Backwards Texas and Californian Oddities Across Pages
A rambled column contrasts a backwards land in Texas with California quirks. It notes Sunday hours in beach offices, unusual food trends, front-page paging quirks, eccentric bakery displays, sea life windows, and weather jests. It references Texas land policy debates and a shift to high cash royalties for state land leasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Bascom Giles
School Land Board
Oreo
Dallas News
El Paso Mine College Alumni Elect 1939-40 Officers
El Paso Texas the Alumn and Ex Students Association of the College of Mines and Metallurgy a UT branch has elected Marvin Adkins of El Paso president for 1939 40 Eugene Thomas and other officers were chosen at recent homecoming ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
the College of Mines and Metallurgy
University of Texas
Marvin Adkins
Eugene Thomas
Pero Pryor Named Fort Wordy Football Coach
An honor guest at a University of Arizona football event, Pero Pryor of El Paso is noted in Fort Wordy reports as taking on the role of the first football coach, with Tommy Do mentioned in connection to Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erdie Cantor
Unker
Saturn
Texas
Pappy
Pero
Pryor
el Paso
Tommy Do
Mines
University of Arizona
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Boyce
Los Angeles
City of the Angels
Florida
Texas Institute of Letters
Dobie
Roy Bean
Pecos
Hendrick Funeral
Odessa, Texas
Chevrolet
Grifle
Eve
Fisher
Prestone
Lee Tires
Willard
Phillips 66
Woodruff
May
Andrews Abstract CO
R. M. Means
C. F. Sealy Mgr
Court House
Andrews, Texas
Venta
Vogue
BOYD
Midland Clinic
Labora
Eleanor Kentigy
Lubbock Sanitarium
J. T. Krueger
J. H. Stiles
Henrie E. Mast
J. T. Hutchinson
Ben B. Hutchinson
E M. Blake
M. ©. Overton
Arthur Jenkins
J. P. Lattimore
N. C. Maxwell
G. S. Smith
O. R. Hand
R. H. McCarty
James D. Wilson
Wayne Reeser
C. E. Hunt
J. H. Felton Business
Mgr
SCIOO
Nunsing
Esso
Lane
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