Lottery Club Youth Week Prize List Delayed
Column delayed as grand jury meets this afternoon. Appreciation noted for prize donors and helpers in Youth Week. full donor list to be carried next week.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1934
Page
1
Deavin Luncheon Hear Judge Crane Talk Law
The Wednesday meeting at Brain Coffee Shop featured Crane discussing the history of court machinery and how the public can assist. The club voted to cancel next week's luncheon in favor of a sandwich spread at Judge J E Starley's home Tuesday night at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Law
Crane
S Club
Brain Coffee Shop
P Crane
Aso
Sanduwich
J. E. Starley
Pecos Business Leaders Set Carlsbad Good Will Trip
Pecos business men will leave next Wednesday morning on a Good Will trip to Carlsbad. The group will start at 9 50, travel together as much as possible, and a luncheon with Carlsbad Lions Rotarians and Chamber of Commerce will follow at noon. H P Davis coordinates plans to promote closer ties and tourist trade. help with transport is offered to those needing a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Carlsbad
H. P. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Theatre Money Night Pays £25 to Cowan
Thomas Cowan held the lucky number at Grand Theatre on Tuesday night and received the £25 weekly prize offered during money night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cowan
Grand Theatre
Mystery over Pecos largest cake weighs two hundred eighteen pounds
A Pecos event claimed the largest cake weight in West Texas with a 218½ pound bake. The cake baked by Mr. Stanley at Pecos City Bakery used Pillsbury products. Winners who guessed 218 or 219 pounds included Mrs. G. G. McKinnis and Charley Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Pillsbury
Stanley
Pecos City
G. G. McKinnis
P. D. Dowling
Inez Flores
Islais Rodriguez
J. W. Brooks
Charley Medanich
J. N. Miller
Charley Garett
Delegates From Area to Convene in Pecos Sunday
A 16th District American Legion convention meets at 1 p m Sunday in Pecos with headquarters at the Crockett Hotel and a court house business session. Dewey Richburg reports no registration fee. Delegates and alternates for the national convention and a state executive slate will be elected and later confirmed. Representatives from Alpine Van Horn Odessa El Paso Fabens Fort Bliss Midland Fort Stockton McCainey Irean Marfa Presidio Big Lake Balmorhea Wink Sanderson Monahans are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Richburg
The
Local Post
Alpine
van Horn
Odessa
el Paso
Fabens
Fort Bliss
Midland
Fort Stockton
McCainey
Irean
Marfa
Presidio
Big Lake
Balmorhea
Wink
Sanderson
Monahans
Pecos Youth Week Parade Draws 550 Children
About 550 Pecos school children marched downtown in a Youth Week tribute. The primary department won first prize for costumes depicting other lands. Tom and Brawley King led the drum corps. Jean Russell performed handsprings with the column. Fire truck headlined the procession. committee members were W. W. Dean H. H. Johnson and Charles Manahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Tom and
Brawley King
Jean Russell
W. W. Dean
H. H. Johnson
Charles Manahan
Students Express Their Appreciation for Rotary Youth Week
A group of Pecos high school seniors led by Earl Ligon and Ralph Williams Jr presented the Pecos Rotary Club with flowers to thank them for sponsoring Youth Week. Judge Crane spoke for the club. Jack Camp gave a get acquainted talk about Dr. Jim Camp. Bob Middleton performed a humorous skit featuring Harry Hinkle Ralph Sparks and Ralph Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ligon
Ralph Williams Jr
Pecos
Rain and Hail Reported in Pecos Area Tuesday
Rain and hail struck Pecos Tuesday from a westward dark cloud, brief yet intense. Hail was small and caused no damage while helping grass. cattlemen hoped for a longer deluge. Heavier hail and rain were noted north of Orla and west of Toyah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orla
Toyah
Visit by Tomi Jones with Young Bellaire Family
Tomi Jones formerly of Pecos and Magdalena New Mexico is visiting the Young Bellaire family with his relatives. He travels with his family to spend time in the area and reunite with friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomi Jones
Pecos
Magdalena
N. M
Young Bellaire
Pets And Kiddies Show Draws Large Local Crowd
Pecos Rotary Club sponsored a Youth Week pet show with about 200 children and many animals on the Williams Kerr Chevrolet lot. Judges named winners for most unusual pet owl Edgar Bessent and nanny Louise Allen, with other prizes for calf Henry Kelly and pony Marion Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams- Kerr Chevrolet Co
Williams- Kerr
Dudley Yard
J. F. Biggs
J. L. Kncannon
Oak Street
Henry Kelly
Louise Allen
Nannie
Edgar Bessent
the Owls
Nanny
Marion Russell
Jean Chapman
The
Mary Nabers
Billie Hamilton
Johnny May
Many Clever Hobbies Show Highlight Continues
A brief note on the Many Clever Hobbies Show mentions continued coverage on the next page attracting broad interest.
Here's Chance For Bachelors
A blunted personals note from El Paso offers marriage for cash to fund a child’s education. The 30 year old brunette describes herself as a good cook who prefers a quiet home life and invites interested men to write Mrs. H. PD. A. care Box One, Enterprise. The column encourages suitors to respond.
Red Bluff Water Power Project Bank Depository Named
The El Paso National Bank of El Paso will act as depository for funds of the Red Bluff Water Power Control District. Judge J. E. Starley, attorney for the district, conferred with bank officials Monday. Directors will ratify at next meeting. preliminaries for construction proceed. government funds may be requisitioned soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso National Bank of el Paso
Red Bluff Water Power Control District
J. E .Starley
Red Bluff
Mother's Day Stamps Go On Sale In Pecos
The United States Post Office Department issued special Mother's Day stamps to honor American mothers and Pecos received 10 000 of the enlarged stamps. Each stamp bears a reproduction of Whistler's Mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
United States Post Office Department
Mothers of America
Whistler
Colloidal Plant Foods Develops Northwestern Sulphur Ore
The Colloidal Plant Foods Company quietly advances sulfur ore development in northwestern Reeves and Culberson counties. A mill at Orla crushes ore for soil replenisher product shipped as three carloads on the Santa Fe. The venture, backed by East Texas capital, aims to restore soil chemistry long worn by cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colloidal Plant Foods Company
Reeves
Culberson
East Texas Capital
Orla
Yard Secretary Elected at Texas Hotel Convention
Dudley Yard, managing director of Hotel Brandon, was chosen Secretary of the Texas Hotel Association west Texas district at the Big Spring convention last Saturday. Jack Chaney of El Paso’s Hotel Del Norte and Dusty Waller of El Paso’s Hotel Hilton were elected president and vice president respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Yard
Hotel Brandon
Texas Hotel Association
West Texas
Big Spring
Jack Chaney
E1 Paso
Hotel del
Opening of the game fishing season draws crowds to Lake Balmorhea
Tuesday saw a large influx of anglers on Lake Balmorhea for the opening fishing season. Among those reporting luck were Dr. J. L. Kincannon John Correll and Dr. C. D. Gipson. Additional local anglers on the first day included Dewey Richburg Bike Simmons J. P. Monday and Mr and Mrs Finley and Harold Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Balmorhea
J. L. Kincannon
John Correll
C. D. Gipson
Enterprise Office
Dewey Richburg
Bike Simmons
J. P
Mrs. Finley
Harold Davis
Elections for school offices next school year held Friday
Elections for school offices during the next school year were being held in the schools Friday.
Pecos to Host Fifth Annual American Legion Rodeo
Rod eo Chairman Carl Eddins announces July 3 and 4 Pecos rodeo with racing base ball and cowboy dances. Prizes near 1000 dollars lure lariat artists and events include bronc riding calf roping steer riding and bull dogging. World entrants welcome no handicap. Three dances and four baseball games daily plus parade and a rodeo queen selection on day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
Eddins
Broadway Caravan Due Here Sunday for Dallas Trip
A caravan of cars headed from points west of Pecos to the Broadway of America Highway Association convention in Dallas will pass Pecos Sunday afternoon at 3 15. They stop 15 minutes, then continue eastward. Dudley Yard leads Pecos welcoming efforts and local business leaders may join the caravan for the Dallas event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Broadway of America Highway Association
Dallas
Dudley Yard
Naval Equipment Overlanded to Norfolk Carrier Support
A nine-truck U S Navy convoy traveled overland to Norfolk Virginia led by Lt F C Fox spending Sunday night at the Triangle Camp Pecos. The gas or ine and equipment fleet departed San Diego six days earlier and will join aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga which were sent through the Panama Canal last week en route to Norfolk, expected May 7 arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
U. S. Navy
Pecos
Tri- Angle Camp
Feet
F. C. Fox
Norfolk
Virginia
Lexington
Saratoga
Panama Canal
San Diego
Grisham and Hunter Drill Wildcat Well South of Town
The Grisham and Hunter Corporation spudded a wildcat well about 22 miles south of town on the Lake ranch this week and is now drilling. The report from the Enterprise notes the test is a wildcat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grisham and Hunter Corporation
Lake Ranch
Ontario man seeks recipe for ovenized barbecue
J. W. Murphy of Camlachie Ontario requested a barbecue recipe from the Leader Grocery Company via Boulder Courts. He says he enjoyed the ovenized beef during a visit and asks for the same preparation, noting the Leader supplied the original barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Murphy
Camlachie
Ontario
Boulder Courts
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Leader Grocery Company
Leader
Loving Co test fails in north Loving county wildcat
Prospects for an extension to the Loving county oil pool faded as the T and P No 1 Rex Oil Company wildcat, 17 miles north of Mentone, reached 4500 feet with no gas or oil. The No 1 Richard and Gehle well produced 100 barrels daily from 4250 feet. Ward county shows new output with three wells in the week and two new locations reported in section 10, block 34, H and T C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving County
T. and P
Rex Oil Company Wildcat
Mentone
T. and P. Coal and Oil Co
Rex Oil Company
Wheat Pool
Ward County
California Company
York
N. and
T. C
S. Capitol
Pure-Bennett
Jack Leidecker
California
Rotary Week Highlights Youth Recoginition and Civic Events
The Pecos Rotary clubs hosts a packed week with a 550 child Youth Recognition parade, political rally, Health Day talks, Youth Night, and juvenile sports. Friday features a boys grand jury, city council, and a doll show at 4 30 in the afternoon with a parade preceding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Stack
Ralph Williams
Joe Bob Kelton
Bill Toliver
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Beautify Grounds Around City Hall
Work on the grounds around the new Pecos city hall is advancing rapidly. Relief office workers broke ground this week for grass and shrub layouts. The south plot will be sodded with flower beds around the building. The relief commission authorizes labor and funding until completion. Landscaping and sodding should finish within about thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Office
Relief Commission
Pecos
Property Owners Asked to Cooperate May Tax Renderings
City property owners are urged to visit City Hall in May to render property for city taxes. Secretary Earl Easterbrook is busy moving to the new hall and managing relief employment, so taxpayers are asked to cooperate. Jim Tubbs of Mona is noted as visiting on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Easterbrook
City Hall
Easterbrook
New Hall
Jim Tubbs
Monahans
Child bitten by rattlesnake near Pyote
Four year old Gilbert Whitefield of Pyote was bitten when he poked a finger into a ground hole. His mother took him toward Pecos for care. the father found the snake and killed a four foot rattler after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Whitefield
Pyote
Gilbert
Pecos
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Deavin
New Mexico
American Legion
the Crockett Hotel
Pecos City Hall
CWA
M. M. Ferguson
E. B. Kiser
Max Krauskopf
J. P. Munday
Kraus Plumbing Co
Toliver
B. T. Biggs
Young Bell
Barney Hubbs
Glen Breen
W. F. Howard
Pets and Fun
Pecos Rotary Club
H. PD. A
Care
Enterprise
Fellows
RED Bluff Bank
el Paso National
Santa Fe
Yard
Carl Eddins
Broadway Caravan
Prom
Canada
Recoss
T. P
Pool
William Little
Richard and Gehle
California Co
H. and
Sid Richardson
W. PD. Johnson
Rotary Club
Jack Hawkins
Ers
O. K
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