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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
2
A newspaper piece argues that jazz and flapper culture harm boys and girls, citing Dorothy Ellingson of San Francisco who killed her mother over jazz. It urges parents to shield daughters from corrupt songs and select elevated music to protect youth.
El Paso residents will hear Sergei Rachmaninoff perform in recital at Liberty Hall on Friday evening January 30. The Russian composer pianist is making his first El Paso appearance, offering a rare cultural event for the Southwest.
The Chicago Grand Opera Company will present La Gioconda and Aida in Dallas on March 2 and 3 with a possible substitution of Lohengrin for La Gioconda per The Musicale.
Mrs H E Ferrer urges Pecos to form a Musical Club and cooperate with the Junior and Juvenile Extension program. An organizing meeting is set at Mrs F W Johnsons on Friday Jan 30 at 4 pm to discuss and arrange a Music Week program. Pecos grows as a West Texas music center with plans for a second annual booklet showcasing orchestras bands and teachers.
The piece centers on Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and its famed second act sextette. The scene ties to Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor with Edgar signing a marriage contract and Lucy's brother demanding explanation. The music blends tense emotions as characters join in a climactic, dramatic chorus.
A reader inquiry asks how activities like church prayer meetings college chapel services and public school events influence individual contributions to community groups. The piece explores the role of personal involvement in supporting worthy causes through civic spiritual and educational settings.
A brief note records a 1900 slogan Save the Girls and a 1925 slogan Pro- indicating evolving social campaigns reflected in period advocacy. The fragment shows early 20th century reform language and shifting gender focused messaging.
Six wind students will perform three duets Schubert Serenade Miserere and Lucia di Lammermoor arranged by Paul de Ville. Participants include Clevera Farnum Pinkney Black DeWitt Black Ormond Jensen Howell Johnson Ernest Harp Pecos. Public drawing decides pairings on recital night. The note urges good parental example for civic training.
Kansas City mothers form a 21 000 strong campaign through the Parent-Teacher Association to combat jazz in households. The art focus, led by Mrs D H Harding, seeks to improve home atmosphere through fine arts and school representation, insisting arts will curb moral problems and influence children toward beauty.
W M Hopper of Toyah Texas offers drilling with a machine and tools for depths from four and a half to sixteen inches and up to 800 feet. He claims twenty six years of drilling experience and invites inquiries by phone or mail for particulars and prices.
A girl named Miss Terry neglects routines to meet a famed critic. She pursues writing, endures household chaos, and learns a social lesson on punctuality after repeated failed visits and a defining note about being on time.
The passage traces the Dwight family to John Dwight of Dedham Massachusetts who arrived in 1634 with Hannah and became foundational in religion education and government. It notes a lineage of prominent Dwights including Timothy Dwight and outlines possible origins for surnames such as Belcher Lowell and Senior with references to England and France.
A hotel clerk informs a woman that all rooms are full as she lodged a complaint about her stay. The exchange captures a tense moment with a terse rejection from the front desk.
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