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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
4
Entry as second class matter dated October 22 1915 at Pecos Texas under the act of March 8 1879. Copy must be in office by Wednesday to ensure publication in the current issue. 25c 1c
A Saturday sale offers neckwear and baked goods along with dressed chickens. The event lists items and a contact phone number 174 for more details.
Presbyterian Church holds Sunday School at 10 o clock guided by Supt G G Breen. Communion Service at 11 am. No evening services due to revival at the Methodist Church.
A Barstow Texas church announces weekly worship by the Church of Christ every Sunday at 11 in the morning.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning and evening preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The evangelist speaks to the Brotherhood Class at Pecos Auto Co at 10 o’clock. A Sunday afternoon men’s meeting at 8 o’clock features a sermon on The Making of a Good Citizen. Pastor Walter H. Vanderpool invites attendance and notes the church’s welcoming message.
A writer advocates property owners in Balmorhea to finish sidewalk gaps and improve Main Street to boost appearance and community spirit. They praise cleaned vacant lots, propose shared responsibility for town improvement, and discuss a two dollar per day fishing permit for Balmorhea Reservoir non tax payers as fair. The piece notes residents and Balmorhea directors should consider a season permit model to fund stock and dam costs.
Harvard Business School study outlines optimal ad spending by business type with a general 3 percent rule and cautions against uniform application. It suggests tailoring budgets to each merchant and using total selling costs to guide expenditures for value and regular customers.
Church of Christ at Legion Hall holds Bible class Sunday afternoon at four with Brother Lester W Fisher preaching at five. A cordial invitation to all. Wednesday Bible study at five reviews Exodus chapters 19 through 27.
Sunday services at 10 00 A M with J W Brown Supt. No evening service due to Methodist meeting B Y P U at 7 00 P M G A Mon 4 00 P M at Mrs Kiser home W M S Tuesday afternoon Y W A and G A on second and fourth Tuesday evenings at Mrs Peer home Prayer Service Wednesday 8 00 P M All are invited to attend all services I V Garrison Pastor
Miss Gertrude Bell celebrated her twelfth birthday with a swimming party hosted by Miss Josephine Bryan. Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Tudor drove the girls to Alamo Country Club for swimming, a picnic supper, and lawn games at the Bryan home with guests Nancy Camp, Florence Johnson, Beverly Vaughan, Norabel Hollebeke, Clara Beauchamp, Virginia Harrison, Evelyn Bowie, Elizabeth Rhodes, and Gertrude Bell.
A club program lists Sept 27 events with Mrs. Jim Camp as hostess. Roll call covers English novels and novelists. outlines and synopses include the Vicar of Wakefield. magazine article by Mrs. W. W. Runnels. round table talk led by Mrs. Rowden. questions compare literature with science, trace the modern novel’s history, Elizabethan and Puritan ages, Shakespeare, Pilgrim's Progress, true novel origins, and life and work of Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Stern, and Goldsmith.
The State of Texas to the Sheriff of Reeves County and others. Notice is given that T. M. Delaney has filed for letters of administration for the estate of Kate Brych, deceased. All interested must appear at the Reeves County Court in Pecos on October 11, 1926, to contest the application. Witness Vannie Ingle, clerk, September 23, 1926.
Four local venues shared live radio coverage of a championship bout. The Pecos Mercantile broadcast from two sets, along with Pecos Drug Co, Chas Manahan Jewelry Co, and King's Hamburger Stand. Reported reception was clear with minimal static.
Hollis Smith came back from El Paso on Tuesday to resume his duties as Cotton Inspector for the W. W. and LG this winter.
From Ector County News: Don Sanders, an Roxana Oil Well camp employee, killed an unidentified man with a 22 rifle in a merciless attack. After firing five shots, Sanders wrecked his car on a jack line, then shot himself. The victim’s name remains unknown as authorities seek motive.
Fort Bayard post chaplain Rev. R. C. Edwards and his family spent the early part of the week in Pecos visiting Rev. W. J. Vanderpool and his family.
Odessa athlete J D Amburgey aims for a regular place on the Texas Tech Matador team at Lubbock during fall training. He played end for Odessa three years, praised for a strong all round defensive game and reliable receiving. His former teammates predict a notable athletic career as he trains with other aspirants.
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