berkeley of Alpine introduced a bill in the state senate seeking a 25000 dollar appropriation to fund a survey of the Red Bluff damsite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentaman Franklin Berkeley
Alpine
State
Senate
Red Bluff
Inspectors Review 16 Sites for New Federal Building
Representatives from the post office department inspected the area this week to examine sixteen proposed locations for a future federal building.
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Post Office Department
Drainage project starts in city using funds from R F C
Work on a city drain system has begun funded by Rural Finance Corporation funds. The project aims to improve storm sewer capacity and flood control within the urban area, with construction anticipated to continue through the coming months.
Water Quality Tests Confirm Soft Water Near Town
Tests conducted in Washington by R F C authorities show an adequate supply of good soft water on the tract of land south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Manning- Bowman
Westinghouse
Hangers Bought for Half Cent at Dick Chambers Cleaners
A local notice advertises Dick Chambers Dry Cleaners paying customers a half cent for each garment hanger returned to the shop. The brief item notes the program and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Chambers Dry Cleaners
Red Bluff Water Power District Seeks Bids for Large Pecos TX Projects
Red Bluff Water Power Control District Pecos Texas posts sealed bids for a 33 000 volt transmission line from Pecos to Red Bluff Dam and related works. Schedule 4 5 6 7 8 cover drilling housing steel cement and valve installations with bid by January 29 1984. Bid security five percent. Flagged NRA compliance required. Site visits urged. Vernon L Sullivan TPecos Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas
Red Bluff
Southwestern Portland Cement Company
el Paso
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
NRA
PWA
R. N. Couch President Attest Secretary
The fragment records official roles with R N Couch as president and K L B Borron as secretary. The date or document number 21-41-c appears incomplete, leaving unclear context or proceeding.
Pecos City to Accept Bids for City Hall Materials
The City of Pecos invites bids for three separate material packages for a City Hall project. Packages cover building materials plumbing fixtures and supplies electrical wiring and fixtures. Bids must include a 5 percent certified check and will be opened January 27, 1954 at 9:00 A.M. at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Pecos Motor Co. now handles Dodge and Plymouth agency
A. G. Van Horn Jr. and Ashton Ailes returned from El Paso with news that Pecos Motor Company now carries Dodge in addition to Plymouth. Van Horn said two carloads of new Dodges and Plymouths were ordered and delivery is expected daily. The firm will offer a full stock of commercial Dodge models and features enhanced safety, styling, and comfort across the line. The agency succeeds the former Ailes Motor Company and includes a full automotive garage and Texaco lubricants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. van Horn Jr
Ashton Ailes
Pecos Motor Company
el Paso
Dodge
Plymouth
Mr. van Horn
van Horn
Ailes Motor Co
Pecos Motor Co
Ailes Motor Company
Dodges
Costly effort halts Conroe crater oil well
Tumble Oil and Refining Company spent 365000 to seal the Conroe Alexander No 1 well. Relief drilling and safety steps totaled 56500 with a 3000000 estimated field saving as oil values hovered around 1 11 a barrel. Houston operators Abercrombie and Harrison received 300000 for the shutoff attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conroe— Tumble Oi and Refining Company
Conroe
Humble
Jim Abercrombie
Dan Harrison
Houston
Huimbtie
Fishermen Dispute Over First Tarpon Caught
At Port Isabel Attorney General James W. Alf dodged a key question about his gubernatorial candidacy asking which fisherman caught tarpon first. The issue centered on whether the first hooked fish or the first landed fish counts.
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James W. Alfred Haas
Port Isabel
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J. L. Kincannon
Grand Theatre
Paul H. Heiser
Pecos, Texas
Gray
Boot Shop
Elliott & Waldron
Rk. C. Brewster
Mgr
Brandon
EL Js Wood
J. G. Murray
Wallace
Omer Divers
Philco
Bob Miller
Hudson & Hudson
Attorneys-at-Law
Underwood
Mint Cafe
Masonic Bidg
Mrs
Jack Hawkins
Monroe Slack
First National Bank
Dardin’s
W. W. Dean Mgr
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
H. F. Anthony
Gil
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
Hubbard & Kerr Attorneys-at-Law
Collings-Wilson CO
Insurance and Loans
Colings Bldg
J. W. Moore
Bell & Regan
W.R. Lynch
Star-Telegram
Shine Parlor
John R. Bock
Pecos City Bakery
Pecos Laundry
Piner Soit Water Co
Brown Seay
Dallas
First National Bank Bldg
the Security State Bank
Sol Mayer
R. G. Middleton
K. M. Regan
Clarence Bell
H L. Holloway
Ass’t
Paul Dowling
Ass’t Cashier
Albert Sisk
A. Modgling
Brownewood
Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Modgling
Georgetown
John M. Sharpe
Georgetown Sun
E. W. King
Carol Labenske
King
Labenske
Mr. A. Modgling
Vernon L. Sullivan
Tpecos
RHD Bluff Water Power Control District
Gateway
R. N. Couch
KL. B. Borron
City OF
B. A. Toliver
Mayo
Easterbrook City
The
Plymouths
Texaco
Humble Oil Company
Mee
Manning-Bowman
Louisiana
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