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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
4
Miss Ruth Barousett who has worked in the Chamber of Commerce office for several months departed Wednesday for Lubbock where she will remain permanently.
Miss Marguerita Woolfolk is visiting relatives and friends in Shreveport Louisiana this week.
Miss Victoria Keidel of Frederickburg is visiting here this week with Miss Nell Betty Anderson.
Mrs Harper Wicker has returned from a trip to Oklahoma where she spent several days visiting relatives and relatives.
Mrs FE H Otte and children and Mrs Kirkendall of Monahans visited friends here this week, sharing fellowship and cordial greetings during their stay.
Miss Barbara Gann returns to Pecos from Denton after attending Texas State College for Women the past year. She visited relatives in Abilene and Fort Worth before resuming home.
Lorenna Gann of Weatherford Junior College returns to Pecos for the summer after visiting relatives in several cities.
Miss Pearl Gann of Brownwood visits Mr. and Mrs. Co E Gann and family. For the past year she has been instructing Home Economics at Lor raine.
George Brown of Los Angeles has spent several days here attending business matters and meeting local contacts.
Fort Stockton county project near Comanche Spring Pool unveils a two story native stone bathhouse. The 172 foot long building features a ground level dressing room and a roofed pavilion atop, designed to accommodate weekend crowds and Water Carnival guests.
Fort Stockton Mayor Ben A Owen invites Pecos area girls to participate in the West Texas Bathing Beauty Revue during the Fort Stockton festival. The June 18 event features a water carnival with UT swimming team exhibition and other activities.
A misread funeral notice expresses thanks from the Alexander and Polk families, and friends for the support after a death. It lists Mrs. Albert Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Alexander, Mrs. L. E. Polk, and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Woodruff with son, noting blessings and condolences from Pecos and surrounding towns.
An obituary-like note lists families thanking friends for sympathy and gifts after a bereavement. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Droz, and Mrs. G. E. Drmond, with blessings wished upon all.
The second goodwill motorcade for the ninth Pecos rodeo parade visited Royalty Grandfalls Fort Stockton Balmorhea Alpine Fort Davis and Marfa led by Capt. E M Wells and J D White of the Texas Highway Patrol with 35 Pecos residents and the high school band. A prior day tour covered Odessa Midland Monahans Pyote Barstow Wickett Wink and Kermit and the group promoted the three day celebration set July 2 3 and 4. Ben Smith of the Chamber of Commerce said welcome groups were informal and officials were pleased with the trip’s success.
El Paso social scene notes trace Tracy Buchholz visiting the city this week for gatherings with local friends and familiar faces.
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