1926 Valuations and Tax Rates Adopted by County Court
The Pecos county court set 1926 tax rates and valuations. New officers include Mrs. A W Hosie filling a vacancy and C Camp named tax assessor on the unexpired term. Court approved a claim for Roy Biggs and adjusted sheriff salary. School trustees were elected in Pecos Independent School District. Painting bid for courthouse deemed best at 189.50 and Brooks crossing closure approved. Tax rates listed include dry land 1.25 per acre and stock cattle 20 per head. Total 1926 levies totaled general county fund 14188.96, jury fund 5675.60, road and bridge 11851.11, road sinking 1135.20, jail fund 567.59, and poll tax 294.50.
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Commissioners Court
E County
A. W. Hosie
Toyah
C. Camp
W. Camp
Roy I. Biggs
Pecos Alley State Bank
Mr. Biggs
Loving, Reeves
Ting
Biggs
O. J. Ryan
W. W. Dean
Charles Fitzard
Albert Sisk
Pecos
G. Wabney
D. A. Thomason
Ank Seay
H. Brannon
Georkstresser
J. P. Cole
Frank Kingston
Pecos Entertise
Toyah Valley News
Enterprise
General County Fund
Eves County
J. Camp
Snake Catcher Aims To Set New Record
Breckenridge January 20 P C Walker a local businessman who hunts rattlesnakes plans to set a new record by catching snakes this year after last year’s 3 000. He digs or dynamites dens in nearby hills then captures them with long hooked sticks. The snakes are sold on several markets including medical buyers where venom is extracted for cures.
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Breckenridge
P. C. Walker
Walker
Attendees at Fort Worth Union Meeting Reported
Mrs Ione Caldwell and Mrs Welyn Little attended a Southwestern Bell Telephone Workers Union meeting in Fort Worth. Caldwell is Union mailman and Little is secretary. Miss Marion Cooper of Mentone visited Pecos Monday. Mr and Mrs John B Coffey and daughter from Balmorhea were visitors last Friday. Dave Finley of Midland, a former Pecos resident and oil producer, was a visitor last Friday.
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Ione Caldwell
Welyn Little
Fort Worth
Southwestern Bell Telephone Orkers’ Union
Marion Cooper
Mentone
John B. Coffey
Pecos
Dave Finley
Midland
Pee
T Ae
Pecos Eyes Federal Building After Hudspeth Push
Congressman Claud B Hudspeth action sparked talk of a 50000 dollar federal building in Pecos. Chamber of Commerce leaders elected W H Browning Jr president with a slate of directors. A local hunter brought a big Davis Mountains bear to town. Ed Otto bought and sold the meat.
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Claud B. Hudspeth
Pecos
W. H. Browning, Jr
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
T. Y. Casey
J. A. Crane
Ira J. Bell
J. J. Sims
Tom McClure
O. T. Norwood
W. W. Dean
Joe Kingston
Toyah Creek
Davis Mountains
Ed Otto
Reeves county relief funds move through Pecos committees
Reeves county received a $4000 allotment from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for January and February work relief. Funds were turned over to the county relief committee at Sweetwater and distributed to Pecos committees Monday. The RFC approved a $40000 loan for Balmorhea Irrigation district repairs last week. Water nearby ten miles south of Pecos tested soft for industrial use compared with mountain water. The body of Daniel Smith, a Pecos resident missing since Christmas, was found in a pasture between Wink and Pyote. Pecos federal building progress continued as two government site inspectors reviewed sixteen local site proposals.
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Reeves County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
County Relief Committee
Sweetwater
Pecos
Balmorhea
Washington
Mountain
Daniel Smith
Wildcat oil well slows to 45 barrels hourly at 3963 feet
Mason Oil Company No 2 Mac Kyle wildcat in West Texas slowed to about 45 barrels per hour after being shot at 3963 feet Wednesday afternoon. Pecos Rotary Club earns outstanding mention from a survey by M W Collie on opinions of non members. Pecos third annual invitation basketball tournament set for Friday and Saturday with Pecos and Fort Stockton favored. M F Davis convicted of theft of personal property $1500 by district court jury. two years to penitentiary.
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West Texas
Mason Oil Company No. 2
Mac” Kyle Wildcat
Pecos Rotary Club
James F. Zimmerman
M. W. Collie
Pecos
Fort Stockton
M. F. Davis
Truth as Lesson-Sermon Topic in Christian Science Services
The January 23 lesson in all Christian Science churches centers on Truth with the Golden Text from Psalms 86 15 emphasizing God s mercy and truth The Bible citation from Deuteronomy 32 3 4 highlights God as a rock perfect work just and true The Science and Health passage by Mary Baker Eddy defines Spirit Life Truth Love as Scriptural names for God and asserts all substance intelligence and immortality belong to God
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Monahans Scouts Host First Father and Son Banquet
Eighty five attendees gather for Monahans Boy Scouts Father and Son banquet with awards and recognitions. Darold Wilson lauds local leaders. H B Tyra Elrod Rutherford Purcell earn First Class Star and Tenderfoot awards. certificates awarded to 28 named scouts.
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Monahans
Boy Scouts of Monahans
Darold Wilson
H. B. Tyra
Wilson
C. A. Schofield
Ira Hudier
Harold Wilson
Robert Ball
Terrell Blodgett
C. G. Carpenter
Glenn Elrod
James Freeman
Robert Hudson
Billy Kidd
Robert Kidd
Edd Long
William Pigman
Jimmie Purcell
Oscar Russell
James Rutherford
Cecil Seale
Don Strickland
Howard Summers
Harvey Williamson
Charles Winters
Edward Carnes
Roy Alexander
Jim Hayes
Frank Hudson
Raymond Reynolds
John Sar
Premarksman
National Rifle Association
Pecos
Monahans High School
A. E. Lang
Herbert Hudler
W. T. Powell
W. A. Andrews
Rex Keeling
Lane Barnett Named Trans Pecos Best Netsman
Lane Barnett of Wink Texas Trinity University is ranked number one in Trans Pecos men singles tennis for 1937, achieving a third consecutive top spot. Tom Skevington and John Sweatt sit second and third, with a full top ten list showing points from 73 down to 10 across players from Wink Barstow Fort Stockton and nearby schools.
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Lane Barnett
Trinity
Trans-Pecos
Wink
Texas
Trinity University
Tom Skevington
Barstow
Sul Ross College
John Sweatt
New Mexico Military Institute
Lane Barnhart
Gilbert Murray
Monahans
Allen McElvaney
Johnnie Hutchinson
Irrigation Congress Planned for Plainview
The second annual irrigation congress will be held in Plainview on March 10 and 20 under the Plainview Board of City Development. The program includes soil analysis irrigation of field crops water resources of the Plains pumped water economy flood rainfall farm engineering and related topics. Outstanding Southwest experts will be invited to participate.
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Plainview
Monahans Editor Visits Pecos Friends Sunday
Johnny E. Smith the Monahans News sports editor spent Sunday in Pecos visiting with friends and catching up on local sports chatter.
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Johnny E. Smith
The
Monahans News
Pecos
Toyah Woman in Pecos for Shopping and Visits
Mrs. Willie Daniel of Toyah visited Pecos on Monday for shopping and social calls. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Espy and their daughter Patsy Lou left Pecos Sunday to return home to Fort Davis after several weeks here.
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Willie Daniel
Toyah
Pecos
Jim Espy
Patsy Lou
Fort Davis
Toyah Couple Visits Town With Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hart of Toyah were in town Sunday visiting with relatives and friends.
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Doug Hart
Toyah
Marriage Licenses Issued From Home
Tyler county clerk Harry Albertson kept an extra book of licenses and an official seal at his bedside and offered to issue marriage licenses from his home during the cold December nights. Couples could call to obtain licenses without visiting the courthouse.
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Tyler
Jan
Harry Albertson
Albertson
College of Mines Registration Set
El Paso reports registration for the College of Mines and Metallurgy for the second semester will be held January 31. Final examinations for the fall semester begin January 21.
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EL Paso
College of Mines and Metallurgy
Here
University of Texas
Adlerika Promises Quick Gas Relief and Bowel Cleanup
An ad from Sanders Drug Store touts Adlerika as a remedy for digestive gas pressing on the heart. It claims one dose relieves gas and cleanses both upper and lower bowels.
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Adlerika
Sanders Drug Store
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