Drilling figures and local notices in Andrews County oil scene
In Andrews County the Drilling Exploration Co No 1 tops Yates with an estimated one million feet of gas in the M. A. Thornberry No 1, while Humble Oil tests J S Means wells in section 9 and other nearby rigs drill below 2140 feet. The Fuhrman area sees pits as Prince Bros. prepare, Gulf runs 2 1/2 inch tubing to boost flow, and Andrews Baptist Church hosts a lively evening on Should the Church Modernize with speakers debating church life and dancing amid broad topics.
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Yates
Tts
Fuhrman
Humble Oil and Refining Company
J. S
J. S. Means
Prince Bros. Drilling Company
Ford
Andrews County
Buffalo
San Francisco
New Orleans
Andrews
Baptist Brotherhood
Andrews Baptist Church
Phillip Weathers
Bob Robertson
Mr. Weathers
J. G Little
Hitler
Europe
O. C. Curtis
Little
R. E. Cain Jr
John R. Williamson
Curtis
Jack Rives
Revival to Begin April 6 at Andrews Baptist Church
Rev. Borum of Midland and pastor of the First Baptist Church will preach at the Spring revival at the Andrews Baptist Church. He is noted as a leading West Texas preacher known for sincerity and Bible knowledge. The revival starts Sunday April 6 and all are invited.
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Borum
Midland
Baptist Church
Andrews
West Texas
The
Pauls Place To Open Saturday
Paul Hatley a well known Andrews druggist opens a new stand named Pauti s offering a complete line of eats including sizzling steaks fried chicken sandwiches and more. Drive out Saturday to see what is available.
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Pauti’s
Paul Hatley
Andrews
Paul
Texas auto sales fall 22 percent from last year
February data from sixteen Texas counties show 3993 new car sales, down 6.8 percent from January and 22.3 percent from February last year. First two months total 8279 cars, down 22.2 percent year over year. High price groups led gains versus January but trailed last February. next tier rose sharply from January levels.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Mae West Returns in Every Day's a Holiday at Wallace
Mae West headlines Emanuel Cohen's Every Day's a Holiday at Wallace Theatre preview night. West plays a cabaret entertainer who flees police and disguises as Mule Fifi in Paris style plots. She pits her detective lover against a crooked inspector for a mayoral landslide.
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Mae West
Emanuel Cohen
Wallace Theatre
la West
Fifi
Paris
Lloyd Nolan
Edmund Lowe
Charles Winninger
Sugar Daddy
Charles Butterworth
Walter Catlett
Louis Armstrong
A. Edward Sutherland
Daughter of Shanghai Opens at Wallace Theatre
Anna May Wong stars as a wealthy Chinese girl who battles a billion dollar alien smuggling racket blamed for 120000 yearly entrants to the U S She faces murder after her father refuses to cooperate The cast includes Philip Ahn Charles Bickford Larry Crabbe Cecil Cunningham and J Carroll Naish.
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United States
Shanghai
Anna May Wong
Wallace Theatre
Miss Wong
Philip Ahn
Charles Bickford
Larry Crabbe
Cecil Cunningham
J. Carrol Naish
Latimer Visits Folks While Father Seeks Eye Surgery
Mrs. Mary Grace Latimer of Mc Camey visits her home folks Mr. F. E. Price this week. She assists in her father's office at school for a few days while he travels to Big Spring for a cataract operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace Latimer
McCamey
F. E. Price
Big Spring
Carteres Visit Guthrie Relative Sunday
Mr and Mrs J W Carter of Cdon well visited Mrs Guthrie, the mother of Mrs Carter, on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Carter
Cdonwell
Kerr Seeks Re-Election as District Attorney
The News announces William L. Kerr of Pecos seeking re election to the 109th District Attorney post, subject to the Democratic Primary in July. Kerr is completing his sixth year and is well known in Andrews county for his able and courteous service.
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William L. Kerr
Pecos
Kerr
Andrews County
Bill Kerr
Bill
Beene Family Visits Kin in Kermit and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Pat Beene spent weekend with relatives in Kermit. Beene's sister Mrs Penick and baby joined them for a few days. W B Halton recovered after 24 hours in Headlee hospital for a finger infection from contact with sulphur water and oil. Grady Bingham and baby from Goldsmith visited Andrews. Mrs J S Montgomery and sister Mrs J B Kelley of Jal NM returned from Dallas after attending to Mrs Montgomery and Mrs Kelley’s sister Mrs J J Billingsley of Colorado Texas who was very ill.
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Pat Beene
Kermit
W. B.halton
Headlee Hospital
Grady Bingham
Baby
Goldsmith
Andrews
J. S. Montgomery
Montgomery
J. B. Kelley
Jal
New Mexico
Dallas
Kelley
J. J. Billingsley
Colorado
Texas
Four Montgomerys Assist Mrs Kelley Homeward in Jal
Mrs J S Montgomery Mrs W H Montgomery Mr E C Boone and Winner Montgomery carried Mrs J Kelley to her home in Jal New Mexico on Monday.
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J. S. Montgomery
W. H Montgomery
E. C. Boone
Montgomery
J. Kelley
Jal, New Mexico
Mrs Armstrong and Mr Richards Return From Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Mrs F H Armstrong and Mr J W Richards returned home Thursday night after attending the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Armstrong
J W. Richards
Fort Worth
Earl Jones and family visit Texas parents
Mr and Mrs Earl Jones of San Antonio Texas visited Mr and Mrs Dud Jones, the latter’s parents, on Saturday of last week in a brief family call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jones
San Antonio
Texas
Mr. Jones
Mrs
Dud Jones
Ames Turnbows Visit Montgomierys in Sem inole
Mr and Mrs Ames Turnbow of Sem inole Texas visited Mrs Turnbows folks Mr and Mrs J S Montgomery last Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Turnbow
Seminole
Texas
Brandt Family Visit From Humble Camp to Goldsmith
Mr and Mrs W J Brandt and their young daughter visited relatives in Goldsmith Sunday while staying at their Humble Camp home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Brandt
Little Daugher
Goldsmith
Mrs Rosa Howard Visits Relatives Then Heads Home
Mrs Rosa Howard, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs W J Brandt at the Hubble Camp, left Saturday to visit a daughter in North Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Howard
W. J Brandt
Hubble
Fast Texas
Heath Family Visits Hobbs Relatives Over Weekend
H M Heath and family visited relatives in Hobbs Saturday and Sunday, sharing time with kin and reporting a pleasant family weekend.
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H. M. Heath
Hobbs
Charles Roberts Jr Visits His Hometown Last Weekend
Charles Roberts Jr visited home folks here last weekend signaling a local family reunion moment and community interest in his ties to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roberts, Jr
Mac Farmer Ill After Visit in Christoval
Mac Farmer visited his mother in Christoval last week and fell ill. He returned to Andrews on Tuesday feeling much better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Farmer
Christoval
Andrews
Jo Ann Shop Moves to Odessa Occupies Wilson Grocery Site
Dallas based Jo Ann Shop relocates to Odessa in the former Wilson Grocery building. The store offers a full line of Ladies Ready to Wear with a stylish interior design. Max Cohen serves as manager and welcomes visitors to the new location.
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Jo Ann
Dallas
Odessa
Wilson Grocery
Max Cohen
Date Set For Rabbit Drive Event
The Rabbit Drive committee fixed Thursday March 31 for the drive. Hunters start at 9 AM on Paskin Midland road and proceed west to Jim Fowler's where dinner features chicken fried steak pickles cakes pie and coffee. Everyone is invited to attend with gun.
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Committee On the
Paskin- Midland Road
Jim Fowler
Dinner on Ground to Feature Quarterly Conference Sunday
Presiding Elder S H Young will preach at 11:60 o'clock at the Method Church Sunday March 27 followed by Dinner on the Ground All are invited to bring a well filled basket The quarterly conference will be held in the afternoon The Brotherhood meets at 8 00 and closes at 9 30 P M sharp on Tuesday nights All men are welcome Sin
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S. H. Young
Young
Sam Smith
E. Cain, Jr
Brotherhood
Sin
South Plains Fat Stock Show Raises Prizes in Lubbock
Lubbock set to host the eighth annual South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show on April 4 to 6 with over $100 in cash prizes. The Baby Beef Division gains a 20 percent boost from the American Hereford Association, as 4-H and FFA youths from 36 Texas counties and 3 New Mexico counties prepare for judging and events. The program lists entry check, pig, lamb, and calf judging, an exhibitors campfire, parades, and an auction sale at City Hall area setting.
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Lubbock
Texas
South Plains
American Hereford Association
New Mexico
First Annual 4 H Club PBA Parade Planned in Lubbock
Plans for April 6 in front of Lubbock City Hall outline the First Annual 4 H Club PBA parade. Boys from 36 Texas counties and 3 New Mexico counties will march with bands, banners, and floats as part of the South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show activities.
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PBA
Lubbock
South Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Explanation Of Rural High School Districts For Andrews County
Legal overview of forming Rural High School Districts in Texas under Article 2922a et seq. Details grouping and annexation methods, population and area limits, and naming rules. Notes that Andrews County would become Andrews Independent School District in name, though functionally part of Rural High School District structure.
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Andrews County
Board of
Couinty
Board of School Trustees
County Board of School Trustees
Andrews Independent
Texas Farm Cash Income Climbs in January 1928
January farm cash income in Texas reached 21.5 million dollars, up 9 percent from the previous January. Dr. F A Buechel of the University of Texas reports the five year index at 97.8, with December at 113.2 and January last year at 90.4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
F. A. Buechel
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Baptist Ladies Meet At Church In Tuesday Session
The Baptist WW MSS ladies met at the church Tuesday afternoon with 12 present. They studied Luke chapter in their Bible lesson. Next Tuesday they plan a business and social meeting hosted by Mrs. W C Roberts at Humble camp, meeting at the Baptist Church at 2 00.
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W. C. Roberts
Humble Camp
Baptist Church
Local Visits Across West Texas This Week
Bill Farmer visited Midland on Tuesday while Mr. and Mrs. Guy McGill and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blair were in Big Spring Sunday. Hal Reed attended his uncle C. M. Bertram's funeral in Sweetwater Tuesday. Sheriff Dillard and Guy Thompson went to Wichita Falls to identify Edd Durrfee, jailed for forging checks in the name of an oil company.
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Guy McGill
Bill Blair
Hal Reed
C. M. Bertram
Sweetwater
Dick Dillard
Guy Thompson
Wichita Falls
Guy
Edd
Andrews
Thompson
Odessa Fair Prepares Livestock Show Parade and Entries
Odessa gears up for the sixth Bee tor County Livestock and Poultry Show with entries due by 10 A M Thursday from ten counties. Prizes exceed 1000 dollars with a 25 percent boost for Hereford classes. judges include W L Stangel and C J Van Zandt. parade features 16 out of town bands and a large float assembly.
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Odessa
Beetor County
H. L. Atkins
F. M. Gwin
Glasscock
Mason
McCulloch
Fisher
Runneds
Reagan
Winkler
Gaines
Martin
Midland
Ector
West Texas
R. J. Kinzer
Hereford Association
W. L Stangel
Texas Technological College At
Lubbock
C. J. van Zandt
Murry H. Fly
Marcus Gist
Charles Boys
Burtis Page
J. R. Cook
Teachers Exceed Jobs Report At University Of Texas
Austin report shows calls for teachers greatly exceed openings. For 1935-37 only 1927 applicants filed, while authorities sought 3235 teachers. High school positions dominated demand with 1423 calls and 1148 openings. meanwhile many grade and primary posts had far more openings than applicants.
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Austin
Texas
Miriam Dozier
University of Texas
To Them a Son Is Born
Dr and Mrs J G Little welcome a 9 pound boy born March 20 named John Grier Little. Both mother and baby are doing nicely after the delivery.
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J. G. Little
John Grier Little
Baby
Mothe
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Mr Beane
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W. H. Vanlandingham
W. A. Carsey
Wallace
W. L. Kerr
Dist
Otis Ogden
Edward Fowler
Jim Jackson
Burnette
W. H. Montgomery
Jim Underwood
A. W. McCarley
F. E
Iva Lee Price
Tom Taylor
Jimmie Dodd
Tom
L. D. Jones
E. M. Regenbrecht
Ray C. Moery
L. Stage
FFA
Homer Thompson
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Baptist
Bill Farmer
Ned Powell
C. R. Dyer
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Charlie Burkett
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