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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1923
Page
8
Local Pecos residents host relatives from Midland Carlsbad and beyond while visitors from Oklahoma Iowa and Arkansas arrive for family ties business and social events. Notables include geologist Dean Wolff of Gulf Refining Company and L. Q. Taylor former Enterprise editor now ill in Mena Arkansas.
A brief note seeks someone to take violin lessons focusing on viola. Special attention is requested for a person named Jimmie Craw.
For sale a complete standard drilling outfit with a 6 foot rig irons and calf wheel pattern. Derrick torn down and ready to be delivered. Cash price cheap. Address Howard in care the Pecos Enterprise. 50-tf.
Miss Mozelle Bryan hosted a sunrise breakfast at the Alam o Playgrounds Tuesday morning for a goodly group of friends in honor of her house guest Miss Gertrude Hockenhull of Clovis New Mexico.
Mrs H G Russell hosted the Thursday Bridge club with five tables and five games. High score went to Mrs J W Moore with second high to Mrs J B Howard. Guests included Mrs H C Ferris Mrs J N Green Mrs Wolff Mrs Arthur Scudamore and Mrs T F Moore of Barstow. Next meeting will be at Mrs Harry Woods in two weeks. A two course luncheon was served.
Mrs Ira J Bell entertained the girls sewing circle Friday for guest of honor Miss Candel Pauline Cox. After stitching dainty fabrics, an impromptu musical program and games with Chinese toys followed. Each guest received a Chinese toy souvenir and an ice course was served to the young attendees.
The Church of Christ in Barstow Texas holds its worship service every Sunday at eleven o'clock local time. The small congregation invites nearby residents to attend and participate in prayer singing and sermons.
The Baptist church reports the pastor will be at Eckert for the next two weeks with no preaching at the church next Sunday. Rev. W. F. Ross of Barstow will preach the following Sunday. Sunday school B Y P U and Prayer Meeting continue as usual as the pastor seeks steady work in his absence.
The Morrison Sanitarium treated multiple cases this week. Jack Camp underwent an appendicitis operation and returned home. RF A Bessire from Toyah had appendicitis with gangrenous infection and pneumonia, with poor prognosis. Allen Cain, about 12 or 14, also had surgery and is not expected to recover. Jack O'Brien of Pyote arrived after a windmill fall injuring a lower limb and is expected to be out soon.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. The cool and delightful rooms of this beautiful home were filled with ladies making miniature aprons for use in the society's high finance related activities. After aprons were finished, hostesses served an ice course to about thirty members and invited guests including Mesdames Garlick Doty Wolff Russell Heard of Knowles and Scudamore of Natchez Miss.
R. H. Palmer and his mother join C. E. Buchholz in leaving early Wednesday for El Paso. Frank Palmer will soon depart for the north to resume photography studies under government arrangements. Ben Palmer and his mother visited him briefly before departure, with Mr. Buchholz accompanying to assist Ben.
The Enterprise notes planned participation in upcoming Military Training Camps. Several veterans return this year alongside new attendees, with Ben Krauskopf Joe Brown James Harrison Nathan Peer John Hibdon Jr Henry Sullivan Steve Ward Jr John Wilson George Jester and Heard Reynolds among those who will depart this week.
Mr and Mrs D Flood of Chicago visit Toyah and Flood oil well. F A Bessine operated for appendicitis in Pecos. Rev W A Belcher and family in Hot Springs Texas ten days. Mrs J D Wesner and son from Breckenridge stay in Toyah Wesner oil well until school opens. L P Hart of El Paso returns after business visit. B P Van Horn and R S Johnson from Pecos report Hot Springs trip beneficial. East ern Star School of Instruction attended in Pecos with many members listed.
H. G. Pinkston, longtime Pecos horse and harness dealer, is seriously ill with heart trouble. One of the town’s oldest citizens by age and service, he came to Pecos early and has run his business for years. He recently passed his 90th birthday and marked 65 years of marriage to Mrs. Pinkston.
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