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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1933
Page
6
A storm near Fabens washed out tents and halted the Willander Wild Animal show last Saturday, preventing Pecos residents from seeing the performance. Troupers report the high winds caused substantial damage to equipment and seating.
Wind caused a long delay for a performance, keeping the show in Pecos over Sunday before continuing to Monia Hans for a Monday show, leaving many local youngsters disappointed.
Ancient olive trees with twenty foot circumference in the Old World suggest ages near a millennium, based on girth and historical cultivation records. The discovery supports long term human and agricultural practices shaping Mediterranean landscapes.
The Fort Davis area hosts a project by the Tree Army to build five miles of one way auto roads and numerous hiking trails in Keesey Canyon Park. Picnic and camping sites emerge with a rock furnace and stone tables. Shady Greer of Alpine built the first nook. two 30 by 80 foot mess halls and recreation rooms are under construction with Evan J. Wood supervising one structure.
Ross Graves led July government trapping with eight bobcats and 45 coyotes in Loving county. Texas reports total 724 predatory animals trapped in seven months including 108 bobcats 567 coyotes 48 red wolves and one mountain lion. Trans Pecos counts show Brewster Culberson Jeff Davis and Reeves trapping multiple bobcats and coyotes in July.
Rev J A Kidd of the Pecos Valley Association preached at the Baptist church Sunday morning before returning home to Pecos. The I S will meet at the Masonic Hall Thursday evening with all members urged to attend and visiting members welcome.
Mrs. G W Henderson hosted a bridge party with five tables and dumbbell bridge as alternate. Prizes went to Miss Jean Winn and Buddy Lawson for high score and Miss Frances Keating and Oscar Knowles for low. Guests enjoyed radio music and dancing, iced punch and cookies. Several locals and visitors attended, with notices of family and travel updates throughout the event.
CC W Hight a 61 year old Houston police department member since 1918 died of a heart attack at his home 520 Brady at 5 am Monday A native of Alabama he moved to Texas as a youth settling in El Paso He served as a special officer for the Southern Pacific Railway in El Paso and later as Pecos city marshal He worked with Houston police from 1815 until his death his last beat was North San Jacinto Street near the Pedentron and Steel Company He was a Methodist Church member.
Major PLD Cornell announces vacancies in the Marine Corps to be filled at the Recruiting Station in New Orleans during October. Applicants must be high school graduates or higher education students and must meet high physical and moral standards.
Frank R. White formerly of San Antonio arrives in Pecos to become assistant manager at the local Penney store. He has seven years with the Penney company and succeeds A B Conley who returns home to Lubbock.
The Atlantic City Auditorium houses what is described as the largest organ in the world. Report notes the instrument’s size and prominence in the venue’s cultural offerings.
A UT geology and paleontology field survey led by Dr. F L Whitney covers the Big Bend area along the upper Rio Grande to gain practical knowledge of formations. The Chisos and nearby ranges offer fossils and geology studies as students broaden field learning beyond maps by engineers. The report notes rising dealer business and strong Chevrolet sales projections into fall.
Chevrolet executives report improving business across the country with summer months above expectations. Vice president H J Klingler notes nationwide telegrams show cross-country improvement from both urban centers and farming regions, indicating rising optimism and brighter prospects.
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