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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
8
A group of about 30 young people from Pecos Epworth League visited Wink for a Wednesday outing to Alamo park and pool. They swam and shared a picnic lunch after gathering at 6. Rev. C. R. Wade and Mrs Wade of Pecos and Rev. and Mrs. Cole of Wink attended.
Ima Wilson manager of the local Western Union office returned Thursday from Dallas after attending a sales conference for commercial representatives and officials of the telegraph company led by General Manager B P D Barnett. Indications point to further improvement of business conditions in the southwest this fall, according to meeting officials including B R Allen director of sales.
K E Bond offers sour building repairs contact phone 133. Three room furnished duplex apartment with bath and garage rental. Completely furnished 10 room house for sale through Mrs Weyer. Nicely furnished bed room east exposure for rent via Downs Truck and Tractor Co. Furnished modern five room house with bath for rent through Mrs Harold Scott. 288 tf ec.
A pasture fire likely started by careless fishermen burned about five sections of grass on the Jones place along the Pecos River, fifteen miles southwest of Barstow in Reeves County. H F Anthony of Pecos led 20 men to battle the blaze for 24 hours before control, as wind shifts risked a flare over already scorched ground.
The Enterprise announces candidates for various offices subject to Democratic primary action. Names include W A Hendricks J B Woolfolk Hollis S Smith Claude L Elkins Mary Caroline E G Doty Marvin Cowan Vernon Hicks Clyde Simmons Doug Hart C O Finley Fred Bannowsky J B Hudson Louis Roberson Richard L Toll William L Kerr J A Drane Clyde Bradford Mrs John A Haley Willis McCutcheon Jr W E Morrison W R Lynch for county and district clerk sheriff treasurer attorney district attorney judge representative justice of the peace and related precincts.
Over 50 children aged 1 to 10 paraded with business banners as judges awarded prizes. Top honors went to Betty Jane Glover for Halsey and Joe's Filling Station, Donald Allen Smith for Modern Cleaners, and William Dean for Dean Abstract Co. Local firms and parents praised organizers and volunteers who staged the event at the Grand Theater.
The request says Wm. J. Broadhurst of Noblesville Indiana had his relatives kill his 56 year old parrot and bury it in his casket. It also notes D. C. McCallum of Oreoville California served as court reporter for 43 years and has transcribed more than 423000000 words.
George Willis Goodrich, longtime Barstow resident and former railroad contractor, died Sunday evening at 7:15 after a three month illness. Born September 12, 1848 in New York, he married Mary Ella Tanner in 1877. They moved from Nebraska to Mexico for colonization before returning to Barstow to farm, surviving revolutions and losses before his death.
Judge J. J. Woolfolk and the Chamber of Commerce seek Reeves county entry into an emergency relief program to include cattle purchases and road work. They ask cattlemen to submit evidence on sales under the plan, usable canners, nonvalue cattle, expected death losses, and county rainfall data from the past years. Statements may be left at the Chamber of Commerce, the County Judge, or with County Agent Ted Johnston.
The 14 pound python at the St Louis Zoo has received food every six weeks for six years. Several keepers hold the snake while ground meat and bone are forced through a fire hose inserted into its throat.
A double page spread in the Dallas Chamber of Commerce monthly highlights the Madera Mountain club with photos and descriptions. The gesture is praised as goodwill from eastern neighbors and may boost awareness of this Texas resort area among Western residents.
The Chamber of Commerce earns thanks from county leaders for its contributions to local commerce and civic life, with officials praising its initiatives and support for business.
Fragmentary text mentions a person named Toth connected to a Newtes Rotary factory and a long tenure in a trust position, with references to death and discovery. Exact details are unreadable due to corrupted OCR.
Mrs Helen Falls of Falls Nebraska marked her tenth anniversary with a celebration described in brief notes. The item references the local community and era but provides few specific personal details beyond the milestone.
A birthday cake with seven candles marks Mrs. Malind’s 70th anniversary at St. Louis. Family gathers as neighbors note the milestone and express well wishes for the celebrant.
The readable fragment notes a distance figure indicating the shortest dista route from New York to Cisco California is 3.180 units.
In the United States 422 places bear the name Washington. The earliest is Washington, North Carolina, with roots dating to 1776.
Hashi Hashim and his wife of Mouche Turkey assert ages 128 and 124 with 45 living descendants including children grandchildren and great grandchildren as records or claims are noted.
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