Meet Major Owens New Monahans grocer owner
Major Owens, formerly of Paris and Pyote, has taken over Owens Pick and Pay in Monahans. He rebuilt Sherwood Grocery, plans a country store with cold storage and a residence. He buys farmers produce, reads five papers, hunts and fishes, and owns a three year old filly being trained for a Fort Stockton race.
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Major Owens
Monahans
Owens
Ward County
Paris
Pyote
Magnolia
Sherwood
Major
Herman Ott
Grandfalls
Fort Stockton
Are We Patriotic at Texas Centennial Debate in Midland
A West Texas meeting in Midland heard Lowry Martin of the Corsicana Daily Sun say Texas patriots must booster the Centennial or be poor businesspeople. He linked Centennial cash to local pride while critics argued Dallas focus overshadows lesser sites like Monahans and Monahans history. The piece notes tourism and regional sites alongside pension debates as public sentiment splits over Centennial spending.
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West Texas Press Association
Midland
Lowry Martin
Corsicana Daily Sun
Texas
Martin
Dallas
Chicago
Monahans
Monghans
Monahans Seeks Municipal Band Under Local Leader
Charles G Walker, director of the high school band, invites local instrumentalists to Thursday practices at the high school to form a municipal band. A band shell near Bodenhoff's store is hoped as a concert venue with civic fundraising urged to support the project.
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Monahans
Charles G. Walker
Walker
Bodenhoff’s Department Store
Store Manager Returns From Manager Meeting
M. T. Rutledge, store manager of Republic Supply Company, returned Monday from Houston where he attended a meeting of store managers held by J. C. Crotty, president of Republic Supply Company.
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M. T. Rutledge
Republic Supply Company
Houston
J. C. Crotty
Kilgore and Kermit Trip Notes
Bill Widmeyer made a business trip to Kermit Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Weaver of Kilgore are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Purman.
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Bill Widmeyer
Kermit
Rush Weaver
Kilgore
E. G. Purman
Major Owens' Horse Wins Matched Race at Grandfalls
Black Baby a three year old filly owned by Major Owens won the matched race on the new one mile south of Grandfalls track Sunday afternoon with Herman Ott riding. The six tenth mile dirt track was built by Herman Ott Euke Snelson and Ford Armstrong on the west side of the Imperial highway south of Grandfalls. Several other races were called off. only one race ran. Black Baby trained by Herman Ott will enter Fort Stockton Centennial Water Carnival races.
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Black Baby
Major Owens
Sam Cristy
Grandfalls
Herman Ott
Euke Snelson
Ford Armstrong
Imperial Highway
Grandfall
Fort Stockton
Owens
Hartwells Take Two Week Vacation to Ozark Mountains
Mr and Mrs Ed Hartwell and their sons Billy and Ed of Wickett left Saturday for a two week vacation in the Ozark mountains. Mr Hartwell works for the Gulf Oil company.
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Ed Hartwell
Billy
Wickett
Ozark Mountains
Mr. Hartwell
The
Gulf Oil Company
Mrs. Terrell to Visit Meridian For Weeks
Mrs. Jimmy Terrell plans to depart Monday to Meridian to spend several weeks visiting her mother.
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Jimmy Terrell
Meridian
J W Hickerson of Mona Hans Boiler Works Visits Odessa
J W Hickerson of Mona Hans Boiler Works spent Tuesday on a business visit in Odessa.
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J. W. Hickerson
Monahans Boiler Works
Odessa
Mother Visits Eubanks Kin in Santa Anna Texas
Mrs M D Eubanks and sister Miss Pauline Eubanks of Santa Anna Texas visited Mrs Ira Hudler and Miss Mildred Eubanks. The guests returned to their home Monday.
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Ira “Hudler
Mildred Eubanks
M. D. Eubanks
Pauline ’ Eubanks
Santa Anna
Texas
Mining President Here From Union Oil Mining Co
Arthur B. Aires, president of Union Oil Mining Company, is in Monahans on company business and plans to return home to Castle, Indiana, next week.
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E McQueen
McQueen & Ger
Monahans
Hobbs
Fort Worth
Arthur B. Aires
Union Oil Mining Company
Castle, Ind
Builders Work On Max Winkler’s Lang Addition Home
Carpenters worked this week on a new five room bungalow for Max Winkler in the Lang addition. Completion is estimated within two weeks.
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Max Winkler
Lang Addition
Winkler
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Monahans News
Fredlanders
S. Ross Carr
Johnny E. Smith
West Texas
Red. Bluff Dam
Pecos Valley
Cecil Tillman
Sawyer Drilling
Hal Greer
By Ross Carr
Bernard Gentry
Albert Greer
Texas Tech
Permian Basin
San Estes
Peggy Henderson
G. W. Tatum
Johnny Smith
W T Powell
North Side Hospital
Drs. Cook
Physicians and Surgeons
WIRE _WEST TEXAS OFFICE SUPPLY CO
Midland, Texas
Jo W
Pecos
Avidend
Reat American Life Insurance Company
San Antonio, Texas
Modell Frazier
H. O. Bedford & Co
Bedford
Rehmeyer Hospital
W. O. Rehmeyer
Ena
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