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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1934
Page
3
The two Presbyterian Church auxiliary circles met with Mrs. J. A. Crane presiding. They discussed bake sale plans for Saturday November 24 at Pecos Mercantile Co. grocery department and noted reports from several committees and a party plan for orphans home include.
Mr and Mrs J Wolf Miss Lile Poe and Miss Sarah Good Win visited Mt Locke and Fort Davis state park on Sunday Wesley Hart of City Pharmacy plans to attend the homecoming and the TU Texas football game in Fort Worth Saturday
Dr. and Mrs. Jim Camp left for San Antonio to attend the Southern States Medical Convention which adjourns Thursday then leads to a 10 day interior Mexico and Mexico City tour. Milton Harper attended the Arlington Downs races during Armistice weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Heard spent the past weekend in Del Rio for business and visits.
Co. C. Jones relished the Arlington Downs racing events during Armistice weekend with spectators and contenders in a lively rural scene. The coverage highlights festive crowds and local participation in the season’s early action.
A Vecos delegation joined Sul Ross College during homecoming last weekend. Attendees include Catherine Armstrong, Jessie Sue Armstrong, Frances West, Mary Catherine Toliver, and Miss Brannon. They watched the Sul Ross Miners football game and returned home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs A. C. Bradley attended the Miners Sul Ross football game last Sunday, highlighting social attendance at a campus contest.
Mr and Mrs Horace Woodruff spent the past weekend in El Paso on business and to visit friends, returning refreshed from the short trip.
Claude A. Heiser, brother of Paul Heiser, visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heiser here during the past weekend.
Mr and Mrs J W Craig and their baby spent the past weekend with Mr and Mrs F Howe.
Mr and Mrs W W Dean left last Sunday for Dallas to attend to business and visit the races. They returned this week.
Dave Wood Bozeman Paul Mor rison and Robbie Dean attended a dance at the Fort Stockton country club last Saturday night.
Ronald Roberson and Arthur Schmid, local carpenters, are employed by Contractors O'Brien and Marr on construction projects at the Red Bluff damsite in the district.
Mr and Mrs John Miller of Grandfalls were in Pecos on Monday to visit friends and handle business transactions.
Dr and Mrs Jas L Kincannon and Judge Lee Bilberry of Barstow fished Stockton lake at Fort Stockton Sunday. Judge Bilberry hauled in a 4 12 pound bass, the largest fish of the season, marking a notable catch for the trio.
Mrs E B Koontz of Los Angeles California left Thursday morning to return home after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs R E Whalen and family Mr and Mrs W R Lynch and Mr and Mrs L H Koonce.
An advertisement for Manahan's Flower Shop promoting a Thanksgiving Day flower selection. It highlights cut flowers and potted plants available to send to loved ones for the holiday.
The 26th annual Texas branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will meet in Corpus Christi November 19 to 22 with the theme The Building of Tomorrow. New national president Mrs B F Langworthy of Chicago will speak and join panels. other officers Miss Mary England of Montgomery and Mrs Rollins Gilman of Minneapolis will attend. Mrs J B Woolfolk to join pre convention events from Pecos as Humane Education chair and Pecos delegate.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church announce a bake sale next Saturday November 24 at the Pecos Mercantile Co. Cakes pies doughnuts and many home made pastries will be offered. Due to the previous sale’s success a second event is planned. Visitors may buy via the Pecos Mercantile Co. grocery department.
Roy Bouldin of Mentone and Sam Watkins of Pyote bagged a large cat on a hunt north of Mentone last Saturday night. Their dogs chased the big cat for about twenty minutes before the catch.
Mrs Roy Wilcox and Mrs Lois Roberson accompanied Pecos Junior on a Friday trip to Kermit for a guiding matchup against the Kermit team.
Mrs. 2. L. Collings Miss Warren Collings Mrs. J. C. Wilson and Jimmy Wilson spent the weekend visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harper and other relatives in El Paso.
Miss Helen McAKellar spent the past weekend with her sister Mrs. Alton Hughes at Balmorhea.
Mrs Emmett Karsten underwent an appendicitis operation at Camp and Camp san itarium. She is convalescing favorably and will join her husband at Hot Springs Arkansas upon recovery.
Mr and Mrs Henry Jones of Balmorhexn visited Pecos on Tuesday to attend the Reeves County Commissioners Court session.
Mrs. Kate Vaughn and companions Miss Amada Bean Mrs. B A Tolliver Mrs R N Conch and Mrs J H Wilhite traveled last Saturday for a three day visit at points in the Panhandle. Mrs Wilhite visited her son Gilbert at Slaton Texas. The group visited Bill Toliver Maury Catherine Couch and other relatives of Miss Beane. Mrs Vaughn later went to Post where Miss Beverly Vaughn teaches. The Baptist church choir in Post performed an original composition His Promise To Me dedicated to Mrs Vaughn and repeated at a union meeting with the Methodists.
The Twentieth Century club met in regular session at Miss Jessie Sue Armstrong’s home. Papers on The History of Fire Making and Uses of Fire were presented with engaging talks. The next meeting is December 5. no meeting next week or during Thanksgiving week due to the City Federation of Women’s Clubs.
A female cat weighing forty five pounds was killed and described as one of the largest ever killed in the country. The report notes the remarkable size and places the animal among record holders for weight.
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