The Christmas Howl and a Deer Slaying in Monahans
A local column urges Monahans merchants to advertise and promote Christmas sales to attract shoppers, arguing against outside promotions and stressing homegrown business. The piece advocates decorating, budgeting for advertising, and supporting local stores to keep trade in town. Also recounted is C A Roland’s deer hunt near Seth Parker’s Ranch where he killed a buck and three bobcats in quick succession, then had the cats taxidermied.
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Monahans
Sears
Montgomery Ward
National Suit and Cloak Company
A. Harris
Monahans Housewives
Isi
Leen
Mar
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
C. A. Roland
Kerville
Seth Parker
Here
Roland
R. H. Chaney
Notice to Bidders Ward County Texas 1936
Bids due December 14 1936 at 10 am at Barstow Court House for one crawler tractor with 5 speed transmission four cylinder diesel, one 10 ton roller, and one A C 75 tractor with part payment. Warrants up to 3500 dollars issued serially with 6 percent interest payable annually. last maturity by April 1938. Right to reject all bids reserved. Fred P Snelson County Judge Ward County Texas.
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Ward County
Barstow
Texas
Fred P. Snelson
Employment Increases In Pontiac Motor Co
Employment at the Pontiac Motor Co. rises weekly and breaks prior records. On Nov 14, payroll reached 9573, the highest in company history, with new axle plant and foundry reopenings driving the increase. Despite a shutdown in August for model transition, 4029 workers remained employed, and orders remain strong for growth.
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Pontiac Motor Co
H. J. Klinger
Payyroll
Deer Hunter Downed Bobcats Bags 6 Point Buck
Kerrville, Nov. 24. This story recounts how a would be deer hunter first turned in Kerr County's boldest wildcat kill. The tale centers on a successful hunt against the Bobcats and the capture of a six point buck, highlighting local wildlife pursuit.
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Kerrville
Kerr County
Directorship in Texas Highway Planning Survey Seeks Barton Successor
J T Barton resigns as acting director of the Bureau of Municipal Research at Texas University to become financial director of the State Highway Planning Survey. The two-year, state wide study, under the Texas Highway Department and the U S Bureau of Public Roads, will examine local government income, expenditure and indebtedness. The Bureau of Municipal Research will consult for the financial division.
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J. T. Barton
Wichita Falls
Bureau of Municipal Research
Texas University
State Highway Planning Survey
Texas Highway Department
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Barton
University Research Organization
State Planning Survey
Nutrition Chief Is Chosen President of Health Association
Miss Jeanie M. Pinckney, chief of the Bureau of Nutrition and Health Education at Texas University, was elected president of the Health Association. The selection signals a push for stronger nutrition education initiatives across campuses and public health programs.
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Jeanie M. Pinckney
Bureau of Nutrition and Health Education
Texas University
Notable Texas Health Association Leader at Fort Worth Meeting
The Texas State Health and Physical Education Association held its annual Fort Worth gathering last week. The leader has served as vice president and on the executive committee for years, during Walter S Knox’s presidency at North Texas State Teachers College in Denton.
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Texas State Health and Physical Education Association
Fort Worth
Walter S. Knox
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Back to Prohibition and drunken driving danger
An editorial urges reimposing prohibition to curb alcohol and gasoline dangers on roadways. It cites Ohio wreckage in which a driver admitted drinking two beers and two highballs before the crash, killing one and injuring 14, and warns that casual drinkers behind the wheel threaten public safety and national sentiment toward prohibition.
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Ohio
Hay Ride Wagon Crash Hurts Young People In Texas
A church group hired a wagon and team for a hay ride along a country highway when an approaching car failed to see the wagon, knocking it into a ditch. The overturned wagon pinned riders beneath splinters as lanterns lit the night.
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The
Monahans News
Fredlanders
Johnny E. Smith
National Editorial Association
Mens
West Texas
Associanion
Panhandle Press Association
Survey of
Texas Roads
Mrs
Carrie Polk
West Texas Office Supply CO
Midland, Texas
Prohibition
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
PECOS
Amarillo Globe
Dan
W. M. Rice
Monahans, Texas
Clothiers
Hanson
Hickok
Dobb
Phats
Arrow and
Jayson
SS Fereds
Valapak Luggage
Wadley - May Clothiers
Burton
Lingo Materials
Burton-Lingo Company
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