The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher Consolidated
Heralds its merger of The Pecos Enterprise with The Gusher and related papers The Pecos Enterprise and Gusher joining Reeves County papers to form a consolidated publication The Enterprise and Gusher dates back to 1917 with early origins in Pecos Valley News and Pecos Weekly Times plus Reeves County Record.
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Becos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
Enterprise and Gusher
Reeves County Seeks More Highway Work for Jobs
The piece argues for continued highway construction in Reeves and nearby counties to keep wage earners off relief rolls. It criticizes the distribution of 24 million dollars in federal highway relief, cites Reeves bridge as an outcome, and urges prioritizing uncompleted state projects including the Pecos Stock ton road and Madera Canyon scenic drive as investments benefiting the entire state.
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Hen Gifford-Hill
Carlsbad
Orla
Pecos
Texas
Reeves County
Reeves
Highway Department
New Mexico
State Line
Pecos-Stockton
Pecos-Saragosa
Madera Canyon
Observatory
Americanism and highway safety urge cautious driving
A Washington Leader column laments annual highway tolls as reckless driving and passing on blind curves threaten lives and pocketbooks. It recalls a fateful insurance piece about a Roman holiday where 30,000 people would die in one field, arguing real deaths occur daily across many places.
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ME Lind
Washington
Highway Department Breaks Ground on New Headquarters
The state highway department begins a major project with a new warehouse and office building for its division headquarters, creating local jobs as construction starts. The column urges more projects on the list to reduce surplus unemployment, citing Carlsbad and Fort Stockton highways and other notable works like the Pecos Saragosa road and Red Bluff dam.
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State Highway Department
Highway Department
Carlsbad Highway
Fort Stockton Highway
Pecos Saragosa Road
Federal
City Hall
Red Bluff Dam
Oil Prices Rise in West Texas Hopes for Jobs
Oil starts upward in West Texas as analysts say a dollar a barrel would lift unemployment and boost sentiment in the oil sector amid talk of a Christmas price target.
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West
Texas
Pecos Furniture Ads New Line of Auto Radios
Pecos Furniture announces a new line of automobile radios and states they are agents for the Whilco Transitone line of automotive receiving sets. A large advertisement in this issue provides further details.
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Pecos Furniture
Whilco Transitone
Gas Official Heads to Chicago Convention
H Beauchamp Jr district manager of the Southern Union Gas Company left Wednesday night for Chicago to attend the national gas association convention. He will be gone about ten days and will fly the remainder of the distance from Dallas.
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H. Beauchamp Jr
Southern Union Gas Company
Chicago
National Gas Association
Dialas
Balmorhea to Get CCC Camp in Local Valley
Balmorhea earns approval for a CCC camp after Balmorhea Valley officials present site plans in Austin. Land donated by Rosenbaum interests with trustees and local owners pledging acreage. The project would create 200 jobs at 50 dollars monthly and boost local commerce and tourism, finishing as a key beauty spot for the Southwest.
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State Park Board
Austin
Co. L. Tupper
Pat M. Neff
Neff
D.ick. Colp
Chas. Splittgarber
Rosenbaum
Head
Chicago
C. L. Tupper
Carpenter Hill
Balmorhen Lake
Head Spring
H. Benham
W. ©. Kouitz
Water District
Engineers
Balmorhea
Madera Valley
Young joins Brandon Hotel as night greeter
Young, formerly of El Paso, has joined the Brandon Hotel staff as night greeter. He succeeds Ward Weakley, who resigned to lease the Plaza Hotel.
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V. ©. Young
el Paso
Brandon Hotel
Ward Weakley
New Highway Celebration at Gifford Hill Camp
A section of the new highway near Arno prompted a Tuesday barbecue at Gifford Hill's camp. Keller and Joe Gurley led highway engineers with Pecos workers in a goat barbecue as the area rejoices over completion and the tourism boost, while lamenting loss of local jobs and the Gifford-Hill crew.
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Gifford Hill
Arno
Messrs. Keller
Gifford-Hill
Joe Gurley
Carlsbad
Lé&sts Wo
Highway Engineers’ Departments
Jery Foster
Jerry
Pecos
Gifford-Hill Construction Co
Local hosiery rep announces Pecos exclusive Fay Knit
Mrs. Ott Hinkle states she is now the exclusive Pecos representative for Fay Knit Hosiery noted for children. She invites calls and visits on July 11.
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Fay Knit
Pigeons Adopted as Border River Communication Messengers
Border Patrol introduces homing pigeons to relay warnings from river ranches in Brewster county. Lofts at Glen Springs Ruidosa and Marfa will handle urgent notes, with messages carried in capsules to lofts for rapid dispatch of aid. Birds bred by Jimmy Livingston, a German WWI line, reliably return to their birthplace.
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Big Spring
Border Patrol
Brewster County
Glen Springs
Ivan Williams
Ruidosa
Marfa
Williams
Jimmy Livingston
Livingston
Breakfasts that Beam Cheer Through Easy, Tasty Morning Meals
A Safeway Homemakers Bureau feature praises cheerful family breakfasts as a cure for morning grouchiness. It highlights fruit drinks like orange juice and grapefruit, varied serving styles, cold or hot cereals, French toast, waffles, and a popular ham and egg recipe with a cream sauce. It also notes Julia L. Wright’s cookbook Recipes You'll Enjoy and how to order through Safeway Stores.
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Safeway Stores
Homemakers’ Bureau
Julig Lee Wright
Denver
Julia L. Wright
Safeway Store Homemakers’ Bureau
Safeway Store Inc
Oakland
Californi
Fenton Alley Receives Railroad Promotion
Mr and Mrs Fenton Alley of Carlsbad celebrate his appointment to a railroad superintendent post at the potash plant site. The couple, longtime ranchers, are praised by friends for his return after a nine year absence and his new city position.
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Fentuney
Caris
Alley
Thi
Carlsbad
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Pyote
Tom Tunstall
Aly Miley
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Flamemakers Bureau
Fenton Alley
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