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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
5
Five more miles of right of way for the Kermit to Andrews road were condemned by the commissioners court. The order condemns a 150 foot wide strip starting 0.5 miles northeast of Kermit.
Upton County accounted for one of 27 field tests last week with one wildcat and four oil tests planned to be deepened across 11 West Texas counties. Three of the four old tests to be deepened were in Upton County.
Pecos County will start grading on the new cutoff road from the Master Gon Oil pool in northern Pecos County to the Girvin Imperial road. Commissioner Hal Burnett said work is delayed by recent rains but will begin soon.
Actual construction work on a new unit for the Smith Bros refinery began this week with laying of the foundation. The plant costs between 400000 and 500000 dollars and will triple the companys current production once completed.
A Cedarvale delegation visited Grand Falls last week asking local farmers to approve shutting off Red Bluff water for the rest of the year until March to conserve the supply.
Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel and a party of state officials and Austin friends were due in Fort Stockton over the weekend as guests of Sen. and Mrs. H. L. Winfield. A hunting trip into the Davis Mountains was planned for the early week.
Town officials and interested residents held a meeting on a possible franchise water system. A revived deal cited a potential soft water source two miles from Grand Falls, raising hope of bringing water to the town soon.
Construction on the new south Ward County roads is expected to start this week after the state board of education approved bond purchases. A $97,000 deposit will fund base work and preliminary construction by the road district.
In Hudspeth County the weekly calf sale rose as ranches move stock. With limited herds on hand and most operators already contracted, few calves remain available after the current round of sales.
Fort Stockton district reports Magnolia Petroleum Co. No. 2 Masterson, a third deep producer in the Apco Ordovician field, shows encouraging improvement after the third acid treatment, located 21 miles northeast of Fort Stockton.
Cattle move ments in the valley were active the past few days with traders Louis Wein acht of Saragosa H L Kokernot of Alpine Lee Lane of Balmorhea Bill Moore Jim Duncan Jack McCutcheon and Rudolph Hoefs buying and selling cattle or sheep.
The Balmorhea school board bought a new bus as part of modernization efforts aided by the state board of education. State support covers two dollars per enrolled child per month for daily routes to school.
Workmen at the CCC camp site in the Chisos mountains prepare quarters for the incoming CCC company. The unit will be moved from Balmorhea State Park to the Big Bend region around the first of the year.
The Alpine area saw its best rain since mid-August last week as a wide section received showers. It marked the second rain event of the week based on reports from Alpine.
Marfa reports October tax collections totaled 74,152.54 dollars, nearly eleven times the amount from October last year, according to O A Knight the tax collector for Presidio County the state and the local school district.
The program committee of the local post of the American Legion is rapidly shaping plans for the 16th district convention to be held in Sanderson on December 2 and 3.
Sheriff Jim Nance and Deputy Andy Anderson arrested two men and Sanderson who were driving a stolen 1940 Studebaker sedan with a San Antonio license last week.
In Monahans incomplete returns from the Red Cross membership drive show $150 collected so far, according to Mrs Gary Finch, Ward County membership chairman.
Forty former Green Wave players met at Monahans High School to organize a permanent Ex Lettermen Association before the Monahans Pecos game last Saturday afternoon in Monahans.
Pecos shoppers are invited to see the new 1940 Philco radio models showcased at Brownlee Hardware Co. The display highlights updated cabinets and performance features available for immediate purchase.
A Texas Experiment Station study compares battery and outdoor turkey raising. Battery methods save early losses but weaker birds fail to profit long term, while outdoor rearing yields better survivors. The piece argues farm, with proper sanitation and balanced rations, can outperform “turkey factories” and stay profitable.
A betting style entry lists $20 to win various teams including Harvard Indiana Iowa Michigan Penn State and Oregon State. The coupon must be brought to THE UNITED by 6 p m Friday November 24. Out of town entries may be mailed but.
Mr and Mrs Otis Caldwell of Panhandle spent the past week visiting their relatives in the Sudbrook household. They stayed with Mr and Mrs J H Sudbrook and sister Mrs Gladys Pask, and were joined by Sonny and Neil.
Miss Sarah Sue Ramsey of El Paso moved to Pecos this week to establish residence and will be employed in the local FSA office in the courthouse.
The case of Mrs H A Shannon vs Texas Cement Plaster and Supply Company defunct corporation and unknown stockholders is set for the next Reeves County District Court term in Pecos on January 1 1940. The plaintiff seeks title and possession to 80 acres in Section 69 Block 4 H and GN Survey with disputed entry and holds statutes of limitation claims. Public notice requires publication in a Reeves County newspaper for four consecutive weeks.
Notice advertises a Sunday dessert sale by the pep squad at Fitzgeralds Grocery in Pecos Texas with directive to buy on Saturday Nov 25. Court seal and official stamp show Reeves County district court clerk Hollis Smith signs the notice on October 31, 1939.
Senior class members sold Pecos Wink football game keepsakes to raise funds for the school annual. The tiny wooden footballs bear Pecos Eagles Beat Wink with purple and gold ribbons. Local visitors Ed and Mrs. Vickers of Ruidosa and teacher Marjarine Buchanan were in Weatherford. The note adds a historical aside about Henry VIII’s court ale and wine allowance.
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