Tri-City Symphony pupils dazzle at Pecos Christmas recital
The Harp family of Pecos presented their annual Christmas program at the Baptist church. Amateurs under E. L. Harp and wife showcased solos by Chas. R. Dyer, Pinkney Black, Ormand Jensen, Milfod Howard, Clevera Farrsum, Howell Johnson, Josephine Grisham, Tillman Dardin, and Ernest Harp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Harp
Tri-City
West
Texas
Chas. R. Dyer
Pinkney Black
Ormand Jensen
Milfod Howard
Clevera Farrsum
Howell Johnson
Josephine Grisham
M.A. Grisham
Toyah
Tillman Dardin
Ernest Harp
Ernest
Birth Announcement From The Entrprise Family
The Entrprise family announces a newborn arrival this week. An announcement card was shared noting the new birth and welcoming the child to the family.
Meredith gives birth in Ogborrosho Nigeria
Dr and Mrs W P Meredith announce the birth of a baby boy named W P Meredith Jr on November 13 in Ogborrosho Nigeria weighing eight pounds in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Meredith, Jr
Ogborrosho
Nigeria
Africa
W. P. Meredith
Pecos friends wish Merediths Africa mission success
The Pecos community sends best wishes to Dr and Mrs Meredith and their family for their Africa mission work. They hope May W Jr follows his father as a physician and upholds the father’s example of piety and religious zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Meredith
Africa
W. P. Jr
Martie
Needle and Thread Club Enjoys Delightful Meeting
The Needle and Thread Club met Friday afternoon with Aisla Posey as hostess. Members engaged in embroidery and crochet, enjoyed games, then shared refreshments including apple pie, cheese, chocolate, and coffee. Present were Jewel Hollebeke, Mary W. Ward, Georgia Johnson, Annie Evelyn Roberson, Mildred Ruhlin, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needle and Thread Club
Aisla Posey
Jewel Hollebeke
Mary W. Ward
Georgia Johnson
Annie Evelyn Roberson
Mildred Ruhlin
Music Class Recital Honors Toliver in Pecos
Mrs. Lillian Butler presented her music pupils in the annual Christmas recital at the Taggarts home. The program impressed parents and reflected well on the class and teacher. Mary Catherine Toliver won the scale contest for accuracy and rapidity in execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Butler
A. G. Taggart
Mary Catherine Toliver
B. A. Toliver
Butler
Pecos
Cold storage plant for Pecos Mercantile store
The Pecos Mercantile Co store in Pecos is installing a cold storage plant with ample capacity to keep fresh produce available. It promises a local market for dairy, poultry and garden products, adding a valuable asset to the town and reflecting credit on the management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Mercantile Co
Pecos
Good Pecos Cotton Crop
Fort Stockton Texas December 2 1923 1200 acres of irrigated cotton yielded an average bale per acre Frosts and light freezes hastened opening and harvest soon. Farmers expect next year’s crop to double with increased cotton acreage and a large alfalfa crop, giving a prosperous outlook for the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
Texas
B Y P U Intermediate Social Ends With Candy Making Party
The Intermediate B Y P U group held a December social Saturday evening with Howell Johnson. Members played several games and enjoyed an old fashioned candy making party, reporting a most delightful time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Johnson
Pecos School Closes for Christmas Holidays
With mid term exams finished and appropriate exercises completed, Pecos school closed this week for the Christmas holidays. The Christmas spirit among the children is high and they begin a two week vacation. School will reopen Monday January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecas
Forty Two Luncheon for Club Members at Sisk Home
Mrs. Albert Sisk and Mrs. W R Glasscock hosted a one oclock luncheon for the Forty Two club at Mrs Sisk s bungalow with red and green Christmas decor. Turkey dinner followed by seven tables of Forty Two games drew many friends including Mesdames Anderson Crane Collier Howard Moore Prickett Collie Vaughan Johnson Cowan Rowden Wilson Hudson Camp Cowan Johnson Taggart Williams Eddins Butler Neiderkorn Dean McClure Green Vanderpool Dobbs Doty Wilcox Garlick Oden Reynolds Bell Manahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sisk
W. R. Glasscock
L. W. Anderson
J. A. Crane
H. T. Collier
J. B. Howard
J. W. Moore
H. B. Prickett
M. W. Collie
S. S. Posey
H. R. Anderson
9. C.vaughan
R. E. Johnson
Sid Cowan
Gid Rowden
J. ©. Wilson
Will Hudson
Jim Camp
Wil Cowan
R. S. Johnson
A. G. Taggart
R. E. Williams
Carl Eddins
Lillian Butler
M. E. Neiderkorn
W. W. Dean
Tom McClure
Oram Green
W. H. Vanderpool
Balmorhea and Saragosa women shop in Pecos yesterday
Mrs. A. J. Goffee of Balmorhea and Mrs. J. B. Bryan of Saragosa spent a day as shopping visitors in Pecos yesterday, according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Goffee
Balmorhea
J. B. Bryan
Saragosa
Pecos
Pecos Junior Senior Banquet Honors Two Classes
The Pecos junior high and senior classes held their annual banquet in the Lipscomb building with decorations in class colors. The program featured toasts and responses, a dinner menu, and brief remarks from school officials and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Lipscomb
Taggart entertains Pecos Mercantile staff at dinner
Mr and Mrs A G Taggart hosted a dinner for Pecos Mercantile Company store employees with a three course meal and marked place cards. Lillian Butler sang, Tena Adams accompanied on piano, and games of 42% provided entertainment after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Taggart
Pecos Mercantile Company
Floyd Brownlee
W. E. Reeder
W. R. Glasscock
F. H. Ryan
Archie Ross
Marvin Cowan
H. GC. Ferris
Mesdames
B. A. Oden
B. R. Stine
Clay Slack
Ethel Reynolds
Misses Lillie Poe
Rose Briscoe
Gussie Richbury
Messrs
Harry Hinkle
Sid Lasley
Frank Joplin
Joe Glover
Raymond Norwood
Wm. Adams
D. V. Labeff
Christmas Tree Services Bring Yuletide Programs for Sunday Schools
City Sunday School superintendents join with Santa or his representatives to provide Christmas programs and trees for each Sunday school Christmas Eve. Music rehearsals are underway and a meaningful celebration is anticipated with carols legends of St Nicholas and childlike joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Winter Arrives Lightly in Pecos
Pecos wakes to a touch of winter with light conditions, a milder onset compared with harsher frosts seen in other parts of the country in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Mrs Swinehart to Speak on Mission Work in Korea
Mrs M L Swinehart, once a Pecos resident and former Commercial Club secretary's wife, now on furlough from Korea where she and her husband serve as Presbyterian Mission Board missionaries, will lecture at 11 o'clock Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Pecos about Korean missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Swinehart
Pecos
District Court Closes Term with Dispositions
The November term of district court closed with several verdicts and judgments. Lela Avant won against J L Chapman, banking commissioner, judgment for plaintiff. E B Kiser also won against J L Chapman. Dick Kennedy was found guilty of theft of an automobile and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Clarence Gideon was found guilty of burglary with a two year suspended sentence.
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Lela Avant
J. L. Chapman
E. B. Kiser
State of Texas
Dick Kennedy
Clarence Gideon
Officials attend Red Bluff Dam conference in El Paso
Dr. Jim Camp and C. K. McKnight traveled to El Paso on Monday morning to participate in the Red Bluff Dam conference meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Camp
C. K. McKnight
el Paso
Red Bluff Dam
Homecoming Honors Students At Colleges Across State
Pecos high school notes a large number of graduates away at colleges and universities for the holidays. Returning this week are many named by schools including Fort Worth, Denton, Dallas, Canyon, Alpine, Waco, Abilene, San Marcos, El Paso, Austin, Galveston, and College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Julia Magee
Fort Worth
Lucille Prewit
J. A
Denton
Jane Dean
Metropolitan Business College
Dallas
Callie Ross
Hockaday School For Girls
Eva Richburg
Mary Stine
West Texas Teachers College
Canyon
Jessie
Mary Catherine Heard
Sul Ross Teachers’ College
Alpine
Tommie Ross
Baylor University
Waco
Dorothy Sisk
Virginia Runnels
Willie Leeman
el Paso Junior College
el Paso
de Eite Green
McMuwry College
Abilene
Loraine Joplin
San Marcos Academy
San Marcos
Annie Lou Gale
Mary Mount
Business College
George Ross
Mac Kyle
Woody Cowan
College Station
Wm. Kerr
Keith Camp
State University
Austin
Adam Ross
John Wilson
T. C
Hilliard Camp
Medical Department of State University
Galveston
W. D
Family Christmas Reunion Spoils Calf for Drummonds
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Drummond plan a Christmas gathering with children and grandchildren. The fatted calf will be killed for a feast. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Jepson and daughters of El Paso, the Rogers family of Plainview, the Johnson family of Hale Center, W. H. Jr., and Georgee Drummond of El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Drummond
Drummond
Jepson
el Paso
W. B. Rogers
Plainview
J. L. Johnson
Hale Center
Georgee Drummond
Balmorhea businessman visits Pecos yesterday
T M Delaney of Balmorhea traveled to Pecos for business in what local record describes as a routine visit yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Delaney
Balmorhea
Pecos
Grand Jury Report Delivers Indictments and Bank Inquiry
The grand jury for the November term reports sixteen gaming indictments, three thefts, and one burglary after eight days of investigation. It notes bootlegging activity down due to vigilant officers and urges citizens to restrict access to alcohol containing bitters. It found no legal violations in the Pecos Valley Bank failure and requests a county finance committee to review Reeves County affairs for commissioner court recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Gibbs
Pecos Valley
Reeves County
Commissioners Court
Texas Poised to Sign Pecos River Water Division Pact
The Pecos river commission plans to sign a water division compact in a conference here Wednesday to authorize storage works for Texas irrigators along the Pecos. Feasible dam sites near Red Bluff New Mexico and lower Texas are identified, with survey crews noting sufficient river flow to justify dam construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bluff
N. M
Texas
Pecos River
C. T. Pease
The
River Commission
Water Division
Pecos Teachers Spend Holidays Across Texas
H. O. Green Pecos high school principal will be in Stephenville for Christmas. Miss Livingston and Barrett go to Fort Stockton. Miss Leon returns to Rule. Miss Eiland visits Midland. Miss Lula Womack joins family in San Angelo. Other Pecos teachers mostly stay home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Green
Pecoshich
Stephenville
Livingston
Barrett
Home Folk
Fort Stockton
Leon
Rule
Eiland
Midland
Lula Womack
San Angelo
Pecos
Mrs Taggart Returns Visit With Portales Guest
Mrs A G Taggart and her brother T B Pruett Jr travel to Cosbad New Mexico to meet Miss Maisie Thurston of Portales who will be their guest during the Christmas holidays.
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A. G. Taggart
T. B. Pruett, Jr
Cosbad, N. M
Maisie Thurston
Portales
L. L. Thurston
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Urghestan
B. Y. P. U. Social
Sumouls
Gordon Stine
John White
Edna Peer
Miss Barret
Paul Morrison
Mr. Norman
Turkey
R. B. Norman
David Tudor
Green
Finley
Mrs
Christmas Tree Services
Grand Jury
B. H. Yoakum
A. H. Dunlap
Texas Board of Water Engineers
el Paso Herald
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