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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
4
A plea to young people, urging them to consider staying in their hometowns, seek higher education, and build futures locally. It stresses that opportunities at home can rival big cities, encourages college attendance if possible, and warns against chasing distant, uncertain prospects. The voice recalls past norms of leaving for fame and promotes familiar support networks.
The piece extols many well kept homes and lush gardens in the growing West Texas city. It lauds the Silk Ross Hudgens Manahan homes and local volunteers led by Mrs. Howard Collier as key contributors to civic pride and continued beautification of the so called Home Town of West Texas.
Citizens call for tougher arrests as vandals destroy highway markers used as pistol targets. The piece condemns pistol toters and praises strict action, while criticizing Texas legislators for costly junkets, inconsistent quorums, and ongoing bills despite travel expenses.
Texas April building contracts total 18.9 million dollars, marking a rise from last year while actual work under way exceeds figures. Residential work accounts for 36 percent, signaling population growth or stronger home ownership. education expansion tracks rising enrollments as high schools multiply and more graduates seek higher learning. Lampasas buys Anderson Park to transform into a premier southern tourist park, aiming to boost local tourism amid growing Texas resort competition.
The three weeks of legislative labor during the Texas special session yielded the passage of a bill to pay for session expenses, a proposal removing an I from Za-Valla spellings, and authorization for Terry County to adopt a unit system for schools. No objections were raised to these measures.
A columnist reflects on learning about Texas and mentions Mercedes asserting that the irrigation system serving Mercedes and Weslaco is the largest privately owned in the world. The piece notes ongoing water competition in the lower Rio Grande Valley, with Texans valuing water and future contests to secure rainfall for storage irrigation.
CANYON starts a drive to raise 50 000 dollars for the first Panhandle Plains Historical Society museum unit. ARCHER COUNTY chamber plans a higher grade cattle program with 26 high bred registered animals to be shipped from Michigan Ohio and Indian breeders.
Muleshoe continues shipping car after car of maize kaffir and corn to outside markets daily. Demand remains high due to quality with much used for planting. Friona launches Better Homes contest as part of Better Home Week ending August 15 with prizes for best kept homes in two classes. Pampa hosts poultry and dairy school for about 100 attendees, led by Renner and Mowery. Borger forms Little Symphony group. Hil ina Hart leads early efforts.
Iowa Park plans a Community Work Day on June 4 with volunteers invited to help local projects and improve public spaces. Organizers urge residents and groups to participate in the county-wide effort.
Labor and equipment including tractors teams and tools will be donated to ready the fair grounds for the proposed grand stand for general use. The work will be completed in one day.
Crosbyton braces for a residential boom as six brick veneer homes are planned on a block sold by B. W. Fillson to new owner G. H. Johnson who has already built four homes in Crosbyton. The 1930 South Plains district convention of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, meeting in Crosbyton for a second time after 1927, drew a large Ralls delegation at Tahoka.
Falfurrias announces the melon shipping season has opened and forecasts the best crop in years moving to markets. Weatherford Elgin Ballinger Center centers report strong showings, but the Falfurrias melon shipments are described as superior to others in past seasons.
The Texas legislature plans a second special session after the first, with only 30 days available. Communities in Texas and Mexico willing to fund a junket should submit invitations early, as at least one day will be reserved for passing the per diem and expense bill.
Gov Dan Moody told the South Texas Press Association in Sessions at San Antonio that he longs to write editorials and serve as a newspaper man. He joked about living on a governor’s salary and noted many leading writers lean toward capitalistic interests, implying he would not.
FF. M. Richards urged young readers to select the best trail offered and remain on it. He argued that success comes from choosing the right path and, most importantly, sticking to it, a principle he presented in plain, easily understood terms.
Wool and mohair shipments from Texas markets including Kerrville San Angelo and Uvalde moved into the millions during the first week of May at about 33 cents a pound. Del Rio reported large sales with other markets likely matching volumes. The overall Texas total ran into several millions as prices held steady amid strong demand and steady quality wool and mohair.
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