Clever Operetta at High School May 11
The Governor's Daughter operetta by Ira B. Wilson will be staged Thursday night May 11 in the high school auditorium. Mrs. Ronald Roberson directs the glee club with Lucile Leeman Lindsay on the score. Cast includes Bertha Stool Frank Mitchell Lucille Stevens and others. admission 10 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira B. Wilson
Theigh School
Ronald Roberson
Lucile Leeman Lindsay
Glee Club
Bertha Stool
Frank Mitchell
Lucille Stevens
Lowell Tennant
Lewell Johnson
Lois Dudley
J. H. Stephens
Mary Ellen Chapman
Birdie Bell
Jessie Bell
Alice
Bell's Garage Plans Full Tire and Service Stock in Pecos
Bell's Garage announces a complete line of General Tires and Conoco products with Quaker State Oils. The business pledges prompt, on‑call service across Pecos and surrounding areas, with trained staff and modern equipment to meet autoist needs in both passenger and commercial fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Conoco
Quaker State
Yale
Pecos
Mr. Bell
Mrs Green Undergoes Appendicitis Operation at Dallas Sanitarium
Mrs John M Green wife of the County and District Clerk underwent an appendicitis operation Monday morning at a Dallas sanitarium. She had just recovered from goiter removal surgery. Reports say she is progressing as well as can be expected. This follows a simultaneous operation on Mrs Clyde Bennett of Pecos, Mr Green’s daughter. Best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Green
Dallas
Green
Clyde Bennett
Pecos
Highway survey shapes Mentone to Thorpe’s Corner link
A State Highway engineer and assistants surveyed the Mentone area to connect with No. 17 at Thorpe’s Corner. They tested a Wright station line diverging to Porterville road, but bridge costs likely block that route. The preferred option would cut distance, but final choice rests with the Highway Department after rights of way are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentone
No. 17
Thorpe’s
Wright
Porterville
Highway Department
Rights of Way
How She Lost 18 Pounds of Fat with Kruschen Salts
A reader from Akron, Ohio reports losing 18 pounds after one bottle of Kruschen Salts and plans to buy more as she weighs 148 pounds. The ad promotes daily half teaspoon in hot water, claiming health and beauty benefits with a money back guarantee at Sanders Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Robinson
Akron
Ohio
Sanders Drug Store
Lawmaking Fairness and Tariff Policy Quotation
A Canton Repository remark states it is improper to enact laws favoring one group over others unless they are tariff laws. The quote underscores views on balanced governance and economic policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Repository
Death of Pioneer Woman Mrs J H Lemons 79 in Tucson
Mrs J H Lemons aged 79 died April 21 at her son Arthur Lemons home in Tucson Arizona. A Pecos and Brewster counties resident for years she settled in 1888. Grandmother of Addie Lee Lemons Boling Sanderson Times publisher. Remains interred Marathon Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lemons
Arthur Lemons
Tucson
Arizona
Lemons
Pecos
Brewster
Addie Lee Lemons Boling
The
Sanderson Times
Marathon
Texas
Uncle Sam Calls Two From Loving
Loving county fills its reforestation quota selecting James Hopper and Charlie Dotson to report at Big Spring for examination and training, then possibly Fort Bliss. The semi military service targets single men 18 to 25 with dependents, who must allot pay to a designated dependent. Pay starts at $30 monthly with meals lodging and recreation scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving County
James Hopper
Charlie Dotson
Big Spring
Fort Bliss
el Paso
New Arrival at Camp Sanitarum for Fort Stockton Couple
Mr and Mrs H Sa Dittman of Fort Stockton welcomed a girl born April 18 at Camp Sanitarum. The child has been named Bobbie Yvonne, a winsome addition to the family.
James Truslow Adams Describes The Mad Decade
The Boston Herald quotes James Truslow Adams naming the 1920s the Mad Decade and notes a modern contrast suggesting greater madness today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Truslow Adams
Boston Herald
Education raises earnings unless they become educators
Kenosha News notes education improves future earnings for youths while warning that choosing a path as educators may not maximize income. The brief reflects local concerns about career outcomes for students in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Ex Baseball Star Recalls Old Days At Lewis Grocery
CoM Oliver a former Big League catcher and Texas League player recalls stirring days in baseball to fans at Lewis Grocery. now a salesman for Canadian Mill and Elevator Co in El Reno Oklahoma he worked from San Angelo and played for Dallas in 1909 1910 and later with the Giants under John McGraw earning 12000 a year for three years. He knows stars including Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Walter Johnson Ty Cobb and others and visits Pecos regularly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Canadian Mill and Elevator Co
el Reno
Okla
Lewis’ Grocery
San Angelo
Dallas
New York
John McGraw
Giants
Babe Ruth
Tris Speaker
Walter Johnson
Ty Cobb
Mr. Oliver
Pecos
Forty Coyotes In Thirty Days In Loving County
Ross Graves, a Federal and State supervised trapper, moved from Kk Hall ranch south of Mentone to Slash ranch in northern Loving County. He has averaged better than one coyote per day, totaling forty for under thirty days on the job. Another trapper operates near the Ward Winkler Loving line. no reports on his work yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Graves
Kk. Hall
Mentone
Slash
Mr. Graves
Loving County
Winkler
Loving Lines
Card of Thanks for Ernest Capps Death
Family expresses gratitude to Pecos friends for kindness and sympathy after the accident that caused the death of son and brother Ernest Capps. Mr and Mrs J W Capps Mr and Mrs Emmitt Capps Si Capps Claude Capps John Muble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Ernest Capps
J. W. Capps
Emmitt Capps
Balmorhea Resident Visits For Business
Sk W Baccus of Balmorhea was here Thursday attending to business.
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Sk. W. Baccus
Local visitors and relatives greet friends across Texas
Miss Annabel Nolan of Wink Texas visited with friends for a few hours Sunday. Mrs W W Dean Jr and children are visiting relatives in El Paso this week. Mr and Mrs Jack Stewart stayed midweek, now living in Iowa Park. Floyd Ingle of El Paso visited relatives Friday. Mr and Mrs B Ingle arrived from California for a short visit with Mrs W J Hester and Steck Ingle. Malcolm Majors recovers from an eye injury from a car wreck in El Paso. Mr and Mrs Henry Kelley and Mrs George Corrall of Litlefeld spent last weekend with relatives including the Kelleys and Ottos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabel Nolan
Wink
Texas
W W. Dean Jr
Il Paso
Jack Stewart
Iowa Park
Fr. B. Ingle
California
W. J. Hester
Mr. Ingle
Steck Ingle
Malcolm Majors
el Paso
Mr. Majors
Nathan Bryan
Fort Worth
Clarence Mount
Henry Kelley
George Corrall
Litlefeld
Tom Kelley
Max Otto
Adla Tab Offer Warns Smokers of Indigestion Risk
Sanders Drug Store advertises Dr Emil's Adla Tab as quick relief for indigestion caused by smoking. The blurb urges not to quit smoking but to use Adla Tablets for upset stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Emil
Sanders Drug Store
Critics upset over films with unhappy endings
The Humorist notes a critic condemning the prevalence of unhappy endings in modern films while face powder makers rouges eye-black and handkerchief producers disagree, offering light relief and practical use.
In and Out of Town Joe Hinson Returns with Hinkle Drug Co
Joe Hinson is back with Hinkle Drug Co after attending a Fort Worth pharmaceutical school for three or four months. Mrs. Hinson and Wilma Ruth accompanied him to Pecos. Edna Peer, Fort Stockton teacher, visited her family over Sunday. Ed Doty fished Balmorhea reservoir with scant luck. Harry Phillips of Lubbock, Tayloe Paper Co salesman, was in town Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hinson
Hinkle Drug Co
Fort Worth
Edna Peer
Fort Stockton
Ed Doty
Balmorhea
Harry Phillips
Lubbock
The
Tayloe Paper Co
Insurance Agent Jo W Camp Visits Fort Stockton
Jo W Camp a Southland Life Insurance agent headquartered near Fort Stockton spent the early part of the week in town handling business matters and meeting local clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo. W. Camp
Southland Life Insurance
Fort Stockton
Mrs Clyde Bennett Undergoes Surgery at Pecos Sanitarium
Mrs Clyde Bennett was operated on at the Pecos Sanitarium Saturday evening and is convalescing favorably this week. Her mother Mrs J M Greep of Dallas plans to join her this week.
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Clyde Bennett
Pecos Sanitarium
J. M. Greep
Dallas
Ben Franklin Store Owner Returns From Dallas Trip
W L Sherrod reports Dallas bustle and sales activity with no mood dip. Fisherwoman Mrs Finley outpaced others at Balmorhea Lake. her husband Finley also fared poorly. Reeves County marks its 25th anniversary with plans for a summer celebration tied to Pecos rodeo. Pecos Laundry owner Clinton Ezell reopens shop with new machinery after reequipping the interior. opening date to be announced.
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W. L. Sherrod
Ben Franklin
Dallas
Reeves County
Pecos
Clinton Ezell
Club Cafe Repaint Highlights Exterior Redesign
The Club Cafe under managers Jerry Cummings and Chris Stephens shows a refreshed look with a new exterior paint scheme and a distinctive club card symbol as part of the updated design.
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Jerry Cummings
Chris Stephens
Leader Grocery Displays Inexpensive Jig-Saw Saw Feature
The Leader Grocery and Hardware displays a low priced jig-saw that allows cutting many puzzles. Manager Keith Camp struggles to keep staff from fooling with the contraption.
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Keith Camp
Jarl Bell Returns From Austin On Business Trip
Jarl Bell came back midweek from Austin where he went to handle business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarl Bell
Austin
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Bell’s
Kolar
Pecos, Texas
President Roosevelt
Luray
Chatom
Ala
Alabama
Sam K
Lone Eagle
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Newark Airport
J. Ross
Mr. Ross
Fuler, Smith & Ross
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Gehrig
Sunshine
Carole Lombard
Old Sol
Treasury
Woodin
White House
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Mentone Monitor
Yvonne
Prise Office
Claude Capps
John Muble
Floyd Ingle
West Texas Chamber OF Commerce
Walter D. Cline
Wichita Falls
Wilbur C. Hawk
Amarillo
Maury Hopkins
Stamford
Spencer A. Wells
D. A. Bandeen
C. O. Finley
Balmorheg Lake
Mr. Finley
Conoco Gas
Quaker State Oil
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