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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
3
Claude Elkins recalls Pecos origins with his father P. S. Elkins who built the 1888 Pecos Hotel at old town on the river. The 20 room frame hotel had a dining room and was moved when the town relocated. By 1900 it was torn down and lumber reused at the old experiment farm.
Mrs. Ira J. Bell departed last week to spend the summer in Los Angeles with her son Donal S. Bell and his family.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Morrison returned Sunday from a two week vacation visiting relatives in Childress Texas and Hollis Oklahoma.
Mrs. Tom Kelly and Mrs. Max Otto returned last week from a visit with relatives in Littlefield.
Mr and Mrs Joe Cotton and their daughter depart Saturday for a two week vacation visiting Fort Worth Dallas and Mr Cotton s mother in Denver Colorado during the trip.
H. J. Henderson spent the past weekend with his wife and daughter. Mr. Henderson is stationed close to Presidio.
Mrs E H Thompson is visiting her mother Mrs Berta Blackburn and other relatives, according to local society notes.
Mr and Mrs L Harkness of Il Paso visited daughters Mrs J W Watson and Mrs Hall Olds of Orla and Mrs Dug Hart of Toyah over the weekend. Mrs Lee O White of Mentone was to Pecos Monday shopping and visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Barney Hubbs and son Billy Hart and Mrs Will Cowan spent Sunday in Toyah with Mrs A J Hart. Miss Lillian Young returned home Sunday from a visit with friends and relatives in Nileen and Lig Lake.
Barney Hubbs and attorney Hill ID Hudson as accompanying on a business trip to Austin during the latter part of this week.
Mrs F D Howe and her grandson traveled to Midland to visit Mrs Margaret Cunningham for several days. Mr and Mrs Keith Camp returned to Pecos after vacationing at the Lodge at Cloudcroft for a few days.
Carolyn Wilson of Greenville has been an attractive visitor in the home of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs George B Finley. She has visited before and friends here are delighted to see her. Carolyn and Mrs Finley will visit in El Paso before Carolyn returns home.
Mr and Mrs Dan D Otstott of Dallas visited the home of Mrs R S Johnson and Mrs Beulah J Wilson after a delightful vacation in Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon.
Mr and Mrs H H Johnson Jr and their children moved this week into the Littlefield residence at 602 South Palm street.
Mrs Lillie Cole entered Sul Ross Normal in Alpine for a summer course. J T Taylor and sons Otho and Frank returned to Tulsa after visiting Mr and Mrs H N McKellar and Mr and Mrs T B Pruett Jr. R K Wail of Leader Hardware returned after vacations in San Angelo and Eden. H P Davis reported on his Washington trip at a Brandon Coffee Show Chamber of Commerce, noting completion of the city soft water loan transcript and Red Bluff project progress plus a $635000 Ward County appropriation and CCC details. city officials lauded the gains and discussed local control of the soft water project.
Mr and Mrs Therbert Buck and daughter Joann completed a short trip to El Paso returning home last week with brief notes of their visit.
H. McNew of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. departed Saturday for Denton to join Mrs. McNew. They will spend two weeks in Buckner, Missouri.
A Reeves county note reports 460 women registered to vote for the July 25 election. The item lists local residents such as Sammy Dodds, son of Mrs. D. A. Dodds of Pecos, who was fatally injured at Lake Charles when his airplane propeller struck him on the head. Dr. Jim Camp will join the colors as First Lieutenant in Ft. Oglethorpe. Local updates include visits and travel by residents to Cloudcroft and El Paso.
Mr and Mrs Jack Hawkins and Mr and Mrs Hilliard Camp returned Tuesday from a ten days visit at Cloudcroft. They stayed at Mr and Mrs Keith Camp and Harry Hinkie returned to Pecos Monday after a visit of several days at The Lodge in Cloudcroft.
July 21 1933 Pecos notes include UT football star H S Earl buying the Harry Hinkle ranch and seen around Pecos. Williams Kerr Chevrolet Co reports a fraction over an inch of rainfall. Senators Connally and Sheppard pressed the PWA board in Washington to add Red Bluff to the program. Two showers ended a long dry spell but more rain is needed for ranchers and farmers. The Chamber of Commerce city council and water board met to discuss plans for water installations in Pecos. Read the Advertisements.
Pecos piano teacher Miss Julia Williams will return September 6 to reopen her Pecos studio after visiting friends in Crane and Fort Stockton. She is en route to Dallas for a few weeks before the reopening.
H. C. Martin, visiting from Ponca City, is now acting as Santa Fe fuel inspector after recently moving from Pecos where he lived until his transfer.
Plans for a new Camp and Camp hospital are contracted to Trost and Trost of El Paso with immediate start west of town. The U S Geographical Survey continues at the Red Bluff dam site. 150 acres of Pecos airport south of town are being cleared and will be ready soon, promising one of the finest landing fields in the country.
At the Pecos Mercantile drawing on Saturday afternoon Mrs. Will Cowan won $5, Mrs. A. G. Gray won $5, and Novella Simmons took the sv prize.
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