Water Carnival Opens at Stockton Pharmacy Fort Stockton Landmark Changes Hands
A Fort Stockton institution, Stockton Pharmacy, changes ownership with Alvin Rooney selling to R E Lea of Odessa and Joe D Hinson of Pecos. The new partnership will keep the store name, retain staff, and renew a five year lease from the Rooney Estate. Remodeling will begin under the new owners.
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Stockton
Fort Stockton
Alvin Rooney
John M. Rooney
R. EF. Lea
Odessa
Joe D. Hinson
Pecos
Rooney
Lea
Ir. Hinson
Hinson
Anager
Hinkle Jug
Howard Tredsay
Sammie Lee Jar
Fort Stockton Water Carnival draws Southwest attention this week
The Fort Stockton Water Carnival occupies hundreds of citizens and will center Southwest interest as it showcases a full program of water spectacle parade dances golf tournaments and water sports. Mrs Marcus Fury led four weeks of dance music prep with Director Martin Baze providing the Aquacade orchestra. The event is noted as a premier Southwest entertainment, with Eastland Mayor purchasing 10 admission seats for Saturday.
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Fort Stockton
Southwest
Marcus Fury
Martin Baze
Eastland
Fair Weather Predicted For Weekend by U S Weather Bureau
The Albuquerque bureau forecasts fair weather for Thursday through Saturday, contrasting prior showers in the region. Committees and visitors plan events with the expectation of dry conditions amid recent wet periods.
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United States Bureau
Albuquerque
Fort Stockton Imposes 2 Percent Gross Receipts Tax
Fort Stockton City Council voted to levy a 2 percent gross receipts tax on utility companies operating in the city. The measure is projected to raise about $2,000 annually based on current utility income, applying only to sales of electricity gas and related services. It excludes merchandise sales and ice sales by Community Public Service Co. The tax has been discussed for months with company representatives.
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Fort Stockton
Community Public Service Co
Council
Bobby Lou Dunn Wins McCamey Title
Comanche Springs residents attended McCamey water carnival where Bobby Lou Dunn was crowned queen over ten rivals. Annis Rose Duncan and John Hallford earned first place awards in individual swimming events, boosting the Stockton squad's overall showing.
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Comanche Springs
McCamey
Bobby Lou Dunn
Annis Rose Duncan
John Hallford
Stockton
Engineer Testimony Rounds Out Permian Case Evidence
Completion of documentary evidence for the plaintiffs was completed Monday in the Permian case in the 112th district court. Col. Arthur Stiles, a renowned surveying authority on river bed boundaries, testified for the plaintiffs on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, central to a heated legal controversy between counsel for both sides.
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112Th District Court
Col
Arthur Stiles
Carnival Events Schedule Highlights From Weekend
Friday features a 3 PM parade led by a university team at the pool and a 7 30 PM night show at Spring. A dance at the airport follows at 10 PM. Saturday includes 10 AM preliminaries for amateur sports and a 1 PM Firemen’s convention finals for water sports at 2 PM, hose races at 3 PM, and a 7 30 PM night show with dances. Golf tournament qualifiers run all day, with long driving contests Saturday afternoon. Sunday offers matched play in the golf event. Tickets and full details are in the official Water Carnival Program available at newsstands cafes and the Pool.
Flooded Pecos River Blocks Highways in Valley
The Pecos River surged this week flooding the valley and blocking the Imperial Grandfalls road and the Imperial Crane bridge traffic rerouted via Pecos Valley field. Horses and cows stranded along its banks were rescued by motor boat teams, with seventeen horses driven to dry ground and cows guided to higher pasture.
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Pecos
Zimmerman Canal
Imperial
Grandfalls
Pecos Valley
Crane
Rooms Desired as Water Carnival Reaches Capacity
With camps and hotels nearly sold out for Friday and Saturday, Water Carnival officials face an acute housing shortage. Private room offers are sought at commercial rates, and residents with rooms should contact the Chamber of Commerce to list accommodations with Mrs Geneva Guviffith.
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Chamber of Commerce
Geneva Guviffith
Fort Stockton and Iraan Masons Host Fellowship Meeting
One hundred eady people attended a fellowship meeting co hosted by the Fort Stockton and Iraan Lodges honoring Ian B Cantey Jr Grand Master of the Texas Grand Lodge The event followed a Fort Stockton chicken barbecue at Rooney Park Golf Clubhouse Masons from 34 lodges across five states attended with Fort Stockton leading in counts noting 36 delegates.
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Fort Stockton
Iraan
Ian B. Cantey
Fort Worth
Grand Lodge of Texas
Rooney Park
Mr. Cantey
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Family trip to Kemper ends Sunday visit
Mr and Mrs T W H and their daughter Nancy left Thursday to visit his mother in Kemper and plan to return Sunday.
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Nancy
Kemper
Fort Stockton Water Carnival Opens Parade at 3 P M
The sixth annual Fort Stockton Water Carnival will open with a 3 P M parade from the Stockton Hotel along Main Street to the Comanche Spring Pool. Entrants report by 2:30 P M to be assigned to divisions. Floats are planned with Reeves County Posse Pecos cars and Pecos band joining Odessa motorcade. University of Texas Swimming team features Jane Dil.
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Fort Stockton
Stockton Hotel
Main Street
First Street
Comanche Spring Pool
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Pecos
Pecos Band
Odessa
University of Texas
Jane Dil
Royalty for the Water Carnival
The two 1941 water carnival queens were chosen last night and will reign until successors are chosen. Fort Stockton’s Sammie Lee Warnock, 1940 Queen, handed the Miss Southwest cup to Louise Renfro of San Angelo. The 1941 Queen will be crowned Friday night and Miss Southwest Saturday night in the bathing revue.
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Sammie Lee Warnock
Fort Stockton
Louise Renfro
San Angelo
4 H Cub Camp Sees Record Enrollment at Rooney Park
The second annual 4-H Cub Camp closed after a three day stay with 253 boys and adult leaders and five visitors registered. Activities included grass contests rifle shooting baseball games and swimming. Winners in grass identification were George Mills Sterling County first Tommy Johnson Upton County second Claude Broome Winkler County third. Rifle contest for under 14 had W D Chandler Martin County first score 194 and Joe Nichols Winkler County second 184. Over 14 George Mills Sterling County first Leonard Richardson Pecos County second. Reginald Atkinson listed for adults.
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George Mills
Sterling County
Tommy Johnson
Upton County
Claude Broome
Winkler County
W. D. Chandler
Martin County
Joe Nichols
Leonard Richardson
Pecos County
Reginald Atkinson
Golf Tournament Takes Over James Rooney Park Amid WPA Build
The new native stone county building in James Rooney Park hosts the Pecos County Golf Club invitation tournament this weekend as part of Water Carnival events. The site has recently hosted a youth conference, a 64-H Club gathering, a temporary Mason Lodge, and will house a regional home economics student conference next week.
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Stone County
James Rooney
County Sets 1941 Valuations With Million Dollar Decline
Pecos County valuations for 1941 tax rolls are expected to fall by about one million dollars from the 1940 total of 44 million, Judge H. H. Butz reports. The drop stems from Yates field figures and limited production, while new northern fields will raise values in future years. Land and livestock rates remain unchanged.
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Pecos County
H. H. Butz
Board of Equalization
Yates
Deep Test Drilling Moves in Abell and Apco Fields Pecos County
Seven locations announced this week include three deep tests between Abell and Apco. Superior and Stanolind plan No Thrapp-Walker three fourths of a mile northwest of Magnolia No 1 Gerety, with page references to 6095 feet core data and a field outpost. Other tests include Magnolia Stanolind No 3 Tex-Mex McKee and Skelly No 2 Masterson as northwest offsets. four shallow wells follow in Walker and Taylor-Link areas. Shasta note directs readers to SEE NO 12 PAGE 4.
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Pecos County
Abell
Apco
Superior
Stanolind
Thrapp- Walker
Magnolia
Gerety
Simpson
Ellenberger
Apeco
Skelly No
Masterson
Childress No
Walker Field
Taylor-Link
Shasta
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Joe Hinson
Ft. Stockton
Col. Stiles
Arthur Borron
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Alpine
Marfa
Torah
Sonora
Parade
Royalty
Nrolment Sumner
Reactor
4-H
Superior & Stanolind
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