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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
4
An editorial note encourages readers to consider what to be thankful for and what to fear this Thanksgiving. It reflects on wealth, aging residents, homecoming of children, rising business, and social life while lamenting smoky skies, new industries, and people giving up. The piece urges resilience and civic spirit.
A Pecos-style editorial extols courteous driving and hand signaling as practical, minor acts that prevent accidents. It contrasts considerate drivers with thoughtless ones, urging readers to practice signaling voluntarily even without a law. The piece ends with a nod to George and a call to action.
Editorial argues Secretary Mellon justified in advocating income tax reforms. It contends publication of returns shows capital flowing into tax exempt securities to dodge higher brackets. The piece asserts high taxes push wealth into shelters, supporting tax reduction and reform aims.
The passage argues that lower revenue than a reasonable tax discourages capital investment and criticizes equal taxation while tax exempt bonds allow widespread tax avoidance. It questions whether the public will learn this lesson.
The Church of Christ meets Sundays at eleven o'clock in Barstow Texas with Bible study at 10 a.m. and morning sermons at 11:30 a.m. The First Methodist Church holds Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. The Epworth League meets at 6:45 p.m. and evening service at 7:15 p.m. A meeting in the American Legion Hall lists gospel meetings at 7:15 p.m. with F B Shepherd evangelist and C E McGaughey song leader.
Texas produces about one third of US cotton at four million bales yearly and has generated $1.35 billion in petroleum value, with a billion in the last six years. Electricity output runs about 110 million kilowatt hours monthly, three quarters of plants inter-connected, and natural gas production totals fifty million thousand cubic feet annually.
Fort Worth reports quotes from the Philadelphia Ledger urging higher spending to secure trained teachers. The piece argues funding is not sentimental but sensible, criticizing past budget choices and advocating investment in well trained educators and properly appointed schools.
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M. preaching at 11:00 A. M. B Y P Us session at 11:00 A. M. evening preaching at 7:00 P. M. W M U Circles meet each Tuesday.
Ruth confronts her husband Bob in the kitchen as he reveals a dire shortage of safety razor blades after seven weeks of use. The scene blends a family moment with a dry note of consumer necessity and a broader aside on religion and ethics.
Afternoon Sunbeam Band meets 4:00 PM each Tuesday. Junior R A meets Mondays 4:00 PM at Mrs Murray. Junior G A meets Mondays 4:00 PM at the Church. The G A meets Fridays 4:00 PM at the Church. Junior Y W A meets Fridays 4:00 PM at Mrs Peers. Prayer service Wednesdays 7:30. Choir practice and orchestra rehearsal Thursdays 8:00 PM. LV Garrison, Pastor.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers predicts electric arc welding will replace rivets in steel high rises. Welded joints may equal rivet strength and resist water oil or gas. Welding could cut costs to about three fourths of rivet drilling.
Rialto manager announces securing the Phantom of the Opera for first Texas run starting Dec 13 at El Paso’s big theatre with $1.50 tickets. It follows New York Astor engagement and precedes later Rialto appearances, as the house bets on top attractions this season.
An English traveler recalls American highway schemes making light of famed routes. He cites Lincoln Washington Bankhead and De Tour as builders of cross country roads, noting their often imperfect, yet ambitious, paving and drainage.
A report states the Russian Supreme Court sentenced twelve government grafters to death, diverging from the normal practice of whitening by brush. The piece contrasts this with typical executions and ponders how criminal penalties vary.
Evolutionists concede it is a blessing that turkeys cannot read. The remark frames a humorous take on animal intelligence and human-literature barriers.
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