Pecos Enterprise and Gusher Consolidation Notice
Announcement notes the consolidation of The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher with historical papers The Pecos Valley News The Pecos Weekly Times Reeves County Record and others on May 16 1925. Publisher Barney Hubbs and Editor Vestel H Lott listed with subscription terms and filing deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
Enterprise and Gusher
Barney Hubbs
Vestel H. Lott
West Texas rail freight rates cited as discrimination
A West Texas Chamber of Commerce report cites Pecos to Houston rates rising from 98 cents to 2.48 per 100 pounds since 1914, a 148 percent jump. Pecos to Dallas rose from 90 cents to 1.95, 117 percent. The WTCC claims nationwide rates fell, while West Texas suffers a 109 percent average increase. Estimated annual losses reach 100 million. The boards urge overhauling rate zones and ICC Act amendments for zone equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Houston
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
WTCC
West
Texas
Indirect taxes hit low earners harder, KC Star notes
The Kansas City Star argues many people wrongly think they pay no taxes. A survey of indirect taxes from a life insurer shows a worker earning 960 yearly pays 123.48 indirect taxes, about 13 percent, rising with income and adding to basic necessities. The piece ends with a humorous jab about a husband’s haircuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Star
the Star
Reeves County to Hold Annexation Election for Rural High School District
Reeves County Board of School Trustees orders a December 17 1938 election to decide annexation of Saragosa Independent School District No 3 Reeves County Common School Districts Nos 5 and 7 into Pecos Independent School District creating a rural high school district with 1357 square miles and 1402 scholastic population. Presiding judges named for Pecos Saragosa Patrose and Orla, voters to decide For Annexation or Against Annexation. Sheriff to publish and post notice for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Reeves
County Board of School Trustees
Reeves County
Pecos Independent
Saragosa Independent
Reeves County Common
Reeves County Common School
Pecos Independent School District
Saragosa Independent School
Saragosa Independent School District
State of
Commissioners Court
Commissioners Court of
Saragosa
Patrose
Orla
Charley Young
Pecos
George Davis
J. Y. Crum
A. D
T. Y. Casey
M. C. Lucky E. B. Daniel Monroe Kerr
Mysterious Rider at Grand Theatre Saturday
Zane Grey tale screens at the Grand Theatre Saturday featuring Douglass Dumbrille as a masked rider roaming the Arizona desert in a Western adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Grand Theatre
Douglass Dumbrille
Arizona
Cattlemen Shift to Sheep as Davis Mountain Ranches Grow
Willis McCutcheon, longtime Davis Mountain rancher, enters sheep business shipping 23 000 head this year ending Hereford era on his McCutcheon ranch. Industry reports say land value pushes ranchers toward mixed farming as sheep prove lucrative amid region's changing uses.
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Willis McCutcheon
Fourt Davis Territory
McCutcheon
Davis Mountain
Pecos Girl Pledges J. A. P. Social Club
Millie Knox a John Tarleton College student from Pecos has been pledged by the J. A. P. girls social club under the Dean of Students. Bids go through his office after grades from the first preliminary are recorded. Only satisfactory work allows joining. Two social events planned including a club dance in the recreation hall. The clubs foster campus enthusiasm for college activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Knox
John Tarleton College
Pecos
Safety in Numbers at Grand Theatre with Jones Family
The Jones Family film Safety in Numbers tops the Grand Theatre bill Tuesday. Jed Prouty Shirley Deane Spring Byington Russell Gleason and Billy Mahan appear in their familiar familial roles for the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety In Numbers
Jones Family
Grand Theatre
Jed Prouty
Shirley Deane
Spring Byington
Russell Gleason
Billy Mahan
New Scales and Modern Checkout Installed at Safeway Store
A new modern scale is installed for customer use at the Safeway store in town. A Christensen rack and a second cash register are added to allow two checkers. The changes aim to speed transactions and improve service for shoppers.
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Hubbs Printing Company
America
Elite Truck Line
el Paso
Monahans
Odessa
Midland
Ft. Stockton
McCamey
Crane
Ft. Worth
Points East
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Otel Gateways and Coffee
Austin
Geo. W. Cox
J. B. Woolfolk
S. M. Prewit
Rudolph Hoefs
Middleton
Edwards
Masters
Big Spring
Edwin Finley
Pat Wadley
Portales, N. M
Sully Ikard
Tuffy Alley
Isora DeRacy
Old Mexico
Jim Cooksey
Herman Lindley
Mentone
Amarillo
Keith
Thomas
Hollebeke Brothers
Patrick Brothers
Barstow
Pat Wilson
Pyote
Ramsey
Mr. Wilson
Pecos Sandwich Shop
J. A. P. Social Club
Safety In
Safeway
Olid
American Sugar Company
FDIC
Tim
Silvyray
Community Public Service Company
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