Rodeo Highlights from Pecos Fourth Celebration
Report from the Alamo Playgrounds details a July 4 feed with goat and beef barbecue, trijoles and trimmings. Buck Jackson announced events while Capt. Jeff Vaughn wore a yellow shirt in parade. Melvin Cooksey won best dressed cowboy under 17 with a decorated shirt and neat ride. Howard Collier aided judging as Ad Eddins and others arrived.
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Alamo
Jeff Vaughn
Marfa
Texas Rangers
Simmons Cowboy
Howard Collier
Pecos
Rodeo judges pick cowgirl and mount in Pecos event
The judges narrowed the field to Mrs. Dorothy Roberson and Isora DeRacey to decide the best mounted cowgirl. Isora won the honor after the final judging as special guests included veteran figures Henry Slack and Uncle Billy Coulson. Coulson, a Hillsboro visitor from New Mexico, once ranched in the Davis mountains and lived in Pecos during earlier rodeo days.
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Uncle Henry Slack
Howard Collier
Feller
Dorothy Roberson
Louis
Isora DeRacey
Isora
Henry Slack
Billy Coulson
Mr. Slack
Pecos
Barney Hubbs
Hillsboro
N. M
Davis Mountain
trans-Pecos
Local figures attend as special guests at Pecos event
Brawley Oates and John DeRacy of Pecos join the gathering alongside a featured guest nicknamed Uncle Billy. The event aims to elicit stories of the old days before the next issue goes to press.
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Billy
Brawley Oates
Pecos
John DeRacy
Cowgirl Jewel Duncan’s rough breaks in rodeo show
Mrs Jewel Duncan of Toysh, praised as one of the best cowgirls, missed her calf both days despite fast starts and near perfect loops. The standout act was Bud Spillsbury and his trained horse Nuisance, performing both days to strong applause. A Pecos man also features in the report.
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Bud Spillsbury
Pecos
Retailers Edge Mercantile in First Night Game Under Lights
In the season’s first night game under new lights, the Retailers edged the Mercantile Telephone Co. 13 to 12. The contest stayed tied 11–11 after seven innings with Milner delivering a long homer for the Retailers and Mercantile answering once more. Lights impressed spectators and players, with plans for more practice to reach daylight quality. Uncle Sid Lasley started for Mercantile, relieved by McNew Poer. King pitched and Pritchard caught for the Retailers.
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Mercantile Telephone Co
Milner
Mercantile Telephone
Sid’? Lasley
Mercantile
McNew Poer
King
Pritchard
Reeves May Send Recruits To CCC
Requests for additional men to enlist in the CCC camps were received this week by the Reeves county relief office from state authorities. The telegram listed six to twelve openings for World War veterans and an unlimited number of unmarried men aged 18 to 25. The drive targets counties in the drought stricken area as highway labor camps are planned and more men are sought. A Pecos rodeo notes section highlights Wood s from Prescott Ariz moving to Pecos, Bill Toliver Pecos High last year s football captain, Emmett Ricks of Fort Stockton 67 oldest cash entry contestant who praised the event on departure.
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CCC
Reeves County
Drouth
Emmett Ricks
Fort Stockton
Mr. Ricks
Carl Eddns
V. Pate
Kent
G. G. MecKinnis
Bill Toliver
Pecos
Grand Theater
Roping Match Draws Five Calves Each for Sellers and Young
Earl Sellers of Del Rio and I W Young of Crane competed in a matched roping. Each roped five calves with Sellers prevailing. Bill Kingston and Bill Nix also competed. Nix won with one calf roped.
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Earl Sellers
del Rio
I. W. Young
Crane
Sellers
Bill Kingston
Bill Nix
Nix
Seven Pecos Boys Leave For C M T C
A Pecos group departs Sunday for the C M T C training camp at Fort Bliss for a 30 day stay, with return planned around July 30. Riders include Huck Davis, Frances Davis, Tom King, Brawley King, Frank Mitchell, Brawley Beauchamp, John Bramlow. Two Toyah boys George H Keating and G W Henderson Jr. join the caravan.
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Pecos
Fort Bliss
Huck Davis
Frances Davis
Tom King
Brawley King
Frank Mitchell
Brawley Beauchamp
John Bramlow
Toyah
George H. Keating
G. W. Henderson Jr
Pharmacist Joe Hinsen Back at Work after Appendicitis
Joe Hinsen a pharmacist at Hinkle Drug recovered from an appendectomy last week and returned to work on Thursday saying he felt fine. He had been up and about by Tuesday.
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Joe Hinsen
4000 VIEW BIG RODEO AT THE GROUNDS
The two day rodeo drew enthusiastic crowds as stands shaded by brush kept spectators comfortable. Prizes announced included Alfred Ten Eyck of Bakersfield for handiest cowboy, Emmett Ticks of Fort Stockton as oldest cash entrant, and Isora DeRacy defending her trans Pecos women’s calf roping title with times of 25 and 22 seconds.
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Alfred Ten Eyck
Bakersfield
Texas
S. D. Myers Saddle Shop
Er Grocery and Hardware Co
Pete Wilson
Valentine
Texawas
New Deal
Bill DeRacy
Bill
Jewell Duncan
Toyah
Jeff Vaughn
Marfa
Pecos Mercantile Co
Isora DeRacy
trans-Pecos
Isora
Jewel Duncan
The
Legion
Ilinois Rhythm Kings
Miss Lillian Young Seeks Time with Friends in Eileen
Miss Lillian Young and friends travel to Eileen and plan a visit to Adrane’s son in Big Lake for several days. The note records social visit plans and a trip route through local towns.
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Lillian Young
Eileen
Big Lake
Severa
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