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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1924
Page
5
The Tri City Symphony seeks Miss Ruth en of Monahans as reader for upcoming recitals in Petie and Toyah Barstow May 2. The orchestra plans more readings, notes La tice Day program performer Miss Gibson impressed last year, and warns against music for dancing. With Toyah orchestra members listed, Measles keeps Thomas Simpson from cornet duties as the band plans growth toward twenty players.
Mr B P Van Horn and fellow attendants support the Toyah orchestra rehearsals. Terry Downes, honorary transportation member, returns from Pyote. Despite jazz, long used pieces like The Maiden s Prayer Poet and Peasant and The Blue Danube remain best sellers and often used in motion picture houses.
Tootsie Seay, a leading violinist in the orchestra, states the drums are easy. From past performances with the violin, this judgment appears well founded and likely accurate.
Ted Seay notes Bert Harris and Joe Crow among three Toyah bass players eagerly awaiting word on whether chairs will be provided for the band members, with emphasis on the bass section.
In a Metronome critique, Ed Chenette denounces demagogue speakers and lowbrow orchestras for using showy behavior to mask lack of substance. He cites shouting, sweating, and exaggerated stage antics by wind and brass players as example of worthless performance.
John Q. Adams and his wife are regular Toyah orchestra attendees connected to the transportation section. They are strong music lovers and boosters whose persistent praise helped grow the orchestra to its current size and quality.
Putnam Barstow, renowned cello soloist for the Tri City Symphony, is confined to bed this week due to illness and is listed as sick. The orchestra awaits his return as performances proceed.
Mary Townley and Styles Allen, two students in Barstow's beginner violin class, show steady progress. They are nearing ease with first violin scores and expanding technical skills.
Ormond Jenson among Barstow's beginners on the clarinet shows considerable talent and is poised to become a leading member of the Tri-City Symphony's clarinet section.
Monroe Slack of the Pecos violin section began lessons on the clarinet this Monday. Mr. Harp advises him to mark the time and practice to advance toward the first chair.
Wallace Connally of Pecos begins to grasp timing and tone on the violin. He has talent and is expected to handle first violin parts in a few months.
The director faced friction after a lengthy Pecos rehearsal described as one of the best ever held. The assistant director urged ending on time so players can clear their instruments by 9 30, with the publication disclaiming responsibility for the item.
Plans call for the Tri City Symphony to assemble at Toyah Sunday afternoon March 30 for a group photograph. Time details will be announced later. W D Cowan, with three lessons, joined Baptist church orchestra rehearsal and showed good progress on the slide violin instrument, considering brief instruction.
In Reeves County the note lists a public citation and court action involving E. W. Miller as plaintiff and J. P. Goodger and others in a 1924 case. The report mentions Miss Florence Colwell appearing at rehearsal last night as a trumpet performer with potential to become a leading trumpeter.
A theatergoer tells an usher he has lost a piece of taffy on the floor and insists it is in his teeth. The usher urges calm as the crowd is unsettled. The note ends with a playful aside about a glass window supplier.
Texas summons Reeves County sheriff to publish weekly for four weeks. In the 1924 suit plaintiff F. J. Billingslee seeks payment on five promissory notes totaling 6719.00 related to land in Reeves County. The case names Harold R. Knower J Marie Knower Sarah Clark Amos E Kegley and Fairbanks Morse & Co as defendants.
The plaintiff seeks to recover the principal on notes Nos 2 and 3 each $1339.40 with only interest paid, and to foreclose the vendor's lien on the described land. Sarah E. Clark is shown as owner of the property per Reeves County records, while the plaintiff retains notes Nos 2 and 3. The writ is returnable at the next term, dated February 23, 1924, with the court seal.
Notice of sale of a 1919 Franklin Sedan in Pecos Reeves County to satisfy a $751.81 debt owed by Kenneth Slack to Mrs. F. W. Johnson. The sale, cash only, will occur March 26, 1924, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, in front of the courthouse. The debt is secured by a chattel mortgage dated October 19, 1923, with a $100 credit from February 5, 1924 and 10 percent interest plus 10 percent attorney fees if pursued. Default details follow.
Notice states sale to satisfy balance due on note under the instrument. Witness dated March 13 1924. Signed Mrs F W Johnson by attorney J A Drane.
Readable portions suggest a claim about a cure or treatment within fourteen days. The text mentions healing concepts but is fragmented and lacks verifiable details or sources.
The tonic claims to purify and enrich the blood improving strength and vigor. It describes iron and quinine suspended in syrup and notes it is pleasant enough for children.
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