Davis Mountains State Park Idea Launched at Fort Davis Meeting
Fort Davis hosts a regional meeting to push state purchase of Folk's ranch as a future Davis Mountains State Park. Delegates from Odessa Pecos Sanderson Balmorhea Alpine Marfa Valentine Presidio and others urged rapid action with an option secured on the 20 400 acre site on Scenic Drive. Local leaders Senator Berkeley Lee Satterwhite Judge Culp and Abilene's W R Ely advocated state support and an early appropriation. The Scenic Drive loop and canyon offer golf recreation and natural beauty potential for a major Texas park.
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Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
Texas
Odessa
Pyote
Pecos
Sanderson
Balmorhea
Alpine
Marfa
Valentine
Presidio
Benjamin
F. Berkeley
Lee Satterwhite
Quessa
Judge Culp
State Park Commission
Richard L. Toll
Berkely
Satterwhite
Culp
W. R. Ely
Abilene
Lions Fall to Rotarians in Rainy Five Inning Debacle
In a Tuesday night romp the Rotarians overwhelmed the Lions 7 to 6 in five innings amid rain and a bonfire crowd. Kerr and Camp led Rotary, Kerr starting a four run rally and Camp hitting a three run homer with two on.
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Rotarians
Lions
Doc Gipson
the Kitten Battery
Monroe Kerr
Keith Camp
Kerr
Camp
Patterson
Derby Banioneers
Pecos Bakery Opens Modern Fountain and Decor
Pecos Bakery adds a soda fountain and confectionary department at the former Master Cleaners site. Luther Williams, ex Sweet Shop manager, runs the new department while Hubert Buchanan the proprietor invites friends to visit the refreshed store. Regular fountain service will be offered at usual hours, open until eleven.
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Pecos City
Luther Williams
Hubert Buchanan
Beautiful Yards Contest ends with impartial judges
The Home Beautification Contest closes May 25 with the chamber of commerce donating prizes. Judges from neighboring towns will render decisions next week across several groups and honor homes. City Federation of Womens Clubs and Mrs. Howard Collier chair the effort, praising residents for a spring of abundant flowers and well kept lawns.
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Chamber of Commerce
City Federation of Womens Clubs
Howard Collier
Pasotex Opens Two New Service Stations
Pasotex plans two new stations on the Bankhead Highway in the city. Located on Third Street near Pecos Laundry and near the Clay Lumber Company, they will offer Pasotex products under local distributor Harry Anderson. Local managers to be announced.
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Pasotex Company
Bankhead Highway
Pasotex
Harry Anderson
Third Street
Pecos
Clay Lumber Company
Lions Club Urges Booster Motorcades
The Lions Club proposes goodwill booster trips to neighboring towns this summer. Business men would take a half day, travel unannounced with the band, give inexpensive gifts, hold brief talks between musical numbers, then visit briefly. The plan, endorsed by Lions members, aims to promote friendliness and will be pitched to the chamber of commerce.
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Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
New Culberson Site Made by Deep Rock
The Klob 8 is a new location by Grisham-Hunter and Deep Rock along the Reeves Culberson County line after seven or eight unsuccessful wildcat tests. It sits in section 30 block 59 township 7, 380 feet from the north line and 1380 feet from the west line. Klob 2 is now drilled below 1600 feet in sandy lime as they resume operations. The location also includes field notes for section 35.
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Grisham-Hunter
Deep Rock Combine
Reeves-Culberson County
Kloh 2
Soft Water Plans Progress Report at Test Well Site
The rig for the soft water test well is on the ground with a crew starting drilling. Air Made Well Company officials say the job will finish in a few days, while critics complain the paper lacks substantive news on the plans.
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Air Made Well Company
Heavy Rains Boost Southwest Fields Amid Oil Drilling Updates
In Loving County Lockhart & Company deepen the Wheat 1 R after saltwater encounter beneath 4200 feet. Hazel 2 reaches total depth at 375 feet with ten inch casing cemented. Rainfall across Pecos and Reeves counties improves pasture and cattle outlook, while wells like Hubbard 2 and Jowles 1 resume progress. Oil-field activity anticipated to rise as crude prices climb and new locations are announced east of the area.
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Loving County
Lockhart & Company
New Mexico
Reeves County
Hickey & Stevens
C. O. Finley
Culberson County
Good Business Is Summer Prospect In Red Bluff
Local business leaders foresee a steady summer economy with no major slump. Growth is driven by higher crude prices encouraging development, dam site surveys, and expansion of shallow water land south of Red Bluff. Soft water availability may attract new industries and larger plants to the town.
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Red Bluff
Power Company Employees Meeting In Pecos
Texas Louisiana Power Company held a large employees meeting in Pecos with city officials and 29 workers present. Mayor J W Moore and chamber leader K M Regan attended along with 15 guest spouses. The event featured talks on improving service and interdepartmental harmony, with several managers and company officers addressing the audience.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Company
J. W. Moore
K. M. Regan
Chamber of Commerce
Richard L. Tail
Henry G. Russell
Pecos
Ruth Seinhauser
M. R. Majors
G. A. Johnston
O. E. Schow Jr
Texas- New Mexico Power Co
Wink
J. S. Smith
C. A. Moreland
Sanderson
Thos
Lilley
Willy the Hog Gets 99 Years at Barstow
Willy "the Hog", alias Guerillimo Uernandez, was retried at Barstow for the 1925 killing of W. G. Paddock. The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to 99 years. He had earlier received the death penalty at Pecos in 1926. Henry G. Russell prosecuted for the state.
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Willy
W. G. Paddock
Barstow
Guerillimo Uernandez
Willy the Hog
Patrose
Pecos
Henry G. Russell
Pecos Derby Draws Wide Crowd as Richman Wins
Sammy Richman known as the Ghetto Flash seized the Pecos derby, finishing 36 miles in 4 hours 39 minutes 50 seconds and extending his winning streak to four in as many days. The event drew 23 of 90 entrants, amid colorful pageantry, with local Legion posts aiding Richman and a mixed crowd enjoying a disrupted press day and West of Pecos hospitality.
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Sammy Richman
Ghetto Flash
Boy
Bronx
Pyles
Pecos
Monuahuns
Guisto Uniek
Richman
New York
Famous Announcer Bobby Ulhoun Ushers Runners In
Bobby Ulhoun, a famed speedway voice, announced runners at Pecos and in past events like Dempsey-Tunney and Lindbergh visits. He rode with Ralph Williams of Williams Kerr Chevrolet and was guest of the writer. He praised the West, noting locals’ generosity and their habit of cashing checks.
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Bobby ‘Ulhoun
Lindbergh
Philadelphia
Ralph Williams
Williams-Kerr Chev
Bobby
Pecos
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Rotary Battery
Vaughan
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Pecos Bakery
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Davis Mountain
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Ter
Southern Crude Oil Purchasing Co
Reeves
Lee White
Hershenson 1
Hemby Et al
Power Company
E. Morris
Toyah
American Legion
United States
Breckenridge
Legion Post
Everas
John Salo
Passaic
N. J
Peter Gavuzzi
England
Gavuzzi
Pecps
Dr. C. Pyle
Mr. Pyle
West
Pyle
Ion Derby
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