Smoke seen over Mt Emery linked to old crater in Chisos
Residents report a thin plume over Mt Emery in the Chisos range near San Vicente and Hot Springs. Rancher Ray Miller says the smoke likely comes from an old crater on the peak, possibly acting as a breather from an active volcano in the region.
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Hot Springs
Brewster County
Chisos Range
Don
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Mt. Emery
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Geodetic Survey
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Farmer Struggles With Roosevelt Era Farm Policy Problems
The article discusses farm policy under the Roosevelt administration, arguing that price fixing and production allotments aim to boost farmer income but have reduced purchasing power. It links lower farm income to urban unemployment and cites Secretary Wallace's view that recovery depends on raising farm earnings. It notes Heartard School ideas favor boosting producer consumption to counter low mood and criticizes Public Works Administration spending as slow but aims for honesty. It lists PWA allocations and major programs including flood control, highways, naval construction, and reclamation projects.
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Wallace
Lekes
Fair Was Most Successful Ever Held Front Page
Pecos Times Sept 2A 1916 front page highlights Reeves County Fair parade with entries from Boy Scouts city band Browns Furniture City Council Minxwell car agency City Garage Merry Wives club Euter Peru club and Pecos Merchants. City Garage won best float Pecos Mercantile best decorated float Pecos Valley Southern Railway miniature locomotive entry by Wallace Anderson and Mrs Albert Sisk with Egyptian queen float. Horse races strong but track spill injures jockeys Rigsby believed fatally hurt.
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Boy Scouts
City Band
Brown's Furniture Store
Sam
Pecos Valley Southern Railway
Wallace Anderson
Merry Wives
Albert Sisk
L. W. Anderson
Magdalene Musgrove
Wilson
Rigsby
Business Climate Holds Steady Amid Mixed Signals
Activity remains quiescent with novillie Heither holding near six week highs and resistance to seasonal trends. Electric power and car loadings improve while domestic volume stays flat except for heavies. lumber stays steady with dents foreseen. wheat and cotton receipts rise. commodity prices advance. autos dip slightly. insolvencies down. bonds and stocks erratic amid inflation talk and cautious speculation.
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Hiza
Mother Seeks Word on Missing Youth George Redd en
Relatives of George Luther Redden missing since July 24 in Los Angeles ask the Enterprise to help locate the 70 year old man believed to be in Texas. He is 5 ft 10 in, 145 pounds, dark eyes and hair, slender build, tattoo on right arm reading Lueky Lindy. Wire any trace collect to Mars via Anna Steele Los Angeles.
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George Luther Redden
Los Angeles
California
Enterprise
Texas
Tatoo
Lueky
Lifers Released Short Terms in Recent Prison Recounts
Records from federal and state penitentiaries show that about 60 percent of 649 lifers were confined for less than ten years at release according to Colliers Magazine. The report highlights shorter than expected terms among long-serving inmates across facilities.
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October 1 Deadline for Substitution of NRA Codes
National Recovery Administrator Hugh M. Johnson announces October 1 as the deadline for substituting codes under paragraph 73 of the President's Reemployment Agreement. General Johnson will not approve substitutions for industries with fewer than 1,000 employees. Many firms and industries rely on Blue Eagle programs. substitutions were intended as temporary to speed labor provisions. Petitions may continue to be filed with PRA Policy Board until midnight September 30.
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Washington
Hugh %. Johnson
General Johnson
PRA Policy Board
Cowboy Dance Tragedy Near Kent Ends in Fatal Injury
A cowboy dance at Kent ended tragically on Saturday night. G. L. Donaldson, a TL and YP railroad worker, was fatally hurt and Bob McElroy of Toya is being held. Local officers reported the incident and ongoing investigation.
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Kent
G. L. Donaldson
Bob McElroy
Toliver Seeks RFC Loan for Pecos Soft Water Project
Mayor B A Toliver announces a probable loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund Pecos soft water efforts. Officials say the program aims to improve water quality and supply for residents and industry, pending federal approval and local matching funds.
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B. A. Toliver
Pecos
R. F.C
Handy Man at Fifth and Elm
A poem expanding on a self described Handy Man who fixes roofs screens porches doors and furniture. The narrator claims services include built in work and various repairs and directs readers to contact J H Wilhite at Fifth and Elm with phone 132.
Roads Repaired Widens Access While Fort Stockton Remains Cut
After heavy rains most routes are open yet Fort Stockton remains hard to reach as bridges on the Pecos Stockton road and the Grandfalls route washed away. County saves 332000 by state takeover of highway bonds. Crane county cowboy Jack Hall gets a four year penitentiary term from district court this week.
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Pecos- Stockton
Jack Hall
Crane County
Riser Dominates Pecos Gun Club Shoots
In Pecos Gun Club shoots, Riser swept three first places out of four. H R Anderson finished second, W W Camp third, and H H R Roberson fourth in the event.
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DB. Riser
Pecos
Delegation of El Paso Boosters Welcomed by Committee
A large delegation of El Paso boosters arrived in a special car and were greeted by a committee led by T. Y. Casey J. G Love W. H. Browning Jr. and Tf. B. Pruett in attendance during the arrival event.
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EL Paso Boosters
T. Y. Casey
J. G Love
W. H. Browning Jr
Tf. B. Pruett
Pecos Chamber of Commerce elects officers with aviation plans
K. M. Regan is elected president of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. Dick Toll becomes secretary, T. Y. Casey vice president, and Bill Kerr treasurer. Directors include Dr. Bozemi til, Ralph Sparks, W. H. Graham, Albert Sisk, J. A. Drewe, John Thon as, Clarence Bell, R. W. Nubers and Dr. Jim Camp. A flying club plans to buy three planes and teach flying.
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Commerce
Dick Toll
T. Y. Casey
Bill Kerr
Bozemitil
Ralph Sparks
W. H. Graham
Albert Sisk
J. A. Drewe
John Thonas
Clarence Bell
R. W. Nubers
Jim Camp
Baygent Seeks Bus Route Permit Ahead of Commission Hearings
R. bk. Baygent attends four railroad commission hearings this week to win a permit for a Pecos to Presidio bus line. The Chamber of Commerce plans a new airport project despite bond plans to fund it.
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R. Bk. Baygent
Railroad Commission
Pecos
Presidio
Health Racketeer Target Of State Health Official
A Texas official denounces health racketeers who promise cures for cancer diabetes tuberculosis and other diseases. Dr John W Biel warns that self diagnosis and false remedies victimize thousands and steal their money. He urges annual physicals by reputable clinicians and skepticism toward grand claims of miraculous discoveries.
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Austin
Ini
Eis
John Ww
New Hampshire Legislature Restores Cow Island in Lake Winnipesaukee
The legislature returns Cow Island to reference status in the lake near Las Winnipesaukee after years of confusion. The note recalls the island as the site of the first Guernsey brought to America.
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Cow Island
Las Winnipesaukee
Guernsey Island
Almerica
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