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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1926
Page
1
Grand Jury holds three Mexicans awaiting trial for the January 5 1926 murder and burning of W G Paddock in Reeves County Texas. Sheriff Kiser pursues clues. witnesses detained. bones found near the safe raise suspicions of homicide or possible accident.
Sheriff Kiser and Constable O Neill tallied a busy Monday night arresting Reeves and Tatum after a long pursuit along the Bankhead Highway. The duo were cornered on a freight train in Pecos and jailed in Reeves County after evasive escapes from Sweetwater Big Springs Midland and other towns. Hull was seized earlier from a rider car while seeking a ride from E B Haas. Reeves boasted a twenty two car theft claim. Tatum faced two theft charges.
Miss Bettie Hart plans to locate near Pecos to breed Anconas and White Wyandotts and build a hatchery. She has served as Home Demonstration Agent in Bay City and as Chicken Expert for the Chamber of Commerce. Local officials aid her move and expect Pecos to supply eggs, fryers, and day old chicks to the market.
W W Ruhisen local secretary announces Pecos Valley Lodge will host Grand Master BE Bryan to confer Master Mason Degree on two candidates Friday May 18. 83rd District Deputy Grand Master Dr Jim Camp invites officers and members from area lodges to attend and hear the Grand Master. Lunch will follow the evening meeting.
The Lockhart No 1 Allen well in the Pecos field is planned to spud early next week using natural gas for power from the Wheat Well. The derrick rig and Clark engine will operate on gas. rains delayed start but readiness is set for Tuesday.
A. A. Kinney of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce reports leading papers and magazines accepted photographs of Pecos farm scenes. Hay harvest and farm images from Wendt Youngblood and Allsup & Ehrichner farms south of Pecos were provided for printing. Fort Worth Star Telegram Farm and Ranch San Antonio Express Progressive Farmer and others have expressed plans to run the pictures soon.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce held its first luncheon on Wednesday noon with Clarence Bell presiding. N F Chapman Miss Betty Hart and Henry Russell spoke while Vie Henenfent provided the meal. Thirty eight members and guests attended as the entertainment committee led by M W Collie planned a bigger June gathering.
Glover and Grissom install a Shaler Vulcanizer and late tire repair tools at their station making it a well equipped shop. The new equipment handles tire and tube repairs including balloon tires and regular sizes and is ready for active operation. Customers are invited to drop in for quick fixes.
The Texas Louisiana Power Co announces M. E. Neiderkorn resigns from managing the Pecos Fort Stockton and Sanderson plants. John Oglesby will assume active charge on June 1. Neiderkorn will join the Butler Ice Cream Co. of El Paso and focus on that venture.
Fort Stockton defeated Pecos 8 to 4 in ten innings as Hill pitched well but Pecos made costly first inning errors. Caroline led Pecos with three hits and two runs, while Swift and Riggs delivered key hits in the tenth to push across the winning run.
W A Hendricks spent the past week in Ft Stockton conducting a school of instruction and returned Sunday. He is noted as the best posted man in the western portion of the state on Masonry and his services are in demand across the district.
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