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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1932
Page
6
The Postmaster General announces an open competitive exam to fill the Barstow postmaster vacancy following the death of Ingerson who served twenty years. Applicants must file in Washington by October 7. The position carries a salary of 1500 dollars per year.
G. R. Lay and daughter Miss Lilly Lay left Monds en route to Waco and Austin. Miss Lay plans to visit relatives in Waco while Mr. Lay continues to Attecin on business.
Albert Pask 35 longtime Pecos resident died Tuesday at his Ho ben area farm after weeks of illness. He lived in Pecos since age seven and earned respect as a lumberman craftsman and outdoorsman. Survived by widow Gladys Sudbrock two sons Albert Jr and Neil and his father Alfred Pask plus brother Ludwig. Funeral held Wednesday at Kolar Funeral Home with Rev Ratliff officiating and burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Louisville Kentucky reports that the Louisville and Nashville railroad recalled 500 workers to fill car repair shop duties, signaling a return to operation after a pause.
Miss Lottie Rene Bowles entertained at the Four Bar Ranch with a house party for four out of town guests. Guests included Miss Joan Nabers of Corinth Mississippi Miss Mary Mdna Bowles and Paul Edmonds of Uvalde.
Eccentric local items report fishing on Soxruk creek with a 40 pound catch and a Tuesday fish fry. Visits include El Paso Radium Hot Springs and Shreveport.
Mr and Mrs A F Martin traveled to Big Spring for a West Texas district meeting of Retail Merchant's Association of Texas secretaries. Mrs H M Nicholson of Ft Stockton joined them. The meeting at Crawford Hotel drew secretaries from Mineral Wells to El Paso. Midland will host next February. Kansas City report notes a 29 percent rise in department store sales in August from July, first gain since April.
A Loyalty Day program for the Presbyterian Ladies' Auxiliary was led by Mrs. Bike Simmons after a devotional by M. Drake. The topic was Healing Hands in Africa and China and Mrs. J. J. Craft sang a vocal solo. Vice president Mrs. J. A. Crane presided over a business session planning the District Auxiliary meeting in Pecos on October 15 with seventeen members present.
An advertisement by Mrs Vernon McCalph announces Crazy Crystals as a god send for pain relief. She claims rheumatism ceased after one week and full relief by the first dose. The notice lists her address at 137 South Wid Ave, Reach Grove, ber.
Nashville report says J W Carter and Company shoe makers sold more pairs this week than in any of 34 years of operation. Strong demand boosted output as a milestone sales week was recorded for the firm.
Local Pecos items list visitors residents and travels. Charlie Colwell family left for San Bernardino California after a week here. Sheriff Reeder Webb attended court. Various residents from Fort Stockton Lovins county Strawn and Dallas visited Pecos. Bar sent Coaches owner K. Baygent notes highway delays and vacation travel.
Miss Leona Stubblefield of Monalans visited friends here Saturday.
Mrs Ethel King principal owner of Pecos Laundry visited with her brother James Miller and sister Ruth Miller on Friday of this week in Big Spring Texas.
Mr and Mrs Si Stinson and their son Leo McCunn will move to Midland this week or next to establish a new home. Stinson, a scout for Humble 641 Co, has been transferred to Midland after living here for five years.
J Co Wilken undertook a business trip to Flitavo during the omsi week, coordinating meetings with local partners and visiting a regional office to discuss collaboration opportunities. The trip focused on expanding market presence and reinforcing industrial ties with Flitavo officials.
Fragmented text describes a trip involving Mr and Mrs with relatives in Houston and El Paso. Reading is incomplete and unclear, but hints at a Monday departure and a western travel route. No clear event, date, or names are recoverable.
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