Pecos Enterprise and Gusher Consolidation Notice
Publication note announces the consolidation of The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher with Hubbs Printing Company. It lists editors publishers and subscription rates and states filing deadlines for current issue publication. The message records historic consolidations among Pecos Valley papers and dates back to 1915 1917 and 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
The
Enterprise and Gusher
Business Upturn Seen Into Summer As Demand Recovers
A wave of economic data signals a steady, if uneven, upturn through summer with consumer goods driving activity. Forecasters expect the Business Week index to near 195 or higher, while capital and building sectors lag and federal deficits raise concerns about taxes and investment. The election year adds uncertainty, but gradual improvement is predicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Week
Retail campaigns boost consumption and farmer gains
Across two to three years, nationwide consumer-producer campaigns for distress crops showed practical aid to reduce surpluses. Food chains and independents rallied in campaigns for beef, poultry, dairy and fruits, lifting demand at fair prices. Consumers adopted healthier, varied meals, continuing purchases after campaigns.
Reeves County Property Case Seeks Title In Amrine Estate
Publication cites a Texas citation by Reeves County District Court to summon non resident defendants in No. 3663 Sam Davis v estate of C. W. Amrine. It outlines two land parcels in Balmorhea and Reeves County and alleges unlawful possession and cloud on title with demands for title and possession and removal of the cloud. The action includes several heirs and defendants and notes dates 1937 1939 and location Pecos City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Reeves County
County of
Reeves
William Culbertson
R. F. Culbertson
Myrtle Culbertson Kilgore
W. L. Kilgore
Kate Dillow Kilday
Elsie Hannah Culbertson
District Court
Texas
Pecos City
A. D
Sam Davis
C. W Amline
W. L. Kil
Gore
Kate Dillon Kilday
Sam Kilday
Ruth Dillon
Ernest Bailey Dillon
Joan Austin
Charles Bobby Aust
Oma Austin
Ralph Austin
Austin
Geneva Hartsock Austin
C. W. Amrine
Louisa Amrine
C. W. Amline
Towit
Balmorhea
Balntorhea
Toyah Valley Trading Company
E. F. Rosenbaum
W. L. Stull
Rosenbaum
Stull
Hollis Smith
Estelle Clinton
Van Horn Fatal Crash Kills Woman in Wreck East of Town
In a wreck about six miles east of Van Horn last week Mrs. Willie Mae Ealey a Phoenix Arizona Negro woman was killed when the car overturned after a blowout. A man suffered a broken leg and three others were less seriously injured. Monahans voters debated waterworks and sewer upgrades with two $30 000 propositions for improvements on the 1939 assessed properties. Fort Stockton highway plans include two roadside parks on highway 290 Pecos county and near Iraan. In Kermit City Clerk Jack Bills resignation repeatedly blocked by the city commission in a special session marking the fourth attempt.
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van Horn
Willie Mae Ealey
Megro
Phoenix
Ariz
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Texas Highway Commission
Pecos County
Pecos- Reeves County
Sheffield
Iraan
Kermit
Jack Bills
Bills
Mastodon Tusk Unearthed Near Sierra Blanca
Pat Williams from the Jess Moseley ranch dug up a mastodon tusk in Sierra Blanca last week. Three tusks were found in an old lake bed under nine feet of gravel. one tusk measured about ten to eleven feet before broken portions.
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Sierra Blanca
Pat Williams
Jess Moseley
Alpine youth chosen for UT Galveston medical freshman class
Rose Winette Cole daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Coleman Alpine has been selected as one of the hundred members of the freshman class for the 1939 40 session at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
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Alpine
Rose Winette Coleman
J. C. Coleman
University of Texas At
Injunction Proceedings Dropped in Balmorhea Water District
Attorneys for the Williams Ikens Estate trustees Judge J A Crane and Clarence Beil Pecos and W W Chandler lessee of the Ikens ranch lands dropped injunction proceedings against the district directors over the Balmorhea water dispute last weekend.
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The
Water District
Williams Ikens
J. A. Crane
Clarence Beil
Pecos
W. W. Chandler
Ikens
Popham Drilling Near Balmorhea Faces Test After Promising Shows
Loyd Dodson reports No. 1 Popham well drilling at 4410 in hard formation near Balmorhea after several promising shows from 3959 to 3995. If pay oil is not found in the Delaware sand to be tested within a week, Dodson may return to the upper level to shoot or acidize for a thorough test.
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Loyd Dodson
Popham
Delaware
Barstow Official Notes Ward County Compliance Near Done
Barstow County Agent John L Mogford said Ward County compliance checks are nearly complete. Payment application forms for the 1939 parity payment will be available at the county agent office next week.
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Barstow
John L. Mogford
Ward County
Ginger Carter Narrowly Escapes Electric Wire Climb
Ten year old Ginger Carter son of Mr and Mrs R G Carter from Magnolia Oil Company nearly electrocuted last week when he tried to climb a pole to retrieve a toy parachute snagged in the wires.
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Wink
Ginger
R. G. Carter
Magnolia Oil Company
Winkler County Drilling Activity Reported by Texas Railroad
The Texas Railroad Commission West Texas office reported drilling activity at three Winkler County locations last week, with wells noted to hold activity up to ten units.
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Wink
Winkler County
Texas Railroad Commission
West Texas
Fort Stockton Area Oil Firm Plans Expansion
Cordova Union Company announced plans to extend production on its land in Section 6 Block 110 TC Ry Co, aiming to develop the Masterson field outpost 21 miles northeast of Fort Stockton in the southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Cordova Union Company
TC Ry. Co
Highway department to take over Winkler Ector counties road
The Odessa Kermit branch of the Kermit Midland highway will be transferred to state control for maintenance by the State Highway Department. The highway commission announced this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SERMT
Rom Winkler
Ector Counties
State Highway Department
Odessa-Kermit
Kermit-Midland
Highway Commission
Shafter mine back at work after silver price bill
C. E. Wheelock, superintendent of the Shafter mine, says workers are one hundred percent back at work following a temporary layoff caused by the silver price uncertainty. The layoff ended with the passage of a favorable bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marfa
C. E. Wheelock
Shafter
American Metal Company
Marfa postal receipts rise in first half 1939
Postal receipts in Marfa for the first six months of 1939 beat the same period in 1938, according to a check on postal figures released last week.
McDonald Observatory Staffing by Noted Astronomers
University of Texas announces McDonald Observatory staffed by leading astronomers from Yerkes and McDonald. Directors Otto Struve and C T Elvey oversee a team including George Van Biesbroeck Glenn Kuiper W W Morgan S Chandrasekhar Louis Henhey Philip Keenon L Greenstein Thornton Page Carl Seyfert Daniel Popper and Walter Linke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Observatory
University of Texas
Yerkes-McDonald
Otto Struve
C. T. Elvey
McDonald
George van Biesbroeck
Gerald P. Kuiper
W. W. Morgan
S. Chandrasekhar
Louis G. Henhey
Philip C. Keenan
J. L. Greenstein
Thornton L. Page
Carl K. Seyfert
Daniel Popper
Walter Linke
Dr. Struve
Imperial Army
McDonald and
Yerkes
McDonalda
Earth
Jan Biesbroeck
van Lich
McCordia
Morgan
Neat Yerkes
Fessor Chandrasekhar Yerkes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hubbs Printing Company
Barney Hubbs
Yeros Funeral Home
J. H. Wallace
L. E
Trans-Pecos
Wnd
Suwey
Corp of Famous Scientist
Dr. Elvey
J. Kuiper
Washington D. C
Downs-Sullivan Motor CO
Standard Oil Company OF Texas
Pecos, Texas
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