Four County Irrigation Drive Expands Cotton Frontier
In the Pecos basin near Pecos Texas up to 380000 acres may be newly cultivated as Reeves Pecos Ward and Presidio counties develop irrigation around Red Bluff Dam Wells and pumps service 72 degree water. Early plans include Barstow farm producing three bales per acre with 4000 gallon per minute pumping and 120 hp diesel power.
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Texas
Pecos
Fied Bluff Bluff
Red Bluff
Reeves, Pecos
Wardid Presidio
O. D. Johnson
Pat Watts
Ear Johnson
John J. Dorr
Dorr
Pe“ces Basin
South Plains
J. C. Wilson
Texas Cottondustries
Wilson
Reeves Ty
Pecos County
Ward County
Presidio
Barstow
Pecos Basin
Man electrocuted wife while wiring garden to frighten cats
Bolton case report states Thomas Mann 38 confessed to wiring a garden device to deter cats and plugging it into a light socket at night. Anne Mann 33 was found dead after the device electrocuted her. he claimed he forgot to remove the plug.
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Bolton
Thomas Mann
Mann
Anne
New miniature electronic tube aids hearing
A new device using a tiny electronic tube restores hearing for the deafened. It weighs a few ounces and eliminates batteries and cords. For full information or a home demonstration, write or call at Hotel Lubbock desk from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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Hotel Lubbock
Books Inadequate Prisoner Has Safe Lesson For College
In Huntsville Texas state prison inmates learn the value of book learning while discovering a missing knowledge. A college athletic director forgot the safe combination and an inmate expert opened the office safe at the penitentiary. The expert remains anonymous.
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Huntsville
Texas State Prison
Sam Houston State College
College
Short lived hair life and baldness cycle
The passage explains that each hair has about a two year life, after which it falls and a new hair grows. If the new hair fails to develop, baldness results.
Spring and summer fabrics and cosmetics on sale now
A fragmented shopper’s notice lists SUN AND SURF FABRIC and MOON BEAM FABRIC spun rayon on sale with multiple ground colors and regular prices. RAYON PRINTS and PERCASE PRINTS sections note assorted fabrics including French crepe and nyponge. Also featured are CHAMBRAYS PLASTICS cottons lipsticks Dororthy Gray cologne place mats and towels with sale prices and regular values. Baby boy pique coats are listed in white with sizes.
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Lubbock
Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
DR. Locke
B. A. Bartram
Mgr
Dial
T. Miner
Hanna-Pope & Co
Piece Goods Department
Eyards
Dorothy Gray
Jasmin
Chelee
Rae
US Departments
Infant’s Department
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