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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1924
Page
8
Ralph Williams Jr nurses chicken pox at home. Pecos locals visit El Paso, San Angelo, and Midland. many attend funerals, sales, and church events. B Y P U gathering at Monahans draws Pecos participants, with Pecos Juniors winning the attendance banner.
Classified ad notes the Orient Hotel serves meals for 50 cents. The brief item highlights affordable dining options in the local establishment.
Albert Peters Bell of Pecos county dies February 3 1924 at Fort Stockton after a long illness born March 21 1879 in Palo Pinto county educated at C P College Buffalo Gap he married Olene Ligon in 1900 and moved to the area in 1902 funeral conducted by Rev J F Lloyd at Fort Stockton and Pecos burial at Fairview Cemetery with pallbearers named.
We express sincere thanks to friends who assisted in our time of loss and for the beautiful flowers. Signed by Mrs. A. P. Bell Mrs. E. W. Acton Mr. S. Ligon and family Mr. Earl Ligon and family Mr. A. E. Bell and family. For window glass see W. A. Hendrix 21-4f.
A Barstow Texas Church of Christ meeting on Sundays at eleven o’clock features a preacher noted for strong logical reasoning and firm presentation of core Christian truths. His sermons are described as fine and steady rather than sensational.
All regular services will be held at the Methodist church next Sabbath with a cordial invitation to attend. The pastor will preach at both the morning and evening services.
The Baptist church schedules regular services this Sunday with special orchestra music during the Sunday school hour and preaching. The pastor, J. M. Garner, hopes for plans for future growth and calls for full cooperation from all members. Men’s Bible Class seeks full attendance and urges participation in current lessons. Everyone is invited to worship.
The eight to ten day revival at the Presbyterian church led by Rev. Henry Ward Burwell of Dallas concluded last night with strong attendance and notable spiritual results. Burwell preached to wide audiences and the meetings were deemed highly successful.
The Pecos High School glee club under Mrs. Lillian Butler will present the first home talent operetta in Pecos. The group has previously performed for Pecos audiences with no disappointments and Butler is praised as a standout music teacher. Watch next week for the performance date.
The Home Makers' Club met at Mrs. B. H. Palmer's home on Friday. Members answered roll call with sandwich recipes and heard a paper by Mrs. Chas. Young on What Makes Women Old. Officers elected for the year beginning next September: President Mrs. Roy Wilcox, vice president Mrs. Louis Roberson, secretary-treasurer Mrs. Earl Easterbrook, parliamentarian Mrs. B. H. Palmer, press reporter.
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