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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
6
One of Pecos largest revivals begins this Friday at the Church of Christ with A. G. Hobbs Jr as speaker and F. Winsen leading congregational singing. Watson will guide singing and is noted as a top song leader. Large crowds expected. services set for 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. daily.
Mrs. E B Daniel Jr and chaperones led a Pecos country club trip Saturday for a group that included George Wirz Daniel Dessie Burchard Louise Cleveland Katherine Brown David Thomason Clark Henderson Bennie Cleveland Billy Jack Humphries and Junior Davis. The younger boys held a party at the Henderson home with games and lemonade for about 25 children. Several residents and visitors are noted in weeklong visits and travels to El Paso Kentucky Fort Worth Bronte San Angelo Sierra Blanca and plateau area, including Mrs Kampmann Ernest Finley Jackson Keating and Rhody family members.
Ward County News reports cotton on Barstow farms looks finer than usual due to adequate water this year. Limited rains kept fields clean, and farmers anticipate another July irrigation to boost yield.
Sheriff Louis Roberson attended court in Kermit earlier this week in connection with an ongoing legal matter.
E. J. James from Barstow defeated Floyd Carter in a six round bout at Alamo Park as the opener for Pecos darktown celebration of June 19. James weighed 201 pounds to Carters 158, using long range rights and lefts to dominate.
A Houston dispatch notes Texas would rate poorly with a credit bureau if treated as a citizen who runs bills. Clyde Barrow is dead. Bonn Barrow and Ray Hamilton are captured. Rewards on the fugitives remain unpaid late in the week. State employees face wage delays as funds run short.
Mr and Mrs R Henry Blackwell along with Miss Patricia Green and Miss Catherine McCree returned Saturday from the Epworth League encampment at Weed New Mexico where they spent the past week Patricia met Gov Hockenhull who said if Gov Ferguson of Texas paves the Pecos Carlsbad highway to the state line he will complete the rest into Carlsbad Governor Hockenhull reiterated the highway plan and the commitment was made during the visit
Citizens and owners of property used for national guard armories received IOUs signed by Gov Ross Sterling and the adjutant general as national guard appropriations ran dry. The legislature authorized payment and appropriated funds, though authority remains litigated. Texans returning from other states note the run down state capitol and grounds, contrasted with Denver and Sacramento.
Penurious legislatures ignored upkeep needs for the capitol once the world’s seventh largest building. B E Giesecke warned that replacing tiling across the vast floors would cost about 120000 dollars and fireproofing and other renovations could reach 1000000 dollars, funded by a PWA loan. The Weatherbys visited from their ranch this week.
Mrs. Harper Wicker returned Sunday from a two weeks visit with relatives in Longview Texas. Miss Anice Buchanan and her mother Mrs. M C Buchanan returned last week from a visit with relatives in Santa Anna. Paul and Catherine Armstrong returned to Pecos Tuesday after a week's visit with friends in Austin.
Ford Motor Company announced reductions of 10 to 15 dollars in list prices for 1934 Ford V-S passenger cars and 10 to 20 dollars for Ford V-8 commercial cars and trucks. The cuts take effect Friday, June 15, after no change since the 1934 U S model debut last December.
State Health Officer Dr. John W Brown warns that home servants can transmit serious diseases to families. A health certificate covers food handlers in public places but not domestic workers, leaving employers responsible. Typhoid, tuberculosis, syphilis and other illnesses can spread within households. regular physician checkups are advised as cost of illness far outweighs routine screening.
M. W. Norton, 76, of Pecos, died Monday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Pecos Furniture Co. chapel with Rev. A. G. Abbott, burial in Fairview cemetery. Norton, a day laborer, had lived in Pecos eight years, was unmarried, survived by his brother Dr. Frank L. Norton of California. Arrangements by Pecos Furniture Co.
T. E. Little traveling freight agent for the Texas and Pacific Railroad Co. said this week that railroad business, including both freight and passenger traffic, was gradually improving. He spoke on his latest observations during a business visit.
Ivan Williams of the Immigration and Naturalization Service spoke in town on Monday while a deer wandered down Wattville main street causing traffic tie ups and pedestrians to pause in doorways before it returned to the nearby woods.
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