Notable social snippets from the Yale man and friends
Sparky Sparks writes friendly notes from Yale. Eleanor Derrick enjoys cool evenings. Major Lang and Dorothy Winkler sang a duet over Kim Sunday. Theresa Robinson to quit flirting after an incident. Olgif Simpson and Jack Drake join the press corps. Ike Terry denies being a country boy. Shrimp Andrews plans marriage to his Lady Love. Jess Tate funds a milk fund for a kitten, then gripes about costs.
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Sparky” Sparks
Yale
Eleanor Derrick
Major Lang
Dorothy Winkler
Kim Sunday
Theresa Robinson
Olgif Simpson
Jack Drake
Ike Terry
Shrimp Andrews
Jess Tate
Tate
Pig Delivers Nervous Breakdown In Apple Puzzle Test
An unusual Cornell University experiment reports Achilles the pig experiencing a first ever pig nervous breakdown. The animal faced indecision in a box with an apple that appeared intermittently, aided by a buzzer and a mild shock, until the pig finally collapsed from stress as researchers note aims to model human anxieties.
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Associated Press
Achilles
Cornell University
American Psychiatric Association
Howd Scott Liddell
Cornell
Cilles
Lidll
Assumption of Electric Power Shows Big Gain in Texas
Texas April electric power consumption rose sharply with a 14.8 percent year over year gain in output from eighteen major utilities totaling over 2,000,000 kilowatt hours. Commercial demand jumped 17.6 percent, industrial up 15.7 percent, and residential up 17.2 percent from April last year. Misce llaneous consumption increased 4.7 percent.
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Texas
Texas Bureau of Mess Research
Outlooks and Lookouts by Bob Reeves
Saturday night at the dance and meeting Gene Reed, Taft Drilling Company, an excellent double for Ted Husing. Husing is the man seen around big games, hurrying with papers, his voice heard without raised volume.
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Gene Reed
Taft Drilling Company
Ted Husing
Mr. Husing
Summer Heat Sparks Town Tower Boom
The town sees cooling system towers rising as summer begins. A week ago Romeo Junior followed risky dating advice, causing harm. A caution on handling relationships urges avoiding trouble and dangerous bets with a married partner.
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Romeo Junior
Home Furniture Moves to Temporary Scrimshire Site
DeWitt Black, manager of Home Furniture Company, announces a temporary move to the Scrimshire Dress Shop on Main Street due to lease expiration. Most stock shifts to the Pecos store while negotiations for a new building proceed, with Black spending most time at Pecos until a new local location is ready.
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DeWitt Black
Home Furniture Company
Scrimshire Dress Shop
Main Street
Pecos
Employment gains in Texas industry rise in early 1937
The All-South Development Council reports 1 600 Texas firms added workers in the first four months of 1937, a 9 percent increase from the same period last year, and a 15 percent larger weekly payroll.
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Texas
All-South Development Council
Conoco Dealers Anticipate Profits From Record Tourist Season
Local merchants especially Conoco dealers expect strong profits this summer from the largest tourist season in history. Scott Stanfield of Continental Oil notes early summer requests for touring information indicate 1937 will surpass last year’s travel business. The Conoco dealers expect profits for all merchants and uplift for their network under Continental’s new policy.
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Conoco
Scott Stanfield
Continental Oil Company
Conoco Travel Bureau
Continental
Wet eraser on a platter and car tires safety note
A travel safety pamphlet explains friction by comparing a pencil eraser sliding on a dry platter to tires on pavement. It notes stronger push on dry surfaces and easier skidding on wet conditions. Cautions include wet leaves oil ice and snow increasing stopping and turning hazards.
Conoco Dealers Drive Local Economy As Mileage Merchants
Independent Conoco dealers own or lease their stations and hustle for profit, spending earnings with local merchants. Continental Oil Company supports dealers with in town advertising, branding them mileage merchants rather than employees, highlighting independent status and community role.
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Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Stewart Winkler Returns From Schreiner Institute
Stewart Winkler came home Wednesday from Schreiner Institute Kerrville where he completed his freshman course. He will spend the summer working in Winkler's department store here.
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Stewart Winkler
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Stewart
Winkler
Don’t Lose Your Head The Find er Might Not Return It
A witty notice warns that a missing head might not be recovered by the finder. It implies caution about handling an item potentially valuable or delicate and urges owners to claim promptly.
Oil Locations Drop In Permian Sector
Oil locations and completions declined for the second straight week in the Permian. Fifty six locations were listed across 15 counties, down from 61 in 13 counties, while completions fell to 48 in 10 counties. Ector led locations with 16, followed by Upton 10 and Winkler eight.
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Ector
Upton
Winkler
Ward
Howard
Crane
Gaines
Pecos
Andrews
Bailey
Fisher
Glasscock
Hockley
Runnels
Terry
Winkler County
Jones
Taylor
Forward looking men look backwards for the guide posts
A terse aphorism on future progress by citing guidance from past milestones. The remark frames leadership as balancing foresight with historical lessons.
Granddaughters Visit Grandmother in Big Spring
Miss Peggy and Miss Betty Hatch left Wednesday for a month long visit with their grandmother Mrs. D Price in Big Spring.
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Peggy
Betty Hatcher
D. Price
Big Spring
Plenty of Room and Then Some in Hudson Terraplane Line
A Hudson Terraplane sales pitch touts 55 inches of front seat space for three, 1002 cubic inches luggage capacity, and 117 to 129 inch wheelbases. It highlights 96 to 122 horsepower, double carburetion, exclusive Selective Automatic Shift, Duo Automatic Hydraulic Brakes, steel bodies, 22 mpg economy, hydraulic hill hold, 12 color choices, and a low cost time payment plan in Los Angeles-Yosemite economy run context.
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Sam
Hudson
Los Angeles
Yosemite
Wihout
Hudson-C. I. T
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