Pecos Bank Deposits and Postal Receipts Signal Upturn
The Enterprise notes rising postal receipts in early 1939 and bank deposits in Pecos reaching near all time highs due to consolidations, signaling improving business mood. Economists anticipate 1937 peak levels in industrial output and discuss the impact of war news and neutrality policies on future demand, urging more local advertising to spur commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Econmic
Harry Hopkins
Hitler
Reichstag
Congress
Pecos
New 1940 Fords To Be Displayed In Pecos Today
Ford introduces 1940 V-8 models at Zimmer Motor Co in Pecos with Ford V-8 and De Luxe V-8 on show along with a 1940 Mercury. Sales manager Vivian Pouncey, fresh from Denver, forecasts rising year ahead. Features include fingertip gearshift on steering column, new ventilation, and tied beam headlamps. Horsepower options 85 60 and 58 in de luxe, two V-8 engines, four body types, six color options in De Luxe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Mrs Boles III in Sanitarium Tangle
Mrs Emma Boles of Bane long a local resident was seriously ill in a sanitarium this week with no improvement noted. She is survived by five brothers and sisters including Mrs J B of Keyes Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boles
Emma Boles
Bane
Mrrs. J. B
Keyes, Oki
Tri County Ginnings Headed For New Mark
Reeves Ward Pecos Counties report 4575 bales ginned so far this week heading toward an all time record. Cotton in 1939 exceeds 1938 levels as pickers and gins run full. Prices hover 8.40 to 9 cents per pound with top government loan 8.11. most sales private. Plant quarantine inspector Henderson notes no pink bollworm signs versus last year. Favorable summer and warm fall kept crop in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves- Ward-Pecos
Harold J. Henderson
Henderson
Fall Fashion Revue Presented by Pecos Merchants
Under Grand Theatre sponsorship and KIUN radio support, Pecos merchants staged a fall fashion revue on the Grand stage Tuesday evening. The event featured United, Jones Dry Goods, J C Penney, Wadley May Clothiers, Style Shop, Fashion Shoe Shop, Lillie Poe & Co, Chic Shop, Ted's Jewelry Shop, Pecos City Flower Shop, Brandon Beauty Shop, Beauty Box, Modern Beauty Shop and Atchison Shop with broad radio broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
KIUN
Pecos
the Grand
United
Jones Dry Goods
J. C. Penney
Wadley-May Clothiers
Style Shop
Fashion Shoe Shop
Lillie Poe & Co
Chic Shop
Ted’s Jewelry Shop
Pecos City Flower Shop
Brandon Beauty Shop
Beauty Box
Modern Beauty Shop
Atchison Shop
Balmorhea Farms Sign Cooperative Agreement
Surveys and plans completed a cooperative agreement signed with the Water Facilities Project Soil Conservation Service on Balmorhea farms belonging to Mrs Mayme Berkstresser and G H Robinson. Plans adjust borders by soil type and implement a rotation with alfalfa as a soil building crop followed by row crops for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Facilities Project
Soil Conservation Service
Mayme Berkstresser
G. H. Robinson
Mrs. Berkstresser
Mr. Robinson
Influx Of Troops For First Cavalry Maneuvers Brings Army Life to Area
Reeves County bristled as seven thousand troops arrived for biannual maneuvers in Balmorhea. Units from Fort Bliss Fort Clark Fort Sam Houston and Fort McIntosh set up camps ahead of a mid October payroll surge and a large October 23 final move. The six day exercise ends with a divisionary review at Toyahvale on October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outhern Reeves
Balmerhea
First National Bank of
Toyahvale
Pecos Chamber defers Irving Springs Park financing
Directors commend the Irving Springs Park project but defer action due to financing infeasibility at present. They refer the plan to the incoming board, praising A H Dunlap and Capt M L Swinehart for their work, and note CCC assistance potential via Rep R E Thomason. New officers will be elected soon.
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Pecos
A. H. Dunlap
State Board of Water Engineers
Capt. M. L. Swinehart
Chamber of Commerce
Irving Springs Park
Dunlap
Swinehart
R. E. Thomason
CCC
Pecos Day at Marfa Opens Highland Fair
A Pecos High School band led a large Pecos delegation to Marfa for Reeves County Day at the Highland Fair. More than a score of cars traveled. a parade featured Kathleen Lewis riding a trained white horse. The fair runs through today and tomorrow with rodeo, free barbecue, and nightly dances. Tonight Sul Ross faces Texas A I on the Marfa gridiron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Marfa
Kathleen Lewis
Elmer Harrington
Reeves County
Sul Ross
Texas A. & I
Buck Jackson
Fighty-Eight Girls Enlist in Girl Scouts under Club Sponsorship
The Business and Professional Women sponsor the Girl Scouts of America with 87 girls attending the formation meeting last week. Plans divide members into Brownies ages seven to ten and Scouts ages ten to fifteen. A second general meeting is set for Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Legion Hall to organize the troops and handbooks are ordered.
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IGHTY
Girl Scouts of America
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Brownies
Legion Hall
Busper
Indiiness
Lilie Poe
Maggie Glover
Gene Heide
E. Gail Williams
George Nagel
May Jarine Buchannan
Wesley May
Nancy Jones
Bertha Williams
Geraldine Holmes
Dean McCall
Pauline Jones
Four Per Cent Climb Shown For Quarter Just Completed
Pecos post office receipts for the quarter ended September 30 rose to 6682.92 dollars, up 248.49 dollars from 1938. Nine months 1939 total 20916.69, over 500 dollars higher than 1938. Postmaster N M Collie predicts a substantial year end rise, noting last year’s total topped 30,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
N. M. Collie
Wesley May Named Band Chairman at Trans-Pecos Meeting
Wesley C. May Pecos high band director is listed as chairman of the band section for the Trans-Pecos Teachers Association 1940 meeting in El Paso. The convention runs March 14 to 16 with headquarters at Hotel Paso Del Norte and sessions at El Paso Liberty Hall. J. F. Reeves of Fort Stockton is president, with Taylor Rushing Odessa vice president M. P. Slovar Alpine secretary and A. E. Lang El Paso treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley C. May
Pecos High
Trans-Pecos Teachers Association
el Paso
Hotel Paso del Norte
el Paso Liberty Hall
J. F. Reeves
Fort Stockton
Trans-Pecos Association
Taylor Rushing
Odessa
M. P. Slovar
Alpine
A. E. Lang
W. F. White Suffers Paralytic Stroke in Fort Worth
W F White, an elderly Fort Worth man with extensive ranch holdings, was unconscious in a local hospital after a paralysis stroke Thursday morning. His family was notified and en route Thursday afternoon. His left side was paralyzed and his condition was listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. White
Fort Worth
Mr. White
New 1940 Chevrolet Preview in El Paso
Chevrolet dealers from the area will view the new 1940 models in El Paso tomorrow. Monroe Kerr of Williams Kerr Chevrolet says 10 firm members will make the trip to inspect the upcoming cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
el Paso
Monroe Kerr
Williams- Kerr Chevrolet Company
Eaglet Eleven To Pen Home Season Opener
Pecos Junior High Eaglets host Kermit Juniors on Rotary Field Saturday at 10 AM to start their home season. Coach Hollis Galloway eyes bounce back after an 8 to 0 loss to Fort Stockton Juniors last week.
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Pecos
Eaglets
Kermit
Rotary Field
Hollis Galloway
Fort Stockton
Donations Lag for Lillie W. Cole Memorial Fund
Miss Warren Collings reports donations to the Lillie W. Cole Memorial Fund are well below expectations. She urges former students and Mrs. Cole’s friends to donate as soon as possible to support the fund.
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Lillie W. Cole
Warren Collings
Mrs. Cole
Water Facilities Lend Machinery to Farmers
The Balmorhea Water Facilities Project received a 12-inch wing turning plow a 12-inch walking middle buster and three Texas Terracers with eight foot blades to lend to farmers and ranchmen cooperating with the Soil Conservation Service.
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Balmorhea
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Fielding Couple Welcome Daughter in Pecos Hospital
Mr and Mrs E A Fielding of Grandfalls announce the birth of a baby girl born Sunday in a Pecos hospital.
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E. A. Fielding
Grandfalls
Pecos
Week of Fire Prevention Observed in Pecos
Ayor B A Toliver proclaims Oct 8 through 14 as Fire Prevention Week in Pecos with the city, fire department, and insurers coordinating a program. Prizes are offered to students for fire prevention posters, and surveys will identify home hazards. Fire Chief Manahan urges public cooperation and warns of dangerous cords gas leaks and overloaded lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayor B. A. Toliver
Pecos
Chas. F. Manahan
Pecos High Opens Field House Foundations Underway
Excavation completed and foundation touring underway for Pecos High School's $3500 field house at Rotary Field. Contractor A. H. Hutts began Monday after award on Thursday and has 45 working days to finish. The facility will include team dressing rooms, Pecos locker and equipment rooms, plus public rest rooms and drinking fountains.
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Pecos High School
Rotary Field
A. H. Hutts
Pecos
Tickets For Kermit Game On Sale Today
Reserved seat tickets for the Pecos Kermit game next Friday evening go on sale here Friday Supt R Henry Blackwell said about 2000 tickets for reserved seats were being sent to Pecos and would be on sale at all local drug stores.
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R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos
Armstrongs Welcome Boy James Francis in Pecos
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Armstrong of Pecos are the parents of a boy born in a Pecos sanitarium on Tuesday. He is named James Francis Armstrong.
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D. H. Armstrong
Pecos
James Francis Armstrong
Lions discuss democracy push by West Texas clubs
A. G. Bearden, Lions district governor from Lamesa, urged Lions to unite for democracy ideals at Pecos Lions Club. He warned of internal propaganda threats to liberty and praised Lions as key to service and community growth. Visitors included E. B. Daniel Jr and others as Pecos club displayed strong enthusiasm.
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Lions
A. G. Bearden
Lamesa
Pecos
Lions Club
Bearden
West Texas
Odessa Chosen For State Spring Band Contests 1940
The 1940 regional spring band contests will be held April 6 in Odessa after a Monahans meeting set the date and venue. Pecos and Odessa bid, each underwriting deficits. Pecos withdrew. Odessa guaranteed 1200 with 900 minimum to secure the event edging out Monahans for better facilities.
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Odessa
Monahans
Pecos
Ector County
Big Rise in Pecos Banks' Assets and Deposits
Combined deposits in Security State and First National Pecos reach 1 885 575 85 with assets totaling 2 108 661 67, the first time this year over two million. The gain reflects 1938 comparison and the Toyah consolidation adding about 85 000, while First National posts a record 833 369 57 in deposits and 930 965 52 in assets.
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Pecos
First National Bank of
Citizens State Bank of
Toyah
OTAL
Security State
First National
Citizens State Bank of Toyah
Nationa
Officials Join Effort Against Cemetery Destruction
City and county officials pledge cooperation to stamp out vandalism at Fairview Cemetery in Pecos. Mayor Toliver calls vandalism a disgrace and urges public help to stop desecration of graves after 75 to 100 grave markers were damaged.
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Fairview Cemetery
B. A. Toliver
Pecos
Toliver
Association
Stamp commemorating 300th anniversary of printing in colonies
A three cent stamp marking the 300th anniversary of colonial American printing went on sale in Pecos this week. Postmaster M. W. Collie received 10,000 stamps and presented the first to the Enterprise. The purple stamp features a reproduction of the Stephen Daye press of 1639.
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America
Pecos
M. W. Collie
Stephen Daye
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New York
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E. B. Daniel, Jr
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Claude Watts
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J. G. Tucker
A. C. Ramsay
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