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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
4
A historic Pecos paper note lists Pecos Valley News Pecos Weekly Times Reeves County Record and The Entrprise merges origin dates and editors. It announces 1915 post office entry and advertising terms while detailing subscription rates and publication deadlines.
The article notes Christmas’ broad meaning from religious day to family and giving, mentions A H Wren visiting Pecos, praises hunters Camp and Anuerson after a large ten point buck, promotes The Covered Wagon at Rialto Dec 24 27, lists wood for sale, fountain lights and safety measures, and revenue updates including auto license deadline and holiday rail rates. It also highlights Mr Toliver’s closing out sale and Pecos municipal Christmas tree arrangements.
Mrs J B Howard advertises duofold, buffet and heater for quick sale in the next few days. Furniture and home heater offered at reduced prices to clear inventory.
The Home Makers Club will keep open house on New Year’s Day from 2:89 to o’clock at the home of Judge and Mrs. H. G. Russell at Sixth and Cherry streets. Ladies of Pecos are invited to call. Fancy work on sale at Miss Poe’s at reasonable prices. Mrs. Stine. 18-9 half price. Miss Poe. 18-9.
Rialto Theatre announces for next week a lineup starting Monday with Clumder Love featuring Ernest Truex in a noted stage success adaptation. Tuesday continues with The Covered Wagon lauded as a country talking picture and a rare Texas engagement. After January 20 the film will be retired for two years.
Lavish production touted as bigger than a circus ships fifty carloads of material to Baker Nevada. One thousand Indians and over two thousand white extras star with more than 1000 horses and 500 covered wagons. Director Cruze worked at Antelope Island while J Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson lead the cast.
The state commands publication in a Reeves County newspaper once weekly for ten days before the return day. It concerns the estate of Oeala V Hann deceased, with Hilary W Hann seeking appointment as executor, heard January 12, 1925 at Pecos County Court House.
A Pecos theater ad promotes James Cruze’s The Covered Wagon at the Rialto for four days with cast including Kerrigen Wilson Hale Marshall Torrence Wales Ogle. It follows a legal notice from Reeves County court about H C Zimmer’s temporary administration of Herman Heisterman estate.
The Church of Christ in Barstow Texas holds worship every Sunday at eleven o clock local time. The notice confirms regular Lord's Day services for residents and visitors.
Sunday School at 9 45 with Albert Sisk as superintendent and classes for all. Preaching at 11 00 with Christmas sermon and baby baptisms. League at 6 45 and evening services at 7 30. Christmas Eve program and tree Wednesday evening. Walter H. Vanderpool pastor offers cordial invitation.
W M Hopper of Toyah Texas offers drilling services with four and a half to sixteen machine in fine condition and capable of drilling 800 feet if needed. He cites twenty six years of drilling experience and invites calls or letters for particulars and prices.
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