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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1940
Page
2
A brief historic record notes the Pecos Enterprise and Gusher consolidation dates and leadership, listing publisher Barney Hubbs and editor Vestel H. Lott with a one dollar price point.
Census figures show about 40 percent of the population as gainful workers. The piece outlines the 1930 and 1940 labor force by industry, stresses interdependence of workers, and urges cooperation with enumerators collecting national trend data.
Governor Julius P. Heil of Wisconsin travels to southern capitals to patch up trade tensions over reprisals against Wisconsin dairy and food exports. He aims to remove barriers hindering cotton seed oil and other products, urged by the National Cotton Council to end the trade war and work out a settlement at the conference table.
The state fire insurance department reports 297 Texans died from burns in 1939, with 82 deaths in burning dwellings. Causes include clothing near open fires, stove proximity, kerosene, explosions, and improper gasoline use, plus injuries to children and accidental flames. Marvin Hall calls for stronger public fire prevention education.
House Irrigation Committee visit to pursue Red Bluff Dam revived interest in West Texas. West Texas oil prospects rise as a gusher is reported near Fort Stockton. Telephones expand to Dallas and El Paso, boosting long distance contact. Golf gains popularity in Pecos as local course grows. Red Bluff Water Power District funds approved for 605000 dollars. Labor counts show 285 workers in four counties. Judge Ben Randall dies in Reeves County. Pecos to own water system after transferring PWA funds. Pecos chamber doubts Dallas El Paso cutoff highway approval. Pecos voters to decide tax levy up to 1 for district maintenance. Lovings Reeves taxes case upheld. Pecos claims Sunshine City status with 345 sunny days in 1938. Livestock group moves to include water wells in 1939 program.
The U S Civil Service Commission opens an open competitive examination for junior professional assistant in the federal government with a $2000 yearly salary. Optional branches include administrative technician botanist archivist biologist librarian meteorologist and more. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree and must be under 35. deadlines vary by region with February 5 or February 8 submission.
W A Kid Hammett of Austin died in a sanitarium in the early hours of January 19. He was the father of Mrs. William K Campbell of Pecos. Funeral rites at Wilke Manor Funeral Home in Austin were attended by family members including Billy Campbell. A 32nd degree Mason for over 20 years he was active in Masonic work and a deacon at Congress Avenue Baptist Church. He was born March 8 1869 in Warm Springs Georgia and came to Texas in 1892.
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