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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1933
Page
3
The article reports a projected federal, state, and municipal cost reduction totaling about 5 billion dollars over two years. It cites the new law empowering President Roosevelt to adjust veterans costs and cut civil service spending, with major savings in New York City and other large states.
Lee Simmons takes command of Texas penal institutions amid fiscal turmoil and implements reforms to create a self supporting system.
Pecos Times reports Mexican snipers along the Van Horn to El Paso highway firing on travelers and warns all would be travelers to avoid the route. Also notes highway work on Pecos Barstow and related roads, hog shipments to Fort Worth, a 50 cent school tax levy vote, a Tyah oil house fire, and blistered hands from firefighting efforts.
A lamb born near Junction in Kimble County had two rear ends but only one pair of forelegs. It lived several weeks. Scientists say such mutations come from incomplete chromosome separation in the mother’s germ cells, while complete separation would yield twins.
Post office leases a concrete building in Toyah for a new Pecos office. Baygent Coaches headquarter moves to Marfa area. Local residents and visitors attend federal court sessions. Groundbreak for Hotel Graham and Mint Case opening slated. Industrial surveys, street paving plans, and health of local tourism discussed. Several officials and businessmen travel to El Paso and Fort Stockton. Weathered by sandstorms, local travel and social visits noted.
Deputy Pink Harbert of Brogado reports the capture of Mexicans who stole saddles from the Moore boys, detailing the seizure and return of the property.
Developments reported in northern Reeves and Culberson counties reveal a narrow gauge railroad construction from Orla to the sulphur fields by a Michigan company and partners. The project aims to improve transport of minerals and boost regional industry.
An ad touts Sargon Soft Mass Pills as a natural liver and bowel cleanse. It claims bile stimulation clears bile stagnation, stops fermentation, and improves digestion, energy, and appearance. It contrasts with calomel and laxatives and urges readers to buy via a city pharmacy in Atlanta.
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