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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1973
Page
8
A compact church and business column notes a Sabbath worship theme with multiple local sponsors and community listings. The roster includes SWIG Cotton Oil Mil Management and Employees, Balmorhea Highway Williams, Crawford Hughes Agency Insurance and Real Estate, Pecos Funeral Home, Robinson Chevrolet & Buick, and Ed Robinson and Employees among others serving the area.
Sixty three charter members formed West Park Baptist Church in Pecos on July 27 1945 after relocation from Oak Street to Michigan Apartments. The church grew through revivals, organized classes, a library later called a media center, and a 1970 fire that damaged the sanctuary yet left the community to rebuild and continue services under pastors including Bernard Guy and Rube Pattillo.
A list of Pecos area businesses and organizations invites residents to nearby services and facilities. Included are Dan's Record Shop, Pecos Drug Company, Holiday Inn, Hill's Thriftway, Reeves County Ministers, Pecos Motors, Pecos Insurance, First National Bank, American Motor Inn, Pecos Valley Southern R.R., Pecos Savings & Loan, and Ramada Inn. It promotes dining, worship, banking, travel, dining options, and community access.
A long list of area churches with pastors and weekly times includes Seventh Day Adventist at 2331 Toliver Street, Toyah First Baptist, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, First Assembly of God, Calvary Baptist at Cactus and Yucca, East 8th Street Baptist, Elm Street Baptist, First Baptist at 5th and Hickory, Mount Zion Baptist, North Temple Baptist, St James Baptist, West Park Baptist, Balmorhea First Baptist, Barstow First Baptist, Orla First Baptist, Saint Catherine Catholic, Santa Rosa Catholic, Balmorhea Christ the King Catholic, Church of Christ, Community Church of Christ, Iglesia de Cristo, Balmorhea Church of Christ, First Christian, St Marks Episcopal, Latter Day Saints, Trinity Lutheran, First Methodist, Faith Evangelical Free, San Pedro Spanish Methodist, Balmorhea First Methodist, Friendship CME, United Pentecostal, First Presbyterian, Barstow First Presbyterian, Apostolic Assembly, Coyanosa First Baptist.
Foxworth Galbraith Lumber and Gibson's Discount Center are listed with their staff. Bill Powers and employees are noted at Foxworth Galbraith. Tom and Lockie Erskine appear with Gibson's Discount Center. Don Dean and Mrs Jack Chenault are shown with Goodyear Stores and Goodyear Tires. John Rodrigue and employees are also listed.
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