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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
2
Local Pecos paper records consolidation of The Enterprise and Gusher on May 16 1925 under publisher Barney Hubbs and editor Vestel H Lott. Notes include publication schedule and postal matter details with entry dates.
The Patrole public school held closing exercises on Tuesday May 30 at 10 A M. Principal figures present included John Lope and A H Fulgin. Students performed songs recitations and a play with prizes awarded for English progress and general averages.
A 1940 opinion piece argues eight years of rising public debt average three and a half billion annually, projecting forty four billion by July 1940, with interest consuming over a billion yearly. It condemns spendthrift policy and urges citizens to curb spending at home, noting the danger to individual liberty.
The piece defends banks against uninformed criticism, noting banks serve millions of moderate earners and provide funding for homes, factories, and merchants. It emphasizes bankers seek sound loans for safety and growth, and credit their enduring role in financing community progress.
Jeanette McDonald and Lew Ayres headline Broadway Serenade at the Grand Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. McDonald leads in her first solo starring role with Ayres as her composer husband, from New York Gay Nineties Club to musical comedy rise, featuring songs like For Every Lonely Heart and Time Changes Everything. Sybil Bowie returns home to Ysleta to visit family.
Mrs. Marvin Rush and her children from Odessa visited and attended to business affairs in the area on Monday.
KERMIT Texas June 8 A featured Winkler County Rodeo event will be oil men roping contests for June 16 17 and 18 Only bona fide oilmen may pay the 5 entry fee Mack Sanders chairman said A calf roping for men 225 pounds and over costs 2 25 Sanders says men over 50 may enter regardless of weight Other events include bulldogging bronc riding brahma riding calf roping and ribbon roping with West Texas and New Mexico cowhands competing for purses totaling 3000
British researchers report fresh surface features on the moon after recent observations. The findings detail craters and ridges that could inform lunar geology and future exploration plans.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports for January through April 1939, passenger car sales rose 27.4 percent from the same period in 1938, while commercial car sales increased 17.5 percent, indicating robust dealer activity in Austin.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for engineering aides and assistants with salaries from 1260 to 2600 a year. Positions in agricultural civil construction electrical mechanical or photogrammetry branches in Louisiana and Texas require application by June 19 1939. Applications available from the Civil Service Board secretary or H P Bryan at the post office. Lee Weatherby a Hardin Simmons student returns home for the summer. Marion Cooper of Mentone visits Pecos friends after attending John Tarleton College in Stephenville.
Carl Wevat and 30 sales reps from the Southwest attended Universal Mills seventeenth annual two day conference in Fort Worth. Gaylord J. Stone president and general manager presided with Judson Baker leading sales discussions on methods and future plans.
Sewell Johnson of San Angelo spent last weekend visiting his mother Mrs Edna Johnson and other relatives, sharing time with family members during the stay.
Mr and Mrs Bill left College Station Tuesday returning after spending days visiting here and in Jay M with relatives. Mr Bill was attending A M College.
Fourteen nations publicly declare their plans to compete in the 1949 Olympic Games, signaling growing participation ahead of the event. The list includes several European and international teams, with organizers urging nations to finalize qualifying athletes.
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