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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1923
Page
5
Pecos High girls basketball cruised past Barstow 35 to 10 in Thursday action. Josie Prewht led Pecos with 22 points as the Red Streaks opened their season strong and built a commanding first half lead.
Dr Delonzo Tate Wilson longtime Case School of Applied Science mathematics associate professor died after an eight year illness at a Washington hospital. He helped design Case ten inch refractor telescope with arner Swasey Co and led astronomy work after Howe presidency. Funeral expected in North Carolina. he left no Ohio relatives. He was born Clinton North Carolina and earned degrees from UNC Vanderbilt and University of Chicago. He previously taught at Cincinnati and supervised Case telescope project begun in wartime.
The T E L and Business Men's Bible classes of First Baptist Church hosted an evening of games and refreshments with a humorous debate between the two groups. More than thirty attendees enjoyed decorations, surprises, and a grand basement feed as Rev Garner and others led the event.
A Pecos violinist sparked Toyah music by joining Mrs. E L Harp at the piano to sight read complex scores. The Harp family and Gage Van Horn organized a Toyah orchestra from a small neighborly nucleus, growing to about thirty players within six months. Three musicians Ernest Harp J G Crawford and Miss Lucille Roe plan a Baptist Church orchestra with services already featuring their performances.
J G Crawford the Pecos orchestra clarinetist now studies the cornet for teaching use not abandoning the clarinet. Directors Mr and Mrs Harp receive praise for the ensemble's Monday night rehearsal as the super advanced class gains Ernest Harp the trombonist who biked from Barstow despite a flat tire to attend.
Miss Lucille Roe sister of Mrs. R Thompson of Pecos added valuable skill to the Pecos orchestra during Monday's rehearsal. She plays the violin well and is hoped to return for the winter to assist with future rehearsals.
DeWitt Black has ordered an A clarinet and a case to hold both instruments. The instrument is seen as essential to perform the full range of music, with the cost of two clarinets noted as the main hurdle. The clarinet section across three orchestras plans to obtain the instrument in time.
Messrs. A. O. Harris and J. O. Crow of Toyah plan to secure Sousaphones to double in bass parts of orchestral sections where bass viol players face difficult chromatic runs.
An advisory committee report states L Harkness was elected president, but the election chose A W Hosie as president. Hosie has two active children, Corrine and Floyd, with Corrine playing violin and cello while Floyd plays a lead violin.
Helen Butrum and Josephine Grisham from Toyah are set to perform in the big orchestra on Armistice Day if weather allows. A Pecos seven-year-old, Beverly Vaughan, daughter of county clerk Sally Vaughan, also shows rapid violin progress and may join them soon.
Barstow students have studied under instruction for over a year with no complaints or requests for jazz. The orchestra has the backing of music teachers, the PTA, trustees, and the town. Visitors may attend Tuesday or Thursday mornings to hear the opening exercises and observe beginners reading music at sight and keeping time. The Pecos orchestra had its best rehearsal last Monday night and invites visitors to watch beginners improve.
Mary Eleanor dered and friends note the high quality violins from Grace and John Sweatt, praising their craftsmanship and artistry. The remarks reflect pride in the instruments' sound and finish.
The Misses May Kiser Verna and Nona Garrett are added to the Pecos orchestra as talented young ladies. The instructor predicts they will play violin with the advanced class in a few months.
Mrs. M. A. Grisham of Toyah heads the advisory committee that has relieved Mr. Harp of orchestra financial management. She plays lead violin and is the only member with prior instrumental instruction. Wife of rancher Matt Grisham, she is mother to eight year old violin prodigy Josephine, booster for the orchestra and proud of her daughter.
Citizens are urged to attend patriotic exercises at the Pecos Methodist church this Sunday night November 11. Toyah and Barstow orchestras are requested to assemble by 7:00 p.m. in their seats for the program.
A Barstow boy asks another for the instrument Mr. Harp plays with two bells. The first boy names euphonium and plans to call him. On the phone the reply matches euphonium, confirming the accepted answer.
Last week three orchestras held fine rehearsals with Barstow performing marches dantes serenades waltzes and new music at sight. Mr and Mrs Harp promote sight reading and report wonderful results with their students.
Joe Crow of Toyah bought a piano in Pecos this week to form a local orchestra. With Lou Harkness and Bert Harris, the Toyah group are railway workers of the T. and I. line who take a serious interest in music.
The renowned violinist Zimbalist, hailed as El Paso's finest in years, played Schumann's Traumerie last week. Pecos orchestra students tackled the piece last Monday, delivering a fair first effort, though Zimbalist clearly conveyed more expression and feeling.
The public is invited to the school auditorium every Monday night to hear Pecos students with Ernest Harp Jr. assisting. Ernest, only twelve, plays the trombone with a professional style and his performance is a treat.
Mr and Mrs Monroe Slack, skilled violinists in the Pecos orchestra, have improved from ear to note playing. They focus hard to master written scores and are on track to become the ensemble’s top violinists.
The latest Calotabs do-nausea calomel tablets are marketed as a purified remedy for biliousness constipation headaches and liver and kidney troubles. One tablet at bedtime with water aims to avoid griping and nausea providing a restful night and a refreshed morning with a clean liver and strong appetite. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents.
Cold weather prompts safety ads from E L Collings Insurance. A warning about house fires notes Roger White's residence damaged October 31 and repairs completed in six days. The notice touts fast service and a money back motto If you lose we pay.
Mr and Mrs John Miller of Grandfalls visited Pecos this week. The husband attended a Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas meeting while the wife did some shopping.
The State of Texas Reeves County sheriff announces a public sale of the east half of Section 23 Block 51 Township 7 Texas and Pacific R R Survey containing 320 acres in Reeves County. The sale is set for December 4, 1923 at the Reeves County Courthouse, to satisfy a judgment in cause No. 2885 W. J. Mc Beath versus August Rierson and A. A. McAlister. The property will be sold for cash to the highest bidder.
The Honorable County Court of Reeves County issues a sale notice against Julian Assad in case Leader Grocery Company vs Julian Assad for 345 dollars plus costs. Sheriff I E B Kiser will auction Lot 9, Block 5, Townsite of Pecos on the courthouse steps November 4, 1923, between 10 A.M. and noon.
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