County Court Debates Bankhead Highway Link
Commissioners met in regular session with officials present to discuss linking Bankhead Highway through Ward County toward Heromaso via Toyah precinct. No action reported as minutes were unavailable. R N Couch and Dr Camp may visit Austin to learn road bond allocations while both reportedly oppose building the road now. Further details promised next week.
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Commissioners Court
Bankhead
Werd County
Toyah
Hermosa
R. N. Couch
Dr. Camp
Austin
Highway Commission
Pecos Steam Laundry Seeks Local Clients for Service
A home steam laundry announces readiness to operate and offer pick up and delivery service. Rough dry price listed at 40 cents per dozen. contact by phone 168. Public notice style classified brief from Pecos.
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Pecos
E. F. Fuqua
Laundry Service Rumor Denied Growth Plans Announced
Mrs. Clinton Ezell states she will continue and grow the laundry business. Prices remain 30 cents a dozen rough dry and 6 cents a pound flat work, with a planned increase to 35 cents a dozen after this week. The Ezells announce a larger laundry room and invite customers to bring work or have pickups. Phone listed as 210.
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Clinton Ezell
Singleness of purpose and the mind that mints money
A motivational piece arguing that wealth follows a focused mind not a silver spoon. It emphasizes independence, honesty, and using one's heart to help others, noting determination and concentration as essential tools. Historical figures like Lincoln Edison Emerson McCormick Agassiz are cited to illustrate brain wealth over cash.
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Emerson
Lincoln
Edison
McCormick
Agassiz
City Clean-Up Ordered For March 20 By Pecos
The Pecos City Council orders a general clean-up on Tuesday March 20 to assist state health officials in preventing disease and fires. Citizens must clear trash from premises and haul debris to alleys for removal to the dump outside the city. Mayor Ben Palmer urges full compliance to save lives and reduce suffering.
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W. H. Beazley
Pecos
Ben Palmer
Governor Neff calls Texas Legislature for special session
Governor Neff issues a call for a Thursday March 15 special session with four proposed items the preservation of public schools eleemosynary institutions and government enhanced court power to remove officials for willful law enforcement failure and laws to enforce temperance provisions. a Pecos Reeves county dust storm brings March weather with cold snaps widespread freezing hydrants and unsettled conditions forecast to continue.
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Neff
Texas
Courts of
Pecos
Reeves County
General Malone to continue Citizens' Military Training Camp
Brigadier General Paul B. Malone will command the Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Sam Houston starting July 30 and ending August 28. A 1894 U.S. Military Academy graduate, Malone is a WWI veteran with numerous honors and prior training camp leadership, including an early Presidio CTS camp and service with Pershing in France. He expresses enthusiasm and has begun organizing the camp activities.
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Eighth Corps
Paul B. Malone
2Nd Field Artillery Brigade
Citizens
Fort Sam Houston
Malone
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Presidio
San Francisco
Plattsburg
N. Y
Central Department
General Pershing
France
Damage if It Does Not Eliminate the Fruit Crop
The excerpt warns of continued damage and potential crop loss if the issue fails to fully wipe out the fruit harvest in this section beyond local impact. It notes risk to growers and market implications without identifying specific fruits or locations.
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Harvard Blvd
Los Angeles
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P. R. Payne
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Brownson
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Baggs
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Leetrie
Barber
Granny
Baby
Dallas News
the Polly Music and Tea Room
Lucy Mitchell
Ora Pruett
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Lee
Pecos Light & Ice Company
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