Monahans Eyes Full Time Chamber of Commerce Secretary
The Monahans news calls for a paid secretary and a full Chamber of Commerce development board to keep the public informed and attract growth. It cites unemployment seekers traveling long distances for work and stresses the need for organized employment data and local outreach. Local residents and visitors are named along with several families and businesses in the region.
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MonAhans
Onahans
Chamber Ofmmerce
Blic
Ward County
Informatin
Chamber of
Comree
False economy and car care in Monahans voices
A column argues small tool savings harm a business, warns Spain crisis echoes with costly diplomacy, and condemns careless drivers in Monahans. It urges self reliance, independent judgment, and sharper street awareness as keys to success.
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Council of Friends
Do Your Own Thinking and The Pen as Reformers
The piece praises independent thought and the power of writers to improve society. Will Rogers is cited as a model, alongside Swift for social reforms sparked by Gulliver's Travels. Chaucer is credited with standardizing English spelling.
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Will Rogers
Swift
Gulliver
England
Chaucer
Amanda Burks Entered in Cattle Kings Hall Portrait
Amanda Burks titled Queen of the Trail Drivers is honored in the Hall of Cattle Kings at the Texas Centennial Exposition. Fifty portraits of famous Texas cattle barons were displayed with her among the notable figures.
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Amanda Burks
Cattle Kings
Texas
Burks
Gus L. Ford
William Franklin Burks
Banquette
Nueces County
LaMotta
Cotulla
Neighborhood Gossip Notes From Our Exchange Files
Local column collects brief street chatter and community tidbits from area exchanges. Residents share mini notices, small happenings, and social references shaping neighborhood life.
Roscoe Area Votes on Beer Sales Dry Policy in August
Citizens of Justice Precinct No 5 Roscoe will vote on August 1 to outlaw beer sales in the precinct which includes Roscoe Champion Wastella and rural communities Goode Mesquite Barnett Brownlee and Blackland. The two Roscoe boxes will be consolidated for the election after a 236-signature petition. Beer is currently legal in the precinct. If dry it will be the county's third such precinct joining Blackwell and Hylton.
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Justice
Roscoe
Champion
Wastella
Goode
Mesquite
Barnett
Brownlee
Blackland
Commissioners Court
Blackwell and
Hylton
Odessa Lions Club forms committee on traffic regulation
The Odessa Lions Club pledged support for downtown traffic regulation and named a three member committee led by W. M. Adams H. L. Atkins and F. M. Gwin to study the situation, confer with authorities, and prepare a safety campaign for club approval at the next meeting.
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Odessa
Odessa Lions Club
W. M. Adams
H. L. Atkins
F. M. Gwin
Notice of Package Store Permit Application in Grandfalls
The undersigned applicant for a renewal of a package store permit 21249 under the Texas Liquor Control Act announces publication of the application as required by law. The permit would allow operations at the Tucker Drug Company building in Grandfalls, Texas, by J. R. Wills, proprietor.
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Rmit
Texas Liquoratrol Board
Thecker Drug Company
Tucker Company
Oil Company Orders Eight Tankers From Three U.S. Shipyards
A major oil firm contracted three American shipyards to build eight oil tankers at a total outlay of 13 million dollars. The lead vessel launches in September 1937, each capable of 105000 barrels. The ships will carry gasoline and crude oil in coastwise service.
Automotive taxes total over one billion dollars in 1935
Motor vehicle registration fees and related levies cost American motorists 322 million dollars in 1935 along with state gasoline taxes 616 million and federal gasoline taxes 172 million totaling 1 1119 billion. T H Neel county attorney visited Monahans last Saturday.
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T. H. Neel
Monahans
Local Lions discuss traffic rules and enforcement
Lions W C Harrison and Jesse Orth led a Tuesday discussion on local ordinances explained by Alderman J W Peery. Officials noted current laws regulate traffic and a corporation court will try offenders. The club urged enforcement and public education and will meet next Wednesday at the First Methodist Church educational building.
Gasoline Distribution and Octane Use in Vehicles
The article notes gasoline is sold in definite octane grades and engines are designed for specific octane numbers. It states trucks and buses consume forty percent of motor vehicle gasoline.
New York Gasoline Tax Cut Takes Effect in July 1936
New York State reduced its gasoline tax rate by one cent per gallon on July 1 1936 marking the first legislative tax reduction in years.
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New York State
Queen Mary Consumes 32500 Barrels Fuel Oil On Voyage
The ocean liner Queen Mary completes a one way Atlantic crossing consuming 32 500 barrels of fuel oil as part of its trip from Britain to the United States.
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Atlantic Ocean
New Pacific Coast service station features 60-foot lubrication pit
The station showcases a 60-foot lubrication pit with three sets of high pressure truck gerasing equipment enabling full coverage of the length without moving trucks or trailers.
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Pacific Coast
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LANDERS ROSS CARE _ OHNNY
Smith
Seas
Asssocianion Member
Panhandle Press Association
West Texas
Monahans Publicity
Ilas
Oklahoma
Rusty King Wink
G. S. Kidd
H. E. Carter
Leo Hays
Stanley
Earl
W. Gills
Velma O’ien
Sil City
New Mexico
Spain
Europe
Marriag
North Side Hospital
E. J. Cook
Midland
H. O. Bedford
Midland, Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Joseph M. Nealon
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
PECOS
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
Burton-Lingo Company
Monahans, Texas
FORD
Chevrolet
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