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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1922
Page
4
After the election, the paper shifts to progress in Pecos and Reeves County. It highlights development efforts, infrastructure plans, and community improvements shaping the region’s future.
Mayfield won the U S Senate seat on Tuesday but faces a hard battle to secure his chair. Analysts say he must fight every inch to win and may be lucky to be seated at all.
Election day yielded low interest with a very short poll. Pecos judges reported many voters failed to mark correctly or at all, resulting in a number of ballots being discarded.
Pecos residents rally to support the fire department with a home talent show at the Rialto venue Saturday night. Tickets sold rapidly this morning, promising a full house and a worthwhile evening while aiding local firemen and protecting town property.
Last week’s Enterprise ad promotes a subscription sale running through this month tenth to thirtieth with a two year advance rate of three dollars and a single year price twenty five cents higher than six months. After December first all renewals must be paid in advance at two dollars a year and unpaid lists will be dropped. Readers are urged to renew promptly to avoid higher prices and loss of service.
Postmaster General Hubert Works reports 17 774 postmasters appointed under the current Republican administration. The piece argues the party replaces Democratic postmasters nationwide, framing it as a political purge. It also predicts Democrats will gain power by the next election and restore many affected postmasters.
Judge Hassell publishes the letter detailing his reasons for dismissal to Mr. McNamara. The document lays out in particularity the grounds and extensive basis for the court ruling.
The piece argues Judge Hassell dismissed McNamara to appease political forces, with Corsicana testimony as a pretext. It asserts faults predated Corsicana and that such actions undermine the Railroad Commission’s integrity, calling for reforms to curb political activity.
A reflection on rural papers vs large dailies, praising the country newspaper for intimate, community focused stories. It argues rural routes keep papers thriving, contrasts distant disasters with near home tragedies, and notes the paper’s strong individual personality from one or two editors.
A lengthy critique paints the lazy indecisive person as a chronic time waster. It condemns lack of initiative, slovenliness, and fear of responsibility, contrasting such weakness with the drive and ambition prized in success.
A sober inspector of weights and measures described a Texan Val Verde county trip home from San Antonio where a herd of 200 deer moved in single file across a prairie. He noted fearless game and nearby trout in mountain streams as well as flushed bob whites and prairie chickens. The tale, recounted with rural detail, ends with a remark on the season being closed and the deer drifting toward heavy timber.
An African innermost regions resident named Alimamy Bungie parades a luxurious rickshaw with a bell and proclaims a stark gospel. The placard urges urgency of death and a good burial while promoting a comfort seeking life amid a grim warning.
A local office completes printing calling cards for women, with neat edges and ready for distribution. The service indicates a professional stationery provider handling the order and notes attention to presentation.
President Harding on November 30 designates Thanksgiving Day urging citizens to gather in homes and churches to give thanks for the year. He notes the nation faced trials and triumphs, calls for humility, unity, and a continued duty to aid humanity both at home and abroad.
Money to loan on ranches and large farms anywhere in West Texas or New Mexico. Also loans on Pecos or El Paso business property. Life insurance offered by lenders in West Texas and New Mexico. Best company policy with double indemnity and disability clause. B. T. Bigus, agent, Pecos, Texas.
Fine black cotton lands and fruit lands available for dairying poultry and hog raising. Prices favorable for solid farmers. Request booklet from H. M. Madison Gen F and P Agt S A and A P Ry San Antonio Texas. Summer excursions through September 30. Contact Geo F Lupton G P A about them.
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