Local newspaper merger and editor returns to duties
The Enterprise, Pecos Valley News, Pecos Weekly Times, and Reeves County Record merged in November 1912 with the Enterprise absorbing Pecos Times in June 1917. Publication is weekly on Fridays. Editor John Hibdon resumes full editorial duties after provisional period as Editor Pro Tem.
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Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
Enterprise
Pecos Times
John Hibdon
Hibdon
Prosperous Plains Country Blooming With Farm Homes
The editor reports a pleasant trip across the plains and cotton country south of Abilene. Prosperity is visible from Big Spring to Lubbock as towns grow and farms expand. Temporary shelters dot the landscape while real homes are built, signaling a transition to ongoing settlements. Walter Browning’s capture of a noted forger in Peoos is noted, and a commentary suggests training cashiers in running and accounting skills amid a strong banking ethic.
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Abilene
Big Spring
Lubbock
Walter Browning
Browning
Public Spirit and School Events Highlight Town News
A Santa Anna editorial condemns civic apathy and urges town involvement. The February Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the high school featured piano solos by Evelyn Sudbrook and Willie Leeman, a vocal number by eka Williams Jr., and a discussion on child labor led by Mrs. Eudaly. The PTA plans a February 22 benefit entertainment. The Rialto Theatre now operates two nights weekly, and the high school ace basketball team traveled to Marfa for a game.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Evelyn Sudbrook
Willie Leeman
Eka Williams, Jr
Lila
Eudaly
Marriage of Jim Etchvery and Senorita Arregui in Santa Rosa
Jim Etchvery and Senorita Arregui wed at the bride's Santa Rosa home on January 31. Rev Fr James officiated with Andrew Adot as best man and Rosalia Gomez as bridesmaid. The couple trunked to Carlsbad New Mexico to start life on a sheep ranch. Etchvery is of French descent and the bride is a Chappo family granddaughter noted for a historic murder linked relative.
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Jim Etchvery
Senorita Arregui
Santa Rosa
James
Andrew Adot
Senorita Rosalia Gomez
Nas Carlsbad
N. M
Etchvery
Chappo
Founders Day Broadcasts Across Texas Banquets
The Baylor University Alumni association will broadcast the Founders Day program from Dallas on Saturday night February 2. Alumni and former students will gather in Dallas and other Texas cities to hear the program, with speakers including Dr. S. P. Brooks and Coach Frank B. Bridges. A Dallas radio station will carry the program, and telegrams are expected as part of celebrations. A contest offers boots to the closest guess of alumni listening.
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Texas
Baylor University Alumni Association
Dallas
Baylor
Fort Worth
Waco
Houston
Beaumont
5. P. Brooks
Baylor University
G. W. Truett
Dean E. H. Cary
Frank B. Bridges
United States
Dallas News
WFFA
Wm. G Carroll
Mayes Behrman
Legion Post 91 Elect Officers Meeting
Notice to Richard Briscoe Post No 91 members calling a meeting on Tuesday night February 5 for the purpose of electing officers. Post Commander Barney Hubbs urges attendance.
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Legion
Richard Briscoe
Barney Hubbs
Safety First Gas Escape Gaffe Sparks Laughter
A humorous exchange unfolds as a doctor questions a patient who searched for a gas escape with a match. The patient insists it was a safety match, turning the moment into a lighthearted incident.
Reagan test drills deeper and awaits light shot
Reagan county reports the Big Lake Oil Company No. 2 discovery well has been drilled 10 feet deeper, with a light shot likely. The No. 3 offset, 800 feet west of the No. 2, showed no oil from a prior shot. Depth of the discovery is about 3,026 feet as observers debate cross-structure potential and future tests in Reagan and neighboring counties.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Big Lake Oil Company No. 2
University
Santa Rita
Reagan County
Benedum & Trees
Reagan Holdings
Big Lake Oil Company
Northwest
Reagan, Crockett
Irion
Big Lake
Figures May Not Lie But Statistics Back Up Misinformation
Advertising slogan from Port Angeles Oregon News noting that if something is worth selling it is worth advertising, reflecting promotional copy rather than a news item.
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Port Angeles
Oregon
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Bois
Edward W. Bok
Washington
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Margaret Markley
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W. W. Camp
W. A. Hendricks
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F. B. Eiser
Roy I. Biggs
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