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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1938
Page
2
Publisher and editor names listed for Pecos Texas papers from 1887 to 1925. Notice states second class matter posting, office copy deadline is Wednesday to insure current issue publication.
The speaker notes that dictation makes spelling complex words easier and expresses doubt about those who claim complete knowledge of chicken keeping, suggesting humility and learning remain open to all.
The Laura well shows strong signs of a future gusher after weeks of visitor bans. Pecos plans a trades day with farmers trading goods locally. Electric lights return to Pecos soon, aiding growth. A nine team will play summer baseball under Pecos colors, organized by a fan commission. Chamber of Commerce trips include Balmorhea and Saragosa. Red Bluff Water District validation moves forward in Austin with Judge Starley reporting progress.
A carload of government flour totaling 44 000 pounds valued around 850 arrived in Pecos Thursday night for Reeves county distribution to the needy. Bank moratorium by President Roosevelt has banks closed to all but changing and traveler's checks. A breadline formed Thursday morning as 75 unemployed lined up for coffee, after being ejected from a T P train. Texas Louisiana Power Company proposes new lower rate schedules submitted to the city council Thursday night.
An estimate puts the number of automobiles scrapped in 1937 between 2.5 million and 3 million. The figure reflects a large decline in vehicle usage and a surge in recycled metal amid economic conditions of the era.
Abner Weaver and Cicero along with Elviry star in Swing Your Lady at Grand Theatre Sun. Man. The trio reflect on 25 years depicting Ozark hillbillies and the public’s reaction. They note the real hillbilly music loved by Ozark mountain folk and reject sensational yodeling in their songs.
A unified drive by state agencies seeks health and fire protection through a State Clean-Up Week from April 3 to 10. The plan targets yard and premises cleaning, alley sanitation, and removal of fire hazards across Texas.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce will hold its twentieth annual convention in Wichita Falls April 25 to 27 with the theme A Square Deal for the Producer. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia will speak on April 26 afternoon as the city prepares to host about 5 000 registered delegates and thousands more visitors. Milburn McCarty D A Bandeen Wilburn Page lead the planning with civic leader E M Crump heading the host city committee and Walter D Cline and Albert E Kelly as vice chairmen.
Judge and Mrs J B Woolfolk attended to business affairs and visited with friends in El Paso last weekend.
One hundred forty four lives were lost on Tex as streets and highways in January accidents a drop of 14 from 1937. Injury toll reached 1,378 in 1,355 crashes with 216 pedestrians involved and 40 killed. Intoxicated driving rose with 117 of 1,647 drivers charged. A new accident type involved nine injuries from failed door closures while cars moved.
Mrs E J Weyer who has been staying with relatives in Lo Angeles for months visited here last week with Judge and Mrs J A Crane. She left at the start of the week to spend a short time in Lubbock with Mr and Mrs A B Cooksey and sons Melvin and Dudley.
Mr and Mrs N F Chapman of Canyon spent the last weekend visiting relatives and friends here. They departed the first of the week bound for El Paso.
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