Pecos hosts Cadman Lyceum Chautauqua four day debut
Local business and professional men guarantee a four day Cadman Lyceum Chautauqua in Pecos from April 14 to 18 marking the town’s first chautauqua. Tickets go on sale across stores with adult season passes at 2.50 and children at 1.50. the guarantee aims at ensuring four days of varied acts by well known performers, with proceeds supporting the program and community entertainment.
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Cadman Lyceum Chautauqua
Pecos
Chautauqua
Cadman Lyceum Chautaqua
Rocni
K. M. Regan
Jose
Clay Lumber Co Buys Panhandle Holdings in Pecos Move
Clay Lumber Company purchases Panhandle Lumber Co Pecos yard and opens a new permanent site on Bankhead Highway. The Clay yard moves west of Zimmer Hardware to form a near complete stock of building materials. Local manager R V Nabers confirms readiness and relocation plans with assistant N R Batley arriving to help.
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Panhandle Lumber Co
Pecos
Clay Lumber Company
Panhandle
Clay
Panhandle Lumber Company
Bankhead Highway
East Pecos
Zimmer Hardware Co
R. V. Nabers
The
N. R. Batley
Throckmorton
Mr. Nabers
Paving Downtown Streets Seen With Council Action
A quirky scene unfolds as the horned toad of Eastland watches two visitors described as editors from west of the Pecos. The encounter highlights civic attention to a petition and downtown paving plans amid humorous, surreal narration.
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Pecos
Eastland
Ibharney & Red
Twenty Children Too Many Too Tax Nowdays
A Pecos county tax assessor spared a Mexican woman with 20 children from taxing her scant farm, finding little property to burden county finances. The official, known for a generous heart, refused to render her burro and chickens as taxable value.
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Pecos
W. A. Hendricks
A. Hendricks
City Fire Marshal Says Towns Pay Own Losses At Luncheon
Olive, Texas state fire marshal, told Pecos chamber of commerce members that each city must cover its own fire losses and that the key rate can be reduced with adequate firefighting apparatus. He noted other towns do not share losses and that the recent rise in the key rate was due entirely to losses.
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Olive
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Jlocu
Pecos Junction Chosen for San Antonio to El Paso Bus Line
West Texas Coaches officials select Pecos as junction for the new San Antonio to El Paso bus route with planned stops at Fore Stockton Dalmarhben and Pecos. Local chamber of commerce offers help securing state sanction while police report multiple arrests including jail break capture in Spur and forgery charges as petty crime rises.
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Pecos
San Antonio
el Paso
West Texas Coaches
Spur
FE. B. Kiser
Flocki
New Pecos Addition Opens After Long City Planning
J B Mosby starts active work on a 50 acre Bell and Regan addition with W W Dean, south and east of Balmorhea Highway, joining Alberta Heights. Subdivision work begins this week on the large block of acreage now within Pecos city limits and will open an unrestricted area.
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Pecos
J.B. Mosby
Bell & Regan
W W. Dean
Alberta Heights
Winkler Opens Largest Anniversary Bargain Week in Pecos
Sam Winkler launches his greatest anniversary sale in Pecos to celebrate two years since moving to the Maughan building. He expects big crowds from West Texas with carefully planned promotions, expanded staff, and money saving prices to reward loyal customers. He aims to grow Pecos as a regional trading center.
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Sam Winkler
West Texas
Winkler
Pecos
Oak
Maughan
Dle
Ward
Early Pioneer Mrs Sarrah Heard Dies in West Texas
Mrs Sarrah Catherine Heard, aged around 70, longtime resident and prominent West Texas figure, died Monday morning after a long illness. Born September 25 1849 in Washington County Texas she married Jasper Newton Heard on July 7 1870 in Goliad County. They moved to Pecos in 1895 where they built a frontier home. Her five sons and one daughter survive, with most sons remaining in the West continuing their parents’ legacy.
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Sarrah Catherine Heard
West
Newcomer
Washington County
Texas
Lone Star State
Jasper Newton Heard
Goliad County
Pecos
John Wadley Buys Sole Interest in Dry Cleaning Shop
John Wadley purchases the complete interest in the Brown and Wadley dry cleaning plant for 5000 dollars and plans to move the shop to the Mint Cafe office, reopening Monday March 19 with a modern Sherer Continuous Flow cleaning system at an estimated cost around 5000.
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John Wadley
Brown & Wadley
Mint Cafe
Sherer
Dowd Opens New Insurance Agency
C. Dowd, formerly of Odessa, opens an insurance agency in the Syndicate building here and seeks a permanent home in the city. He handles all forms of insurance and bonds, specializing in workmen's compensation. He envisions steady city growth and may build a large apartment house to accommodate new families.
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C. Dowd
Odessa
Mr. Dowd
Us Gals Can't Be Too Independent
A humorous note laments women remaining independent during leap year, mocking men for not asking for rides or proposing. It predicts a male ultimatum as scouts and suitors stay scarce, urging town to acknowledge the warning and consider future implications for gender roles.
Devlin Engineering Wins Pecos Downtown Survey Contract
The Pecos city council awarded Devlin Engineering Company the contract to survey downtown streets for paving. A chamber of commerce led petition with 99 percent of property owners supported the action and a local engineer will begin work next week, with a 30 day report expected.
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Pecos
J. W. Moore
Devlin Engineering Company
Gayle McFaddeun
Chamber of Commerce
Furth
Regan
Devlin Engineering Co
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