Pecos News Briefs Include Visitors Illness and Travel
Mrs E L Collings visiting daughters in El Paso. Miss Corinne Miller tours El Paso. Sheriff Kiser homebound with flu. Mrs W D Nelson bedbound with lagrippe. El Paso visitors Jane Looby and others. Banquet attendance by Charles Bell. Mrs W A Knapp here from Balmorhea. Rev J M Garner and others attend funeral in Valentine. Marion Slack recovered enough to go out. Mrs Ed Vickers returns from Pecos. Mrs Phil McBee leaves for Denver after visit. A J Curtis sells auto shop stake to A G Waugh. Pecos trip. H O Green sprains ankle at school. Curtis visits from Lamesa. J A Drane returns from Mississippi visit. Will Hudsons move to Parker rent house. Roy Wilcox to Kerr home. Hinkle to eastern markets for goods. Miss Poe to make three-week trip for millinery stock. Garretts back in Pecos. related to Tolbert Garrett. Cargill of Toyah visits Pecos. L W Anderson in Dallas. J J Pope visits from Toyah. Aubrey Wolf family visit S C Vaughan. Adriana Hudson ill with indigestion but improving. Mr and Mrs F J Irvin arrive from Sulphur Springs. Tryin now head cutter at Pecos Mercantile. G L Sellman and family visit Richburg. oil field optimism. Mrs R M Hughes returns to Dallas with niece Sara Patricia Green. Hotel for rent or sale in Barstow. 22 rooms, $520 monthly. contact Monroe, Topeka.
Hayes Murder Case Continued to May 18
By motion of the state and due to illness and absence of key defendants and witnesses, the Arthur Hayes murder case is continued until May 18. Judge Howe notes that witnesses not connected with the killing are not admissible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kiser
J. G. Murry
Marion Slack
Ralph Hardin
Arthur Hayes
Howe
Bankhead Highway in Ward County to be Constructed
Mr. 8 S Posey told the writer that Federal Engineers accepted the plans for the Bankhead Highway in Ward County and authorized bids for construction. No delay is expected. Reeves County work progresses and a throughfare from the East to the Pacific nears completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead Highway
Ward County
8. S. Posey
Bankhead
Reeves County
Marts
Pacific
The Way of the World Editorial Boasts Local Trade
The editor promotes buying at home to boost the town while a local businessman backs the stance yet refuses advertising support. He even orders supplies from an out of town print shop, revealing a comic contrast in community loyalty. The piece notes the era when the old man must borrow a car days in advance.
Lands for Sale in Reeves Pecos Counties Texas
W. Rand Jones offers 24,292.64 acres in Reeves and Pecos Counties Texas and Pecos River Valley for sale with 820.27 acres fronting the Pecos River and water rights. Mineral rights including oil and gas pass with the sale, as do water rights. For price and terms contact Eugene Cartledge Koen and Attorney, Pecos or Judge Howell Johnson, Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Rand Jones
Reeves and
Pecos Counties
Texas
Pecos River
Rota
Pecos
Howell Johnson
Fort Stockton
American in London Praises Car In Hushed Rhapsody
A joking exchange from a Blue Baboon cartoon imagines an American boasting about his silent smooth running car. A cautious Brit asks how you can know the vehicle exists, highlighting humorous culture clash and curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Income tax rules for individuals and couples in 1925 filing
The article outlines who must file returns, the filing period from January 1 to March 15, 1925, and where to file with the Collector of Internal Revenue. It also describes how to compute taxes using Form 10404 and Form 1040, detailing a 2 percent rate on net income over personal exemptions up to $4,000, 4 percent on the next $4,000, 6 percent on the balance, plus a surtax on net income over $19,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Pneumonia Urged for Quarantine and Precautions
Dr. Malone Duggan state health officer urges quarantine and all precautions for pneumonia as with scarlet fever and diphtheria. Dr. Duncan notes fatalities from pneumonia exceed those of other diseases. Statistics show over 100000 deaths in the U S registration area in 1928 with pneumonia death rates up to sixty percent in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone Duggan
Duncan
United States
When does old age begin and how it shapes life
A historical reflection quotes Professor Karl Pearson and Dr Eugene Ly man Fiske on aging. It argues old age begins in infancy through care and environment and that physical vitality fades before mental growth peaks around 35 to 40, with youth rarely pushing to limits and wasted years hindering success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Pearson
Eugene Lyman Fiske
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. L. Collings J
el Paso
Corinne Miller
E Paso
T. B. Pruett, Sy
Toyah
E. B. Kiser
Jane Looby
Warren Collings
Aileen Love
Charles Bell
Big Lake
W. A. Knapp
Balmorhea
Vagee
Ed Vickers
Pat Wilson
Phil. McBee
Denver Colo
Elmer Reynolds
A. J. Curtis
Lamesa
A. G. Waugh
H. O. Green
Mr. Curtis
J. A. Drane
Little Son
Judge Drane
Mississippi
Fort Worth
Dallas
Will Hudson
G. C. Parker
Roy Wilcox
Henry Kerr
Hudsons
Harry Hinkle
Pecos Mercantile Co
Poe
San Angelo
Temple
Drew Garrett
Garrett
Massey
W. W. Massey
Austin
Mr. Garrett
Tolbert Garrett
C. C. Cargill
L. W. Anderson
J. J. Pope
Aubrey Wolf
Channing
S. C. Vaughan
W. D. Nelson
Adriana
F. J. Irvin
Sulphur Springs
Tryin
G. L. Seliman
Kent
G. A. Covey
M. C. Kyle
W. F. Marble
Oll
Los Angeles
R. M. Hughes
Sara Patricia Green
Oram Green
Barstow
Monroe
Topeka
Kansas
Hayes
Eugene Cartledge
Koen and
Attornetesten
Tessin, Fae
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