Printing error prompts safer completion deadline debate
A misprint in last week's Enterprise claimed the Safeway Building must be finished by December 1 Instead the deadline was to be December 31 Ralph Sparks and Contractor Hutts face the task of protecting the paper s reputation while correcting the error The column then shifts to a lighthearted note about forecasting ball winners and local matters including weather and public concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Safeway
Ralph Sparks
Hutts
Ralph
Farm Adjustment Committee Meeting Faces Debt Struggles
Reeves County farmers met at the courthouse as the Farm Security Administration supervisor warned that many may not complete their next year arrangements. Talks centered on debt, foreclosures, and the need for timely action to prevent forced sales of property and chattels.
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Reeves Yunty Farm Adjustment Committee
L C. Wilbanks
End Of Cotton Crop In Sight For Trans-Pecos
Plant Inspector H J Henderson reports 70 to 80 percent of the Trans-Pecos cotton crop in Reeves Ward and Pecos counties has been picked and ginned. Prices on the market hover near 8 to 8.90 per pound as growers hold much cotton for future sale. Government loans are slow to take hold while gins in Barstow Grandfalls Pecos and Balmorhea report 8054 bales to date. Insect damage is down sharply with inspectors noting a 75 to 80 percent reduction from last year and attributing much of the improvement to winds from the Presidio region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Henderson
Department of Agriculture
Reeves
Ward
Pecos
Henderson
Barstow
Pecos County
Reeves County
Balmorhea
W. E. Reeder
Bureau of Census
Ward County
Presidio
Eagles To Meet Cranes Tonight In District Showdown
Pecos Eagles, injuries thinning their lineup, face Crane in Crane for District 7-A action. Coach Hopkins notes few healthy players but expects Armstrong and Griffin may miss full duties, with Woollard, Oglesby and Precht among starters ready to step in. Game time is 8 p.m. Officials named for the clash.
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OPEC
Pecos Eagles
Crane-Cranes
Crane
Eagles
Kermit and
McCamey
Wink Wildcats
Clayton Hopkins
Cole Armstrong
Kenneth Griffin
Neil
Skeeter) Precht
Armstrong
Griffin
Hopkins
Cranes
G. W. Archer
Willis Cook
Bill Burchard
Bob Otto
Norwin Burton
Marion Cook
L. A. Richards
A. D. Haynes
J. T. Precit
Connie Woullard
Frank Medanich
Billy Bob Oglesby
Oglesby
Woollard
Earle
Hodges
Doss
Featheringill
Noted Pecos citizen Tom McClure dies at Red Bluff Lake
Tom McClure 51 a long time Pecos resident and business figure died after a heart attack suffered while fishing at Red Bluff Lake. Born February 14 1888 in Paradise Texas he moved to Pecos 25 years ago and owned City Pharmacy later retailing petroleum products. He served in WWI earning praise from officers and helped save J K Humphreys life in France.
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Pecos
Red Bluff Lake
R. V. Nabors
Mr. McClure
Paradise
Texas
J. K. Humphreys
France
Humphreys
McClure
End of Games Era Troop Review by First Cavalry
About 6000 troops pass in review Saturday morning near Toyahvale in the largest U S concentration of forces to date. 2700 horses and 750 vehicles join units from the First and Second Cavalry Brigades plus field artillery and infantry from Fort Sam Houston as planes of the 22nd Observation Squadron fly past the reviewing stand.
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Era
First Cavalry Division
Kenyon A. Joyce
Toyahvale
Joyce
Jonathan M
Wainright
United States
Famouth
82Nd Field Artillery
Ninth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Harrison C. Browne
15Th Field Artillery
22Nd
Parity Checks Arrive For Reeves County Farms
Twelve parity payments totaling $11 57.42 arrived this week for Reeves County farms boosting local parity payments toward nearly $26 000 to date. Miss Marjorie Smart, secretary of the Reeves County Agricultural Conservation Administration, announced the arrival of the 12 checks. This marks the third batch of local payments after previous groups of about $11 000 and $12 000.
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Reeves County
Marjorie Smart
Reeves County Agricultural Conservation Administration
Dunlap Speaks At Rotary Luncheon In Pecos
A. E. Dunlap of the state board of engineers spoke at the Rotary Luncheon on Pecos future prospects. He outlined highway developments and stressed the need for improved traction. He cited Irving Springs park development as Pecos’s greatest opportunity.
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A. E. Dunlap
State Board of Waver Engineers
Rotary
Pecos
Irving Springs
Reeves County Farmers Sign for 1939 Soil Payments
Reeves County farmers and ranchers were asked to sign 1939 payment applications under the Soil Conservation Act. Estimated total 1939 payments range from 189,000 to 210,000, including parity cotton subsidies and range, crop, and soil building payments. County Agent Ted Johnston notes increased participation and parity revival boost total payouts over 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Ted Johnston
Johnston
Rainfall Readings Collected Across Toyah Creek Area
Gauge measurements from the Toyah Creek Watershed show varying rainfall on Monday. Project engineer W. W. Hair reported figures from several ranches and observatories, with amounts ranging from 0.17 to 1.2 inches and some sites not reporting.
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Water Facilities Project
Toyah Creek
W. W. Hair
Konitz Ranch
Popham Ranch
Wynn Hamilton
Saragosa
McDonald Observatory
E. E. Moore
W. E. Moore
W. W. Childress
Sam Prewit
Douglas Is Moved to Raton New Mexico
Rev. A. C. Douglas, pastor of the First Methodist Church for three years, has been moved by the conference to Raton New Mexico. The Pecos church will be served by Rev. M. F. Hill, recently in Marfa, as Douglas's successor.
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A. C. Douglas
First Methodist Church
Raton
N. M
el Paso
Ivan Lee Holt
Rev
Douglas
Pecos
M. F. Hill
Marfa
New Mexico
Johnston to Attend Midland Field Day
Reeves County Agent Ted Johnston will attend a ranchers field day in Midland on November 7. An inspection tour of contour furrowing work will be conducted during the event.
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Reeves County
Ted Johnston
Midland
Spook Carnival in Pecos Opens With Downtown Parade
All set for Pecos spook carnival hosted by the Parent-Teacher Association. A 5 pm downtown parade opens the event directed by Mrs Eston Morton with students from Pecos five schools. activities include chamber of horrors fortune telling puppet show games and various booths offering Mexican dishes doughnuts coffee and candy.
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Oblins
Hallowe’en
Pecos
Five Pecos
Eston Morton
Chamber of Commere
M. L. Swinehart
Bell
Beauty Box
Enrollment Up in Pecos Schools
Superintendent R Henry Blackwell reported Pecos five schools had 967 pupils at the close of the first six weeks, up from 878 a year ago, an increase of 89 students.
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Pecos
Supt. R. Henry Blackwell
Fraser To Speak Four Times Here
District Attorney Alan R. Fraser of Alpine will give four talks in Pecos next month. He is known for crime prevention and youth delinquency work. He will speak at the Lions Club luncheon on Nov. 15, at the high school on Nov. 16 morning, and at the Rotary luncheon on Nov. 16, with arrangements by Chamber of Commerce secretary Capt. M. L. Swinehart.
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Alan R. Fraser
Alpine
Pecos
Fraser
Southwest
Lions Club
City Federation
PTA
Rotary
M. L. Swinehart
Chamber of Commerce
Stevenson and Fitzgerald Feed Store Opens in Pecos
Pecos gains a new business establishment Stevenson and Fitzgerald Feed Store opens three doors west of Fitzgerald Grocery and Market. Owners Bob Stevenson and Charles Fitzgerald are long-time Pecos residents with extensive feed industry experience. The store offers mill run feeds including Shawnee poultry feeds and will also handle wholesale flour.
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Pecos
Stevenson and Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Grocery and Market
Bob Stevenson
Charles Fitzgerald
Shawnee
Patrolman Speaks At Pecos Lions Luncheon
State Highway Patrolman E. L. Stroud spoke at the Pecos Lions Club luncheon on school safety patrol value. Lions directors were asked to decide whether to sponsor a safety patrol in Pecos schools.
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Lions
E. L. Stroud
State Highway Patrol
Pecos
West Texans Praised As Most Courteous Night Drivers
State police survey finds 80 percent of Texas drivers dim headlights. Pecos area leads with 95 percent comply, El Paso area shows only 4 percent failure. West Texas districts rank among lowest violation rates while Dallas and Houston show higher percentages of bright light use. Police plan driver education after noting incidents where high beams endanger pedestrians.
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West Texans
Texas
Highway Patrol
E. M. Wells
Pecos
el Paso
Capt. Wells
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Houston
Abilene
Lubbock
San Angelo
Tyler
Longview
Amarillo
Austin
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Wells
Homer Garrison
Acreages Due Early on Reeves County Farms
Tabulations for Reeves County cotton allotments for 1940 will be mailed to the state office after county committee approval. County Agent Ted Johnston said final allotment breakdown awaits the state office, with farmers likely to learn their 1940 allotments by year’s end.
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Reeves County
Ted Johnston
Joe Doaks
San Angelo
Johnston
State Extension Service
College Station
E. N. Holmigree
Sunty
AAA
Washington
Pecos School Board Accepts Resignation of Miss Willie C. Austin
The Pecos school board accepted the resignation of junior high teacher Miss Willie C. Austin. They elected Mrs. Ruth Archer to teach for the remainder of the term. Mrs. Archer, wife of the assistant football coach, had been temporarily replacing Miss Austin who has been ill for weeks and left for Fort Worth to rest until the new year.
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Pecos
Willie C. Austin
Ruth Archer
Early Pecos Barn Moves to New Site
An old Pecos barn, one of the town’s oldest buildings, was moved from near the post office to the Mexican section. Built over 50 years ago by the late Dr. Bush, it was sawed into three sections and transported, revealing square nails from an earlier era.
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Pecos
Dr. Bush
el Paso
Jo Camp
Fort Worth
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Roy Biggs
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FSA
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Monahans
Tom McClure
Red Bluff
Tohn Thomas McClure
Dunlap
Midland Field
Spook Carnival
Miss Joy-Allen Duncan
Mond
Miss Duncan
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