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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1933
Page
8
W H Taylor vice president of the Texas League explains to the Chamber of Commerce committee and directors at city hall Friday morning the Pecos soft water proposition. The city has a contract for a soft water system using a supply source south of town.
Ex sheriff K B Kiser of Reeves county is highlighted in a Dallas News series on the bandit Durkin. The articles credit a tip given to El Paso officials after Durkin visited Pecos under an assumed name, leading to his capture.
Pecos and Northwestern Telephone Company promotes the value of phones with a home conversation about a baby and a repaired line. A playful message highlights why keeping the telephone is important for family communication.
The grand champion calf at the Southwestern Baby Beef show in El Paso weighed 990 pounds and was fed by Joe Miles of Alpine Texas. Bred and owned by Mrs Kate Neville of Alpine it sold for 14 cents a pound at the El Paso auction and won first in the junior division.
Dr J Hilliard Camp T Pruett and Meek with two Fort Worth friends left Thursday for a hunting trip in the interior of Old Mexico seeking big game and adventure.
The Pecos annual Halloween Carnival is set for Halloween night with booths offering cakes candies hamburgers and more. Proceeds go to the local PTA to benefit children in area schools and fund supervision to curb vandalism. Mrs H L Holloway leads this year’s carnival effort.
Mr and Mrs Henry Scott of Kent celebrate the birth of an 8 12 pound girl named Dorothy Nell who arrived on October 16.
Mr and Mrs J H McCombs were Pecos visitors last Sunday enjoying a brief weekend outing.
Congressman R. F. Thomason reminded Pecos residents that his Washington office is open 24 hours for assistance with the Red Bluff proposition. He noted much work remains before funds reach pay envelopes and urged people to call his office whenever they can aid the effort.
Miss Olga Buresch state health nurse leads Pecos Rotary luncheon with an onion lapel token and a hands washing demonstration by Rotarians in white uniforms. Health intelligence test names A C Williamson as top, Gage Van Horn and Bill Kerr runner ups. capsules carry health mottos.
A quirky production note from the film Turn Back the Clock shows Lee Tracy and Peggy Shannon filming a canoe love scene interrupted by a chorus of ducks. An assistant director corralled the birds into two groups, then into a cove as the sequence continued.
Reeves and Ward counties will jointly employ a county agricultural agent if the proposal passes. The plan was pledged before the Red Bluff project and will be formally discussed at the next regular meeting of both counties commissioners' courts.
New Chevrolet coach purchased at Williams-Keer Chevrolet Co. Pecos for Dan Evans noted as the New Chevry.
Two room modern apartment advertised for rent at Elm Street listing Mrs. H. L. Magee 701 Elm St. Trade offered: three burner electric range for a good piano. Respond to Box 98 in care of Enterprise. 10-tf-p.
The Modern Study club voted to donate $2.00 monthly to the Pecos library to aid in purchasing new books. The notice mentions Leslie Weaks and Miss Violet Jones among attendees from Mentone Sunday night to see the show.
Mrs. Beulah J. Wilson, Worthy Matron of Pecos Chapter No. 81, E S, will travel to Amarillo Sunday to represent the Eastern Star of Pecos at the Grand Chapter of Texas. Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Past Matron of Pecos Chapter No. 82, will accompany her and has served in multiple Grand Chapter roles.
Mrs Heard Reynolds spent a few days in Pecos last week with her husband who was down with a touch of flu. He is O. K. now.
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