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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1924
Page
5
Pecos Hi Rustlers defeat Midland Hi 12 to 0 on Armistice Day. Ora Moorhead suffers a dislocated shoulder but Pecos’ fight and solid line play secure the win. Large crowd attends. Pecos plans Thanksgiving rematch at Midland.
The Red Streaks earned another victory in a fast game Tuesday by defeating Midland 30 11. The Midland girls played well but could not match the Red Streaks pace and teamwork. The squad has no regular coach yet and has organized and practiced on their own. The school is proud of the team.
A sophomore class submission features poetic verses with lines about friendship and distant home. The piece titled To a Friend expresses longing and affection for a friend, imagining a peaceful house by water and a reunion embrace.
An article links a fable about witches to Pecos High School in Texas. The text also records a 1924 sheriff sale notice in Reeves County for real estate in Pecos City to satisfy a court-ordered debt of Sunshine Oil Corporation and others. The sale is set for December 2, 1924 at the Reeves County Courthouse.
The text notes Midland’s defeat by Pecos on Tuesday and a Thanksgiving rematch. Mr. Lackey praises Midland for being good sports and eager to play Pecos again, maintaining their strong reputation.
The Rustlers host Alpine and Pecos in the final home game of the season on Saturday. Real estate ad teases a tobacco plantation sale while a buyer jokes about growing cigars or cigarettes.
A playful note traces a worker named Patrick describing a prank he pulled on his boss by wheeling the same bricks project all day. The exchange recalls a writer he imagines as tearing up his story and a teacher praising the joke as the best thing.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce and Vice-President M. E. Neiderkorn invite sealed bids by noon Saturday November 22 1924 for cash sale of fencing sheds buildings toilets and showers on the Free Camp Ground site at the northeast corner of Block 31 Pecos to be sold as a unit. A second sale offers road signs advertising Free Camp Ground six circular signs on Bankhead Highway and three large square signs about nine signs in total with bids to be accepted without further expense to the Chamber. Right to reject all bids reserved.
A Mrs Doe seeks health by mud bathing and swimming. The cure makes her thinner but drains funds as a friend exploits her husband’s wealth. The item reads as a cautionary tale of health trends and social risk.
Customer asks for leather belts, origin of style responds with an alternative offer, noting availability of college hat bands instead. The exchange highlights inventory constraints and a shift to an unusual accessory option.
In a Western era vignette a driver explains that each notch on the wheel marks a pedestrian run down reflecting a grim habit, while an East Friend questions the practice and its purpose.
A playful exchange centers on a man named Not asking a woman about a petting party. The dialogue plays on the humor of identity and social propriety.
A neighbor disputes a claim that cars make people lazy. The speaker recalls crossing a street in 14 seconds in the past, contrasting with a current 3 second crossing, framing a practical reaction to changing traffic and speed.
Ed Purdy quips that many college javelin throwers resemble older men in habits, joking that the athletes replace a flat iron with a javelin as a symbolic tool of work and effort.
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