Edith Wilson to Enter Bathing Beauty Revue at Centennial Carnival
Edith Wilson will represent the Booster Club in the Bathing Beauty Revue at the Fort Stockton Centennial Water Carnival. The event runs today through Sunday at Comanche Springs pool with entrants vying for the Queen title and carnival awards. Local attendance from Monahans is anticipated during the three day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Wilson
Booster Club
Fort Stockton
Judy Ligon
Lions Club
East Texas
Stockton
Comanche Springs
Monahans
Elsie Carr
Barstow
Jimmy Wilson
Pecos
Centennial Fifty Cent Pieces To Be Sold In Dallas
Texas Centennial half dollars go on sale at the Dallas Centennial Central Exposition to fund the first unit of the Texas Memorial Museum on the University of Texas campus. Beauford H. Jester announces the booth in the Varied Industries building staffed by UT color uniforms and home for vacations student workers. Leon White designed the booth with a large museum photo and coin replicas in the background. Sales start at other exposition sites once arrangements are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dallas
Beauford H. Jester
Texas Memorial Museum
University of Texas
Varied Industries
Mrs Scott Plans Dallas Visit With Family
Mrs Bruce Scott of Pyote leaves Saturday for Dallas to spend six weeks visiting her brother Willis Nolan. She will bring her mother Mrs Walter Nolan and Miss Frances Nolan from Santa Rosa. Mrs Charlie Pendergrass of Pyote also leaves Saturday for an extended visit with relatives in East Texas.
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Scott
Bruce Scott
Pyote
Dallas
Willis Nolan
Walter Nolan
Santa Rosa
Frances Nolan
Charlie Pendergrass
East Texas
Singing Towers greet visitors at Texas Centennial Exposition
The Howdy Stranger Singing Towers form part of a 150000 dollar Gulf Oil public address system at the Dallas exposition opening June 6 and running through November 29. Six tower clusters deliver music and news across grounds with a 50000 dollar Gulf studio enabling continuous broadcasts and demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Gulf Oil Corporation
Gulf
Midland wedding ties Nobles to Black in Ratliff home reception
Miss Martha Louise Nobles wed Ben Black of Midland on Wednesday. Mrs. Johnny Ratliff assisted at the reception held at the bride’s parents’ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Johnny Ratliff
Martha Louise Nobles
Ben Black
Breckenridge Visitors Call on Monahans Residents
Breckenridge visitors Mr and Mrs E G Purman hosted Tuesday evening guests Mr and Mrs Cody Harper and Mr and Mrs Paul Davis en route to San Francisco and Portland. The couples are well known to former Breckenridge residents and have visited Monahans before.
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E. G. Purman
Cody Harper
Paul Davis
Breckenridge
San Francisco
California
Portland
Oregon
Monahans
Sleff Buys Interest in Monahans Boiler Works
Mr and Mrs Steve Sleff moved to Monahans from Glade water last week. Mr Sleff purchased an interest in the Monahans Boiler Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Sleff
Monahans
Gladewater
Sleff
Monahans visitors attend Grand Falls horse races
Dick Lewis Judge Burton and Mr and Mrs Major Owens were among Monahans residents watching horse races in Grand Falls Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Lewis
Judge Burton
Major Owens
Monahans
Grandfalls
Gadget Lets Autoist Test Motor Oils
A five minute film strength test for auto lubricants has been perfected in Ponca City Oklahoma by Continental Oil Company technicians. A pocket device like a nutcracker measures the maximum pressure needed to turn a lubricated pin in a bearing. Tests show wide variation among branded oils and reveal alloyed oils behavior. The device will be distributed to company service stations for motorists to use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Continental Oil Company
Mrs. W. Davis of Hobbs Visits Daughter Vaughn
Mrs. W. Davis of Hobbs visits her daughter Miss Winnie Frances Vaughn on Sunday. Davis formerly owned the Vanity Beauty Shop in town. Gertrue Davis accompanied Mrs. Davis to Hobbs where she will spend the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Davis
Hobbs
Winnie Frances Vaughn
Davis
Vanity Beauty Shop
Gertrue Davis
Mrs. Davis
Move to Monahans for Youree Family
Mrs. Fred Youree and daughter Maurené of McCamey moved to Monahans Tuesday to join Mr. Youree who has worked three weeks as pharmacist at the Monahans drug store. They are making their home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’camey
Fred Youree
Maurené
McCamey
Monahans
Youree
Mrs. Aileen Henslee Visits Pyote Over Weekend
Mrs. Aileen Henslee, bookkeeper for the Monahans Boiler Works, spent the weekend in Pyote visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyote
Aileen Henslee
Monahans
W. E. Taylor
Real Estate Man Ward County Visitor Arrives for Oil Talks
Zack Carr of San Antonio arrived in Ward County Tuesday to spend several days visiting friends and examining oil and farm prospects. A former Ward County resident who owns property here, he is now in real estate in San Antonio and shows interest in the oil activity in the South Ward field, with unleased tracts near the river and Roy alty area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Carr
San Antonio
Ward County
Mr. Carr
Barstow
Monahans
South Ward
Carr
Royalty
Sister Visits Fern Tatom as Guest from Dallas
Mrs. Fern Tatom hosts her sister Mrs. C A Barham of Dallas and Fern Marie Barham. They arrived Friday and will spend two weeks at the Tatom home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Tatom
C. A. Barham
Dallas
Fern Marie Barham
Wright and Jackson Fish Near Balmorhea Lake Wednesday
Jack Wright and Gib Jackson went fishing in Balmorhea Lake on Wednesday. The outing shows two locals enjoying a day by the water with no incident reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wright
Gib Jackson
Frick-Reid Sales Manager Visits Monahans
Harold H Wilson assistant sales manager of Frick-Reid Supply Company spent Friday and Saturday in Monahans for company business before returning to Dallas Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H Wilson
Frick-Reid Supply Company
Monahans
Wilson
Dallas
Mrs Scrimshire Spends Summer in Stephenville
Mrs Scrimshire travels to Stephenville and will stay with daughter Barnestone who is at summer school. Mr and Mrs W B Andrews accompany them and return with Mr Scrimshire on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Scrimshire
Stephenville
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Centennial
Howdy
J. G. Murray
L. J. Wood
Pecos Furniture CO
J. L. Kincannon
Optometrist
Texas
Texas Electric Service Company
TTO
U.S. A
Harley-Davidson Sales
Big Spring
HAL C. Douglass Hospital
Hal C. Douglass, M. D
FORD
Ford Motor
U.S
Universal Credit Company
Motor Company
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