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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
3
J. B. Cashell formerly of Pecos has been promoted to general retail sales manager for Dixie Service Co. a subsidiary of East Texas Refining Co. News of the promotion brings rejoicing to friends of Cashell in Pecos.
Physicians tout Calotabs as a path to perfect purification of the system and renewed vitality. A thorough course taken weekly across weeks purifies blood by stimulating the liver kidneys stomach and bowels with Calotabs offered in 10 and 35 cent packages at all dealers.
Graduation exercises at Pecos Theater featured Judge Zoss delivering the address to sixteen graduates including Gladys Precit Estelle Weyer Lucille O Connor Nannie Mee Collings Pearl Swanson Caroline Sullivan Marion Looby Marie Grafius Zella Clark James Jr William Ross John Ross Joe Goode Van Camp and King Key. In other news cattle remain in good condition though some have been shipped.
Collier and Love loaded 18 cars of yearlings for R F Ballard of Roswell. J M Daugherty shipped 716 head of 2 year old steers to Wyoming at 43 dollars each. Workmen busy gravelling roads north of town. Jury awards Pecos Light and Power Co. 750 damages in Ben Randals suit over residence damages and mental anguish. Randals and John Howard for plaintiffs. Ross Hubbard and J A Buck for defense.
The senior class presented its annual play The New Co-ed to a large and approving audience. In the cast were Lillian O'Connor Gladys Precht Marie Grafius Stella Weyer Carolyn Sullivan Marion Looby Pearl Swanson King Key James Ross Van Camp and William Ross. The Pecos bar has passed a resolution endorsing Clay Cooke of Pecos for district attorney.
Fireboys answered two calls one to a shack in negro town and another to the Joe Miller home in north Pecos. Good work was reported on both calls.
Five years ago from the Pecos Enterprise files, an $80,000 school bond issue carried 223 in favor and seven against. The vote outcome is recorded for May 25, 1928, reflecting community support for school funding.
The Kyles sold 400 steel yearlings to C. W. Goedeke at fifty dollars per head.
President J. A. Hill gave the graduating address to the sixteen students, marking a ceremonial close to the academic year.
Thomas Blanton spoke to Pecos seniors as a candidate for Senator. The city council received a bid of 111379.62 dollars to pave 16 blocks within the city.
Drs Bryan and Gipson are planning to enlarge the Pecos sanatorium as part of a widening medical effort.
Funeral services have been held for Lee Windham who has followed his father Troy Windham in death. The item notes a family bereavement and continues with brief local news snippets about a rodeo event and graduations.
Notice of public sale by auction of real estate in Reeves County Texas to satisfy a judgment from Reeves County District Court dated April 20 1926 in favor of Chas O Austin Banking Commissioner of Texas against W H Browning Jr and Walter Browning assigned to Cynthia L Monroe. Property includes Lots 1 2 3 Block 28 West Park Pecos City and undivided one seventeenth interest in and to the South half of section 5 block 4 H G N Ry Co surveys. Sale set for Tuesday June 6 1933 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Pecos County courthouse with publication in Pecos Enterprise. Sheriff Louis Roberson.
Reeves County issues sheriff sale under alias execution based on a 1925 judgment. Walter Browning is named defendant in the action brought in the county court for debt recovery and property sale purposes.
L B Marshall aged 39 a Scenic Drive engineer in the Davis mountains and former head of west Toyah highway work died of pneumonia last Saturday night His body was sent to Austin for burial He was described by Division Highway Engineer George Finley as an exceptionally good engineer and a man with many friends
A Dallas News tip suggests W R Smith Jr of Pecos and son of the late congressman may be named United States attorney for the western district of Texas. The nomination has been credited to Washington correspondent Mark Goodwin. Ed Doty of Pecos had sought the post.
Fred Cowden 74 long time cattleman and rancher died at his Midland home last week. He settled in Ector County in 1885 and built extensive holdings becoming a leading Texas rancher. Oil wealth later increased his holdings and prominence.
Discover relief from stomach distress with Dr Emils Adla Tablets. Easy way to banish acid stomach indigestion and gas and bring quick relief at Sanders Drug Store.
Secretary Hull advocates discarding ineffective rulers across Europe while most citizens back the idea, save for the current diminished leaders who resist.
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