Pecos Area Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Events
Local residents and visitors frequent Pecos Monday with trips from Toyah and Saragosa to attend business and social engagements. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. George K Jackson and Mrs. Hefner hosting a reception for in law Mrs. Charles Hefner, and B Jordan with Max Krauskopf traveling to Houston for Knights of Pythias. Fort Stockton Pioneer style community bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Hefner
Charles Hefner
Chas. Boyd
Saragosa
Pecos
B. Jordan
Max Krauskopf
Houston
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Ezell Electric Laundry Ad Promises Fast Service
Local laundry service offers quick turnaround with competitive prices and a call to action to call 210.38-4 for pickup and delivery. The small classified notice emphasizes speed and affordability.
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Ezell
Mrs Weyer Honored At Bridge Party In Honor Of Guest
Mrs E J Weyer inspired a Monday evening gathering hosted by Mrs W W Dean at her home. Five tables of bridge were enthusiastically played with Mrs M S Hudson winning high score and receiving a gilt deck. Mrs Weyer also received a duplicate deck. An ice course followed for the guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Weyer
M. S. Hudson
Jack Wingate
J. A. Crane
Chas. Manahan
Monroe Kerr
H. B. Prickett
David Tudor
M. W. Collie
Walter Browning
J. B. Howard
J. R. Humphrey Elected Superintendent of Van Horn Schools
J R Humphrey has been elected superintendent of public schools in Van Horn Texas. He has served Pecos High School this past session and accepted the Van Horn position with the support of Pecos patrons. An $800 per year salary increase influenced his move and he is praised for education and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Humphrey
van Horn
Texas
Humphrey
Pecosa
R. N. Couch
Pecos
McElvain Residence Burned In Western Town Fire
A Sunday morning blaze destroyed the McElwain residence occupied by Mrs Shellenberger and family in western town. Firemen saved adjacent structures but nearly all household goods and clothing were burned as the building went up rapidly after the alarm. Mrs Shellenberger was at church and had left children at home when the fire started.
Hefner Bedell Card Announces Dallas-Natal Marriage
Pecos friends receive cards announcing the 1923 marriage of Charles Newton Hefner and Miss Janette Bedell in Dallas Texas. Charles son of Mrs T J Hefner, reared in Pecos, educated in Pecos schools, later a Dallas banker. They arrived Thursday for a visit with his mother and family.
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Hefner-Bedell
Pecos
Charles Newton Hefner
Janette Bedell
Dallas
Texas
Charles
T. J. Hefner
Reeves County District Court Adjourns to Reconvene on 21st
The Reeves county district court adjourned this week and will reconvene on the 21st with the grand jury. No major cases were tried this term, marking the lightest docket in years due to Judge Gibbs ensuring speedy trials and minimal county expenses.
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Reeves County
Gibbs
Churches Intermediate League May Meeting Program
The Churches Intermediate League meets on May 13 to explore What It Takes to Make a God League. Leader Auline Stephens presides with scripture lessons from John 15 12 to 18 and Exodus 20 3 9. Members Bertha Hairston Thelma Deering Lila Floy Thurston contribute readings and songs. Reading of the Minutes Roll Call Discussion Song Benediction.
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Auline Stephens
John
Bertha Hairston
James Deering
Margaret Love
Matthew
Thelma Deering
Joshua
Lila
James
Floy Thurston
What to Fear and What Not to Fear May 13 1923
Mary Wilson leads a May 13 1923 program examining fear with songs prayers and Bible study. God Will Take Care of You and When to Fear and When Not to Fear feature readings by Vivian Wilson Lena Belle Warren and Mary Wilson. The program includes Psalms 27 1 4 a meditation on heaven by Florence Johnson and a Mother's Day poem by Woodrow Wheat Fitzgerald Cecil Turner.
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Mary Wilson
Heaven
Florence Johnson
Vivian Wilson
Lena Belle Warren
Georgia Johnson
Nancy Camp
Beverly Vaughan
Woodrow Wheat
A Fitzgerald
Cecil Turner
Missionary Society Chicken Dinner Draws Crowd
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South served a chicken dinner Monday at the old Pecos Dry Goods Store building. The menu featured chicken and pies and other fare, drawing about fifty dollars to be used for church purposes.
Wingate Hosts Bridge Night For Miss Bisbee Of Minneapolis
Mr and Mrs Jack Wingate entertained Friday evening in honor of their aunt Miss Bisbee of Minneapolis Minnesota Three tables of players enjoyed the games and an ice course afterward Guests included Miss Bisbee Mrs E J Weyer Mrs John Baker Mrs M S Hudson Mr and Mrs J B Howard Mr and Mrs W W Dean and Dr and Mrs O J Bryan
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Jack Wingate
Bridge
Miss Bisbee
Minneapolis
Minnesota
E. J. Weyer
John Baker
M.S. Hudson
J. B. Howard
W. W. Dean
O. J. Bryan
Mrs R E Miller Dies in Russellville on Birthday
Mrs R E Miller dies at 52 in Russellville Kentucky on her birthday May 9 1871 after a life of faithfulness to family church and God. Survived by husband R E Miller and three children Maggie Rose Corinne likely and two sons Charles Miller Los Angeles and William R Miller Pecos Texas funeral held at home with interment at View Cemetery in Russellville.
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R. E. Miller
PPY Union
Charles Miller
Los Angeles
California
William R. Miller
Rey
Maggie Rose
Spears
McCarver
Airview Cemetery
J.o
Demand Return of Electric Street Cars in Bridgeton
Bridgeton New Jersey residents vote for resumption of electric streetcar service after six months of bus use. About 300 citizens approve reintroduction with 3 opposed and express willingness to subscribe for stock. Old company assets sold as junk after last June 15 service abandonment.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Texas Public Service Information Bureau
Piano Recitals by Miss Smith and Students
On Monday evening May 14 Miss Marie Smith presents Miss Virginia Runnels with assistance from Dorothy Sisk Jane Dean and Willie Leeman at 8 oclock in the Baptist church. On the following Tuesday the students of Miss Smiths class give their annual recital inviting friends to hear the programs.
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Marie Smith
Virginia Runnels
Dorothy Sisk
Jane Dean
Willie Leeman
Miss Smith
Baptist Church
Fifty Iowa towns abandon municipal electric ownership
The Iowa Committee on Public Utility Information reports fifty towns once running their own electric lighting plants have shifted to getting current from private suppliers. A total of 58 municipalities still own distribution systems but purchase wholesale power from private lines or neighboring towns. The committee notes a steady rise in abandoning unprofitable municipal ownership.
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Iowa
Anara
Iowa Committee On Public Utility Information
Classified readers offer cheap year long Pecos field
A sales pitch states you can get a full year’s Pecos oil field readings via the Enterprise for $2 and suggests sending it to a friend as a quick, affordable result-oriented classified ad.
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George K. Jackson
We. Scott
Downes
Toyah
Jack Ingate
Will Miller
el Paso
Minnie Vickers
Chas. Stock
William Boles
J. W. Hudgens
W. H. Browning
John Z. Means
Valentine
Jack Hubbs
Milton Gerst
J. M. Rodgers
Jesse Otto
R. E. Johnson
Rev. Johnson
Riverton
L. L. Thurston
John W. Rayner
Barstow
Roswell
N. M
Mr. Thurston
Sporting Goods
C. E
Texas State Bank Guarantee Fund
Pecos Valley State Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Bradley Suits
Pecos Mercantile Company
Pecos Mercantileompany
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