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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
6
A local plea urges Monahans residents to vote on one or two bond issues to fund school and city improvements including water and sewer, housing for fire equipment, a city hall, and potential gas system, warning taxes rise with indebtedness and stressing civic responsibility.
Wards in boots stride down the street as Miss Flossie Daywood greets neighbors. G E Robinson chats animatedly about a walking and talking fish amid the bustling street scene.
Lubbock Texas Tech summer band program hosts over 100 students. Guest conductor Harold Buchan of the University of Chicago leads July 11 to 17 activities, with final concert at Lubbock High School auditorium on July 17. Other instructors include Col Earl D. Irons and Milburn E. Carey.
Oil Weekly notes the 1937 issue highlights rapid depth milestones in exploration. Since the first 10,000 foot penetration six years earlier, 47 wells have hit that mark with six beyond 11,000 and six past 12,000 feet, while 22 of the 47 tested wells were actively drilling in the first five months of 1937.
The Texas Planning Board investigates whether paper can be successfully produced in Texas from rice straw, exploring feasibility, cost, and environmental implications as part of regional material research.
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