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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
11
Thunder Afloat is a historical melodrama about 1918 submarine warfare against American shipping. Wallace Berry stars as a sailor who exposes a submarine's position during a climactic clash with a schooner and salvage fleet radio devices.
Pecos Chapter No. 81 O E S will hold its second stated meeting of the month Monday evening November 27 at 7 30 p m Mrs Allie Rhea Beck and Hollis Smith will preside A business session and a ritualistic initiation are planned Luella Mubbs associate matron will report on the Grand Chapter of Texas session at San Antonio Beulah J Wilson elected president of District 2 Study Clubs Nannie Couch to preside over a Thanksgiving program Sarah Colwell to head refreshments All members invited.
Eve Le Gallienne, famed theatre actress, will perform The Master Builder in El Paso on December 4 at Liberty Hall. The production is the second in a four play season promoted by Mrs. Hallett Johnson with Earle Larrimore as her leading man. The Master Builder, a classic by Isben, centers on Norway’s famed architect fearing replacement by younger craftsmen.
Morning worship at 10 a m Epworth League services at 6 30 p m Evening service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting at 7 p m Wednesday Choir practice Thursday evening Visitors and strangers are welcomed.
Rev John W Byrd leads Sunday School at 10 a m and morning services at 11 a m at the First Christian Church. Pioneer and Senior Young People meet at 5 and 6 p m with choir practice at 8 p m and worship at 8 p m. Rev Oliver Harrison presides at the Second Christian Church with Sunday School at 9 45 a m, morning worship at 10 55 a m, Wrangler's club at 6 30 p m and Evening worship at 7 45 p m.
A 1939 Sunday lesson sermon in Churches of Christ, Scientist denounces ancient and modern necromancy and hypnotism, citing Isaiah 8 19 and 12 2 as guiding texts and quoting Mary Baker Eddy from Science and Health on animal magnetism as illusion.
The Toyah Baptist Church lists Sunday 10 o clock Sunday School 11 o clock morning preaching 7 15 Baptist Training Union 8 15 evening preaching and 8 15 p m Wednesday prayer services Preaching on the second and fourth Sundays.
Rev W M Turner pastor leads Sunday School at 9 45 am Baptist Training Union at 6 pm and evening preaching service at 7 15 o clock.
Classes meet for Bible study at 10 a m Sundays. Morning worship begins at 10 45. Evening services begin at 7 45. Mid week services Wednesday evening 7 45. Women's Bible Class meets Thursday 3 p m.
The Vota Vita Class of the Baptist Sunday School will host a Thanksgiving social at Mrs. W. W. Ragdale’s home 404 S. Palm tonight. The event starts at 7 30 and invites all members as well as prospective and honorary members.
Twelve Pecos Christian Church members attended the Christian Churches of Texas District 3 convention in Alpine. Rev. Oliver Harrison was re elected district president. other officers named were Rev. Gilbert Eastman as vice president and Miss Golda Wilhite as secretary treasurer.
Dr. and Mrs. O. J. Bryan left Pecos for Memphis Tennessee to attend the Southern Medical Association annual meeting. They will return Monday after the convention and visiting.
Deserts arise from the consistent movement of hot dry winds that reduce surface moisture and inhibit cloud formation. These winds contribute to arid conditions by steady evaporation and limited rainfall, shaping desert landscapes over time.
Dr and Mrs Hilliard Campbell returned home last week from El Paso where they attended a meeting of the Southwestern Medical Association. They visited relatives and friends while there. Mr and Mrs J W Gamel of Plainview, former Pecos residents, returned here this week to make their home.
James Drane of Pecos is named on Schreiner Institute College Department's highest honor roll for the first semester. The dean's office released the list this week. Drane is the son of Judge and Mrs. J. A. Drane of Pecos.
The statement identifies Cusco Pedu as the oldest continuously inhabited city in South America. It references its historic status and implies significance in Andean history. Further verification from archaeological and historical sources would clarify timeline and naming.
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