Orchestra notes spark ambition for music week
Quotes from Louis Graveure and Cyril Scott frame a piece on women’s monuments and teacher influence. Pecos High School and Christian Church orchestras gain leaders and instruments as Music Week nears. Reeves and Ward counties plan enhanced programs, showcasing West Texas talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Peer
Beverly Vaughan
Mary Magee
C. B. Fosters
Howell Johnson
Pecos
Rbass
Tillman Durden
Pecos High School
Christian Church Orchestra
Howell
Tillman
Reeves and Ward
West Texas
Kansas City
Barstow music contest winners and band leadership
Melka Thurston won the public school music sight reading contest this week. Schools in Reeves and Ward counties praised the Barstow orchestra with several performances at the Presbyterian church and district meetings. Chas. Raymond Dyer elected leader of the Barstow Public School Band. Ruth Allen directs the beginners orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melka Thurston
Sarah Ella Black
Mary Annie Davis
Woodrow Nichols
Melba’ Thurston
Reeves
Ward
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Chas
Raymond Dyer
Barstow
Little Billy Rodgers
Ruth Allen
Baptists See Foreign Mission Growth Under Dr Love
Foreign Mission Board gains in scope and finances under Love ten years of service show two thirds of total receipts since 1845. Board operates in 17 countries, oversees 1905 churches, 308 mission stations, 819 houses, 1611 Sunday schools with 76504 pupils, and doubles baptisms to 12856 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Love
Cated
Richmond
Alldredge
Foreign Mission Board
Europe
Asia
Africa
North
South America
Jazz stance on dances and intoxicants in community events
A mother refused to let her daughters attend a neighboring town dance due to alleged drunkenness and intoxicants. Rumors claim girls said boys were drunk enough to dance well. The piece argues for wholesome socials and dances not suitable for bars or church choir events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Henny A. Shute
National Magazine
Senor Carajo Y
Maria Vermicelli Y Sapristi
Senor Carramba Y Medulla Oblongata
Royal Mandelineers
House of Correction
Southern Baptists Launch 1925 Program With Universal Canvass
The denomination groups home and foreign mission work, education, hospitals, and ministerial relief into one program urging all 28 000 white Southern churches to conduct an every member canvass. A special offerings day is set for April 19 to fund this work, with a four month cash goal of 4 060 000 and aims to involve about 3 500 000 Baptists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptists
South
Renson
Merchant Market Roasts Ad Read Prompting Satisfaction
A fragment notes a suggestion to cut a roast to customer preference with a call to Mer cantile Market and a reference to front real fed stock and contact at No. 5. The readable text is fragmentary and does not specify a clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile Market
Father and son debate what it means to be a specialist
A father urges Sonny to master one skill to excellence while Sonny claims his strength is reading his own writing. The exchange highlights a humorous view on specialized talent and self-awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny Boy
Sonny
Father
Blonde Bess Speaks Against Liquor With Clever Rhyme
The columnist quotes Blonde Bess declaring "The lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine" and notes her witty stance on drinking. She proclaims the cellar locked up as a humorous protest against alcohol.
Borozone touts home and stable healing claims
The ad promotes Borozone as a universal wound treatment for humans and animals, claiming rapid healing for flesh wounds, cuts, burns, and sores. It lists Bertozone liquid and Borozone Powder with prices 20c, 60c, and 1.20, sold by Pecos Drug Co. in Pecos, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renee Price Giquid
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Pecos Drug Co
Pecos
Texas
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America
Louis Graveure
Cyril Scott
Barney Hubbs
W. N. Townley
John Hibdon
Department of Southern Baptist
Foreign Missions
Pseeme Love
E. L. Collings
Blonde Bess
Heiskell
Doragaid
Sax Johnston, Holloway
FE. W. Grove
Rialto Theatre
Jack Hoxie
Universal Ranch
Grove
E. W. Grove
P. C. Box
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