Rabid coyote attacks and rancher cattle losses in West Texas
Citizens in Monahans Kermit Midland area report rabid coyote outbreaks injuring hogs cows and sheep. Ranchers seek state relief as the animal control division plans an intensive poisoning and trapping campaign across Ward Winkler Hector and Loving counties. Cowboys arm for defense amid growing fear and property losses.
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Carrie
Iber
Monahans
Thomas
Kermit
Idland
Musi Les
Ken Regan
Austin
Ward
Winkler
Hector
Loving
SILLIMAN Evans Recall Sparks West Texas News Drive
Evans SILLIMAN, long a Pecos based staff correspondent for the program, earned notice for advancing post office reporting in West Texas towns. He was appointed fourth at the postmaster general’s office, coinciding with President Roosevelt’s era.
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Silliman Evans
Pecos
West Texas
Quest
Coes
Vans
Roosevelt
Ely Brake al Tradt
Interscholastic League Meet Set for Pecos Friday and Saturday
The annual Interscholastic League Meet will be held in Pecos on March 31 and April 1. Literary events start at 1:00 P M Friday with debate, declamation, essay writing, spelling, music memory, choral clubs, and art contests. Athletic contests begin 9:00 A M Saturday at Rotary Field, featuring playground ball and volleyball and senior junior boys and girls events. Superintendent Guy E Walker is general supervisor with several directors handling debate, declamation, extemporaneous speech, essay, athletics, spelling, music memory, arithmetic, and art for Pecos and nearby towns.
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Pecos
Rotary Field
Cenior
Guy E. Walker
Ross
Reimerhea
Crouch
Balmorhea
Ixtempo
Pecos Man Aims at Rotary Governor Post
John Miller, president of Red Bluff Water Improvement District, says a district directors meeting will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at Hotel Brandon with property owner committees from the Pecos Valley to discuss a reply to the Texas Attorney General. The Pecos Rotary Club plans a large delegation to the Albuquerque district convention April 17-18, aiming to elect William Kerr as District Governor, with Kerr likely to win. Seventeen clubs fall under the district in West Texas and all of New Mexico.
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Bluff Water Improvement District
Hotel Brandon
Tecos
Texas
Tpecos Rotary Club
Albuquerque
N. M
William TL. Kerr
Pecos Group
Kerr
West Texas
New Mexico
Sevnteen
Pecos businessmen visit Toyah Balmorhea Saragosa on chamber trip
About 30 Pecos merchants toured Toyah Balmorhea Saragosa and Toyahvale on the Chamber of Commerce goodwill excursion. They traveled in nine cars stopping at Davis Mountain filling station Phantom Lake and the Experiment farm while hosts welcomed them with courtesy and conversations.
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Toyah
Balmorhea
Saregosa
Toyahvale
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Davis Mountain
J. O. Casparis
Tovahvale
Phantom Lake
Toynhvile
Saragosa
J. J. Bayles
Errave
Lion Kite Tournament Planned for April in Pecos
Pecos Lions club plans the annual kite tournament in mid April with date to be announced. Rev Gus Ramage and R H Blackwell named to arrange details. W L Sherrod J Biggs and L J Wood to assemble prizes. The event draws large, creative entries from local boys.
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Pecos Lions Club
Pecos Boys
Gus Ramage
R. H. Blackwell
Lions
W. L. Sherrod
J. ¥. Biggs
L. J. Wood
Lions District Meet Set for Pecos with Interclub Events
Pecos hosts Lions representatives from Alpine Fort Stockton Rankin McCamey Big Lake and Wink as Friday events begin at 1 PM with a men’s golf tournament and a women’s bridge party at the country club. Local plans also show the new Pecos post office federal building with Wyatt Hedrick firm architect H P Koeppa presenting site and title transfer steps.
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Pecos Lions
Pecos Club
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Rankin
McCamey
Big Lake
Wink
Pecos Post Office
Pecos
H. P. Koeppa
Fort Worth
Wyatt C. Hedrick
West Side Location Selected for State Highway Shops Pecos
Division offices of the state highway department will move from Balmorhea to Pecos, with the maintenance house remaining in Balmorhea. A full block on the Bankhead Highway near Third and Fourth streets was purchased from Ben T. Biggs for 500 dollars. No removal date set. Pecos Chamber aided site search.
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State Highway Department
Ben T. Biggs
Bankhead Highway
Balmorhea
Biggs
Pecos
Pecos and Crane Representatives Lead Lacey Dissolution
HL Hudson of Pecos and J I Cotten of Crane represented Lacey in a legal matter as reported by The Texan. The communication notes involvement of Pecos and Crane figures in the proceedings with reference to Lacey.
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Curiine
Caihy
HL Hudson
Pecos
J. I. Cotten
Crane
Lacey
County Audit Under Way by F W Turner in Week
The county's books are being audited this week by F W Turner CPA of Wacow. The audit, required by a long standing contract with the commissioners court, should be finished within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Turner
Certified Public Accountant
Wacow
Commissioners’ Court
Three Carloads of Calves Sold from Kent Ranch
Tiree carloads of calves totaling 154 head were shipped Tuesday from Kent bound for Kansas. The cattle were sold from the Double Circle ranch to J. W Whent of Coahoma Texas.
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Tiree
Kent
Tots
Kansas
Double Circle Ranch
J. W Whent
Coahoma
Texas
Dallas hosts one of Southwest’s largest medical meetings
Dr Jim Camp attended the Pan American Medical Association session in Dallas early this week. The gathering is described as among the region’s largest medical conferences this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Camp
Pan-American Medical Association
Dallas
Southwest
Rattlers Killed at Penwell Total 92 Snakes Brought Out
Reports from Penwell say Chestnut of Phillips camp and Smith of Judkins raided a rattlesnake den last week and brought out 92 snakes including a six foot specimen marking a record for the year.
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Penwell
Chestnut
Phillips
Smith
Judkins
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