Christmas ads drive Midland Odessa shopping push
A weekly Midland Odessa edition promotes local merchants and gift ideas with ads from The Model Shop Odessa The Pal Store Burks Gates and Service Bigger Sut Rate Liquor Highway Liquor stores Party Bakery Wilson Dry Goods Barrow Furniture Whites Auto Supply. It urges readers to browse toys bicycles and radios, highlighting Whites as a top toy collection. The issue also includes a note on intolerance and a constitutional defense of equal rights, urging humane treatment of African Americans and calling for progress.
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Midland
Odessa
Pal
Burks Gates and Service
Highway Liquo
Highway Liquor No
Party Bakery
Nave Wilson Dry Goods Co
Barrow Furniture Co
Whites Auto Supply Company
For Sale Modern 4 Room Home Near Court House
For sale a modern four room house with hot water modern bath built in kitchen cabinet light gas and water. Land 140x300 near Court House area. Features chicken pens nice lawn and fence. Price 900 with 300 down and balance 25 monthly. Arthur Fisher.
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Court House
Arthur Fisher
Mr and Mrs Vance Quye Host Thanksgiving Dinner
Mr and Mrs Vance Quye hosted a Thanksgiving dinner with relatives at their Welch Texas home. The gathering included family from nearby areas and featured traditional dishes and warm hospitality.
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Vance Quye
Welch Texas
D O Beene
Wheeler Texas
F C Penick
San Angelo
Pat Beene
Political Skies of Andrews Near 1940 Draws Near
Andrews County residents scan for political omens as July steps into view. A mail plane bound for El Paso hints at unsettled vibes while locals blend listening and watching for signals. The piece playfully notes weather and crowds as talk turns to the Great American Derby and the American Handicap in July.
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Andrews
Andrews County
E. Paso
Jack McCarley Sells His Farm to Hutser
Prominent Andrews county farmer and former Commissioner of Precinct 2 Jack McCarley completed a sale transferring the McCarley farm to Mr Hutser. The former owner provided no public plan for future pursuits but locals hope he remains in the county to continue contributing to the community.
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Jack McCarley
Precinct 2
Mr. Hutser
McCarley
Andrews County
Andrew
Intertainers Gathered At 42 Party Hosts Roy Cocanougher
Mr and Mrs Roy Cocanougher entertained many friends at a 42 party on Thursday evening. Coffee and cake were served to guests including Mr and Mrs Guy McGill, Mr and Mrs Rufus Walker, Mr and Mrs Vance Guy, Mr and Mrs Bill Blair, Mr and Mrs Virgil Lasater, and Mr and Mrs W J Welch.
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Roy Cocanougher
Guy McGill
Rufus Walker
Vance Guy
Bill Blair
Virgil Lasater
W J Welch
Bargain Rate Deadlines for News Subscriptions End Soon
Subscriptions expire in twenty days with News for $1.00 and Star Telegram plus News for $7.95. New rolls start January 1 and all delinquents will be dropped. contact the office or editor to renew. Charles W. Roberts, Editor.
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Star-Telegram
Chas. W. Roberts
Humble Camp News Safety Meeting and Local Notices
Humble Camp reports Mr. Fete Peters of Midland will attend Thursday December 14 to conduct a safety meeting for the production department with moving picture equipment. Also noted: roughneck Ham Pinnell is building a new home in the Andrews employees camp between Brumley and McMin residences. Earl Lowrie and crew are doing the work.
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Fete Peters
Midland
Peters
Ham Pinnell
Roughneck
Andrews
Brumley
McMin
Earl Lowrie
3On
Local family notices from a Thanksgiving week
Locals report travel for W. J Underwood to attend Grand Lodge in Waco and visit daughter and family. Mack Farmer visits Christoval. Betty Burden undergoes tonsillectomy. Mrs. W. H. Moore returns from Lubbo Hospital. Families host relatives for Thanksgiving and visit at Wayland College and elsewhere.
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W. J Underwood
Elizabeth Fisher
Waco
Underwood
Grand Lodge
Williamson
Embree
Howell
Wayland College
Plainview
Andrews Snakes Think Its Summer
In Andrews County Texas rattlesnakes remain active despite winter. Misses warm days keep them crawling. Mr S K Turnbow reports killing a large snake Thursday and notes the reptile appeared frisky asking for snake medicine.
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Andrews
Texas
Andrews County
Santa Claus
S. K Turnbow
Principal Speaker at Safety Meeting in Goldsmith
W H Howard of Direct Enginee of the Shell Petroleum Company was the chief speaker at a safety meeting in Goldsmith. Attendee H M Nixon heard Howard state that fire causes 35 percent of all damage in the United States. Howard is from St Louis Missouri.
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W. H. Howard
Direct Enginee
Shell Petroleum Company
Goldsmith
H M Nixon
Howard
United States
Mr. Howard
St. Louis
Missouri
Holiday Edition Next Week Promises Christmas Shopping Guide
The News announces its Annual Holiday Edition to publish next week with Christmas shopping information to help readers buy gifts quickly and save money. The issue will include content for children.
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the News
Brick Work Rapid On Courthouse In Andrews County
The new courthouse brick work progresses rapidly as stone arrivals end delays. If the pace holds, brick work should finish by year’s start and the Andrews District Court term may open in the new building in March with expectations of notable cases.
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Court House
Andrews
Aince
Ector County
Polls Open Saturday for Federal Marketing Quota Referendum
The referendum will be held in the County Judge’s office at the courthouse on Saturday December 9. Polls open at morning hour. Eligible voters urged to come and vote. Andrews County Committee in charge includes W L White R A Moxley and W W Underwood.
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Court House
Andrews County
W. L White
R. A. Moxley
W W Underwood
Returns Home With Bride in Texas News Note
Horace Stanford of Andrews returns home with his bride Billie Ruth Valentine of Whiteface Texas. They were married November 5th. The News joins friends in wishing them happiness.
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Horace Stanford
Rice SMU Final Southwest Conference Showdown
The final Southwest Conference game features Rice Institute against SMU in Dallas. A win by Rice reshapes standings with Baylor potentially holding sole second place. an SMU victory ties SMU with Baylor for second. Humble Oil & Refining broadcasts at 1 50 P M on WFAA WBAP KPRC and WOAI with Kern Tips and Cy Leland.
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Southern Methodist University
Rice Institute
Dallas
Baylor
Bears
Methodists
Rice
SMU
Aleven
Texas
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Kern Tips
Cy Leland Wil
Humble
Wfaa-Wbap
Dallas - Fort Worth
KPRC
Houston
WOAI
San Antonio
Humble Company
Andrews Holiday Buying Starts In Town
A wave of Holiday buying has started in Andrews with business men noting an uptick in all lines. Christmas shopping accounts for some of the rise, but not all. The county population of 2500 is expected to average about $20 per person for holiday goods, totaling around $50,000.
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Longley
Andrew
Texas
United States
Old Mother Jones
Colorado
Andrews
Startec
Andrews County
Treasury Official Hanes to Speak at Texas Jackson Day
John W. Hanes of New York Under Secretary of the Treasury will be the principal speaker at the Texas Jackson Day banquet. Marion S. Church announced Hanes will address Texas Democrats at the Hotel Adolphus Dallas January 8. Hanes oversees the Bureau of Internal Revenue and other federal tax matters and previously served on the SEC during the NYSE reorganization.
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John W. Hanes
New York
the Treasury
Hanes
Hotel Adolphus
Dallas
Marion S. Church
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Treasury
T E L Sunday School Class Christmas Party
The T E L Sunday school class of a Baptist church will entertain their husbands at a Christmas Party on Thursday evening December 14 in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Roy Clayton. All members are urged to attend Sunday School next morning. Santa Claus letters and Christmas news in Reindeer Land.
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the Baptist Church
Roy Clayton
Methodist Attend Midland Meeting
A delegation from Andrews Methodist church led by Rev H H Hunt attended a district meeting of the Stewarts and Woman Missionary Meeting in Midland on Friday. Attendees included Mesames Bil Blair Guy McGill T H Cobb Ty Mrox ley and Claude Sutphen.
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Andrews Methodist Church
H. H. Hunt
Stewarts and Woman
Midland
Mesames
Bil Blair
Guy McGill
T. H. Cobb
7Y Mroxley
Claude Sutphen
Texas Oil and Gas Association Plans Educational Ads
Mid-Continent Oil Gas Association announces new advertiser drive with December state papers. The Texas organization aims to promote institutional advertising as Texas leads oil production. Executive VP George C. Gibbons cites Texas supplying 25 percent of world oil and 40 percent of U S oil.
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Texas Mid, Continent Oil and Gas Association
Texas
Association
Mid-Continent Oil Gas Association
New Advertiser
Texa Oil Industry
Texas Mid- Continent
George C. Gibbons
Oil and Gas Group
America
Two Bucks Bagged By Hunters
A local brief notes two hunters reported success last week as they bagged bucks in a deer hunting outing. The encounter highlights include a brief account of the two big game taken and crews who tracked and recovered the game in the woods.
Oil tests and completions in Andrews County reported
Sinclair Prairie Oil reports No 9 Cowden test on east edge of Emma pool in section 2 block 44 T-2-N T&P survey completed near 990 feet north and 315 feet east. Clair-Prairie No 16 at University NE edge tests Ma pool drilling below 4072 feet in lime. Sinclair-Prairie paid 40500 at recent university lands auction for southwest corner of section 31 block 9 University land tract. Humble Oil completes east-side Means Area well No 71 Means section 1 block A-35 psi survey with daily potential 1866 barrels after 10000 gallons of treatment to reach 4526 feet.
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Emma Pool
Andrew County
Sinclair Prairie Oil Company
Cowden
thetclair-Prairie Oil Company No
Andrews County
Cornes
University Land
Ins
Sinclair-Prairie Pas
Means
Humble Oil and Refining Company A
Brock
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