Observatory Visitors Pack Fort Davis See Moon Through 62 Inch Telescope
Dense cloud cover and rain drenched Fort Davis as McDonald Observatory hosted visitors for the last Wednesday night sky view. About 288 guests counted inside the dome as the moon emerged briefly, with reservations nearing 300 for the final August event. Observatory officials warned crowds exceed capacity, urging advance bookings for future viewings. Local rainfall varied, with Earnest Carlton gauge reporting 1.05 inches and nearby Fort Davis areas recording lighter amounts.
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Saly
McDonald Observatory
CT Elvey
Fivey
Unitr
Fort Davis
Carlton
Carltons
Bill Pryor
Frigidaire Sales and Service Highlighted
Frigidaire sales and service information appears in a fragmentary ad. The readable text references Frigidaire products and electrical appliance offerings, suggesting a promotion or catalog entry from a local trades page.
McCutcheon Named Manager of San Antonio Livestock Firm
McCutcheon, long-time Fa dent ranchman of West Texas, named general manager of MacCutcheon Baker Fuller Livestock Commission Co in San Antonio. Office staff includes Jimmie Baker Fr Worth Johnnie Fuller J Mason and FJ W Lemberg. The firm opened July 31 in the Livestock Exchange Building.
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McCutcheon
Jeff Davis County
West Texas
MacCutcheon, Baker & Fuller Livestock Commission Co
San Antonio
Avalanche
Jimmie Baker
Fr. Worth
Johnnie Fuller
J. Mason
F.J 'W. Lemberg
Mason
Rotary meeting highlights friendship ethics and service
Ray Dudley gave the principal address at yesterday's Rotary lunch before forty nine members with seven visiting clubs. Emil Loeffler H D Wilcox Taft Holloway W M Turner Harold Eyler Karl Klauter and Jock Minter attended as visiting Rotarians. Dudley stressed four pillars of Rotary: friendship through weekly contact, ethics in business, and continual service driven by united effort.
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Ray Dudley
Rotary
Emil A. Loeffler
Junction
H. D. Wilcox
el Paso
Taft Holloway
Sanderson
W. M. Turner
Pecos
Harold Eyler
Yoakum
Karl Klauter
del Rio
Jock Minter
Abilene
Bill Winter
Bob Blalock
Ray
Ethi‘cal Rotary Club
Ethi
Cal
Rotary Club
Midland Rodeo Set for September 2 3 4 at Fair Park
Midland announces the fifth annual Midland Rodeo at Midland Fair Park September 2 3 4 with total purses and prizes of 6800. The prize list includes new events such as cow pony relay and free for all horse race each afternoon. Core rodeo events feature calf roping team tying bronc riding steer riding bareback bronc riding and steer wrestling with entry open to ropers riders and wrestlers regardless of membership in any rodeo group. A Brahma cow milking scramble is added to the program.
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Midland
Midland Fair Park
Rodeo Committee
Stay Proctor
Roy Parks
John Dublin
Donald Hutt
Leonard Proctor
More Clouds and Less Rain A Alpine Mood
The article laments July’s constant clouds and scant rainfall, claiming the area, Alpine, suffers more clouds and less rain than any place. It urges persistence in business, with a humorous note inviting a swim to lift spirits as locals hope for improved weather and better prospects in the next decade. The Locust Pool and Cas Edwards are referenced.
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Alpine
Locust Pool
Cas Edwards
Notice to creditors estate of P Rackley deceased
Original letters of administration on the estate of T P Rackley deceased were granted July 31 1899 by Brewster County County Court to the undersigned. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them within the time prescribed by law.
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T. P. Rackley
Brewster County
Foxes drive Clare farmers to patrol fields at night
In County Clare Ireland foxes are so numerous that farmers patrol lambing fields from dusk to dawn armed with clubs and lanterns. In Atlantic City court Fidele Di Parsio faced charges that his wife deserted him due to quarrels with his 17 children and her 11 children from a prior marriage.
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County Clare
Ireland
Fidele di Parsio
Atlantic City
Coaching School Sees High Hopes for Next Year
In Philadelphia and Mile High club circles, coaches and instructors praised the teaching institute. They expect improvements in football, basketball, and track in Texas next year due to the school’s expert instruction. Attendees noted the favorable climate and sunny week, with plans to return and bring families.
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Philadelphia
Leahy
Johnny
DeGrosa
Ona
Texas
Johnny Pryde
Mile High
Boston
Mountain Passes Set for Uvalde Next Summer Session
Mountain Passes set to return to Uvalde, birthplace, for its 20th annual session next summer. Upton County commissioners approved a tax rate of 99 cents last month. A $50 reward is offered by Iraan’s new game protective association for info leading to convictions in recent Pecos River dynamiting fish kill. Monahans Chamber of Commerce efforts to locate a large glass factory hinge on sand analysis in that county. Wickett oil town, north of the 7. P. railroad, shows a small boom as Gulf Oil Corp. reconditions two producing wells in Ward and Winkler counties.
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William Granger
Uvalde
Upton County Commissioners
Iraan
Pecos
Monahans Chamber of Commerce
Wickett
Gulf Oil Corp
Ward
Winkler
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Granada
New Commission
C. Zvey
Arizona
Tle Ay
Rotary News
P. Rackley
Mountain Peexs
Big Bend Elec. Co
Hudson Bakery
Dickely
Oleo
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Weiners
Chuck
Nee
Jor
Drake
Saur Kraut
Fancy Hales
Calif
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Tee
HAMS
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Gateway
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