Radio studio tale from Pecos crowd after sleepless stretch
The conductor of the Pecos radio team recounts 10 to 15 hours of sleep since the last paper issue and long days of activity. He notes radio work is fun but also demanding and worries, while thanking locals including Barney, Jack May, Button Boatright, Marvin Faris, Wray Gaye, Virginia Thomas, and the KIM crowd for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col 8
Barney
Jack May
Button Boatright
Marvin Faris
Wray Gaye
Virginia Thomas
Kim
Pecos
Carter Henderson Ties to KWKH Station Sparks Transmitter Test
In a Shreveport anecdote a transmitter test during early Sunday hours caused a smoking signal line. Carter Anderson of KWKH called to say reception was coming in fine, easing the crew’s nerves as they prepared for the program launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Henderson
KWKH
Shreveport
Carter Anderson
Newest Radio Station KIM Goes On Air Across Nation
Radio Station KIM, declared the world’s newest station, began last Sunday at 8 am with “loud and clear” reception from New York to California. KIU reports satisfactory daytime reception in Artesia New Mexico El Paso Big Spring Abilene and other points. Transcriptions from NBC will air, and theme song contests including Home on the Range are planned. Regular programs to be developed in days ahead with hopes for a formal opening next weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim
United States
New York
California
Artesia
N. M
el Paso
Big Spring
Abilene
Presidio
Pecos community praises Kim for generous support
The speaker thanks donors for their generosity and consideration, saying their attitude inspires better programs and greater vitality in Pecos and the surrounding Texas region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim
Pecos
Texas
Petition Denied for Balmorhea Cotton Farmers
Balmorhea cotton farmers seeking higher cotton exemption certificates were denied by the state cotton allotment board. In a letter to county agent Ted Johnston the board chair said relief could not be granted as regulations use base period production for allotting certificates. The group argued irrigation and improved cotton strains increased current yields beyond the base years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Balmorheart
Teo
Guye Named KIUN Program Director
Wray Guye, ex announcer at KEYO Lubbock and KGKO Wichita Falls, arrived last Sunday to assume KIUN program director duties. His home is in Breckenridge.
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Wray Guye
KEYO
Lubbock
KGKO
Wichita Falls
KIUN
Guye
Kiun Weekly Radio Schedule Preview From Hotel Brandon
Tentative KIUN lineup for next week lists morning NBC Thesaurus and studio programs with musical acts and department bulletins. Afternoon features include Toots Farnum, Barnell Summers, and Pecos Playboys with Trans-Radio News Flashes, while Sunday notes promise The Sweet Singers at 9 am and Baptist church services at 11.
Fort Davis Boosts Part at Old Fort
Ke Eaton and Jd B Stew art of Fort Davis brought a patient to a local hospital Thursday for an operation. Dr Eaton reported that state highway engineers are surveying the Limpia canyon road and that appropriations have been made for improving a small section of the road. He also said work is progressing on buying or leasing the old fort property for exhibition and centennial purposes with Pecos Chamber of Commerce cooperation. Two Fort Davis gentlemen plus John M Gist of Odessa, attending federal court, were lunch guests of H P Davis, local Chamber of Commerce secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke Eaton
Jd. B. Stewart
Fort Davis
Eaton
Limpia Canyon
Old Fort
Pecos
John M. Gist
Odessa
H. P. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Foreman Injured by Swinging Bucket at Red Bluff Dam
Harley Bagley a dragline foreman at the Red Bluff dam suffered head injury and a broken arm Monday when struck by a swinging bucket. He was taken to a local hospital by a Kolar ambulance and on Thursday an attendant said his condition was not as serious as first reported.
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Harley Bagley
Red Bluff
Bagley
Kolar
Reduced Feeds Freight Rates Extended in West Texas Counties
The Texas Railroad Commission extended reduced freight rates to drought area counties through October 31, applicable to hay shipments for consumption, with dealers excluded from the concession. A Kansas City firm letter hinted at year-end continuation, but no official confirmation has been received. Reeves County is among ten West Texas counties in the USDA drought area.
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Grouth Area
Texas Railroand Commission
Counties
Kansas City
Unemployment Little in Reeves County Seen by Judge Woolfolk
Judge J B Woolfolk stated Reeves county unemployment among white labor is nearly nil with local workers used on the Federal building and Red Bluff project. Preference goes to workers from Reeves Ward Loving and Pecos counties but some labor comes from outside the four counties. Woolfolk hopes Toyah creek bridge work on the Vecos Grand ialls highway can be done by unemployed white labor though future need may outpace supply. A new courthouse and Vecos shoo improvements promise jobs through winter.
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Reeves County
J. B. Woolfolk
Red Bluff
Reeves Ward
Loving
Pecos
J. H. Miller
Jorge Woolfolk
Toyah Creek
Vecos-Grandialls Highway
Vecos Shoo
U S Court Holds Busy September Term in Pecos
The September session of the United States court opened in Pecos at Reeves County courthouse with Judge Charles A. Boynton presiding. The docket included civil cases and a 30 month sentence for a Crane dentist convicted of illegally prescribing narcotics. court staff and officials from surrounding counties attended a weekly barbecue, and the heavy docket suggested the term may extend into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Pecos
Charles A. Boynton
Reeves County
Cecil Cothrun Celebrates New Daughter With Cigars
KIUN broadcasts congratulations to Mr and Mrs Cecil Cothrun on the birth of their daughter. Cecil enters a local drug store and, hearing the radio cue cigars, passes around a box to others amid light remarks about privacy fading in public celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Cecil Cothrun
Cecil
New CCC Camp Near Carlsbad Plans Under Way
Plans for a new Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Carlsbad are underway. The project calls for fifty barracks a welfare building a technical building offices and storehouses with substantial funding. Local contractors are invited to bid through the War Department at Fort Bliss El Paso and plans are available there or at the Chamber of Commerce office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Carlsbad
War Department
Fort Bliss
el Uso
Chamber of Commerce
auvTre
Oil shows in Wildcat Well Near Pecos at 4900 Feet
The Herbert Oil Company wild cat well south of Pecos reported an oil showing at about 4900 feet after drillers decided to abandon and only deepen to fulfill a contract. Plans to commercialize the discovery were being considered late last night as crews continued drilling below 2900 feet in Section 20 Block 56 PSL northwest of Tovah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Oil Company
Wildcat
Pecos
PSL
Tovah
Seven Foot Rise Tops Coffer Dam
A seven foot rise on the Pecos river Wednesday overtopped the Red Bluff coffer dam and filled the spillway trench with water. Work slowed for hours. a third shift began on spillway excavations as flood lights go up on other sections. By now 29.4 percent of total project funds are expended and 24.4 percent of construction money used.
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Pecos River
Red Bluff
New Assistant District Attorney Arrives at Pecos Sanatorium
The new assistant district attorney arrived around 0 50 o clock last night to greet the Kerr family at the Pecos Sanitarium. The Enterprise extends congratulations to District Attorney William L Kerr Mrs Kerr and baby Billie with best wishes for Grandpas and Grandmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Kerr
Pecos Sanitarium
North District
Kerr
Billie
Pecos radio plans test broadcasts and church program
A test radio program for distant listeners will air on Station KIM after 1 a m Tuesday October 1 with the Voice West of the Pecos. Relatives elsewhere are invited to tune in and write friends to join in. A monthly remote broadcast is planned with a talent group. KIM will also air Bob Sandusky and his orchestra from Legion Hall Friday after 9 pm and broadcast Baptist church services Sunday at 11 am.
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Pecos
Kim
Bob Sandusky
American Legion
Legion Hall
The
Baptist Church
KIU
4000 Game Fish Put In Irving Springs
Good game fishing in years ahead is promised by the stocking of 3000 young bass and a similar number of catfish in Irving Springs Friday afternoon. The government stocked fish were secured by H. W. Haynie and Dr. J. L. Kincanon after a year's effort. The fish, about three inches long, will grow to thrill veteran bass fishermen if kept in the stream by local sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Springs
H. W. Haynie
J. L. Kincannon
Haynie
Rainfall Benefits Ranch but Fails to Soothe Winter Needs
Rainfall totaling one to two tenths of an inch occurred early in the week, lifting September's rainfall to 8.8 inches. The rain benefits the range but falls short of guaranteeing adequate winter pasturage for ranchers.
El Paso Oil Man J H Fasel Visits Pecos
El Paso visitor J H Fasel an oil man was seen in Pecos on Thursday night of the current week, according to local observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Fasel
el Paso
Pecos
Thurs
Loving County Courthouse Bond Passes in Vote
The $25,000 bond issue to build a new courthouse and jail in Loving County passed 46 to 21 on Saturday. Efforts will seek a Federal grant for the project. Plans call for a modern brick building with a small up-to-date jail. the current building is too small and inadequate for all offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving County
Reeves County road grants approved by PWA officials
Judge J. B. Woolfolk said grants for road improvements in Reeves county have been approved in Washington. Construction will start soon on a new bridge over Toyah creek on the Pecos Grandfalls highway and some timber for the project is already on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Reeves County
Washington
J. B. Woolfolk
Toyah Creek
Pecos Grandfalls
United's Front Is Remodeled
The United store undergoes a major remodel starting Monday with fifteen foot deep display windows and a terrace vestibule. Black Carra glass columns will frame the front as Bill Turpin, the manager, promises a modern Texas standard and a full interior re arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Turpin
Texas
Fort Worth
Davis Park to Erect Two PWA Dams in Davis Mountains
Official word confirms two PWA dams will be built in Keesey Canyon at Davis Mountains State Park Fort Stockton. Cement for the project is on site and CCC crews are expected to start the work with some labor provided by PWA. One dam will be in a deep rock gorge in Keesey Canyon and the other near the Indian Village hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Keesey Canyon
Davis Mountains
Fort Stockton
CCC
New Scout Master Named for Pecos Troop 67
Ha S Williamson scout executive of the Buffalo Trail Council in Sweetwater met Pecos residents Thursday to discuss local scouting. William Lazenby elementary principal was named scout master of Troop No. 67 and will assume duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ha S, Williamson
Buffalo Trail Council
Sweetwater
Pecos
William Lazenby
Thomason to Speak at Pecos Chamber Meeting Next Tuesday
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Orient Dining room. Representative R E Thomason of El Paso will headline the program, with an annual secretary’s report by H P Davis and remarks by local business leaders. A new president and vice president will be elected. tickets are on sale at the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Orient Dining
R.E. Thomason
el Paso
Pecos
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Thomason
H. P. Davis
World’s Deepest Test In Crane County Plugged
Gulf No. 103 McElroy in Crane County hit a final depth of 12 786 feet the deepest drilled. No oil was produced and it was plugged back to test oik. twenty five men worked two and a half years earning over a half million dollars, keeping Crane and West Texas economy alive during hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane County
The
Crane News
Gulf No. 103
McElroy
Crane
West Texas
Gulf
Brickwork Finished At Federal Building
All brickwork on the Federal building was completed Wednesday with the last bricks laid on interior partitions. The tile roof was done earlier in the week. Finishing work inside remains, and marble and tile laying will begin in the next few days.
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