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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
2
Readers urge a municipal park and pool in Pecos to cool summers and boost property values. They propose funding via a small city tax and favor a Roy Bean bar and court replica near town to attract tourists and spur local commerce. About $50,000 of baby bonds have been sold to the government, with $100,000 more expected to flow into Pecos commerce soon.
San Solomon Springs in Balmorhea hosts a major weekend event planned by the Balmorhea Celebration Committee led by James F. Ross. The program includes a Friday night dance, a Saturday morning CCC baseball game Balmorhea versus Clint, a free barbecue for 5000 with nine beeves, motor boat races on Balmorhea Lake, a four race slate with near $100 in prizes, and a bathing beauty contest featuring local business entrants.
Jesse McKee 54 longtime West Texas editor died after injuries from a car crash near Barstow three weeks earlier. Once a Seguin native, he began at the Seguin Enterprise, learned all newspaper trades, and later edited the Ward County News in Barstow, famed for his devoted public service and faithfulness to the Fourth Estate.
A Pecos flag tournament open to all residents is planned for the next two Sundays at the Country Club course. Qualifying matches are set for Sunday June 21 with the finals the following Sunday. Entry costs one dollar with all fees contributing to a designated fundraising cause.
Pecos Chamber of Commerce votes to back a city wide effort to keep streets free of litter with business support letters window stickers and disposal containers offered by the chamber W H Knox to supply oil barrels for firms lacking trash bins Centennial Year boosts cleanup push as Pecos eyes Centennial traffic on Broadway of America and Highway 27
A Blue Bonnet Cafe chef reports a kitchen oddity where a boiled egg peeled to reveal a perfect capital A on the inside. The incident prompts speculation about a growing trend of alphabet eggs appearing in households.
At a city council meeting the decision was made to hire an attorney to collect delinquent city taxes by filing suits. Invitations go to nearby towns with no golf course. entrants are unlimited. Greens are smoothed and fairways improved as Pecos golfers show rising interest. Sunday qualifying rounds are expected to draw a large field. Committee members are Harry Hinkle Albert Sisk and Young Bell.
Pecos Lions Club welcomes eight district clubs for a quarterly district meeting and barbecue at the Country club. About 100 members from Monahans Alpine Wink MacCam ey Fort Stockton Crane Iraan and Odessa expected to join 200 guests with Lucile Stephen Slim Rhinehart and others providing entertainment. Rev P D O'Brien First Baptist Colorado is guest speaker.
The Democratic County committee met to assign ballot fees for candidates. County judge and sheriff pay 30 dollars, county attorney 22.50, county commissioners 15, and justice of the peace 5. State races cost 100 dollars for ballot placement, district offices 1 per county. Ballot drawing named Lynch first for judge and O Neil for sheriff. Fees must be paid by tomorrow to finalize the ballot.
More than half of Reeves county veterans have sold or are selling baby bonds. Seventy three have cashed bonds or part of them, total 706 bonds worth 55 300. Checks from the Treasury will arrive by Monday, allowing veterans to cash them at banks.
The Odessa School Board accepts the resignation of Brooks Conover, Broncho math teacher, and votes to appoint Maurice Dutch Baumgarten, former Midland Bulldogs coach, to fill the position.
Emmett Capps, longtime West Texas Refining Co. retail manager, resigns to become partner with E. M. Downs in the Downs Motor Company. Capps will stay on until the first of the month while A. J. Johnson assumes retail manager duties. Jack Hawkins visited Mohallans on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Ann Austin a Southwest writer stopped in Pecos en route to Alpine visiting the Enterprise office Wednesday morning. She finished gathering work for a Centennial Year state book and is collecting more Southwest material. She signed a space contract with two major New York newspapers to supply features on Frontier Celebrations in Fort Worth and Billy Rose's Frontier Follies. Austin will stay in Alpine and Marfa for several days.
Toots Farnum assumed full ownership of the City Grocery and Market in Cleburne after purchasing the business from R. W. Neilson. The Pecos resident has managed the store for a year and is well known locally.
Mr and Mrs Ted Johnston and their children embark today on a two week trip to New Mexico and Colorado visiting points of interest.
P. B. Money, operator of the Crockett Hotel, has purchased Hotel Made in Sweetwater and assumes management. He already owns the Tourist Hotel at Abilene and operates two other hotels. Money has moved to Sweetwater from Pecos and will be joined there by Mrs. Mooney soon.
R L Boone chief division accountant for the Texas Highway department departed Tuesday afternoon to join Mrs Boone in Cloudcroft New Mexico He has been ill for several days and will rest in the mountains for the rest of the week before returning to his office here
Three Pecos women will compete in the Sponsor’s contest at Midland Rodeo next weekend. Mrs Nsora DeRaey represents Fleur-de-lis Bar Ranch, Mrs Dorothy Dean represents the City of Pecos, and Mrs Jewell Duncan represents Tovah. Sponsors from Texas towns are invited. first prize is a saddle valued at 100 dollars with additional prizes for other winners.
Rev. John W. Byrd accompanied by Mrs. Byrd and family travels from Pecos to Atlantic City to represent his club at the Rotary International Convention held June 22 26. They visited Mrs. Byrd’s family in Ohio with Mrs. Byrd and the children remaining there.
Pecos contractor T. M. Ludgate completed cementing the joint between the sidewalk and curb around the federal building. The original plans showed a grass strip along the sidewalk.
John M. Humphreys four year old son of Mr and Mrs M I Humphreys of Jal New Mexico died at a local hospital Thursday morning He was one of a set of twins a sister completing the couple Funeral services will be in Artesia New Mexico
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin on Wednesday affirmed Jack Long of Ward County. He was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary after a February district court term conviction for burglary at Barstow. Long’s appeal on a technicality failed.
I R Wells assumed ownership and management of the Sinclair Service Station on Highway SQ. He began repainting the station this week and is adding modern greasing and washing equipment to attract motorists.
Eleven Pecos golfers attended the Water Carnival event in Fort Stockton where Whit Waide secured the second flight title and a leather golf bag worth 32. Morgan Neil of Odessa won the overall tournament. Pecos entrants praised the course and drew praise for their outing.
Ten geology students from Vanderbilt University paused in Pecos Thursday afternoon with a professor prior to continuing to Carlsbad and other western sites. The group is on a 10 week tour to study mining and minerals and will inspect the potash mines near Carlsbad.
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