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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1934

Page

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Out Our Way Ryowsie Tinele Sid

The readable line presents a playful cartoon caption with a swapped name clue suggesting humor. It lacks clear events or persons beyond the two names, offering brief amusement rather than a full news item.

Frowsie the Pecos terrier fights for sight at El Paso hospital

The wire-haired pet of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Yard has gone blind after six weeks in a dog hospital. Doctors fear permanent loss, but with treatment and luck he may regain his eyesight. The Yards, with many Pecos and traveling friends, hope for a speedy recovery as Frowsie wanders Brandon Hotel corridors.

Pecos Dudley Yard Frowsie Yards el Paso Hotel Brandon

Pecos Lions Kite Tournament Set for Saturday

Pecos hosts the fourth annual Lions kite tournament at the baseball park starting 1 PM. School children and adults competed in weeks of practice with kites of paper, cloth, and food, as prizes are awarded for largest, smallest, best instructed, and most comical kites plus tie and endurance battles. Lion J L Kincannon presides and a grand prize of 2.50 in cash from the Lions Club goes to the boy with the most first places.

Pecos Baseball Park Lion J. L. Kincannon Lions Club Bill

Share the Wealth Club Proposed After Courthouse Meeting

About 40 or 50 people attended a Wednesday night gathering at the courthouse to organize a Share the Wealth club under Senator Huey P. Long's plan. Sam Iggs presided as speakers included Judge J. B. Woolfolk Justice T. F. Slack and Charles Ripley. Another meeting is set for Thursday night at the courthouse for all interested.

Huey P. Long Ouisiana Sam Iggs J. B. Woolfolk T. F. Slack Charles Ripley

Local Churches Plan Easter Special Events

The article notes Easter Sunday as the anniversary of Christ's rebirth and emphasizes its importance. It states Pecos churches are preparing special Easter services with programs detailed in the news items below.

Christ Pecos

Three Others Hurt In Smash On Highway

Kerr heads new Pecos ball team as district attorney William L. Kerr elected president at Friday courthouse meeting. Barney Hubbs elected vice president H Beauchamp secretary. Directors Albert Sisk Dudley Yard Ken Regan Earl Bell Harry Hinkle to assist. A manager to be named, with H Doty favored. Crowd of 50 to 60 attended, $40 subscribed, uniforms pledged, cash gifts from Beauchamp Wadley Kiser Kerr and Perkins Cafe.

Albert Sisk Dudley Yard Ken Regan Earl Bell Harry Hinkle H. Doty

Victims Named In Bankhead Highway Crash

Sam Hayes an insurance man from Pyote and a former Pecos resident died in a Bankhead highway wreck four miles east of Pyote. J A Summerhill Monahans schools superintendent also died. C 8 Eskridge who was towing Summerhill's car survived injuries. The Studebaker driven by J N Zarna of Springfield Ohio struck the towed vehicle.

Eskridge Monahans Summerhill Hayes Studebaker J. N. Zarna Springfield Ohio Summer Hill Zarna

Presbyterians Plan Easter Service at First Presbyterian Church

A special Easter program at First Presbyterian Church features a prelude and cantata. The service lists a procession to Calvary, the Crucifixion and Resurrection, plus the cantata King of Glory performed by the choir with contributions by Mesdaumes Lucille Lindsay, M. J. Morrison, and John Correll.

Mesdaumes Lucille Lindsay M. J. Morrison John Correll King of Glory

Sunrise Service Invitation at First Christian Church

Rev. A. G. Abbott invites Christians to Easter sunrise prayer at First Christian Church on Sunday April first at 6 30 AM. Regular services follow with preaching at 11 AM on What Christ's Resurrection Means to The World and an 8 PM Evening Worship on The Greatest Question Ever Asked. Everyone should attend an Easter service.

A. G. Abbott The Christian Church First Christian Church Christ

Baptists Plan Special Fete With Missionary Pageant

Edgar H. Ratiff, pastor, announces a special Easter Sunday school program at 9:45 featuring an attractive missionary pageant. Church members hope a large attendance for the event.

Baptists Edgar H. Ratiff

Canadian Rotarian Bruce Richardson Visits Pecos Club

One of the big men in International Rotary visited the Pecos Rotary club at its Thursday luncheon. The honor guest was Bruce Richardson former district governor of the western Canadian district. His home is in Winnipeg. Details of his address will appear in next week's Enterprise.

International Rotary Pecos Rotary Club Bruce Richardson Richardson Winnipeg Canada

Pecos Chamber Tour Brings Pecos Men to Red Bluff

Sixty three Pecos businessmen led a large motorcade visiting Red Bluff and its new schools. They toured the Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce offices and the lower townsite school, meeting Arch Bell Bill Beck Mr Binkley and Miss Wang along with County Judge Woolfolk H P Davis Bill Sherrod Judge Starley and Mrs Beulah Wilson to extend friendship and goodwill.

Pecos Red Bluff Chamber of Commerce Reeves County J. B. Woolfolk H. P. Davis Bill Sherrod

Pecos Voters Set To Elect City Officials Next Tuesday

Citizens in Pecos will vote next Tuesday on three aldermen a mayor a city secretary and a city marshal. The new city hall will serve as polling place and be open for inspection. Ballot names include mayor B F Toliver city secretary Earl Easterbrook city marshal L H ONeil Joe Hudgens and aldermen John J Bush W F Stoward Jarney Hubbs G G Green. Voters may write in any candidate.

Pecos Toliver B. 4. Toliver Earl Easterbrook L. H. O'Neil Joe Hudgens John J. Bush W. F. Stoward Jarney Hubbs G. G. Green

Burford sells East Texas oil grounds for eight million

Oil trade journals report F. W. Burford sold 266 producing wells and leases in East Texas to Secony Vacuum and Magnolia interests for 8 million dollars in cash and stock. Burford kept his two refineries service stations and West Texas properties.

F. W. Burford East Texas Secony-Vacuum Company Magnolia Trade Journal Burford West Texas

Grand Prize Grows as Money Night Draw Returns

The Grand held its money night last Tuesday drawing with a premium standing room and extra seating in a nearby store. A $50 cash prize was awarded from last week's accumulation and the grand prize advances to $75 for next Tuesday night after Mrs. Joe Glover was not present to claim.

Joe Glover

Backdrop Painted by Pecos Teacher for Cowboy Band

Miss Callie Ross, from Pecos and now a public school teacher, designed and painted a cow boy campfire backdrop used by Simmons University's Cowboy Band. The elaborate scene features a chuck wagon and cattle and has traveled across the United States and to Europe, praised as a great piece of stage scenery.

Simmons University Pecos Callie Ross

Easter Dance to Be Held at Daves Hall

The American Legion hosts an Easter dance at Daves Hall on Saturday night. Vernon Hicks, the Legion’s dance manager, announces a $5 cash prize for the person who stops on the good egg, with music and a floor show lined up.

The American Legion Dave’s Hall Vernon Hicks Legion

Deposits Rise Shaping Pecos Bank Picture

Two Pecos banks report deposits as of March 5, 1934 totaling 771 883 85 up from 642 694 85 on December 30 1953 an increase of 129 189 Loans total 295 060 81 remain low indicating cautious lending while deposits suggest improving general conditions in Pecos and a return to growth.

Pecos Vecas

Gossard Corset Rep Mrs Stone to Visit Pecos

Mrs Stone representing the Gossard Corset Co will be in Pecos all day Monday at the Pecos Mercantile for ladies to view corsets. Pecos ladies are invited to attend and meet her.

Pecos Leads County Meet Despite Weather Delays

Pecos high school won three of four tennis matches as cold wind and rain shortened the county meet at Toyah on Friday. The event paused with Saturday’s contests to complete track and field, debate, and extempore speaking.

Toyah Pecos High School Pecos Josephine Seay Mary Ellen Chapman Frances Miller Brown Seay Gus Bowles O. J. Bryan

PWA Moves to Speed Red Bluff Dam Project

Judge J E Starley received a letter from G E Ramsey of the PWA in Washington stating expedited action on the Red Bluff project. Test holes are being drilled at the dam site and options to purchase over 80 percent of the Red Bluff lands have already been secured.

Enterprise J. E. Starley G. E. Ramsey PWA Washington Red Bluff

Scouting School Set at Local High School

Dr. J. L. Kincannon says a scouting school for scoutmasters opens Monday at the high school. Representatives from the Buffalo Trail Council's 6th division will attend over the next two weeks.

J. L. Kincannon Buffalo Trail Council

Sheriff Reeder Webb Injured in Alexandria Collision

Reeder Webb the Ector county sheriff sustained painful injuries when a motorist fleeing a filling station collided with his car in Alexandria Louisiana. Webb is under medical care at a local hospital.

Reeder Webb Ector County Alexandria Mr. Webb

Pecos baseball team name contest offers $5 prize

Directors of the Pecos ball club announced a $5 prize for the best team name. Submit names to Earl Bell, contest chairman, Pecos, Texas, by April 15. Uniforms contract awarded to Pecos Mercantile Co.

Pecos Earl Bell Texas Pecos Mercantile Co

Local Baseball Team Receives Broad Support For Rotary Field

Community donations fund uniforms from Pecos firms and retailers while baseballs are pledged by Toliver Wall Doty and Cecil Lee. Local carpenters move stands to Rotary Field and canopy lumber comes from Foxworth Galbraith and Higginbotham Barnett. About 35 to 40 prospects train daily under interim manager H Doty.

John Camp Jimmy Morrison L. A. Smith Eastman Jim King J. E. Craft John Horn Jack Camp Whiseant Ed Doty Pecos Enterprise Southern Union Gas Co Leader Grocery Co Elite Cafe Brandon J. C. Penney G. A. Hopper Pecos Furniture Co City Pharmacy J. C B. A. Toliver R. R. Wall H. Doty Cecil Lee Rotary Field Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company Higginbotham-Barnlett Co

Unseasonably Cold Spell Gives Way to Spring Hints

The region endured a frigid two days with low clouds snow and rain near freezing. A near freeze saved budding flowers and fruit trees while cattlemen reported a tentative smile as precipitation reached about a quarter inch. More rain is forecast to greet Easter with signs of spring evident in budding trees green lawns and early flowers.

Exendar

Highway Chairman In Reeves County Inspects Davis Mountain Section

John Wood of the state highway commission visited Reeves County this week to inspect work on the highway near the Davis Mountain Filling Station. He reviewed a new bridge and the resurfacing of a road strip and found the results favorable.

John Wood State Highway Commission Reeves County Davis Mountain Wood

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ryowsie” Is Tinele Sid Ea Sid” Lasley Pecos Mercantile Company Tennessee Uncle Sid Pecos Mercantile Co. Bulletin Sid Tennad Miss Kee Tiere Cowboy Simmons University Cowboy Lion’s Club Simmons Europe Kings Kerr William L. Kerr Attor Ney 109Th Barney Hubbs H. Beauchamp John Wadley Ed Kiser Bill Kerr Perkins Cafe Sam Hayes Pyote J. A. Summerhill Presbyterians First Presbyterian Church Gethsemane Calvary E. B. Kiser Ronald Roberson Callie Pecos Girl RED Bluff Bulletin Scouting
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