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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1938
Page
6
Governor Allred designates April 3 to 10 as State Clean-Up and Paint-Up Week. Health officer Dr Geo W Cox urges Texans to remove winter debris to curb disease, improve sanitation, and present Texas well to visitors.
Mr and Mrs H C Lackey of Fort Worth spent the prior weekend visiting Dr and Mrs Byron Lackey. They departed Tuesday to return home.
The Enterprise is authorized to announce the following candidates for office, subject to action of the Democratic primaries.
Representative 88th District James H Goodman A T Folsom. County and District Clerk Hollis S Smith Isora Duracy. Commissioner Precinct 2 Reeves S Burchard J J Pope Re election Aubrey Duncan. Sheriff Assessor Collector Louis Roberson. County Judge J B Woolfolk. County Treasurer J B Hudson. County Attorney Bob Penn. Commissioner Precinct 1 Holsey Glover Earl Ligon Sr. Commissioner Precinct 3 John Coffey Henry Jones. Commissioner Precinct 4 Stock Ingle. Justice of the Peace Prec 1 B A Oden. Constable Prec 1 Bud Hart.
The slate lists B A Toliver for mayor and Marvin Cowan for city secretary along with marshal candidates F D Tuffy Alley and L H Red O Neil. The names indicate a local election slate for city leadership positions including mayor secretary and marshal with party or faction tags not provided. Leaders are named individuals seeking key municipal offices.
Mrs Jack Hawkins and Mrs Whit Waide visited friends and handled business affairs in Monahans on Monday, reporting a routine social and civic day in the border town.
Mr and Mrs Jack Hubbs of Fort Stockton were here Sunday visiting with Mr and Mrs Barney Hubbs and other relatives.
Dr Hilliard Camp and Harry Hinkle returned the first of the week from Guaymas Mexico where they spent several days on a fishing expedition with plans to resume daily duties soon.
Notice sets April 5 1938 election in Red Bluff Water Power Control District for tax assessor collector across eight precincts in Loving Ward Reeves and Pecos counties. It lists precinct boundaries, voting places and officials, and declares the election writ issued by the district board on March 1 1938.
Ranchers from Pecos and Toyah sold and bought numerous cattle and horses in deals with Aubrey Duncan Bill Daniel Ab Tinnin and others. Buyers include Anderson Daniel Kelton Kyle L W Anderson George Daniel Weatherby Crum Porter Burkholder Black Wadley Jackson and Smith Fauss. Shipments target Littlefield and Brownfield with deliveries in March and May.
COLLEGE STATION March 10 The Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee urged farmers to inform themselves about the new farm act and the March 12 cotton marketing quota referendum. Geo Slaughter Wharton chairman said producers must determine quotas effects on themselves and others. State AAA officers and county agents will distribute details. committee to work with Extension Service in broad information campaign.
Austin report outlines pool safety standards and capacity rules. A 50 000 gallon pool may hold 1 000 bathers before water change. Recirculation at 2000 gallons per hour for 12 hours serves 480 daily bathers, while 24 hour recirculation supports 960. Total bathers must not exceed 20 per 1 000 gallons. Nude bathing is advised for men only pools. women pools should use simple suits.
Mr and Mrs Pat Hill departed Monday for Arizona to join friends and then travel to Mexico City for a two week visit. Miss Genelle Wilhite a high school Spanish teacher visited relatives and friends in Lubbock over the weekend.
Clarence Clark of Van Zandt County becomes the first Texan tentatively approved for a land purchase loan under the Bankhead Jones Act. He will receive $6,003.50 to buy and improve 141 acres, with 3 percent interest, forty year terms, and no down payment required. Officials say strict purchaser and land selection plus supervision reduce risk as 145 others are chosen from 2,000 applicants across 23 Texas counties.
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research shows 97,947 Texas workers employed in January, up 6.7 percent from January 1937, across 2,460 establishments. January payrolls total 2,412,014, up 14 percent year over year, with manufacturing payrolls up 12.5 percent. Amarillo, Austin, Galveston, and Houston lead in employment and payroll gains.
Olin Green traveled to Fort Worth on a business trip last week and returned to Pecos on Sunday.
R. L. Bowen president of the Community Public Service Company and Jack Harris merchandising manager visited here this week in a company plane en route to El Paso. The visit highlighted company plans and regional operations as they traveled.
Frank Clark, a salesman for Galbraith Steel and Supply Co., traveled to Lubbock on the first of the week and returned Wednesday after a business trip.
Mr and Mrs E W Penn Miss Gladys Lewis Bob Penn Leon White of Kermit and C C Wagg ett visited at the Carlsbad Caverns Sunday.
Miss Jane Guinn and Miss Geraldine Holmes, both Pecos elementary teachers, visited Abilene last weekend with relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Raymon Pouncey traveled to Abilene last weekend to visit friends and share a social excursion with their hosts.
AUSTIN March 10 The reported farm cash income in Texas for January was 2 5 million dollars, up from the prior January. Dr F A Buechel notes the gain as nine percent, citing the Bureau of Basket Research University of Texas data. The January index stands at 978 based on 1928 32 averages, with December at 1192 and last January at 904.
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