Pecos civic honor seeks most useful citizen
A secret committee of 11 from the Lions Club Rotary Club Chamber of Commerce BPW Clubs and the City Federation will select Pecos most useful citizen for the year. The winner will be announced at the Lions Minstrel on December 9 with plaques for the recipient and a yearly plaque addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Chamber of Ecamerce
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
City Federation
Lions Minstrel
Chamber of Commerce
To Revive Highway Group Meeting in El Paso
The Broad Way America Highway Association plans a El Paso meeting to revive Highway 80 tourist traffic and secure a fair share of visitors. Ben Smith of the Pecos Chamber and others may attend. The drive aims to publicize Highway 80 and restore regional tourist business after losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Assoiation
el Paso
Ben Smith
Pecos
Southwestern Conference of Mayors
Chamber of Commerce
Doctors attend Southern Medical Association convention
Dr and Mrs Jim Camp left the first of the week for Oklahoma City to attend the annual convention of the Southern Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Camp
Oklahoma City
The
Southern Medical Association
County Trustees Move For Rural High School Consolidation
Pecos Petrole Orla and Saragosa districts push for a rural high school by Sept 1 1939 via county trustees election plan. Election date now pending after petitions. passage requires statewide majority. If approved, Pecos handles high school until Aug 31 1939 with a new county appointed board, buses added, and potential transfer of elementary pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Petrole, Orla
Saragosa
Petrole
Orla
T. Y. Casey
R. Henry Blackwell
Monroe Kerr
L. W. Anderson
M. C. Lucky
Balmorhea
E. B. Daniel
Toyah
Pecos High Adopt Beat Wink Spirit Ahead of Thanksgiving Game
Pecos High School rallies students and fans to boost Beat Wink spirit as the Eagles prepare for a Thanksgiving clash with Wink. Co captains Alonzo Gardner and John Gamel lead the nine seniors on a week of assemblies, banners, and practice focused on pass defense after a 37 7 loss to Midland Armistice Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wink
Pecos High
Wink Wildcats
R. Henry Blackwell
Eagles
Alonzo Gardner
John Gamel
Floyd Brownlee
Everett Scott
Billy Campbell
Claude Elkins
Darrell Glover
Jerry Files
Bob Fletcher
Rotary Field
Midland
Supt. Blackwell
Jim Neill
A. E. Kotrola
Final WPA Approval For Pecos School Project
State Administrator gave final approval for the Pecos school WPA project including drives walks curbs and gutters at Pecos elementary junior high and Rotary Field improvements. Federal funds totaling 5108 are allotted and 37 workers will be employed with work to start when crews become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
R. E. Thomason
Thomason
Rotary Field
R. Henry Blackwell
Lions Rotarians To Meet Jointly In Pecos
Pecos Lions and Rotary clubs plan a joint lunch meeting at the Orient Hotel next Wednesday. Pecos High School football players will attend and a combined program is planned. Jimmy Yancy joined the Lions, and Mrs Rayman Pouncey spoke for the Red Cross Roll Call chairman duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Lions
Rotary Clubs
Orient Hotel
Pecos High
Rotary
Jimmy Yancy
Lions Club
Rayman Pouncey
Carent Red Cross
Pecos Valley
Annual Red Cross Roll Call Opens in Pecos Valley
The Pecos Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross launches its annual membership drive led by Roll Call chairman Mrs. Ray man Pouncey. By Thursday 123 members were gained and $162.45 collected toward a 300 member quota, with aims to finish this week for a planned medical correction program benefiting financially underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley
American Red Cross
Red Cross
PHE
Ross
Wen’t
Red
The
Rayman Pouncey
Pecos
Medical Association
Wesley Hart
Most Useful Citizen Of Pecos Named By Lions Club
Pecos Lions Club announces plans to select the most useful citizen. The winner will be honored at the Lions Minstrel on December 9 with a plaque and a name on a larger club plaque. The award aims to become an annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
Pecos
Pecos Lions Club
Lions Minstrel
Push Efforts For Stockton Project
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce pressed to pave the Pecos Fort Stockton highway. Dudley Yard, D.C. president, said at the luncheon that Sen. Tom Connally, Highway Commissioner Harry Hines and other influential figures were deer hunting nearby and being contacted about the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Park Land Donated for Pecos Roadside Park Expansion
Deeds signed for two acres adjoining Pecos roadside park two miles north on the Carlsbad highway. Mrs. W. B. Oates and Mrs. Tom McClure donate one acre each. W. C. T. U. Pecos chapter funds improvements and a water well project with Modern Study Club support. R. N. Couch serves as president and Tom McClure as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Carlsbad
W. B. Oates
Tom McClure
Highway 80
Red Bluff
Carnegie Library
Study Club of
R. N. Couch
Brandon family to spend winter in Pecos
Mrs. W. J. Brandon and her son W. C. Brandon of San Diego arrived in Pecos to spend the winter. W. C. Brandon is noted as a former manager of the Brandon Hotel in Pecos. Mrs. Yard is described as the mother and brother of Mrs. Dudley Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brandon
W. C. Brandon
San Diego
Calif
Dudley Yard
Pecos
Brandon Hotel
Pecos Eagles Post Season Grid Game Considered
Prospects of a post season football game involving Pecos High School Eagles are under consideration this week. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to sponsor the event to fund travel for the Pecos band and possibly the football squad to the Sun Carnival in El Paso. Officials and the team are being contacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School Eagles
The
Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
el Paso
Crowleys Welcome Daughter in Wink Hospital Birth
Mr and Mrs W G Crowley of Wink announce the birth of their daughter in a local hospital on Wednesday. Both mother and baby are reported to be doing nicely.
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W. G. Crowley
Wink
Mountain Road To Gain All Weather Surfacing In 1940 Plan
The Texas Highway Commission announced a 1940 federal road program including fourteen West Texas projects and funds available July 1, 1939. Reeves and Jeff Davis counties gain improvements on State Highway 17 and U S 80 with grading drainage and resurfacing actions, totaling 21.5 miles in Jeff Davis and 3.4 miles in Reeves.
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Balmorhea
Fort Davis
Texas Highway Commission
West Texas
Reeves
Jeff Davis
Reeves County
Toyahvale
Jeff Davis County
Toyah East
Pecos River
Skeleton uncovered near Pecos River questioned by deputies
Reeves county officers investigated a skeleton found about a mile south of the Pecos River Bridge on the river bank. A Mexican laborer working for Sam Prewit uncovered bones in a ditch linking two watering troughs dug around 1932. Estimates place exposure at up to six years. authorities suspect homicide and disposal in recent years. Weathered brogans and a leather belt were the only identifiable items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos River
Sam Prewit
Pecos Plans Holiday Lights for Main Street
Pecos will deck the town for Christmas with multi colored lights along downtown streets during the holiday period. The chamber will reuse lighting gear from prior years and collect 75 dollars by subscription led by Bill Sherrod H G Meyer and W W Dean to buy bulbs. A large Christmas tree will be set up on the vacant lot at Main and Highway 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bill Sherrod
H. G. Meyer
W. W. Dean
Main and
Highway 80
Chamber of Commerce Plans Growth and Programs
Pecos moves to build up the Chamber of Commerce with aims to raise membership attendance and achievements. President Dudley Yard and Vice President A. C. Ramsay outlined plans at a Tuesday luncheon. A membership and attendance committee was formed with Harvey Beauchamp Bill Turpin and Ramsay. program committee members include Bob Middleton J. H. Bonarden and Thompson.
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Pecos
Ramsay
Harvey Beauchamp
Bill Turpin
Bob Middleton
J. H. Bonarden
Thompson
Juniors Present Autograph Anne at Pecos High School
The Pecos high junior class stages Autograph Anne a three act comedy tonight in the high school auditorium. The annual fundraiser supports the junior senior banquet with Miss Iva Mae Lacy directing and Kenneth Griffin with Marslea Boles in lead roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High
Anne
Iva Mae Lacy
Kenneth Griffin
Marslea_ Boles
Governor Visits Pecos Club for Rotary Luncheon
Governor John P. Sheehan of El Paso, head of the 115th Rotary district, was the guest of the Pecos club at its luncheon last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Sheehan
el Paso
Rotary District
Pecos Club
Hunters Begin Open Season in Davis Guadalupe and Madera Mountains
Scores of hopeful hunters take to the Davis Guadalupe and Madera mountains as deer season opens. George Donnelly bags a nine point buck near Balmorhea. others report several shots but few deer. White tailed deer season runs to December 31 with two per season. black tailed rise to Pecos river with same limit, and west of Pecos ends November 31 with one per season.
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Davis, Guadalupe
Madera
George Donnelly
Webb Armstrong
Carl Weinacht Ranch
Balmorhea
Lawson
Mike Little
W. E Spencer
Kent
J. E. Propp
Neil Rudd
James Hudgens
Harry Buckner
Pecos River
Des Moines firm wins Pecos sewer project contract
F. Lytle Company of Des Moines Iowa awarded the Pecos sewer project contract valued at 105450 dollars after nine bids. The project includes a disposal plant and upgrades to existing facilities as 68 voters cast 58 for and 3 against a 25600 bond issue for Pecos share and state aid awaits final approval before bond sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Pecos
No Accidents Reported Across Pecos Midland Run
Highway Patrol Capt E M Wells reported a quiet weekend despite Armistice Day traffic. Pecos division patrolled the Pecos to Midland route Friday arresting a few for drunken driving and keeping motorists at reasonable speeds.
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E. M. Wells
Pecos
Midland
Hopes Dim For Irving Springs Park Sale Roadblock
President Dudley Yard told a Chamber of Commerce meeting that the Monroe estate will not sell the land needed for a state park at Irving Springs. The Monroes own about 1,750 acres in the area and buying the entire tract may be the only way to secure the park land.
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Irving Springs
Dudley Yard
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Yard
New Commercial Art Teacher Hired for Pecos Elementary
Miss Nancy Jones, a commercial art major from Texas Tech, arrived this week to replace Mrs. Leslie Bevill who resigned last week. Jones is from Lubbock.
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Nancy Jones
Texas Tech
Leslie Bevill
Pecos
Bevill
Miss Jones
Lubbock
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Cae
Stockton
Ft. Davis Highway
Highway 17
Austin
Red” O’neil
Gene Hendon
Jeff Hendon
J. H
D. W. Bozeman Jr
Gage van Horn
Gene
Charles Rumbaugh
W. T. Moreland
J. B
W. G. (Cotton) Kirkland
O. J. Green
J. P. Stubblefield
E. L. Bronson
Co. A. Cockrel
A. C. Ramsay
Ira Bowers
Beau McCutcheon
R.E. Johnson
Tom Simmons
Earl Fisher
H. W
C. F. Lytle Company
Irving Springs Park
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