Marathon Mrs Roy Stillwell Notes Local Change
The large black oil tank west of Marathon was torn down this week after standing about 30 years. The town lost a landmark as razing continues alongside growth. Readers recall past landmarks and local goings on include travel, sales of goat stock, and soil conservation work near Hess ranch with substantial rainfall reported.
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Main Street
Ray Newsom
Roy Lackey
Alice Adams
Uvalde
Mr. McNeeley
Harrol Evans
Sonora
Clarence Ellison
John Yarbro
Pat McKinney
W. G
Fred Gullihur
Weston Bros
Joe Rogers
Jess Hickock
John Highsmith
Worth Evans
Marathon
Hess Ranch
West Texas Improvement, Co
S. A. Debnam
Hooting Doves Costly Fine for Off Season Killing
Dr Spear of Kilgore fined 200 dollars plus costs for killing one plover and one dove on his father’s land. Judge Van Wagner noted 16 birds could have faced charges and that shooting on one’s own property offers no defense. Total penalty 422 dollars. Local notices include election thanks from Earl Young for re election as constable in Marathon Precinct 3.
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Spear
Kilgore
C. C. van Wagner
Fort Worth
van Wagner
Texas cattle decline contrasts with booming sheep numbers
A 20 year University of Texas survey shows Texas cattle herds shrinking from 6,677,000 in 1920 to about 5.95 million in 1928 with a peak of 8.41 million in 1934 and a 1940 count near 6.68 million. While cattle fall, sheep herds triple from 3,360,000 in 1920 to 10,069,000 in 1940, with steady marketings rising from 680,439 in 1925 to 3,023,794 in 1938.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
F. A. Buechel
Bureau
Gale Drives Train 42 Miles On Track
A gale at Galbraith Montana pushed seven empty box cars onto Milwaukee main line at 75 mph. The runaway rolled 42 miles via Ingomar and Forsyth before a work train intercepted and stopped it three miles from Forsyth.
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Gale
Galbraith
Montana
Ingomar
Forsyth
Woman sues Southern Pacific after auto collision
Mrs. Bessie Shedon of Sacramento sues the Southern Pacific Railroad for 5750 over a collision when a train struck her automobile. Superior Judge Malcolm Glenn awarded the railroad 95.61 for locomotive damage 96.29 for tying up the train for repairs and 37.24 for a crossing sign destroyed. He ruled she struck the train.
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Bessie Shedon
Sacramento
California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Malcolm Glenn
Fish Catches Bird In Surprising Bass Attack
Blooming Grove observer Cecil Meador reports a bass leaped from the water and snatched a starling mid flight while he fished last spring. The event echoed a similar sighting described by readers of a bass catching a bird near water.
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Cecil Meador
Blooming Grove
Stillman Evans Holds Unique Convention Delegates Record
Stillman Evans set a unique attendance record by serving as a delegate to Democratic national conventions from three different states: Texas in 1932 Maryland in 1936 and Tennessee at the Chicago gathering.
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Stillman Evans
Texas
Maryland
Chicago
Tennessee
Average marketings rise after 1930 and 1935 gains
In 1930 and 1935 both followed by large gains the next year. Average marketings for the 15 year period were 1 529 206 head.
Youth in Business Open House Aims to Build Public Relations
The article explains how open house events at industrial firms help employees, relatives, and the broader community understand operations. It argues business leadership seeks more than profits, emphasizing social and philosophical motives guiding executives.
Unusual Fluorescent Display Debuts at City Drug
A new Da-Lite fluorescent display at the City Drug store showcases Parker pens and sets with glareless, daylight-like illumination. The display uses World’s Fair fluorescent lighting within four percent of actual daylight, highlighting merchandise in natural beauty.
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U. S
City Drug Store
Bowring Ranch Hand Survives Gas Line Explosion
Harry Keefer, 34, of Bowring Oklahoma in Osage County, says he was lucky to survive after a gas line exploded under his mowing tractor. Thrown from the machine, his left foot tangled in the sickle and he was dragged about 300 feet until the tractor hit a post. He crawled home, helped by his wife who found him defending a herd of fifty Brahma cattle with a hat, suffering only a severely lacerated ankle.
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Harry Keefer
Bowring
Oklahoma
Osage
Keefer
Natural interior displays push toward consistent colors under light
The item notes a clear advance in promoting natural interior store displays, reducing uncertainties tied to color and finish selection when viewed under artificial lighting.
Rubber stamps advertised with Avalanche pricing
Advertisement notes rubber stamps available with pricing from The Avalanche. Includes brief call to see prices and shop details.
Seve Mosey Buys Sam The Avalanche in El Peso Deal
A terse note reports Seve Mosey acquiring Sam The Avalanche in El Peso with an 18 percent discount noted. The item is described in brief terms with no further context or outcomes.
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Certo Sam the Avalanche
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Smithville
W. W. Crawford
Marie Simpson
el Paso
W. O. Palmer
Betty Lee
Tuscon
Clinton Ritchey
Alex McGonagill
G. M. Sims
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Plainview
J. A. McGonagill
Mabel Arnold
Houston
Janie Krebum
Phoenix, Ariz
Joe Granger
Mrs. Leonard Hess
J. H. Elliott
Alpine
L. C. Ritchey
O. L. McKinney
Johnny Grove
Mr. Grove
The
Immigration Service
Bill Pierce
Nelly Martin
Norma Giles
Robert Adams
Precinct
Sincerely, Earl Young
Austin
Texas Range
CPL
Lampe
Central Power and Light Company
C. E. Jomeson
Whittle
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