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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1938
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher consolidates under publisher Barney Hubbs and editor Vestel H Lott. The merged paper operates as a weekly Pecos Valley news source with standard subscription rates and post office entries dating from 1915.
An editorial urges coordinated action to reduce highway deaths and injuries. It cites over 500 fatalities during the Fourth of July weekend and calls for standardizing laws and signals, eliminating accident-prone locations, and ongoing driver education through federal, state, and local cooperation. It stresses consistent, long term campaigns and engineering fixes to prevent head on collisions and other hazards.
Texas planners warn of rapid underground water decline affecting industry and cities. Gov Allred calls a statewide Austin meeting on July 29 to discuss conservation and proper use. Pecos faces wastage from old artesian wells undermining irrigation and foundations.
Fifty six Texas counties including Reeves and 27 Oklahoma counties are named for Bank head Jones Act land purchase loans for tenants in the new fiscal year. Texas total allocations exceed two million dollars. about 380 farms may be bought. Applications open August 10 with a three member farmer committee to select recipients and appraise farms.
The Enterprise announces candidates for office subject to Democratic primary action. It lists individuals seeking nomination and notes the primary process governs eligibility and future campaigning.
The document lists candidates for several offices including Representative 88th District James H Goodman and A T Folsom, District Judge 109th JD J A Drane, District Attorney 109th JD William L Kerr, and county roles with Hollis S Smith Isora Deracy Bill Cummings, Reeves S Burchard J Pope Aubrey Duncan for Precinct 2, Louis Roberson for Sheriff Assessor Collector, J B Woolfolk L M Pittman H N McKellar for County Judge, J B Hudson for County Treasurer, Bob Penn J H Dick Starley for County Attorney, John Coffey Henry Jones for Prec 3, Stock Ingle for Prec 4, B A Oden for Justice of the Peace Prec 1, and Bud Hart for Constable Prec 1.
AUSTIN July 21 University of Texas scholar J Frank Dobie plans a fall publication of a book on legendary lost mines of the Southwest and Mexico including Adams Diggings in New Mexico. He has taken a leave from the English department for the upcoming long session to finish writing and research.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Polk and Mr. and Mrs. John Wadley depart Monday for San Diego California to spend two weeks. They will visit Polk's brother in Lakeside before returning. Mrs Edna Johnson returns from North Texas Teachers College to spend the rest of summer with her mother Mrs W L Ross and daughters Louise and Mary Sue.
Mr and Mrs Horace Woodruff and their son, once residents of Pecos, are spending their vacation in Atlanta Georgia with Mr Woodruff’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Curfman of Lovington New Mexico were here Monday on a visit and to handle business. Mrs Curfman is identified as the former Dorothy Nabors.
Thurmond Robison, after a two week hospital stay following an operation, has gone to Balmorhea to the home of his mother to convalesce.
Mr and Mrs Bill Walters of Jal New Mexico spent the previous weekend visiting Mrs Walters parents Mr and Mrs Charles A Young.
Mrs. A. Z. Hart and her daughter spent last weekend visiting their parents in Stanton and returned home on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Roy Howell and their daughter Evolene left this week for a vacation trip to Snyder and Christoval.
The state commands Sheriff to publish this citation weekly for four weeks in Reeves County newspapers. Lela Howard sues Flim Howard for divorce alleging cruel treatment and seeks general relief in District Court No. 3595, returnable September 5, 1938 at Pecos Court House.
Miss Nell Rene Bowles of San Antonio has visited the home of Mrs. Charlie Miller Mrs. Van Havis and Mrs. Evy Bowles for a month. Bowles and her parents Mr and Mrs Herb Bowles formerly lived on the Four Bar Ranch twenty five miles from Pecos on the Fort Stockton highway.
Miss Gene Hedie, a technician for Drs Camp and Camp, returned Monday from a vacation spent in St. Louis and Bartlett Missouri.
Mr and Mrs H J Henderson and children have returned from a six weeks vacation trip to North and South Carolina. While away Mrs Henderson visited relatives in South Carolina.
Sunday July 24 readers in Christ Science churches study Truth with the Golden Text Teach me thy way O Lord I will walk in thy truth uniting my heart to fear thy name Psalms 86 11 The lesson also cites Psalms 108 4 and a passage from Science and Health page 95 describing material sense asleep in infancy and spiritual sense lifting consciousness into eternal Truth
Mr and Mrs Bill Turpin depart Friday for San Francisco to attend the Lions International Convention and tour California sights.
Mrs Couch and her daughter Mary Katherine travel east this week from a vacation in the eastern states. Also with Mrs A G Van Horn and daughter Peggy Laird visiting Dallas this week for business affairs.
Miss Louise Johnson plans a week in Colorado City with friends, accompanied by Tay Vigo as part of the social visit.
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