Wink Wildcats Tie Diamond Hill in Season Opener
In West Texas action Wink Wildcats and Diamond Hill battle to a 13 13 tie as J R Callahan misses due to appendicitis. Ezell twins Don and Dee spark Wink with end runs and Dee scores two points while Ryan the Diamond Hill quarterback leads a late pass to Daniel.
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West Texas
Wink
Wildcats
Diamond Hill
Fort Worth
J. R. Callahan
Ezell Twins
Don
Dee
Brother Beck
Ryan
Daniel
Pecos Eagles Coaches Talk At Lions Luncheon
Pecos Eagles coaches Clayton Hopkins Girviie Archer and Junior High coach Hollis Galloway spoke at the Lions Club luncheon Wednesday. Hopkins urged character development beyond football and predicted Pecos would have a strong team by Thanksgiving. District Line Governor A G Bearden of Lamesa to visit Pecos on Oct 4.
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Clayton Hopkins
Girviie Archer
Pecos Eagles
Hollis Galloway
Junior High
Lions Club
Hopkins
Wink
Peos
A. G. Bearden
Lamesa
Pecos
Pecos Chamber protests highway map omission
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce voiced vigorous protest at a directors meeting over a main highway map distribution by the Texas Company that omits the Dallas to El Paso route. The omission was noted as a definite map flaw.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Kxas Company
Dallas
el Paso
Jackets Start 39 Season With Win Over Brownfield
Kermit Yellowjackets open their season with a 12 to 7 victory against Brownfield led by 125 pound halfback Jimmie Meyers. Billy West connected on seven of nine passes as coach Bull Kotrola debuted. Brownfield’s Brown passed well, completing six of ten. Starting lineups listed for both teams.
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Kermit Yellowjacket
Brownfield
The
Jackets
Jimmie Meyers
Billy West
Kermit
Brown
Pliny credits Egypt with invention of boats from papyrus
The Roman writer Pliny claims boats originated in Egypt and were first made of papyrus. This ancient account links early naval craft to papyrus fibers used by Egyptian builders.
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Pliny
Egypt
Weather Returns and Wells Make Slow Progress in Pecos
After a dry spell cooling showers came to Pecos for two days, a minor inch at most, welcomed by residents. Misses Anna and Frances Zimmer report their Costa Rica arrival via the Panama Canal to their parents. The Pecos oil field sees slow but steady progress with the Hershenson well rethreaded and No. 1 drilling below 2800 feet for black lime, while Laura well advances amid water and sand questions. Gas from Toyah Bell and Bell No. 1 in Porterville has burned for several nights, hindering night travelers due to diminished moonlight.
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Pecos
Anna
Frances Zimmer
H. C. Zimmer
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
C. M. Caldwell
Abilene
Rustler Springs
Hershenson
el Paso
Laura Well
Sunshine
Porterville
Toyah Bell
Bell No
Express shipments set record for cantaloupes
Local cantaloupe growers report the best season on record for express shipments. Nearly 200 crates were sent in one evening, a peak in Brooks and Todd’s six carloads with another car loading. Rotary Field work on the Pecos athletic field grandstand is set to be finished today with a Friday dedication. The $ naming vote by students will occur Friday morning. Red Bluff project contracts begin soon, including a four mile power line and dam site lodge plans. Pecos adds Paul F E Anderson to organize a Pecos band. Pecos Eagles football opens 1934 season Friday in McCamey after 12 days of practice.
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United States
Brooks
Todd
Rotary Field
Pecos
R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos High School
Red Bluff
Red Bluff Board of Directors
Paul FE. Anderson
Anderson
Pecos Eagles
McCamey Badgers
McCamey
War-Torn China Reporter Seeks Home While Pecos Voters Review Bonds
New York Times correspondent Tillman Durdin, safe in war-wracked China, longs to return home as Pecos voters prepare to decide on bonds for three municipal projects. Cotton ginnings reach around 400 bales in Pecos Valley before rain halts work. observers expect total yield to fall short of last year’s 17,000 bale mark. The bond votes cover a $102,000 disposal plant and system extensions, a municipal auditorium for about $8,000, and street improvements around $8,000.
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Tillman Durdin
Tce
New York Times
China
Orient
M. A. Durdin
Pecos
PWA
Ringling Brothers Circus to Perform in Pecos Sunday
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus comes to Pecos for a single 3 PM show on Sunday September 24 featuring Gargantua the giant gorilla and a wide array of European acts including the Four Queens of the flying trapeze and the Pilade leapers.
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Gargantua
Terrell Jacobs
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Pecos
Ringling Bros.Barnum and Bailey Circus
Europe
America
Pilade
Christani-Zerbinis
Hubert Castle
Arturo
Tans
Albert Powell
Ringling Bros.Barnum and Bailey
Dorothy Herbert
William Heyer
Kentucky
Grass Planted Now Reaps Rain Benefit
Sadie Hatfield of the A M College Extension Service urges planting grass this month to reap fall rain and cool weather benefits. Grass reduces glare, adds moisture cooling, cuts mud and erosion, and lowers dust in dry spells. Native buffalo grass suits West Texas and resists drought but is easily damaged by cultivation.
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Sadie Hatfield
A. and M. College Extension Service
Bermuda
Drouth
Coes
West
Texas
RETURN FROM TRIP AND COMMUNITY NOTES
Mr and Mrs Clarence Mount Mr and Mrs George Jester and Mr and Mrs Leonard Grogan returned home Saturday night from a two weeks vacation to Northern California. They visited the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. Miss Doris Calley has entered Draughons Business College Lubbock for a General Business Course. Mrs R E Johnson Mrs Beulah J Wilson and Miss Rose Briscoe spent five days last week visiting at the ranch home of Mr and Mrs Henry Briscoe in Coke County. H P Davis former Pecos Chamber of Commerce secretary has improved greatly the past few weeks.
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Clarence Mount
George Jester
Leonard Grogan
California
San Francisco
Doris Calley
Floyd M. Calley
Pecos
Draughon’s Business College of
Lubbock
R. E. Johnson
Beulah J. Wilson
Rose Briscoe
Henry Briscoe
Coke County
H. P. Davis
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Wadley and Nobles Visit Monahans Friends
Mr and Mrs Elmer Wadley and Mr and Mrs John Wadley with Mr and Mrs Mahlon Nobles spent Sunday visiting friends in Monahans. Mr and Mrs E L Stratton of Mentone are guests at the Court ney Hotel this week with Mrs Stratton ill for several days.
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Elmer Wadley
John Wadley
Mahlon Nobles
Monahans
E. L. Stratton of
Mentone
Courtney Hotel
Square Dance Team from El Paso to Visit Pecos
The championship El Paso square dancers will visit Pecos on Oct. 2 on the way to the New York World's Fair. They plan to advertise Highway 80 in New York and en route and will perform in front of the Brandon Hotel upon arrival in Pecos.
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el Paso
Pecos
New York
Brandon Hotel
Barstow Visit By Mr and Mrs Dee Patrick and Family
Mr and Mrs Dee Patrick and family from Guatemala returned to Barstow this week for a short visit with relatives in Barstow and Monahans.
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Dee Patrick
Guatemala
Barstow
Monahans
Rotary Club To Sponsor Revue In December
The Pecos Rotary Club voted to sponsor a Revue in December to raise funds for local Christmas charity. Earl W. Beil was named chairman and will begin planning immediately. Club members will assist in presenting the entertainment. Pecos Rotarians and Pecos Lions alternate charity duties.
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Pecos
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Sunset Motor Lines, Inc
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R. C. Brewster
Brandon
W. W. Dean
Mer. Pecos Abstract Co
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Rufus A. Roberts
Bryan-Bozeman
Lewis Sheet Metal
Williams-Kerr Chevrolet Co
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