This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
2
An editorial piece threads religious music to civic culture, noting church choir roots and a push to fund municipal bands. It details legislation empowering cities to establish and maintain bands, with election requirements, tax funding limits, and emergency provisions for swift enactment.
Professor H. O. Green is a student on E flat bass under Tillman Durden. Interest in good music grows as Pecos residents are urged to support and assist musicians and studios in the area.
Mrs S Vatican a top orchestra supporter joins the violon cello class. Mrs CG Be Poster visited studios Friday evening and supported the Junior Orchestra Club with two violin solos. Miss Marjorie Ward begins violin study under Miss Ruby Peer with other students entering Mrs Foster's class.
National Music Week runs May 1 to May 9 with a unified Sing Song across Toyah Barstow and Pecos. A shared program Sunday May 3, Toyah Monday May 4 Barstow Tuesday May 5 Pecos Thursday May 7 and a patriotic Line Song in Pecos Friday May 8 are proposed.
The February issue features a elegant front cover paying tribute to the late Giacomo Piccini, the Italian Grand Opera composer, with a portrait and commemorative presentation.
The Texas Legislature approved a proposed band law by unanimous vote. The measure authorizes cities to establish municipal bands and to allocate municipal funds for their creation and maintenance. It includes referendums for voters to decide, enables city councils to contract and regulate bands, and declares an emergency.
Ormand Jenson, Barstow's noted clarinetist, suffered serious injuries after leaping onto a moving truck and being run down by a rear wheel. His father had influenza, his mother was in Dallas, and neighbors assisted him after the accident. Mrs. Jenson returned home on Tuesday. Edgar Ingerson, Barstow violin student, plans study with Mrs. C B Foster on Saturdays. Elizabeth Witt, also a Barstow violin student, broke her collar bone during a Saturday night athletic game.
All orchestra members are invited to rehearse hymns and choruses over the next three Sundays at 3 PM at Pecos Baptist Church. Several members will come from Barstow and all denominations are urged to join in rehearsals and perform at their own churches on Sundays.
Tuesday night after train No 2, a descriptive original barn house sketch entertained. Roosters, owls, and other sounds formed a lonesome drumbeat before a finale with two large owls. The orchestra rehearsal ended as the assistant director took over.
Pecos Mercantile Co offers expert repair in its furniture department for any string instrument. The writer’s e violoncello, broken and warped beyond repair, was restored to like new by Pecos Mercantile, surpassing services from Lyoto and Healy of Chicago and J W Jenkins Sons Music Co of Kansas City.
The act ties a taxpayer’s exemption to their status on December 31 or the end of the taxable year. It outlines examples for the period of marriage and head of family, and explains how partial-year status affects exemptions and the $400 dependent credit.
A clipped comic dialogue features Sambo and a boss trading banter about temperament and sobriety. The exchange humorously frames a boastful guest as overly indulgent and the other character as a wry observer.
W M Hopper of Toyah Texas advertises drilling service with a machine capable of drilling wells from four and a half to inches, in fine condition and able to drill 800 feet if needed. He cites twenty six years of drilling experience and invites inquiries by phone or mail to Toyah.
Scientists explain sleep walking as a partial brain poisoning where movements are controlled by awake motor regions while eyes and ears are asleep. Fragments suggest fatigue causes senses to turn away and the brain to sleep in lump.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.