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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
1
Governor race chatter and local projections in Red Bluff
Street talk centers on who will win the governor race with guesses ranging from Allied and Small to McDonald and Hunter. A county vote tally estimate favors Small and McDonald. Reeves county likely supports Woodward and Woodal. Souvenirs from the Red Bluff bond signing are noted with pens gifted to family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Hunter
McDonald
Small
Woodal
McCraw
Woodward
Witt
Highes
Campaign Cost List From County Clerk Records
A first statement of campaign expenses filed in the county clerk’s office lists amounts for numerous candidates such as J. J. Pope, Marvin Cowan, Ed. G. Doty, and W. W. McCutcheon Jr., with totals ranging from five to over two hundred dollars. The note adds more statements will follow before and after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Pope
Marvin Cowan
Beer Sale Ban Tied to State Election Day
Sheriff Louis Roberson mailed notices to beer license holders ordering refrain from selling beer from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in line with state law prohibiting beer sales during a state election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Roberson
Pecos Plans 242000 Soft Water Bond Election
Citizens of Pecos vote Thursday August 30 on issuing 242000 in 4 percent bonds to fund a 40 year municipal soft water system. The city council approved the loan terms with a federal grant covering the remainder of the 310000 water works project. A 50 day test is planned, and a Fairbanks Morse pump was acquired for prep work. A first lien on the plant and water revenues secures the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Ogainst
Pecos Enterprise
J. E. Starley
Reeves County Democrats Eyes on Saturday Primary Polls
Reeves county expects more than 1500 votes in Saturdays Democratic primary observers predict Pecos will drive around 1000 ballots with other towns adding 200 to 300. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm with two boxes in Pecos and judges named for each precinct and town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos
Toyah
Salmorhea
Saragosa
Red Bluff
Legion Plans For Barbecue August 6
The Richard Briscoe Post of the American Legion will hold a barbecue on August 6 at Roberson hole on the Pecos followed by the annual election of officers. Ex servicemen are urged to attend whether or not they belong to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Briscoe
The
American Legion
Roberson Hole
Pecos
All Stars to Meet High School Team
All Stars and high school stars will meet on the softball diamond after teams are picked and trained this week. All Star squads come from captain selections of six city league teams with Clarence Mount in charge. Henry Russell chooses the high school team with Milton Wadley as captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mount
Fireboys
Henry Russell
Milton Wadley
Park plan moves toward Balmorhea valley beauty spot
The Texas State Park Board, with D. E. Colp and Ex-Gov Pat Neff, announced plans to develop a Balmorhea near San Solomon Springs beauty area aided by CCC workers. Camps will move in next week to build cottages, a lookout tower, driveways, trees, and an open air pavilion serving Davis and Chisos mountain tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
The
State Park Board
San Solomon Springs
Balmorhea
CCC
D. E. Colp
San Antonio
Colp
Pat M. Neff
Madera
Hhe State Park Board
Davis Mountains
Chisos Mountain
Marathon
Texas
United States
Pecos Records Low June Average Temperature
A U S Weather Bureau bulletin shows Pecos recorded the lowest June daily average among about 400 stations in Texas at 77.0 degrees. Dallas averaged 84, El Paso 88.1, Waco 87.4, Dalhart near Pecos, and the highest this week reached 102 on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Jil Paso
Waco
Money From Cattle Is Pouring Into County
About $50,000 was distributed among Reeves and Ward county farmers as part of the Pink Boll Worm Compensation program. The refunds cover sterilization and fumigation costs from 1929 to 1932, required to protect cotton elsewhere. Payments come from a 1933 legislative appropriation of $500,000 and were mailed by the Pink Boll Worm Compensation board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves and Ward County
West Texas
Reeves- Ward
Pink Boll Worm Compensation Board
Comptroller Office Not Behind On Boll Worm Remittances
R. V. Nabers of Pecos, representing the State Comptroller, said this week that delays in boll worm remittances were not caused by the comptroller’s office. He stated the office has a rule to issue checks the day the order is received from the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Nabers
Pecos
Comptroller
Comptrollers’ Office
Comptroller’s
Reeves County Ranchers Receive Government Cattle Payments
Checks totaling over $2000 were collected by Reeves county ranchers who sold cattle to the government under a large relief program halted this week. Although purchases are suspended for now due to congestion and a Chicago stockyards strike, ranchers will be paid in full for cattle already sold. The government still offers to buy condemned cattle at 12 dollars per head, with resumed buying hoped once conditions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Chicago
Big crowd gathers for Pecos political rally on courthouse lawn
A Wednesday general rally drawn by supporters of W. W. McCutcheon Jr. drew several hundred voters to Pecos. Former Governor Pat M. Neff spoke briefly as expected, with Judge L. A. Dale presiding from a truck stage. Judge J. B. Woolfolk touted his record and cited tax savings as the court operated on about $17,000 for general expenses. Road and bridge commissioners spent about $18,000 in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. McCutcheon Jr
Pat M. Neff
Pecos
State Park Board
L. A. Dale
J. B. Woolfolk
School Board Sets Public Meeting For August 1
The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the school budget on August 1. President W. W. Dean announced the meeting and invited taxpayers to attend and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
W. W. Dean
Dean
Extend Season On Soft Ball Games
City softball league directors met Wednesday night and decided to extend the second half of the season to the latter part of September. The move keeps the second half roughly as long as the first, delaying from the originally scheduled August 1 end date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Softball League
Two Pecos Men In Rear End Collision Near Hillsboro
W. H. Little and Ken Regan of Pecos were rear ended near Hillsboro New Mexico this week while riding in Mr. Little's car. Both occupants escaped injury though the vehicle sustained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Little and
Ken Regan
Pecos Drug Co. Owner Hal Bozeman Recovers From Major Operation
D. W. Bozeman owner of the Pecos Drug Co underwent a major operation Friday of last week at the Pecos Sanitarium. He is resting and recovering rapidly and may return home in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bozeman
Pecos Drug Co
Pecos Sanitarium
Burial for Valley Man Marvin R. Carpenter
Marvin R. Carpenter 39 lifelong Reeves county resident and Saragosa stockman died Monday night in a Pecos hospital from strychnine poisoning. Justice of the Peace ruled death by poisoning self inflicted. He was WW veteran and left a wife mother sister and six children. Funeral held in Saragosa with American Legion in charge and firing squad at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin R. Carpenter
Reeves County
Saragosa
Pecos
Justice of the Peace
W. EE. Morrison
Mr. Carpenter
American Legion
Carpenter
A. G. Abbott
Pecos Furniture Co
A. J. “Horn” Carpenter
Ulster County Gazette 1799 Exhibit Shows George Washington Death
The 1799 Ulster County Gazette, shown by Mrs. Wm. Rossman, is on display at Hinkle Drug Co. The original paper, 135 years old, has drawn wide attention and includes notes on George Washington and slave sale items among other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Ulster County Gazette
Wm. Rossman
Hinkle Drug Co
Red Bluff Bonds Signed and Delivered
The 2050 bonds of the Red Bluff Water Power Control district were signed by Secretary J. H. Miller and the Trust bank in El Paso, deposited in the El Paso National Bank, and delivered in Austin to district officials last Saturday. A sample bond was sent to PWA authorities in Washington as plans progress toward the district’s first requisition for 345,000 dollars, with funds expected soon. This marks a key preliminary step toward PWA release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
PWA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allied
Hughees
Walker
Sheppard
Connally
Bob Couch
Austin
Mary Catherine
J. E. Couch
McCutcheon
G. Doty
GO. Finley
J. Bo Hndson
Claude Elkins
Hollis Smith
Mary Caroline
W. R. Lynch
W. &. Morrison
Richard L. Toll
F. W. Elliott
W. A. Hendricks
Ki. B. Kiser
W. W. McCutcheon, Jr
J. A. Crane
Wm. L. Kerr
H. A. Jones
Clyde Simmons
Starley
Warner
Weednesday
Fort Worth
Leyes
Maury Hughes
James V. Allred
Clint Small
F. C. McMonald
Edgar Witt
Tom F. Hunter
Democratic
Farl Bell
Ken Bowser
Guy Walker
City Hall
Jess Heard
A. W. Wigley
E. A. Beattie
C. C. Cargill
Ed Doty
Claude
Legion
J. L. Kincannon
Wreek
Balmorden
Coip
Dalhart
U. W S. Weather Bureau
Southern Union Gas Co
Cash
Reeves-Ward Farmers
Neff
Woolfolk
Mr. Little
Hillsboro
N. M
HAL
Valley Man
Washington
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