Pecos Chamber Elects New Officers and Boosters Rally
Pecos Chamber of Commerce elects D. W. Bozeman president and I. J. Sims vice president with a roster of directors and a strong booster push. Mrs. J. W. Parker speaks on women's benefits, Alston of Lovington discusses Pecos road improvements, and Judge J. A. Drane predicts seven lean years followed by seven fat years. Edna Roberta Kesler, 14 months, dies after pneumonia. funeral held at home with Rev. Thurston officiating and burial in Fairview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Browning, Jr
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Johnston Cafe
D. W. Bozeman
Browning
I. J. Sims
J. C. Wilson
A. G. Taggart
M. W. Collie
Tom McClure
Walter Browning
Albert Sisk
Monroe Kerr
O. J. Green
Pecos Valley
Pecos
J. A. Drane
Drane
Edna Roberta Kesler
L. L. Thurston
Fairview Cemetery
Raymond Norwood
Donald Runyon
Adam Ross
John Hibdon, Jr
George
George, Who Was Especially Fond of Baby Sister
Ethel Hairston
Jewel Hollebeke
Helen Thurston
Mildred Ruhlen
Virginia
Little Sister
Bankhead Highway West of Midland to Be Completed
County officials and Judge Hunter report a trip to Austin secured federal and state aid to finish the Bankhead Highway through Ward Reeves Culberson and Hudspeth counties. Ward County will gain five miles west from Pyote to Barstow, with Pecos River bridge costs shared by federal and state funds. Reeves County roadwork will begin after bonds are sold, and Wildhorse gap plus other segments will complete the route to El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Couch
L. W. Anderson
Hunter
Culberson County
Austin
Ward, Reeves
Wildhorse
Culberson
Hudspeth
Pecos River
Reeves County
State Commission
Hill Country
Barstow
Sweetwater
Bankhead Highway
Anderson
Pecos
van Horn
Couch
Monahans Sands
Eny Im Che
el Paso
Home of H. A. Wren Destroyed by Fire Sunday
The home of H. A. Wren on the north side of the T and P tracks near the old Santa Fe station burned Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Browning witnessed the blaze and alerted the fire department, but a faulty chemical engine discharge and a gasoline shortage prevented saving the building. Household goods were saved, and the cause is blamed on a defective flue. Mr. Wren had declined insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Wren
Pecos
Fauntelroy Leads Highway Panel Visit to Pecos
Chief engineer Fauntelroy and the Highway Commission visit Pecos today to review ongoing highway construction projects and assess progress on the region's road program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauntelroy
Highway Commission of the Is
Pecos
Granger Starts Ramsey No 2 Oil Well With Rotary
In the Pecos field activity rises as Granger resumes drilling Ramsey No 2 about 560 feet deep near Toyah Bell. The rotary rig aims for quick progress with prospect favorable yet depth exceeds initial hopes. Wheat and Bell wells attract attention as funding and reports inch forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Ramsey NO. 2
Rotary
Pecos
Toyah Bell
Progress at the well cleanly extends water work and footage
The report notes satisfactory progress at the well with water shutdown and mud pump operation now smooth. Granger and Mix, both seasoned, lead efforts, and the Enterprise expects the well to come in with minimal expense and delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Mix
Mahoney City Man Divides Furniture After Quarrel
Walter Stokes of Mahoney City Pennsylvania quarreled with his wife and agreed to split their furniture fifty fifty. Mrs Stokes called police when Walter began to saw the table in half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stokes
Mahoney City
Chicago waiter nearly dies after young tipster vanishes
A Chicago waiter was shocked when eight year old Stanley Gust left a ten dollar tip on a thirty five cent meal. Before police could detain him he disappeared. His father reports Stanley ran away from home and has six more tips remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stanley Gust
Stanley
Bull with cooties burns after lime kiln accident
C E Moore of Coshocton painted his bull with coal oil to kill cooties. The animal neared a lime kiln, its hide caught fire, and it plunged under a straw stack. Reported that the cooties were gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Moore
Coshocton
Moore
Driller Is Scheduled to Recover Lodged Bit in Hershenson Well
Mr. Lan drum said arrangements with a local driller are under way to recover the bit lodged in the Hershenson well. The driller believes he can fish it out, with efforts made to minimize delay, as Hershenson interests are represented by Mr. Landrum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Ward County
Landrum
Hershenson
Tatum Lease Syndicate well shows potential oil prospect
J F Lawney field manager reports casing set in the Tatum well and water shut off at 1500 feet. Drilling continues at 1540 feet in a formation carrying oil and gas with expectations of production once through this layer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lawney
Tatum Lease Syndicate
Tatum
Sullivan Machine Co plans rapid diamond core drilling
Flood No. 1 on Section 42 Block 54 holds most machinery. Sullivan Machine Co exclusive owners of the diamond core patent will drill the well and aim to reach 3300 feet in sixty to ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Machine Co
Striped Bull and Shave Turn Circus Into Courtroom Tale
A dramatic scene unfolds as Judge Stickel of Atlantic City is confronted by a large barber who threatens him with a razor. The barber accuses the judge of sentencing his brother Bill Battle to the chair and remarks that the brother was “no good, anyway.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stickel
Atlantic City
Bill Battle
London
Mother Goose
Milwaukee class draws nude models sparks business interest
D C Watson started an evening art course for business men in Milwaukee. Interest grew after he announced that the class would study from nude models. The group now works actively, flicking glances at the model and correcting their drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Watson
Milwaukee
Electric Gin Co Inc to Erect Modern Plant
The Pecos town fire destroyed the Pecos Gin Co plant, but a bigger project rises. Electric Gin Company, capitalized at 15000, will build a fireproof plant with four eighty saw stands and a 75 to 80 bale daily capacity, powered by Pecos Power & Ice Co electricity, with D W Bozeman as president and J B Sullivan as VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Gin CO. Inc
Pecos Gin Co
The
Electric Gin Company
D. W. Bozeman
J. B. Sullivan
A. G. Taggart
Bud Maulding
E-L. Collings
J. A. Crane
Pecos Power & Ice Co
Kindergarten Program at Rialto Theater Delayed Yet Praised
The Rialto Theater hosted a Friday afternoon kindergarten PTA program with Mrs. H H Johnson and public school pupils performing pieces such as Our Country Flag and Mother Goose. Despite weather and delays from earlier attempts, the event drew praise for all participants and organizers including Mrs. Butler and Miss Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theater
Parent Teacher Association
H. H. Johnson
Our Country Flag—Glee Club
Sheldon Budaley
Mother Goose Party
Mary Magee
Simpkins
Bedkins
Alice Ezell
Helen Thurston
Glee Club
Johnson
Butler
Miss Smith
Businesslike cotton market venture to boost local growth
A planned community driven enterprise will operate on strict business principles. A capable manager from east or central Texas with cotton experience will be hired to assemble a team skilled in preparing a marketable product. The venture aims to be a dividend producing concern benefiting the local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bankhead
Angels
Midland
Commission
Wren
Aed
Mr. Wren
Babe
Babe Ruth
Houston
New Orleans
Ramsey NO
Hershenson Well
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!