Impressions of Pecos Chronicle Reflecting Growth and Hospitality
A Pecos writer recalls a month in town from initial gloom to optimism. He praises Western hospitality, the scale of churches, and the improving economy. He notes promising farms, cotton production, alfalfa and cantaloupes, and lists new businesses including a fumigating plant and cotton seed processing as signs of prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Hunter
Edwin J. Clapp
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
California
Golden State
Davis Mountains
Pecos
Texas
Xico
Texas Taxes Boosted 77 Cents Rate for 1925
Austin officials announced the 1925 state ad valorem rate at 77 cents per $100, up 2 cents from 1924. The Confederate pension tax rose to 7 cents while the ad valorem and school taxes stayed at 35 cents. the board cited a $2,968,541 deficiency and overall fiscal needs for the unchanged rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
Tax Board
Pecos Growth Promotes Steady Prosperity and Opportunity
A reflective editorial praises Pecos as a town with steady growth and solid prospects. It notes advances like a new AT&T repeater station and three new stores in two weeks, while advising cautious optimism to avoid booms and maintain sensible development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephone & Telegraph
Pecos
Governor Ferguson and Hatch Issued Rome Controller directive
Governor Ferguson alongside State Treasurer W Gregory Hatch issued a Rome Controller directive on five H terms. The action signals coordinated fiscal oversight and management steps at state level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
W. Gregory
Proper Food for School Children Diets in the 1930s
Guidance on feeding schoolchildren stresses a healthy diet, safe milk, and evaporated milk as preferred for safety and digestibility. Included are two child-friendly recipes: baked custard with evaporated milk and a fish potato dish with evaporated milk, onions, and crackers for texture and flavor.
President Coolidge on federal overreach and constitutional risk
President Coolidge criticized the federal government for straying into nonsovereign areas. He warned that uncontrolled expenditures undermine the constitutional fabric and called for limiting federal functions to legitimate obligations to achieve a material cost reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
White House
Early Bird Advice Sparks Family Quip
A father urges his son to adopt an early bird policy for success while the son cites an old remark from Betty labeling him a poor worm, prompting a humorous exchange about ambition and self perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Betty
How to Tell When Your Subscription Expires
Readers learn to read the printed codes on the paper or wrapper to determine expiry dates. The first figure shows the month, the second the day, and the last the year, as in 1-1-26 indicating paid to January 1, 1926.
Safeguarding Sea Life Rules for British Ships
The British Board of Trade imposes mandatory safety gear on passenger ships. Every fifteenth lifeboat must carry a 250 watt transmitter and a radio detection and finding apparatus to aid rescue in disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Board of Trade
Proper Attitude Shapes the Next Undertaking
A sharp note on optimism and attitude guiding future work. The text links a positive mindset to success, urging consistent grit and correct outlook when confronting new tasks.
Sheriff Sale in Reeves County Texas Estate of W D Cowan
By order of the Galveston County District Court on June 17 1925 the sale is set for the estate of W D Cowan and related parties including First National Bank Fort Worth and National Cattle Loan Co. The sheriff I E B Kiser notes a levy on Reeves County real estate described as all lands within Reeves County Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Galveston County
Texas
Jume
A. D
J. C. Gengler
Sid Cowan
Marvin D. Cowan
W. D. Cowan
Lethia Ann Cowan
First National Bank of
Fort Worth
Tenth District Court
B. Kiser
Reeves County
Reeves
State of Texas
Public sale notices of Reeves County lands in 1925
Levy on lands of W D Cowan estate and Leathia Ann Cowan to be sold August 4 1925 at Reeves County Court House Pecos Texas. Notices published weekly in The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher. Also levy on Lewis Hounsel and Letita Hounsel properties in Loving County to sell August 4 1925 in Pecos Texas with publication in Pecos Enterprise.
Court action seeks $717.10 in Reeves County suit
The Reeves County District Court on June 28 1925 issued process against R F Easterwood and others in case No 2466 R W Indeman versus R F for the amount of 717 dollars 10 cents plus costs of suit in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of
Reeves
Reeves County
R .F. Easterwood
R. W. Indeman
R. F
Public Auction of Reeves County Real Estate
Reeves County Sheriff I E B Kiser gives notice of sale under an order of sale issued June 26 1925 by the Reeves County District Court. The 244 acre tract in section 9 block 3 certificate 7 1409 H and G N Ry Co Reeves County Texas is levied on as the property of J C Dougherty and will be sold at public auction August 4 1925 between 10 AM and 4 PM at the Reeves County Courthouse Pecos Texas to satisfy a judgment of 1666 00 and costs in Mary Timon Freeman v J C Dougherty case No 2474. Publication in the Pecos Enterprise three consecutive weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Cowan
Leathia Ann Cowan
Court House
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Peece Enterprise and Gusher
Easterwood
Ony Co
Loving County
Lewis Hounsel
Lethe Hounsel
Louis Hownsel
Letita Hounsel
Reeves
District Court
Siad
J. ©. Doewgherty
Mary Timon Freeman
J. C. Dougherty
B. Kiser
Wren
Dougherty
Levy
Lew
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Enterprise
Y News
Eekly Times
Geageves County Record
Enterprise and Gusher
Fiat
Pe‘eos
Associa
U.S
Sheffield Laboratories
Dept
Aurora
Illinois
Brown
School House
H. F. Anthony
Aaron J. Felthouse
Elkhart
Indiana
H. R. Brennan
Balmorhea
Ed Otto
M. A. Dardin
Hardin Ross
The
Michigan
L .B. Smith
Sheriff’s Sale
State OF Texas’ County OF
Gale
H. & G. N. Railway
Jacobs, Jacotée Survey
South Part
Sheriff's Sale
State OF
R. P. Hicks
Bell & Regan
Reeves, Loving and
Culberson Counties
Pecos, Texas
W. Read Jones
Pecos River
H. PF
Lees
Eugene Cartledge
Ages and Atteruay Sn. Fost
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