Ward County News Feud Triggers Editorial Rivalry
Monahans News criticizes Pecos Bar fight coverage as biased and childish. Editors defend balanced reporting and accuse rival paper of sour grapes while praising cross-town neighborliness between Pecos Barstow and Monahans.
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Monahans News
Ward
Pecos
Wws
Bar
Barr
Ward County
Russell
Hill Hudson
Barrie
Monigas
Barstow
Sophonric
John Howard
Mahans
el Paso
Monahans
Wardly
Enterprise
Gosesses
Henry ‘Issell
Robbers Loot Two Pecos Businesses
Two Pecos stores were robbed during the July Fourth weekend. Radford Grocery Wholesale Muse lost 71 dollars in cash Saturday night, and the Rexall Mug Store owned by D W Boze Ma and D W Bozeman Jr saw about 20 dollars in narcotics and 5 dollars in cash taken. No definite clues have been established yet.
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Radford
Rexall
D. W. Boze Ma
D. W. Bozeman, Jr
Mme
Rotary International convention report at Pecos club meeting
erlie Manahan, secretary of a Pecos Rotary Club, reported on the Rotary International convention at the meeting. Manahan and his wife spent weeks in San Francisco for the event, and he provided a full and interesting account of activities. The gathering was the first meeting presided by the new club president, John Byrd.
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Erlie Manahan
A T Pecos Rotary Club
Gate Rotary
A Manahan
San Francisco
Ay John Byrd
Highland Hereford President Visits Pecos Rodeo
Jones, president of the Md Hereford Association of Inn, visited Pecos for the rodeo week. He brokered a deal with the rodeo for use of Highland Hereford cattle with no bulls and bucking to be featured in October.
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Charge Jones
MD Hereford Association of Inn
Pecos End
T. Jones
The
Rodeo Association
Pecos Postal Receipts Signal Stable Business
Pecos sees steady postal receipts in the April to June quarter totaling 7188.60 dollars, near the prior year’s figure and higher than 1935 and 1936 quarters. Postmaster M W Collie notes continued growth over four years, with increases from 1935 to 1937 and a hopeful, though modest, rise this year despite gloom elsewhere.
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Pecos
M. W. Collie
Collie
Margaret Duncan Named Pecos Rodeo Queen of 1938
Miss Margaret Duncan of Fort Davis was chosen as the 1938 Pecos rodeo queen in a judging process based on costume horsemanship and mount. Second place went to Mrs. Oscar Schnaubert of Van Horn with six candidates parading before a crowded grandstand. Duncan received a riding habit prize from the Style Shop and Pecos Steak House.
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Margaret Duncan
Fort Davis
Pecos
Schnaubert
Laurys Hadden
Fort Stockton
Jeanne Davis
Midland
Kathleen Lewis
Dorothy Smith
Duncan
Style Shop
Miss Duncan
Jimmy Duncan
Tom Duncan
Toyah
Keezie Duncan
Billy Beau
J. C
Reeves County urged early voting in Pecos precinct
Earl Bell the Reeves County Democratic chairman urged Pecos precinct 1 voters to vote early in the July 23 Democratic primary. He noted the large precinct with about 1 000 voters and the heavy ballot would hinder late voting and delay results.
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Earl Bell
Reeves County
Pecos
Bell
Biggest Pecos Rodeo Crowd Packs Ninth Annual Event
A three day Pecos rodeo drew record crowds with Monday night’s finale said to be the largest ever. Attendance estimates ranged from 7500 to 15000 across six performances, with a projected profit of a few hundred dollars in stock rather than cash and a repaid grandstand investment.
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Pecos
The
Rodeo Association
Henry Slack
John Chalk
San Elizira
Stockton Dun
Jeep
Pecos Banks Show Decline in Deposits for June Quarter
Pecos banking reports reveal about a $150000 drop in deposits from March 7 to June 30. The First National Bank and Security State Bank together hold $1861851.16 in assets with deposits of $1660673.84 and total assets split at $1128921.92 for Security State and $832929.24 for First National.
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Pecos
First National and Security State Banks
Comptroller of Currency
Security State Bank
First National
Security State
Spillsbury and Holder Top Money Winners at Pecos Rodeo
Spillsbury of Fort Stockton earned 199.66 dollars and Holder of Sheffield 187 dollars as top money winners. Amburgey and Till followed, while Espy and Eddins paired for 400 dollars in a team-tying contest. Sellers of Del Rio won a matched event against Amburgey and McElroy. Other events featured nightly calf roping.
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Margaret Duncan
C. S. Phillips
Diamond Dick
Reepers
Midland
Fort Davis
Richard Briscoe
Keezie Duncan
Arefa
Louis Roberson
Curtis McElroy
Dudley Yard
George Daniel
Harry Hinkle
Halsey Glover
George Maley
Buck Jackson
Bud Spillsbury
Fort Stockton
Allen Holder
J. D. Amburgey
Bill Till
Sheffield
Spillsbury
Holder
Amburgey
Till
Clay
Jim Espy
Add Eddins
White Face
Pecos
Jack
Earl Sellers
del Rio
Earnest Acton
Jack Sellers
Ted Powers
Charlie Turk
J. P. Espy
Worth Evans
Jack McCutcheon
Curley Wilson
Drew Hopkins
Jess Fulcher
Alf Ten Eyck
I. W. Young
Cleve Kelly
Jimmy Duncan
Winners and delays at Pecos Rodeo and city mail delivery hold up
Complete results from the ninth Pecos Rodeo list calf roping ribbon and team tying winners with final times and money totals. A handful of Pecos residents delaying city mail delivery kept boxes short of the 85 percent requirement, delaying start of service despite Post Office approval.
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Ostmaster
M. W. Collie
Pecos
Post Office Department
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos Melons Lead Shipment With Early Starts
Pecos cantaloupes known for flavor roll toward southern and eastern markets as early shipments begin led by Harold Wendt and M L Todd. Growers like Mrs R E Grissom and J W Brooks plan soon starts. about 500 acres planted with steps to stagger ripening amid late frost and hail damage.
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Harold Wendt
M. L. Todd
Calfornia
Presidio
Pecos
Wendt
Todd
R. E. Grissom
J. W. Brooks
B. G. Smth
Barney Hubbs
H. C. Bryan
Byrd Speaks At Lions Luncheon In Pecos Rotary
Rev John Byrd newly elected Pecos Rotary Club president was the Lions Club speaker at a Wednesday luncheon. He urged harmony between the Lions and Rotary clubs and proposed at least annual joint meetings. Dr Harold Lindley presided for the first time since election as president. New members Jim Durnal G B Graves joined. H G Meyer returned.
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John Byrd
Pecos Rotary Club
Lions Club
Lions
Rotary Clubs
Harold Lindley
Jim Durnal
G. B. Graves
H. G. Meyer
McKinney Residents Extend Fourth of July Visit
Mrs James Wilcox Miss Sarah Fitzgerald and Miss Frances Douglass of McKinney visited here over the Fourth weekend with Mr and Mrs J Y Crum and family. Mrs Wilcox has returned home but Fitzgerald and Douglass remained for a longer visit.
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James Wilcox
Sarah Fitzgerald
Frances Douglass of
McKinney
J. Y. Crum
Wilcox
Miss Fitzgerald
Miss Douglass
Pecos Reports Safe Sober Fourth of July Weekend
Pecos observed a safe sane Fourth of July weekend with minimal fights and few disturbances. Local and state officers plus two visiting deputies from Fort Stockton managed large crowds at three public dances and two night clubs with no serious incidents or auto accidents reported.
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Pecos
Texas Highway Patrol
Fort Stockton
United States
Texas
Navy Recruiting Officer Visits Pecos to Recruit
George Edwin Martin of the U S Navy recruiting service in El Paso spoke in Pecos this week about new El Paso recruiting openings. He noted ships’ modern gear requires seamen who are resourceful and capable, then specialized training and advancement follow. Julian Alsebrook, a Pecos native, is set to enter service in August.
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George Edwin Martin
U. S. Navy
el Paso
Pecos
Martin
Enterprise
Navy
Julian Alsebrook
Services Held For Jo Anne Campbell
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church for Jo Anne Campbell three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil M. Campbell. She died after injuries from a auto strike in the Texas Highway Division shops property Pecos. Rev. W. M. Turner officiated. interment in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers were G. B. Finley, R. L. Boone, Harry Ross, J. N. Miller. Survivors include the parents, twin brother Joe, and older brother Wesley.
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First Baptist Church
Jo Anne Campbell
Virgil M. Campbell
Texas Highway Division
W. M. Turner
Fairview Cemetery
G. B. Finley
R. L. Boone
Harry Ross
J. N. Miller
Division
Pecos
Mrs. Campbell
Jo Anne
Joe
Wesley
Davis Mountain Clan Capture at Boulder This Weekend
The McCutcheons Espys Dun cans and Jones of Fort Davis and Marfa held the Boulder Courts under Davis Mountain ranch families during the past weekend. They occupied most cabins at Boulder and enjoyed swimming privileges with their temporary homes as in prior years.
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McCutcheons
Espys
Duncans
Jones
Fort Davis
Marfa
Boulder Courts
Davis Mountain
Boulder
Absentee Ballots Ready For Reeves County Voters
Reeves County voters may cast absentee ballots at the clerk's office from July 3 to July 19. Clerk Hollis Smith said ballots are printed and available in the courthouse office and must be voted before a notary public to be legal.
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Reeves County
Hollis Smith
Smith
Pecos
Collie Named To Post For Life Time
Postmaster M. W. Collie of Pecos is among more than 700 Texas postmasters named for life time tenure in a bill approved on Congress last day of the session. Collie was appointed by the president for a second term. upon expiry his position will require a non competitive Civil Service examination.
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M. W. Collie
Pecos
Texas
Congress
Collie
Hubbs Celebrate BarneyHubbs Eighteenth Birthday at Country Home
The Enterprise gang and relatives gathered at Barney Hubbs country home on Wednesday evening to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. Mrs. Hubbs and two others served a barbecue meal before twenty guests enjoyed swimming and horse shoes in a relaxed country setting.
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Enterprise Gang
Barney Hubbs
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Rotary International
Highland Hereford
Jess Rutledge
Clyde
Raymond Quig
Billy Stewardson
Olin Oltizer
Allen Holden
Washington
Byrd
Jo Anne Campbelli
Davis Mountain Clan
Barney
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