Out Our Way on Pecos Growth and Uncle Bills Hobbs Visit
The column notes Pecos will see steady growth with new homes stores and small businesses thriving, avoiding an oil boom. It recalls Uncle Bill Oden’s trip to Jal and Hobbs, his first since 1893, describing Hobbs’ rapid growth to about four thousand people with nearby towns also booming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECOS
Prine
Patterson
Pecos
Springs
Bill
Hobbs
Jal
Webster in Senate Excerpt on Recurrent Economic Pressures
An excerpt from Daniel Webster's 1838 Senate speech is cited to show that the nation’s economic trials during another downturn resemble past crises. The squib notes persistent chiselers amid oppression and speculation and ends with a continuation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brocat
Magazine of Wall Street
Daniel Webster
United States Senate
Webster
Grisham-Hunter Well Targeted for Friday Shot
In Reeves county near Pecos, Grisham-Hunter No 1 owned by W L Todd and partners is slated for a Saturday shot in center section 10 block 30. Drillers report heavy trouble but expect the 200 quart torpedo to complete the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Todd
Section 10
Block 30
Np. 8
Reeves County
Pecos
Coach and Eagles Leave for McCamey
Pecos High Eagles head to McCamey for the season opener against the McCamey Badgers at 2:20 p m Friday. Coach Buddy Withers lists starters Wilkins Medanich Elkins Mitchell Coady Oglesby F Davis Card Stool Kelton B Davis and reserves Brown Seay Lybrand Slack Bowles and others in the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Withers
Pecos High Eagles
McCamey
McCamey High School
Badgers
Withers
Wilkins
Medanich
Elkins
Mitchell
Coady
Oglesby
F. Davis
Card
Stool
Kelton
B. Davis
Stevice
Brown Seay
Ceci Lybrand
Kenneth Slack
Bowles
Unlucks Person A Mentioned at Gate’s Grones
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person A and a gate context with unclear names and locations. The readable portion suggests a possible event or remark tied to a gate or grounds but lacks identifiable details for a full report. Further clarification or surrounding text is needed to produce a precise card.
Opening Saturday for Wolf's Booterie business and Red Bluff work
Joseph Wolf of Wolf's Booterie announces opening this Saturday in Pecos. Paul Anderson plans to establish a Pecos band. M. N. Dille to serve as PWA auditor on Red Bluff project. Ben Warner leads Pecos waterworks project. R. A. Thomason Jr. to assist on Red Bluff. L. E. Myers and Sons and O'Brien and Mawr to start a four mile power line and lodge work. Two contracts total over 90000 dollars. Progress depends on bond delivery of S J Grove, Minneapolis, awaiting arrival of 600000 bond and final contractor presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wolf
New York City
Wolf
Booterie
Paul Anderson
Los Angeles
Pecos
Ben Warner
R. A. Thomason Jr
PWA
Sullivan
Red Bluff
M. N. Dille
Houston
Tions
L. E. Myers and Sons
O’brien and Mawr
el Paso
S.J. Grove
Minneapolis, Minn
Cantaloupe Growers Report Record Shipments and Firm Prices
Local Pecos area cantaloupe growers declare the season the best on record for express shipments. Nearly 200 crates flew out in a single evening, with many nights exceeding 100 crates. Brooks and Todd and B. G. Smith head the ships, price ranges $2.00 to $3.00 depending on crate type, Pecos F. O. B., multiple carloads sent nationwide to Jacksonville Boston New York and New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brooks and
Todd
B. G. Smith
Brooks
Jacksonville
Boston
Mass
New York City
New Orleans
M. I. Todd
Pecos High to Dedicate New Rotary Field Grandstand
Construction on the Pecos high school grandstand at Rotary Field progresses with full carpentry labor donated by the local union. Supt. Henry Blackwell announces completion today, ahead of next Friday’s Ysleta game dedication and parade featuring the Pecos band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Field
Pecos Athletic Field
Rk. Henry Blackwell
Sunfast Sign Co
Carpenters’ Union
Ysleta
Pecos
Henry Russell
Pecos High School
Supt. Blackwell
Right-of-Way Secured for Pecos-Saragosa Road Sections
County Judge J. B. Woolfolk and County Attorney Richard Toll worked to secure right-of-way for the Pecos-Saragosa road portions to be surfaced by the state highway department. The first section covers 8.3 miles starting 5.9 miles south of Pecos. The second section runs 2.84 miles starting 13.4 miles south of Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Woolfolk
Richard Toll
Pecos-Saragosa Road
State
Pecos
Moreland Trial Delayed to January
Trial of John Moreland charged with embezzlement was postponed until January 14 due to the absence of a material witness. Attorneys Henry Missel and Lee Bilberry represent Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moreland
Reeves County Grand Jury
Wis
Henry Missel
Lee Bilberry
Moreland
Federal Court Start an Murder Trial To Next Term Court 2
Fragmented OCR text references a homicide trial proceeding linked to a federal court, with scattered names and dates. The readable parts indicate scheduling for the next term and ongoing legal actions involving multiple parties and officials.
Pair Hurt in Smash Near Balmorhea
Two people were injured in a Wednesday morning automobile crash about miles east of Balmorhea when a truck driven by Robert Schooler of McCamey collided with a car driven by Sam Davis of Balmorhea. The truck rolled twice, demolishing the cab. Davis lost his bumper. Schooler suffered three broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and two fractured vertebrae. Mrs. Lee Harmon of Carlsbad, the other occupant, had only minor cuts and bruises. They were taken to Pecos by ambulance for treatment. The condition of the injured was later updated as serious for Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schooler
McCamey
Sam Davis
Baltmorhea
Balmorhea
Davis
Schooler
Pecos musician offers to lead new town band
Paul E. Anderson, a local musician and band director, joins Pecos to organize a city band. He will provide services free if enough players join. Forty seven players have reported, aiming for a 35 piece band. First rehearsal was held at the American Legion hall. more players expected, with meetings at the City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Anderson
Anderson
Pecos
American Legion Hall
Wadley
City Hall
Sister of Mrs H Fi Johnson Dies Friday
Mrs. H Fi Johnson mourns as her sister dies Friday. Details on funeral arrangements were not disclosed, with local friends and family sending condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Fi. Johnson
Kidnapping Scare Reaches Pecos Targeting Boy
A car with an Oklahoma plate fled toward Barstow after a Pecos Bankhead sighting. A voiced plea of I'm kidnapped prompted bystanders to pursue with Sheriff Irby Dyer and Sheriff Louis Roberson. At Pyote the chase ended with officials blocking the road and recovering the boy from an Oklahoma man who had traveled to Balmorhea to split custody under an unofficial agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
City
Barstow
Irby Dyer
Louis Roberson
Pecos
Pyote
Oklahoma
Balmorhea
C C Fete Arranged Annual Chamber Banquet
The Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual banquet Tuesday night at the Orient dining room starting at six o'clock. Judge J A Crane gives the keynote, followed by the secretary's report, the president's closing address, and the election of officers. Members and prospective members are urged to attend and ladies are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
J. A. Crane
Chamber of Commerce
Indies
Pecos Welcomes Women's Exclusive Shoe Shop
A new Pecos business opens, a women’s exclusive shoe shop to stock fashionable footwear. The venture, connected to Red Bluff routes, aims to boost local prosperity and occupy the cash-side corner of a street building. The shopkeeper Wilt brings decades of shoemaking experience and prior work with notable shoe firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Red Bluff
Wat
Joseph Wat
New York City
A. B.thak
Newak
Eleon
Red Bluff Offices Expanded with Added Rooms
Red Bluff's Bozeman building saw a major enlargement this week. Three new offices were added to the existing two, and the premise buzzed with activity as desks files and engineering equipment filled the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
Bozeman Building
Phone Line to Damsite to Start This Week
Ralph Sparks manager of Pecos Northwestern Telephone Co announced work would start Monday on a new line from Pecos to Thorpe s Corner to join the circuit to Red Bluff townsite and another line from towns to the damsite. The project calls for poles wire and labor costing several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Sparks
Pecos-Northwestern Telephone Co
Pecos
Thorpe’s Corner
Red Bluff
Santa Fe Finishes Railway Siding
Railway company completes siding work at Santa Fe station amid unclear notes on costs and future shipments. Report mentions timing and anticipated start of operations, with details garbled in the OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Engineers and PWA Men Arriving on Site
Fragmented text indicates engineers and PWA personnel arriving at a location with references to hoses, sites, and preparations. Names, places, and concrete actions are unclear. the passage reads like a field note or OCR garble from a military or public works context.
Red Bluff project workers urged to re register
Persons seeking any Red Bluff project job must re register with the local NRS office within 30 days. W R Shelton says updated lists are required for Reeves Ward Loving and Pecos counties. Shelton located in city hall. Minor contracts start early next week. main contract follows within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Ward, Loving
Vpeces
Red Bluff
Patterson Starts $15,000 Theater and Office Building
Construction began this week on a $15,000 theater and office complex to be built by L. E. Patterson on Second Street over the ruins of the old Cowan structure. A foundation for the theatre wall is dug and debris cleared as Patterson supervises from Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Patterson
Cowan
Second Street
Patterson
Oklahoma City
Explosives Magazine Planned Near Pecos Highway
The Hliness Powder and Explosive Company will begin construction of an explosives magazine near the Carlshad highway, north of Pecos, to store powder and dynamite. The Leader Grovery and Thordwware CH will be the focal representatives as work proceeds with the projected facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hliness Powder and
Carlshad
Pecos
Grovery
Thordwware CH
Cempaar
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Jhe Lack
Rh Nam
Bale
Howdy
M. N. Oille
The
Red Bluff Board
of Directors
Prise
West
Texas
Pecos Carpenters
New Mexico
Agslorsny
Abbas
Simay Nal
Uae
ARS Sdis Ibe’ i
Pecos Hospital
Ashe One
Regia
Renlebauk SA
Pitas
C. C
Railway Co
Coatries
NRS
W. R. Shelton
Office
Mr. Shelton
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