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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
2
A humorous exchange features Hiram declaring he has two harvest hands hired named Right and Left. Ma expresses surprise as she asks their names and receives the punny reply.
Communications regarding radio to The Radio Editor in Pecos Enterprise Pecos Texas are requested. The column invites readers to send questions comments and reports on broadcasting topics for future issues.
WBAP outlines a week of radio concerts and programs from May 13 to May 19 featuring Rev J W Bergin at First Methodist Church services and performances by L L Withers Ballinger Saxophone Sextet Sam S Losh Mount Gilead orchestra Ida Epps Euterpean Club Cornelius Quartet and North Texas State Normal School orchestra with R S Riggs directing. A summer halt to Sunday sacred concerts starts June.
Maj. Gen. George O. Squier announces a new telegraph alphabet for radio telegraph and cable use in all languages. The system equalizes transmission time for dot dash and space, uses three amplitudes for distinction, and aims to speed up communication while reducing interference.
A terse Fort Worth item thanks readers for support and signals ongoing attention to a wave trap topic, noting community interest and local involvement without detailing technical specifics.
The piece describes a wave trap using a variable inductance and capacity to tune to a standard wavelength and absorb most energy from that wave while allowing nearby weaker stations to be received. It explains construction, tuning, and mounting details for use with any receiving set and notes how it affects dial readings and interference.
The Wireless Age offers a method to wire a radio set correctly on the first attempt. Cut out hookup diagrams, mount on cardboard, place tracing paper over it, and trace each connected wire in red ink as you progress. Follow the diagram step by step to ensure proper function.
KFFZ of Dallas Texas the Al G Barnes Amusement Company receiver of one of the first Class A licenses in the nation has been allocated frequency 1330 kilocycles wavelength 226 meters and power 20 watts by the Radio Section of the Department of Commerce.
NAA Arlington cuts to 435 meters affecting reception. Previously on 710 meters. Pecos listeners told to use Wednesdays and Fridays to hear the United States Marine Band and Washington Navy Yard Band. New wavelengths after May 15 include Fort Worth Star-Telegram 476 meters St Louis around 546 meters Cincinnati around 306 meters Arlington 43 meters Anacostia 412 meters.
Exide batteries in all sizes discounted at Slack's Battery Station. Ford batteries cut from 21.85 to 16.50 for a short time. Call 7.34-1f for pricing and availability before buying elsewhere.
Lt. J A Gilruth announces physical efficiency tests will be part of the 1923 Citizens Military Training Camps at Fort Sam Houston. Tests aim to measure youth fitness nationwide with a national yardstick and publicity for camp and state results.
A compact ad notes Exide battery sales at Slack's Battery Station offering deep discounts. It promotes Exide batteries, urges prompt purchase during the sale, and repeats the station's phone number with location at 34-tf.
Ledger notes a medical ad claiming brom quinine laxative tablets treat colds and grip and influenza symptoms. Product claims include relief through chemical remedy, with emphasis on digestive and restorative effects.
The 1921-22 world cotton use nears 12 million bales with 1922-23 not less than 13 million. 1923-24 demand looks steady. July 31 1923 carryover projected at 6.8 million bales, largely foreign short staple, vs 6.7 in 1922 and 10.5 in 1921. Acreage in 1923 could total 36.99 million acres. crop range from 9.61 to 13.75 million bales depending on yield, with lint carryover 1.184 million bales and US mill stocks, down from 2.832 million in 1922.
A playful exchange unfolds as a man tries to apologize to a woman, saying he meant the glove while she retorts with wit, prompting lighthearted humor and a memorable moment.
A humorous hiring exchange centers on a cook applicant explaining he left his previous job because a quarrel between husband and wife over how meals were cooked. The man questions the quarrel topic revealing the couple argued about cooking methods.
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