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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
8
Sale items include two gas stoves a refrigerator an ice box and an assortment of classified rental notices for furnished rooms and apartments. Listings show contact numbers and partial classifications for trades and services including a beauty operator seeking work.
The Adult Union B T S held its monthly social on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Peer with games and refreshments. Attendees included numerous members, honorary members, and visitors such as the Hendersons, Jo Hudgens, and the Cowans among others.
Donnell, Mr and Mrs G E Walker, and Truett Poer appear as individuals named in the notice or article segment.
The Royal Neighbors of America Longhorn camp No. 10578 held a swim and picnic at Alamo Park on Friday evening. Attendees included Mesdames R. Henry Blackwell, E. E. Crowe, Barney Hubbs, Isora DeRey, Tone Caldwell, Mary Boles, Mildred Tolley, Callie Holloway, Willie D. Moore, Guy Walker, BE. H. Thom ason, and Misses Luella Smith, Anice Buchnan, Helen Hudson, Opal O'Neil, Thelma Denent.
The Enterprise prints candidate notices for the Democratic primaries including W A Hendricks J B Woolfolk re election for County Judge Hollis S Smith Claude L Elkins Mary Caroline E G Doty Marvin Cowan Vernon Hicks for County and District Clerk Clyde Simmons Re B Kiser for Commissioner Precinct J J Pope Doug Hart for Commissioner Precinct 1 Co O Finley Fred Bannowsky for County Treasurer J B Hudson for Sheriff and Tax Collector Louis Roberson for County Attorney Richard L Toll for District Attorney 106th Judicial District William L Kerr for Judge 109th Judicial District J A Drane re election for Representative 88th District Clyde Bradford Mrs John A Haley Willis McCutcheon Jr
Claude Elkins reflects on Pecos region history noting early businessmen like F. Thompson who built the red stone Thompson house and store, large ranches such as Hash Knife and W ranches, CHC and A66 outfits, and river floods that cut crossings to deliver hotel customers across high waters.
Ed Doty, a candidate for county clerk, promotes a "To Round Up" slogan drawing mixed voter reaction. The campaign ad appears in this issue, with readers offered a political message. Mrs. Jay Shirley of Dallas visits with her husband and Mrs. Chas family and others.
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