Pecos civic groups urged to back Wink-Pyote highway talks
The article argues for united town cooperation to push a paving project from Pyote to the Winkler county line, promising regional benefits for Pecos and neighbors. It highlights civic clubs like the Pecos Rotary and Lions promoting goodwill and civic welfare as a key driver of such regional infrastructure initiatives. It also discusses Youth Week planning and a future guest writer offering a humorous outsider’s view of Pecos.
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Pecos
Rotary International
Pecos Club Hosts Third Annual Invitational Basketball Tourney
Fourteen teams compete over two days at Pecos High School gymnasium with opening games Balmorhea vs Toyah Mentone vs Barstow Van Horn vs Midland Pecos vs Grandfalls Fort Stockton vs Monahans Odessa vs Wink Kermit vs Alpine to follow. Finals set for 9 and 10 pm Saturday. Rotary survey report and President's birthday ball raise funds for infantile paralysis with local and national contributions. Tickets sold by Legion posts at 1.65 each.
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Balmorhea
Toyah
Mentone
Barstow
van Horn
Midland
Pecos
Grandfalls
Fort Stockton
Monahans
Odessa
Wink
Kermit and Alpine
Jack’s Oasis
W. W. Dean
Ray Maddox
New Mason County Well Yields 45 Bbls hourly in Lovin g County
West Texas reports a wildcat oil well by Mason Oil Company No 2 Mac Kyle flowing 45 barrels per hour after reaching 3963 feet in Loving county. Located 18 miles NW of Wheat pool two miles west of Mason No 1, the well may signal a new field with potential local business impact.
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West Texas
Mason Oil Company No. 2
Mac” Kyle Wildcat
S. T. and P. Survey
Loving County
Wheat Pool
Mason No. 1
Blackwell Is Named District Chairman in Texas Scout Council
Superintendent R Henry Blackwell of Pecos was named district vice chairman at the Buffalo Trail Council BSA annual meeting in the Steg Hotel Big Spring Texas. About 125 delegates attended the event as Ollie B Webb of the Union Pacific railways presented the keynote.
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R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos
Civic v
Buffalo Train Council
Boy Scouts of America
Steg
Big Spring
Texas
Ollie B. Webb
And
P. Railway
Anni
Wink Club Issues Attendance Challenge to Pecos Lions
The Wink Club challenges the Pecos Lions to an eight week attendance contest with a luncheon for the winner in the winner's hometown. President Floyd Brownlee said the Pecos club will accept or refuse at next week's luncheon.
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Pecos Lions Club
Ehe
Pecos Club
Floyd Br Wnlee
Pecos Chamber of Commerce prints 1937 membership cards
Two hundred Pecos Chamber of Commerce membership cards for 1937 were printed and delivered this week. The cards bear members’ pledge not to submit to or donate to solicitors without Chamber approval. Merchantsinstated months ago that all solicitors must obtain secretary approval to weed out fraudulent advertising schemes and itinerant solicitors.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pecos Chamber Plans Tuesday Luncheon On Road Paving
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce will hold a regular luncheon Tuesday at noon in the Orient hotel dining room. Secretary Ben Smith said the main topic is highway projects in the area, focusing on paving the Wink-Pyote road from Pyote to the Winkler county line.
R L Boone Attends Highway Meetings
R L Boone auditor and chief of the highway department plans to visit officials over the weekend and will return to Pecos Sunday after attending meetings Wednesday and Thursday in the vision office.
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R. L. Boon Vision
Highway Department
Pecos
FHA Agent Named to Receive Pecos Loan Applications
Evan J. Wood, a local contractor, is named as FHA agent to receive applications for Federal Housing Loans in Pecos. Applications may cover building new homes duplexes apartments or remodeling up to four units. Loans and payments follow Pecos Federal Savings and Loan plan with FHA investigation and approval before construction. Unlimited funds available to qualifying Pecos citizens.
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Evan J. Wood
el Paso
Pecos
FHA
Mr. Wood
Pecos Federal Savings and Loan Association
Annual Meeting Of Pecos Federal Savings And Loan
The Pecos Federal Savings and Loan Association held its annual stockholders meeting in city hall. L. W. Anderson was re elected to the board of directors and officer reports were approved. The body reports loans totaling 33 660.91 to Pecos citizens for new homes and remodeling since formation.
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The
Pecos Federal Savings and Loan Association
L. W. Anderson
Pecos
Pecos High Band Invited to High School Festival
Wesley May Pecos high school band director announces Pecos band has again been invited by Hardin-Simmons University to join in the High School Band Festival at Abilene. The tenth annual event runs April 9 and 10 with about thirty five bands expected. Pecos earns special invitation for past participation.
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Wesley May
Pecos
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Mrs Sid Kyle Visits Midland For Dress Shop Opening
Mrs Sid Kyle spends the weekend with Mrs Gwen Chambers in Midland where Chambers opens a new dress shop.
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Sid Kyle
Gwen Chambers
Midland
Mrs. Chambers
Two men convicted in Pecos theft scheme
M F Davis and Dewey Cates were found guilty of stealing 1500 dollars by a district court jury and each received two year penitentiary terms. They posed as buyers to fleece a Pecos resident last April, money unrecovered. Alton E Blount also convicted of passing a forged instrument and a check on Radio Station KIM for 37.50, and sentenced to two years.
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M. F. Davis
Davis
Dewey Cates
Pecos
Cates
Alton E. Blount
State
Blount
Kim
Cattle Movements Active In Spring Shipments
Cattle sales are brisk with spring shipments underway. W. W. Courtney sold 950 head of calves, all fat and in good condition. H. F. Anthony shipped three car loads. Eisenwine brothers sent 70 head last Saturday from their ranch south of town. Mrs. Kyle was loading stock from her ranch in Loving County yesterday.
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W. W. Courtney
H. F. Anthony
Eisenwine Brothers
Kyle
Loving County
John Childers Buys Lee Kingston Ranch in Davis Mountains
John Childers of Ozona completes the purchase of the 20 000 acre Lee Kingston and Woulster ranch in the Davis mountains at five dollars per acre on a patented basis. He plans immediate possession and stocking with sheep. Kingston will move his stock to Kingston pastures between Toyah and Balmorhea on Nine Mile draw to continue ranching.
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John Childers
Ozona
Lee Kingston
Woulster
Davis Mountains
Childers
Kingston
Toyah
Balmorhea
Reverend William B. Hogg Dies After Operation
The Rev. William B. Hogg of Los Angeles died Saturday January 15 at Cedars of Lebanon hospital after complications from a major operation. He once led Trinity Methodist in El Paso and spoke at Bloys in the Davis mountains earning wide regard for Bible knowledge and forceful sermons. He moved to Los Angeles three years ago, founded the Country Church of Hollywood, and later broadcast Goos Creek programs under the name Josiah Hopkins. He leaves a widow, four daughters, and one son, with many mourners among friends and admirers.
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William B. Hogg
Los Angeles
Cedars of Lebanon
Hogg
Trinity Methodist Church
el Paso
Bloys
Davis Mountains
Country Church of
Hollywood
Goose Creek
Josiah Hopkins
New Lumber Co Opens For Business In Pecos
Pecos welcomes the New Mexico Lumber Company as the town's latest business venture. Proprietor C. C. Pritchett, formerly manager of the Loving Lumbers in Mentone, will open the doors next Saturday morning on Highway 80, about ten blocks east of town.
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Pecos
New Mexico Lumber Company
Highway 80
C. C. Pritchett
Loving Lumbers Company
Mentone
Dr. Kincannon Opens Office In Monahans
Dr. J. L. Kincannon yesterday opened an office in Monahans to serve patients in the city and surrounding territory. He will be in the Monahans office on Thursday each week for consultations.
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Dr. Kincannon
Monahans
J. L. Kincannon
Kincannon
Joint Meeting On Paving Highway To Pyote Route
Messrs Harry Hinkle Floyd Brownlee Ben Smith and Albert Sisk attended a Pyote meeting Monday evening to discuss securing a project to pave the highway from the Winkler County line to Pyote. Representatives from Barstow Pecos Pyote Kermit and Wink attended. Committees will be appointed to present the proposition to the highway commission for study. A traffic count on the road will be held soon for the commission.
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Harry Hinkle
Floyd Brownlee
Ben Smith
Albert Sisk
Pyote
Winkler County
Highway Commission
Convoy Detained Over State Permit Payment
A convoy of 44 cars traveling from Detroit to California was stopped in Pecos Sunday afternoon to pay the state permit for towing vehicles across New Mexico. Sergeant John T. Yarbrough investigated and found they had not previously been required to pay the permit.
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Detroit
California
Pecos
John T. Yarbrough
Miller Returns Home to Amarillo After Illness
Charlie Miller, an employee of Foxworth-Galbraith Co., was sent home to Amarillo last Sunday after two months in a local sanitarium with pneumonia. He had been in Pecos assisting with inventory when illness struck.
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Charlie Miller
Amarillo
Mr. Miller
Foxworth-Galbraith Co
Pecos
Abilene Chamber Banquet Attendance Planned
W. H. Knox and Ben Smith, president and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will attend the annual Abilene Chamber of Commerce banquet to be held in Abilene Tuesday evening.
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W. H. Knox
Ben Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Receipts Show Gain For Local Post Office
Postal receipts for the final quarter of the past year rose above 1935 levels, the largest annual gain in years. The last quarter saw a $1,511.49 increase, about 22 percent, per Postmaster M W Collie. Early 1937 showed a $285.69 rise over the same 12 days in 1936, roughly $23.61 per day, equating to 821 letters and one post card daily.
License Plates For 1937 Arrive Here
Seventeen hundred passenger car licenses arrived in Reeves county on Wednesday afternoon as Sheriff Louis Roberson received them. License numbers range from 886 151 to 887 850. Plates are black with yellow lettering and border. Registration and plate issuance will begin in March.
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Reeves County
Louis Roberson
Rhodes Tops New Mexico Arizona District Salesmen
Pecos resident W R Rhodes of the Singer Sewing Machine Co Roswell NM led all salesmen in the New Mexico and Arizona districts after recording about $10000 in 1936 sales. He says the total is the best in six years and far ahead of his nearest rival.
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W. R. Rhodes
Pecos
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Roswell
New Mexico
Arizona
Services Held For Mrs Hopper Of Toyah
Funeral services for Mrs Katie E Hopper 73 of Toyah were held at Toyah Baptist Church with Rev Lewis P Kopp of Pecos presiding. Interment followed in Toyah Cemetery. She died Tuesday after several months illness. Born in 1863 she wed in 1881 and moved here in 1900. She leaves two sons Gus and Joe a daughter Mrs Claudia Seay plus nieces and nephews.
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Katie E. Hopper
Toyah
Toyah Baptist Church
Lewis P. Kopp
First Christian Church
Pecos
Toyah Ceme
Gus
Joe
Claudia Seay
Pecos Men Injured When Truck Overturns Near Junction
John Owens of Pecos suffered minor injuries and two unidentified hitchhikers were injured when the truck they rode in lost a wheel near Junction and overturned three times. Owens was en route to San Antonio with produce and was treated by a dentist before being returned to Pecos by Kerrville bus.
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John Owen
Pecos
Junction
Owen
San Antonio
Kerrville
Prewits Begin Two Story Duplex Construction
Construction started last week on a two story duplex by Mr and Mrs Billy Prewit on the lot beside Mrs Hugh Roberson. Each unit will have four rooms and be modern throughout with upstairs and downstairs apartments.
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Billy Prewit
Hugh Roberson
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Henry L. Doherty
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el Paso Times
England
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Kyles
H. L. French
London
Food Defense Plans Department
Europe
Blackwell
Wink Club
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R. L. Boone
E. J. Wood
Davis and Blount
Lee Kingston Ranch
New Lumber Co
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Hopper
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Prewits
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