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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
5
The Pecos Assembly of God announces an open air old time brush arbor meeting. The arbor rises on the vacant lot north of the church with ample parking. Evangelist Rev. Mont Walker of Roswell New Mexico will lead services. The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. Hubert Buchanan entertained in honor of her daughter Beverly Jean on her seventh birthday. Games provided amusement for hours. Lemonade ice cream and birthday cake with candles were served. Guests included Joan Holloway Leola Hunt Carlene Bradford Wima Jean Langham Melba Simmons Jean Holloway Doris Easter Tommy Lou Simmons Norma Jean Rambo Charles Roy Perkins Billy Perkins and Ray Easter.
Mrs. E. Gill of Austin and Mrs. Ray Camp of Houston have departed Pecos after visiting the area. Mrs. Gill enjoyed time with friends while Mrs. Camp visited with her sister, Miss Golda Wilhite.
Milton Popeye Harper, formerly with the telephone company and now living in Amarillo, visited Pecos this week. John Henry Meier attended a Magnolia institute at Artesia New Mexico last week where lubrication instructions were given.
Jim Frost of Monahans traveled to Pecos on business Tuesday, meeting local contacts and inspecting potential commercial opportunities.
For sale lease or drilling contract on Sections 86 88 H and T C RR lands Block 33 and fractional Section 2 W and NW Block 2 totaling 40 acres in Loving County. Inquiries to L. B. Russell Route 2 Comanche Texas. Also for sale Lots 5 6 Block 2 Alberta Heights Collings Wilson Co. 50-11-c a Fe
Mrs Horace Woodruff of Dallas is visiting for a few weeks and relieving Mrs Polk at the Western Union station, according to local notes.
Miss Catherine Richardson returned from a three week visit to Abilene and Dallas spent with Walter Browning and family.
Walter Browning of Dallas arrived Thursday to visit with his parents Judge J. W. Browning and Mrs. Browning, sharing time in the family home.
The Methodist Women will hold a 3:30 P M business session on Tuesday August 1 at the Church led by Mrs Elmer Wadley president. The program includes World Outlook Life Recharted and talks on Rural Work in the South Home Missions and Down Town Churches with plans for August 15 group circle meetings.
Mrs. Alex D. Haynes and her baby Sara are in Alpine for the summer. She enrolled in advanced courses under Xavier Gonzalez, noted as a major figure in southwestern art, who teaches at Sophie Newcomb and Tulane after studies in Paris and New York. She plans to open an art school in Pecos Monahans and Wink this fall.
Mrs. Beulah J Wilson hosted a garden tea for Mrs. R S Johnson honoring her 80th birthday in Pecos. About 175 friends attended as Johnson, a longtime Trans-Pecos pioneer, was lauded for her charitable work and lifelong community service with family presence and a stringed orchestra. England's barley crop in 1938 broke all records.
Mrs. Harold McNew hosted a morning coffee at her home to honor Mrs. Alice McNew of Buckner Missouri. Guests included Mrs. T Y Casey Mrs. E L Collings and several local hostesses with summer floral decor. Miss Annie Browning of Pecos visited with her sister Mrs Harold Link in Los Angeles during the World’s Fair.
Mrs A R Hinkle known as Mother Hinkle celebrated her 87th birthday quietly at home in Pecos with gifts flowers and messages from friends and family. Born in Tennessee in 1852 she has lived in Pecos 25 years with her son Harry and recently marked her 69th wedding anniversary. Her husband Dad Hinkle, well known in Pecos, lives with a son in Tennessee.
Extension specialist Nora Ellen Elliott cites juice from oranges or tomatoes as a labor saving way to meet daily vitamin C. She notes many rely on cooked vegetables, which lose vitamin C, and urges fresh juice as a safer alternative.
Mrs. Fred Matthews of Lampasas visited this week with Judge and Mrs. J. W. Brown and family.
Harry Woods left Thursday for San Francisco after a visit with relatives. His father O. F. Woods accompanied him homeward for a visit. Miss Myrtle Cowan and Mrs. Ione Caldwell spent the weekend visiting in El Paso.
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