Deeds Signed for Swisher County Road
Tulsa June 29 virtually all deeds signed for right of way on Highway 86 from Tulsa to Castro County line and work to begin soon. Grading of Highway 86 from Tulia east to Briscoe County line to be completed shortly with 100 WPA laborers to work on road west of Tulia. Paving planned upon grade and drainage completion. Tulsa Herald congratulates county officials and workers. A roadside park six miles south of Tulsa on Highway 9 along South Tule Creek is being built with shade trees NYA youths rock and cement seats ovens and rest rooms. A stone marker on Highway 9 north of Tulia will bear county and town information.
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Tulsa
Castro County
Tulia
Briscoe County
Tulsa Herald
Bill Sherrod
Swisher
Briscoe
Highway 9
Tule Creek
NYA
Highway Department
Swisher County
Texas Leads Nation with 15 Cadets in New Flying Class
A Special Correspondent reports that Texas will supply the largest number of cadets in the new Randolph Field class starting July 1. Of 95 cadets, 15 are Texans, including Russell Glas er, Richard King, Meredith Purvis of San Antonio and others from Dallas, Balmorhea, Brady, College Station, Crockett, Lubbock, McAllen, Sherman, Palacios, Temple, and more. California will provide 12.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Uncle Sam
California
Russell I. Glaser
Richard Marion King
Meredith Purvis
Claude Ivan Anderson, Jr
Dallas
Richard A. Hourigan
Balmorhea
Noble ‘M. Johnson
Brady
Harry J. Schreiber
College Station
Arthur L. Hill
Crockett
Murry W. Crowder, Jr
Joshua
Raymond A. Davis
Carroll Hollis Scape
Lubbock
George L. Karam
McAllen
John Franklin Barnett, Jr
Employment Effect Seen in Enrollment at Tech College
Texas Tech President Bradford Knapp reports total first semester enrollment at Texas Technological College is 1,471, down 5 percent from last summer’s 1,549. He attributes the drop to more students taking summer jobs.
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Lubbock
Texas Technological College
Bradford Knapp
Knapp
Will Rogers Takes Hale Center Post
Will Rogers becomes the new vocational agriculture teacher at Hale Center High School. A Texas Technological College graduate from Lubbock he will assume duties in the coming weeks after the school board hired him last week. Vocational agriculture classes resume after a one year discontinuation.
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Hale Center
Will Rogers
Hale Center High School
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Wheat harvest under way in Abernathy
Harvest begins as W. A. Waters brings first load of 1936 wheat to Abernathy. Wheat tests 61 pounds and grades dark hard. Waters estimates his 843 acres will average 8 to 10 bushels per acre, with a single 28 acre patch yielding 29 bushels per acre.
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Abernathy
W. A. Waters
Clarendon to honor Panhandle pioneers at July 4 fete
Clarendon plans the largest crowd in history for July Fourth with pioneers 40 years plus invited to registration at 9 AM and a free dinner at First Christian Church. A parade at 10:30 AM with bands, a State Highway 5 dedication at 11 AM, and ceremonies led by Judge J R Porter with remarks by Sam M Braswell. Evening events include a community sing at 2 PM, a baseball game, Clarendon Trade League event at 6 PM, an old fiddlers contest and square dance, and exhibits at the Donley County Historical Museum and Junior College.
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Panhandle
The
Clarendon News
W. H. Patrick
First Christian Church
American Legion
Donley County
J. R. Porter
Sam M. Braswell
Paducah Post
W. J. van London
Bailey
TY. E. Johnson
Amérillo Globe
Harry Hines
State Highway Commission
Gib Gilcrist
First Methodist Church
Parchments Preserve Old Mississippi Land Grants in Childress
Frank Jeanes of Childress owns three Mississippi land grants written in Spencerian script by presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. The parchments vary in age from 96 to 107 years and have faded ink. They were kept since the death of Mrs. Julia Jeanes and concern land granted to James B. Eppes, covering Washington, Pike and Yazoo counties in Mississippi.
State Assigns Public Nurses in Texas Counties
June 294 The first public health nurse funded by the federal social security act has been assigned to Texas counties after a week of conferences at state headquarters. Advisory nurses with Texas public health experience will accompany the new staff. assignments include Nettie Kirchoff to Carson County and Kathryn Christian to Van Zandt County with several others to follow next Wednesday.
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Austin
Peabody College
Nashville
Texas
Nettie Kirchoff
Waco
Carson County
Kathryn Christian
Antelope
van Zandt County
Pamelia Jane Harris
Wills Point
Cooke County
Thelma P. White
Rio Hondo
Hidalgo County
Winifred C Borg
Kenedy
Kerr County
Mae Margaret Touhey
Marshall
Rusk County
Borger Lions Plan Meeting at LZ Ranch
Borger Lions from the district plan a July 30 gathering at the LZ ranch near Perryton. Tom V. Ellzey invites participation in a Panhandle youth camp life. Elmer E. Elliott of Dalhart, district Lion governor, will lead the outing.
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Borger
Borger District
LZ Ranch
Perryton
Tom V. Ellzey
Panhandle
Elmer E. Elliott
Dalhart
Union Church School Opens at White Deer
A two week Union Daily Vacation Church School opens at the White Deer Baptist Church with sponsorship by Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist churches. Sessions run 9 to 12 each day with Rev. Gordon MacInnes as dean and department heads including Mrs. E. H. Grimes, Mrs. W. L. Potter, Mrs. I. E. Walker, and Mrs. Neal Edwards leading Beginners to Intermediates.
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White Deer
Baptist Church
Gordon MacInnes
E. H. Grimes
W. L. Potter
I. EF. Walker
Neal Edwards
Texas Tech Opens Short Course in Cotton Classing
Lubbock June 29 The textile division of Texas Technological College will open its annual short course in cotton classing on July 6. Instruction will cover grading and stapling cotton as well as the actual spinning value, through July 17.
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Lubbock
Texas Technological College
Hutchinson County Hospital Bond Vote Set
Hutchinson County residents will vote on a 65000 bond issue for a new hospital on August 8. The move, started by the county medical society and supported by the Borger Chamber of Commerce, aims to serve Borger and surrounding industry and farms. Dr. M. M. Stephenson leads the medical society.
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Borger
Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County Hospital
County Medical Society
Borger Chamber of Commerce
M. M. Stephenson
The
Clovis Tire Dealer Collapses From Heat
Clovis New Mexico on June 29 reports Charles Murphy a tire dealer collapsed while changing a tire. He was diagnosed with combined heat prostration and indigestion and received hospital treatment.
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Clovis, N. M
Clovis
Charles Murphy
Murphy
Kansans Study Soils In Dalhart Vicinity
June 29 cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service aims to map grazing farming and re vegetating efforts for variable High Plains conditions Dr D A Savage of Hays Kans and a crew of 11 conduct research and experimental work in this territory.
Borger booms with Fourth of July spectacle and growth
Borger readies a grand Fourth of July celebration led by A M Minton and Artie Crites as the town touts new prosperity. FHA loans spawn hundreds of applications, mineral-rights issues resolved, and a booming era predicted for a decade. The Chamber’s roads and publicity efforts strengthen the Panhandle town, with a new post office project valued at 5300 dollars annually in Borger’s history.
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A. M. Minton
Chamber of Commerce
Artie Crites
Arlie
Panhandle
Berger
J. E. Morris
F. C. French
Bob Ames
Bob
French
Lake City
Colorado
Palo Duro Art Club Formed at Palo Duro Ranch
The Palo Duro School of Art formed a 30 member Palo Duro Art Club at the Palo Duro ranch home of Amy Jackson. Hester Gates was elected president with T. M. Moore as vice president, Mrs. Ira Cochran Young as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Cecil Foster as historian. Members plan annual indoor meetings, a yearly outdoor summer colony, and a yearly exhibit in the Mary E. Hudspeth Room. Art students A W Mack and Harold Bugbee will visit for painting and lectures. Joe R Humphreys will join Canyon College as visiting faculty through July and August.
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News Canyon
Palo Duro School of Art
Here
Palo Duro Art Club
Palo Duro Ranch
Amy Jackson
Hester Gates
Canyon
T. M. Moore
Ira Cochran Young
Borger
Cecil Foster
Sudan
Canyons
Mary E. Hudspeth
Pioneer Hall
A. W. Mack
San Antonio
Palo Duro
Harold Bugbee
Clarendon
Commerce secretary resembles late Will Rogers in soda break
The scene shows Bob Ayers, the commerce secretary, described with humor as resembling the late Will Rogers while taking a casual sip of a soda. This light snapshot captures a relaxed moment in a formal setting.
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Commerce Secretary
Will Rogers
Bob Ayers
Plainview Masons Install Officers
June 29 officers were installed at the Plainview Masonic Lodge with P. H. Leatherwood and T. J. Boney presiding. New officers include Clem Ross as worshipful master Clinton Walter senior warden David Angus Wood junior warden J. C. King treasurer D. P. Everett secretary J. FE. Grigsby senior deacon Louis Cadell junior deacon E. Harlan tiler W. J. Lewis senior steward and H. A. Tilson junior steward.
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Plainview
W. J. Lewis
H. A. Tilson
Tech to Have Part in Ft Worth Show
Lubbock report notes the West Texas Chamber exhibit at Fort Worth Centennial presents a dioramic history of Texas Technological College ten years after its 1925 founding with 1,043 students. The display will compare Tech with the 14 senior state colleges and show 1935-36 enrollment at 2,748.
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Lubbock
Texas Technological College
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Tulia Pastor Appears On Program With Father
Rev Charles L Wilson pastor of the First church in Tulia made a rare TV or radio appearance alongside his father Dr Charles Wilson of Kansas on June 20 in a program featuring religious leadership.
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Tulia Pastor
Tulia
Charles ©. Wilson
Kansas
Charles L. Wilson
Notable 1000-Year Rose Bush Survives in Germany
A rose bush planted by Charlemagne remains thriving at Hildesheim Germany while a Kansas state Christian church convention in Wichita was addressed by a man and his father.
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Tilia
State Convention of Christian Churches
Wichita
Kans
Charlemagne
Hildesheim
Germany
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