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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
8
Mrs B F Seay and husband welcomed Christian Church members to their home Monday evening for a social with an entertaining program. Josephine Dabney played a piano solo, a piano duet by Marian Rebecca Seay and Mrs B F Seay, a trio by Barbara Seay Tootsie Seay and Ted Seay, and a talk by G W Dabney. Food included sandwiches, pie and hot chocolate.
Mrs A J Hart hosted a birthday party for her granddaughter Mer Morsa on a Thursday afternoon in March. Several games entertained the little girls followed by punch muffins marchmallows and a birthday cake with ten candles. Mary Cleveland cut the button and Merle Moran cut the dime. Attendees included Deronda Powell Elizabeth Chatham Doris Rhody Mary Cleveland Jane Ellen Hart Inez Hawthorne and Merle Moran.
Mrs A B Tinnin hosted the Pioneer Bridge Club on Wednesday afternoon with three bridge tables. Mrs Tinnin won high score, and St Patrick s Day decor enhanced the luncheon scene for Mesdames J B Young W Van Gieson D E Kiinger Dee Davis George K Jackson J F Keating W M Chatham P M Rowland W K Duncan F G Youngblood Miss Helen Ruhrup and the hostess.
Mrs. Lawson hosted Methodist Church members with games and a meal of sandwiches salad and tea. Newport Arkans as Paul Holmes and Crumb Holmes visited Toyah. several locals and visitors including Miss Martha March El Paso and Irene Theo Geneva Andrews were noted for gatherings and events. Ma Sweet and seven daughters appear at School Auditorium March 15. old songs and quaint costumes slated. Other items list residents and visitors from Balmorhea Pecos Alpine El Paso and Abilene along with ranch, filling station and church notes.
Dr Frank Crane cites Abraham Lincoln and Napoleon to probe ambition. The piece contrasts Lincoln’s aim for esteem through worthy conduct with Napoleon’s vow to make the Mediterranean a French lake, urging readers to reflect on their own ambitions and the value of true honor.
The regular monthly Misonic Lodge meeting was held Thursday evening, March 3. Visitors from Pecos and Balmorhea included several brother masons. Telegrapher Joe Caldwell of Colorado City resumed his post, relieving C. C. Perry who left for Sweetwater. Family visits and local outings were noted with several residents visiting Pecos, Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, Midland, and Carlsbad Cavern.
A humorous exchange turns macabre as a mosquito asks a man how it should strike him after drilling a deep shaft into his leg. The man responds by gently smashing the insect with a book, ending the encounter with a grimly comic tone.
A dialogue between Thompson and an examiner questions responsibility after a dog bite. Thompson insists the dog acted on purpose, challenging the idea of an accident and probing liability implications.
The Baltimore Evening Sun defends parsons amid widespread criticism. It notes a preacher faces constant pushback from congregations over money, calls, innovations, and roles, and argues psychology has supplanted old religious authority. The piece ends urging readers to subscribe to The Enterprise.
Earle Brewer of Fort Worth was chosen at a Odessa Chamber meeting to handle all secretary duties. The 80 year old appointee comes with strong recommendations and began duties this week.
Oram Green resumes control of the filling station on Bankhead Highway after Grissom's departure. The station, now under Green's management from March, offers regular gas and oil service plus a tire repair department with Noland Burton handling tire work. A large line of accessories and equipment is on hand for customers.
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