Bette Davis stars in The Great Lie at Granada theater
Bette Davis headlines The Great Lie with George Brent directed by Edmund Goulding. The drama centers on a woman’s ascent through love and manipulation, with Mary Astor delivering a standout supporting turn.
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Bette Davis
Granada
Granada Theatre
George Brent
Edmund Goulding
Miss Davis Wems
Ac Lai
Miss Davis
Mary Astor
Brent
Lucile Watson
Mattie McDaniel
Sam McRussell Hicks
Thurston Hall
Jerome Cowan
Northwest Texas Farmers Battle Army Worms Across Counties
Farmers in twenty Northwest Texas counties wage a bitter war on army worms using poisoned bait spread ahead of the pests. More than fourteen tons of poison, supplied with help from the U.S. Bureau of Entomology, have been distributed to protect crops. Reported damage spans Collingsworth Childress Cottle Callahan Dickens Floyd M arde san Haskell Jones Kent King Motley Runnels Throckmorton Shackelford Stonewall Wichita Wilbarger and Baylor counties.
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U.S. Bureau of Entomology
Collingeworth
Childress
Cottle
Callahan
Dickens
Floyd
Mardesan
Haskell
Jones
Kent
King
Motley
Runnels
Throckmorton
Shackelford
Stonewall
Wichita Wilbarger
Baylor
Avalanche Honor Roll Readers Named In Subscriptions List
The Avalanche prints an honor roll of subscribers and new readers welcome messages. Names appear with hometowns such as Alpine Fort Bliss Fort Stockton Marathon and Decatur along with several Alpine residents. A Fort Stockton Water Carnival note and an advertisement for newspaper printing services conclude the item.
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The
Avalanche
James W. Cotter
Ft. Leonard Wood
New
Wm. Cotter
Lynn HM. Matthews
Fort Bliss
Aircraft Warning Service to Cover All Texas Regions
Texas plans to establish a nationwide aircraft warning system through the Office of Emergency Management and the Texas governor. Outside observation posts will be run by GHQ Air Force generals, with two Texas command centers directing coverage from roughly eight mile view areas. Volunteers will soon register, as the plan aims for interim training and tentative operation by June 15.
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Austin
Texas
Office For Emergency Management
GHQ Air Force
Ize
Adjutant General's
Texas State Employment Service
Army
Atlantic
Pacific
Railroads Spend Ninety Million Dollars in Texas
The Association of American Railroads reports Texas railroads in 1940 spent 90,875,589 dollars on materials supplies and wages. Taxes paid to state and local governments in Texas for 1940 are not yet available. In 1929 rails paid 6,422 dollars in taxes in Texas.
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Texas
Association of American Railroads
Stimulating Texas Economy via Railroad Wage Payments
The stimulating effect of these expenditures is felt throughout the state because of the wide distribution of railroad wage payments, and the fact that supplies and materials were purchased in 603 localities in Texas.
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Texas
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Northwest
Roy Akers
San Antonio
Gene Benson
Alpine
Clarence Hord
R. M. Bankhead
Ray Spence
Henry Lacey
T. R. Knight
Earl Reaves
Bill Cotter
Chas
Clark
Decatur
Valerie Shop
W. H. Terry Jr
Pearl Fulcrod
Ounty
Price Rackley
Mae M. Ament
Ruby Durst
Art
T. Rider
W. L. Hannold
Marathon
T. B. Henderson
Fort Stockton
Railroads
Alpine Drug
el Paso
San Antonio Brewing Ass
Ritchey Bros
Phone
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Federal Deposit Ine
Alpine Cemetery Assn
Cemtery Fund
George Stroud Dallman
Coffee Cup Cafe
Jarvis
Robinson
Otis Turner Real Estate—Insurance
6Th St
J. W. Shepperd —Jeweler
Turner
T. A. Beard
Alan R. Fraser
Holland Hotel
Bing
Hord
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Crawford - Baines Insurance Agency
Carroll L. Vaughn
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