Reduced Railway Rates to Fort Worth Jubilee Announced
The executive committee announces reduced railroad rates for the Fort Worth Jubilee from Nov 1 to 14 with one and one third fare round trip within 166 miles and one and one fifth fare from Texas points beyond. Tickets valid through Nov 14, with sale start Nov 10 and return by Nov 15.
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Howdy
Fort Worth
Texas
C. C. Miller
Gainesville
General Worth
Ripley Arnold
Arnold
Major Bomar to Celebrate His Eighty First Birthday
Major Thomas H. Bomar plans to celebrate his eighty first birthday on November four at his Pecos home at Sixth and Maple Streets. Invitations are printed and will be mailed. He is now feeble but remains chivalrous as in his younger days.
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Major Bomar
Thos. H. Bomar
Sixth
Maple Streets
Pecos
Eastern Star Convention Draws Thousands in Amarillo
The annual Eastern Star session in Amarillo attracted about 2,500 attendees. Reeves county delegates included Mrs. J. G. Love and Mrs. William Robinson, with Mrs. G. C. Parker also present before traveling from Pecos via Sweetwater.
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Eastern Star
The
Order of Eastern Star
Amarillo
Reeves County
J. G. Love
G. C. Parker
William Robinson
Love
Robinson
Toyah
Pecos
Sweetwater
Presbyterians Launch Texas Christian Education Campaign
The Presbyterians of Texas press forward with a statewide drive seeking 1 350 000 dollars for church and college education. Houston opens November 8 with a November 16 officers dinner and December 2 sermons. Campaigns run through December 13 with many Texas cities participating.
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Presbyterians of Texas
Collegord
Dallas
Presbyterians of Houston
Texas
Bryan Presbyterians
Tyler
Navasota
Paris
Adams and Rhodes Tie The Knot In Pecos Ceremony
Adams of Midland district court stenographer and Miss Vieva Rhodes of Pecos surprised friends by marrying Wednesday in Pecos. The Rev L L Thurston of Pecos officiated with the bounty clerk providing papers. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Rhodes and studied at Andrews High School and Midland College.
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R. B. Adams
Midland
Vieva Rhodes
Pecos
M. E
L. L. Thurston
Adams
Charles Ibbs
W. R. Rhodes
Andrews
Midland College
Bridge Club Hosts Elegant Halloween Gathering
The Ralph Williams home hosted a Bridge Club party with one o clock Incheon and six games. Mrs. Jao. B. Howard won high score earning a leather score pad while Mrs. Max Krauskopf received the consolation prize for cover score cards.
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Bridge Club
Williams
Ralph Williams
Jao. B. Howard
Max Krauskopf
Hallowe
District Convention of Christian Church to Convene in Pecos
A district convention of the Christian Church serving the territory from Monahans to El Paso and Marfa to Alpine will meet in Pecos starting Saturday night and continue through Sunday. Large delegations are expected from churches within the district.
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District Convention OF
Christian Church
The
Monahans
el Paso
Marfa
Alpine
Pecos
Pecos Chamber Plans Community Christmas Tree Event
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce approves a community Christmas tree to benefit town and surrounding country. President D. W. Bozeman names two representatives from each of six church groups to finalize plans. A large crowd is anticipated, with the tree to be placed on a vacant lot due to space limits. More details come next week in the Enterprise.
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Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Bozeman
Armistice Day Celebration Planned by Reeves and Ward Schools
Reeves and Ward county school children prepare for Armistice Day at Pecos Methodist church on Sunday evening November 11. An orchestra of at least fifty pieces joins twenty four performers and the high school glee club for a patriotic program led by Hon. J. A. Crane with readings by Miss Ruth Gibson and service by local pastors. About 450 children are expected to attend alongside the orchestra.
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Reeves and Ward County
Barstow
Pecos Methodist Church
J. A. Crane
Ruth Gibson
Rev. Johnson
Pecos
McClure
Fort Stockton
Consolidated Clubs to Present Friday Program in Pecos
A Friday community social at the Pecos school house is planned to benefit the local school fund. The event features a Barstow and Pecos orchestra fusion, performances by nine clubs, and a series of musical numbers with refreshments to follow. Admission is twenty five cents for adults and fifteen cents for school children.
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Frank Cavett
Pecos
Barstow
The
Merry Wives
Glee Club
Keeping Up Club
Mothers’ Club
Home-Makers
H. H. Johnson
Union Station
Home Makers’ Club
Merry Wives’ Club
Twentieth Century Club
Max Krauskopf Slays Eight-Foot Rattler at Abandoned Oil Site
Justice Max Krauskopf and associates inspected the Laura well area after Sunshine Oil Corporation abandoned the site following years of work and high costs. A massive eight foot rattler, described as long as a leg around, was killed with a long gas pipe.
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Max Krauskopf
Sunshine Oil Corporation
Laura
Roy I. Biggs
Rattler
Max
Pecos gin to run out 950 bales this season
The Pecos gin is expected to produce 950 bales of cotton by sunset, with a larger yield than first forecast if conditions stay favorable. If frost stays away for two to three weeks, more late cotton should mature, while prices around 30 cents keep planters optimistic.
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Pecos
Weather Words Describe Cloudy Damp Start to Thursday
Thursday morning clouds formed in the north as a raw wind from that quarter persisted. People wore overcoats and warned of possible rain sleet and snow though no precipitation or frost appeared last night. After sunset it grew warmer briefly, then colder again this morning with fires considered very comfortable.
Miss Lorena Farr Visits Pecos This Week
Toyah resident Miss Lorena Farr was a visitor in Pecos this week, stopping at local spots and meeting residents during her trip.
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Lorena Farr
Toyah
Pecos
Beautiful Display Window at the Pecos Mercantile
Floyd Brownlee of Pecos Mercantile Company stages a fall hunting display in the hardware window featuring camping gear firearms and mounts of two eagles a pheasant coy ote deer heads and a large black bear. The exhibit suggests what sportsmen may bag during the season for skilled marksmen at the right time and place.
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Pecos Mercantile
Floyd Brownlee
Pecos Mercantile Company
Baptists Hire E. L. and Mrs Harp to Lead Choir
The local Baptist church has employed Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harp to train and direct the church choir. They will devote one training night weekly and direct Sunday services. The community praises the church for securing such capable help and expects a strong boost to local work.
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Baptists
E. L. Harp
Week of Prayer Planned by Methodist Women
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will observe the week of prayer about two weeks from now. They promise a notably attractive and helpful program and say a full schedule will appear in these columns next week.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Suit to land title begun at Austin
Proceedings in the Texas Supreme Court seek to compel the Land Commissioner to reinstate forfeited land sales after alleged failure to advertise post forfeiture. Weaver Bros. suit in Yoakum county challenges cancellation of land sold to Anna Simmons of Fort Worth. Major figures include Senator W. H. Bledsoe and Mayor Percy Spencer of Lubbock.
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Dallas News
Austin
Texas
Supreme Court
Weaver Bros
Yoakum County
Anna Simmons
Fort Worth
Land Commissioner
Land Department
West
W. H. Bledsoe
Lubbock
Percy Spencer
Gilbert Herndon
J. T. Robinson
Mr. Herndon
Lynn County
W. C. Wooten
Tarrant County
Weaver
Mayor Toliver Returns From Mexico Visit
Mayor B A Toliver returned from a two to three week trip to Tampico Mexico where he owns property He met Clint Lanier drilling oil wells with bright prospects and Fred Hall a Pecosite resident prospering and earning good money Toliver notes Mexico remains unsettled until next year’s general election but is fairly prosperous overall.
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B. A. Toliver
Mexico
Tampico
Clint Lanier
Clint
Fred Hall
Toliver
Engineer Sullivan surveys Red Bluff site for fault study
Vernon L. Sullivan engineer for Pecos Valley Water Users Association of Texas and R. H. Gray president with assistants camped at Red Bluff reservoir site early this week to survey and locate core drill tests. They aim to identify faults that could cause leakage of water in the reservoir.
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Red Bluff
Vernon L. Sullivan
Pecos
T. L. Cowden Travels From Pecos Toward Carlsbad to See Grandfather
T. L. Cowden, residing roughly 25 miles south of Odessa, appeared in Pecos yesterday en route to Carlsbad, New Mexico, to visit his grandfather. He was described as en route and seeking family contact.
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T. L. Cowden
Odessa
Pecos
Carlsbad, N. M
Oil Field Team Near Toyahwell Strike Potent Gas Oil
A new tool arrived for workers at Toyahwell as gas intensifies and oil floods the rig. The firm presses to clean out the well, with strong gas and oil present in the hole and on tools, signaling imminent results.
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Toyah
Bell Well drilling crew tightens search for missing tools
The Bell well crew under Mr. Wesner of Culberson County continues round the clock efforts to recover lost drilling tools after a fishing operation halted progress. With essential gear now on hand, they expect to remove the tools soon, though sixteen feet of plug remains to be drilled.
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Bell Well
Wesner
Culberson County
Fort Stockton oil activity reports drilling progress and a major acquisition
Quinby No 1 has completed setting casing to 1300 feet and resumed drilling while Southern States Lease & Production drills a red rock formation at 865 feet. Quinby No 2 casing to 700 feet nearly finished and drilling will resume. Quinby No 3 delayed due to missing derrick material. Texan Oil and Land unit reports Benedum Trees interests bought Santa Rita oil well and two offsets with 10,000 surrounding acres for over one million dollars in cash.
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Fort Stockton
Southern States Lease & Production Company
Quinby No
Associated Press
el Paso
Frank T. Pickerell
Texan Oil and Land Company
Benedum Trees Interests
Trans-Continental Oil Company
Santa Rita
Pickerell
Improvement in Grocery Department at Pecos Mercantile
H. C. Ferris, manager of the Pecos Mercantile Company grocery department, oversaw a notable upgrade this week. The front was opened to maximize outside light, the refrigerator moved, and the changes enhance stock display while reducing lighting costs on cloudy days. Ferris is praised for up to date, courteous leadership and for improving department appearance and convenience.
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H. C. Ferris
Pecos Mercantile Company
Ferris
Kerr Receives West Point Appointment for 1924
Wm Kerr has been tendered a West Point appointment, a great honor for him and Pecos. Friends extend congratulations and express hope he passes the examination to become a full West Pointer in 1924.
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Wm. Kerr
West Point
Pecos
Hope Young
West Pointer
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Pecos C. OF
Engineer Sullivan
Pecos and
Fort Stogeton
Fort Stockton Field
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