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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
4
The piece argues that the Red Bluff reservoir will store water for irrigation of 150000 acres in Pecos Valley. It asserts Texas soil climate and water are ready and predicts many truck farmers will settle the area once impounded. The author calls for prayers for the hastening of the day.
Congressman Hudsoe and other distinguished guests viewed Pecos river floodwaters near Red Bluff dam site and learned crops in lowlands face possible failure due to water shortage. They observed cotton and alfalfa acres at risk and the need for more water to prevent abandoning fertile valleys. All visitors pledged support after investigation.
The Etude magazine marks its fortieth anniversary with a special issue and a halftone reproduction of the Toyah Barstow orchestra from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The publication, based in Philadelphia, boasts a quarter million circulation and wide influence among musicians and teachers nationwide.
An Etude editorial highlights Toyah Texas where rancher E. L. Harp and his wife formed a sixty five member orchestra in a town of 1000. It praises grassroots music across America from Toyah to Bangor San Diego Seattle and Key West, saying local ensembles rival metropolitan prestige in spirit and value.
Wichita Falls judge P A Martin in a divorce case required the wife to file a formal charge of aggravated assault against the husband. The witness testified of repeated beatings and the divorce was granted after the complaint was filed. The judge urged strict law enforcement to reduce crime and protect the public.
The attorney general rules that paying taxes on a single tract or town lot is lawful without paying on all owned property. This ends liens and avoids clouded titles when separate tracts are sold. Also ruling that county boards of equalization cannot add personal property to tax rolls or compel testimony. Both rulings favor taxpayers and improve tax administration.
A discussion in the Star by Baird notes Governor Walton's attempt to enforce anti flogging laws in Oklahoma leading to martial law claims against Klan aligned local officials. The Legislature plans a special session to curb masked parades and mobs, with concerns the Klan could remove the governor and undermine the republic.
Governor Jack Walton of Oklahoma won a special election mandate for an initiative to empower the legislature to convene in extraordinary session. He sought an injunction to block vote counting and quickly summoned the legislature to meet, vowing special legislation against mob violence and the Ku Klux Klan. The piece criticizes his use of martial law, press suppression, and impeachment threats, arguing his lack of poise doomed his push and likening his actions to overreach.
Catholic ladies host a bazaar at the Oil King Grill October 26 and 27 selling useful articles for Hallowe en parties and Christmas gifts. Admission invites the public to browse and buy on those days.
A home in North Pecos is offered for $600 cash by Mrs. J. B. Miller. Interested parties should write to her or contact Mr. R. G. Middleton at the courthouse for details.
Calotabs, a refined calomel tablet, is advertised as a non upsetting medicine for biliousness constipation headaches and liver and kidney troubles. One tablet at bedtime with water provides a good night sleep a cleaned system and a big appetite with no taste griping or nausea. Sold in sealed packages thirty five cents for large and ten cents for small. druggist offers a money back guarantee.
Classified notice locating acres for sale near Floodwell in East Culberson county. Sturdevant, C. E., 200 West First Street, Burkburnett, Texas, signs the listing. Contact details provided for inquiry and ownership terms.
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