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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1932
Page
1
The Pecos Reeves County road district votes Saturday on canceling $125000 in unsold ands originally voted for state highway construction. Judge McVellar may display voter names if the measure fails. The move would improve county finances and follows a campaign pledge linked to Governor Sterling.
The Baptist revivalist speaks of spending some of his happiest years in a printing office describing that work as a close second to his current vocation and noting how it shaped his friendships and outlook.
Indications point to a Texas campaign to advertise a vast undeveloped region for mining and industry. Williams, manager of a Balmorhea plant, was welcomed as a visitor Thursday to inspect resources and publicity needs for the initiative.
In a Commemoration at 11 a.m. Friday the siren will blow and an American Legion bugler will sound taps. The public ceremony follows private observances and constitutes a significant Armistice Day event honoring those who died in war.
Pecos marks Armistice Day with a townwide business shutdown and 11 p.m. patriotic ceremony. A two day rodeo roars in, led by R. C. Vain Zandt and Capt. A. F. Bloom, drawing steer wrestlers, bulldoggers, bucking horse acts, and notable rodeo stars from Oklahoma, Oregon, and Arizona to Pecos.
The Red Bluff committee and county leaders meet at Hotel Brandon to authorize a loan request of about 4.5 million from the Finance Corporation. Judge J J Starley chairs the group to dispatch the application to Washington in days with maps by Vernon L Sullivan and state support pledged by A T Dunlap. Horace Horner links the project to the cantaloupe industry and the effort carries cautious optimism.
A fisherman on the Pecos river near a rock cliff faced a rattlesnake strike threat. He used a long pole to pin and remove the snake, clipping its rattles as proof, after hearing a warning hiss near Mentone where Rev Gus Ramage held a revival.
Hunters plan opening day hunting in the Davis Guadalupe Chinati Chisos Diablo and other ranges as the deer season runs through November. Davis mountains report abundant deer and bears, with multiple Balmorhen operated game preserves offering full information. Bag limits: one black tail deer, two white tail deer, or one black tail and one white tail. one bear limit. Reeves County backed Roosevelt and large Democratic margins in statewide races with notable amendments support.
The Pecos High School Eagles head to Odessa Friday for a key district game against the Odessa Broncs in a holiday matchup. A win keeps Pecos in the district title hunt while a tie ends their title hopes as the Broncs showed strong form in a 14 0 win over Wink Wildcats.
Polls open at eight Saturday morning and close at seven p m as Pecos citizens vote to cancel about 125000 dollars of unsold highway bonds to maintain the county’s financial balance.
Start of black topping on the first 17 mile Carlsbad highway section began Monday. Armstrong and Sons Co. Kk. Pecos people hold the contract and cooperate with the local unemployment committee to place men. Applications for work are being taken at the Chamber of Commerce.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce organizes a joint banquet for Wink and Pecos football teams with both squads and coaches as guests. William T L Kerr leads arrangements, aims for a 6 30 start and a 7 30 coronation of a football queen, to be held in Pecos on November 18.
Mr and Mrs W H Justis receive felicitations from friends on the arrival of a baby boy on November 7 at the Camp sanitarium.
On Friday night November 18 Pecos high school will crown its Football Queen. Mary Nabors is chosen princess with Joe Bob Kelton as escort. Court pages are Janice Wadley and Sarah Chapman. train bearers Suzanne Ross and Mary Katherine Dean. coruler beret Clyde Bennett Jr. Program includes a Negro play by Gertrude McNinnis Armistead Martin and William Propp. tumbling. chorus. a surprise stunt. songs. piano numbers. coronation of the queen. and introduction of football players by Coach Withers.
Final returns from all boxes show support at the elementary school for governor and president on general election day. Roosevelt and Garner tally 170 votes to Hoover and Curtis' 31 with minor entries for other contests.
In Loving totals no write-in contests occurred. County Judge Clifton Ramsey received 154 and F. W. Elliott 61 for county judge. Hopper defeated Tom Wright with 141 to 24 in write-in results. Mae Kyle won precinct 3 commissioner with 12 votes while EB Campbell and Seth Cusick were written in by five and six voters respectively.
Mentone Oil and Refining Co began operation last Saturday with a plan to process about 00 barrels of Reeves county crude daily. The produced gasoline is marketed in Chicago by Active Oil Corporation under the Active name. The refinery sits at Arno station in Reeves county on the Santa Fe railroad, with a Mentone post office address. Officials say output will likely rise soon.
The American Legion sponsors an Armistice Day ball Friday night at the Spanish Hall. The Dusky Stevedores will provide music and a large crowd is forecast.
Mrs. M. A. Ferguson leads over Orville Bullington in Texas polling as results trickle in from the governor race. Bullington showed strong showing in the state but Ferguson appears ahead by a sizable margin with early counts around 850,000 votes.
Dr. W. Marshall Craig of Dallas delivering the Baptist revival address at the Orient Hotel for Rotary club. He highlighted service clubs and practical charity. Large crowds attend Baptist church services as revival runs to Sunday evening with nightly 7.50 pm start.
Double congratulations for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelly of Pecos as their second set of twins, a boy and a girl, were born on Tuesday of this week.
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