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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1938
Page
5
The Baptist missionary society tea will be held next Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bob Stevenson with the West Circle members serving as hostesses.
South Dakota contains 4 192 miles of railway lines within its borders according to the latest figures. The extensive network supports freight and passenger service across multiple counties and towns.
Mrs M C Glover hosted the Merry Home and Garden Club at her home Monday afternoon. Speakers included L A Richards on New Flowers for 1938 and J R Hays on Testing Seeds. Finley led a round table on The Last Call for Spring Seeds. Members endorsed a letter to Senator Connally opposing a federal road aid slash. A Valentine motif refreshment plate was served.
A compact reflection on courtesy noting its immense value and reach despite its minimal cost in social interactions. It underscores kindness as a powerful, inexpensive force that influences others and broadens goodwill.
James Murray of Pecos married Rosa Smith of Fort Stockton in a ceremony at Miss Smith’s home. The justice of the peace officiated. the couple left for a brief trip to Alpine and will reside in Monahans where Murray works at a local motor company.
The city federated club held a largely business meeting on Wednesday. President Mrs. W L Kerr named a committee to request an ordinance cleaning vacant lots and junk yards. Members discussed blocking a proposed federal aid road bill and pledged $10 to the Texas federation building fund.
The Presbyterian auxiliary met at the church on Tuesday at 3 pm with Mrs. R. E. Booker leading the Personal Worker's Class. Circles 1 and 2 met separately for business, then reviewed The Splendor of Greece from Ephesians.
The Rt. Rev. F. B. Howden, Episcopal Bishop of New Mexico and Southwest Texas, will visit St. Mark's Church Pecos on Sunday February 20 at 7 30 p m to preach and administer confirmation. He will celebrate Holy Communion at 9 a m Monday. He is guest of Judge and Mrs J B Woolfolk and accompanied by Rev Hall Pierce. The public is invited to attend.
Miss Mary Katherine Toliver was named president of the Junior Twentieth Century Club. Officers include first vice president J. Y. Crum, second vice president Lucy Ann Cowan, secretary George Fletcher, treasurer Harry F. Ross, historian Catherine Armstrong, parliamentarian Hala Bryan, and press reporter Betty Anderson. The Fine Arts program focused on Dancing with a Russian ballet talk by Mrs. Wesley McCree. A salad course was served to listed members. A factual Arctic note states over 1,000,000 people and many land animals live within the Arctic circle, while the Antarctic circle has no inhabitants or animals.
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs leaders urge division chairs to lobby Senator Connally to block proposed federal highway aid cuts. They argue Texas needs expanded highways and warn the bill would harm salaries and employment in the State Highway Department while motorists fund most road costs through gasoline taxes and other auto levies.
The Methodist missionary circles will hold a silver tea next Tuesday at 3 30 PM at the home of Mrs. A E Wilcox. Co-hostesses are Mrs Beulah J Wilson Mrs J C Hollebeke Mrs C A Kitsos and Mrs Ida S Hines.
Henry Derrick from a Toyah area ranch arrived in town Wednesday to handle business affairs and conduct routine engagements.
W W Ragdale spent the week in Brownwood at his wife s bedside as she remains hospitalized there. Miss Millie Shafer departs this afternoon for Tornillo to visit relatives over the weekend.
The term booze arises from the Turkish buzek used in Syria to describe sherbets and other iced drinks. This linguistic note tracks how an English corruption entered common speech via Middle Eastern beverage names.
Harvey Beauchamp David Richardson and Jimmy Morrison travel to Dallas this week to attend a national gas convention. They departed Tuesday and expect to return Sunday.
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