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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
4
A reader laments local stagnation in Pecos, arguing competition drives progress. The piece criticizes neglect of small business basics, urges Chamber of Commerce action, unity, and bold civic initiatives to revive the town’s economy and attract investment.
Clarence Darrow Dudley Field Malone and Senator Royal Copeland lead a reform push to abolish capital punishment in all states. The NY launch targets legalized murder as eight states have ended the practice. four reintroduced it in 1918 amid war hysteria.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Manahan hosted friends Friday night in honor of Mrs. Frank Rarey and Miss Irene Prewit. Three bridge tables were played and refreshments included chicken salad cherry pie a la mode and ice tea. Attending were Mrs. Frank Rarey Miss Irene Prewit Miss Lucille Prewit Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Prickett Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and Harry Hinkle.
The article notes radio use by fairies since creation and highlights J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan film by Herbert Brenon at the Rialto Theatre. Betty Bronson stars with Ernest Torrence and Cyril Chadwick in a production famed for new photographic effects and Roy Pomeroy’s scene surprises.
A letter to the state board of health from Honolulu, by a former Texas resident, warns that a child cannot enter school without a certified birth certificate. Several states require birth records for public school admission, risking future denial if birth was unregistered in Texas.
A reflective excerpt discusses how present pleasure deceives and absence fuels vanity, noting the fallacious nature of immediate satisfaction and the uncertainty of what is not present. It emphasizes transient desires and the emptiness of seeking fleeting happiness.
Rev. Geo W Davis of Barstow will hold services at 11 A M Sunday at the First Christian Church Barstow All are invited to attend this service in Texas.
The message invites all to Sunday School at 9 45 A M with classes for everyone The Big Brotherhood Class meets at Pecos Auto Co at 10 00 A M A preaching service follows at 11 00 A M League at 7 15 P M Preaching 8 P M Joy night at 8 00 P M Pastor Walter H Vanderpool invites attendance at these services
A Telugu proverb notes that while a foot slip may be recoverable, a tongue slip cannot recall the spoken words. The saying emphasizes caution with speech as a balance aid.
The Schumansville district in Texas has had Mr. Dietel teaching the same one room school for thirty nine years and living in the same teachers home. A Dallas Morning News article by William Eilers notes the record and the school now has two teachers with Dietel’s daughter assisting.
State commands sheriff to summon Lois B Regan by weekly publication for four weeks in Reeves County Texas. Court in Pecos will hear at the next District Court term on November 23 1925 in suit No 2501 filed July 28 1925 by K M Regan seeking divorce.
Lucile Lee man Mitchell sues F B Mitchell in Court No 2488 Pecos Texas alleging a suit action. Plaintiff declares cause of action as stated in the brief, with the case to be filed at the court office in Pecos Texas.
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