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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1932
Page
4
Notices list subscriptions and publishing lineups from Pecos Valley papers and the consolidated Enterprise and Gasher. The item notes a one year cost of two dollars, with editors and managers named in the masthead.
COS rapid progress suggests Pecos could become a future air center. The Airways Company and U S Government show strong interest, with plans to light the local airport appoint a Pecos agent and arrange taxi service for mail and passengers. Christmas Trades Day set December 10 with Santa’s visit December 23, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
The Loving county recovery effort pursued last week for 30 quarts of nitroglycerin stolen Monday night from a Mentone facility owned by A. R. Eppenauer. Sheriff Hardin Ross and Deputy Summers oversaw searches with no success. the scene showed careful entry through reinforced walls and potential dangers noted in prior incidents.
L. W. Anderson, who built the Pecos to Pecos railway at Pecos, has become a leading cattle operator in the southwest. He handles about 20,000 head a year, owns ranches totaling some hundred thousand, and is active in buying calves in Loving County.
Midland family members note the return of Mrs. Stanton Brunson and her daughter after a four week visit with relatives. Mrs. Brunson was formerly Miss Margaret Love. Raymond Regan of Atlanta, brother of Ken Regan of Pecos, left after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ree.
Norabelle Hollebeke travels from Sil Ross to spend Thanksgiving with her parents and friends.
Miss Aileen Love travels to El Paso for a Thanksgiving visit. She plans to enjoy family time and local sights during her stay in the border city.
Local business ad states Texas Mattress Co. has relocated to Miller Tourist Camp seeking better materials, work, and prices. Contact via phone listed as izy 15 4f u.
Horace Woodruff and Isyl Alexander wed in a quiet ceremony on Tuesday. A separate field report from Del Rio details an ongoing UT Austin expedition led by Professor Jackson examining Pecos river kitchen middens and Seminole Canyon remains to link vanished American tribes and early basket makers through preserved artifacts and cave paintings.
Judge J. Ramsey returns from Midland with Loving County relief funds to renovate the county courthouse. Plans include adding a room for court use and two offices, funded by county funds with RF C labor guidance. Citizens project coordination includes I. K. Peters and E. L. Efall as Ramsey weighs labor costs and alternate arrangements. Thanksgiving notes reflect traditional meals and local social events.
A WHS employee suffered burns in a gas explosion at a Bar Y Gas plant. He was at the house when the ignition occurred during a wash and bathe routine. He was moved to Mentone and then to a Capial hospital for treatment as doctors assess the injuries.
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