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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
10
County Agent Ted Johnston and George P. McCarthy outline coccidiosis in poultry, detailing who is affected, seasonal risk, symptoms, losses, and a sulfur feed preventive measure for chicks two weeks old onward, plus sanitation steps for water and feed containers.
Mrs. Russell Youngblood and Mrs. Earnest Beckham entertained Sunday with a family dinner at the home of Mrs. W. L. Beckham honoring their grandmother Mrs. L. C. Beckham of El Centro California. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. Mont Beckham and daughter Rena Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beckham and daughter Sammy Ray of Jal New Mexico, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Beckham, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beckham and son Billy Joe, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Youngblood and son Billy Russell of Pecos.
Mrs J C Buchannan hosted the Mary Martha Circle of the Baptist W M A. Mrs W C Oglesby taught the Bible lesson. Attending were Mrs Oglesby, Mrs Carl Bradford, Mrs W W Ragdale, Mrs Claude Downs, Mrs Hubert Isbill and Mrs J C Buchannan.
Mrs. Jim Camp was hostess Tuesday night for Circle No 2 of the Christ Council at her home. Attending were J H Wilhite Mrs Ralph Miaras Mrs Jack May Mrs Sterling Mrs L T Price Mrs W Cook Mrs W J McCune and P M Chambers in addition to the hostess.
Guides report a New Brunswick caribou herd has expanded from two or three to ten or more animals. The sighting confirms a notable herd increase in the province's wildlife population.
Mrs. H. L. Magee taught the Bible lesson Tuesday as nine members of Christian Council Circle 1 met at Mrs. Cecil Cothrun’s home. Stewardship talk was given by Mrs. Ted Johnston. Attendees included Mrs. Harper Wicker, Mrs. Jo W. Camp, Mrs. H. L. Magee, Mrs. M. C. Glover, Mrs. Lyndell Warnock, Mrs. Cecil Cothrun, Mrs. Gene Rumbaugh, and Mrs. J. E. Eisenwine.
Mrs. E. L. Collings led the Bible lesson Tuesday as the East Circle of the Baptist W M A met with Mrs. T. Y. Casey hosting. The group arranged their monthly missionary tea to be held at Mrs. Collings home with members Mrs. W. E. Hamilton, Mrs. Fenton Alley, Mrs. I. V. Brookfield, Mrs. Anna Joplin and Mrs. Casey in attendance.
AAA funds may be available this year to aid ranchers in mowing pastures and destroying scrub trees and underbrush under the Range Conservation Program. Counties may add requirements to deferred grazing with approval by the State Committee, earning 20 percent of the range building allowance. Payments include up to 50 cents per acre for weed and pasture mowing, up to $2 per acre for eradication of range-destroying shrubs, and up to $1 per acre for heavy locoweed infestation, plus erosion control and rodent insect eradication measures.
R L Bowen of Fort Worth president of the Community Public Service Company paid Pecos a one day visit this week in his private plane.
Mrs A B McKelvey is visiting this week with relatives in Kermit. Her trip highlights family connections and local travel during a period of domestic leisure.
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer star in RKO's Love Affair at the Cactus for a weekend program. The film follows a glamorous romance set on a steamship and in Madeira and Manhattan as the pair attempt to prove themselves worthy of each other with a six month courtship and rehabilitation. Lee Bowman and Astrid Allwyn co star under Leo McCarey directing.
State Highway Engineer Julian Montgomery announces a joint survey with the U S Bureau of Public Roads finding 2357 intersections and 27948 points on Texas state highways with insufficient or in adequate sight distances. He says caution reduces accidents but large highway spending is needed to remove these hazards for drivers.
Hollis Smith Reeves county and district clerk has been named a member of the Attendance Committee for the Texas County and District Clerks Association meeting in Temple on May 18, 1920. The appointment was made by Ben Ligon Corpus Christi president. Mrs Nell B Westerman of Balmorhea was a business visitor Pecos Monday. Outstanding speakers will appear on the program attended by about three hundred clerks from across Texas.
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