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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
5
A Barstow column on church music urging more local talent in piano and instrument training for Sunday schools and churches. It notes Barstow and Reeves Ward counties host multiple orchestras, praises community support, and cites progress in local players and students.
Recital program features Sydney Cowan performing a Sleeping Princess violin solo and clarinet works by Ormand Jensen. Pieces include Love's Response and a Mischief themed violin solo, with performers Frisinger, Anthony, Papini, Greenwald, Rolfe, and Franklin.
A birthday celebration for Leo Otto aged fourteen was held Friday at the Ed Otto residence on South Willow Street. Attended by Pecos seventh grade pupils and Principal Mrs Wylie Cole, the event featured games and a salad course served by Mrs Otto, Edna Otto, Mary Otto, and Stella Weinacht with gifts noted for Leo and his guests.
Enterprise want ads advertise Draughon trained graduates for banks wholesale houses and mercantile firms with a guaranteed 85 to 100 dollars monthly after qualification. Write for free position contract and special offer from Draughon’s College Abilene or Wichita Falls Texas 9 31.
Classified notices include a furnished house for rent under W W Dean in charge, a lost baby’s vanity set on a highway between Van Horn and Pecos, and a lost Yale key on a key ring. An election notice from Reeves County Texas details a vote on Oct 21 1924 about selling Pecos City Water Works to Pecos Power and Ice Company with contract specifics and service terms.
The document outlines that if Pecos Power and Ice Company fails to provide service, property and extensions may be reconveyed to the Town of Pecos City. The town may take possession after breaches or fires, with a 30 day repair period and a potential forfeiture. It also covers depreciation, future expansion, hydrants, taxation, and a 40 cent per thousand gallon cap with a $2 minimum monthly charge. A 25 year franchise is contemplated if the sale proceeds.
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