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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1935
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher announces its consolidation with the Pecos Valley News Reeves County record and other titles. The merger into The Enterprise and Gusher occurred on May 16 1925 under editors Jack Hawkins and manager Barney Hubgs.
Advertisement notes subscription rates for Telephone 1171 one year two twenty six months one dollar entered as Secord Glass Matter October 22 1915 Pecos Texas post office under act of March 8 1979 copy must be in office by Wednesday for publication in current issue.
Pecos voters face two key elections in April. City alderman seats to be filled on April 2 with four candidates, as the soft water works project looms. School trustees elected April 13 to guide rapid district growth. The Enterprise stays neutral, urging turnout and civic interest. A separate cooking school begins next Monday at Palace Theater with free sessions and prizes for attendees.
The Pecos High School senior class presented Air Castles to a packed auditorium of about 400 to 450, earning enthusiastic applause and laughter. Gloria McSherne led with strong acting alongside W. L. Cani as Brian Dexter and Kenneth Slack as Sir Alan, while the cast's smooth execution and engaging interludes drew frequent encores.
The Valley Theater presented a lively performance of Mountain Music with L I Morgan and Dor othy Ulrich among performers. Gloria Mc Shoremeam led the drama as the social climber wife, while Frank Mitchell and Juanita Neal drew praise for their roles. The audience responded with hearty applause as Willlie Fare Stakey and Mercedith Hart delivered standout turns, all under Mrs William J. Kerr direction with strong musical numbers and elegant costumes.
Reeves Want Loving and Winkler counties cotton growers near completion of signing for the 1935 cotton control program. Assistant administrator Joe Matthews says the past two weeks have been busy, with about 25 percent of work done. The plan calls for a 25 to 35 percent acreage reduction based on 1934-35 yields. Signers will contract for 1935 only, with rental seement and parity payments per pound for renters. Nearly all area growers have signed the acreage function contract.
The capital mourns the death of Justice Holmes aged nearly four, a jurist who endured two Civil War wounds and later served on the Supreme Court for more than a score of years. He was regarded as liberal in outlook.
A five piece string band known as the Hughes orchestra will perform at the Legion Halls on Saturday night. They will play both old time and modern music and promise uniformly high grade music after receiving a fine reception at Fort Stockton.
A worker identified as Carter was injured last week in an accident on an oil rig near Pyote. He is receiving treatment at a local hospital.
General Hugh Johnson led a forceful assault on Senator Long and Father Coughlin in New York last week. The exchange drew widespread attention at the capital, described as the sharpest verbal broadside yet directed at the two figures.
La bor S. Clay Williams, chairman of the National Industrial Recovery Board, quit last week amid an NRA inquiry. He reportedly wished to testify before a Congressional committee as a private citizen rather than as a government official.
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