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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
2
The Enterprise and Gusher publish a consolidation notice noting merger timelines and staff positions. Publisher Barney Hubbs and Editor Vestel H Lott are listed with subscription rates and filing deadlines for the Pecos Texas edition.
The Pecos community participates in National Fire Prevention Week with emphasis on school programs to teach fire safety. The piece notes fire causes, losses, and the impact on property owners, urging residents to identify hazards via a parent questionnaire and support prevention efforts to maintain Pecos’s fire insurance credit.
The United States Civil Service Commission calls open competitive exams for Junior Veterinarian at $2000 annually with Veterinary College completion required and age limit under 45. Voting submission deadlines vary by region, with east of Colorado due by Nov 6 and west by Nov 9. Also announced is Junior Graduate Nurse at $1620 yearly with Nursing School training required and age limit under 35. applications accepted in Washington until further notice.
The Pecos field shows growing gas potential as Bell No. 1 reaches about 3000 feet with strong progress. Delays linger from an old pipe fragment and a broken bit at Hershenson, but drilling resumes. Meanwhile Pecos Mercantile appoints H C Ferris to lead grocery operations and Pecos High faces Fort Stockton in their first test. Reeves County previously won top fruit honors at St. Louis and El Paso fairs, with Dallas fair competition noted.
Buffalo Trail Council announces two new troops in Colorado City and Cuthbert as part of a broad drive to add members. S. P. Gaskin says the effort has already formed Snyder and aims to reach 22 more troops by December 31.
Mrs Alvis O Davis travels to Houston for the first national TED convention ever held in Texas. She joins a party including Dr J Royde and Mrs C W Mollinger of El Paso.
The Red Bluff Road from Highway 17 to Red Bluff Dam will be upgraded quickly as an FERA relief project with about 5000 dollars allocated. Joe Hinson of Hinkle Drug Co. learned he inherited a share of an estate from a long-departed relative, about 50 cents. The Pecos area reports cattlemen’s aid cutback as government funding wanes. A six year old, Bobby Clinton, was killed by a truck near his home, marking a tragic event. The Grisham-Hunter wildcat well, drilled 5200 feet, was plugged and abandoned south of Pecos.
One year ago Fred Hampton a 42 year old Pecos mechanic drowned in the Pecos River while fishing with C R Morrison near Sixteen Mile Dam. Sanders Theatres announced a new motion picture theatre in Pecos to be located in the old Mint Cafe Building. A wildcat well Reeves County No 1 Frankley and Rice encountered dry gas in the Delaware sand. Pecos Eagles tied Odessa Bronchos 6 to 6 on Friday night in a strong defensive effort.
The Texas State Department of Health says a one million dollar annual health program for public schools could be financed with savings from reduced repeaters. With 1,071,000 elementary pupils and 289,232 repeaters costing 45 dollars yearly, losses could reach 9.75 million, and three years of program funding could erase the general fund deficit.
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