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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1923
Page
5
Reinhardt, while lining a baptistry with lead at a Baptist church, had hot lead splash into his right eye. The blaze blistered the eyeball outside but spared the pupil. He paced all night in pain until Dr. I. E. Smith treated him and saved the eye. exposure likely from water behind lead sheeting contacting hot solder.
A watch, pair of pants, shirt and some money were found by a young son of Mrs. T. E. Wasson. Owners may claim the property by calling on Mrs. Wasson at her street north of the school house near Mrs. Boles' houses.
A doctor admonishes a boy for eating cake claiming it is too heavy while the child insists he can manage with both hands. The exchange captures a playful moment of mischief and guidance in a lighthearted scene.
A Pecos oil field feature promises a full year’s reading from the enterprise for a $2 subscription. The notice emphasizes affordability and local access to detailed industry data gathered within the field.
A Pecos advertisement offers home steam laundry with equipment in the residence. Rough dry priced at 40 cents per dozen, phone 168. Also promotes a Gift Shop at Howard's Studio and Hail Insurance on cotton and grain with W. W. Dean as Pecos Texas agent.
Army officers hold application blanks for Citizens Military Training Camps as state civilian aides distribute to interested youths in New Mexico Arizona Texas Oklahoma Colorado. Men aged 17 to 24 are urged to apply for a month of healthful government supported recreation at Fort Sam Houston Texas with early applicants given preference.
War Department announcements invite fit male citizens aged 17 to 35 to join one month of healthful outdoor military training. Government covers all expenses including travel to and from the camps. Submit a completed application blank with doctors certificate to C. M. T. C. Officer, Headquarters Fifth Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Will Rogers denounces bankers as nonessential, calling for reform while noting figures like J. P. Morgan Otto Kahn and Charlie Schwab. He jokes about owing money and praises bankers’ personalities, framing banks as a menace and inviting jobs over ruin. He recalls Barney Baruch and laments the era’s financial power.
Washington experts warn immigration limits will tighten farm labor and hit small communities. Wage gains in steel, mining, and construction show labor scarcity spreading from urban to agricultural sectors, with farmers fearing reduced inflow from Europe will lift production costs this year.
Advertisement announces services from Pecos Abstract Company covering Reeves and Loving counties with details likely about land title research and property records. No specific dates or outcomes provided.
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