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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1934
Page
4
The highway department launches a state wide program planting native vegetation along Texas roads to replace barren stretches. Yuccas and Spanish daggers line curves, signs, and bridges, enhancing scenery for travelers and boosting sight seeing value across the state.
Commodore Hart ley spoke at a High School on January 29 about a 35 year career as a sailor and captain of the world’s largest ship. He entertained with tales of entertaining Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Queen Marie of Rou mania and of storms and strange sky phenomena at sea. He has voyaged 680 times across the Atlantic, totaling nearly three million miles. He recalled Texas first oil wells and cattle and announced plans to return via Charlsbad Caverns then Pecos praising its climate.
The lesson for February 4 centers on Love, with biblical texts from Jude 1 21 and I John 4 16, emphasizing God as Love. It cites Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health noting God as divine Mind Life Truth and Love and rejecting matter as real.
Heaven revived theme as soloist Mrs. J C Wilson and Mrs. Wilson Collings lead a mixed program at First Baptist with solos duets and quartets. Ralph Sparks travels for business near Santa Fe while J H Miller visits Pecos for Red Bluff movement ties. Mrs Beck returns from Dallas Style Show ill with flu.
Mrs. R. E. Johnson hosted the Merry Wives club as they met on Wednesday to study Italy. Topics covered geography of Italy by Mrs. T. Y. Casey, rise of Mussolini by Mrs. Ww. W. Runnels, Rome the Vacation City by Mrs. G. C. Parker, and a resume of The Flight of the Swan by Miss Neil Chism from an earlier delay.
El Pasoan Percy Howard, previously sentenced for the alleged slaying of W. R. Nixon and body disposal in Ward County sands, has been paroled. The sensational case tied Pecos and Ward counties to the investigations leading to his trial and conviction.
Barstow Tennis heads to Wink next Sunday afternoon for the season opener. It serves mainly as practice with both sides fielding strong players such as Nadime Hall and Rob ble Avary from Barstow and Wink stalwarts like Ruth Brumgarner and Gracie Gober. Matches will pair players to form future schedules as no touch practice has occurred this season.
Mr and Mrs William L Kerr depart Friday for Roswell New Mexico and Lubbock Texas. In Lubbock Mr Kerr will attend the West Texas gathering of Young Democrats of America.
Mrs. Dewey Richberg visits Teague Texas to see sister Mary Catherine accompanied by her mother Mrs J B Heard. Gertrude Bell leaves for Alpine to resume studies at Sul Ross State Teachers College.
The Southern Union Gas Company paid six percent interest on customer deposits this week as required by law. About $2000 was refunded districtwide, says H Beauchamp Jr district charger.
A 25 member P. Y. P. U. gathering at Mr. Murray's home honors Mrs. Sain of Tyler, visiting friend from Pere. The event is led by Miss Sain's sponsor Mrs. Iley with support from Mrs. E. B. Kiser and Mrs. Lewis and coordinated by Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Ratlidge.
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