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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1937

Page

8

Valjsjerd Wins Third In Softball Shutout

The Southern Union Gas Company softball team blanked Monahans 12 0 last Friday to earn their third straight win and a shutout this season. Stubbs allowed two hits with seven strikeouts as the team benefited from six Monahans errors, totaling nine hits for Valjsjerd. Forestry officials blame careless smokers for nearly 50 000 fires annually. The U S imports thirty thousand gallons of champagne monthly.

Southern Union Gas Company Monahans Stubbs Gassers Forestry

Electric Eye records 1023 cars near Pecos on Carlsbad highway

A state highway check using the electric eye shows 1023 vehicles passed a point along the Carlsbad highway north of Pecos Sunday. The device, installed months ago, replaced human counters at strategic points and the high traffic from Pecos to Red Bluff Dam Sunday likely boosted the total. Also noted: local notices of Red Bluff Water Power Control District condemnation hearings for R W McElroy et al. with special commissioners named and hearing set July 12, 1937 at Reeves County Courthouse.

State Highway Department Carlsbad Pecos Highway Department Red Bluff Dam RED Bluff Water Power Control District R. W. McElroy Red Bluff Reeves County Texas H& GN Ry. Co S. M. Prewit J. Dean E. B. Eiser

Texan Is Buried In Los Angeles

Will A. Larn of 634 Twelfth Street Douglas Arizona died last week after a long illness Funeral services were held in Los Angeles Larn former Pecos resident and long time KC ranch hand near Kent He had been paralyzed in his lower limbs and traveled by motorized chair He lived in Douglas eight years moving there from Fort Griffin Texas His mother and sister reside in Los Angeles

Will A. Larn Twelfth Street Douglas Arizona Los Angeles Mr. Larn Pecos Kent Fort Griffin Texas

Presbyterian Auxiliary Business Meeting Held Tuesday

The Presbyterian auxiliary held a church meeting at 3 30 Tuesday afternoon with prayers led by Mrs R E Booker. Mrs Bike Simmons chaired the business session which voted to suspend meetings in July and August.

Presbyterian Auxiliary R. E. Booker Bike Simmons T. B. Pruett Jr All Cause

Colwell Family Reunion Held At Local Home Sunday

Mr and Mrs C C Colwell hosted a family reunion Sunday bringing together most of their children. Out of town relatives included B B Colwell and daughter Hamlin, Charles Colwell and daughter Fort Stockton, Earnest Colwell and sons Fort Stockton, and George Talmadge with a son El Paso. Local attendees included E L McDaniel family Ben Colwell Perry Colwell Marie Pouncey and Morris Colwell. Harold Colwell, the only son not present, works in art Stockton. Mrs Howard Collier is visiting Fort Worth this week.

C. C. Colwell B. B. Colwell Hamlin Charles Colwell Fort Stockton Earnest Colwell George Talmadge E. L McDaniel Ben Colwell Perry Colwell Marie Pouncey Morris Colwell Harold Colwell Art Stockton Howard Collier Mrs Joe Camp Fort Worth

Pecos couple's wedding listed among local notices

Miss Wanda Al Kermit and John Payne of Pecos marry in a Wednesday ceremony reported by the local column. The brides group and couple plan a home in Pecos while Mr and Mrs W and Miss Bernice Curtis are credited in the Carlsbad vacancy notice stage.

Wanda al Kermit John Payne Pecos Peace Mrs. W Bernice Curtis Carlsbad

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