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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1939

Page

4

Donations Total 1133 For Fairview Cemetery Drive

Donations to date for Fairview Cemetery improvements total 1133 dollars, reported by finance committee chairman Earl Bell. Contributors include Louis Roberson, W. E. Bell, Mary Sparks, Barney Hubbs, and many others, comprising both local owners of lots and out of town supporters.

Fairview Cemetery Earl Bell Finance Committee Louis Roberson W. E. Bell Mary I. Sparks Barney and Jack Hubbs S. M. Prewit

Pecos Garden Club closes '39 work in fall restart

Pecos Home and Garden Club closed its year with a session at Mrs. Roy Wilcox’s home. Mrs. R. V. Nabors summarized the Fort Stockton district convention. Yearbooks for 1939-40 were issued. themes include Garden Spots Of The World and Flower Culture.

HE Pecos Home and Garden Club Roy Wilcox R. V. Nabors Fort Stockton E. L. Collings

Local Donations List From Various Groups and Individuals

A compiled list shows contributions from Van D. Havis five dollars Modern Study Club five dollars Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co twenty dollars Dr Byron Lac key ten dollars J A Crane five dollars W W Sample five dollars C E Armstrong and Sons thirty dollars fifty cents for truck and water tank Higginbotham-Bartlett Co ten dollars and Merry Home and Garden Club twenty five dollars.

van D. Havis Modern Study Club Foxworth - Galbraith Lumber Co Dr. Byron Lackey J. A. Crane W. W. Sample C. E. Armstrong and Sons Higginbotham-Bartlett Co Merry Home and Garden Club

Bedroom for Rent by the Week Ad Listing

A short rental notice offers a bedroom by the week with rates from $3 to $6. It mentions innerspring mattresses and hot and cold water and directs readers to see Courtney Hotel with the number 37-41-p.

Courtney Hotel

Dancing Recital by Mrs Withers at High School Auditorium

Mrs M P Withers will present her dancing pupils in Uncle Sam's Revue at the high school auditorium Monday evening May 15 at 8 o'clock. Assisted by Miss Marguerite Justis the program features Mary Frances Holloway as Miss America and Spilman Harris as Uncle Sam with a long list of participants and accompanists.

Peelar Matthews Welcome Fort Stockton Baby Boy

Mr and Mrs Peelar Matthews of Fort Stockton are the proud parents of a baby boy born in a local hospital on Tuesday.

Peelar Matthews Fort Stockton

Church Auxiliary Reports and Birth Day Plans

The Woman's Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church held an afternoon meeting with hymn singing and prayer. Delegates reported on the 34th El Paso Presbytery meeting and plans for the year's work were discussed, plus announcements of a May 23 auxiliary birthday party at Mrs. Couch's home.

First Presbyterian Church Bike Simmons Carl Eddins el Paso T. D. Murphy Odessa C. D. Long Spiritual Life of R. N. Couch

Midland couple welcome second child in Lamesa hospital

Mr and Mrs Stanton Brunsen of Midland announce the birth of their daughter in a Lamesa hospital last week. This is the couple’s second child.

Stanton Brunsen Midland Lamesa

Texas Theme Planned for Federation Club Meeting

The Pecos City Federation of Women’s Clubs hosts a Texas themed program next Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church. Junior Twentieth Century Club presents under Mrs. Bob Dean with speaker Capt. M. L. Swinehart addressing Texas, plus musical numbers. Federation begins at 4, final meeting of the club year. all city study club members urged to attend.

Big Bend Pecos Club Carlsbad Carnegie Library Penny Art Fund Red Cross Federated Clubs Far West Federation Pecos City Federation C. O. Finley Texas Pecos M. L. Swinehart Federation Presbyterian Church

Christian Circle Bible Study Session Led by Circle No 1

Christian Ladies Council Circle No 1 met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lyndell Warnock for a Bible study. Mrs. Harper Wicker gave the stewardship talk and Mrs. H L Magee taught the lesson. Attendees included Mrs. Wicker, Magee, Glover, Johnston, Eisenwine, Camp, McKelvey, Rumbaugh, and Warnock.

Christian Ladies’ Council Lyndell Warnock Harper Wicker H. L. Magee M. C. Glover Ted Johnston Carrie Eisenwine Jo Camp A. B. McKelvey Gene Rumbaugh

Auxiliary to Meet for Personal Evangelism Class

First Presbyterian church auxiliary circles meet next Tuesday afternoon May 16 at 3 30 at the church for a class in personal evangelism.

First Presbyterian Church

Flowers Advertise Mother's Day Floral Service

Advertisement promotes sending flowers to Mother on May 14 by Manahan Florist, urging customers to place orders for Mother's Day gifts.

Manahan Florist Adv

Pianist Recital in Pecos Features Miss Armstrong

Miss Ethel Armstrong, a skilled Pecos pianist, appeared in recital last Thursday in the high school auditorium with Miss Beverly Vaughan accompanying. She performed classical and semi classical pieces including Schumann Concerto in A minor, Beethoven Sonata Op 27 No 2, Schumann Papillons, Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor, Debussy Clair de Lune, Guion Country Jig, and Grofe On The Trail from Grand Canyon Suite, with two duets shared with Vaughan.

Ethel Armstrong Pecos Beverly Vaughan Schumann Beethoven Rachminofff Debussy Guion Ferde Grofe Grand’ Canyon

Big Spring Ladies Visit Mrs Miller Friends This Week

Mrs. Jack Terry and Mrs. R H Miller of Big Spring visited this week spending a few days with Mrs. Charlie Miller.

Jack Terry R.H. Miller Big Spring Charlie Miller

Gift for Mother Lucien Lelong Perfume at Manahan’s

Local adv notes a Lucien Lelong perfume as a suggested gift for Mother with Manahan’s as the retailer.

Mother Lucien Lelong Manahan’s.—Adv

Card of Thanks for Comfort After Bereavement

We express heartfelt thanks to kind friends for thoughtful acts, words, and beautiful offerings sent during our recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Files and family Roy Collins.

Miss Harmon Visits Home From Dallas

Miss Nancy Harmon a former employee of the local Community Public office who now lives in Dallas spent last weekend back in town visiting friends and calling on old acquaintances.

Nancy Harmon Dallas

Mrs. Dewey Richbu and Aileen Love Visit Mrs Love

Mrs. Dewey Richbu and Aileen Love spent a social lunch with Mrs. J. G. Love at Brunsen Ranch, sharing conversation and hospitality.

Dewey Richbu Aileen Love J. G. Love

Potted Hydrangea Or Corsage On Mother Sunday Florist Ad

Fragmentary florist notice hints at Mother Sunday offerings dated May 14 with options for potted hydrangea or corsage arrangements.

Florist

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Fund For Bell J. B. Hudson J. B. Heard Pecos Furniture Company L. W. Anderson Chas. Boyd L. Stine B. G. Smith Earl Easterbrook D. H. Mount C. T. Mount W. M. Campbell Hollis Smith J. C. Camp A. G. Taggart T. B. Pruett, Sr T. Y. Moorhead Albert Sisk R. S. Johnson J. B. Woolfolk W. F. Alexander W. W. Runnels Mildred M. Jones Beau Eisenwine J. E. Propp W. D. Johnson Kansas City James F. Ross W. R. Rhodes P. V. Hollebeke J. G. Murray Chas. J. Charske John Wadley Elmer Wadley Hettie Lois Perkins Rose Briscoe Elmer Johnson B. A. Oden H. N. McKellar Green McCombs A. G. van Horn Lobor Econoper G.M Williams-Kerr Chevrolet Co Pecos, Texas Pecos Garden Club John Warnock Temple Temple Gar den Club Mmes. Young Bell John Byrd W. B. Burchard Marvin Clark C. M. Downs Edwin Finley William Garlick W. F. Howard J. R. Hays J. C. Hollebeke H. H. Johnson F. W. Kimbrough C. A. Kitsos R. F. Kirby C. J. Lee T. B. Pruett, Jr W. E. Reeder Bob Stevenson Marion Slack J. L. Morrison Allie Coon S. Hickory Billie Prewit Alberta Heights Claud Elkins S. Alamo Great Plains Hamlin L. P. McCrary M. D Enterprise C. H. Niccolls Grand Theatre J. H. Wilhite Beulah Wilson S. Hackberry 2Nd and Oleander St Wes-Tex Edwin Pillar Paris H. C. Wright Business District Mesdames R. N. Couch John Renken Milford Howard John Wallace C. E. Baze Wesley Hart Jiggs Dinwiddie W. H. Butler George Maley John Correll Maggie Rose Harold Tips W. B. Cummings Lillie Cole Roy Turnbow Dave Wood Bozeman, Jr Harry Pryor Christian Circle Ben’s Pharmacy Walgreen Agency Dorothy Porky Dorothy Perkins War C. S. Cross Sander Sunset Truck Lines, Inc Direct Dependable Schedul I San Ancvely Wink Monahans Mccamey MEN Bostonian
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