Mo Brocat Prop In Business At Same Stand For 35 Years
Mo Brocat, proprietor of a Tub and Shower Baths business, has operated from the same stand for 35 years, continuing a long standing local service.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1923
Page
2
Mo Brocat, proprietor of a Tub and Shower Baths business, has operated from the same stand for 35 years, continuing a long standing local service.
The article analyzes 1923 cotton prospects, noting that production has lagged for years and demand may outpace supply. It highlights unlikely to predict exact yields, but expects a large 1923 acreage, with weather and boll weevil impact as key factors. prices could stay above or fall below 25 cents per pound depending on harvest size.
Monroe La April 16 approximately a score of persons will be arrested by Wednesday night in the Met Rouge kidnapping slayings of Watt Daniel and T F Richards. District Attorney Garrett says 31 information bills will be filed by A V Coco and warrants issued within 24 hours after filing. Names to be charged are among Morehouse parish’s leading citizens and were discussed at Bastrop open hearing.
Bishop Edmund Heelen of Sioux City told a Knights of Columbus banquet in Sheldon that the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups cannot gain real footholds in America. Heelen warned the public that most Americans are broad minded and that the Klan will pass away like foam on a river.
The Progressive Farmer argues cotton and other crops must be fully produced on the farm since crops like corn feed the farm and cannot be sold for feed. Relying on external markets risks disastrous price drops for food and feed products.
Senior Sanitary Engineer J A LePrince outlines rising interest in mosquito control in the South. He notes communities eliminating the pest, warns that malaria carrying mosquitoes remain active, and urges local action with state health department Mosquito men to achieve effective, economical protection.
Billie Price, veteran Texas & Pacific engineer, refused to abandon his post in Engine 701 during train No 15 wreck near the Colorado river bridge. He died in the cab after saving passengers, while Dee Orr was severely injured. Passengers praised his selfless act and authorities cleared debris as crowds watched. Price had prior again saved passengers years earlier when the engine jumped a track near Morgan Creek. His body was sent to Big Spring after removal from the wreck site.
Mrs. N. A. Honnell who had been visiting her sister Mrs. M. E. Randolph for a month returned to El Paso on Tuesday.
The crash left the engine and tender in a ditch with ten minutes of rescue work. Price, 66, veteran of 25 years with Texas & Pacific, based in Big Spring, was lauded as a top Rio Grande division employee. Divisional Superintendent A E Pistole arrived to direct wreckage clearance.
A vintage medical ad promoting a cold cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. The box carries Dr. Grove's signature and warns it relieves headache with a single day result. Price 30 cents.
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