Pecos Area Shines in Beef Cattle and Farm Reform Standoff
In Pecos County the Balmorhea station notes Texas A and M cattle tests show top beef quality alongside cotton and cantaloupes. The Legislature adjourned without a bill to reimburse trans Pecos farmers for fumigation costs, triggering ongoing local efforts led by Pecos as a farm reform headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Balmorhea
J. E. Couch
A. and M. College
United States
trans-Pecos
Senate
Pecos Residents Shine In Freezing Pretty-Up Campaign
Spite of wind hail and freeze Pecos residents marked a creditable Pretty-Up campaign. Sponsored by the City Federation of Women's Clubs and the Chamber of Commerce with Enterprise assisting, the effort improved homes yards flowers and gardens, creating a more livable inviting town image.
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Pecos
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Legion Rodeo Expands To Three Days This Year
The American Legion sponsors a larger rodeo with more events and a three day run. The club handles the event operations while the town earns most of the benefits. Residents are urged to promote and invite friends from other towns to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
the Legion
Give the Boys a Hand Texas Legislature Cuts Spending
Editorial lauds the Texas legislature for reducing departmental appropriations from about 45 million to 32 million despite governor pressure for higher taxes. It notes lawmakers faced intense lobbying yet upheld a mandate to cut expenses, earning appreciation for fiscal restraint and duty. The piece urges Texas to give them a big hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We thank friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs Henry Blake. Appreciation for beautiful flowers sent as tokens of love and consolation from Suelilene Burdett Oklahoma Vina Howell Albuquerque New Mexico Mrs Zona Berry Hot Springs New Mexico J H Rainbolt Hobbs NM Henry Blake Pecos NM.
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Vina Howell
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Zona Berry
Hot Springs
White Sister on Screen at Grand Thea tre
MGM presents The White Sister a talking picture of Crawf ords romance starring Helen Hayes and Clark Gable with Lewis Stone Louise Closser Hale May Robson Edward Arnold and Alan Edwards directed by V Fleming for next Sunday and Monday at the Grand Theatre Hayes plays an aristocratic Italian girl who spurns a father's choice for a young Italian air force officer who dies at the front and later returns to confront her vow in a convent climax
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Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
N and About Town Stirs Toyah Social Scene
Mrs. Frank Billingslea and Mrs. Joe Olwell of Toyah shopped and visited friends on Wednesday. Woody Cowan and Melvin Cowan return from A and M College and will spend the summer here. Mrs. R. W. Neilson improves rapidly after surgery at Camp and Camp hospital. Rose Briscoe and Beulah J. Wilson plan a brief visit next week to Coke county to stay with Henry Briscoe and his wife on their ranch.
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Frank Billingslea
Joe Olwell
Toyah
Woody Cowan
Melvin Cowan
A. and
M. College
Rose Briscoe
Beulah J. Wilson
Coke County
Mrs
Henry Briscoe
Joe Colwell
Loring Family Heads Two-Week Visit to Portales Clovis NM
Mr and Mrs Marvin Loring and their son departed last Saturday for a two week visit with relatives in Portales and Clovis New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Loring and Son
Portales
Clovis
N. M
Mrs Tweedie Visits Sterling City for Crum Meeting
Mrs Jane Tweedie of Sterling City Texas spent last week visiting Lillian Crum and later returned home to attend her brother’s wedding.
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Jane Tweedie
Sterling City
Texas
Lillian Crum
Tom Camp Visits VII Ranch for Wednesday Call
Tom Camp visited the VII ranch on Wednesday, stopping by for a personal visit and meeting with residents and staff.
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Tom Camp
Vii Ranch
Mrs Bob Majors Visits Barstow Relatives Last Week
Mrs Bob Majors spent last week in Barstow visiting relatives and catching up with family. Her trip highlights include time with siblings and other relatives during the days.
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Bob Majors
Barstow
Woolfolk Kin Spend Summer With Shreveport Family
Miss Margaret KE Woolfolk of Shreveport Louisiana sister of the county judge will spend the summer with the Woolfolk family relations note the family ties and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret KE Woolfolk
Shreveport, la
Woolfolk
Woolfolks
Teacher Miss Nell Chism Heads Home and Travel Plans
Miss Nell Chism, Pecos high school teacher, will leave this week to visit her Ardmore Oklahoma home. She plans summer trips to California and Chicago.
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Nell Chism
Pecos High School
Ardmore
Oklahoma
California
Chicago
Hart heads to Santa Fe for extended visit
H. W. Hart departed early Thursday for a months long visit in Santa Fe New Mexico and surrounding areas.
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H. W. Hart
Santa Fe
N. M
Walter Hart Returns From Providence New York and Narragansett
Walter Hart has returned from a visit spanning Providence Rhode Island New York and Narragansett Rhode Island with no accompanying details or outcomes provided.
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Walter Hart
Providence
R. L
New York
Narragansett, R. 1
Mrs Hart Returns Home from Pecos Ranch Visit
Mrs. L. W. Hart travels back to Narragansett Rhode Island after several weeks with her sons who run a ranch northeast of Pecos. W. E. Brack undertook a business trip to Balmorhea early this week.
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W. E. Brack
Balmorhea
Barstow Visitors From El Paso Stop in Pecos and L Barstow
Mrs Charley Haughton and children John Bill Rosemary and Sue Haughton former Barstow residents were en route from El Paso to Ohio. They visited old friends at Pecos and L Barstow during Tuesday and Wednesday stay.
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Charley Haughton
John
Bill
Rosemary
Sue Haughton
Barstow
el Paso
Ohio
Pecos
L Barstow
Brownlee Family Weekend Trip to Ruidoso Cabin
Mr and Mrs Floyd Brownlee and children and Miss Frances Titus went to Ruidoso NM last weekend. All except Mr Brownlee will spend most of the summer at the Brownlee cabin there. Mr Brownlee returned to Pecos.
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Floyd Brownlee
Frances Titus
Ruidd
Pecos Mercantile Manager Trips to Artesian and Mona
Jack May, dry goods manager for Pecos Mercantile Co., traveled to Artesian New Mexico on a business trip Wednesday. H Beauchamp Jr., district gas company manager, went to Mona hans on a business trip Wednesday.
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Jack May
Pecos Mercantile Co
Artesian, N. M
H. Beauchamp Jr
District Gas Company
Monahans
Local News Notes on Injuries and Visits Around Pecos
Bob Boyd of Kent was brought to Pecos Saturday with a broken arm set by Pecos doctors. Mrs Norman Scott spent several days in Wink visiting Mr and Mrs Jack Mayes. the Mayes took her home for a Sunday visit. Mrs Earl Blair is visiting relatives in Clovis New Mexico this week.
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Bob Boyd
Kent
Pecos
Norman Scott
Wink
Jack Mayes
Mayes
Earl Blair
Clovis, N. M
Lewis Family Visits and Local Rancher Travel
Wayland Lewis of Abilene, nephew of R. R. Lewis, stays with the Lewis family and works at the Lewis grocery. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hayter, Pecos County ranchers, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McKee. Joe T. McKee returned to the ranch with them.
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Wayland Lewis
Abilene
R. R. Lewis
Lewis
Lewis Grocery
Joe Hayter
Pecos County
Jesse McKee
Joe T. McKee
Visitors Terry Downs and Jim Grayson in Pecos
Terry Downs and Jim Grayson of Toyah visited Pecos on Wednesday this week.
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Terry Downs
Jim Grayson
Toyah
Pecos
Odessa Invites Pecos Legion Men to Fifth Division Convention
Jarl Bell of Richard Bricce No 91 Post accepts an invitation from Odessa Earl S. Bailey Post No 430 to send a delegation to the Fifth Division Texas Department convention in Odessa on June 24 and 25. Event plans include entert ainment, a dance, a chuck wagon feed, baseball, trap shooting, and a tea for ladies of the Auxiliary.
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Odessa
American Legion
Odessa Post
Odessa Ldies
Glen Wood Opens Up Repair Shop
Glen J. Wood opens a radio and furniture repair shop east of the Cowboy cafe on Second Street. He is described as an expert radiatrician and furniture repairer and is expected to do well at the new location.
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Glen J. Wood
Cowboy Cafe
Second Street
Glen
Local social visits include El Paso trip and Texas trip
Miss Willie Faye Starley and Miss Gladys Wolf visited El Paso last Friday for a week with Misses Katherine and Mildred Knox, formerly of Pecos. A. B. Conley of J. C. Penney Co. left Sunday for a week at his home in Lubbock, Texas.
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Willie Faye Starley
Gladys Wolf
el Paso
Katherine and
Mildred Knox
Pecos
A. B. Conley
J. C. Penney Co
Stiewigs Return From Southeast Oklahoma Vacation
Mr and Mrs M L Stiewig and their children returned Sunday from a week long trip to southeastern Oklahoma. They reported encountering considerable rain and did not explain why they did not bring any rain back home with them.
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M. L. Stiewig
Oklahoma
Wilbanks Sisters Meet in Coleman Texas
Miss Addie Mae Wilbanks traveled to Coleman Texas to see her sister Miss Orvalea Wilbanks. The two then returned to Pecos where Orvalea has been serving as secretary to State Senator Ken Regan during the legislative session.
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Addie Mae Wilbanks
Coleman
Texas
Orvalea Wilbanks
Pecos
Orvalea
Ken Regan
Pecos native Si Stinson visits town amid oil business
Si Stinson a Humble Oil scout and Pecos resident for years attended business in town and met a few friends after his company moved him to Midland.
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Si Stinson
Humble Oil
Pecos
Midland
Oilman Bill Little Visits Fort Worth and Breckenridge
Fort Worth and Breckenridge businessman Bill Little arrives this week to conduct oil industry affairs and handle pending matters.
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Bill Little
Fort Worth and
Breckenridge
Te Seiberling Clock Lights Holsey and Joe's Tire
A unique neon clock now adorns Holsey and Joe's Tire, produced by Te Seiberling Tire Company with red neon hands and lettering, mounted in a standard tire design.
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Holsey and Joe’s Tire
Te Seiberling Tire Company
Insurance policy with Seiberling tires offered locally
Buyers of Seiberling Double Service or Dual Trend tires receive an insurance policy from local dealers Halsey and Joe Glover. The policy provides protection against blowouts and accidents and offers adjustments on damaged tires.
Purchase Policy Covers 49 Months With No Extra Cost
The policy remains in effect for 49 months after purchase and requires no additional charges. No extra costs are associated with the coverage.
Carnival is Success for Pecos Colored Methodists
The Pecos Colored Methodists Carnival closed last Saturday night. Total receipts were 62 dollars and 48 cents. Gene Pendergrast thanked Peed community for its support on behalf of his group.
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Colored Methodists of
Pecos
Gene Pendergrast
Enterprise
Peed
Miss Ruth Newell Visits Beau McCutcheon Ranch
Miss Ruth Newell spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Beau McCutcheon on their ranch, sharing time at the rural property and engaging in informal social visits with local residents.
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Ruth Newell
Beau McCutcheon
Mrs. Harkness Visits Watson Family in El Paso
Mrs. L Harkness of El Paso visited Mrs J W Watson Jr and their children on Monday.
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L. Harkness of
el Paso
J. W. Watson Jr
Otto family visit spans Wink and Pecos
Mr and Mrs E I Otto and children from Wink visited the past week with Mr and Mrs Ed Otto and family of Pecos.
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E. IL. Otto
Wink
Ed Otto
Pecos
Miss Eunice Otto Visits Wink With Otto Family
Miss Eunice Otto is spending this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. FE H. Otto at Wink.
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Miss Eunice Otto
Mrs
FE. H. Otto
Wink
Senator and Mrs Regan Return Home
Senator and Mrs Ken Regan returned last Friday night from five months in Austin. The Senator called his first term in the legislature a great experience and said he was glad to be home. Mrs Regan added she was glad to return to work in her garden.
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Ken Regan
Austin
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Hubbs Printing Company
Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
Enterprise and Gusher
Jack Hawkins
Barney Hubbs
Broadway
Friends
Sym
Pathy
Kenry Blake
Suelilen Burdett, Oklahoma
J. H. Rainbolt
Hobbs
Alan Edwards
V. Fleming
Gable
Jean Harlow
Miss Hayes
Ficer
Clark Gable
Helen Haves
R. W. Neilson
Camp & Camp Hospital
Pecos Legion
Jarl Bell
Richard Bricce
Earl S. Bailey
Department of Texas
Glen Wood
Lubbock, Texas
Seiberling Double
Halsey
Joe Glover
Seiberling Dealers
Kennedy Sisters IN
Penney’s
Ditle
Godar Straws
Batistes
Senator
Mrs. Regan
IsarGon
Sargon
Sox
Pai
Brandon Hotel
Pecos, Texas
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