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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1924
Page
7
A letter from Sophie Breslau and notes from Thomas Simpson praise compulsory music study to boost American musical talent. Director Harp emphasizes learning composers and operas in rehearsals as essential education, with Toyah orchestra assisting to foster a church-like ensemble.
President A. O. Harris of the Tri City Symphony Orchestra has ordered new music for the Toyah section. The changes are expected to bring a great improvement to the Toyah orchestra soon.
Thomas Simpson of the cornet section brought new anthem books to the Baptists on Thursday and practiced with the Toyah orchestra, drawing warm appreciation. Gage Van Horn, solo cornetist of the Tri-City aggregation, trained over holidays with notable improvement, leading the cornet section and earning the orchestra’s reliance.
In Toyah, Robert Simpson in the clarinet section masters high notes as easily as middle and low ones. His refined technique boosts overall clarity, and colleagues credit faithful practice for this improvement.
Director Harp hails the twelfth rehearsal as the best yet and notes the Pecos orchestra, three months old, is growing stronger for its public debut. Chords and Dis-Chords praise the performance while Harp stresses tuning all pianos to A-440 to ensure harmony for wind instruments.
Milford Howard of the Pecos orchestra cornet section has had four lessons on the cornet and can run eleven scales quickly. He is making good progress on time and bids fair to become a first cornetist if this pace continues.
John Hibdon Jr the latest cornet student in the Pecos orchestra has studied three weeks and can play eleven scales. He hits the high notes well for the short training and will soon take his seat in the orchestra.
Jimmie Crawford solo clarinetist of the Pecos orchestra trials a steel faced mouthpiece this week claiming broader tone on low notes and easy high notes with fewer reed troubles. If it meets expectations he will tell Tri City orchestra players about the piece.
The request seeks Pussy-Catty by von Lieb by a sweet young voice. The fragment implies a matchmaking reading or performance inquiry. No further context or outcome is provided in the readable text.
Rev J M Garner pastor of First Baptist Pecos writes El Paso Chamber to join request for Sousa to perform a E L Harp composition Harp directs the Tri City Orchestra and has earned praise from Senator Morris Sheppard for his musical work.
A letter from C G Conn notes standard wind instrument makers have adopted A 440 as the universal pitch. The Tri City Symphony Orchestra should require tuners to use A 440. J W Jenkins Sons in Kansas City confirms pianos should be tuned to A 440 and warns A 435 is outdated.
A father’s economy and family duties are balanced by music education. The piece argues education rivals clothing in importance, warns against underpaying teachers, and urges meeting fathers halfway on music lessons. It notes New York rates reach 10 to 50 per lesson, Pecos offers much cheaper options.
The Rev. Joe Matthews, Baptist pastor from Grandfalls, will deliver the sermon at the upcoming Sunday service. Members are invited to attend the worship and participate in the church programs following the sermon.
Mrs. Jimmie Crawford, ex Pecos orchestra soloist now in Albuquerque visiting family, marks nine years of violin study under LeRoy Yott pupil of Leopold Auer. An Albuquerque clipping describes a new violin choir forming with 15 members and hopes to reach 35, potentially forming a municipal orchestra. A new Haines piano arrives for the Harp studio aiding instruction and piano quality for pupils.
The Toyah orchestra reports a daily rehearsal last Saturday night described as the best ever. Robert Simpson and Wendell Powell hit high notes clearly as the group expressed satisfaction with the success.
The Toyah orchestra members urged Mr. Harp to try the piece immediately at El Paso. Harp doubted they could play it but Floyd Hosie of the violin section urged them to dive in. They played the march and performed it well.
Mr. A O Harris, bass section head and Tri City president, funds new music for Toyah orchestra at personal cost and aids the ensemble. He is a T and P Railroad employee and crafts cabinets in spare time, donating proceeds to Toyah.
The 1923 Texas economy is highlighted by a billion dollar cotton crop and five billion dollars in farm value plus sixteen and a half billion dollars in total wealth and a per capita wealth near three thousand thirty dollars. Industrial growth, power and light companies expansion, improved rail service, and widespread telephone connectivity link Texas communities and support rapid national communication.
A waiter questions a departing diner with Haven't you forgotten something sir. The diner replies curtly More than you ever knew. The brief exchange hints at an unresolved matter between them.
A brief item notes value meals priced at six cents at a venue named the Orient. The snippet mentions low prices and a promotional offer may be part of a dining feature in the periodical.
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