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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1935
Page
2
The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher merged on May 16, 1925 after an earlier 1917 consolidation of Vecos Valley News Pecos Weekly Times Reeves County Record and other titles. Editor Jack Hawkins and Manager Barney Hubbs lead the merged paper.
Subscriptions are offered at six months for $2.90 with notices of entering as second class matter in Pecos Texas. Copy must reach the office by Wednesday to ensure publication in the current issue.
The Pecos high school band benefits from the Chamber of Commerce gifting bass horn and bass drum to replace missing instruments. The city also gains a mechanical street sweeper after praise for cleaner, tidier streets. A psychology quiz notes how street mood reflects personal outlook.
After eight days of topographical survey and soil tests at the Midland site F W Wagner supervising construction engineer for Pecos returns to work. He will supervise the Midland project while Washington architects begin plans and specifications as Wagner’s reports are reviewed.
J. J. Carson formerly of Carlsbad has assumed management of the Irwin Markets and Grocery, a business he recently acquired from Mr. and Mrs. Ot Fei Vir. and Mise Irwin. Carson previously ran a Carlsbad grocer shop that he did not sell. Mel and Mrs. Carson are staying temporarily at Beulder.
Earnest Colwell, once of Pecos, reopened his Fort Stockton bakery at a new location after suffering a about 33,500 loss from a fire that destroyed bakery equipment and his house. The building damage was estimated at 110. The Colwells had housing quarters and suffered damage to their home and nearby property in the incident. The fire origin was not determined.
L. W. Anderson bought steel yearlings from Earl Ligon last week and shipped them from Pyote on Tuesday. John and Ralph Burkholder purchased about twenty cows from the Penn estate last week and kept them on range west and north of Barstow.
L. W. Anderson shipped two cars loaded with mixed stuff out of Pyote on Tuesday.
Frank Ingram and Jim Thornton report receiving livestock from Old Mexico and keeping it on range south of Pyote. Many ranchers who had pastured there are reclaiming cattle on this side of the Rio Grande amid expected revolutionary activity in the Republic. Hearst Interests moved cows to the Lake ranch south of Pecos and plan to send them to feed lots near Brownfield for finishing.
Port Daggett reports several saddle horses missing on the Lake ranch south of Pecos due to hemorragic septicemia. Horses are scarce in the area, making the loss severe for the vicinity.
The column's conductor reports attending a roundup on the Cone ranch in Big Valley. Calves of varying ages were gathered and returned to the good range. This year's calf crop shows calves of all ages, and some older cows headed for fattening pens will calve by Christmas. A few old cows were culled for market feed.
Sam Prewit conducted a roundup on his range east of the Pecos between Barstow and Pecos last week. He moved a portion of his cows and calves to the Tovah Creek ranch in Reeves County.
A. C. Hoover, a rancher, disposed of 500 head of mares at $39 each in a large West Texas sale. Delivery will be made to all parts of the United States in carload lots. The item appeared in Sam Ashburns column in the San Angelo Times.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Huff formerly of McCamey arrived Friday to establish their home in Pecos.
Mr and Mrs Alex Haynes and their three children Mike Pat and Jane recently arrived and have made their home in McCamey. They are living in Mrs H C Zimmers house.
The Pecos Enterprise publishes a bank statement for Reeves County Texas showing assets and liabilities as of November 1 1935. Officers Sol Mayer president and Clarence Bell cashier attest the figures are true and sworn on November 6 1935 with director attestations.
A Garcia Library collection in Austin reports a 1540 Aztec codex from Tecapatepec near Mexico City documenting a Spanish lord paying three sheep to beat his wife. Librarian notes the record uses Aztec numerals and pictures with some Spanish text, offering a stark, detailed glimpse into colonial-era practices.
Mr Balliod and his wife left Pecos for Grosebeck where he has been reassigned by the State Highway Department. He had been employed as a highway engineer near Oria for some time.
The 1904 Gene Stratton Porter classic Freckles, one of America’s best loved novels, is adapted by RKO Radio after immense sales and staging influence. The piece notes massive first editions, extensive foreign editions, and prior dramatizations and films, highlighting Porter’s enduring popularity and the film’s release.
Mason iL Company's No. 1 Kyle, northwestern Loving County wildcat, struck 500 feet of salt water at 3 975 feet and was drilled to 4 015 feet before shutdown for plug and abandon. The well shows oil in the Dela ware sand and lime. Location near section 22-55-1-T&P, about 15 miles from Wheat pool. Drillers prepared rigging up at the site early in the week.
Representative Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Beverly Massachusetts formally declares his bid for the United States Senate. He is thirty three years old and follows in his grandfather’s long held senatorial tenure.
Millions find Calotabs valuable for colds. Take one or two tabs first night and repeat on the third or fifth night if needed. Calotabs cleanse the intestinal tract and act as a diuretic to the kidneys, helping eliminate cold poisons. Economic at twenty five cents for family package and ten cents for trial package.
Mr and Mrs Frank Teach Drummond of El Vaso announce the birth of a son on Tuesday November 12. Congratulations to Youch and Mrs Drummond and the grandmother Mrs W H Drummond. Other misc. names appear in the clipping with unclear relations.
Mrs Fr A Robertson and Mrs R L Walker of Ft Stockton were in T'ecos on Thursday visiting local sites and meeting residents.
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