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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
6
The item lists serial mergers of Pecos newspapers including Hubbs printing, Pecos Valley News, Pecos Weekly Times, Reeves County Record, and consolidations under The Enterprise and Gusher, with establishment years 1887 1897 1910 1917 and merger date 1925.
The piece argues Europe faces possible war with Hitler pressing for Danzig and the Corridor, while Britain and France seek to stop his rise. It assesses American neutrality, mobilization plans, and the likelihood of U S aid to England and France if war breaks out, urging no premature fear yet.
The piece laments a growing belief that citizens deserve benefits without work, warns of tax and debt burdens choking productivity, and contrasts American idealism with global war fears. It urges Texans to value responsibility while noting heavy taxation leaving little for individuals to celebrate.
Van Horn hires two new faculty members for the 1939 40 term Miss Mary Beth Clark a Texas Tech graduate and Mrs Vernon Fitzgerald from Huntsville Teachers College. GRANDFALLS Superintendent John S White returns home after appendectomy and subsequent surgeries. KERMIT Winkler County News installs new editors Mr and Mrs John N Merriman formerly of Higgins taking over the paper.
Mrs. J. O. Head announces the Grand Falls High School will open Monday September 4. The high school faculty is to be completed this week.
Monahans area police searched mesquite country southwest of Monahans and along the Pecos River for Turner Hudson who broke jail by using a heavy iron pipe to escape from the east side window less than 15 minutes after being brought back to the lockup from questioning about recent burglaries in Monahans.
At a regular city council meeting last week voters approved waterworks and sewer bonds on July 8. Construction on a 200000 gallon ground storage water tank will be started soon, said City Attorney Earl Earp.
The Presidio county budget for 1940 totals 88731.55 dollars. It was passed and approved by county judge J. C. Thompson and the county commissioners.
Ballots were to be cast Thursday August 31 on issuing $50,000 in obligation bonds by Marfa Independent School District for a gymnasium and for addition and remodeling at the Marfa Ward School.
Joe Poindexter delivered the season's first bale in Martin County weighing 530 pounds. The bale was graded strict middling 15 16ths lint, marking the initial 1929 cotton crop entry by Poindexter last week.
Receiver Bob Dean will sell for cash all mineral rights under 5 080 acres in Sections 13 14 20 21 22 23 28 29 Block C 6 Public School Land Reeves County Texas excluding a 40 acre tract in Section 20 Judgment in case 3596 Joe A Worsham vs Magnolia Petroleum Company et al Sale on September 15 1939 for cash private sale offers to Bob Dean Pecos Texas P O Box 629 Dean Camp Building Pecos Texas 4 2t c
Barstow ginners announced readiness for the cotton season after general overhauling and minor repairs were completed at the three local plants.
Workers began sign-up for the Martin Howard county Rural Electrification project after a meeting with E. R. Stone REA field representative who inspected the counties for project feasibility.
Eighty degrees were conferred at Sul Ross college closing exercises in the college auditorium. The class includes 18 candidates for the M A degree, six for B A and 56 for B S.
Balmorhea State Park CCC camp received a three month extension from the National Park Service this week. A definite termination date for CCC activities was set, though not immediately specified.
Sim Reeves, Balmorhea Livestock Company local manager, reports first week of sales with a pick of more than 100 bushels from an eight acre field in the Balmorhea marketing drive.
Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd as Hoppy escapes two mortal perils in Renegade Trail to be shown Saturday at the Grand Theatre. He is aided by Windy and Lucky played by George Hayes and Russell Hayden. Don Bowen of Sterling City left Monday after visiting Miss Millie Knox and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Knox.
Begun last week by the county wide Lions Club committee Wink ler is one of the few West Texas counties having no roadside parks.
Unofficial reports say the Hay mon Krupp No 2 test near Finlay has temporarily closed at 5960 feet while Hay mon Krupp No 1 near McNary remains at below 6000 feet. Drilling equipment has not been moved from either well.
Fort Stockton Independent School District set the 1939 tax rate Friday night at 70 cents per $100, up 20 cents from last year. The hike funds a summer building improvement program, higher administration costs, and salary schedule adjustments.
Nick Mersfeld er died August 6 leaving a will signed two months earlier. Executors J H Clark J C Fisher and J K Miller to serve without bond with one fourth of estate earnings each and the remaining fourth to Mrs Bell Marquez. Nearby Kermit reports a massive explosion at Standard Torpedo Company magazine destroying about 200 quarts of nitroglycerin. Odessa to host WPA project at meteorite crater ten acres wide eight miles southwest for 25 workers and UT scientists exploration.
Miss Rose Marie Rutledge spent the last weekend in Wink visiting relatives and enjoying time with her family.
Miss Millie Shafer, Pecos high school home economics teacher, traveled Sunday to Dallas for a state conference. She has accepted a position in the Kermit school system for the coming year. R. B. Browning of Shrew La. returned home Monday after a ten day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sicher.
Miss Anita Stephens returned home Sunday after spending the week here with Miss Millier.
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