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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1922
Page
5
The church aims to raise Sunday School turnout to about 250 by November 26 as revival begins. Attendance has stayed above 200 since August, aided by new rooms and tables. Services proceed at the Rialto Theatre with a substitute teacher in charge while the pastor is away.
Rev. L. L. Thurston will preach at morning service on High Life and High Living, the greatest Declaration of Independence, and in the evening on The Pillow of Cloud and Fire. The pastor invites all Methodists and others to attend for thoughtful, practical guidance.
Classified notices offer a Nash five passenger car in good condition with contact Mrs. B. R. Stine in Pecos Texas and a scholarship in Federal School for sale by Mrs. S. E. Wilson with phone 137. Also details a land contract offer in Loving County Texas near Tovah Bell and Bell No. 1, rental paid to January 1923, contact J. A. Law in Los Angeles.
Classified style items include a real estate inquiry seeking land in Pecos Valley Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico. A separate healing offer from W A Smith in Pecos promises no charge and requests mailing address for guidance.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church met at Mrs. O J Bryan's home with Mrs Clinton Ezell in charge. Programs included a China mission study and song numbers. A Christmas bazaar was planned for November 25 with a Saturday Market for cakes pies and dress ed chickens. Rev Garner attended and later left for the Southern Baptist Convention in Waco with Mrs Garner.
Christian church ladies met at Mrs S C Vaughan's home Tuesday with hostesses Mrs Bob Lewis and others. New members Mrs Roger White Mrs W R Glasscock Mrs W E Brack and Mrs C A Johnson joined. The session featured a Thanksgiving program led by Mrs Howard Cellier with a talk by Mrs J E Starley on The Helpful Beauty of Thankfulness and a reading by Mrs Pat Wilson.
The Ladies of the Christian Church announce an annual Bazaar to be held December 1 and 2 at the Pecos Auto Company's rest room. Proceeds go to church programs and community needs.
Miss Poe offers fancy holiday embroidery crochet and knitting at her shop with Mrs Stine's note. Also Satin trimmed hats on sale starting Friday November 10 at Lillie Poe’s shop. Quick service and satisfaction advertised by Service Motor Co. and Seyvite Motor Co. phone 247.
Advertisement notes a single Bromo Quinine product with E. W. Grove’s signature on the box. The text asserts the tablets remove the cause.
Druggists offer PAZO OINTMENT promising relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or sooner. Instant relief from itching noted and restful sleep possible after first application. Price 60 cents.
Geo A. Easterbrook and Bob Lewis took part in a deer hunt in the mountains lasting a few days. They brought back three buck deer though Easterbrook’s rifle broke early and hampered success. He noted seeing nine deer but faulty firing pin limited trophies.
Odessa High School defeated Pecos 6 to 0 on a tense local gridiron renewing a tough battle. R G Kelly returned a Pecos fumble seventy yards for the lone Odessa touchdown in the first quarter as Meadows failed the extra point. both sides repeatedly kicked due to stalled drives.
The Pecos football boys attended a dance at Mr. W. T. Whittenberg's home Saturday night. The event planned to include the basketball girls and football boys but one Pecos girl fell ill, so all the girls returned home. Punch was served and the evening featured dancing and music with attendees listed from Pecos and Odessa.
The Pecos high school girls basketball team defeated Odessa 26 to 6 on the local yard last Saturday. Odessa played without two key players causing position shifts that weakened teamwork yet showed spirit and solid effort throughout. Jessie Carter refereed the game with a 1 30 p m start. one Pecos player fell ill around 3 00 p m but recovered after medical attention from Dr Gibbons.
Advertisement asserts Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic purifies and enriches blood with iron and quinine to boost energy and color in cheeks. Claims to destroy malarial and grip germs through its strengthening effect and notes it is pleasant for children. Price listed as 66c.
Mrs E D Miller of Hodgenville Kentucky, mother of Mrs J W Moore, died before Mrs Moore could reach home. Mrs Moore had spent the summer in Kentucky with her mother and will find comfort in that time under her parental roof. Reeves County friends extend deep sympathy to Mrs Moore in her bereavement.
A Kentucky youth finished a navy term and explains his plan in a friend’s presence. He envisions carrying an oar over his shoulder and walking inland until someone asks about the oar, then he will settle there for life until death.
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