Pecos Newspapers Consolidation Date Noted
The Pecos Valley News Pecos Weekly Times Reeves County Razord Consolidated on March 14 1917 The Enterprise and Gasher Consolidated May 16 1925 The paper entered second class matter October 22 1915 at Pecos Texas and requires copies in the office by Wednesday to appear in the current issue.
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Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Razord
The
Enterprise
Pecos
Texas
Pecos Businessmen Plan Trip to Red Bluff Dam Tour
On Tuesday March 12 Pecos merchants will caravan from the Chamber of Commerce at 4 PM to Red Bluff dam for a 5 PM arrival and dam tour. About 150 attendees expected for a banquet at Texapean Commissary. officials prepared for an elaborate event. The piece urges Pecos to leverage dam, soft water and federal projects for city growth and to curb narrow self interest.
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Red Bluff
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Texapean Commissary
Pe@s
Federal
Toyah News Socials Highlight Local Gatherings
Miss Delsief Burchard hosted a girls and boys basketball party at her parents home Friday night with guests including Jean Winn Nancy Winn eckie Seay and Barbara Humphries. A Christian shower honored Mrs Ray Matthews at the Rhudy home. New baby girl born March 5 at home of Mr and Mrs Walter McElroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rls. Curchard
Buneo
Jean and
Nancy Winn
Eckie Seay
Barbara Humphries
Dessie Burchard
4Leowise Clevelaig
Frances Powell
Junior Davis
Ling Mchaughlin
Arady Butler
Pervid Thomason
Ralph McClesky
Elmer Gaines
Bennie Cl
Christia
Hon
Ray Matthews
Doris Rhudy
Micl
W. Kl. Rhudy
Matthews
Walter McElroy
Comings and Goings in Pecos and Nearby Cities
J Wilson made a business trip to El Paso returning to Pecos. Miss Helen McKellar left for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras and visit Mr and Mrs A G Haddon. Mrs Minnie Kyle and Mr Sid Kyle left for Houston to attend a cattlemen's convention. Someone is away from a store this week with flu. Ss Johnson and Jack Hubbs visited Pecos on business. Harley Thompsons and El Paso party were in Pecos on business. D W Witty Southwestern sales manager for Victor Company from Dallas was there last weekend on business.
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J. (. Wilson
el Paso
Pecos
Helen McKellar
New Orleans
A. G. Haddon
Minnie Kyle
Sid Kyle
Houston
D. W. Witty
Suthwestern
T.r. ¢C. A.victor Company
Alpine visit for Richburg and companions
Mrs FL p Richburg and Dewey Richburg with Robert Sommes and Mrs W K Hamilton spent Sunday in Alpine visiting relatives.
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FL P. Richburg
Dewey Richburg
Robert Sommes
W. K. Hamilton
Alpine
Mahoneys Visit En Route to Dallas GM Transfer
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mahoney formerly of Pecos stopped Monday to visit Mrs. Mahoney’s parents. They were traveling to Dallas where Mr. Mahoney has been transferred to the General Motors office there.
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Bob Mahoney
Pecos
Mrs. Mahoney
Dallas
Mr. Mahoney
General Motors
Toyah High School bake sale teams with quilt drawing
The Toyah High School senior class will hold a bake sale on March 16 inviting all. A quilt will be given away to the holder of the lucky number drawn that day.
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Dave Mitchell
Toyah High School
Plans for Centennal Texas Centennial Exposition
Dallas reports rapid progress on the Texas Centennial Central Exposition with at least 3 million for buildings and 1 million in potential revenues. State aid and bond sales aim to total about 4 million cash to finance permanent structures around a grand Texas building for agriculture arts science and natural history exhibits at Fair Park. Construction target is June with opening planned for 1936 and the main entrance to be enlarged to harmonize with the project.
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Dallas
Walter D. Cline
Cline
Paul Cret
Fair Park
Cline Emates
Jet
Pecos visitors and local social notes detailed
The article lists attendees and travelers including Mervin Whalen, Miss Stella Mae, Mr and Mrs Burton Townley of Pecos, Mr and Mrs Townley visiting from Pecos, W. R. Rhodes Singer sales agent, Mrs R L Williams of Wink visiting her mother Mrs W N Townley, H E Smith of Brooks Mays Piano Co Dallas, and R H McGonagill and W H Vance of El Paso visiting Pecos for business this week.
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R. L. Williams
Wink
W. N. Townley
H. E. Smith
Brooks- Mays Piano Co
Dallas
Pecos
R. H. McGonagill
W. H. Vance
el Paso
Tax Collection Reaches Seventy Five Percent in 1934
Tax Assessor Hardin Ross reports 75 percent collection for 1934 with several thousand dollars in still due payments. Expected to raise the total to just over eighty percent as further payments arrive. About $23,000 has been collected so far, split among State, County, and School Districts. Loving County historical rates show 81 percent in 1931, 88 percent in 1932, and half in 1935.
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Hardin Ross
Ross
Whalen Party Attends Barstow Dance and Red Bluff Visit
R E Whalen spent the week in McCamey on business. Mr and Mrs Burton Boatright and Mr and Mrs George, plus Miss Stella Mae Card and Mervin Whalen attended the Barstow dance Tuesday evening. Dr Harry Davidson, stationed at the Red Bluff dam, visited Pecos Sunday night with friends. Townley was visiting.
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Mervin Whalen
Stella Mae
Burton Boaught
Townley
Pecos
Ose
George
Burton Boatright
Stella Mae Card
Barstow
Harry Davidson
Red Bluff
Stawas
Congress Urges Five CCC Camps for Big Bend Park
Rep. Ewing Thomason asks the National Park Service to establish five Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Brewster and Presidio counties to prepare roads trails build lodges and dams for a proposed international park in Big Bend Texas. Secretary Ickes supports united action with Mexico.
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Big Bend
Texas
Ewing Thomason
National Park Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
Brewster
Presidio
CCC
Thomason
Ickes
United Action Sovernment
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Ole Feros Enterprise and Gasher
Hebs Printing Company
Merica
Jack Hawkins
Barney Hubgs
Toyah News
Delsief Burchard
A. B. Tinnin Jr
van Horn
Joe Hopper
Felix Schultz
Mrs. H. I. Derrick
Mrs. Derrick
Big Spring
FE. Scott
Marshall
T. & PL. Hospital
Harold Parks
Daug Small Liter
Mrs. i
Conoco
Ank Joplin, Me
Italy
Arena
Ss. Johnson
Jack Hubbs
Stockton
Harley Thomps
C. C. Jones
Sisk Dry Goods
M. Lawson
PF Paso
W. L. Rhody
Mesdames Ys. Taylor
M. S. Brett
Mislou Cone
Pyote
Amos
Oscar. Fox
Mryr
J. B. Cashell
Cos Sanitarium
W. D. Joion
Kansas City
Ek. M. Bi
Wichitralls
Sedan
Dean
Stockard Motor Co
Monahans
Dave Sudderth
Versong
W. R. Rhodes
Ing Machine Co
Singer
Mentone Monitor
Loving County
R. E. Whalen
McCamey
Washington
Pieduresay
Lockie Hotel
Sia Bor
Vtewav
Mrha 2
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