Engagement of Beverly Chambers Announced
Beverly Chambers and A W Gibson of Midland announce their upcoming marriage. The ceremony will be held Saturday August 5 at the First Christian Church with close relatives present. Miss Chambers, former Pecos resident and Pecos High School graduate, has served as secretary to Lem Peters in Midland and earned local honors as Miss Pecos in beauty revues. Mr Gibson, son of James and Henrietta Gibson, is district manager for United States Supply and Manufacturing Co in Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Chambers
A. W. Gibson
Midland
P. M. Chambers
Pecos
First Christian Church
Miss Chambers
Lem Peters
Pecos High School
West Texas
Twin Beene Sisters and Berry Visit Big Spring Hosts
Joyce and Joan Beene, twin daughters of Horace and an unnamed Beene, and Ethel Jean Berry, daughter of Deve and Mrs Berry, visited this week in the home of Bill and Mrs Turpin in Big Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Joan Beene
Horace Beene
Big Spring
Ethel Jean Berry
Deve Berry
Bill Turpin
Missionary Circles Hold Joint Meeting
Central Circle and Mary Marthe Circle of the Baptist W M A met last Friday for a two week Bible study and program at the home of Mrs. J C Buchannan. Mrs. W M Turner spoke on Modern Missions In China and Mrs. Buchannan titled Peace Begins At Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Circle
Mary Marthe
The
Baptist
B. A. Toliver
J. C. Buchannan
W. M. Turner
China
J.C. Buchannan
Aubrey Shoemake
Carl Bradford
Virgil M. Campbell
Hubert Isbill
Henry Cotton
W. P. Fulgin
Marvin Cowen
J. C. Wilson
Kenneth Slack
G. C. Parker
W. E. Knowles
Hubert Buchannan
Zachry Family Visits En Route to Carlsbad Caverns
Mr and Mrs A S Zachry and son D'ivid of Marshall visited with Mr and Mrs Larry Ladd this week. Also Mrs C H Zachry and daughters Mary and Laura and niece Madeline Whitley of Dallas stopped Thursday to see the Ladds before continuing to the Carlsbad Caverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birs. A. S. Zachry
D’ivid
Marshall
Larry Ladd
Mrs. Zachry
Mrs. Ladd
C. H. Zachry
Mary
Laura
Madeline Whitley
Dallas
Carlsbad Caverns
Review of Book Given At Circle
Mrs. Virgil M. Campbell hosted the Mary Martha Circle 2s for a study lesson. Mrs. Carl Bredford reviewed the book Fifty Years of Work in the WMUL detailing WMU accomplishments and objectives over the past years. Present were Mrs. Carl Bredford, Mrs. Hugh Blair, Mrs. J. C. Buchannan and Mrs. Virgil Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Campbell
Mary Martha Circle
Carl Bredford
Central Circle Hosts Weekly Baptist Bible Study
Central Circle of the Baptist W M U held a Bible study Tuesday morning at Mrs Kenneth Slack’s home. Mrs B A Toliver, president of the missionary society, and four Central Circle members led and attended the session. Participants included Mrs Elmer Harrington, Mrs W P Fulgim, Mrs G C Parker, Mrs Kenneth Slack, and Mrs B A Toliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Circle of the Baptist
W. M U
Kenneth Slack
B. A. Toliver
The
Missionary Society
Central Circle
Elmer Harrington
W. P. Fulgim
G. C. Parker
B. A Toliver
Pecos Women Attend Monthly Baptist Mission Meeting
A Pecos Baptist Women's Mission Society group attended the monthly associational meeting in the Davis Mountains on Tuesday. Pecos attendees included Mrs. E. L. Collings, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Mrs. M. D. Cowan, Mrs. Joe Hudgens, Mrs. J. W. Brooks, Mrs. Lucille Richardson, Mrs. T. Y. Casey, Mrs. W. M. Turner, Mrs. W. Hamilton, Patsy Sue Turner, and Rev. W. M. Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Camps Entertainor Staff At Barbecue
Dr and Mrs Jim Camp hosted a barbecue for their staff and hospital force at their home. Guests included Mrs L A Zink Mrs Virginia Futch Miss Jane Nelson Miss Ann Baty Miss Margie Patton Miss Annie Brocat Mr and Mrs Roy Veatch Mr and Mrs HT Collier and son Howard Mr and Mrs Bob Dean Mr and Mrs Keith Camp and son Jim Sam Taylor Martin Garvin Weal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Camp
L. A. Zink
Virginia Futch
Jane Nelson
Ann Baty
Margie Patton
Annie Brocat
Roy Veatch
H. T. Collier
Howard
Bob Dean
Keith Camp
Jim Sam
Taylor Martin
Garvin Weal
Notice of Sale in Reeves County Texas Foreclosure
By order of the Reeves County District Court a public sale will occur on the first Tuesday of August 1939 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Reeves County courthouse. It will cover Low One and Three, Block Twenty One Original Townsite of Balkinorhea. The sale includes Charles Swenson Jr and Albert Venting property subject to redemption under tax lien and court judgment. Louis Roberson, Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Reeves
District Court
Reeves County
Reeves County Vater Improvement District
Albert Venting
Reeves County Water District Improvement District
Charles W. Swenson, Jr
State of Texas
Balkinorhea
Reeve County
Pecos City
Louis Roberson
Contractors' Notice of Texas Highway Construction Bid
Sealed proposals for 5.634 miles of flexible base and double asphalt surface treatment from US 285 in Reeves County to Mentone in Loving County on Highway 276 will be received at the Texas State Highway Department in Austin until 9:00 A.M. July 25, 1939. Plans are available from Ira R. Titus, Pecos, Texas, and the State Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hwy. U. S. 285
Reeves County
Mentone
Loving County
Reeves & Loving
State Highway Department
Austin
Texas
Ira R. Titus
Pecos
Evangelist L H Ritter to Lead Naz arene Revival
Hawthorne California evangelist L H Ritter will conduct revival services at the Nazarene Church from July 16 through July 30. Pastor Rev F O Parr invites the public to attend, with services held twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Ritter
Hawthorne
Calif
The
Nazarene Church
F. O. Parr
Dyer Family Visit Highlights San Angelo Weekend
Winifred Dyer spent a weekend in San Angelo visiting with her sister Miss Dyer and their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Dyer
San Angelo
Miss Dyer
C. C. Dyer
Mrs. Woodward Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. S. C. Woodward went back to Santa Anna this week following a brief stay with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Woodward
Santa Anna
H. T. Collier
Life theme in Sunday Lesson Sermon for Christ Scientist churches
The Sunday Lesson Sermon on Life includes Amos 5 14 as the golden text and I John 5 20 as a cited passage. It references Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting Life as Spirit and complete in God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Lord
God
Jesus Christ
Mary Beker Eddy
Mantinn
Emmett Capps Returns to Pecos Gulf Station
Emmett Capps, former Pecos service station operator, has returned and purchased the Gulf Station at the Highways 80 and 217 intersection. It will operate as Corner Gulf Service, previously known as Emmett Capps' Gulf Service, handling Gulf and Goodrich products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Capps
Pecos
Mr. Capps
Corner Gulf Service
Gulf
Gulf and Goodrich Products
Pecos Rotarians Attend Van Horn Rotary Club Charter
Pecos Rotarians joined about 140 attendees for the charter presentation of the Van Horn Rotary Club on Wednesday night. Speakers included former Governor Jack Sheehan District Governor Claude Simpson of Roswell Col C D Pearson of the New Mexico Military Institute. Pecos participants named Charley Manahaen W H Knox Bob Dean M L Schmehart M W Davis E W Beauchamp Sam Prewit R L Boone and R L Toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Rotarians
van Horn Rotary Club
Jack Sheehan
Claude Simpson
Roswell
Col
C. D. Pearson
New Mexico Military Institute
Pecos
Charley Manahaen
W. H. Knox
Bob Dean
M. L. Schmehart
M. W. Davis
E. W. Beauchamp
Sam Prewit
R. L. Boone
R. L. Toll
Mrs H A Sanders Returns From Two Month San Antonio Trip
Mrs H A Sanders comes home after a two month vacation to San Antonio. Shanghai is reported to be caring for 90 000 destitute Chinese and 65 000 Jewish refugees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A Sanders
San Antonio
Shanghai
Pecos Board Names Faculty for 1939 40 School Year
The Pecos school board completed the 1939 40 faculty. Electees include Miss Olga Peterson of Port Lavaca English teacher in junior high and C A Hubbard of Big Lake named Mexican school principal living in Saragosa driving the Saragosa school bus. Janitors chosen are H L Tyler and George W Welton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Olga Peterson
Port Lavaca
C. A. Hubbard
Big Lake
Barsow
Peterson
Sul Ross
Hubbard
Saragosa
H. L. Tyler
George W. Welton
Farm Checking Near Completion in Reeves County
About 150 farms in Reeves county have been checked this week for compliance with the 1939 AAA farm act. Only 39 farms remain to be checked, mostly in the Pecos valley, with field men busy this week on those farms. Notices will be sent to farmers once figures are finalized. Cotton farmers may plow up excess acreage before the plant blooms. Mrs. Minnie Kyle visited Pecos friends from Loving county ranch earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos Valley
Nclces
Turner couple and Patsy venture to El Paso
Rev and Mrs W M Turner and Patsy undertake a business trip to El Paso at the start of the year, sharing a light moment as plans move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Turner
Patsy
el Paso
Birth announced for Morris Collie family daughter
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Morris Collie of Kaufman on the birth of a daughter this week. She is the granddaughter of Postmaster and Mrs M W Collie of Pecos and the first female member of the immediate Collie family. Mr and Mrs Collie have three sons and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Collie
Kaufman
M. W. Collie
Pecos
Collie
Card of Thanks for support after illness and death
The Cook family thanks friends for favors during illness and death of their daughter and sister and for floral offerings. They pray for God’s richest blessings. The Ward family reports a trip to California visiting daughters Margie Ora and son Steve Ward Jr and his family in Marchurie or Southern Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igna
R. L. Cook
Steve Ward
California
Margie
Ora
Steve Ward, Jr
Marchurie
Mexico
Bryan couple to visit California for San Francisco fair
Dr and Mrs O J Bryan depart this week for a vacation to California. They will attend the San Francisco World's Fair during their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
O. J. Bryan
California
San Francisco World's Fair
Mrs Cooksey Visits Daughter in Los Angeles
Mrs. A. J. Cooksey traveled last week to Los Angeles to visit her daughter, Mrs. Frank Rarey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cooksey
Frank Rarey
Los Angeles
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Circle
Texas Highway Construction
Christian Science Services
Sma
SCS
Mademoiselle
Vogue
Paris Fashion Shoe Dept
Minnie Kyle
Lewis Temperator
Arizona
Lewis Air Conditioning Equipment
SILK
Margie Joy
Eilen Kay
Frenklim—Reich
Marjorie Montgomery—Laiglon
Eeene
Gantner
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