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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
2
The Enterprise and Gusher and Hubb Printing Company merged on May 16, 1925. Publisher Barney Hubbs and Editor Vestel H. Lott announce a one year six months subscription price of $1.00. Entered as second class matter Oct. 22, 1915, Pecos Texas. copy due in office by Wednesday to insure current issue publication.
The piece argues loan refusals arise from legal and ethical duties to depositors, not malice. It cites F L Lippman of Wells Fargo, stating bankers and borrowers share interests and a good loan is better for all, while bad loans ruin both borrower and bank. The banker’s restraint protects the community and bank alike.
At a regular Junior-Senior High School PTA meeting two sets of wall maps and charts were presented to both high schools as a year long project. Founder's Day was discussed and a February program was organized by a committee. The meeting featured student and teacher discussions, a piano solo, a parliamentary drill, and a national president’s message. Next PTA meeting is set for Thursday February 9 at four o'clock.
Mrs. Sid Kyle from a Loving County ranch visits the Cattlemen's Barbecue, meeting friends during the event.
Mrs. J. L. Moore and her son Albert Moore from Balmorhea traveled to town in the last week to attend to business affairs.
Frances Titus, arts and sciences junior at Texas Technological College, is elected to Alpha Chi national honor society. Selections include 56 juniors and 44 seniors from the top ten percent, with dean’s approval. The Texas Tech chapter is the largest in the division covering Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Titus serves on the women students council and is in Sock and Buskin.
J. P. Donnell of Leader Hardware Co Pecos has been named a member of the resolution committee of the Texas Hardware and Implement Association. The forty first annual convention and exhibit will be held at the Sam Houston Coliseum Houston this week. Donnell has shown keen interest in the organization affairs.
A Texas study notes refined cottonseed oil as an effective preservative for ham and bacon. It covers meat after curing, stores in a cool dry place, and prevents drying, mold, and rancidity. bacon should be used within six months, ham up to three years.
Balmorhea mourns M C Lucky 81 who died Sunday evening after weeks of illness mainly flu. native Fort Worth figure moved to Missouri young, later settled in West Texas engaging in farming and hay trading. Survived by wife Maggie and three sons Robert Okmulgee Clyde Dallas Morris Houston. Funeral held at Balmorhea High School auditorium with local ministers and Masonic Lodge members in attendance.
The passage remarks that rancid bacon and dry salty ham are unpalatable, noting that even the best home cured products can become off if left as cured or smoked, emphasizing undesirable quality in preserved meats.
Warren McAllister of Stamford left Tuesday for El Paso to attend College of Mines for the second term after two months here. Joe Caroline visited last week and returned to San Antonio, driven home by Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Caroline. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Armstrong and their son Eddie visited Sunday with the Arm strongs. Mrs. A W Arnold of Snyder, visiting last weekend with her daughter Mrs. Wesley C May, returned home Sunday.
Dick Slack of Presidio spent Tuesday visiting relatives and friends in town, sharing time with local acquaintances and catching up on community news.
A 1939 tempo musical comedy reviews youth romance and a Bubble Dance sensation. The piece features John Downs Kathryn Kane Edna Sedgwick along with Ted Weems and his orchestra. Joseph Santley directs with Mae King choreographing dances.
Outdoor stage at the Theatre presents Hopalong Cassidy with William Boyd as the American rancher pursuing justice in a Mexican range tale. The Saturday only film weaves action and peril as a lifelong rival dies and lawless nests are cleared. Clarence, creator of the character, builds on the series’ familiar thrills.
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