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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
5
Pecos residents and visitors engage in travel and business over the week. Personalities include Miss Julia Magee, Cecil Lockhart, and Maxwell Erlenback among others. Clergy Rev W H Vanderpool travels to Clovis. library progress highlighted with Pecos Library Association plans and a forthcoming Houston meeting. Plans for Cadillac and oil field interests appear with several local and visiting figures attending events and meetings.
Fulton Van Sickle returns to Toyah from Sweetwater with his parents. Many Toyah residents host and visit, including a farewell shower for Mrs. W G Jones and a Methodist picnic at T P Park. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Fletcher Cavender of Fabens is welcomed, and numerous locals travel for business and visits in Pecos El Paso and other towns.
Miss Claraly Beauchamp hosted an eleventh birthday party Saturday at her grandmother Mrs. W. B. Oates’s home. Guests included Helen Hudson Marybeth Jeffus Hila Jean Harris Virginia Thomas Josephine Bryan Nancy Camp Nell Anderson Beverly Vaughan Gertrude Bell Norabeli Hollebeke Mary Ward Helen McKellar Estele and LeRoy Wadley. Gifts were exchanged and light refreshments were served after games.
Second hand Ford touring car in good condition for sale. See H. F. Anthony, a 9 adv.
Furnished or unfurnished housekeeping rooms available. Apply to Mrs. C. E. Brady on Hickory Street, phone 190.
An advertisement by L. Collings touts a savings investment with 9 percent interest compounded semi annually. It claims over three million dollars secured for investor protection and urges readers to entrust money to earn returns while they sleep.
A school life advice column reply from Aunt Belle and readers offers tips on confessing feelings. A rhyme about a Senior on a railroad track ends with the train letting the Senior pass, delivering a light note amid questions on love and memory.
Class Reporters athletics on Language Music .22se-ce-csee Literature lists students Jack McCon bs Ora Bell Ward Howell Jonson Bessye Ross Jokes Eighth grade Mildred Kory Ninth grade Thelma Connally Tenth grade Mildred Eudaly Eleventh Lester Weatherby Virginia Maulding
On Wednesday September 23 a man visited the Senior Class exhibit and selected a ring after much talk. A striking ring with an old English P set in black onyx was chosen. Edna Peer and Louise Starley substituted in Mrs Finley’s place. In the second grade Walker Carson feigned illness but the teacher was not fooled.
The Junior Class met Monday afternoon and elected a special committee for the full term. Members are Virginia Lea Finley Ruby Peer and Howell Johnson. The class voted 25c monthly dues. Roy Weatherby was absent four days last week due to sickness.
The Sophomore class held a Tuesday meeting electing Ruth Hicks and Billie Collie to the student council. A Wednesday session adopted the motto Any where, provided it be Forward, formed a social committee, and planned weekly gatherings. Pink and Green are the class colors.
The Freshman Class voted unanimously to select When you and I were young Maggie for Chapel. The item prompts reflection on age and sentiment among students.
The Second Grade has been disturbed by the illness of their teacher Mrs Finley and hopes she will return to school soon.
The class progress slows due to missing football team members. The monthly test is finished and teachers and students speculate on upcoming grades. Maestra asks about a century from now while Thelma responds with a simple Yo.
The Spanish I class has been assembling a scrapbook with animal illustrations and practicing translation exercises this week.
Latin II tests fell short of expectations but Miss White offered guidance on study approaches. She proposed strategies to boost understanding and improve performance in upcoming assessments.
Latin 1 students steadily build vocabularies as Loyd Kelter joins the Fort Smith Arkansas classroom this week, boosting the size and variety of the group.
The opening interscholastic football clash is slated for Monday October 5 on the local gridiron. Alpine seeks revenge after last season’s loss to the locals and brings a seasoned squad. Coach Bryant drills the Eagles while the inexperienced locals show eagerness to compete.
The letter appeals to Pecos residents to attend and financially support the Pecos team as they prepare to face Alpige next Monday. It urges vocal encouragement and notes the probable starting lineup and the need for community backing to boost morale and performance.
The Pecos football team travels to Artesia after a rough loss to the Bulldogs and plans home games next against Alpine and a town team to sharpen for the Alpine matchup. A large crowd of rovers from town is expected for Monday’s game.
The basketball girls issued a challenge to Alpine for a practice game with no reply yet. Officials hope to host a double header on Monday if the plans come together.
The P. R. L. Club gathered Saturday evening at Janice McKellar’s home. After playing forty two, members enjoyed iced refreshments and left enthusiastic about the club’s prospects.
A quirky list highlights missteps such as cutting assembly failing students and late class meetings. It notes faculty meetings giving advice and the strain of holding classes after the bell followed by final exams and delays in marriage plans as humorous flaws.
Mr Bryant asks who the missing pupil is in the second SSAS row, second row context referencing an internal roster or attendance sheet. The inquiry targets identification of the unnamed student within the document.
A playful collection of joking lines and misfit metaphors about editors seniors and common phrases. The verses twist familiar ideas into absurd images such as a hurricane as a walking stick and an aspirin tablet used as a writing surface.
Jensy fears his racing win hinges on his hound’s howl. Sue warns Behman who secretly uses a phonograph recording of the howling to push the dog to howl all night. The plan works as Jensy wins and both Sue and Behman keep their jobs.
A playful dialogue with a weary father and curious son contrasts night and day. The son asks how night falls while day breaks and the father muses on dawn and understanding. The exchange captures a thoughtful moment on time and perception.
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