Memorial for Pecos youth Tullus Randall
Tullus Ben Randall died Saturday February 6 after two weeks of illness in Pecos. Born September 10, 1907, he was a high school senior active in athletics and a Methodist church member. Funeral services were held at the Pecos Methodist Church with interment in Fairview Cemetery. survivors include his parents Judge and Mrs. Ben Randall and sister Miss Hettie Lois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullus Ben Randall
Tullus
Pecos
Methodist Church
J. H. Walker
Ben Randall
Hettie Lois
Methodist Ehurch
Epworth League
W. H. Vanderpool
J. Walter Greep
The
Christian Church
J. M. Garner
Baptist Church
C. S&s. McCarver
Lillian Butler
B. B. Prickett
Fairview Cemetery
T. A. Randall
Wm. Dean
Jack Camp
James Hudsons
James Caroline
Nathan Peer
Gordon Stine
Charles Fitzgerald
Jack McCombs
John Hibdon, Jr
Frank Drummond
Thos
Lilly Francis Hudson
Noley Burton
Milford
Card of Thanks for Accident Victim Father
The Zemylack family expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance after the car overturning accident that claimed their father’s life last Wednesday. They thank everyone for kindness and sympathetic words and pray God’s blessing on all. Max Zemylack Jr. and Max Zemylack sign the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Zemylack, Jr
Max Zemylack
Fort Worth Man Identified in Court House Death
E M Roberson of Fort Worth identified the body of Virgil Roberson as his father after a man named Victor Rhodes died by his own action at the courthouse last Thursday. The body was embalmed and held by the Merchants Company undertaking department. Sheriff E B Kiser advertised for relatives before identification. Roberson arrived Wednesday to verify the remains and took the body back to Fort Worth on Thursday morning to be entered.
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E. M. Roberson
Fort Worth
Court House
Victor Rhodes
Undertaking Department of the Mercantile Company
E. B. Kiser
Kiser
Virgil Roberson
PTA Meeting Highlights Moral Code Talk and Nursing Visit
The Parent-Teacher Association met Friday in the High School Auditorium with Mrs. M. W. Collie presiding. Mrs. H. L. Magee and Miss Leon spoke on a Moral Code for School Children, stressing parental responsibility. County Nurse Miss Henrietta Ablard outlined religious instruction in public schools and announced two months of school visits and nursing classes across Reeves, Ward, and Loving Counties.
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Parent-Teacher Association
M. W. Collie
M. T. Budaley
H. L. Magee
Leon
R. N. Couch
Henrietta Ablard
State Board of Health
Austin
Ablard
Reeves
Ward
Loving
A Note of Thanks from the Randals Family
A grateful message from Mr and Mrs Ben Randals and Hettie Lois Randals expresses appreciation for ministering friends neighbors and comforting messages after the loss of their son Tullus The note credits faith and kindness with easing their sorrow and asks blessings for all who offered help.
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Tullus
Ben Randals
Hettie Lois Randals
Reverend J F Lloyd Dies in Balmorhea
Reverend J F Lloyd died Friday at his Balmorhea home from pneumonia. A Presbyterian minister, he served churches in Pecos Balmorhea Barstow and Fort Stockton before moving to Balmorhea. He was highly regarded for his quiet devotion and charitable work.
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J. F. Lloyd
Balmorhea
Lloyd
Pecos
Balmorhea Barstow
Fort Stockton
All Day Layman Meeting at Pecos Methodist Church
The district laymen movement across the Methodist church holds an all day meeting at Pecos Methodist Church starting at 10 o'clock with prominent speakers from Toyah Balmornea Barstow Saragosa Grandfalls Fort Stockton and other churches. A luncheon is served and the program includes devotionals purposes of the convention stewardship centenary campaign and discussions on revival and evangelism.
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Pecos
Methodist Church
Toyah
Balmorkea
Barstow
Saragosa
Grandfalls
Fort Stockton
Ley Brotherhood
Tony Rhodes Couple Wed in Pecos Quiet Parsonage Ceremony
Miss Wilda Tony of Superior Arizona and Ellis Tony were quietly married yesterday morning at the Methodist parsonage with Rev W H Vanderpool officiating. The couple will reside in Pecos where friends extend best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
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Wilda Tony
Superior
Ariz
Ellis Tony
Pecos
W. P. Wildy
Jewell Rhodes
W. BR. Rhodes
Methodist
W. H. Vanderpool
House Party Honors Bell Girls at Saturday Gathering
Little Miss Gertrude Bell hosted a house party last Saturday for Jessie Florence and Birdie Gale Bell, daughters of Mr. Young Bell. A luncheon was served by the hostess's mother to Jessie Florence, Birdie Gale Bell, Mildred Ruhlen, Elizabeth Ruhlen, Norabel Hollebeke, Nancy Camp, and the hostess.
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Gertrude Bell
Clarence Bell
Jessie Florence
Birdie Gale Bell
Young Bell
Mildred
Elizabeth Ruhlen
Norabel Hollebeke
Nancy Camp
Home Talent Plays "Old School Days" at Rialto
A full Rialto Theatre crowd enjoyed the home talent show "Old School Days" staged by the Talent-Teacher Association. Door receipts totaled 138 dollars 90 cents with the Parent-Teacher Association set to receive half after expenses are paid.
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Rialto Theatre
Talent-Teacher Association
Rival tongs demand payment before murder in new scheme
A Victorian-era cautionary note claims New York tongs have added a morbid rule that a man must settle all debts before death can occur. Receipts signal an imminent end, and tongs would levy a head tax on members to fund murder. The piece argues it is cheaper to kill an editor than pay up.
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Tongs
New York
Senate Fails to Find Treaty on Isle of Pines
Senate members struggle to locate the Isle of Pines treaty amid scattered notes and partisan doubts about the document existences and whereabouts.
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Senate
Isle of Pines
Optimism rises for Pecos revival as oil and farming push back
An Enterprise owner visiting Pecos reports a widespread mood of renewal in Reeves county. He cites Red Bluff reservoir plans, an improving oil sector, and higher oil prices as drivers, predicting Pecos and the region will rebound quickly and become a leading West Texas community.
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Pecos
Big Lake
Reeves County
West Texas
Red Bluff
Texas
Reagan County
Cleaning the Movies and Moral Dilemmas in Theatre Business
The piece argues audiences pay for vice but not virtue, noting theatres showings with salacious themes outperform wholesome ones. It cites a manager who lost money on a hand colored Life of Christ and laments the moving picture industry influence on youth, warning against fanatic cures that close all pleasures.
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Movie Theettes
Pctures
Sportsmanship Question Sparks Referee Debate
A Pecos man notes that many claim to value good sportsmanship yet contest close calls when a referee favors the opposing team, highlighting a common reaction to officiating in tight basketball games.
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Pecos
Biscuits and Dough Recall Stir Domestic Conflicts
A domestic moment touches old family recipes as he contrasts his mother’s biscuit memory with his father’s dough. The reminiscence triggers familiar tensions at home seeking comfort and tradition.
Passenger Dies on T P Train During Western Tour
Henry Boardman of St. Louis dies on a westbound T P train after leaving Monahkans. The body was embalmed in Pecos and shipped to St. Louis. Boardman, about seventy, was a retired merchant. his wife survives. Masons and Eastern Star members extended courtesy in Pecos.
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West Pound T. & P
Monahkans
Henry Boardman
St. Louis
Pecos
J. G. Murray
Boardman
Eastern Star
Don’t Start Chasing Rainbows In Wheat Markets
A Reeves county farming advisory warns farmers not to chase sudden wheat price gains. Experts note speculators profit while farmer profits vanish. high prices may curb demand and trigger next year’s production boom, risking overproduction and market collapse. Stick to a sensible plan and avoid risky shifts in farming.
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Board of Trade
Reeves County
Grain Exchange
Europe
Empty Victory Reflects on Underhanded Wins
A blunt editorial notes that moral cost clouds any advantage won by shady tactics. It argues true triumph requires fair play and reputational integrity, warning that success built on deceit harms long term standing.
Treaty talks drift on as opium conference remains undecided
Nations agree to halt opium production after a 15 year period but have not set a start date. Report notes Japan secures a compromise while other items discuss war theater headlines and backstage musical acts.
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Japan
Radio Threats Offer Punishment for Protests
A fragmented note warns that radio penalties could be used to deter opposition. It argues that without timely action in hours, waves of amateur theatricals will swell, challenging national endurance.
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Tullus Randall
Tony—Rhodes
T.P
Chasing Rainbows
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