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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
1
R. B. Norman addresses Pecos Public Schools patrons outlining grade reform, demerit redemption, and discipline aims. He defends faculty authority, discusses promotions and retentions, tardiness penalties, and calls for parental support while acknowledging occasional complaints about fairness and enforcement.
The Rev. R. A. Scranton of Plainview will speak in Pecos on January 28 for a one day budgeting conference with the Baptists of Pecos Valley Association. Representatives from each church are expected. Rev. J. M. Garner of Pecos First Baptist will assist. The event is part of 115 statewide conferences to show the budget plan’s efficiency.
Balmorhea residents share health news with flu bouts improving for Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Rowley and others. Norbert Huelster Jr. remains ill. Mrs. White and Mrs. Knapp visit Pecos for dental care. Missionary Society meetings discuss China. Visitors include Kilmer, Splitcarber, Honaker, Duncan, and Hamilton. Presbyterian Ladies Aid studies Wing Yuone with lessons by Kingston, White, and Lloyd. Community Club buys and plans to move and replace the old Geo Engel meat market with a new library building benefiting Balmorhea.
The piece urges better cooperation from school patrons to improve the institution. It frames the effort as preparation for life, not just college, and calls for focus on constructive support and harmony within the community.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce met Thursday to transfer free tourist camp grounds to Oram Green and to seek state relief for ranchers on school land payments. They aim to send a representative to Austin to argue for crediting interest payments toward principal and seek reduced school land prices amid drought and low cattle prices. Call for $1 per section from landowners to fund the trip, with refunds if unused.
City council met Friday afternoon disposing bills. It released from judgment Pecos Land Company with partial lot terms and taxes paid. Treasurer to issue bonds up to 12,000. Toliver resignation as mayor accepted. Sam Prewit becomes acting mayor until April elections.
The Rialto Theatre presents a Monday Tuesday feature To The Ladies with Theo Roberts and a free admission offer for ladies with each paid ticket. Wednesday Thursday shows Pioneer Trails and a covered wagon action picture. Friday Saturday showcases The Furniture of the Desert with Ernest Torrence, hailed as a fine teen era play.
The Pecos Mercantile Company held its annual meeting in Pecos with most directors re-elected. J F Joyce from Carlsbad New Mexico R D Core of Port Gibson Mississippi W D Johnson Kansas City Missouri J Pruett J C Wilson L W Anderson A G Tagrart Pecos. Officers elected: W D Johnson president J C Wilson secretary A G Tagrart vice president treasurer general manager. The policy aims to run a first mercantile store between El Paso and Worth Texas.
From Dallas Auxiliary Mr John Hibdon of the Pecos Enterprise takes charge as editor and manager of the Pé Lake News while remaining owner of the Enterprise The News enlarges to six columns and quarto size with improved mechanics M A Wilson remains with the paper as reporter and advertising manager
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