Pecos gets new elementary with modern West Texas design
Construction official Gene Horne of Abilene Construction Co says the Pecos elementary school will be completed in 15 days. The Spanish style building houses twelve classrooms an auditorium and specialized facilities with a Labor Day dedication planned and a cornerstone plaque.
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Pecos
Gene Horne
Abilene Construction Company
Horne
West Texas
R. Henry Blackwell
Mames
Supt
Blackwell
Carlsbad Caverns May Visitor Total Tops One Million
May traffic at Carlsbad Caverns totaled 19 219 visitors, surpassing last year's May by more than a thousand. The National Park site under Col. Thomas Boles reached 1 083 432 visitors year to date, with Texas leading at 7 253 and Vermont and North Dakota absent from the states represented.
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Carlsbad Caverns
National Park
Col
Thomas Boles
Vermont
North Dakota
Union
Texas
Pecos Visit Details From Local Business Figures
H. L. Carpenter of Fort Stockton, an official of C. G. Morrison & Co., was a business visitor in Pecos this week. Van Thompson of the Dallas office of the Southern Union Utilities Company visited in Pecos Saturday and Sunday.
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H. L. Carpenter
Fort Stockton
The
C. G. Morrison & Co
Pecos
van Thompson
Dallas
Southern Union Utilities Company
Beauchamp Visit Reported in Dallas This Week
Freddie Beauchamp visited Dallas this week staying with his grandparents Dr. and Mrs. H Beauchamp. In New York foundations for the Woolworth Building were sunk through 115 feet of rapid sand to bedrock.
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Freddie Beauchamp
Dallas
Mrs. H. Beauchamp
Woolworth
New York
No commemorative coins issued for Chicago World’s Fair
No commemorative coins were issued for the Chicago World’s Fair, though two stamp issues appeared during the event.
Water demand climbs in Pecos amid heat
May total water use in Pecos nearly matched July last year as temperatures rose. On Tuesday the city drew about 440000 gallons daily, while the wells can deliver up to 500000 gallons. To prevent shortages a booster pump contract of 52395 dollars was awarded to Fairbanks and Morse and a pump house will be built by J P Stubblefield.
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Pecos
B. A. Toliver
May
Fairbanks & Morse
J. P. Stubblefield
Suzanne Ross and Vesta Isbill Win County Awards
Suzanne Ross and Vesta Isbill won $5 awards from County Judge J B Woolfolk for the highest grades of the year among elementary students. No awards were presented at the elementary graduation exercises Friday morning. Suzanne is a primary student and Vesta attends elementary grades.
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Suzanne Ross
Vesta Isbill
J. B. Woolfolk
Suzanne
Vesta
Twin births shorten life expectancy by over a decade
A study finds twins face a life expectancy about 12 to 13 years less than single births. Researchers note early-life factors and genetic influences contribute to this gap across populations.
For Sale Fresh Milk Cows In Pecos Tex
FOR SALE Fresh milk cows. See or write A. F. Martin Pecos Tex 42-ti-c. FOR RENT Furnished house 25 a month no utilities paid See Gladys Park 44-dl-c. FOR RENT One 3 room apartment and a 2 room apartment close in 515 Elm St Tel 431J K-p. EMPLOYMENT WANTED Experienced credit man and book keeper wants job 30 years old married Box 156 Grandfalls 44-tt-c. FOR RENT 4 room turn apt Private bath Inquire at Michigan 44-tf-c Apts.
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Carlsbad Highway
Andy Boyd
A. F. Martin
Pecos
Tex
Gladys Park
Elm St
K-p
Grandfalls
Michigan
Dissolution of The American Cafe partnership Pecos Texas
Notice states the partnership of A. E. Hutchins and C. R. Young at Pecos Reeves County Texas dissolved by mutual consent on May 10 1938. All debts are to be received by A. E. Hutchins and all demands presented to him for payment. Dated May 10 1938. A. E. Hutchins Co. R. Young
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A. E. Hutchins
C. R. Young
Pecos
Reeves County
Texas
American Cafe
Third Street
Pecos Lions to enter bathing beauty at Fort Stockton carnival
The Pecos Lions Club voted to enter a candidate in the bathing beauty revue at the Fort Stockton Water Carnival. The event runs June 17 to 19. A committee was named to pick the entrant and Jo Camp reported on the carnival at Wednesday’s luncheon.
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Pecos Lions Club
Fort Stockton
Jo Camp
Origin of OK expression linked to Wilson and Choctaw
The phrase O K popularized by President Woodrow Wilson is traced to the Choctaw language. It became a widely used signaling term in American public life.
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O. K
Woodrow Wilson
May To Teach Summer School In Pecos Band
Wesley C. May will open two summer band schools in Pecos starting June 13. A beginners class will feature early instrument arrangements with a visiting instrument company representative. Advanced students will receive instruction in various instruments. classes begin in Pecos High School gym with organi zation and registration the first week.
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Waceder
Wesley C. May
Pecos
May
Alpine
Candidates Must File Names Soon for Local Elections
Earl Bell the Reeves County Democratic chairman reminded that district candidates must file by June 6 to appear on the ballot. June 18 is the deadline for county and precinct candidates. Several announced candidates have not filed yet and more may enter before the deadline. The first Democratic primary is July 23 with a second primary in August.
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Earl Bell
Reeves County Demoratic
Chamber backs two hour Main Street parking limit
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce favors enforcing the two hour parking limit on Main Street from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The ordinance exists but has seen little enforcement. It suggests leniency for out of town violators and painting signs to mark restricted areas. Alderman Dudley Yard will inform the City Council of the action.
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The
Pecos
Main
Dudley Yard
El Paso Officials Tie Up Patrol Business This Week
Capt. E. M. Wels of the Texas Highway Patrol and Sheriff Louis Roberson attended to business in El Paso this week. Helen Waide, sister of Whit M. Waide Jr., has returned to her San Antonio home after a visit at the Waide residence here.
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E. M. Wels
Texas Highway Patrol
Louis Roberson
el Paso
Helen Waide
Whit M. Waide ,Jr
San Antonio
Waide
Mr and Mrs Join Russell Move to New Home
Mr and Mrs Join Russell have relocated from El Paso to establish residence here. Mr Russell is employed with General Motors.
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Mrs
Join Russell
el Paso
Mr. Russell
General Motors
Japan Conquers 2006 Miles of North China Rail Lines
Japan has captured about 2 006 miles of railway in North China since hostilities began in July 1937.
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Japan
China
Mail Box Survey Prompts Pecos Delivery Push
Ben Smith secretary of the Chamber of Commerce reports about 30 more mail boxes were installed in Pecos by boys conducting a survey. Others have their own boxes and will add more in days. He urges all households to place a mail box and number houses. delay in obtaining 835 percent of needed boxes is the only hitch to establishing mail delivery.
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Ben Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
Jury Takes No Action in Barstow Case
District grand jury in Barstow met this week and took no action against Melvin Moore who faced charges of drunken driving and negligent homicide in the deaths of Novice Everett 23 Jude Everett 19 and Mrs Joe Everett 49 all Medill Oklahoma. Moore was released under 1500 bond and was accompanied by Ralph James both of O Donnell.
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Barstow
Melvin Moore
William L. Kerr
Moore
Louise Everett
J. C. Jackson
Joe Everett
Medill Okla
Ralph James
O'Donnell
Maddox to Compete in Elephant Butte Boat Race Meet
J H Maddox of Pecos will compete Saturday and Sunday in boat races at Elephant Butte Lake. About 50 contestants entered the two day meet. Maddox will race a new Class B hydroplane in the Dry Scrictus racing section as organizers seek Pecos inclusion in a regional boat racing circuit with meets at Red Bluff reservoir.
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J. H. Maddox
Pecos
Elephant Butte Lake
Maddox
Comnim Hee
Red Biluf
Zip Jumping Frog Sets Calaveras Record at Angel Camp Jubilee
Eddie Robinson of Stockton California entered Zip a prize hopping frog in the Angels Camp Frog Jumping jubilee in Calaveras county. Zip vaulted 15 feet 10 inches to establish a new world record honoring Mark Twain and his jumping frog tale in the Mother Lode region.
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Zip
Eddie Robinson
Stockton
Calif
Angels Camp
Calaveras County
Mark Twain
Mother Lode
Famed Composer Carpenter Visits Pecos on Brief Tour
Famed American composer John Alden Carpenter and his daughter Mrs. Patrick Hill spent a short stay in Pecos this week en route from Illinois to California.
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John Alden Carpenter
Pecos
Patrick Hill
Carpenter
Illinois
California
Stradivarius Violin Set, 199 Found, One Missing
A collector reports that a Stradivarius violin project has located 199 of the 200 instruments. The final missing violin remains unfound, prompting ongoing search efforts and inquiries into the holdings.
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Stradivarius
Millionaire Incomes Here In 1929 Numbers Decline
Five hundred fifteen Americans earned over a million dollars in 1929 while only thirty three Americans enjoyed this princely income, reflecting vast disparity in wealth during the era.
El Paso Good Will Trip Heads Through West Texas
El Paso courtesy mission stops in Pecos on June 10 for luncheon. Chamber of Commerce Secretary Ben Smith announced the plan this week. The tour travels private cars, stopping an hour in each town across West Texas. Rogers Hornsby batted .359 in 23 big league seasons.
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el Paso
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
West Texas
Rogers Hornsby
Thomas Cowen Begins Attending A M College
The fragment notes Thomas Cowen son of Mrs. Marvin Cowan will attend Texas A M College this Saturday. It mentions a Lake Baikal easter sequence and a maximum decrease of 5.23 feet, described as a world record or notable measurement.
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Thomas Cowen
Marvin Cowan
Ion
A&m College
Lake Baikal Im Easte
Bake Sale Friday Morning by Circle No 1
Circle No 1 of the First Christian Council holds a bake sale Saturday morning in the Community Public Service office starting at 9 o clock.
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Circle No. 1
First Christian Council
Community Public Service Office
Violin and Piano Classes Begin This Fall
Beverly Vaughan, an experienced teacher and Texas Christian University graduate, will start violin and piano classes on Sept. 1. She will be available here after August 19. For information call 459.
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Beverly Vaughan
Miss Vaughan
Texas Christian University
Vaughan
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