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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
5
E A Redding and Fred Hogan of Midland visited Pecos on Tuesday to see fellow oil men. Mrs Sammy Caroline and the Misses Mary Mount and Mae Kiser spent the weekend in El Paso and returned Sunday night to Pecos.
Mr and Mrs McBurleigh and their baby arrived home Monday night after a trip visiting eastern cities.
Bill Ross drove to Midland on business Saturday and returned home that evening.
Jewel Hoekebeke is absent from school this week due to a severe attack of acute tonsillitis.
Norabel Hollebeke has missed a week of school due to an illness described as mumps.
Mr and Mrs J B Woolfolk visited Pecos Saturday coming from their home at Saragosa. O J Green former Pecos resident came from Lubbock to see relatives and friends. Chas Ross and Dee Coats came from Battle Axe ranch for business. Mae Wright Dixon spent the weekend in Carlsbad visiting parents and friends returning Monday. Mrs E G Doty and son Gordon returned Saturday from Henderson where they visited Mrs Doty's parents.
A jumble of short items mentions Hez Kountz visiting Balmorhea, Tillie Clinger leaving a boarding house after a hall race, and W ll Rogers meeting John D Rockefeller in Florida where he gave a slim dime as a rebuke. Another line hints at a charge toward Will over influencing Standard Oil.
Paramount's Beau Sabreur stars Gary Cooper as Major Henri de Beaujolais with Evelyn Brent as Mary Vanbrugh. Noah Beery William Powell and others fill the strong cast. John Waters directs and C Edgar Schoenbaum lenses the film featuring dramatic desert battle sequences and a blend of thrills, romance and humor.
Hal Buckner head of Buckner's Orphan Home visited Saturday to inspect property owned by the Home.
Co. W. Godeke arrived from the ranch Monday for a brief visit with relatives and friends and to handle business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Richburg and Mr. and Mrs. John Wadley with Miss Aileen Love spent the weekend in El Paso. Both gentlemen attended the ceremonies there.
Messrs. and Mesdames John Oogles by Louis Roberson and Roy Wilcox returned Sunday night from a weekend trip to El Paso where the men attended the D O A K ceremonies.
Judge and Mrs Ben Randall and their daughter Miss Hettie Lois spent the weekend in Artesia New Mexico visiting Rev and Mrs Jackson and family. They returned home Monday.
Fraternity brothers J. Ek. Eisenwine and Van Havis were among Pecos Doakys attending the El Paso convention and assisting in pushing local candidates through the event.
Wim L Kerr Ted Ruhien and Ford Chapman traveled to El Paso over the weekend as a trio of K P s, with Ruhien and Chapman named as possible D O A K candidates and providing entertainment for local boys who had already taken the count.
A weather note recalls an event labeled as Easter but recognized as a norther by observers. The shift in naming reflects local naming habits and temperature or wind conditions reported during the period.
The Denison Herald notes an American woman who adopted Hinduism to wed the former Indore maharajah is now a full member of his harem. Paris News mentions Turkish trials over spreading Christianity. The piece ends with a quip on political harmony urging others to vote as one.
Dress making of all kinds, work done satisfactory. Prices reasonable. Next door to Mrs. H. F. Anthony. Furnished house for rent partly furnished modern house with fixtures. Call Mrs. Wm. Boles.
extensive listing of secondhand metalworking and lifting machinery including lathes shapers millers drill presses gears pulleys shafts hoisting and freight elevators offered for sale by MRafiner at 112 West 3rd Street Kansas City Me. article notes slightly used condition and broad variety.
Building 50 by SO offers half space for rent to reputable person or firm. Contact Hollis S. Smith. Pecos tots for sale by owner Lot 1 Block 63 Lot 15 Block 64 make me an offer. J F Williams 215 W Broadway Ardmore Oklahoma.
Three farms located thirty five miles south of Lubbock are offered in exchange for business property in Pyote Pecos or El Paso Readable from J B Nance the Land Man Pyote Texas for the trading opportunity.
Mrs Max Krauskopf entertained the Thursday Bridge Club at her home with five games and a two course luncheon. Mrs Pruett won high score. Miss Sisk, honoree, received a week end bag. Guests included Mesdames Kerr Ross Sisk Hardin Prieck Roy Wilcox and Dallas visitors Fay Ward Jane Dean Kathryn Dean Eva Richburg.
Miss Lucille V Prewit entertained Tuesday night at her home honoring Miss Dorothy Sisk with a four course dinner for twelve. Mrs Manahan assisted. Table decorations featured a miniature Buick Coupe labeled the Honeymoon Car with boxes and luggage given as favors.
Miss Wylie Sue Cole a Texas Tech student at Lubbock is reported on the honor roll after a term with more than a B average in five courses. She is the daughter of Mrs. Lillie Cole city resident and grammar supervisor.
Newspaper snippets discuss Secretary Mellon comment on liberty bonds, a cynical take on Will Hays, a critic mocking a low salary and income tax, and a Bristol department store Wood-Nickels Co asking how such a name can succeed. It notes 1929 car models with planned second liens on accessories.
Mrs. Steve Ward Jr thanks friends and neighbors who voted for her in the Winkler contest and helped her win the wrist watch, expressing sincere appreciation for their kindness.
Mrs L Sisomons expresses sincere thanks to the many friends who assisted at the contest held at Winkle. She credits their loyal aid for winning the set of silverware and calls the gift worthy.
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