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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1934
Page
5
Martin Michel and Joe Cotton were in El Paso on business over the weekend. Miss Ida B. Hines returned Tuesday from Balmorbea where she visited Mrs. Bert Martis and friends during the weekend and was accompanied by Mary Allen.
Mrs. A. G. Taggart, Pecos Mercantile Co sales lady, returned from a Dallas trip with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Dourland. Dourland, buyer for Pecos Mercantile, was assisted by Taggart in selecting merchandise. Taggart attended the Gossard Corset school during the visit.
Ruth Livingston married Lincoln H. Koonce in a candlelit ceremony at her Pecos home officiated by Rev. John Byrd. The couple left for a short El Paso honeymoon and will reside in Pecos. both are employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Mrs. Ted Johnston wife of the Ward Reeves county farm agent announces opening a kindergarten in Pecos on September 10. It will serve pre school children especially ages five and six and will be held daily at the old Johnson residence in the west part of the city.
The A G Van Horn family has hosted several visitors for ten days. Mrs Laird Ailes and Mrs Will Colson came back from a two day trip to El Paso. Other relatives from Hillsboro and Hurley joined them in Abilene Fort Davis and Balmorhea.
The article lists P T A committee assignments for the year with sections on program finance membership publications publicity and several school and church representatives. It also describes a bridal shower for Ruth Livingston hosted by Mary Ward with games decorations and gifts and notes a future membership drive linked to the opening of school.
Hettie Lois Randall, who has been attending the University of Texas summer session in Austin, returned this week.
Plans announced by Mrs. Clara Mallow owner of Casa Blanca Cafe to add a brightly painted fence around the entrance and more cactus beds and Mexican style ornaments. The cafe aims to become a bright spot among Pecos businesses on the highway.
In Haiti a bird about the size of a large bee has been identified as the smallest on record, highlighting extreme diminutiveness in avian species and drawing interest from ornithologists studying Minutiaeidae.
Barstow Chapter No. S22 of the Order of the Eastern Star celebrated Founders Day by taking families to Wink for a picnic on the high school lawn. Mrs Della Miller Worthy Matron and Ed Miller Worthy Patron led arrangements. members report fine fellowship and lasting benefits for the order.
Bobby Franklin Kearney celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at home Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Kearney hosted with help from Allyne Porter and Marjorie Jarrell. Guests enjoyed games followed by punch and cake for Betty Jean Farr, Joy Gray Gunn, Roy Lindsay, Valera Teasue, Gerald Bright, Billy Bright, Betty Jo Holt, Bubba Holt, Colleen Valliant, Sterling Tucker, Mary Wylis Tucker, Roy Breen, John Medanich, Frank Schults, and Mesdames J. L. Farr Melvin Schults and J. C. Inglehart of Colorado City.
Miss Mary Magee, a public school teacher, is spending two weeks visiting relatives in California and will return in time for the opening of school.
The Zone Meeting of the Methodist Societies in Reeves County will be held in Pecos on Thursday September 6 with zone leader Mrs G W Henderson presiding. Balmorhea societies will lead the program and a Balmorhea pageant will include all members. Pecos society will serve lunch.
The Child Welfare committee of the Parent-Teachers' Association met Thursday morning at Mrs Ray Lewis's home to discuss plans for the coming year.
Methodist women plan Mission Study classes starting September with Suzuki Looks at Japan by Willis Lamot. Mrs. Carlton R. Wade leads and Mrs. M. L. Swinehart promotes Korea outreach while Capt. Swinehart funds Ewha College in Seoul to educate young Korean women and advance Christian motherhood. Korea’s church life is expanding.
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