Texas Should Preserve the Old French Embassy
An opulent early Texas memoir recounts Robertson Hill’s old French Embassy in Austin built for M de Soligny. It notes the ensuing incident with rival rancher Bullock, the recall of the envoy, and urges Texas to preserve the historic embassy alongside the Alamo as a legacy of its pioneer heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Davy Crockett
Sixth
Congress
Bullock Hotel
Bastrop
France
Robertson Hill
M. de Soligny
Mr. Robertson
First
Haviland
Lemoge
Francois
Monsieur
Mr. Bullock
Austin
Bullock
Robertson
First Texas Congress
Alamo
Pecos Sheriff Fights Gunmen and Recovers Stolen Goods
Sheriff Kiser and Deputy Middleton chased a gang across Pecos County leading to arrests in Odessa and Toyah. They recovered loot from a Reeves County Mercantile burglary and captured two alleged bootleggers, with further seizures in Barstow and Pasadena. The Packard car theft suspects were cornered near Barstow after a high speed chase. Government agents planned extradition to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiser
Pecos
Reeves County
Toyah
Middleton
Ector County
Odessa
J. F. Murray
A. E. Evans
Mercantile Company
Filippo Gomez
Tomas Chavez
Barstow
Roberson
Pasadena
California
R. W. Duffee
Mack Vernon
L. Pullen
Henry Jones
Jones
U. S
el Paso
Groves Lumber Company
Wade
United States
Armistice Day Program At Methodist Church
Armistice Day events will be held at the Methodist Church with Ward and Reeves counties schoolchildren participating. About sixty performers from Toyah Barstow and Pecos orchestras will provide instrumental music for patriotic songs as Pecos High School glee club and others sing. Judge J A Crane will speak and Ruth Gibson will recite. The program begins 7 30 pm and transportation plans are under way for attendees from Balmorhea Saragosa and the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sisk
Ben Randall
China
L. B. Westerman
Balmorhea
Woman’s Missionary Society
Laura Haygood
Soochow
L. L. Thurston
W. E. Gould
W. A. Knapp
R. T. Rowley
Elizabeth Haughton
Barstow
Carlsbad
Ward
Reeves
Toyah
Pecos
J. A. Crane
Ruth Gibson
Mesdames
J. W. Brooks
J. W. Moore
Lillian Butler
Irene Prewit
Joe Brown
James Harrison
Jack Camp
James Caroline
William Adams
Bunker Hill
America, the Beautiful
America Triumphant
Pecos High School Glee Club
Columbia
Judge Crane
Work progresses at Toyah Bell well in morning report
Kenneth Slack and B. Ramsey reported good progress at the Toyah Bell well this morning. They are milling off tools to fit a combination socket and expect to complete this by the first of next week. Management expresses confidence and anticipates production within a few days after the well is cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah Order OF Eastern Star
Toyah
J. B. Young
Washington, D. C
Wm. Robinson
Higgins
Texas
A. B. Tinnin
W. M
A. W. Hosie
Mesdames
Frank Seay
Dennis Hayes
Jennie Harris
O. E
M. Robinson
Robinson
Irene Andrews
Young
Kenneth Slack
B. Ramsey
Toyah Bell
Fishing job progress at Bell well continues steadily
Two crews operate day and night on the Bell well fishing job with tools expected to be removed soon though time estimates are uncertain. A brake band and bull wheel failure caused a delay but the bull wheel was rebuilt and work resumed. Management has offered no official update beyond the fishing operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Well
Will Soon Have Producer in Pecos Field Says Wells
Jack Wells, now largely based in El Paso, visits Pecos and forecasts a major oil boom from Reagan to Stockton along the Pecos River. He trusts Bell and Toyah Bell wells will be producers and says war era high wages hurt early development, but skilled drillers now in place will yield real production soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Wells Jack Wells
Jack
el Paso
Reagan Field
Stockton
Bell
Toyah Bell Wells
Wells
Mr. Wells
Mammoth sweet potato exhibited at Pecos office
Mrs. Wm. Woody brings a seven pounds nine ounces sweet potato from her North Pecos garden. The large tuber, grown in Pecos soil, reflects local potential ahead of the Red Bluff reservoir project and is on display at the ENTERPRISE office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Woody
Enterprise Office
Pecos
Red Bluff
Doctor Bertrand to Return to Pecos After Five Months in El Paso
Dr. C F Bertrand writes from El Paso to the Enterprise editor that he has served with the health department for five months and will move his family there soon. He says he will return to Pecos when work on Red Bluff reservoir begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Bertrand
The
Enterprise From
el Paso
Health Department
Pecos
Red Bluff Reservoir
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Mary Johnson Posey
Union
Lone Star
Ben Milam
Edward Burleson
Captain Terry
R. N. Couch
Vernon L. Sullivan
Association
W. F. Lee
Ing In
Behal
T. S
Methodist Church
Saragosa
Valley
America
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