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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
4
The Pecos Enterprise and The Gusher merge with Barney Hubbs and F F Bell as owners and editors. Details on publication timing and subscription rates are listed, including an annual rate of $2.00 and six months at $1.00.
The Pecos team won a game last week and expects more victories with the whole squad practicing together. The pitcher excelled and received better support from teammates, while local businessmen funding the club are urged to back continued success.
A year old idea for a modern Pecos hotel faced hurdles from capital and local groups. Chamber of Commerce efforts tangled, but advocates insist outside funding and community effort would unlock social venues, conventions, and tourism opportunities, stressing action over idle dreams and urging collective work to attract business.
A satirical note credits John D Rockefeller with a simple happiness method of not letting things bother him. It cites a Mellon Institute sleep study debunking early rising as a path to efficiency and observes U.S. urban growth from 1900 to 1920, noting a shift from rural towns to cities and a 89 percent population increase overall.
The Church of Christ invites all to Bible Study at 10 a.m. at Legion Hall followed by the Lord's Supper at 10:45 a.m. A prayer meeting will be held Wednesday evening at 8 at the residence of G. E. Dillon. Welcome to all.
Sunday School at 9:30. Fred Pp Holt superintendent. Preaching at 11. League at 7:45. No evening service due to Church of Christ meeting in Legion Hall. Remember to attend in the Lord's house. Pastor WAITER H. VANDERPOOI urges devotion and presence.
Sunday services at First Baptist Church include 10 AM Sunday School led by J W Brown and 11 AM sermon by the Pastor. Evening youth meetings, Jr G A, W M S circles Tuesday, and Jr Y W A Friday, with prayer meetings midweek. Pastor I V Garrison invites all to attend and help improve the programs.
A farmer boasts that his trees are both useful and ornamental stating there is enough firewood to last the rest of his life. The exchange highlights rural wit about farm trees and practicality.
A historical guide promotes milk as the best food and drink for children, warns against harmful beverages, and offers mixed drink formulas. It details methods to disguise milk in cocoa and orange nog styles, with steps, proportions, and serving suggestions for varying tastes.
Notice of a meeting at the county courthouse on Monday June 21 1926 at 2 o clock to determine ballot order estimate expenses assess candidates appoint election judges and handle any other business before the committee Chairman Chas W Tudor delivers the call with details of the session and agenda
Life's Mirror extols happiness as a proof of faith and invites readers to see The Vanishing American at the Rialto Theatre in Pecos on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22-23.
Zane Grey’s tale of a vanishing Indian nation becomes a Paramount epic. The story follows a courageous but doomed Indian defense as whites push from fertile lands into the desert, filmed on the Navajo reservation about 165 miles from a railroad. The production spanned about four months on site.
W B Oates of Pecos Texas withdraws from the common law company or Trust Estate of Ira J Bell & Company. Declaration of trust filed in Reeves County Deed Records Volume 53 Page 625. He is no longer a member or interested in the company or its assets. Witness dated May 21 1926.
The Enterprise is authorized to announce candidates for office subject to the Reeves County Democratic Party action on July 24, 1926. The notice confirms formal approval process and publication rights for candidate declarations within the party framework.
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