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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
3
Mrs. W. E. Reeder and daughters Betty Sue and Ruthie have moved back to Pecos from Alpine where they had lived since school started. Betty Sue and Ruthie will resume schooling in Pecos. Lionel Childress was a business visitor in Monahans on Wednesday.
The Grand Theatre previews the elaborate finale of The Great Ziegfeld as MGM moves rehearsals to a circus tent. Seymour Felix oversaw four weeks of work on a revolving seven tableaux stage built from tons of steel for the 105 speaking roles starring William Powell Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer.
Mrs Gordon Thomson who has been visiting her mother Mrs Lillie W Cole for a few days left Sunday for El Paso to spend a few days with her sister Mrs Perry Stigler. From there Mrs Thomson will return to her home in Austin.
Editor notes present questions and answers by R B Anderson of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission. It interprets the act in simplified terms. The aim is to help workers understand how compensation keeps men employed and builds best records.
Payments for unemployment benefits start January 1, 1938 under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Benefits for 1938 depend on the 1937 employment record, with steady work yielding higher future benefits and poor records limiting credits until improvement. Further explanations on how credits work will follow.
A summary of how unemployment compensation works in 1938 Texas. It explains eligibility, maximum and minimum benefit rules, and examples showing weekly benefits based on prior wages. It also covers partial unemployment where part time work can yield higher net income and directs readers to R. B. Anderson for questions.
The bi county Pecos PTA executive board met with association president Mrs J B Woolfolk to set plans for the January 30 Pecos council meeting from 10 a m to 2 30 p m. Key speakers include Mrs Clarence Longnecker and Mrs Henry Bowie of El Paso with a county by laws school led by Mrs Clarence Bell of Pecos and Humane Education talk by Mrs Rosalie Daniels of Orla.
The Dykes and Berkstresser cotton gin at Balmorhea is sold to Otis Gin and Warehouse Company. O. O. Stewart of Loving New Mexico serves as superintendent. Estimated purchase price around 20000 dollars. George B. Berkstresser remains as general manager under new proprietors. The deal closed on Saturday.
Mrs Wesley McCree will host the Junior 20th Century club at her Wink home on Monday January 25 at 7 45 All members meet at the president Mrs Bill Collies home at 6 15 and proceed to Wink Mr and Mrs Ed Vickers of El Paso visited friends in Pecos this week.
Texas saw 105 new corporations chartered in December, up 2.9 percent from November and 6.1 percent from December last year. The aggregate capitalization reached 1,539,000 dollars, up 65.6 percent from November but down 81.1 percent from December a year earlier. For 1935 total charters numbered 1,630 with capitalization at 26,614,000 dollars, compared with 1,656 charters and 32,051,000 dollars in 1934.
W. W. Parmalee of Lubbock was a business visitor in Pecos this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Heard and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Richburg with daughter visited friends in Del Rio last weekend. Miss Evelyn Heard of Abilene spent Sunday night in Pecos with her parents.
An advertisement touts Leto's Pyo Rhea Remedy as powerful for sore and bleeding gums. It promises money back if not satisfied and mentions Hinkle Drug Co offering the product with the stated directions.
Lela Kelley forward and Gussie B. Oden guard from Pecos earned All-Tournament honors at the Van Horn invitation, as Pecos finished second after a 18-13 final loss to Van Horn. They beat Rankin 33-10 and Marfa 20-17. Dorothy Smith forward and Frances Miller guard joined the second all tournament team.
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