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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
7
Texas A and M College extension backs a push to maximize soil building and range building allowances under the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program. Administrators note three months remain to claim up to 12.694 million dollars statewide, with past year earnings lagging.
Baylor University freshman class elects Dorothy Kelly of Newgulf near Houston as a woman candidate in a field of eight men and one coed. The campaign, sparked by voter interest in suffrage, sees her as valedictorian and future law student who drums with the Baylor Golden Wave band.
The Beau Geste story of three loyal brothers in the French Foreign Legion headlines Grand Theatre prevues Sunday and Monday after an 11 30 a m showing Saturday. Gary Cooper Ray Milland and Robert Preston star as Beau John and Digby in a tale of desert battles and harsh sergeant rule.
Joe W. Doaks district supervisor for the Ex tension Service of the AAA spoke in San Angelo last week. He conducted an explanatory meeting for employees and demonstrated proper filling of applications for payment under the range and farm programs.
The Navy shortens aviator training to about eight months by expanding Pensacola facilities with more planes, instructors, and hours. A nationwide selection drive targets unmarried American men aged 20 to 27 with two years of college, who meet height and weight limits and pass a physical. Selected candidates may choose training start times and will be commissioned in the Naval Reserve with full rank pay. Contact the Naval Reserve Flight Selection Board in Pensacola, Florida.
The Texas 4-H Clubs report a record enrollment of 67,028 members in 1939 with 32,696 boys and 34,332 girls. The 1938 total was 57,395. The program is sponsored by the U S Department of Agriculture and Extension Service through county agents and adult club leaders. Membership covers youths ages 10 to 21.
Arthur W. Adams chief quartermaster from the U S Navy Recruiting Office in El Paso will be in Pecos during the week beginning Oct 16. Interested residents should contact Postmaster M W Collie for the exact arrival time and date. The Bedouins of Southern Arabia do not eat salt. Approximately one tenth of Maine is water.
Mrs. J. F. Newman of Hico, formerly Pecos, wrote "Give Me a Home in Texas" which is published by American Music Inc. and will be promoted on radio programs nationwide during the fall and winter months.
Three Pecos youths Bill Ellis Coy Cox and Glen Cox are among 1244 students entering John Tarleton College on September 2 The co educational branch of Texas A M College is among the country’s largest junior colleges
A humorous note laments urban life as a kerosene operated refrigerator dominates city dwellers. The piece mocks city residents and their preference for modern comforts, asserting no sane person should remain in large towns.
Miss Patricia Anne Warnock of Pecos, a Texas Christian University freshman, was invited to join the university’s Invitation English class. She is among 79 selected from 400 freshmen for the honor, which frees members from routine work to focus on creative writing.
Four stars Pat O'Brien Ann Sheridan Gale Page John Payne and Frank McHugh headline the Warner Brothers feature Indianapolis Speedway at the Grand Theatre this Saturday. O Brien plays a champion racer guiding his younger brother through college while avoiding racing fame.
The government plans to provide 1,500,000 gas helmets to protect infants in case of war. Officials say the initiative aims to shield vulnerable children while wartime measures are prepared nationwide.
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