Mitchell County Urged to Support Bankhead Highway Progress
The Colorado Record urges Mitchell County to back permanent improvements on the Bankhead Highway from Texarkana to El Paso. It criticizes local inaction as a bottleneck hindering regional advancement and cites praise for Big Springs and other towns moving to fund the project.
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Mitchell County
Colorado City
Texas
Colorado Record
Big Springs
Bankhead
Satan
Texarkana
el Paso
America
One dozen photos solve twelve of your gift problems
A brief line touts photographs as a practical gift solution, claiming a dozen images can address twelve gifting challenges. The wording implies a promotional pitch without details on brands or prices.
Armistice Day Observed With Flags and Closings
Armistice Day was celebrated with flag displays at the post office and homes. Most businesses closed while Midland and Pecos football and basketball games drew crowds. Postmaster Johnson had mail from both trains delivered after the games as town traffic resembled an oil boom day.
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Midland
Pecos
Johnson
I Shall Not Pass This Way Again Poem Snippet
A fragmentary verse by John O'London laments leaving a path spoiled by Pil with broken bottles and empty tins strewn across the road. The speaker declares indifference to the mess and to the harm caused, asserting I shall not pass this way again.
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John O’london
Ed Purdy's Philos: Blow your own horn but keep steering
A fragment quotes Ed Purdy’s saying to blow your own horn by all means but warn against taking hands off the wheel. The note presents a cautioned self-promotion idea stressing continued control and responsibility.
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Ed Purdy
Philos
Barstow Texas Church of Christ Invites All to Services
The Church of Christ in Barstow invites all to Sunday services at eleven o clock with Sunday school at 9 45 am Seats are reserved for Fathers and Sons. If you have no son borrow one. An evening preaching at 7 30 pm and a league at 6 45 pm follow. Church night is Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Walter H Vanderpool, Pastor.
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Pecos
Peco
Texas
Bankhead
Wis Holme
Pecos Times
Big Lake
Notice requests return of "Smiles" by H E Robinson
Library requests the return of the book Smiles by H. E. Robinson from a reader named Whoever while others wish to read it. The note is signed by Mrs Maggie Rose, Librarian. The Christian Ladies Aid Society announces a chicken dinner in the Lipscomb building on Monday December 1st priced at 50 cents.
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H. E. Robinson
Maggie Rose
Christian Ladies Aid Society
Lipscomb Building
Price
Drilling Services Advertised by W M Hopper Toyah Texas
An advertisement from W. M. Hopper of Toyah Texas offers drilling services with a machine capable of 4.5 to 16 inch bore and 800 feet depth. Hopper cites 26 years of drilling experience and invites inquiries for particulars and prices by mail or at Toyah.
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Toyah
Alveh
W. M. Hopper
Texas
Classified for Sale and Trade Notices
Classifieds list mules for sale with contact John Lopo Pecos Texas 13c. Jersey bull calf breed quality $12 cash. trade two story brick building in NW Texas for land. farm for trade 320 acres Brazos Valley with two houses. sale to highest bidder Nov 26 1924 1120 acres state debt 800 acres Pecos River Valley land irrigation Hughes Oil Co Dallas Texas complete details on request.
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John Lopoo
Pecos
Texas
John Hibdon
Ae iNin Antenamantier
Jack L. Woods
Brazos Valley
Pecos River Valley
Hughes Oil Co
Elm St
Dallas
Local ads list high poultry prices and medical service
An auction or ad column notes top prices paid for all kinds of fat sent poultry by E. F. Fuqua. It also advertises specialist services in eye ear nose and throat by Dr. L. E. Smith with glasses fitted at 114.
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E. F. Fuqua
L. E. Smith
Campaigns He and She React After Election
A lighthearted exchange notes that after the election everyone returns to daily duties. She mentions feeding the pigs, while he remarks about resuming regular business and routines. The vignette captures domestic contrast and civic mood.
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George
Marvelous Waiter Queries Chop Discovery
A waiter asks how the diner located the chop as the patron explains he moved the pota and found it hiding in an odd place. The exchange showcases a humorous kitchen mishap and a quick confession of culinary misdirection.
Conversation Cue Sparks Unclear Proposal Pause
Dialogue hints Mary’s conditions for accepting a proposal, centering on a single chair rule. The exchange suggests urgency as she nears a decisive moment, though specifics remain ambiguous.
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Mary
Blonde Bess and a Witty Exchange at the Door
A gossiping Blonde Bess quips that shocking stories rarely turn an old man into a live wire. A housewife notes her husband’s interest in golf while a smiling man at the door offers 48 volumes in Oxford binding for 19 dollars and 50 cents.
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Blonde Bess
Oxford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pecos Valley News
Pecos Weekly Times
Reeves County Record
The
Enterprise
John.hibdon
Mato
Shiahiat
Metter
Ender
Farsign Eee Epresente
Peis Tae
EF. J. Curtis
Church OF Carist
Church of Christ
Barstow
First Methodist Church
Walter H. Vanderpool
Mrs. Hibdon
C. E. Buchholz
Reagan County
New Mexico
West Texas Land CO
Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Bess
PHONE
the Pecos Guaranty State Bank
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