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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
5
The editorial urges prudent road financing arguing that bonds should fund durable, well planned roads. It warns against long term bonds for short lived infrastructure and stresses maintenance, location, and lasting service for future generations.
A discussion contrasts four road classes in the United States and argues for national construction of major interstate trunk lines. It notes federal aid limits, state, county, and local roles, and cites named roads as examples of national scope.
Pecos Texas resident William H. Goss aged 72 plans a 100 day horseback trek from El Paso to Boston along the Bankhead Highway to prove the feat possible. He will travel via Memphis Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York and return after a eastern visit. Goss a former US Navy sailor spent 44 years at sea and was born near Boston.
President Coolidge declares that law governs all actions and choices, shaping order, freedom, and prosperity. He argues adherence to law benefits individuals personally and society as a whole, while disregard leads to ruin across moral, physical, and spiritual realms.
A humorous exchange in which a dentist boasts that the teeth on display come from famous literary men. A visitor quips that the pieces are extracts from famous authors, framed as a playful literary joke.
A description of how national roads serve the entire country like state roads serve their states, with recognition that maintenance is a responsibility shared and rightly handled by respective levels of government. The passage emphasizes alignment between national and state systems and the legitimacy of each under public oversight.
Toyah citizens and supporters gathered in the schoolhouse auditorium to discuss aiding the Toyah orchestra. A. O. Harris was elected president. Tony Bruce vice president. Gage Van Horn secretary and treasurer. An advisory committee will review issues, and members voted to compensate Mr and Mrs Harp for rehearsal services.
The Enterprise reports that many Pecos applicants fail to register as music students due to reliance on fly by night instructors who profit from instrument sales. Reorganizations of Pecos brass bands fail, while orchestra memberships remain more stable, with no commissions to instructors and potential discounts passed to buyers.
The community honors the man who built the Toyah orchestra and is shaping Barstow and Pecos groups into capable ensembles. A composer and conductor, he teaches, directs bands, and composes, notably the King of Nations march. He once led the Kitties in this piece. he and his wife are skilled on all instruments, offering affordable music instruction.
A teacher warns beginners against learning popular tunes before solid rhythm and scales. Time must be developed by disciplined practice, not by ear alone. Hard work and conscientious effort are the foundation for becoming an accomplished musician as a large and enthusiastic meeting notes.
De Witt Black of Barstow can transpose at sight on the clarinet and play melodies an octave higher than the staff, a rare skill among professional players.
Twenty four well trained students and other members of the Barstow orchestra played the marches and patriotic songs for the school last Wednesday morning. The performance likely stands as a standout for Texas openings in schools.
A. O. Harris of Toyah leads the string bass section of the Toyah orchestra. Harris has long served T. & P. railroad company and is regarded as a valued employee and a skilled musician the orchestra would hate to lose.
A Pecos orchestra rehearsal last night showed hard work by all. Beginners struggle with unison but are expected to improve by year end. Advanced players tackled several marches and two andantes with minor slips except for E. L. Harp on violin and Ernest Harp on trombone, who excelled. Participants will perform for the Parent-Teacher program next Friday.
At a rehearsal last night Ernest Harp, son of Mr and Mrs Harp, played trombone to the crowd. He has been trained by his father and also plays violin as a beginner, sharing the stage with the orchestra as he learns both instruments.
M A Roberson, a trombonist, frequently travels for work and misses lessons and rehearsals, yet he has made remarkable progress. Last night he played marches and andantes exceptionally well and is expected to perform creditably at upcoming public orchestra appearances.
The Pecos orchestra will hold rehearsals on Saturday nights at the previous times to allow those who cannot attend on school nights to participate. Mr and Mrs Harp will continue lessons on Thursdays. Saturday will be the next rehearsal night. Everyone is urged to attend.
Howell Johnson, a cornetist with only three lessons to his credit, performs like a veteran. His clean technique, precise tone, and excellent timing draw praise, with Mrs. Harp urged as the source of his notable progress.
Beverly Vaughan, a noted junior violinist, performed a solo of America last night. She plays exceptionally well and shows honest delight in her accomplishment, with expectations she will help keep the string section up to par.
A notable school boy agrees to work at the orchestra studio in exchange for music lessons. He minds the fire for Mr. and Mrs. Harp, transports fuel from the school house, and helps in other tasks. He cannot leave school to attend the store when coal is needed, so other boys taking lessons are asked to help monitor and replenish coal as required.
A veteran Barstow school teacher notes rapid improvements in boy music students since the orchestra class began. She observes better behavior and higher grades, linking musical association with lasting morale boosts for youths in Barstow and Toyah.
A Judge editorial argues Harvard graduates mostly aim for business law and other white collar roles while manual trades are undervalued. It contends great inventors and leaders began in trades and warns of labor shortages if youths all pursue college paths. The piece calls directing graduates to skilled, adventurous work to raise labor dignity and reduce imports.
The ad proclaims lower rates reduce premiums and invites customers to expect better value from E. L. Collings Insurance Co. for their services.
Pastor L L Thurston invites readers to attend all church activities next Sunday at the Methodist church. Sunday school starts 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 00 o clock on Jesus Help For a Needy World, following last week s well received sermon on The World s Need of Jesus. Evening service canceled due to District Convention at the Christian church.
Gospel list notes full house in two services last Sunday with three professions and church additions. Sunday school surpasses two hundred. BYPU organized new group to handle numbers. All are invited to come Sunday by Pastor J. M. Garner.
A child named Betty tells her mother she only added water to ink to soften it while writing a secret message to Daddy. The exchange hints at a quiet, domestic moment with a maternal figure probing the child’s activities. No further context is provided.
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