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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
1
The Pecos Public School is analyzed as a major industry with an executive superintendent and a school board. It argues for a businesslike operation, strict discipline, and high academic standards, asserting discipline aims to curb crime and encourage cooperation among parents, teachers, and students.
A pre Easter revival at the Christian church runs next week from Wednesday April 1 through Sunday April 12. Rev J Walter Greep and wife lead as evangelists with pastor preaching on topics including the unforgivable sin and life after death. Mrs Greep directs the music and Tillman Durden handles the orchestra. Evening services are scheduled with possible morning services in week two.
The P A L Club met at Della Mae Hudson’s home Saturday at 3 30 p m Nine games of 42 were played with Letha Prewit and Janice McKellar sharing high score Refreshments of refrigerator cake and hot chocolate were served to Janice McKellar Evelyn Leiman Margaret Love Letha Prewit Ruth Newell Edith Harris Ellen Kate Ross Wylie Sue Cole Myrtle Cowan Ora Belle Ward Pat Krauskopf and the hostess.
The Pecos visit featured Interior official Work, Doctor Mead, Reclamation head, and Washington lawmakers among 12 dignitaries. They rode the Santa Fe from Carlsbad, viewed Red Bluff reservoir, and met Pecos businessmen at lunch before leaving for Fort Worth. The outcome remains uncertain but could bring a major boon to West Texas.
The Presbyterian church ladies auxiliary met Tuesday March 24 led by Mrs. M. W. Collie. They discussed routine business and enjoyed a fine refreshments spread. Hostess provided a social chat. Next Tuesday they meet for Home Mission Study on Colored Evangelization conducted by Mrs. H. L. Petty.
Buford Hester of Memphis visited Pecos to approve building a modern cotton compress and fumigation plant. The facility will serve Pecos and nearby areas, employ 35 workers in peak times and 15 in off season, and be one of six in the United States. Construction begins after a charter is filed.
The Pecos Cotton Oil Co plans a four press mill with 75 ton capacity to produce cotton seed oil meat cake lentils and hulls. Old alfalfa mill site north of the ail road will host the plant with 15 workers. George Holden arrives to lead construction and the firm moves a large plant from Garland Texas with two carloads already onsite.
Mrs C R McCarver and Rev C S McCarver mourn the sudden Friday night death of their son in law H B Cogdell at Olney. A UT Austin graduate and longtime Texas educator he leaves wife Ver non and three year old son Henry Benton Jr. Cogdell served as Graham school superintendent before returning to private work and was known as a Christian gentleman with many friends in Pecos and Olney.
Rev and Mrs C S McCarver sell their goods and pack belongings then move next week to Plainview to stay with their daughter. Ill health prompts the change after sixteen years in Pecos. Friends recall their wisdom and kindness as Bro McCarver returns to the Northwest Texas conference.
The Baptist revival led by Dr. L. Gates of San Antonio draws large crowds with two daily services. About forty five conversions and church additions have occurred. more days remain, with Sunday expected as a banner close to the revival.
Ed Purdy notes a paradox in common wisdom claiming a sow can sow wild oats yet still raise calif. The quip highlights contradictions in everyday farm adages.
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