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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1939
Page
4
Inter scholastic League member schools voted last week on a four section referendum amending football class rulings starting in 1939. The first section allows schools to move up one class by a three fourths vote of the higher class and two classes by a unanimous vote. The second section bars postseason games after December 1 unless the teams playing were in the
Bids will be opened at Reeves County courthouse at 10 a.m. Saturday February 4 for a new ton and a half truck with dual tires and hydraulic dump bed for Precinct No 2. Trade-in offered for a 1934 ton and a half Chevrolet truck. Specifications from Reeves County judge. Commissioners' Court may reject any or all bids.
Principal R Henry Blackwell disclosed Pecos school voters supported all amendments except the second which barred postseason exhibition games. The ruling would halt post season matchups such as Pecos Monahans in 1938, affecting spring training limits and September inactivity.
Pecos town basketball squad holds a perfect 14 game run, carrying wins from 1938 into the current season. Tonight they clash with Wink exes in Pecos high gym after Pecos and Wink teams meet. New additions include John Henry Bailey and Cecil Taylor, with Williams coaching and Neill guiding the lineup.
Monahans hosts a Friday night banquet with a showing of complete 1935 Rose Bowl film from the University of Alabama. Principal speaker Dixie Howell, Alabama All-American and current coach at Arizona State Teachers College Tempe, is expected to draw about 400 West Texas football fans.
A letter from Bill Mush McKeen arrives with a bold challenge to Pecos town team manager Preacher Williams. He boasts Pecos players are the best shooters, derides others, and offers to visit for a lesson. The item also notes DAR plans for the 1939 California World’s Fair and a Buck Rogers style illusionary planetarium display.
Pecos City Odd Fellows and Rebekahs met to honor Thomas Wildey founder of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The article notes Wildey’s London origin, 1817 voyage to America, creation of Washington Lodge No 1, and his two terms as Grand Sire. It highlights the order’s growth and current charity efforts, marking its 120th anniversary with a talk on Oddfellowship principles.
Researchers report that attempts to measure ocean waves during severe storms are repeatedly unsatisfactory and inaccurate, causing the highest waves to go unrecorded and uncounted in official records.
The farm population of the United States, though under 30 percent of the total, accounts for more than 35 percent of the nation's child population.
The Coulson family and relatives express sincere thanks for kindness during a bereavement. Grateful for thoughtful words deeds and floral offerings that brought comfort. Signed by Robert Coulson and family Mrs. Dimple Bradberry Mrs. A. J. Hart Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hubbs.
University of Missouri experiments show cows yield richer milk in cold weather than in summer. Researchers observed milk components improving as temperatures drop, suggesting seasonal effects on dairy quality and production.
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