Vital statistics show Reeves county births fall in March
Reeves county recorded 21 births and five deaths in March per Justice of the Peace B A Oden. Notable births include Janelda Christine Taylor Eva Ann Pearson James Pruett Espy Agnes Luella Eason Carl Dell Joiner William Curtis Wade Sherry Lee Wheat Dorothy Elizabeth Mabe and four Mexican births. Deaths listed include P R Payne 56 William A McAlpine 70 Ray W Brown and two Mexican deaths.
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Reeves County
Justice of the Peace
B. A. Oden
Janelda Christine Taylor
Cecil Ivy Taylor
Eva Ann Pearson
James Howard Pearson
James Pruett Espy
James
P. R. Payne
William A. McAlpine
Toyah
Ray W. Brown
Monahans
Pecos City Softball League Plans 1939 Season
Prospective teams and managers are told to attend a Tuesday 8 p.m. meeting at Pecos city hall to enter the summer league. Cecil Lee heads reorganization and warns no entries after Tuesday. A schedule committee and officers will be chosen with a vote by team managers. Reports say Barstow and Mentone will join. Pecos teams are expected to enter.
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Pecos City
City Hall
Cecil Lee
Lee
Barstow and
Mentone
Pecos
Pecos Valley Lodge Notice Calls Members to Meeting
Regular stated meeting of Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736 A F and A M held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 30 p m Attendance is expected Visitors welcome J N Miller W M W W Ruhlen Sec
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Pecos Valley Lodge No
F&a
Knights of Pythias Lodge meeting notice
Knights of Pythias Lodge No 388 meets regularly each Monday evening at 7 30 oclock Visitors welcome Jno Oglesby C C
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Knights of Pythias Lodge No
Jno. Oglesby, C. C
IOOF Lodge Meets Friday Evenings at 7 30
IOOF Lodge No. 650 holds meetings Friday at 7 30 PM. Visitors welcome. J T Meadows is Grand Noble and R T Crist serves as secretary.
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Ioof Lodge No
J. T. Meadows
Grand Noble
R. T. Crist
Century Club Hears Current Novel Review
Members of the 20th Century Club met at Mrs. Clarence Bell home to hear Mrs. Tom Freese review the popular novel Disputed Passage. Mrs. Bell also sketched the life of author Lloyd Douglas after a parliamentary drill led by Mrs. W W Dean.
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20Th Century Club
Clarence Bell
Tom Freese
Lloyd Douglas
W. W. Dean
Anthonys Testify On Grand Jury Attack Case
H. F. Anthony and his son Frank testified before the grand jury about an attack on the younger Anthony several months ago. They described a crime tour by three men who beat him and robbed his car across Texas cities. Sentences have been handed down for two of the suspects, while a May trial is set for the third.
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H. F. Anthony
Frank
Hillsboro
Anthony
Texas
Mansfield to Lead Easter Revival at Local Church
Dr. William H. Mansfield, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church El Paso, will begin a week long revival at the Methodist Church here starting Easter Sunday evening. He will speak at 10 a m and 8 p m daily with invitations extended to pastors and congregations of other churches to join.
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William H. Mansfield
Trinity Methodist Church of
el Paso
Methodist Church
Mansfield
Net Club Meet Set For Monday
Pecos Tennis Club members were reminded by President Harold Tips of a Monday night business session at 7:30 at city hall. Tips urged full attendance as several important matters would be discussed.
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Pecos Tennis Club
Harold Tips
City Hall
Tips
Freshman Bill Ellis Visits Parents Over Easter Break
John Tarleton College student Bill Ellis spent Easter holidays with his parents in Stephen ville this week.
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Bill Ellis
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Dokkies Thank Merchants Here For Hospitality
A Pecos Chamber of Commerce letter of appreciation praises local merchants for hospitality shown to El Hamad Temple No. 171 DOKK during a recent Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan ceremony. El Paso secretary A J W Schmid commends Pecos for full page ads window displays and friendly reception, predicting continued growth.
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Pecos
el Hamad
Dokk
Weekend Visit and Travel Notes Featured in El Paso
Mr and Mrs Fenton D Allegan son Fenton Jr spent last weekend in El Paso. They also attended the matched rapings in Carlsbad Sunday. Kenneth Slack a law student at Texas University is home to spend the Easter holidays here with his Al Smith salesman for EC Palmer Co of Dallas was here Wednesday attending to business. The Suez canal shortens the distance from London to Bombay by 5520 miles.
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Fenton D. Alleg
Fenton, Jr
el Paso
Carlsbad
Kenneth Slack
Texas University
al Smith
E. C. Palmer Co
Dallas
Wenesday
Suez Canal
London
Bombay
Merry Wives Study Club Celebrates 37th Birthday in Pecos
The Merry Wives Club of Pecos marked its 37th year since founding on April 5 1902 in Pecos Texas the oldest study club there. President Mrs Hill Hudson was named delegate to a district federated club convention in Fort Stockton with Mrs T Y Casey as alternate. Program leader H T Collier presented Musicians and Wagnerian Opera Star detailing pianists composers and Kirsten Flagstad.
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J. W. Brooks
Merry Wives Club of
Pecos
West Texas
Hill Hudson
District Federated Club
Relative of Local Pioneer Doctor Dies
J. E. Camp of Portales New Mexico brother of Dr Jim Camp of Pecos died at his home in Portales Saturday morning He was in the drug business and had visited Pecos several times Dr and Mrs Camp drove to Portales for funeral services Sunday
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J. E. Camp
Portales
New Mexico
Jim Camp
Pecos
Hart family visit highlights Toyah Sunday
Mrs. A. J. Hart visited in Toyah with her son Doug Hart and family on Sunday.
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A. J. Hart
Toyah
Doug Hart
Annual Junior-Senior Banquet Honors Pecos High Graduates
The Pecos High annual Junior-Senior Banquet was hosted Thursday honoring the graduating class. Theme centered on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with decorations, menu, and program. Supt. R Henry Blackwell spoke, preceded by welcome from George Arnold and talks by Ruth Reeder and Walter Stephen. Vocal numbers were rendered by Willie C Austin Dessie Dorine McCutcheon and Lillian Cowan.
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Pecos High
Legion post calls for bids to extend grandstand
The Richard Briscoe Post No. 91 of the American Legion will open bids on April 18 1939 for extending the grandstand at the Legion Rodeo Grounds. Nine eight foot sections will be added to the west end to match the existing structure with an entrance at the current site and ample passage underneath. Interested contractors should examine the current grandstand and contact Dewey Richburg for details.
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Richard Briscoe
Nec
American Legion
Legion Rodeo
Rodeo Grounds
Dewey Richburg
Garment Firm Representative Visits Pecos Salon
Mrs. Mabel C. Davis will be at Zimmer Beauty Salon Pecos representing Sobrella Garment Co. from Thursday with free consultations for patrons. She travels from Lubbock to Texas Tech events and plans to spend Easter holidays locally.
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Mabel C. Davis
Zimmer
Pecos
Sobrella Garment Co
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Mary Nabors
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Row W. Wheat
Dorothy Elizabeth Mabe
Ben F. Mabe
Confab
J. N. Miller
Century Club Hears Current Novel Review
Anthonys
W. H. Mansfield
Tels
Rayon
Penney
Cynthia
Betty
Dokkies
George H. Garrett
West Third Street
Merry Wives Study Club
Collier
Harold Lindley
George Ross
Kirsten Flagstad
Bud Maulding
Barstow
Hackberry
South Willow
T. F. Slack
Joe Lewis
Singer
J. H. Wilhite
S. Elm
Fort Worth
S. Hickory
Billie Precht
Brown Seay
United
Friendly Store
Elite Cafe
M. Chatham
Harry Weiss
Wednesday
John Henry
Mobil
Mobiloil
Service
U. S. Tires & Batteries
U. S. Line
Roper
Southern Union Utilities Co
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