Vita Vita Class Holds Its Meet at Baptist Church
A Vita Vita class meeting at the Baptist church elected several new officers and discussed plans. Mrs. Ratliff to teach starting Sunday. attendees included Mesdames Ratliff, Tucker, Caroline, Gipson, Turner, Anthony, Blythe, Musick, Wadley, Johnson, Matejowsky, Beckham, and N Stribling. Mrs. J W Hudgens returns to Pecos via Archdale NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Vita Vita
Ratliff
Mesdames Ratliff
Tucker
Caroline
Gipson
Turner
Anthony
Blythe
Musick
Wadley
Johnson
Matejowsky
Beckham
Nstribling
Roosevelt era Works Progress Plan details and wages
The plan describes Civil Works projects in Grandfalls and Collier roads with Toyah examinations for workers. President Roosevelt ordered immediate full employment, setting wages of 55 cents on roads and 40 cents on other projects. Work per week totals 830 hours, about 120 hours a month, implying payroll releases and potential business impact in Reeves county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfalls
Collier Road
Toyah
Roosevelt
Reeves County
Hunters barney hubbs esterbrook and lewis pursue big game near alpine
Barney Hubbs Earl Esterbrook and Ray Lewis hunted deer and bear Wednesday at the Big Bend Hunting Co Preserve near Alpine in a local expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Hubbs
Earl Esterbrook
Ray Lewis
Big Bend Hunting Co
Alpine
Many Seek Their Buck in Trans Pecos Big Game Opening
Hundreds hunt the hills for the Texas big game season opening in the trans Pecos. Deer brought to the Enterprise include an eight point buck by Rev Winston Borum and a ten point buck by Bill Riddle, both near Alpine. Out of town hunters flock from Pecos and surrounding states, with the Big Bend Hunting Company preserve drawing many. Bag limit is one black tail or two white tail bucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Winston Borum
Midland
Pecos
Bill Riddle
Telephone Company
Borum
Riddle
Alpine
Texas
Big Bend
R. C. van Zandt
Rufus KH Bills Buried in Missouri
Rufus KH Bills 26 formerly of Missouri and Pecos died November 3 after pneumonia. A bridge carpenter, he had lived in Pecos six years and moved from Missouri for health reasons. Funeral at Pecos Furniture Co chapel and burial in Union Hill churchyard Missouri. Survived by father R B Bills two sisters Mrs Alias Hiatte and Mrs Beulah Bryant and brother Floyd Bills. Aunt Mrs B Smith and cousin Mrs Earl Easterbrook also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus K. Bills
Pecos
Missouri
Bills
Pecos Furniture Co
Edger Ratliff
Union Hill Church
Calloway County
James Wilcoxson
R. B. Bills
Alias Hiatte
Holt Summit
Beulah Bryant
Jefferson City
Floyd Bills
B. (. Smith
Earl Easterbrook
Five new oil locations added in Ward and Loving counties
The Ward county oil fields report six to ten new wells in the past ten days with five new locations. Notable entries include Sinclair Prairie No 1 J G Allen, Gulf Production Co Nos 24 25 21, S A Thompson No 2 B Johnson, and Humble No 1 University, with depths from 990 to 3510 feet and initial outputs ranging from 22 to 342 barrels per day. Additional completions list multiple rigs, depths, and production figures across numerous leases in Sec 2 4 7 9 16 34 and surrounding blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County
Loving County
T. C. Humble Oil and Refining Co. No. 1 University
H. and
T. C
S. A
A. Bradford
Ventry
G. Bentley
Bennett
Calif
Duggan
H&tc
York
Eppenauer Drilling Co
S. Coombs
J. W. Hollingsworth
University
Eastland Oil Co
W. D Johnson
Gulf Production Co
Hutchins
F.gmmba
Lgmmba
Gulf No
O’brien
Bik
Texas-Pacific Coal and Oil Co
Henry James
Sinclair-Prairie
Archenhold
Humble Oil and Refining Co. No
S. A. Thompson
Johnson
Tottal
Cast Announced for Junior High Play Girl Shy
Mrs. Harold McNew directs the junior high play Girl Shy to be staged Friday December 15 in the high school auditorium. The cast features Tom Arsdale as the lead with a large ensemble including Caroline Stimson Wilam Hanson and Keny Arsdale with appearances by Frank Mitchell Jasper Miller and Alice Fitzgerald among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold McNew
Tom Arsdale
the Stimson
Wilam Hanson
Caroline
Tom
Willie Faye Starley
Keny Arsdale
Frank Mitchell
Sylvia Webster
Janice Wadey
Dean Marlow
Jasper Miller
Peaches Carter
Oke
Gladys Wolf
Alma
Isaac O’neil
Birdie Laverne
Alice Fitzgerald
Barbara Sanford
Birdie Bell
Alfred Teamoon Muressatoyd
Jonn Booker
Chuck Mayo
Birdie
Brown Seay
Master district votes 2.6 million bond issue for power plant
The master district will issue 2.6 million in bonds to fund a Red staff powered project with 660 thousand in government labor grants deducted by bond cancellations. Repayments start 18 months after completion, and if power sales are weak the charge per acre would not exceed 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regan
Public Works Administration
Modern Study Club Catalogs Open Meeting Notes
The Modern Study Club met to plan activities at Pecos library with a 2.00 monthly dues. Mrs. W Brey directed a tableau poem reading based on Browning and Pippa Passes. Members included Kerr and several named ladies and two new members Grantley Warren and Reig Eat es UBS were added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Pippa
W. Brey
Sey
William L. Kerr
Cyme
Ben Ezra
Py Brow
Paul Dowling
Gipson
H. IL. Holloway
Mig Howard
William Kerr
3. L. Cannon
Otis Moorhead
R Neilson
T. B. Pruett
Dr. Sherrod
Hollis Smith
Jack Typ
W. R. Shelton
Milton Wadley
Mesday Grantley Warren
Reig Eates
UBS
Takes Charge Of Sinclair Station In Big Spring
Ira Sawyer announces taking over Sinclair Station No 1 at Third and Cedar Streets in Big Spring. He will open a complete garaged and filling station business with Lewis Wook assisting in the filling stall. Pecos residents are invited to trade with a get acquainted offer, including a free pecan with every purchase of a dollar or more this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Sawyer
Big Spring
Sinclair
Third
Cedar Streets
Lewis Wook
Pecos
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Hudgens
Arch, N. M
Pecos & Northwestern Telephone Company
Pecos Mercantile Co
Burch Carson
van Horn, Texas
Trans- Pecos
Rufus KH. Bills
COS
Ward Co
Sinclair-Prairie No
J. G. Allen
Sinclair-Prairie Lease
N. W
Freels
Et al
J. B. Greenman
Goldman and
Abell Bros
California- Archenhold
Liano-Owens
R. A. Alexander
Ritcher
Red Rock
Alpine Oil and Development Co
Atlantic Oil Producing Co
Atlantic Oil Pro. Co
W. D. Johnson
Bkk
H&tc Ry
Atlantic Oil Pro .Co. No
H&tc Ry. See
Dr. Johnson
W. I. Johnson
Blyk
Atlantic Oil Pro. Co. No
WLD. Johnson
H&tc R
Bergman
W. A. Black
Jack Leidecker
Gibraltar
A.rcher
T C. Survey
Cellar
Santa
Toytown
Toyland
W. L. Sherrod
Ben Franklin Store
Pecos, Texas
Pecos City
Red Bluff
Stydy Sh i
Sinclair Station
Hads
Kolar
Amer
LEE
Conshohocken
LEE Conshohocken Tires
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