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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1922
Page
5
Financial review shows June exports totaling 236 553 274 gallons up from May and June 1921 figures, with gasoline and naphtha at 53 835 115 gallons and kerosene at 69 432 705 gallons valued higher despite price declines. Crude oil exports up while the year’s average price per barrel sits at 1.814 dollars.
A fragment advertises a “beautiful gift castle” for home furnishing and mentions a National Certificate scheme and Pecps Mercantile Co at 52-1f. The note reads as an advertisement with unclear context and limited details.
Wanted in Pecos Texas by J W Pecos. Will pay cash for ten thousand Keds. Respond with details and price.
Notice warns against trespassing on Section 247 H and G N R R Survey Reeves County with prosecution for violators. Also records the dissolution of Shaffer and Anderson Lunch Counters partnership, with debt handling and debtors assigned to Mark Shaffer and Joe Alderson at specified locations.
Mrs Bettie Lee Mack superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School primary department hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering at her home. Fannie Quillian Lucile Thurston Virginia Runnels Dorothy Sisk and secretary Mrs Hoefs assisted with readings music and games.
Railroads rely on Weather Bureau data to anticipate conditions across regions. Temperature extremes affect rails and wheels, snow demands snowplows and sheds, heavy rains cause floods and landslides, and high winds can derail trains. Perishable goods need cooling and heating measures, with monitoring of forecasts to protect cargo.
At Mrs Tony Middleton's home on Saturday August 19 Irene Wivis celebrated her third birthday with friends. The party included games and ice cream with cake served by Mrs Middleton and Miss Robbie Bowie. Attendees were Mary Katheryn Couch Jack Oglesby Jeanette Roberts Ila Mae O'Neil Nell and Arnold Bowie Billie McCarty Lois and Davis Holdman James and Barbara Stagner and Maye Belle Holdman.
James and Walter Garner celebrate birthdays by entertaining sixty three children. The party featured ice cream cake and gifts, with the hosts noting their storehouse of presents now rivals Santa’s. All attendees reported a good time and wished them many happy birthdays.
It pays to advertise in The Pecos Enterprise with rates set at 40 cents per inch and 10 cents per line for readers.
Pecos Mercantile Co offers National Certificates redeemable with all nationally known coupons per catalog. Advertisement notes the company is the sole merchant in the community for this line.
Sergeant Ward reports Pecos entrants pass at Camp B C M T Fort Bliss. Seven Pecos applicants. six remain, with Tom Anderson promoted to corporal of Squad No 1 and excelling at rifle range. Joe Holt, Jester, Krauskopf, Heard Reynolds impress at drill, range, and sport. Ward, now sergeant, urges all American boys to attend camps for the experience.
A Naval Observatory study shows how a 160 pound person would weigh differently across planets and stars from Mercury to Antares. It suggests imagining one on faraway worlds to ease weight concerns and perhaps spark a playful exodus of the overfat.
An advertisement for Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas urges young men and women to join its practical business courses. It touts rapid, modern instruction, correspondence options, and guaranteed job placement, claiming the program saves time and money with up to date equipment and expert teachers. Also a funeral thank you note from Mrs J C Alexander and family for Rebecca A Anderson.
A reader argues Pe cos should fund a water works system to reduce insurance costs and improve services. The piece recalls sewer bonds issued ten years earlier, crowning regret as higher taxes persist while water bonds were overallocated. It warns the town bears a growing millstone of debt. Signed MRS. S. BE. WILSON.
An advertisement fragment from Pecos Mercantile Co cites redemption with Nationality Known Coupons per catalog. The brief text suggests a trade or sale catalog reference without additional details.
The article cites Herbert Casson saying ads must be followed by continual messaging. A single loud notice fades like a skyrocket while steady, repeated exposure acts like a lighthouse guiding customers. Advertisers must tell facts multiple times and actively solicit the sale to reap the harvest.
The Biological Survey of the USDA evaluates crossing caribou with reindeer to improve grade and weight. A Mount McKinley reconnaissance seeks best sites to capture young caribou bulls for breeding tests. Native caribou bulls reportedly reach dressed weights near 400 pounds, vs Alaska reindeer around 150 pounds.
Texas engineers urge a broad campaign for a state wide reclamation and flood control center aiming to drain overflow lands irrigate arid zones and stimulate wealth. They endorse a August 16 Waco meeting under West Texas Chamber of Commerce and call for citizen participation to launch a lasting state growth era.
The Board of Trustees of the Independent School District will meet to review bids for the depository for the coming year. Bids must be received by the secretary of the school board by 5 p.m. on Friday, September 1. The secretary reserves the right to accept or reject bids.
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