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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1929
Page
12
Branks Comedians will again show starting Monday evening for a week, touring to Tepga this summer with vaudeville and music. The company, now with a larger 11 piece band under Jerry Barnes, opens with a show featuring Tommy. The venue is on the lot south of city hall.
Research from the University of Pentsylvania suggests women drivers are involved in accidents about three times as often as men. Yet many female-involved crashes are minor, due to cautious driving and slower speeds, while men tend to cause more severe carnage.
Odessa born Democrat Rep. Webb of the 88th district is profiled as a long time farmer and judge of the peace who married in the 1890s and has six sons including Sheriff Reedy Webb. The piece notes his rise from local farmer to state legislator across the Thirty-ninth to Forty-first sessions, and mentions his role in cotton futures and lands forfeit laws.
Dr Pierce discusses ongoing car testing and factory achievements in Pecos. The Hudson Company invites the public to visit for continuous open house sessions to see and try the cars in various tests and demonstrations.
Pecos community notes a flurry of visitors and locals in town. Reagan Andrews spends weekend with friends. John M. Cowan returns from Canyon. Skeet Williams travels from Snyder. Mrs. Watts and sons back from Mineral Wells. Henry Webb visits Pecos from district legislature. Evelyn Slack heads to El Paso for medical care. Several locals enroll in Cumberland University or attend stock shows. a few suffer accidents. News brief also cites corrections about a previous piano credit and lists various guests and residents visiting J. B. Davis family.
Miss Elizabeth Green arrived here with her brother J. N. Green and family. She now lives in Marfa, establishing residence there.
Miss Margaret Love arrived Saturday from Canyon to spend the weekend with her mother and sister Miss Aileen. She left Sunday to return to college.
Earl Wicker from Alpine spent the weekend with his parents and family. He is attending Sul Ross this year and starred on the team last season.
Carl Wright, arriving Wednesday from his New Mexico ranch, plans several days in Pecos to handle business and visit a number of his friends.
R L Parker mayor of Toyah was in Pecos Monday on business. He recently returned from the east after the death of his mother. His many friends extend him sympathy.
Lions Club members voted to back the Pecos ball club for an improved season. Aspirants are practicing as the team readies for trials, with hope of attracting fans and boosting local pride.
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