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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
8
The First Christian Church invites all to Sunday services with a 10:00 A M Sunday School and 11:00 A M Baccalaureate sermon by Rev L H Thompson. Evening events include B Y P U at 7:30 and a 5:50 P M religious concert by Simmons U Cowboys Band.
The article notes many so called Holland tube rose bulbs originate in New Braunfels, are shipped to Holland and returned via New York and Philadelphia to various U S regions including Texas. It also mentions Cameron Hidalgo and Willacy counties as examples and praises Texas concrete highways as top quality.
Mr Tillotson notes Texas original vir gin pine forests of 14 000 000 acres reduced to about 1 200 000 acres uncut. Of cut pine land 1 000 000 acres have fair second growth and 1 500 000 acres poor young growth. Some deforested land is cultivated while much is idle. Taxation prevents renewal as costs for reforestation and 20 to 40 year returns are not supported.
Representatives of New England textile interests visiting Texas express surprise at the state’s neglect of cotton and woolen manufacturing. They say Texas has climate, cheap power and abundant water to make most of its cotton and wool locally rather than ship to New England and European mills.
Three counties in the lower Rio Grande valley plan a road system costing about 10 million dollars. Officials state the project aims to build durable roads capable of meeting future development needs.
Sunday School at 10 A M led by Superintendent Oscar Thurston. Worship and Sermon at 11 A M. Epworth League meeting at 7 15 P M with Hollis Smith as president. Evening worship at 8 P M led by Pastor W R McPherson.
St. Mark's Church holds Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a.m. J. On. Green serves as superintendent.
Mr and Mrs Baugh announce the birth of their son on Tuesday weighing five pounds Both mother and baby are reported progressing well. Congratulations are extended to the young parents.
Classified fragment lists several notices from Texas towns including household furniture for sale at sacrifice with phone contact Mrs O J Bryan, a wanted dependable housekeeper to care for a young girl at Camp Broadway, a found red fox tail offered for return by owner proof of ownership, storage lease and real estate ad near Winkler County with land price $750 per acre, and contact details for G Bo Landrum and Joplin's Cash Grocery.
Car listing shows a 1926 Chrysler TO Sedan in perfect condition for sale or trade. Trader seeks exchange for same or newer Chrysler or a Buick Coupe. Contact office for information.
G Bowles submits a formal note requesting support for his candidacy. He pledges to uphold the established precedent that each Commissioner is responsible for his own district and will not meddle in other districts.
Richard L. Toll secretary of the chamber of commerce spends the week at Corpus Christi attending a convention of secretaries. The prose notes the boys suffer blistered hands from raking in the garden but no such trouble is reported from using the baseball bat.
Classified ad notes sale of seven hundred fifty town lots in best residence section of town, County Seat Population. Beginning Saturday May 19, a 25 percent discount offered on hats as trimmed stock. Lillie Poe Pecos Merc. Bidg.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Lybrand died Thursday morning after a brief illness. Funeral and burial services were held Thursday afternoon with Rev. W. R. McPherson officiating. The short obituary notes the baby was only a few days old.
A light approach to boosting turnout suggests serving doughnuts and coffee to voters at the primary. The playful idea implies hospitality can attract participation more than appeals to civic virtue.
A Richardson lady who talks constantly allegedly grows stouter daily, prompting the assertion that exceptions exist to all rules. The piece playfully questions cause and effect and cites the odd logic as humor.
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