Jackrabbit Derby Entries Stir Witty Contests Across Town
The Enterprise notes a change in its Derby entry from Man O War to Sob Sister and reports playful bets and naming contests across the region. Judges name T Bone for Tex Arnold and Betsy Ross with Plate Lunch as runner up while local scribes in San Angelo spar over entries.
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Enterprise
Barney Hubbs
Man O’ War
Rabbit
Man O' War
Enterprise Stables
D. W. Bozeman
T-Bone
Tex Arnold
Bill Joyce
Betsy Ross
Keith Camp
Gumdip
Floyd Brownlee
Mercantile Delivery
Mercantile
Floyd
Roy Young
Colden King
San Angelo
Tony Slaughter
Tom Green
Mayor Holcombe
Blondy Cross
Dorsey Hardeman
Blondy
Jack
Slaughter
Pat Moran
Pat
Ben Ficklin
Brandon
Pecps
PWA Approves Grant for Pecos Valley Electrification
The Public Works Administration approves a grant for a Pecos valley distribution system in Red Bluff irrigation districts. A stand-by diesel plant will supply hydro plants when water is low. Project cost about 200000 dollars, financed by PWA grant and Red Bluff bonds. Completion expected in about 60 days after start in 60 days.
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Pecos Valley
Red Bluff
Julian Montgomery
Fort Worth
Public Works Administration
J. E. Starley
PWA
Pecos Rodeo Opens Two Day Celebration In Town
The eighth annual Pecos Rodeo and Celebration begins Saturday for a two day run at the birthplace of the rodeo institution. About 100 contestants are expected for more than 2000 dollars in prizes. Events include the Jackrabbit Derby first, bulldogging bronc riding steer riding calf roping and more. The parade heads to the rodeo grounds with Henry C. Slack aboard the parade van.
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T’s
Pecos
Pecos Ranching
Knights of the Range
Trans-Pecos
Buck Jackson
Texas
Henry C. Slack
Doris Calley
Evelyn Rose Cooksey
Margaret Waddell
Lillian Crum
Pecos Lions Club Installs Officers
The Pecos Lions Club installed new officers at its weekly lunch on Wednesday. Bill Turpin was named president succeeding Floyd Brownlee. Other officers include George Milner as vice president Paul Dowling as secretary treasurer Pat Moran as tail twister Dick Chambers as Lion Jam er and Ted Ruhlen and A. C. Douglas as directors.
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Pecos Lions Club
Bill Turpin
Floyd Brownlee
George Milner
Paul Dowling
Pat Moran
Dick Chambers
Ted Ruhlen
A. C. Douglas
Mayor Delays City Attorney Appointment Statement
Mayor J. E. Starley said this week he had not yet named the city attorney recently authorized by the City Council.
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J. E. Starley
Pecos Stores and Banks To Close Monday Holiday
Pecos banks and most stores will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day though the holiday falls on Sunday. Chamber of Commerce secretary 3en Smith circulated petitions for the observance and most firms agreed to close to give workers a rest after the weekend rodeo.
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Pecos
3En Smith
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Housing project moves forward in Pecos drive
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce advances a proposed low cost housing plan to ease the shortage and house newcomers. A sponsor pays 500 down and finances 1,000 via the Pecos Building and Loan Association, repaid in 12 years at 15 dollars monthly including taxes and insurance. six people have tentatively agreed to participate.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Building and Loan Association
Local Rodeo Schedule with Parades and Performances
The program lists a Jackrabbit Derby at 10 a.m. followed by a parade from the courthouse to Orient Hotel and down Main Street. Parade judging at 2 p.m. in Rodeo Arena with Rodeo Queen voting. Rodeo events run 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with a Sunday show at 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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Courthouse
Orient Hotel
Main
Main Street
Rodeo Arena
Pecos Post Office Reports Surprising Yearly Gain
The Pecos post office shows a 4,237.84 increase in annual receipts to 25,973.77 and a final quarter total of 7,183.47, surpassing last year. Postmaster M. W. Collie notes October December were the banner quarter but the current quarter led all in his term, signaling prosperity and possibly influencing city delivery decisions.
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U. S. Post Office Department
Pecos
M. W. Collie
Post Office Department
Collie
Clean-Up Drive Planned In Pecos City
City officials map intensified campaign to improve sanitary conditions in Pecos. Burning trash and refuse will be stressed. disinfection of outdoor toilets cess pools and other unsanitary places will extend from the Mexican residential district to other sections. Mayor J E Starley notes ongoing inspections by a newly employed sanitary inspector visiting restaurants food handling venues and homes.
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Pecos
J. E. Starley
Pecos Cantaloupes We Expect A Banner Season
The Pecos area famed cantaloupes show a delayed but strong rally with most plants up and fruit forming. Harold Wendt reports a ripe melon as first of the season, shipping to start next week, with local supplies likely delayed.
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Harold Wendt
Pecos
Welcome To Pecos Newcomers Highlight Pecos Enterprise
The Enterprise notes new residents arriving in Pecos this week. Carl Wevat H. T. Taylor Eric Elom and Bill Winston are welcomed as fresh arrivals in the community.
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The
Enterprise
Pecos
Eric Elom Bill Winston
Funeral Services Held for Jewel Rhodes in Rankin
Funeral services were held Wednesday at First Methodist Church for Jewel Martin Rhodes 33 of Rankin who died in San Angelo from peritonitis. Rev T K Anderson and Rev A C Douglas officiated with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. He lived 29 years in Texas most recently in Rankin and is survived by his widow Betty Jean, a daughter, four brothers Harvey Dock Lloyd Herschell and four sisters.
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Jewel Martin Rhodes
W. R. Rhodes
San Angelo
T. K. Anderson
Rankin
Mr. Rhodes
First Methodist Church
A. C. Douglas
Ted Groble
Big Spring
J. L. Clark
W. H. Holcombe
J. Lane
M. W. Moore
Harvey Hays
Morris Black
Dave Elder
Denton Lockhart
Frank Lane
Harvey Nolan
Bud Barfield
Andy Mitchell
Clay Taylor
Dunn Lowery
H. Wheeler
C. L. Burris
Texas
Pecos
Opie Rhodes
Betty Jean
Harvey
Abilene
Dock
Malbern
Ark
Lloyd
Dalhart
Herschell
McCamey
Carrie Mae Holloway
Vierra Adams
Vernon
Olean Smith
Elizabeth McCree
How It Began at Pecos Rodeo 1883 Revealed by Tenry Slack
Tenry C Slack says the first Pecos rodeo in 1883 was quiet and orderly, with cowboys from across the territory, not just Hash Knife and Wranch outfits. The roping event used three and four year old steers, held near the courthouse fence on July 4, with the crowd in attendance.
Pecos Gets Bright Prospects for City Mail Delivery
A letter from W W Howes, first assistant postmaster general, signals possible city mail delivery for Pecos. He requested population and postal receipts data, sidewalk and street details, street signs and lights, and a service area sketch. Final decision rests with the post office department.
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Pecos
W. W. Howes
Division of Post Office Service
Howes
M. W. Collie
Irrigation Under Way In Red Bluff Districts
The second irrigation period for cotton and alfalfa in seven Red Bluff districts continues this week. About 850 acre feet of water used so far, lowering the reservoir by about an inch daily. Officials cannot say when the period ends as crop prospects remain bright.
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Red Bluff
J. E. Starley
Pecos City Board of Equalization Sets Meeting Time
The Pecos city board of equalization will meet at City Hall at 10 a m Tuesday to hear residents who oppose recent property assessment increases.
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Pecos City
Eleven Injured in Pecos Area Car Crashes Last Weekend
Eleven people were injured in separate automobile accidents near Pecos and Barstow last weekend. Notable injuries include Miss Lillian Huggett of El Paso who suffered multiple fractures after her car hit a pole west of Toyah. Kentucky travelers Mr and Mrs Donaldson sustained broken collarbone and dislocated vertebrae in a Carlsbad highway crash.
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Pecos
Lillian Huggett
Austin
el Paso
Toyah
Denton
Miss Huggett
W. S. Huggett
O. P. Jenson
W. L. Fuller
Barstow
Mrs. Jensen
W. M. Donaldson
Fort Thomas
Carlsbad
Donaldsons
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Derby
Angelo Jacks
Red Bluff Area
Rodeo
Jackson
Buck Stewart
M.L. Todd
J. W. Brooks
Earl Easterbrook
B. G. Smith
Carl Wevat
H. T. Taylor
J. M. Rhodes
Tenry C. Slack
Mr. Slack
Chamber of Commerce
Postoffice
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