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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1934
Page
3
At a Tuesday meeting the Pecos Chamber of Commerce directors leased the municipal airport to the City of Pecos to qualify for part of $6000 in improvements under the CWA plan. An application for CWA project management has been prepared and is ready for submission to the government.
The Baptist W M S met Tuesday at Mrs. E B Daniel Jr home with a program on ministerial relief. Readings and songs framed talks by several members including Mrs B F Powell and Mrs J M Morgan. Sixteen guests attended as Washington birthday colors adorned the dining room and cherry pie with tea concluded the gathering.
Delayed report notes Miss Inez Hawthorne's discharge from Pecos hospital and her progress at home. Mr and Mrs Chas Cavender and children from Monahans visited Mr and Mrs W B Collins Sunday.
The Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Lester Wise's home on Tuesday for a social gathering. A play titled Forget Me Not Magic was performed by Mesdames Wells Scott W Burchard Wise and Walker, followed by a quilt-piecing session for the orphanage. A plate lunch concluded. New member Mrs. Troy Wooley and Mrs. Willingham joined. visitors included Mrs. Jack Wooly and Mrs. Parker.
Rev. Ira Harrison, pastor of the Monahans and Toyaha churches, filled his regular appointment here Sunday, delivering sermons to local congregants and offering pastoral guidance.
The Capitol Dome report notes a Valentine party hosted Friday night at Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reeves for the intermediate B Y P U class with games, candy heart favors, and a plate lunch. Leaders Mrs. Reeves and Mr. Oley Cleveland assisted. sponsors included Miss Cecil Peden and Mrs. Guy Powell. Centennial stamps proposed to celebrate Texas independence include five denominations from one to ten cents, honoring Bexar, the Alamo, Stephen F. Austin, the Goliad massacre, and the San Jacinto battle with portraits of notable Texans.
A. F. Baldus was appointed general traffic manager of the Southwestern Greyhound Lines, effective February 10. He brings decades in bus operations, previously co owning the Purple Swan Safety Coach Co. with routes Kansas City to Chicago. The firm was sold to Greyhound in 1927, linking Baldus to Greyhound traffic then and after Pickwick Greyhound Lines acquisition in 1928.
Texas faces about 700000 dollars in defaulted interest and principal on state bonds, with total delinquencies near 800000 when last comptroller figures were compiled. Legislation notes permanent funds from land sales, with restrictions on use, and describes how some funds are pledged for university building loans.
Advertises juniper oil and buchu in soft medicine form to relieve bladder irritation and night urges. Claims a 25 cent box from any drug store will drive out impurities. promises results after four days if not improved.
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