Four Pecos Deaths in December Record Low
Reeves county reports four deaths in December with one violent death, Ethel Mae DeLong from Oklahoma City, killed in a Dec 18 auto crash. Births total far higher, including Virginia LeCroy, Jimmy Ross Smith, Raymond Haynes, Wanda White, Otis North, Chance Woods, Barbara Puckett, Martha Sanders, Billy Beckham, Bebe Stewart, Jack Taylor Jr, Grace Nunn, and three Mexican births among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Justice of the Peace B. A. Oden
Ethel Mae DeLong
Oklahoma City
Clarice Ross
Virginia Anne LeCroy
Pir
George Chester LeCroy
Barstow
Jimmy Ross Smith
Hla Fay Smith
Pecos
Raymond Lee Haynes
Travis L. Haynes
Wanda Gene White
Dughter
Fontosaack White
Odessa
Otis Jasn North
William Earnest Beckham
Bebe Branda Stewart
M. L. Stewart
Fort Stockton
Jack Gerald Tayor, Jr
J. G. Taylor
Hachita
N.J
Grace Helen Nunn
Robert Seroy Nunn
Kent
Thomason-Davis Rites In Pecos Presbyterian Church
Miss Inez Thomason and Norvell Davis wed in Pecos last Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock in a simple ceremony led by Rev. John Byrd. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. J C Caldwell and Dee Davis Jr. The couple, popular locally, plan to live in Pecos after a brief honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Thomason
Toyah High School
Abilene Christian Colege
Toyah Barber and Tailor Shop
Cattle Movements and Local News Across Pecos and Presidio
Cattle shipments flow from Old Mexico to Pecos area as Pecos ranchers gain from Mexican gate closures amid rising beef prices. Local residents El Paso visitors, school and college updates, and Rodeo plans are noted alongside a report of Canada’s 52,363 miles of railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Shard
Old Mexico
Pecos
Anderson and
Daniels
Jess Burner
Presidio
Tuffy Alley
Deming
N. M
Mexico
States
Canada
Students Return to Colleges After Holiday Break
In and Out of Townes Weatherby and Marvin Cowan of Hardin Secrets University Abilene return after holidays with relatives. Tom King returns to John Tarleton in Stephenville from Panhandle A and M in Oklahoma after visiting Miss Catherine McCree. Malcolm Maley goes back to Hardin Simmons. James Drane returns to Schreiner Institute. Fred Armstrong returns to Texas Tech in Lubbock. Mrs. Wesley C. May comes back from Snyder. Harvey Beauchamp spent weekend in El Paso for Sun Carnival and business. Sarah Chapman returns to West Texas State College Canyon after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Weatherby
Marvin Cowan
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Tom King
Jim King
Pecos
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Catherine McCree
C. B. McCree
Panhandle A. and M
Oklahoma
Harvey Beauchamp
el Paso
Collings Family Reunion Attendees Return From El Paso
Mrs. E. L. Collings Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and son Jimmy and Miss Warren Collings returned from El Paso after attending a Collings family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Collings
J. C. Wilson
Jimmy
Warren Collings
el Paso
Collings
Freshman Howard Collier Returns to TCU After Holidays
Howard Collier, a freshman at Texas Christian University, returned to Fort Worth on Tuesday after spending the holidays with his parents. He traveled to the city with Mrs. Howard Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Collier
TCU
Fort Worth
Miss Lela Kelly and Henry Kelly Leave for University of Texas
Miss Lela Kelly and Henry Kelly left last weekend to return to the University of Texas for the new term. They spent the Christmas holidays visiting with their parents here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lela Kelly
Henry Kelly
University of Texas
Suez Stars Loretta Young And Tyrone Power
Loretta Young and Tyrone Power headline 20th Century Fox’s grand tale of a man who built a canal. Suez plays at the Grand Theatre Sunday and Monday. Miss Bobbie Nell Stoker of McCamey visited friends here last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Young
Tyrone Power
20Th Century-Fox
Grand Theatre
Bobbie Nell Stoker of
McCamey
Miss Couch Returns to Dimmitt as Home Economics Agent
Miss Mary Catherine Couch returns to Dimmitt after visiting at home and accepts a position as Home Economics agent. Mrs. R. N. Couch, who accompanied her, returns to Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Catherine Couch
Dimmitt
R. N. Couch
Pecos
Miss Willie C Austin Visits Fort Worth
Miss Willie C. Austin a junior high school physical education instructor spent last week visiting her parents in Fort Worth. She returned Tuesday to resume teaching duties here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie C. Austin
Fort Worth
Crowe Returns to College of Mines After Holidays
Edward Crowe, son of Mrs. E. E. Crowe, returns to the College of Mines to resume classes after spending the holidays in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Crowe
E. E. Crowe
College of Mines
Prewit Family Returns Home After Holidays Visit
Mr and Mrs J D Prewit and children Virginia Mae and James Albert spent the holidays with their parents and returned last week to their home in College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Prewit
Virginia Mae
James Albert
College Station
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Mr. Davis
Dee Davis
MacMurray College
Noco
Elaso
Joe Duncan
Nuary
Ray Schalisky
Big Spring
A Mierkel
Henry Bailey
Ray Newsom
Man
Phillip
Hey
Fran
Ethel Elaine Corcoran
Gladys Youngblood
Janie Duncan
P. D. Coville
Kionasha
Ozark Mountains
C. C. Cargill
J. F. Auterburn
Toyah
Leon Lovell
Margaret Louise Chatham
Rex Gomillion
Elmer Gaines
Denton
North Texas State Teachers College
J. A. Gaines
J. C
Margaret Duncan
Fort Davis
Port Daggett
Pat
Sheriff's Posse
Daggett
Texas
Edwin Finley
Anderson
Daniel
James J. Hines
New York
Charles C. Nott
Thomas E. Dewey
Hines
San Jacinto
Colorado
Los Angs
Cation
Bill Winston
Texaco Station
Malcolm Maley
George Maley
James Drane
Schreiner Institute
Judge
J. A. Drane
Fred Armstrong
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Wesley C. May
Snyder
Mrs
A. W. Arnold
Sarah Chapman
N. F. Chapman
Canyon
West Texas State College
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