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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1934
Page
1
The Pecos area buzzes as 20 wildcatters push into West Texas testing territory. Courageous promoters stake money on possible big wells, hoping to revive local prospects while several signboards and a mystery watch case add to the Pecos tale.
Report fragment notes a TOUD Club meeting with Orient Hawkins and others as chairmen and officers. The text includes garbled attendance figures and stray phrases about a sanitarium and a farming sketch, with dated references and unclear roles.
S J Grove and Sons of Minneapolis led by E J Lease await a work order from Red Bluff Water Pool Control District before starting at the Pecos dam site. A heavy bridge across the Pecos River will precede a diversion tunnel, housing, and commissary facilities with Keystone Commissary Co of Pittsburg holding the site concession. Judge J E Starley reports government delays in funding but progress remains, with final legal steps near and construction likely within 30 days.
J. Edd Glenn styles himself the Hound Dog candidate for Texas governor. He is a farmer living near Kopers, a small Bosque County town, Texas.
Mary Isathryn Reeder received first place in the inter class declamation at the high school. Hinzel Propp took second with other sophomores among the contestants. The annual event awards a large silver cup to the winning class based on overall points.
First cash from a government secured home loan reached Pecos this week. Attorney Henry Russell said the loan, about 1500 dollars, was for L. A. Martins home. Tax payments of roughly 150 followed. More loans have been approved and payments await.
Legion members in a Tuesday meeting approve plans to buy Daves Hall and relocate it to American Legion land. If completed, the hall will serve as a Legion home and meeting place for the local Boy Scout troop, with the annual July 4 rodeo also to continue under Carl Eddins in charge.
The Lions club will present the annual play Deacon Cups on Thursday March 22 at the high school auditorium to benefit the well being. An all star cast will perform this popular comedy and the Lions club ensemble led by Lion Pop Biggs offers a Follies extra feature.
Mr and Mrs J M Avary of Pecos announce the birth of their child. The family expresses joy at the arrival and shares happiness with relatives and friends.
C H Lockhart, noted oil operator, blocks up 12500 acres in Reeves County southwest for an oil well to be spudded before May 1. The C Hi Lockhart No 1 W D Johnson will be in Section 8, block C 18, Public School Lands, about six miles east of Davis Mountain filling station.
A Pecos incident reports two intoxicated girls found on a highway on a Saturday evening. City official Mr O'Neil was summoned to supervise them and Red aided in ensuring they were properly dressed. Two local boys were arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
City politics show heightened races in the county clerk and county judge contests. Six contenders vie for the clerk seat while two candidates contend for the judge position.
Mayor B A Toliver authorizes the Enterprise to list his name for reelection. The mayor, who has earned praise as a hardworking conscientious official, offers no personal statement, while the Enterprise presents his candidacy to voters.
J E Cunningham of Dallas announced a new wildcat prospect in Reeves county near Toyah. The well will be drilled 1650 feet north of the south line and 2310 feet west of the east lines of Altman Survey No 1 to 4100 feet, aiming for the Delaware sand. Major companies have acreage around the site, near a shallow well that yielded a strong gas show at 640 feet.
W F Howard appears among candidates for re election as city alderman. He notes his role in current administration projects in formative stages and aims to see them through. His familiarity with city business and state developments supports his qualification for a vital city role.
G. G. Breen announced the Enterprise will carry his name as a candidate for re election to the office of alderman. He offered no statement beyond noting his city affair ties have left municipal projects unfinished and he seeks another term to finish them.
Dan Mount representing Southwestern Life Insurance and known as Dan the Insurance Man returned this week from a company school of instruction at Abilene. He said that Judge Charles O Donnell, former vice president, and V. Vardell were involved in the ded press activities.
H P Davis reports from Washington that Pecos has strong odds for the promised 185000 federal building. He notes new construction funds are curtailed but emergency projects are reviewed with Texas low on the list. The Pecos proposal may proceed on a federal court basis though not for a new post office.
Now is the time to do spring cleaning and various odd jobs around the house. Call 229 to be connected with the relief office which will assign house or yard work to those in need and relieve suffering by providing help.
Rev. C. R. Wade will preach in the pulpit both morning and evening next Sunday starting a series on family life. The first sermon titled Why Marry will open the series with subsequent topics Choosing a Wife and Choosing a Husband to follow on the next two Sundays. Mayor B. A. Toliver will give a brief address preceding the sermon.
Local notice shows Barney Hubbs again seeking election plans and candidacy details. The fragmentary text indicates a political bid and upcoming campaign activity amid an uncertain local context.
Pecos high school will be well represented at the Interscholastic League county meet in Toyah on March 24. Superintendent Winn of Toyah directs all events with Coach Connally coordinating athletics. Pecos, Toyah, Balmorhea, Saragosa will compete in both literary and athletic tests.
About 30 leading El Paso professionals toured Pecos on a goodwill visit, arriving from Toyah and Balmorhea. A welcoming committee greeted them, and at 7:30 the high school auditorium hosted a banquet with Pecos and El Paso speakers expressing friendship and cooperation.
Ely a committee member asks State Senator Regan to obtain traffic data to determine if the Pecos Saragosa road should have increased speed limits. The note emphasizes seeking equal treatment and faster data collection.
An executive from the Texas Power Company suffered non serious injuries after a mishap during an event. He was confined on recovering and receiving care while recuperating from his wounds.
Unclear OCR fragment notes damage rapidly after a unit in the army involved with Reverend R oC service. No clear names, places, or dates readable.
Texas Tech scientists journeyed toward Nogales and Pecos in search of Yaqui civilization, traveling in two Model A Fords with a supply truck. The expedition aims to penetrate this remote region rarely seen by white men as they pass through Pecos last Friday.
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