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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1939

Page

5

Missionary Circle Luncheon Held at Mrs Hines Home

No. 1 Circle of the Methodist Missionary Society met Tuesday for a luncheon at the home of Mrs. Ida S. Hines. After lunch, business was transacted and a program led by Mrs. Beatright followed. Participants included Mrs. Hollismth, Mrs. Albert Sisk, Mrs. J. T. McMahan, Mrs. Roy Holloway, Mrs. R. Henry Blackwell, Mrs. Tena Adams, Mrs. J. G. Love, Mrs. Vida Hedgpeth, Mrs. J. F. Bennett, and Miss Aileen Love.

Methodist Missionary Society Ida S. Hines Beatright Hollissmth Albert Sisk J. T. McMahan Roy Holloway R. Henry Blackwell Tena Adams J. G. Love Vida Hedgpeth J. F. Bennett Aileen Love

Beat Midland Wear huge Mums at Friday's game

A school color display featuring Johnson Floral Shop mums is planned for Friday's game against Midland. The promotion uses large floral mums to show team support with local shop involvement.

Beat Midland Johnson Floral Shop Adv

Pecos City Federation Elects Woolfolk President

Pecos study club members met to open the current club year electing Mrs. J B Woolfolk to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs Clarence Bell resignation. Programs were led by presidents of Pecos study clubs with talks on parliamentary usage and club conduct, plus musical interludes.

J. B. Woolfolk Clarence Bell Pecos City Federation Pecos Study Clubs Marion Slack Music Club Ted Johnston Modern Study Club H. M. E. Jones Twentieth Century Club Norman Eisenwine George Ross Merry Wives J. R. Hays Garden Club Alyce Clyde Brophy Bob McProud Gladys McKelvey

Birthday party honors Leroy Milner on sixth

Leroy Milner was host Monday at his parents home for a sixth birthday party. Guests included Buddy Ross Rosmarie Milner Eddie Vanelle Knowles Margaret Ellsworth Velma Jean Cummings of Barstow and Leroy’s month old brother James Howard Milner.

Leroy Milner Buddy Ross Rosemarie Milner Eddie Vanelle Knowles Margaret Ellsworth Velma Jean Cummings Barstow Leroy James Howard Milner

Miss Chapman Heads to Texas University as Junior Student

Miss Mary Ellen Chapman daughter of Mr and Mrs N F Chapman leaves for Austin to attend Texas University for the coming year She will be a junior having studied at the University for one year and at West Texas State College in Canyon for another year

Mary Ellen Chapman N. F. Chapman Austin Texas University Miss Chapman University West Texas State College Canyon

Renowned Evelyn Oppenheimer to Review Redlander in Pecos

Evelyn Oppenheimer will present a review of Sigman Byrd's Redlander Monday night in Pecos. The event, staged by the Modern Study Club and Merry Wives Club at the elementary school auditorium, begins at 8 o'clock with advance tickets available through club members.

Young Review Rtst Southwest Pecos Redlander Modern Study Club Merry Wives Club Miss Oppenheimer Houston Post Los Angeles Times Evelyn Oppenheimer Shreveport Journal St. Louis Post Dispatch Dallas George Wadley Elizabeth Black Barstow

Eastern Star Plans Courtesy to Officers

Pecos Chapter No. 81 O E S will host a program Monday at 8 PM honoring Past Matrons and Past Patrons. Mrs. Blance Smith presides. Hollis Smith welcomes guests. Mrs. Sarah Colwell responds. guests present “Fragments of Conversation Gleaned Through The Years” and “Impressions Gleaned Through The Years.” Refreshments by Mrs. Josephine Ailes and committee. All members invited.

Order of Eastern Star Texas Pecos Blance Smith Rose Briscoe Sarah Colwell Jessie Sue Couch Nannie C. Couch Mabel Easter- Brook Virgie Fulgin Marian S. Grissom Carrie Mae Holloway Frankie Kingston Hazel Klinger Ina Maley Virgie Middleton Duffie Parker Hattie Smith Olean Smith Ethel Toliver Beulah J. Wilson Lillian Poe Young Josephine Ailes

Pecos Senior Brooks Richardson to Attend NTAC in Arlington

Brooks Richardson a Pecos high senior last year leaves for Arlington to enroll at NTAC this year to study aeronautical engineering. He is driven by his grandmother Mrs J W Brooks and sister Catherine Richardson.

Brooks Richardson Pecos High Arlington NTAC J. W. Brooks Catherine Richardson

Mrs Lillian Dean Returns to Nurture Local Household

Mrs Lillian Dean formerly of Pecos has come back from Hattiesburg Mississippi to care for Judge and Mrs W H Brown and manage their household in this city.

Lillian Dean Pecos Hattiesburg Miss W. H. Browning

Modern Study Club Opens Year With Social and New Member

The Modern Study Club held its opening meeting with 21 members and two visitors present. Hostesses were Mrs. Ted Johnston and others at Mrs. Gene Rumbaugh's home. Gene Rumbaugh sang. Mrs. Gladys McKelvey accompanied and led to a business session where McKelvey was voted into the club.

Modern Study Club Ted Johnston Tom Freese Truett Peer Charles Daniel Hollis Smith Fenton Alley Gene Rumbaugh Gladys McKelvey McKelvey Bond Bradford Winnie Caroline Ben Colwell Vernon Crawford Bill Cummings Bill Daniel, Jr A. O. Davis George Duncan E. B. Hedge

Program Topic Set On The American City and Its Churches

The Methodist missionary society will hold its monthly tea next week at Mrs. W. B. Burchard's home. Mrs. W. W. Sample and Mrs. Beulah Wilson will discuss chapters from The American City and Its Churches.

Methodist Missionary Society W. B. Burchard W. W. Sample Beulah Wilson

El Paso Pair Visiting Relatives Before Baylor Start

Sam Means and his daughter Miss Dorothy Means of El Paso spent a few hours Friday visiting relatives. They were en route to Waco where Mrs Means will study at Baylor University this year.

Sam Means Dorothy Means el Paso Waco Mrs Means Baylor University

Miss Willie Faye Starley Enrolls at University of Texas

Miss Willie Faye Starley left Saturday night for Austin to enroll in University of Texas classes for the coming year. She has attended the University a year, and spent a year at Texas Christian University.

Willie Faye Starley Austin University of Texas Texas Christian University

Executive Board Has First Meet of Year

Elementary Parent- Teacher Association executive board met Monday for the year’s first business session. Budget planning and committee chair reports were shared. Delegates named to Reeves-Loving county council meeting in Mentone on Oct 21 with alternates selected. Attendees included the president and several officers, Supt Blackwell and Principal Whitley.

The Elementary Parent- Teacheer Association Bill Daniel Toyah A. O. Davis Edwin Finley Reeves-Loving County Council Mentone I. R. Titus Hollis Smith William L. Kerr Jim Sample Harrison Beauchamp George Ross W. J. McCune Ted Johnston Jack May J. E. Couch Ira Titus Harry Ross Pauline Jones R. Henry Blackwell Ray Whitley

Modern Arts Club Chooses Name and Elected Officers

The Pecos club formalized as Modern Arts Study Club in a Monday night session. Miss Hope Armstrong hosted the second meeting and Miss George Wadley led a business segment approving the constitution and by laws.

Mrs Allie Coon To Lead BPW Program Night

Mrs Allie Coon will head the BPW meeting Tuesday night September 26 in the Carnegie Library basement. The program titled What Is Democracy features Miss Daisy Johnson comparing English and American democracy, with other talks on Our Constitution The American Way and You and Your Law Makers.

Allie Coon Business and Professional Women’s Club Carnegie Library Daisy Johnson Mabel Easterbrook R. N. Couch Ed Howery

Mrs. Monroe Kerr Hosts Circle No. 3 Meeting

Fourteen members of Circle No. 3 of the Methodist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Monroe Kerr's home for a luncheon. Mrs. W. W. Runnels spoke on The Power of Insignificant Things and Mrs. Emma Boles led opening prayer. New member H. P. Davis was welcomed. Plans included quilting for the Methodist Orphans Home and a Thank Box drive.

Circle No. 3 The Methodist Missionary Society Monroe Kerr W. W. Runnels Emma Boles Methodist Orphans Home Orphans Home Elmer Wadley R. C. Rumbaugh W. E. Reeder W. A. Hendricks

Mrs. W. A. Bush Hosts Circle No 3 Bible Study

Mrs. W A Bush hosted Circle No 3 of the Christian Church for a regular Bible Study on Exploring the Bible. Mrs Elmer Johnson taught a chapter from the new book as eleven members attended including Mrs Larry Ladd Mrs R F Davis Mrs Ted Johnston Mrs W R Glasscock Mrs E G Bowles Mrs M C Glover Mrs Gene Rumbaugh Mrs W R Cook and Mrs W A Bush.

W. A. Bush Circle No. 3 The Christian Church Elmer Johnson Larry Ladd R. F. Davis Ted Johnston W. R. Glasscock E. G. Bowles M. C. Glover Gene Rumbaugh W. R. Cook

Browning Returns Home After Visit with Judge Browning

R. B. Browning of Shreveport has returned home after visiting here with his parents Judge J. W. Browning and Mrs. Browning.

R. B. Browning Shreveport Judge J. W. Browning

Character Building program opens elementary PTA meeting

The elementary school PTA resumed fall meetings Monday with a Character Building program. President Mrs. W L Kerr led the session and the year’s budget was adopted. Room mothers plan a flowers project led by Mrs. I R Titus.

W. L. Kerr I. R. Titus John W. Byrd Ray Whitley T. B. Pruett Pauline Jones May Jaren Buchannan

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