Free Railroad Pass Issued To Eleven Lungers Association
A humorous exchange between Oliver P. Newman and J. Ross Thomas of Fort Stanton New Mexico and C B Eddy president of the El Paso and Northeastern Railway recounts a scheme by eleven lungers to obtain free passes for a El Paso trip to see the production of R U A Mason The letters reveal a light hearted yet pointed satire of charity and travel courtesy with quotes about one lung status and mock formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
Enterprise
Chas. B. Eddy
Eddy
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Fort Stanton
N. M
el Paso
C. B. Eddy
J. D. Frank
Dallas
Mr. Eddy
Oliver P. Newman
Newman
J. Ross Thomas
San Antonio Express
Houston Post
Austin
St. Joseph
Saturday Evening Post
District of Columbia
Wilson
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Roswell
Amalgamated Association of Consolidated Lungers of
el Paso & Northeastern Railway
Alamogordo
el Pasé
Capitan
Imperial Hard Cougher
Gail
Mountaineer
el Paso & Northwestern
Pearly Gates
St. Peter’s
Russell Sage
Bryan
Commission to meet in El Paso over Pecos river division
Information from Pecos states that the Pecos river water division commissioners for New Mexico and Texas will meet in El Paso on the 25th instant. The commission is expected to settle the division matter and allow construction of the Red Bluff reservoir to proceed.
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Pecos
Pecos River
New Mexico
Texas
el Paso
Red Bluff
Two Candidates Enter Race for Pecos Mayor
Notices posted by Mayor pro tem S. M. Precit set July 28 for a special mayoral election to fill the late Mayor Ben Palmer's term. The field includes B. A. Toliver a Pecos merchant and John Ross son of Judge Jas. F. Ross. Fire Department members back Ross while Toliver supporters favor broader town progress. Toliver has long stood in Pecos commerce. Ross, a local graduate now studying law with his father.
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S. M. Precit
Ben Palmer
B. A. Toliver
John Ross
Jas. F. Ross
Pecos
Pecos High School
Blonde Bess Says Mr Tuff Honest Man
Blonde Bess opines that Mr Tuff is an awful honest man. She recalls he told her he worked in a Turkish bath and has never visited one.
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Bess
Mr. Tuff
Browning Wins Again In Pecos Valley Tennis Cup
Walter Browning of Pecos won the singles title at the Carlsbad Fourth of July tennis tournament for the second time, earning his name on the Pecos Valley loving cup. Morris and Etter pushed him to the limit, and another title could make the cup his permanent possession.
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Walter Browning
Carlsbad
Pecos
Artesia
Hagerman
Pete Losey
Pecos Valley
Morris
Etter
Nellie Wilcox Leaves for Ranger Visit
Miss Nellie Wilcox travels from Lubbock to Ranger to visit her sister Mrs. R. P. Hicks and another sister before returning home. She serves as superintendent of nurses at the West Texas Hospital.
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Nellie Wilcox
R. P. Hicks
Ranger
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Road through Pecos Hinges on Property Contests
The Bankhead Highway from Monahans to Hermosa nears completion with only Pyote to Pecos and Pecos to Hermosa segments left. Local Pecos residents contend over the route, risking delays and possible abandonment of the road, costing taxpayers thousands.
Electric Gin Nears Completion at Pecos
The Pecos electric gin is nearly finished with most machinery in place and ready for the first bale of cotton. It will be the region’s best gin, powered by electricity and housed in an adobe concrete, fireproof building. Brand new equipment from the factory is being installed rapidly by J. W. Rheinhardt, with a full feature visit planned by the Enterprise editor next week.
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Pecos
J. W. Rheinhardt
Enterprise
A B C Club Plans Initiation At Next Meeting
The A B C Club met at president Miss Janie Drummond residence to discuss preparations for new member initiation. The ceremony is described as occult and secretive with vows of secrecy and strict observance of complex obligations.
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A. B. C. Club
Janie Drummond
Toyah correspondent relays narrow escape in New Mexico desert
A Pecos party of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ritz and relatives faced a night in deep sand after a wrong turn near Porterville. With no water or food and the car overheating, they pushed five miles until dawn when they found a nearby ranch for relief and guidance toward the Goedeke ranch. They resumed travel to Pecos Monday, recounting the ordeal and vowing to avoid that stretch again. The report also notes ongoing drilling progress at Toyah area wells including Flood No. 1, Sayles, and Owen No. 2 with multiple rigs active and plans to resume drilling soon.
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Pecos
New Mexico
Chris Ritz
Joe Caroline
Mary
James
Francis
Caroline
Goedeke
Porterville
Goedeke Ranch
McAlpine & Grisham
Sayles
J. D. Wesner
Lawney
Tatum
Toyah Central
Philadelphia
Toyah
Owen No
Distinguished Captain Hughes Visits Pecos
The Enterprise notes Capt John M Hughes a longtime Texas Ranger aged over seventy who visited Pecos recently and was friends with local residents. He formerly refused the El Paso police chief post and, after Ranger service ending in 1921, farmed near Ysleta while remembered for追 pursuing three states horse thieves and surviving numerous wounds.
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Enterprise
Pecos
John M. Hughes
Hughes
Ranger Service
el Paso
Midland
Texas Ranger
Ysleta
Ross
Lubbock
H. L. Roberson
Mrs Burlingame Visits Pecos To See Ill Daughter
Mrs. Milo Burlingame of Magdalena New Mexico arrived in Pecos on Sunday to visit her daughter Mrs. Jimmie Crawford who has been ill for a week. She plans a several week stay before returning home.
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Milo Burlingame
Magdalena
New Mexico
Pecos
Jimmie Crawford
Pecos Field Oil News Update on Bell Well Progress
F M Berry returns from California to Bell well and will stay until the well is brought in or efforts fail. Pumps for water clearance are in place and casing and tubing are due daily to enable rapid completion. Ramsey No 1 well seen as inactive while B J O Reilly nears Niagara Falls and aims to clear obstacles and push progress.
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Pecos
F. M. Berry
California
Ramsey No. 1
B. J. O'Reilly
Niagra Falls
O'Reilly
Slack
Pecos Visitor Reports Oil Drill Progress in Culberson County
H Nystrom, key figure behind the Culberson shale drill test, visited Pecos and told ENTERPRISE staff they are drilling at 2650 feet this morning with strong indications of a productive oil well. He noted three gas strains that burn freely and praised Pecos’ plant in the small town.
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H. Nystrom
Culberson County
Pecos
Enterprise
Notable Civic Improvement Erects Modern Bungalow
A distinctive civic improvement adds a modern bungalow in the residence district. Owned by Mrs. J. Y. Lilley and built by Charles Meternech of North Pecos with interior carpentry, painting, and paper hanging by Will Davis. Plumbing by Rhinehardt. home measures 28 by 54 feet with an 18 by 18 dining room, cost about $4,000.
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J. Y. Lilley
Charles Meternech
North Pecos
Will Davis
Rhinehardt
Tom Ross Trial Set for Sept 10 at Abilene Texas
Abilene Texas July 17 Judge W R Ely set the murder trial of Tom Ross indicted for killing cattle inspector H L Roberson at Seminole April 1 for Sept 10 in Taylor County District Court. Mile Good also slated for Sept 14 for the same offense. Theodore Smith, a boy, faces trial on charges linked to the former District Attorney Joe C Randel case.
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Tom Ross
Abilene Abilene
Texas
H. L. Roberson
Seminole
Taylor County
W. R. Ely
Mile
Theodore Smith
Joe C. Randel
Jones County
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FE Paso
H. G. Eberts
J. W. Laws
Reginald R. Walker
Thomas J. O’reilly
M. D
Chalmers P. Dyker
Whitney M. Stevens
F. Beale Thompson
J. I. Buckner
G. B. Wilcox
Harding
T. R
President Harding
Cedar City
Utah
Roosevelt
New Zion National Park
Wes
Angel's Landing
Rage
Browning
Harry Anderson
Bud Thompson
Monahans
Grandfalls
Anderson
Bankhead
Pyote
Big Spring
Ward County
Hermosa
Culberson CO. Wells
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