Red Bluff reservoir seen as regional recreation asset
The Red Bluff Water Power Control District faces complaints over fishing charges while clarifying that fishing itself is free. The district charges for recreational access to land around the lake, which cost about 2.884 million to build with annual maintenance near 10 thousand. The project began as irrigation gear, not a full recreation fund, yet officials hope public support will help expand cottages, beaches, docks, and lodging for fishermen, boaters, and picnickers.
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UCH
Red Bluff
Hered Bluff
Cme
Pecos Lions Honor May With Ten-Gallon Hat
The Pecos Lions Club awarded Wesley C. May, Pecos school band director, a ten gallon hat at a luncheon praising his work. May called the band a character builder and a teacher of self discipline. He noted 30 juniors in the group and urged improved performance and Class B advancement requiring more instruments. Marjorie Slack, Floyd Brown lee Jr., and Billy Cole Roberson performed a clarinet solo. Two Auburn Institute for the Blind performers offered negro spirituals and related music.
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Pecos Lions Club
Wesley C. May
Pecos
May
Marjorie Slack
Floyd Brownlee Jr
Billy Cole Roberson
The
Institute For the Blind
Auburn
Ala
Six Year Old Hiker Donald Adams Trips to Denver
Six year old Donald P. Adams hitchhiked from Midland to Plainview and planned to continue to Denver to visit grandparents in Stanton. His parents followed, a motorist picked him up, and he spent the night in Lubbock before wandering Plainview for directions. He returned home Tuesday afternoon with $1.48 from admirers.
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Donald P. Adams
Midland
Plainview
Denver
Donald
Stanton
Lubbock
Cher
Pecos Band Wins First Division at National Contest
Pecos high school band won first division ratings in both concert playing and marching at the national high school band contest in Abilene. The director Wesley C. May led the charge to a first place Class C trophy in the downtown parade. Pecos was the sole West Texas winner.
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Pecos
Eugene Hendon
Floyd Brownlee
Billy Cole Roberson
Hinkey Curtis
Barstow
Abilene
Band Mothers Club
West Texas
Wink High School
Monahans
Union Grove High
Gladewater
Bowlegs, Okla
Delayed City Mail Delivery Hindered by Box Shortage
Chamber of Commerce Secretary Ben Smith said half of residents in the city mail zone delay starting free delivery. Post Office requires street markings house numbering and mail receptacles on 85 percent of homes. 35 percent are currently marked with mail boxes. Delivery should begin within 90 days after fulfillment of all rules, with a survey planned next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
Post Office
Tax Representative Here This Week End In Pecos
R M McGuire of the Chain Store Tax Division of the State Comptroller’s Department will be in Pecos Thursday Friday and Saturday to help merchants file chain store applications. He says all stores are subject to the tax and temporary receipts will be issued in the Bryan-Bozeman building district office.
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R. M. McGuire
State Comptroller’s Department
Pecos
Mr. McGuire
Bryan-Bozeman
Auto Crash Near Pecos Kills Two In Fatal Night Collision
Five Madill tourists were en route to Carlsbad Caverns when their car collided with a coupe from O'Donnell. J. C. Jackson and Louise Everett died at the scene. Mrs. Louise Everett and Winston Everett survived serious injuries. Melvin Moore faced DWI and negligent homicide charges. a Barstow hearing set for next week as a grand jury investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad Caverns
J. C. Jackson
Madill
Okla
Louise Everett
Pecos
Joe Everett
Winston Everett
Frances Rawlings
Oklahoma
Everett
Texas
Melvin Moore
O’donnell
Raymond James
Miss Everett
Young Jackson
Moore
Justice of the Peace
D. G. Hays
Barstow
John Stokes
Ed James
Colorado Band To Spend Night Here
The Colorado High School band will stay in Pecos Monday night on the way to Carlsbad Caverns for a school affair. Secretary Ben Smith says the group will probably parade and perform a concert Monday evening. They will return through Pecos and eat supper here Tuesday night on the trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Pecos
Carlsbad Caverns
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Smith
Texas Balmorhea Field Day Hosts Feeder Tests and Talks
Annual Feeder's and Cattlemen's Field Day will be held at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Balmorhea on Saturday. Feeding test results will be released and an afternoon program on farming and ranching issues will run. Speakers include Dr. I B Boughton John Simpson George Jones and others from College Station Fort Worth and Sonora ranch stations.
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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Balmorhea
J. J. Bayles
I. B. Boughton
Sonora
John Simpson
Texas and Pacific
George Jones
Marfa
Highland Hereford Association
College Station
John Clay Commission Company
Fort Worth
Irrigation Under Way In Red Bluff District
The Red Bluff irrigation district reports ongoing work with 11 feet of reservoir drawdown since the season began. The lake holds about 190000 acre feet of water while inflow remains light at roughly 75 acre feet.
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Red Bluff
J. E. Starley
Buddy Poppy Day Sale Sponsored by VFW in Pecos
The William McQueen Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor Buddy Poppy Day in Pecos tomorrow ahead of Memorial Day. Proceeds fund relief and welfare for disabled and needy veterans. poppies are made by disabled veterans in government hospitals. Commander Roy C. Young notes the sale invites Americans to support those affected by World War I and memory of fallen soldiers. Reverend John W. Byrd leads memorial services at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with further services at Fairview Cemetery at 2 p.m.
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William McQueen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pecos
Roy C. Young
America
Young
John W. Byrd
First Presbyterian Church
Fairview Cemetery
Pecos Rodeo Plans Heat Up Three-Day Celebration
Interest in the ninth Pecos Rodeo and Celebration July 2 3 and 4 rises as booster trips are planned and a rodeo queen may be chosen Senator Tom Connally possibly attends L M Pittman invites him Pecos stock to peak June first week Bucking horses rented from Crane rodeo Practice roping and open-to-world events generate excitement Keezie Duncan reports inquiries pour in for prize lists and details Western costumes and high school band will boost motorcade presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Tom Connally
L. M. Pittman
Balmorhea
Connally
Keezie Duncan
Crane Rodeo
Duncan
Rodeo Committee
Change Times Of Court Terms Here
Federal Judge Charles A. Boynton issued an order changing the times of court terms in the western district of Texas. The court will convene on the second Monday in May and the third Monday in September each year to handle increased business. The previous schedule limited terms to one week, now extended to allow more time.
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Western District of
Texas
Charles A. Boynton
Neill Accepts Pecos High School Coaching Post
Jim Neill former Texas Tech backfield star and ex New York Giants player accepted Pecos High School coaching job. He will complete degree work at Tech this year and is expected in Pecos late August to arrange a training camp and help design the 1938 Eagle squad equipment.
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Jim Neill
Texas Tech
New York Giants
Pecos High School
Tech
Neill
Pecos
Eagle
Campaign Managers Visit Pecos for McCraw Governor Bid
Tom Garrard formerly of Pecos and Robert McKissick of Sweetwater visited Pecos this week to promote William McCraw for governor. Garrard, now an attorney in Tahoka, formerly practiced law in Pecos.
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Tom Garrard
Pecos
Robert McKissick
Sweetwater
William McCraw
Mr. Garrard
Tohoka
Wells to Austin
Capt. W. M. Wells of the Texas Highway Patrol left Tuesday for Austin to attend to official business.
City Council Adopts Cemetery Title for Federal Aid
The City Council approved taking title to Fairview Cemetery to facilitate a federal loan application. A cemetery association and citizens group presented the petition, noting 205 burials in the past 28 months and the need for improvements. The association plans a June 3 meeting at Pecos Funeral Home to discuss next steps and board approval.
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Fairview Cemetery
Cemetery Association
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Rotary Field
Oklahoma Band Visits Pecos For Town March and Concert
Members of the El Reno high school band from Oklahoma spent Tuesday night in Pecos performing a downtown march and concert.
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el Reno
Okla
Pecos
Pecos High School Class of 1928 Graduates Largest in History
III D Hudson delivered the commencement address to forty seniors at Pecos high school. Miss Margaret Simmons was valedictorian with 95.9 four year average and Miss Mabel Claire Baggent ranked second at 95.6. Lee Weatherby led the boys with 92.6, with honors going to James Crane Celia Wells Gussie Qden Bill Ellis and Malcolm Maley. Scholarships and diplomas were awarded by Supt Blackwell and board member Albert Sisk.
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D. Hudson
Margaret Simmons
Mabel Claire Baggent
Lee Weatherby
James Crane
Celia Wells
Gussie Qden
Bill Ellis
Malcolm Maley
Lucy Ann Cowan
Oliver Harrison
Baggent
Marie Cutbirth
Mary Nabers
Gizio
Miss Simmons
Hudson
Supt
R. Henry Blackwell
Albert Sisk
Board of Education
John W. Byrd
Pecos High
May Is Guest Of Rotarians Here
Wesley C. May and a clarinet trio were guests of the Rotary Club at a luncheon in the Club Cafe. William L. Kerr traced Pecos musical history over 40 years and praised May for his work.
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Wesley C. May
Billy Cole Roberson
Floyd Brownlee
Marjorie Slack
Rotary Club
William L. Kerr
Pecos
May
Band Mothers Club
More Bass Placed In Red Bluff Reservoir
Judge J. E. Starley of the Red Bluff Water Power Control District reports that ten thousand finger-length bass will be released into Red Bluff reservoir before June 1. The fish come from the federal hatchery at San Angelo, adding to the 98,000 already stocked in the lake.
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Red Bluff
J. E. Starley
Confed veterans plan Gettysburg reunion attendance
J. W. Uncle Johnny Prewit, Pecos's 99 year old Confederate veteran, plans to attend the North South reunion in Gettysburg from June 29 to July 6 with his daughter and all expenses paid. Fellow veteran Judge W. H. Browning also plans to attend with his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Brooks.
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J. W
Johnny” Prewit
Pecos
Gettysburg
Prewit
Reeves County
Texas
Charlie Manahan
W. H. Parsons
12Th Company of
Texas Cavalry
Mississippi
White Rivers
Arkansas
Crockett County
W. H. Browning
J. W. Brooks
Pecos Men Plan Neighbor Visit for Ninth Rodeo
Pecos will stage its ninth annual Rodeo and Celebration July 2 to 4 with goodwill trips across the area. The Pecos high school band will ride with merchants and Chamber of Commerce staff on two motorcade tours visiting Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, Monahans, Odessa, Midland, Wink, Kermit, Toyah, Balmorhea, Fort Stockton, Grand Falls and Royalty. Lunches are planned and a Texas Highway Patrol escort will accompany stops. Chamber secretary Ben Smith urged volunteers to join, car owners to sign up, and wear colorful Western attire.
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Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Barstow
Pyote
Wickett
Monahans
Odessa
Midland
Rotary
Pecos Club
Wink
Kermit
Toyah
Balmorhea
Fort Stockton
Grandfalls
Royalty
Texas Highway Patrol
Merriman Seeks Reeves County Treasurer Post
LeGrand Merriman filed for Reeves County treasurer and is listed by the Enterprise as a candidate. A Pecos citizen since 1887, he previously served as county treasurer from 1916 to 1920, with auditors praising the county books. He has operated in the piano business for 35 years and is recommended by the Enterprise to Reeves county voters.
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LeGrand Merriman
Reeves County
Pecos
Merriman
Final First Cavalry Troops Return Home
Troops of the First Cavalry Division returning from spring maneuvers at Toynhvale completed their duties. Final detachments included Major E. K. White with a Fort Bliss quartermaster squadron at Balmorhea, Capt. Johnson with a Fort Sam Houston detachment, Troop B of the 8th Engineers from Fort McIntosh, assigned to policing and repairing ranch damages. Officers and men expect a likely return in 1940, though no official announcement has been made.
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First Cavalry Division
Toynhvale
E. K. White
Fort Bliss
Balmorhea
Johnson
Fort Sam Houston
8Th Engineers
Fort McIntosh
U S Court Adjourns After Session Here
Federal court adjourned in Pecos Wednesday after two weeks of civil and naturalization suits. Officials had estimated at least three weeks would be needed due to the heavy docket.
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Pecos
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Caverns
Hill D. Huduson
Story
Hill D. Hudson
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Mable C. Baggent
Salles
First Cavalry
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