End of Small Farms Seen If Current Set-Up Persists
PSA Supervisor Fred C. Wilbanks warns Texas and Oklahoma small farmers face collapse similar to the vanished Indian and buffalo unless policy changes occur. He cites five year census gains of over eleven million acres added to farms over 500 acres in both states, boosting cotton dominance. He contrasts Western costs of eight and a half cents per pound to Southeast costs over twelve cents, underscoring hardship for tenant and family farmers pushed to towns or relief. The Farm Security Administration seeks to aid smallholders by promoting ownership or livestock and equipment while modernizing farming methods to stay on the land.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Ato
Fred C. Wilbanks
Farm Security Administration
Piedmont
Southwest
FSA
Allotments Released for 1939 Texas Cotton Program
The AAA begins releasing individual farm cotton acreage allotments in Texas for 1939. Sixteen counties have received allotments, with 50 to 60 more expected this week. State office plans to finish 30 to 40 counties and issue all farmer allotments by December 10, aiding the cotton marketing quota referendum.
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College Station
AAA
Texas
Texas A. 2Nd M. College
Geo. Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Rate
Slaughter
Paris Observatory Talking Clock Heard 5 Million Times
The Paris observatory clock that announces the time every ten seconds was consulted by telephone five million times in the past year.
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Paris’ Observatory
Pecos Valley Lodge Holds Regular Stated Meeting Notice
Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736 AF and AM calls a regular stated meeting each month on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Visitors welcome J N Miller W M W W Ruhlen Sec
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Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736
Af& AM
Knights of Pythias Lodge Meeting Notice
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 388 meets Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. Visitors welcome. Jno. Oglesby, C. C.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 388
Jno. Oglesby, C. C
Oilfield activity and freight rate cuts spark Pecos area interest
The Toyah Bell in Pecos shows daily production gains as its capacity doubles after removing sand and water. Laura well near Pecos, drilled by Sunshine Corp, advances after reaching gray limestone at 2670 feet. Waggoner Oil Supply opens a 100000 dollar Pecos branch as C M Caldwell of Breckenridge eyes nearby land. Interstate Commerce Commission orders about 16 percent freight cuts for hay and grain from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Coast.
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Toyah Bell
Discovery Hole
Pecos
Laura
Sunshine Corporation
Waggoner Oil Supply Company
Fort Worth
C. M. Caldwell
Breckenridge
Caldwell
Pecos Valley
Southwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Oilseed Cakes and Meals Outlook for 1938 39 in U S
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics projects total oilseed cakes and meals at about 3 15 million tons for domestic use in 1938 39. Soybean cake and meal will be the largest on record, near 800 000 tons, while cottonseed cake and meal will be well below 1937 38. Hay and feed grain supplies reach multi decade highs, with alfalfa hay also up. cottonseed exports likely remain small.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Pecos area updates span crime trail to public works
The investigation into the unidentified slaying near Van Horn shifts to Pecos after clothing linked to the victim was found under a Barstow Pecos bridge. Reeves County secures a $12000 CWA grant to build a road connecting Red Bluff damsite to State Highway 27 west of the dam. The Pecos Grammar School Eaglets meet Big Spring for junior football titles in a two game series with standout players Bare foot Joe Bob Kelton and Claire Wicker among the leaders. The annual Thanksgiving clash between Wink and Pecos draws a record West Texas crowd as the two rivals meet on Wildcat field. R E Thomason speaks to Pecos Rotary on farm loan equality and recovery prospects for Reeves and Ward counties.
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Southwest
van Horn
Pecos
Barstow
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Reeves County
Red Bluff
Wink
Wildcat Field
West Texas
R. E. Thomason
U. S
Reeves
Ward
Pecos Eagles
Wink Wildcats
Rotary Field
United
Wildcat
Eagles
Santa Claus
Ted Johnston
Kitty Knox
Tuett Peer
First Baptist Church
Miss Knox
W. H. Knox
Off the dole on the payroll for livestock profits
This piece argues farm stock should be kept on a producing ration rather than a subsistence one. It treats livestock as machines and labor, urging adequate feed to sustain production, minimize idle time, and boost profits, with notes on turkey feeding and market size.
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Ross M. Sherwood
Poultry Husbandry Division
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Pecos Eagles Meet Wink Wildcats In Thanksgiving Showdown
The Pecos Eagles host the Wink Wildcats at Rotary Field on Thanksgiving Day in a district 7 B showdown. Wink seeks to stay undefeated and atop the district while Pecos aims to upset the favored visitors and claim leadership.
Red flag marks meat sold by storekeeper in Guatemala
In Guatemala a red flag over a shop door signals that the meat offered is sold by the proprietor. The sign serves as a traditional indicator of direct sale by the storekeeper rather than through other vendors.
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Guatemala
Creomulsion Promised Relief For Coughs Chest Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion a palatable Beechwood Creosote based emulsion for bronchial irritation coughs and chest colds. It claims to soothe mucous membranes loosen phlegm aid natural healing and promises refund if relief is unsatisfactory.
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PSA
The
Lodge
J. N. Miller
Amon G. Carter
Ers
Sunset Truck Lines, Inc
el Paso
San Angelo
Monahans
Odessa
McCamey
Don Padene
del Norte
Paso del Norte
Ogan Carpenter
Paul Harvey
Guo
Colden Oil Corp
O. J. Green & Son
West
Lewis Sheet Metal
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
General Motors
Buick
Fisher
Gael Tee
Better Motor Company
Pecos Funeral
Vick Ambulance Service
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
Pecos, Texas
J. L. Kincannon
Grand Theatre
the Equitable Life Insurance Society of
New York
U. S. Patterson
P. O
A. B. Pointer
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Elliott & Waldron
R. C. Brewster
Brandon
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson
Home Furniture Co
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
W. W. Dean
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
Hudson & Hudson
Camp Dean Building
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