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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1935
Page
3
The annual Junior-Senior banquet will be held tonight in the high school library with seniors as guests of the junior class. The Christan church ladies serve a Mexican supper and a program will follow featuring talks by Oscar Buchholz, William Hanson, W. W. Dean, and others.
Pecos high school senior class about 62 students enjoyed a trip to Carlsbad Caverns on Saturday for their annual outing. Five cars participated with chaperones Bo Galloway Ruth New Lenise Briscoe Mrs. H. C. MecNew and Julia Ward. The group toured the caverns lunched in the cave dining room and returned to Pecos late Saturday night.
After the event a small informal dance will be held in the high school auditorium inviting students and staff to join for light refreshments and music in a casual setting.
The Fort Davis site is chosen as focal point for a district wide regional centennial in 1956 under the Trans-Pecos Centennial Association led by Pecos. Towns including Alpine Presidio Fort Stockton Pecos and El Paso plan exhibits and local celebrations to attract visitors and showcase history topography and agriculture.
M C Ritz formerly of Pecos and son of Chris Ritz won the distinction as the best barber in the CCC camps of Southern California. He served with company 1944 at the Cuyamaca camp and previously operated a shop at Zendinitas. He learned the trade in Pecos before joining the CCC.
Balmorhea residents Coms Reeves Polly Pattterson and Mrs. Wells visited Pecos for shopping and errands. Barstow, Belmorhea and Red Bluff locals were noted in Pecos or El Paso over the past week. Mr. O L Anderson relocated to Pecos and works for F Lytle and Sons on the soft water project.
Mrs Reid Estes of Red Bluff visits Mrs H G Mackechney of Reds Bluff in the Camp and Camp hospital. A new son named Robert is reported, weighing 71 pounds.
D W Witty sales manager for the R A Victor Sales Co Camden N J visited Wednesday to confer with Barney Hubbs and Jack Hawkins about equipment for KIUN.
Miss Warren Collings and C Jones visited El Paso on Sunday to attend a major league baseball game and visit friends and relatives. They returned to Pecos Sunday night.
Mrs Elmer Dick of Pyote spent last Saturday in Pecos shopping and visiting friends, meeting locals during a day away from home.
Miss Doris Fay Tatum of Monahans was in Pecos last Saturday to shop and visit friends, according to local notices.
Mrs. A. A. Tillmann and Mrs. f om R. McKenzie from Fort Stockton were seen visiting friends and shopping in town on Saturday.
Mrs Chester Armstrong and Mrs Webb Armstrong visited friends and relatives on Monday and are now located at Red Bluff.
Mrs Hardin Ross of Mentone has recently recovered from a severe influenza attack. She was in Pecos Monday visiting friends.
L. M. Pittman owner of Pittman Chevrolet Co. Balmorhea was in Pecos on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Ted Thomas of Pyote was seen shopping in Pecos on Wednesday, with local residents noting her visit and purchases in town.
F. M. Crouch, superintendent of Balmorhea schools, spent Saturday in Pecos for unspecified activities.
Mr. and Mrs. C Swanson of Red Bluff and Mr. and Mrs. E J are named in a brief society notice. Details remain fragmentary, but the brief records a family connection or social engagement tied to Red Bluff.
Robert Somes met with Mrs. Tatum Moore and her family in Bal Morhea this week, sharing conversations and greetings with locals.
J. P. March of El Paso attended a Saturday gathering to escort Mrs. March home. She had been visiting her mother Mrs. Nell Finley and her sisters in the area.
Mrs. W. J. Beck Mrs. Whit Waide Mrs. Harvey Beauchamp and Mrs. Stanley Peer left last Sunday for a visit in Dallas. All except Mrs. Beauchamp returned to Pecos Thursday. Mrs Beauchamp will visit relatives in Dallas.
Charles Montgomery of Carlsbad was in Pecos Tuesday attending business connected with the Pecos Mercantile Company.
Mr and Mrs W W Dean spent the weekend in Dallas and were to return Tuesday.
Young Bell spent the past week in El Paso attending business matters and reconnecting with friends. He took in local spots and mixed business with leisure during the trip.
Mr and Mrs George Townley of Pecos and Mr and Mrs R IL Williams of Wink visited in El Paso during the past weekend.
J. F. Kirby of Pecos spent the weekend in El Paso visiting friends and taking in local sights.
Judge W. W. Hubbard engaged in official business in El Paso on Saturday and Sunday, according to local reports.
Mr and Mrs G P Stubblefield of Pecos visited in El Paso during the past weekend.
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