Pecos Fire Company Plans Public Safety Week
Pecos Volunteer Fire Company announces fire prevention week from October 2 to 9. On Tuesday the 3rd the public school hosts a fire drill and an essay contest with cash prizes. Officers include Chief C F Manahan and President Ralph Williams. Parents urged to inspect homes, answer questions, and seek fire alarm improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Manaha
Tom McClur
W. E. Turner
Ralph Williams
Frank Cavette
Treasury
John Ross
W. W. Dean
Manahan
United States
West Texas Pioneer J L Jones Found Dead at 73
J L Jones a pioneer ranchman merchant and oil man of West Texas was found dead in a bath tub at his home in Stemford aged 73 He leaves a wife and six children and was married to former Pecos official Mrs Middleton county treasurer once Jones still owns her property and relatives live in Pecos Reeves county readers will note the family’s distress and community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Stemford
J. L. Jones
Jones
Pecos
Middleton
Reeves County
Gila Monster Presented to Junior College
A Gila monster 18 inches long was presented to the biology department at the Junior College on Tuesday by Arthur M. Lockhart who captured the reptile near Phoenix Arizona. L T Bare built a cage for the creature and fed it six raw eggs for breakfast this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Biology
Arthur M. Lockhart
Phoenix
Ariz
L. T. Bare
el Paso Herald
J G Love Returns From Dallas Visit In Dallas Trip
J G Love arrived back yesterday following a trip to Dallas to escort Wallace Connally.
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J. G. Love
Dallas
Wallace Connally
Davis Mountains Proposed as Texas State Park Site
The Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County Texas are urged for state park status by a Fort Davis group and the Thirty-eighth Legislature. The piece highlights Mount Livermore, Star Mountain, Madera Mesa, and Fort Davis, noting excellent climate, fruit farming, irrigation, cattle and sheep industries, and rich historical associations from Old Spanish Trail to Fort Davis.
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Davis Mountains
Jeff Davis County
Texas
Fort Davis
Mount Livermore
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Star Mountain
United States
Maderna Mesa
Redman
de Vaca
Great Bend
Big Bend
San Antonio
el Paso
California
Highland Region
Limpia Canyon
Davis Mountain
Jeff Davis
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Chicago
Pecos Valley Water-Users Meet On Red Bluff Tests
The Pecos Valley Water-Users Association met in Pecos with W H Browning Jr presiding. Members from Ward County districts and Imperial Irrigation discussed Red Bluff reservoir tests by Vernon L Sullivan and the Smith McNary Reclamation bill awaiting Congress action. A Reclamation Service message sought funds for further geology studies with $1000 offered to co operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley Water- Users Association of Texas
Pecos Valley State Bank
W. H. Browning, Jr
Ward County
J. H. Miller
Barstow
John Miller
Grandfalls
Ward County Water Improvement District
B. T. Biggs
Vernon L. Sullivan
Red Bluff
Harding
Fred Bonsted
U. S
R. F. Walter
The
Reclamation Service
Denver
Colo
Pecos Valley
Pecos
Texas
Geological Survey
Red Bluff project eyed as Pecos Valley blooms
Mr. Browning assures the Enterprise funds are available and will seek association sanction by telephonic communication. He believes the phrase additional field studies desirable refers to engineers surveying the irrigated section. Members feel optimistic the Red Bluff project will pass and transform the Pecos Valley.
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Browning
Red Bluff
Pecos Valley
Local business to receive micolithic finish
C. E. Buchholtz prepares the front of his building for a micolithic finish. George Kirtley, manager from the mines quarry, will supervise the work and is expected to produce a neat and attractive storefront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Buchholtz
George Kirtley
Oil development looking more hopeful in New Mexico region
Oil activity shows progress with rigs ready as Toyah-Bell and nearby fields report steady production. The Methodist conference prep details reflect local interest as Octber fourth session nears and key figures from publishing and church boards attend.
Evy Boles Buys Forty Acre Alfalfa Farm Near Saragosa
Evy Boles, visiting town after a good rain in West Texas, reports closing a deal for a forty acre alfalfa farm near Saragosa. The purchase strengthens his cattle operations amid drought, with hopes of improved finances and continued community support for him and his ventures.
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Evy Boles
Boles
Saragosa
Evy
Long West
Texas
Reeves County
Couple to Move to Minneapolis for Minnesota University
Mr and Mrs V L Corey depart for Minneapolis Minnesota where he will enroll at the University of Minnesota. Corey previously managed the Reeves County Experimental Farm and praised the Enterprise as the best country weekly paper he has read in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. L. Corey
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Corey
Reeves County Exprimental Farm
Gas Field Progress at Bell Well Shows Steady Flow
After months of work to cap gas and lower water, the Bell well shows a near perfect shut off and steady gas flow. Ira J. Bell, back from the east, sees it as a matter of continued effort before a strong Pecos field well is brought in where oil production in the Pecos field was first discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah-Bell
Granger-Green Drilling Company
Rotary Outfit
Remsey
Carlsbad
Bell
Ira J. Bell
Pecos
Fot
Sunshine Federal Drillers Halted by Accident in Town
Mr Heller manager for Sunshine Federal interests said drillers were making satisfactory headway before a bearing failure on the side caused a delay. Granger hoped to resume work this afternoon after reaching 2420 feet and encountering quicksand difficulties, with expected spread in the next three or four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heller
Sunshine Federal Interests
Granger
Drilling At Hershenson Well Delayed By Bit Defect
Drilling at the Hershenson well continued for a week but halted yesterday due to a defective bit. Arrangements are being made to secure another bit to avoid further delays, with work to resume as soon as possible. R. R. Landrum reports.
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Hershenson
R. R. Landrum
Willoughby Well Seeks Funds in East Texas Effort
Mr. C. H. Willoughby of the Willoughby Petroleum Co. is in East Texas endeavoring to raise money to carry on the work. The Enterprise has had no report from the well this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby
C. H. Willoughby
Willoughby Petroleum Co
East Texas
Pecos Brass Band Forms Under Blount in Pecos
Prof. E A Blount of Houston organizes a Pecos Brass Band for local youths. About 15 to 20 have bought horns and 35 more plan to join. Business manager H H Johnson invites others to join as the group targets 40 to 50 members to boost the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Blount
Houston
Pecos
Professor Blount
Midland
Odessa
H. H. Johnson
Police Court: Guilty Plea On Vagrancy Fine Given
In city police court this morning a Black man pleaded guilty to vagrancy and was fined by Judge Palmer. He had been arrested yesterday and spent the night in jail as a city guest.
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Palmer
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Sam
Smyrna
Mark L. Bristol
Davis C. Arnold
Near Relief
Near Relief Committee
Constantinople
Methodist Church
New Mexico
Woman’s Missionary Societies
C. W. Everett
C. C. Seleeman
First Methodist Church of
E. RB. Chappel
Nashville, Tenn
T. D. Ellis
Louisville
Board of
Church Extension
James FE. Dickey
Waco
Dickey
J. H. Waler
Deming
N. M
P Stor
Laura Well
Pecos Brass Band
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