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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1937
Page
4
John Frye hosted a party for friends on Saturday January 2 to celebrate his 11th birthday. Attendees included LeRoy Wadley Wailand Bassent Stanton Ford Garland Wall and Dwayne Bennett after a theatre matinee they played games and enjoyed refreshments.
Mrs. Kate Collings and family including Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and son Jimmy and Miss Warren Collings spent New Year holidays in El Paso visiting Mrs. Collings daughter Mrs. Sam Means and other relatives. They attended a Hilton Hotel dinner hosted by Mrs. John Nelson for Mrs. Means. Mrs. Collings planned additional weeks in El Paso.
Mrs Fenton Alley has been seriously ill for the past two weeks at her home here.
John Frye son of Mr J F Frye previously of Slaton has moved to Pecos to establish his home there with Mr and Mrs Frye, marking a family relocation in the local community.
Miss Dorothy Means of El Paso visited Pecos for several days with her grandmother Mrs. Kate Collings, leaving for home on Thursday. Mrs. J G Love and Miss Aileen Love returned home Sunday after a brief stay with Mrs. Love’s daughter Mrs. Stanton Brunsen in Midland.
Miss Beverly Vaughn has returned to Fort Worth after spending the holidays with her mother Mrs. Kate Vaughn. Vaughn is a student at Texas Christian University.
Miss Nancy Camp returned Sunday night to Fort Worth after holidays with Dr. and Mrs. Jim Camp. She is senior at T. C. U. E. M. Aurelius of Gladewater, formerly a manager of an automobile company here and well known to all. Aurelius was in Pecos this week on business and visiting friends.
Harvey Hawkins of Waco and Miss Laura Hawkins of Washington secretary in the RFC traveled to Pecos this week to visit their brother Jack Hawkins and family.
Miss Birdie Bell returned Sunday to Alpine to attend Sul Ross College after holidays here. Miss Phyllis Scott and Archie Scott have gone back to Stephenville to attend John Tarleton College after spending holidays with their parents. Bill Cooper of Abilene, a special agent for J. D. Kitchener Insurance, visited Pecos on Tuesday.
Miss Nona Anne Richburg of Iraan studying at CIA visited Pecos with her grandmother Mrs. F. P. Richburg for a few days over the holidays.
The document includes a Texas bank cashiers sworn statement listing total pledged of 61000 dollars and a Reeves County seal with notary attestation dated January 7 1937. Local items report El Paso visitors Mr and Mrs I G Blazi and kids staying with Mrs Blazi’s parents in Kermit business in Kermit flu at home Kilgore trip to see relatives El Paso teacher Pat Krauskopf returning home after holidays.
In and Out of Town notes list Mrs. C. O. Finley in El Paso under a doctor’s care. Several residents, including Tom McClure, Will Cowan, and Misses Opal Jane and Anna Mae Stroade, travel for work and visits. Families shuttle relatives between Balmorhea Pecos and Lubbock with Texas Tech as a destination.
Miss Winnie Fields and Mrs Marie McJunken of Carlsbad visited Sunday and joined Mrs A G Taggart. They drove to the mountains and spent the day at McDonald Observatory enjoying the scenery and the outing.
Miss Caroline Sullivan returned to El Paso Saturday after holiday visits here. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. McKellar and Miss Helen McKellar spent Sunday in the Davis mountains with Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hughes.
Mrs Edna Johnson and her daughters Mary Sue and Louise Johnson returned to Abilene Sunday after visiting Mrs W L Ross and other relatives. Mrs Johnson teaches near Abilene and the Misses Johnson attend Hardin Simmons College.
Fred Armstrong and Oscar Buchholz have returned to El Paso after holidays with relatives, both resuming studies at the College of Mines.
Mrs. Hez Kountz of Balmorhea is listed as a patient at a local hospital suffering from tonsillitis.
Fred Armstrong and Oscar Buchholz have returned to El Paso to resume studies at the College of Mines after spending the holidays with relatives nearby.
J C Wilson traveled to Marfa on business Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harry Clinton spent last Friday in El Paso attending the Sun Carnival.
Miss Sybil Bowie, who visited with relatives and friends during the holidays, has returned to El Paso where she teaches school.
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