Pecos housing plans and rodeo warmups noted
In Pecos a warmup rodeo event features Cooksey and McElroy Ross roping and tying in 12 seconds amid talk of rent houses demand. The note forecasts a housing shortage as Red Bluff visitors arrive, urging investment in rental property. John Lope buys a new truck signaling local prosperity.
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Ab Cooksey
Siaitia
Hardin Ross
Epilroy
Roberson
Meblroy
Ross Cooksey
Ios
John Lope
John
Trio Break From Jail In Illinois Theft Case
Three Chicago youths held in Reeves county jail for theft fled Thursday night using a blanket ladder. Deputies Curtis McElroy and Avery located them noon Friday near Toyah after tips from local officers. Extradition papers awaited as Illinois authorities pursued the case.
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Chicago
Reeves County
Illinois
Toyah
Avery
J. W. Duncan
Gladys Lewis Contests for Pecos Rodeo Queen
Friends of Miss Gladys Lewis persuaded her to enter as a candidate for Queen of the Pecos Rodeo. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Lewis she is well known in Pecos and region. Raised in Pecos she knows rope saddle and life on the range.
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Gladys Lewis
Pecos
Miss Lewis
Bob Lewis
Roy Ware in Race for Pecos Precinct 1 Constable
Roy Ware announces candidacy for the Pecos Precinct 1 constable post. Joy is well known and qualified, having served as deputy marshal for a year or more.
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Roy Ware
Pecos
Joy
Work Camp for Pecos Becomes Probable Relief Effort
The Pecos relief program expands with 200 outside workers to be hired for six months at regular wages starting July. Drouth relief funds fund most of the effort and highway plans to blacktop the Pecos Saragosa road involve 189 Pecos relief roll workers. A U S work camp for highway labor is also expected, alongside pending Red Bluff employment.
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Pecos
Drouth
State Highway Department
Peecos-Saragosa Road
U. S
Red Bluff
Pecos to Get Highway Labor Camp for 200 Men
A highway labor camp for Pecos will employ about 200 men for nine months. The plan, conveyed by telegram to G B Finley, calls for a 10 acre site with water power and sanitation. The camp is tied to Reeves county relief and will start on the Pecos Saragosa road. The Pecos Chamber of Commerce proposed two site options Mountainview and the area south of Highway No.
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G. B. Finley
Dreuth
Reeves County
Pecos-Saragosa
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Mountainview
Balmorhea CCC Camp Looms
A Balmorhea resident, E A Humphries, received a letter from A O H Dunlap of the State Board of Weather Engineers asking Balmorhea citizens to prepare a site for a CCC camp. The State Park Board and Rep R E Thomason had requested the camp, and Dunlap believed the request would be honored.
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E. A. Humphries
Balmorhea
A. O H. Denlap
State Board of Weeter Engineers
Mr. Humphries
State Park Board
R. E .Thomason
Dunlap
Two Pecos Rodeo Queens Crowned in Past Years
Pictured above are Pecos rodeo queens from earlier years. The year’s winner remains unknown until rodeo time. She will receive special prizes and the honor of presiding over a leading national rodeo event.
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Pecos
Pecos Federal Building To Start Within 30 Days
Rep. R. E. Thomason announced from Washington that the Pecos federal building, budgeted at 178000 dollars, will begin within nine to ten days after approval. Despite funding gaps, Thomason secured high priority on the project and confirmed start plans after securing the full-ownership office allocation.
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Pecos Federal
Thomason
Washington
Pecos
Federal
Cowboys Promoted London Rodeo Returns to Pecos
Cowboys who joined promoter Tex Austin on the 1920 London rodeo tour will perform at the Pecos rodeo next Tuesday and Wednesday. About 25 to 30 cowboys, mainly from Texas, accompany Austin amid heavy newspaper attention. The current trip echoes a successful earlier tour ten years ago led by Add Eddins of Whiteface near Lubbock.
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Tex Austin
London
England
Texas
Add Eddins
Lubbock
Dorothy Roberson Nominated For Rodeo Queen Honor
Dorothy Roberson free wife of the Reeves county sheriff has been entered for Rodeo Queen by friends. She is a popular local cowgirl who tends her own cattle, ranks among West Texas’s best horsewomen, and knows range duties well.
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Dorothy Roberson
Reeves County
Bathing Revue To Be Held Wednesday In Pecos
The American Legion bathing beauty revue at Boulder swimming pool in Pecos will feature at least 50 contestants from Pecos and surrounding areas. The event starts at 7 pm on Wednesday with judges chosen by the American Legion. Prizes totaling 20 dollars will be split among first to third places, and a group photo will be taken at the pool.
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Pecos
The
American Legion
Boulder
E. B. Kiser
Toll Child Breaks Arm While Playing at Home
Sally Sue Toll, five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard L Toll, broke her right arm Monday night while playing on the lawn at their home. She received prompt medical care and is healing rapidly.
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Sally Sue Toll
Richard L. Toll
Siding for Red Bluff project advances on funds
The Santa Fe Railroad will spend 22000 to erect an unloading siding at Red Bluff City. Construction starts after the district’s funds are released. A 350000 requisition awaits Washington action. C E Smyer says 15 car capacity siding will be east of the Dam Cafe in Bell Beck townsite. 80 men to work, materials loaded in Carlsbad, conditions improving throughout the system.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Red Bluff City
Red Bluff
Washington
C. E. Smyer
Santa Fe
Clovis
Grove
Dam Cafe
Bell-Beck
Carlsbad
Smyer
Government to Buy Old Cattle in Reeves County Relief Plan
The federal drought relief program will purchase eligible old steers in Reeves County for 15 to 20 dollars per head based on size and condition. Relief Administrator Ben Randall said details on selection and grading are pending after a drought conference in Odessa. The measure aims to ease hardship for local ranchers during the drought.
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Reeves County
Tor Ben Randall
Mr. Randall
Odessa
Rotarians Honor Retiring President Hawkins at Meeting
The Pecos Rotary Club presented retiring president Jack Hawkins with a leather Gladstone bag during Thursday noon's Orient dining room gathering. Hawkins presided for his final year as Ken Regan made the presentation. The gavel passed to new president Harry Hinkle.
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Pecos
Jailbirds Work Caliche to Pay Fines in Pecos Riot
Ten men from Pecos, all Mexican nationals or associated with the town, were jailed after a gang fight last Sunday night. County authorities ordered prisoners to work off fines by hauling caliche to repair low spots on the high school grounds.
Pecos Rodeo and Cowboy Reunion Set for July 3 4
Pecos prepares for a major rodeo and cowboy reunion to honor the city’s Western spirit. The event promises record talent, increased prizes, and large crowds with expected standout performances and improved grounds aided by oil company donations.
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Pecos
Knights of the Range
Texas Louisiana Co Holds Sales School
A sales school for Texas Louisiana Power Co. employees was held Monday night at the local plant office. Present were Graham Polk merchandise manager Tr A Magneusen advertising manager and Don Mason of Graybar Electric Co. Attending from Pecos were out of town staff Thomas LIlley Hazel Wheeler of Ft Stockton and Clyde Morris of Sanderson.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Graham Polk
Tr. A. Magneusen
Don Mason
Graybar Electric Co
Pecos
Thomas Lilley
Hazel Wheeler
Ft. Stockton
Clyde Morris
Sanderson
Red Bluff Bond Set for Delivery to Washington
A specimen of the 2050 Red Bluff bonds worth 1000 dollars will go to Washington PWA authorities next Monday. The district seeks a 345000 dollar requisition to start the project and Judge J K Starley says Chapman and Cutler bond attorneys are ready to approve the issue. A work order may be issued between July 1 and 15.
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Red Bluff
Washington Pwa
J. K. Starley
Chapman and
Cutler
Snake disrupts summer school at Mrs Wylie Cole's class
A grass snake slithered into a summer school class taught by Mrs. Wylie Cole last Friday causing excitement and forcing an adjournment. The frightened snake was chased and killed by a pupil.
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Wylie Cole
Richburg Named Fifth Division American Legion Commander
Dewey Richburg of Pecos was elected division commander of the fifth division of the American Legion in Texas at the Lamesa convention. He will oversee West Texas and ranks as one of six state officers, with strong civic work noted. Pecos and West Texas receive statewide recognition through his new post.
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Pecos
Dewey Richburg
American Legion
Texas
Lamesa
Richburg
West Texas
Legion
of Texas
Holloway Couple Welcome 11 Pound Daughter
Mr and Mrs Herbert Holloway welcomed a handsome newborn girl last Friday night weighing 11 pounds. The father predicts she may become the wife of a president, if not the president himself. The child was named Joanne.
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Herbert Holloway
Joanne
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Pal
McElroy Ross
Poksey
Red
Mentone
Curtis Mc
Elroy
Vaughn and Curry
Dick Toll
Red O'Neil
Norman Eisenwine
Isora Tracy
Rep
R. E. Thomason
Secretary of the Treasury
Tion
Sizhen
Senator Tom Connally
U. S. Funds
Dreuth Relief
Rotarians
Harry Hinkle
Burford Oil Co
Texas-Louisiana Co
Sales
Red Bluff Specimen
O. L. Stock Lithographing Co
Austin
Snake
John Wadley
J. L. Kincannon
H. H. Curtis
Harry Clinton
Alpine
Big Lake
Big Spring
Iraan
Marfa
Presidio
Brady
Brownwood
Amarillo
Brownfield
Canyon
Levelland
O'Donnell
Post
Slaton
Tahoka
Charles E. Broome
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