Cowboy contest brings cash prizes to COS City crowd
COS City July 4 1883 a cow town hosted its first mounted cowboy contest with a $25 first prize and $15 second prize. Four ranch outfits and many cowhands attended a free noon barbecue as Livingston of the Lazy Y and Fate Beard of the Hashknife led ropers in a lively town celebration near the courthouse.
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Cos City
Tex
Everyon Livingston
Jay Windham
Jim Mannin
Fate Beard
Geo. Brooknire
Jim Slack
Henry Slack
Award Collier
Ashknife Ranch
Jeff Chism
Enry Miller
Trav Windham
Azy Y
Morgan
Jim Livington
IA Ranch
Red Newell
Rain awakens Trans-Pecos farming as Red Bluff nears capacity
Heavy rains across Pecos and surrounding districts boost agriculture and fill Red Bluff reservoir within eight feet of the top. Water from Delaware and Hondo rivers in New Mexico added 30 000 acre feet to the lake, while a Pasotex oil spill released 2500 barrels into the Delaware River but eventually dispersed without harming the lake.
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Trans-Pecos
Red Bluff
Pecos
Earl Ligon Ranch
Delaware
Hondo
New Mexico
J. E. Starley
Pasotex
Downs Sullivan Buy Buick Agency
Downs and Sullivan announce purchase of the Buick agency in town. The Better Motor Company will operate the agency under its name and in the same location.
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Downs-Sullivan
Buick
Better Motor Ampany
Ie Downs
Sullivan Motor Counhy
M. Downs
O. H. Sullivan
Wners
Pecos Couple Plans Panama Cruise From New Orleans
Pecos residents Nancy Harmon and Miss Ward left this week for a vacation. They drove to New Orleans to board a ship bound for Panama, with plans to return via Cuba and stop in Havana.
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Pecos
Panama
Aka Ward
New Orleans
Ruiser
Cuba
Havana
Nancy Harmon
Knights of Py thias Lodge Hosts Mammoth Fish Fry
Members of the Knights of Pythias held a fish fry at the country home of Mr and Mrs Barney Hubbes drawing more than 1750 guests including lodge families. Inductions took place and several new members joined while others applied. Hosts were thanked for the playground and Jim King and Lace Hart for preparing the fish. Jack May led the fish catching committee supplying bass from Red Bluff reservoir.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Barney Hubbes
Pecos
Mubbs
Jim King
Lace Hart
Jack May
Red Bluff Reservoir
Mrs W A Hudson Reported Critically Ill in El Paso
Mrs W A Hudson was reported critically ill in an El Paso hospital after a major operation last week. She had been recovering when pneumonia developed, prompting the Thursday afternoon update.
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W. A. Hudson
el Paso
Pecos Confederate Veterans Pictured With Abilene DAC Member
Reeves county's only living Southern soldiers pose with their badges on a special prowit event. Judge Browning shows impatience to depart as Mrs. Charley Manahan and Brooks Richardson accompany the two veterans.
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Pecos
Prowit
DAC
Judge Browning
Reeves County
Charley Manahan
Brooks Richardson
W. H. Browning
J. W
Johnny” Prewit
Gettysburg
Abilene Reporer
Pecos Lions install officers at women’s night dinner
The Pecos Lions Club installed Dr. Harold Lindley as president succeeding Bill Turpin, with Rev. Oliver Harrison as vice president and other new officers including Paul Dowling Buck Jackson Joe Wolf Pat Moran and Jack Parker. Rev. A C Douglas spoke on service clubs and four growth traits. Miss Mabel Thurston Mrs J C Wilson and Miss Warren Collings provided music. A ninth annual Pecos Rodeo schedule was announced with Highland Hereford Day Petroleum Day July Fourth parade and rodeo performances plus an American Legion street dance.
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Pecos Lions Club
Orient Hotel
Harold Lindley
Bill Turpin
Oliver Harrison
Paul Dowling
Buck Jackson
Joe Wolf
Pat Moran
Jack Parker
A. C. Douglas
Mabel Thurston
Barstow
J. C. Wilson
Warren Collings
Guy Walker
Courthouse
Rodeo Grounds
Fort Stockton
American Legion
Pecos
Tragic Runover Fatality In Local Accident
Three year old ACCIDENT IS FATAL DAN CAMPBELL daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil M Campbell died after being struck and run over by a car at the Texas Highway Division shops where her father works. She darted from behind a car to greet him and was hit by Mrs Doyle Jayroe. Surviving are her parents, twin brother Joe and another brother Wesley. Funeral plans not yet announced. Mrs Jayroe recently married and had been in the area three weeks.
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Dan Campbell
Virgil M. Campbell
Wesley
Jayroe
Winters
Pecos Announces Ninth Annual Rodeo And Celebration
ECOS, Pecos, prepares for the ninth annual rodeo and celebration July 2 3 and 4 with 75 to 100 contestants competing for over 3000 in prizes. A record show is expected with matinee and night performances daily and special days Farm and Ranch Highland Hereford and Petroleum. Queen to be chosen by judges Monday night. The event is led by Richard Briscoe Post 91 of the American Legion with Diamond Dick the trained horse among acts.
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Ecos
Pecos
Keezie Duncan
Diamond Dick
C. S. Phillips
Ozona
Midland
Henry Slack
John Chalk
San Elazario
W. L. Ross
Peggy
Tom Duncan
Toyah
Reeves County
Pecos rodeo queen contest adds two entrants
The Pecos rodeo queen race gains two new entrants Miss Laurys Hadden of Fort Stockton and Miss Jeanne Davis of Midland joining Miss Dorothy Smith Miss Kathleen Lewis and Miss Margaret Duncan. A five judge panel will select the queen to succeed Mrs Jiggs Dinwiddie from this group amid Petroleum Day observances.
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Pecos
Laurys Hadden
Fort Stockton
Jeanne Davis
Midland
Dorothy Smith
Kathleen Lewis
Margaret Duncan
Fort Davis
Miss Davis
W. Chappell Davis
West Texas
Jiggs Dinwiddie
Evelyn Rose Cooksey
White Injured In Motorcycle Crash Near Davis Mountain
Texas highway patrolman J. D. White was injured when his motorcycle overturned while pursuing a car near the Davis Mountain filling station. The incident occurred as he attempted to brake on the curve and found the brakes failing.
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J. D. White
Texas
Davis Mountain
White
Chamber of Commerce Drops July Meetings
Chamber of Commerce members voted at their luncheon to discontinue semi weekly meetings during July. Secretary Ben Smith said many members will be away on vacation and officers decided not to meet again until August.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
Birth of son in Wink celebrated for Grom family
Mr and Mrs Philo D Grom of Wink announce the birth of their son P D Grommon Jr born Sunday in a local hospital.
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Philo D. Grommon
Wink
P. D. Grommon, Jr
Pecos as Gateway to the Scenic Southwest
Pecos emphasizes its role as the gateway to the scenic Southwest for hundreds of West Texans attending a July Fourth festival. Nearby attractions include Red Bluff Lake, the Davis Mountains with McDonald Observatory, Toyah Lake park plans, Carlsbad Caverns, San Solomon Springs, Fort Davis, Madera Lodge, and the Big Bend region with a proposed International Park.
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Pecos
Southwest
Red Bluff Lake
West Texas
Red Bluff
Trans-Pecos
Davis Mountains
McDonald
Big Bend
Toyah Lake
State Park Board
Balmorhea
San Solomon Springs
CCC
Madera Lodge
Three Rodeo Dances at The Oasis This Weekend
The Oasis hosts three rodeo dances tied to Pecos Rodeo and Celebration. Joe Buzze and his orchestra, popular with Pecos dancers, provide the music. Dances run Saturday 9 30 pm, Sunday 11 36 pm, and Monday 9 30 pm.
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Oasis
Pecos
Veto Narrel
Joe Buzze
Kermit Oil Man Dies From Throat Wound
Texas Highway Patrolmen J. D. White and Byron L. St. Clair reported C. S. Cersey 36 field manager of Usecon Oil Co of Kermit died in a Kermit hospital Sunday morning from a bullet wound. O. G. Hardeman was jailed in Winkler County on murder charges after the 3 30 a m shooting on the Jal highway. A .45 pistol and four empty cartridges were found near the scene.
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Texas Highway
Jal
Dorsey
Hardeman
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Odessa
C.C
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Scenic
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
United States
Texas University
Chicago University
Fort
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