Water system plan eyed for Pecos city needs
Civil Engineer Brook of Palestine presents a soft water system for Pecos, estimating 13 miles of eight inch mains, 250 gallons per minute, serving 13 000 people. Total install cost 848 870 for two plants plus operating costs of 870 monthly and revenue from 35 percent capacity at 4 cents per 1000 gallons could cover expenses and yield profit. city council and merchants urged to study plan for Pecos residents.
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Brook
Palestine
Pecos
Commercial Cub
Fire Boys Praised for Notable Service in Pecos Shops Fire
Chief B Kiser leads Pecos Volunteer Fire Department as Pecos Valley Southern Railroad Company sends $25 as a token of appreciation for the splendid work by the fire boys during the recent fire in the company shops. The note urges broader community support for the volunteer force.
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Bk. B. Kiser
Fire Department
Ecos Valley Southern Railroad Company
Pecos
Andersén
Pecos Train Run Delayed Plot Foiled by Locals
In Pecos, No 5 arrived on time due to a premeditated setup by Jim Eis known as Young Casey Jones and conductor John Kane. They left Big Spring 75 minutes late, made Pyote on schedule, and reached Pecos 29.75 seconds early, earning praise from eastern towns for the stunt.
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Pecos
Jin
Jim Eis
Casey Jones
Jno. Kaneman
West Texas
Big Spring
Pyote
Anpstern
Moody in Bad With West Texas Landowners
Governor Dan Moody lost broad West Texas support after vetoing a small land bill that passed the Legislature. West Texas associations reportedly discussed division of the state if land patents were not honored, though such talk was not taken seriously. Moody's concentration of executive legislative and judicial action strained relations with West Texas lawmakers.
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Dan Moody
West Texas
Red River Valley
Moody
Rons
Home Demonstration Work Brings Huge Returns
A&M College Extension Service reports home demonstration work valued at 5 284 812 dollars to farm families last year. 15 433 girls and 19 068 women participated in 99 counties, reaching nearly 35 000 individuals. Food preservation led at over 2 000 000 dollars, poultry close to 1 750 000, gardens nearly 500 000, and dairy products 113 224. Better diet and living standards accompany increased farm income. clothing and home improvements also show large impacts. Texas leads with 105 county agents. 8 counties await agents as funds become available.
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Miss Horton
Texas
The Tightwad and the Beaten Beehive Incident
A stingy man borrows his neighbor s paper and his son is stung by bees on the way home. He loses flesh on a barbed wire fence while aiding his son, ruins clothes, and causes a cascade of mishaps including a cow eating corn, a cream spill drowning kittens, a broken leg, and the elopement of his daughter with the hired man. The piece closes with a moral praise for subscribing to the home paper and notes cattlemen s beef bull campaign in Colorado County and a sewer project in Big Spring.
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George Rice
Western Air Express
A &4
Columbus
Colorado County
D. PD. Clinton
Stranger strolls shop asks for new floorwalker
A timid stranger in a store triggers the floorwalker who challenges him about shopping. The man reveals he owns the outfit bought just yesterday. The fragment references a line about pencil composition and ends with Petunia and Pansy Plants.
Terracing boosts cotton yields for Lane near Shamrock
B R Lane near Shamrock says curved cotton rows are hard on ankles but profitable. After terracing 26 acres with county agent Broun, he harvested 15 bales versus 11 on 50 acres nearby, a three to one gain. Texas farmers reported 3.5 million dollars in cooperative trade and over 600,000 terraced acres in 1928. A Dallas News closing quip uses a humorous line about marryings.
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B. R. Lane
Texas
Cheyenne Poised for Growth as Rail and Oil Beat On
Cheyenne stands as a rail and oil hub with the Texas and New Mexico railroad terminus driving freight to pipelines, wells, and tank facilities. With two new oil wells, line laying, and heavy investment by Texas Electric Service and utilities, the town is set for rapid expansion and numerous new businesses and jobs in the near term.
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Cheyenne
Texas and New Mexico
New Mexico
Winkler County
Wink
West
Texas
Texas Electric Service Company
Proper Age to Marry Put at 22 for Women
Memphis Tennessee report quotes Mrs Margaret Well Wood sex education advocate. She says a young man should not marry until 25 and a girl until 22, based on studies of early marriage. She urged sex education in public schools beyond high school to address widespread issues.
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Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Well Wood
Marriage and Parenthood Views from Mrs Woods
Mrs Woods argues that youths are not ready for parenthood and that marriage should aim for procreation. She contends premarital birth control is inappropriate and that those unable to bear children should consider adoption, emphasizing the desire for children as a source of happiness.
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Reeves County Record
Fire Boys
Way
Texas Land Owners
George Bernard Shaw
Kansas City
Western Air
Chevrolet
East Third Street
Detroit News
Farmers’ Associations
A. and M. College Extension Service
Dallas News
Ildren
Laundries
Pecos Laundry Y Via Good Town
H. P. Davis
Mgr
Higginbotham-Bartlett
Higginbotham-Bartlett Lumber Co
T. ¥. Casey
Pecos Enterprise
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