17 Mar 1939
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
1
Reeves County faces collection shortfall as about 72 percent of total assessments are paid. With June second payments, the rate may reach around 80 percent, but nonpayers shift the burden to compliant taxpayers. County Commissioners Court orders a delinquent list publication once compiled, warning delinquent names will appear.
A government notice details delays in payments to contractors Reeves and Warf county due to numerous applications. Agent Ted Johns oversees refunds while accounting gaps point to private contractors handling funds. The report cites mismanagement and late disbursements affecting teachers and local entities.
The Pecos School Board approved a 65 cent maintenance tax for the new four district area including Pecos Orla Patr ose and Saragossa. Property owners in the old Pecos Independent School District will bear an additional 35 cent levy to cover interest on outstanding bonds. The authority to levy the tax comes from a recent called election.
Voters in the newly created Pecos Taaff District will elect seven trustees on April 1. A bond cancellation vote on $56 009 remains on the ballot representing unissued portions of a prior 120 000 bond issue for an elementary school project and repairs.
State Board Member Jese Watson visited here briefly this week in the office of County Agency Junusion. He was returning from College Station where he attended conferences with U.S. Department of Agriculture and other officials. Discussions focused on the AAA range program in the southern and western Tennessee regions.
Continuation of goodwill tours for the Peco nigh bania near Weitnester on March 22. The organization will visit Bermit with musicians scheduled to play at 10 30 a.m. In Bermt the group is set to perform in the afternoon and plans to return home shortly after.
Henry G. Russell submitted his resignation Thursday morning as a member of the Pecos School Board to Judge J. B. Woolfolk, secretary of the county board of trainees. The text includes garbled OCR fragments surrounding the event.
Report of expanded roster for the Pecos roping event with multiple officials and representatives from West Sense groups. Mentions attendees including Fort Davis, Suere Bianca, and others, plus invites from Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma for an April meeting.
The senior class presents a three act farce titled Who Wouldnt Be Crazy. The plot centers on characters from an asylum with Miss Biggs as the lead and a cast including Floyd Stephen Libgan Cowan Walter Stephen Ervlene Bowell Doris Calley and students and faculty from Samaritan Hospital. Jim Weill directs assisted by Edward Scott with Marguerite Justis and Doris Cilievy providing special contributions and Mae Lacy handling costumes.
A chaotic obituary style list details mourners and donors for a cemetery fund drive. Names including Polly Payne Aubrey Soweweke and George Mase appear alongside varied contributions and posthumous notices, with a focus on community support and service. The piece references local officials and multiple donors totaling various sums, illustrating a mid campaign progress report.
On the Barstow farm near Barstow the stock feed lots sold cattle this week. Patricks of Barstow weighed 450 pounds for young steers and heifers. buyers Cel Sherwie of Brierling, Cod., and Nepreste of Fenton D. Alley purchased the cattle. Steers weighed 800 pounds and heifers 740 pounds at sale.
Approximately 76 vehicles registered in Reeves county on Thursday with 16 to buy tags. Fewer than 200 private owner autos modified, plus 3 trucks and 25 farm tractors. State Highway District emphasizes Pecos focus and outlines local employment, payroll, and spending figures.
The note states dances at the Pecos gym after the senior pinay toursday night and the junior senior banquet in April were authorized this week by the senior director.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a location description near West Lane and Seion, with mentions of MOTEDALE, blocks and plots, plus names Fravakley and Frances. Text is garbled, unclear, and lacks a coherent event or date.
Odessans invite a group of visitors for a March 22 26 event at Lions Club in Odessa with talks by International President Dexter. Severa guests plan to attend the district meeting in El Paso May 4 5 and 7 and join Mexican Lions meetings at Suarez New Mexico and Las Cruces. The program includes parade wall dinner and entertainment with a speech by Dexter.
A proclamation fixes Tuesday April 6 as the city election date and Friday March 24 as the filing deadline for two mayoral seats. Terms of J. B. Heard and Bev Colowel expire next month.
Fragmentary notes show Ke Ben or Dokeys linked to the Knights of Pythias and Haram Temple in San Antonio. Mentions Bexar Temple and a barbecue event at a temple location with ceremonial plans and potential leadership roles.
A fragmented notice from a Texas paper describes a church service at the Kuasive Chapel in El Paso with Reverend J. McGill and Vincent Antonioe among others officiating. The item references Pythians and a gathering in the chapel for a religious observance.
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