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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
5
In Pecos Texas on December 7 1922 Doctor H N Lusk certifies Brocat s Barber Shop sanitary and compliant with Texas barber shop laws. Classified ads note affordability and usefulness of res letters.
The Methodist church will not hold preaching next Sunday as Rev. L L Thurston attends a district conference in Portales. All other services including Sunday School and league proceed. The pastor urges full attendance at local services and notes Christmas is near.
Sunday program led by Edna Meren covers The Glorious Gains of Fidelity with scripture from Revelation 2 1 10 and the Lord's Prayer. Roll call uses verses containing Faith as a theme with talks by Opal Palmer Mrs Johnson Claudia Tatum and Mary Magee on faithful characters and rewards from the Bible.
A two week revival at the Baptist church concluded Sunday night. Pastor Rev. J. M. Gerner delivered clear and forceful preaching. Music was spirited and well received, drawing crowded houses despite cold nights and illness. Fifteen accessions were reported.
A reflective Christmas poem by Mrs W. A. Fullbright urges children and readers to share joy with the less fortunate. It emphasizes the season as a duty of charity, kindness, and spreading goodwill beyond wealth. The piece links Santa’s thoughtfulness to communal care and lasting virtue.
A. E. Hayes offers a full line of Christmas trees in all sizes and prices. Customers can phone orders or visit the shop to choose from the selection ready for pickup.
The Sunday edition features 8 full pages of comics, 6 in color, plus Herald Junior sections for youth and magazine features. It also includes 24 pages of news and reading matter and is sold to mail subscribers at $2.50 per year. The ad urges ranchmen and households in the Pecos Valley to acquire the edition as the southwest’s greatest newspaper value.
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