Pecos Sunday School Base Ball League Schedule
Official schedule shows weekly Thursday games at 5 oclock for Pecos Methodist Baptist and Christian Churches. Home teams rotate with pairings listed from April to September including Methodist Christians Baptist Methodist Christian Baptist, noting venues and dates.
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Pecos
Methodist Baptist
Christian Church
Methodists
Christians
Baptist
Methodist
Christian
Baptists
Missionary Social Reports Share at Woman's Meeting
The Women's Missionary Society held a silver tea at Mrs. A. E. Wilcox’s home with hostesses Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. J. B. Heard. Ben Randall spoke on the New Mexico conference, plans were made for a dinner to support the Belle H. Bennett memorial fund, and members registered birth months for a birthday contribution program.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
A. E. Wilcox
Wilcox
J. B.heard
Ben Randall
Auxilary
Mary Boatright
John Wendt
T. J. Sisk
W. A. Hendricks
Earl Easterbrook
C. K. McKnight
Albert Sisk
G. B. Finley
J W. Brown
Oram Green
Max Kraus
Kopf
Wildie Runnels
John Hibdon
Euzelian Class Picnic Ends Class Membership Contest
The Euzelian class of the Baptist Sunday School held a membership contest won by Miss Julia Ward whose group was entertained by the losing side led by Miss Bobbie Bowie. On Monday they went to the Alamo playground for swimming and a picnic supper. Attending were Mrs C C Weatherby, Mrs John Wadley, and members Julia Ward Bobbie Bowie Warren Collings Amanda Mae Bean Beatrice Bowie Celia Prewitt Gussie Richburg Bettie Blanche Harrison Delma Alexander.
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Baptist Sunday School
Julia Ward
Bobbie Bowie
Alamo Playground
Jane Looby
C. C. Weatherby
John Wadley
Warren Collings
Amanda Mae Bean
Beatrice Bowie
Celia Prewitt
Gussie Richburg
Bettie Blanche Harrison
Delma Alexander
Wise Man and Poet Wives Riddle
A student and a Wise Man trade lines about poets and their wives. The poet noted as taking in nature is answered with a punning twist about his wife’s duties. The exchange plays on wordplay between poetry and home life.
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Washine
Dinner party honors visiting missionary lady in Balmorhea
Mrs W A Knapp en route from Carlsbad New Mexico for the Woman's Missionary Society meeting was hosted for dinner by Mrs Ben Randall. Mrs W Perry of Nashville Tennessee vice president of the Woman's Council joined as a guest. Conversation centered on the Carlsbad conference events and activities.
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W. A. Knapp
Balmorhea
Carlsbad
N.M
Woman’s Missionary Society
New Mexico
Methodist Church
Ben Randall
Womans Council
Carlsbed
Knapp
Balmorhea Missionary Society
Benedict Sheriff E. B. Kiser Weds Blanche Bowie
Sheriff E B Kiser and Miss Blanche Bowie were married Saturday morning April 25 in a ceremony conducted by Rev W H Vanderpool at the Methodist Church. Blanche, raised in Pecos, is a high school graduate and well regarded among friends.
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Eeves
Loving Counties
E. B. Kiser
Blanche Bowie
P. E. Bowie
W. H. Vanderpool
Methodist Church
Blanche
Pecos
Program at Methodist Church Sunday Morning
The church schedule lists an 11 o clock service with hymns, readings, and solos. Items include Onward Christian Soldiers, the House with Golden Windows Reading Five Little Pennies, and a violin solo. Various departments present songs and Bible stories led by teachers and pastors concluding with Doxology.
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Methodist Church
Nora Belle
Ners
Jesus
God
Elizabeth Stephens
Patrica Green
Hazel Monce
Mary Kathryne Reeder
Mrs Pat Wilson Honored By Christian Church Ladies Aid
The Christian Church Ladies Aid Society held a social at Mrs H L Magee’s home on Tuesday honoring Mrs Pat Wilson before she moves with her family to El Paso. Guests enjoyed contests and were presented a silver tomato server. Ice cream and cake were served to about twenty five to thirty attendees.
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The
Christian Church Ladies Aid Society
H. L. Magee
Pat Wilson
el Paso
Wilson
Keith Meredith Circle Seeks Fellowship at Mrs Booker Home
On Tuesday the Keith Merideth Circle met at Mrs R E Booker’s home for devotional led by Rev Garner. After a social hour, refreshments were served to members including Pat Fulgin Herbert Holloway Kenneth Stack Milton Wadley John Wadley Barney Hubbs R B Norman R B Harlan Dan Bowie Tobe DeRacy Bob Stevenson G C Parker J C Wilson Mable Beauchamp and Rev J M Garner.
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Keith- Merideth
R. E. Booker
Ollot&al
Garner
Pat Fulgin
Herbert Holloway
Kenneth Stack
Milton Wadley
John Wadley
Barney Hubbs
R. B. Norman
R. B. Harlan
Dan Bowie
Tobe DeRacy
Bob Stevenson
G. C. Parker
J. C. Wilson
Mable Beauchamp
J. M. Garner
Woodmen Circle Holds Meeting in April Gathering
The Woodmen Circle met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Ed Otto’s home to open the regular session. Delegate C. C. Colwell reported on the recent State Convention in San Antonio. Refreshments concluded the pleasant afternoon.
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Woodmen
Ed Otto
C. C. Colwell
San Antonio
District Court Sessions Face Continued Cases
District Court opened Monday with North Texas Trust Company versus Mrs. Lou Duncan a suit on note and T. M. Wilson versus John J. Bush continued by plaintiff. Court adjourned to reconvene Monday May 4 with criminal cases scheduled.
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District Court
North Texas Trust Company
Lou Duncan
T. M. Wilson
John J. Bush
Death of Pecos Resident W. E. Wilson in El Paso
W. E. Wilson, longtime Pecos resident now living in El Paso, died in a sanitarium last Thursday after a period of ill health. He had worked for the Texas and Pacific Railway. The Pecos community extends sympathy to his family in their bereavement.
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W. E. Wilson
Pecos
el Paso
Wilso
T. and P. Railway
Dream That Came True senior play thrills Pecos
Senior Class of Pecos High School presented The Dream That Came True at Rialto Theatre to a large audience. The show pleased spectators and yielded a good financial result. Mrs. C. B. Foster impressed with violin solos as the orchestra performed well. All amateur actors delivered solid performances.
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Pecos
Rialto Theatre
C. B. Foster
Mildred Carson
University of Texas
Phi Beta Kappa
Mildred
J. J. Walt
Barstow
Sid Cowan
Mrs Edna Fletcher Dies After Illness in El Paso
Edna Fletcher of El Paso died Tuesday after a long illness. She was a daughter of Mrs M B Gates who lived at Orla where she served as agent. Survived by husband and two children. The family receives community sympathy. Ed.
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Edna Fletcher
el Paso
M. B. Gates
Orla
Drunken Patron Chooses Woman's Exchange Handoff
A man who had imbibed freely wanders into a woman's exchange and asks if the matron is the woman in charge. After a brief exchange she confirms, and he replies I guess I’ll keep Mary as he attempts to depart in a stagger.
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Mary
American Life Dignity Highlighted by Met Museum Wing
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opens a new American Interiors and furnishings wing to showcase dignified colonial and revolutionary era design. It rebuts the notion that American taste equals Victorian tawdriness, arguing that early American taste reflected serene dignity in wainscoting, New England mansions, Gilbert Stuart works, and cabinet making.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Versailles
Christopher Wren
England
United States
Virginie
New England
Gilbert Stuart
Middle States
Jefferson
Madison
Washington
Franklin
Hamten
Adamees
Hays Rules Immoral Plays and Novels From Film
The Wish President Will Haye of the Motion Picture Producers denounces filming works with immoral tendencies. He rebuts claims of moral endings, cites the St Anthony tale, and jokes about a traveler imagining being a saint after viewing a famous European painting.
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Will Haye
Motion Picture Producers
Noveliete
Hays
Los Angeles
St. Anthony
Europe
Uffizi
They Reconcile Amidst Tense Interchange
A dramatic exchange reveals tension and reluctant reconciliation as a new rogue influences behavior. The dialogue hints at interpersonal conflict and evolving dynamics within the group.
Americanizing music in Texas schools urged by Harp
A call to establish a state wide school of music to train American youths and direct bands and orchestras in Texas. The speaker condemns foreign influence in music departments and advocates using Mr. Harp as an efficient leader to create a local music school.
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Texas
Pecos
West Texas
Harp
If you saw a man jump Niagara Falls with soap
A specialist argues that a person in a bizarre stunt would not be deemed crazy if the act resembles a bath. An insurance lawyer agrees the behavior could be interpreted as preparing for bathing with soap.
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Niagara Falls
Oldtimer Speaks of Wife’s Large Mind in Banter
A humorous exchange features Oldbird claiming his wife has a big mind and has given him a piece of it daily for fifty years, while a friend reacts with a simple affirmative. The quip playfully extols a spouse’s influence and wit in long marriage.
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Oldbird
Ambition to Make Front Page News Across Modern Papers
A bold speaker declares desire for something big and worthwhile to gain wide newspaper attention. The quote frames daring pursuit as the quickest path to front-page exposure, reflecting a drive for public visibility and impact.
Ed Purdy's Philos On Marriage Ends In Quip
The quote notes Ed Purdy marking seventy years of marriage and jokes about its difficulty. It reflects a reflective, lighthearted sentiment on long marriages and perseverance.
Blonde Bess Advises Over Coal Price Blues
Blonde Bess quips that her mother has ceased worrying about coal prices and urges thinking of ice instead. This playful remark reflects wartime rationing attitudes and household economies in the era.
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Blonde Bess
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Benedict
Song
the Good Shepherd
Supt
Doxology
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Keith Meredith Circle
Woodmen Circle
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Fletcher
Dignity
Oldtimer
Ed Purdy
Philos
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