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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher consolidations announced with editor Jack Hawkins and manager Barney Hubbs. Notices emphasize timely in issue publication with a Wednesday deadline and subscription rates set at $2.00 yearly and $1.00 for six months.
A Pecos editorial warns of an accident surge in the past 90 days with seven deaths and 26 injuries. It urges caution, notes automobile risk, and commends UY Walker for completing his term as Pecos schools superintendent.
Captain Frank Hamer defends the lethal pursuit of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, declaring criminals deserve no mercy and praising harsh treatment of bank robbers. He frames the killings as a righteous example and urges continued vigilance.
View of Our Views complains about mad coyotes and rabies hurting cattle in Reeves County. A Pecos Enterprise column notes a calf attacking Howard Collier and questions dog versus calf rabies, while lamenting fur hunters endangering wildlife and local meat supplies.
The Enterprise lists candidates authorized to run in the Democratic primaries. County Judge contenders W A Hendricks and J B Woolfolk, plus County and District Clerk nominees Hollis S. Smith Claude L Elkins Caroline E G Doty Marvin Cowan Vernon Hicks, and multiple county positions including Precincts 4 3 1 with nominees Clyde Simmons E F B Kaiser J J Pope O Finley Fred Bannon sky. Others include Treasurer J B Hudson Sheriff Tax Collector Louis Roberson District Attorney William Kerr Judge J A Drane Representative Clyde Bradford Mrs John A Haley Willis McCutcheon Jr Justice of the Peace Prec. 1 W E Morrison W Or Lynch.
Pecos Rotary club outhits and outscores the Pecos Lions in a Tuesday slugfest at Alkali Park. Dist Atty Bill Kerr starred on both sides with pitching and fielding as Keith Camp belted a homer and the Rotary lineup produced nine runs in the first inning. Other standouts included Edson Craft, R Matejowsky, H G Meyer, Dick Chambers, Albert Sisk, Barney Hubbs, Dick Toll and John Wadley. The Rotarians and Lions plan to meet again each Tuesday.
Walter Langlin a state porter scales the 310 foot high interior dome in a twice yearly cleaning. He walks narrow ledges above galleries on the dome and works at his regular wage. This historic dome has weathered shipwrecked domes and a deadly fall in its long construction. The article also hints at a future central crime bureau tied to the Barrow Bonnie Parker case and highway patrol fingerprints linking slayings near Grapevine.
An old timer recalls that the dome is not the originally fashioned structure, hinting at changes or myths surrounding its creation and history.
A farm wagon driven by sixteen year old Lane Black pulled by a horse and mule roamed city streets after the breast yoke loosened. The team was slowed when the wagon tongue dropped, Lane was thrown, and Dr. W. D. Black and another man blocked the street to stop them. The animals suffered leg gashes but no major damage occurred.
Willis McCutcheon Jr. of Fort Davis, candidate for the legislature, visited town Monday with his father. He said he has traveled nearly all 15 counties in the district and reported strong encouragement from voters. The note mentions a deer fly as Creation's fastest moving insect, capable of about 800 miles per hour.
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