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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1935
Page
1
The readable text hints at a discussion of public projects and cash flow but most lines are garbled. Mentions of weeks, rolls, and a general topic suggest an administrative memo or notice with unclear specifics. The fragment provides no definite names, dates, or actions to confirm.
Work begins on clearing Fourth and Oak site for the Pecos federal building. The old city jail and city hall are razed or moved. J F Hill of El Paso to lead federal project with R McKee Construction. Excavation to ten feet deep starts, with local skilled labor to be used and a peak employment period near one year.
First work on the Pecos water system started Wednesday with Clyde Tom Simmons and R. E. McKee Construction Co drilling two more wells south of Pecos. March 4 is targeted for the main contract. C. F. Lytle and Sons of Sioux City, Ia., will oversee reservoir and pipeline work and system extensions. Pecos Water System auditor Marvin Cowan urged water users to deposit immediately, with deposits payable in person or by check.
Fragmentary text mentions a maritime or work context with unclear names and actions. The readable portion hints at a task, a person, and an event, but critical details are missing to identify who what where and when.
A Reeves County Water District vacancy prompted a called election. R. N. Couch recently left the position, with the Red Bluff Water control district involved. Maud Fulgim is named as a candidate and Mrs Marion Racey is listed as associate official.
County Agent Ted this week signs 1935 cotton contracts as farmers apply for supplemental agreements on existing contracts and new one year contracts for first time participants in the reduction program.
Two registered Hereford bulls, a gift from area ranchers to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, were shipped Monday to Warm Springs Georgia to join the president’s herd. The animals were shown along Pecos Street before departure, with Quickway buses transporting them.
Two John L. Doll Texaco filling stations in Houston earned the Honor Plaque for February and January in the Houston district. The award recognizes cleanliness, service, and sales excellence, with photos taken for the Texaco magazine.
With the city election about 25 days away no candidates had filed for the two aldermanic posts to be filled. Terms of B T Biggs and Young Bell expire April 2 and both had not declared candidacy. Last date for filing is March. The next two years promise major projects including water works federal building and Red Bluff.
FCC in Washington assigns KIM to Pecos new studio station with six month window to start. Owners Jack Mawkins and Barney Hubbs, under Herbert L. Pottery, prepare antenna towers atop Hotel Brandon and an RCA 1000 watt transmitter for a 1420 kilocycles crystal controlled signal. Public office space opened on Brandon Hotel first floor for preliminary work as crews move supplies to Reeves County well site near Northwestern Reeves Country. Distinct oil activity continues with Herbert Oil casing a wildcat south of Pecos and Cunningham Eppenauer wildcat near Toyah drilling at about 3400 feet amid local interest.
The eighth annual Broadway of America Highway Association meeting will be held April 12-13 in Nashville Tennessee. Director Dudley Yara announced the event as the motorcade travels via Pecos en route to the convention city. Further details will be released later.
Mrs. E. W. Baccus, wife of Balmorhea irrigation district president and pioneer resident of the Madera Valley, died Thursday morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be at the Balmorhea home Friday at 2:30 p.m. with interment in Balmorhea cemetery. The Baccus family has long been a prominent local presence.
County Agent Ted Johnston announced this week that the stallion once sent to local ranchers is now quartered at Barstow and will be moved to Henry Benham's farm in Saragosa. State Commissioner Th McDonald promised ranchers a Percheron draft horse for breeding work horses in this section.
Sherman a cattleman on a ranch near Orla was brought to a Pecos hospital this Wednesday with a minor injury sustained while working in a range.
An event titled Miss Springtime will be presented at Pecos High School auditorium Friday night by local merchants. About 70 firms participate with a cast of 100 or more. fashion displays and playlets promise a sensational program with notable sponsors and admission expected to draw a mammoth crowd.
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Chamber of Commerce Trades Day committee decided not to stage the March Trades Day. An Easter Trades Day likely to be held on April 20, the Saturday before Easter. Further details to be announced later.
The old city jail, unused in recent years, is being razed this week. Sheriff Louis Roberson oversees salvaging the steel cell work which will be transported to Red Bluff to become the calaboose for the northern Jeeves county town.
About 100 men from Reeves County are renovating a 13 mile gap in the Carlsbad road. Most labor comes from Pecos, Texas or nearby Balmorhea with one exception George Swann from Culberson County. The work advances caliche and macadam toward Orla, aiming to six months total until Pecos reaches full paving to the New Mexico line.
Good will boosters from El Paso will visit Pecos about Tuesday March 26. They expect to spend the night here. Further details about the trip will be announced at a later date.
The Old Spanish Trail through Reeves County west of Balmorhea is now fully surfaced from Fort Stockton to El Paso. Resident Engineer I K Titus and team have moved to Orla to supervise surfacing work on State Highway No 27, completing a continuous all paved loop from the Davis Mountains to Balmorhea and Pecos.
Affable clerk known as Chock Jones III was taken to a hospital after a severe illness. Friends hope for his swift recovery as he is visited by colleagues from the police company during a rough flu week.
Pecos residents will visit Red Bluff and meet officials in charge of dam work next Tuesday afternoon. A banquet at the Chamber of Commerce will follow a short program with Judge Henry Russell and Judge J. E. Starley as speakers. About 50 cents a plate.
A supply of the new Government Baby Bonds in all denominations has been received at the Pecos post office and are for sale. The bonds represent the Government's newest savings program with denominations ranging from two cents upward.
A discussion on hardy trees for Pecos Valley farms notes salt cedars as a prolific saline shade option. Chinese elms were once thought ideal but are dying from root rot, proving less hardy than expected. live oak shows success but faces disease risk, with Pecos area gardeners watching species suitability.
An unclear snippet references the sea, salty branches, and waves near West Texas with faint hints of maritime imagery. The legible fragments provide no identifiable people or organizations. Context and specifics are missing.
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