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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1933
Page
1
Local sports talk builds ahead of a Wink and Pecos clash with wagers floated and predicted scores. Pecos backers claim an edge while Wink supporters tout a long winning streak despite public boasting from Pecos paper. A veteran observer dreams Pecos wins 14 9, while Pecos figures weigh optimism against past results.
Midland scribe predicts Pecos will face Odessa then the Wink team in a championship melee. He notes Pecos defeated Stenton and Midland but warns the Wink crew, led by Johnson, holds stronger brawn speed and aggression. Predicts Stanton Fort Stockton Marfa Odessa back the Wildcats.
A large Wink Lions club delegation travels to Pecos to present a ceremonial key to the city and invite residents to a Saturday football game. The piece promises a thriller and praises the two teams for honest effort, urging fans to travel to Wink for the match.
The record shows Pecos totals 164 points against 43 opponents with wins over Fabens McCamey Midland and Odessa and losses to Fort Stockton Marfa and others. Wink totals 184 points with opponents only six, including Hobbs Stanton and Midland. After the game both towns plan free theater admission for Pecos high players and Pecos residents.
A Pecos area hunting party discovered bones in the Guadalupe mountains north of Pecos on Armistice Day. The remains were identified as Lester Williams, missing since November 11, 1930, a Pecos native and auto mechanic who had moved to Carlsbad weeks before his death. His body remained at Artesia, New Mexico, for burial.
Odessa held funeral services for County Judge Henry E. Webb of Rector county who died in a Thursday auto crash near Fredericksburg. He formerly served in the legislature representing Pecos country and was noted for defending West Texas interests. Commissioner Lee Johnson and Lisa Pool of Ector county were injured in the crash. Johnson is expected to recover. The service was led by Rev. C C Harrison with help from Rev. Sayles. Masonic lodges from Odessa and Midland assisted at the graveside.
Dedication of a new stone gateway to Rotary Field will occur Friday at 3 45 pm. Pecos Rotary Club presents the gateway to school authorities and the football team with the squad in uniform expected on site. Club luncheon invites football players and coaches on Thursday December 7.
A large Pecos business delegation led by I P Davis and Albert Sisk toured Grandfalls Imperial Buena Vista area. Stops included Pyote Monahans Grandfalls Imperial with 209 locals and an eight piece orchestra greeting the caravan as county officials highlighted farming area prospects.
About 200 unemployed men in Reeves county begin work under County Administrator Ben Randall to implement Roosevelt era public works. Crews sweep alleys in Pecos and Balmorhea, clear streets, repair parks, and bolster Balmorhea Lake dam while arranging county wide projects through local organizations for state aid.
Donnell presided over the Wink Lions at the Brandon Coffee Shop with nine members present. They presented the city with a large key to Wink and welcomed fans to the Wink Pecos football game next Saturday. Major Lang spoke on developing youth, praised merchant cooperation, and a joint Rotary Lions meeting was planned for Nov. 29.
The Pecos Eagles meet the Wink Wildcats on Saturday at 3 PM in Wink with a district title on the line. A 4,000 strong crowd is expected as both teams push toward possible regional play, with Pecos aiming to secure its first clear district championship.
The City Federation met at the Presbyterian church and passed a resolution to help obtain a county nurse for Reeves and Loving counties. Mrs. Jack Parker donated a lot to create a playground for the city’s children, with Mrs. H. J. Johnson named playground chairman. New club members welcomed include Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. Boone, Mrs. Michel, Miss Wylie Sue Cole, and visitor Mrs. Felix B. Miller of El Paso.
John L. Reeves 82 a pioneer Texan and former Texas ranger died in Pecos this week after years of ill health. He had lived in Henryetta Wise county before moving to Pecos to join his son T E Reeves. Funeral services were held at the Pecos Furniture Co chapel led by Brother Hobbs Church of Christ. He is survived by several children.
Mrs W J Brandon of New York City and her son W C Burt Brandon, formerly of Pecos, arrived Thursday to visit her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Dudley Yard at Hotel Brandon.
State Senator E. M. Regan announced at a Brandon Coffee Shop luncheon that revising the Washington loan contract for Red Bluff reduced interest charges by about 150000 dollars over the self liquidating period. He said construction work could begin early next year with bonds issued to secure the loan as a lien on power sales.
President W. L. Sherrod announced a near term general drive for chamber membership aiming to add 100 new members. D. W. Bozeman was appointed to lead the effort.
Senator Ken Regan said the Red Bluff project will hire first to World War veterans, then to unemployed men in Reeves Ward Loving and Pecos counties, then to Texas citizens. Men from other regions should not apply.
County commissioners voted to designate a Red Bluff damsite route as a county road and request 12 000 in Civil Works funds to build a three mile road to Highway 27 near the Screws Bean bridge. Engineers from the highway department are surveying the best alignment and telegraphing Austin for early approval.
Mary Dee Holley daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Holley was named grid queen at the fourth annual Coronation held Friday night in the high school auditorium. The program featured a Pepper Squad salute to school colors a drill a play Returning of the Calculus and a special primary department stunt.
A 12-year-old girl playing hide and seek in front of her home hid in a car where she spotted a rough man who grabbed her and scared her. A bystander signaled police and the man with two companions nearby was jailed. Officers doubted the kidnapping claim and thought theft may have been the motive.
W. L. Sherrod announces Santa Claus will open his toy town at the Ben Franklin store on Saturday November 25. Children are invited to inspect Santa’s great array of toys on that day.
The Pecos Rotary Club met Thursday at the Orion Cafe at noon to hear Ken Regan and Vernon Sullivan with son George Sullivan discuss their work on the Red Bluff project. Members praised the project in lively remarks and thanked the two.
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