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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1934
Page
2
Brief item notes the consolidation of The Pecos Enterprise with the Gusher and listing editor and manager details. Offers subscription rate data and printing lineage including Reeves County records and local papers consolidated in 1925. Mentions telephone number and rate terms.
The Enterprise endorses the droath relief cattle purchase plan as a key New Deal feature aiding the cattle industry. It notes government buys and cans surplus cattle for distribution to the poor, while offering long term herd cleaning benefits and potential profits for ranchers in the coming years.
The piece suggests forming a Pecos Old Timers association named Pecos Chuck Wagon or a West symbol. It envisions a group to preserve traditions, aid the annual rodeo, and invite long-time cattlemen as core members with younger residents as honorary members.
Soft ball has become a springtime success here with crowds recalling old Sunday School baseball days. After heated battles, star players produce lively chatter over coffee. Games benefit the town, players, exercise, and wholesome recreation, fostering rivalry and unity. City League as annual proposition hoped.
The Methodist W M S met Tuesday for a missionary study titled Heart Message from the Psalms presented by Mrs. W B Burchard and Mrs Willingham. A sale is planned for Saturday night featuring a fish pond and attractive items.
Local notes list visitors from Fort Worth Toyah El Paso and England and Arkansas. People include H Ailes Er Daniel Weatherby Mrs Mahoney Mr and Mrs Slack Mrs Klinger and the Ivy family with short trips and vacations noted.
Mr and Mrs Mac Kyle were in from their ranch for several days this week visiting friends. Miss Edna Otto was in Wink Sunday seeing friends there. Mr and Mrs Bean Eiisenwine also spent several days this week. Mrs Tom Kelly and Mrs Max Otto are visiting relatives and friends in Littlefield this week.
Mrs. Ethel Widener of Paonia Colorado is visiting Capt. and Mrs. Johnnie Burns this week, extending a local social call with the Burns household.
Anice Buchanan and Jim Frost attended the El Paso convention on Saturday returning Sunday. The event aimed to elect a district code authority for the territory.
The Enterprise prints candidate slates for county and district offices subject to Democratic primaries. Names include W. A. Hendricks J Br Woolfolk re election Hollis B Smith Claude L Elkins Mary Caroline Ke G Doty Marvin Cowan Vernon Hicks Clyde Simmons E B Kishr J J Pope Doug Hart Co O Finley Fred Bannowsky J B Hudson Louis Roberson Richard L Toll William L Kerr J A Drane Clyde Bradford Mrs John A Haley Willis McCutcheon Jr W E Morrison W R Lynch.
An open air mass meeting was held last Saturday night in support of W P Hobby with Hon R Ek Thomason addressing the gathering. Miss Phoebe Kennedy arrived from San Angelo and is now manager of the Western Union Telegraph office. Miss Aileen Love and Gladys Parker are visiting Mrs Sid Cowan at the ranch. Golda Wilhite arrived from Midland and will stay in Pecos the summer working in W W Caraptex assessor's office.
A Pecos banking report dated July 12 1929 shows both banks in healthy condition with total deposits of 1 607 533 17 the largest on record. The Texas Louisiana Power Co plans a 35000 volt line south of Pecos while an accident injured C C Dowd as his car hit a parked truck. New small denomination bills are arriving in Pecos and a refinery false alarm briefly woke fire crews.
On July 14, 1983, about 200 Reeves County farmers plowed 1400 acres of cotton as part of the New Deal plan and will receive approximately in August. A bid call on a new $14,000 Federal building is expected late July. A petition with 215 Pecos citizens seeks county sale of 3.2 beer.
Red Cross enrollment in Mentone has reached a total far exceeding expectations, said Capt. Johnnie Burns assistant Red Cross chairman Pecos Valley Chapter. Life saving and swimming instruction concluded successfully with over 66 percent of classes swimming or passing life saving tests. Mentone now boasts a leading Red Cross program within the chapter.
Tom Hunter, candidate for governor, addressed Pecos citizens from the courthouse steps. He championed a Texas recovery platform with tax reform tied to ability to pay, higher utility and corporate taxes, and a statewide recovery plan, while proposing abolishing chain stores, a central crime bureau, flexible county lines for law enforcement, and cautious pardoning use.
A. F. Martin suffered a collar bone fracture after a fall from a trailer Saturday evening. He was not badly injured overall and was reported to be healing nicely at the last update.
Mrs. Harold Doty and daughter Connie Jean left Friday for Durango Colorado to join Mr. Doty who has been there the past week. He recently accepted a position as manager of the gas company there.
Mr and Mrs Jack Hubbs and family of Fort Stockton spent Sunday afternoon in Pecos visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Robert Williams of Wink traveled to Pecos on Tuesday to visit friends, appearing in the town for a social outing and light local chatter.
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