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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
2
Trans Pecos news notes Richard Houri Gan received his appointment to Randolph Field in San Antonio this week. He is excited and has worked for about two years toward this goal. He took his February examinations and reportedly did remarkably well.
Mrs Ira G Yates of San Antonio died Friday night after pneumonia. Survived by her husband and nine children. She was well known in this region. The Yates family ranch in eastern Pecos County was the site where the world’s greatest oil field was drilled ten years ago.
Ponciano Villa Forez, longtime Van Horn merchant and civic figure, was shot five times by Jesus Domingues an employee at the local Shell station between 8 and 8:30 Sunday evening. Villa died about 9 p m Monday in Marfa Hospital after being rushed there.
Fort Stockton joins 35 Texas towns authorized to use a Centennial cachet on mail cancellations. The Fort Stockton designation is viewed as a signal honor amid more than 200 Texas Centennial celebrations and is used to promote the Fort Worth Frontier event in the Fort Worth post office.
In the west edge of South Ward county pool No 1 Monroe developed a flow of 15 barrels per hour after clearing out following a shot last week. The well had 300 quarts from 2,197 to 2,317 feet and was estimated good for 60 to 70 barrels daily.
A special committee will be urged at the U S Highway 67 association annual meeting in Fort Stockton to secure completion of paving from Dallas to Presidio shortly. Dallas president J Lambert Lain proposes the committee appear before the State Highway commission at its June meeting to urge action.
Plans are under way to showcase Winkler county at Dallas during the Centennial with a two reel film of places of interest and industrial activity. Colored pamphlets depict the court house Wink and Kermit schools churches hospitals street scenes and oil fields to be distributed to public and visitors.
An announcement from Wink City Hall states state and county health officers will cooperate with the city health department to conduct compulsory health examinations of all dairy cows supplying milk for sale in Wink. Tests are being conducted to ensure dairy safety.
A study conducted mainly to determine whether tuberculosis is present among dairy cows in the district.
Odessa High School dairy cattle judging finished eighteenth among 150 teams and general livestock judging placed seventeenth out of 105 entries at the state meet. The report shows strong performance across multiple contests.
A delegation from Ector County commissioners court and Odessa city council pressed for fast completion of the re routed State Highway No 1. The Texas Highway Commission ordered action to assure immediate completion of the highway project through Odessa.
University of Texas Bureau reports 6 3530 new passenger car registrations in fifteen counties for April, down 18.1 percent from March but 15 percent above April last year. First quarter sales rise 15 percent year over year. Higher price cars show the largest gains in April.
Mary Katherine Couch was elected secretary treasurer of the Double Key home economics honor society at Texas Technological College where she is a junior. She has a strong record in school activities, honored recently in a memorial service, and is the daughter of Mrs. R. N. Couch.
City Pharmacy will move from its current site into the front portion of the Williams Kerr Chevrolet Co building after it is vacated. Proprietor Ben Colwell said plans call for the move to occur around the middle of August.
Reeves county loans for refinancing authorized by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation amount to 278000 through February 29, per H P Drought state director of the National Emergency Council for Texas. Disbursements total 190476 with Texas RFC authorizations and disbursements across the state at 118175221.29 and 96735019. These loans cross more than 200 Texas counties. Nationwide RFC authorizations total 7652038202 with disbursements 5916482390.77 as of February 29 per Washington officials.
Fort Worth's Frontier Centennial will feature a $5,000 gold mesh gown worn by the statewide beauty winner in the final musical number. New York jeweler Whit ing and Davis crafted the dress for the Fort Worth contest winner. Director Billy Rose stages the Exposition cafe theatre show from July through November with 150 seamstresses creating 2,000 costumes for the production.
Mrs. Curley Cummins of Jal New Mexico visited friends in Pecos on Wednesday and Thursday of last week returning to Jal Thursday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs George Townley depart Monday for a two week vacation visiting Mrs Townleys mother Mrs Mabel Stoker in San Angelo during their trip.
A new machine designed in England to hang wall paper is announced. The device aims to simplify wallpaper application and reduce manual labor.
Miss Mary Kathryn Reeder entertained her intermediate Sunday School class of the Methodist church with a swimming party and picnic last week. The group, chaperoned by their teacher, went to Boulder Courts and enjoyed a couple of hours of swimming before a picnic supper.
Mrs Jack Love Miss Aileen Love Mrs Stan Brunsen and Iris Anne Brunsen traveled to El Paso on a business trip this week.
The 1936 graduating class held year end entertainment with a wine and marshmallow roast at Lovers' Retreat last Wednesday night. Chaperones Mrs. W. E. Knox and Harry Holcomb Spear supervised the activity as students enjoyed hot dogs pickles and more.
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