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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
1
Pecos base ball fans enjoyed a fine game on Thursday afternoon as the Methodist and Christian Church teams met on the local diamond. Spectacular catches highlighted the contest as one of the season's best.
The Knights of Pythias in Texas honored “Uncle Max” Krauskopf at the Brownwood state convention by naming him Grand Chancelor. A long time loyal member, he has dedicated himself to the order and its uplift of mankind and is praised for his noble work and service.
The Christians defeated the Baptists 13 to 4 in the third Church league game delayed from Thursday due to wet grounds. A Knights of Pythias sponsored team plans a May 17 game at Marfa, with a return match in Pecos on May 22.
Blonde Bess offers a sharp saying about hesitation leading to trouble as she comments on people delaying and receiving rough consequences implied by an automobile mishap in a tongue in cheek remark.
A backroom exchange features Smythe noting broad debate on the issue while Dickson quotes his wife as endorsing the same position, highlighting split opinions and a touch of domestic credibility to the discussion.
Tom Atkinson and his animal act performed in Pecos on Wednesday evening to a good crowd and the writer felt content with the show. A mishap near Fort Davis delayed them, as two motor trucks overturned in a hail storm and two trained monkeys lost while roaming in the Davis mountains.
The Pecos Public Schools close the 1924 25 year with Baccalaureate at Baptist Church. Senior Class Day in the High School. class histories poetry songs and a key of knowledge presented to juniors. Grammar graduation in the High School auditorium followed by kindergarten program on the lawn and a Baptist Church commencement tonight.
Board outlines opening July 20 with two departments Intermediate and High School each led by a separate teacher. Tuition set at ten dollars, paid in advance, with a 20 percent reduction on used textbooks. Students must meet attendance, with strict rules on credits, failures, and final exams.
Thursday class day at the kindergarten featured a final lunch, a toast by Walton Garner, and a sing aloud procession. Diplomas were awarded to Jeanette Maulding Jessie Florence Birdie Gale Belt John Booker Kenneth Lester Stack Walton Garner and Jackie Hampton.
Snicker jokes that Wright was born and raised in London and claims frogs there relate to him blowing his own horn. Snee questions the London claim and the frog link, triggering a humorous exchange.
Edward J. Brady, a long time Barstow resident, died suddenly Sunday at his home after returning from Pecos. He was 60, a husband and father of two, laid to rest in Fairview cemetery, Pecos, after services in Barstow conducted by local pastors. Ralph Landrum, grandson of Mrs. Brady, attended the funeral from El Paso.
The mother jokes that the baby is “crazy about his bottle,” noting the child seems to take after his father in affection for the bottle as the father smiles proudly.
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