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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
2
An advertisement promotes E. L. Col lines insurance emphasizing protection for fire life and accident to safeguard families and neighbors. The message frames insurance as a communal safety pledge under the slogan Safety First.
Sallie hosts a New Year Eve gathering where guests mingle with games and music. Curtiss Wright objects to her drinking while Ted Billings unveils a cheeky resolution about goldfish and mermaids as the party mood shifts. (To be continued next week.)
The U S Department of Agriculture reports that stored beans and surplus beans harbor large weevil populations, not infected seed. Destroying stored beans and disposing of extra supply can curb infestations, a finding welcomed by bean growers who formed a weevil committee to spread the new guidance.
An educational piece explains good and bad germs, how infections develop when wounds are contaminated by pus germs, and the body's healing process with scabs and scar formation. It emphasizes keeping cuts clean, covered, dry, and free of dirt, and uses simple examples to show germ roles.
License on automobiles must be paid by December 31 to avoid a 25 percent penalty. State Highway Department Austin Texas issues the instruction. Have your bill of sale and transfer ready when applying for 1925 registration. Signed E. B. Kiser. Te Ses
W. M. Hopper of Toyah Texas offers drilling services with a machine capable of drilling wells from four and a half to sixteen inches and depths up to 800 feet. He emphasizes twenty six years of experience and invites inquiries by phone or mail.
Irene Bewley invites radio listeners to tune in for a twenty minute program from Radio Station W R C in Washington D C on Saturday night December 27 at 10 pm Eastern time 9 pm Central time 8 pm Pacific time. Listeners may send telegrams or postal cards to the station care address noted for feedback.
The Home Town Paper notes Jake Doolittle who deserted his wife and infant 30 years ago may return. If he comes back, the baby’s reaction is described as a dramatic showdown looming over a row of tomb stones.
Conductor Bill Simpkins is praised for a cash handling method on his daily trips. He flips a coin to decide which pocket to place cash and uses a balance outcome to determine owner of the money, evoking questions about proper assignment.
The Reeves County Water Improvement District No One invites bids by February 2 1925 at 2 30 PM for selecting a depository for two years. All bids to be received and considered as provided by law.
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