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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1939

Page

4

Plan For Thousands At McDonald Observatory Dedication

The article lists numerous Texas and out of state visitors expected for the dedication at McDonald Observatory. Included are J P Sparr Wink Dave Brandell Cross Plains B E Schneider Albany Frank Burchard Toyah F M Jordan Knox City Mr and Mrs Ralph Pearce Detroit Miss Virginia Pearce Detroit Charlene La Rue Shodey Grand Falls J H Cope Odessa G Witherspoon Fort Worth G H Bruce Toyah H L Wise Toyah Mrs Nell Griffin Cannon J P O Sori Dallas Ray H Blackwell Monahans Mr and Mrs Cal Boykin Lubbock Homer Tyler Seminole Ray Rambo Seminole Mrs Johnny Sparks Seminole Frank Junell El Paso and many others from Wis N Y Calif La.

Texas J. P. Sparr Wink Dave F. Brandell Cross Plains B. E. Schneider Albany Frank Burchard Toyah F. M. Jordan Knox City Ralph Pearce Detroit F. H. Shipley Virginia Pearce Charlene la Rue Shodey Grandfalls J. H. Cope Odessa G. Witherspoon Fort Worth G. H. Bruce H. L. Wise Nell Griffin Cannon J .P. O. Sori Dallas Ray H. Blackwell Monahans Cal Boykin Lubbock Homer Tyler Seminole Ray Rambo Johnnie Sparks Frank Junell el Paso

District PTA Meet Set For Ft. Stockton

West Texas PTA units plan to send delegates to Ft. Stockton for the annual conference. Pecos delegates will attend the business meeting starting Tuesday morning April 1 and closing Wednesday shortly after noon. Mrs. Sammie Caroline is hospitalized with pneumonia.

Ft. Stockton West Texas Pecos Sammie Caroline

Adla Tablets Promise Quick Relief for Acid Stomach

Sanders Drug Store advertises Adla Tablets as fast relief for acid stomach pains between meals indigestion and heartburn due to excess acidity with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Sanders Drug Store

Card of Thanks to Toyah City Council Supporters

H F Wells expresses sincere gratitude to friends and acquaintances for their support during my Toyah city council candidacy.

Toyah H. F. Wells

Mrs Charlie Daniels Visit to Paris With Sharp Family

Mrs. Charlie Daniel and daughters Bettyla and Marthasa depart Wednesday night for Paris to spend several days visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sharp.

Charlie Daniel Bettyla Marthasa Paris Jim Sharp

Monahans Salesman Dies In Jail Here

Ray Brown, 23, of Monahans, died in Reeves County Jail last Thursday morning after confinement for lunacy. An inquest verdict by County Health Officer George H. Garrett ruled death by exhaustion.

Monahans Ray Brown Reeves County Ail George H. Garrett

Notables Gather for McDonald Observatory Dedication

A May 5 open house marks the formal dedication of the McDonald Observatory and its 82 inch telescope mirror. Nobel Prize winner Dr. Robert M. Hutchins will attend for the University of Chicago, with fifteen renowned astronomers from global institutions attending a two day gathering organized by Dr. Otto Struve. Public tours begin after May 6 with monthly telescope viewings.

McDonald Observatory Robert M. Hutchins University of Chicago W. J. McDonald University of Texas McDonald Otto Struve Yerkes Observatories J. S. Plaskett Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Canada Arthur Compton Joaquin Gallo National Astronomical Observatory Tacubaya Mexico J. H. Oort University of Leiden Leiden Holland E. A. Milne Unversity of Oxford England Bertill Linblad Stockhold Observatory Stockholm Sweden B. J. Bok Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin Harlow Shapley Harvard University Walter Bade Edwin P. Hubble Mount Wilson Observatory Pasadena Calif H. N. Russell Princeton University Robert J. Trumpler Lick Observatory Mount Hamilton Joel Stebbens University of Wisconsin C. T. Elvy Alpine Marfa

Softball season and local league notes spark Pecos chatter

Local sports column highlights softball return with draft and officials meeting for team recognition. Barstow agreement settles league dispute and Pecos School Board keeps its seven seats. Mention of Kermit area crime and health clinics alongside early civil marriage in Barstow and spring coaching plans for Junction figures.

Lee Barstow Jack Bills Winkler County News Pecos Independent School Board Jack Kermit Lions Club

Mrs Bill Turpin Visits Mother in Big Spring

Mrs. Bill Turpin returned home Sunday from Big Spring where she visited with her mother for several days.

Bill Turpin Big Spring

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Enterprise and Gusher C. OF C. Visitors G. Michelson Greendale Wis Joe Pacotti Tucson Ariz Henry T. Pierce Fort Washington Penn Len Morgan New York N. Y Arthur James Charles Nobel Los Angeles Eddie Reese, Jr New Orleans Jack Buchanan Portland Ore S. Wineman Los Angeles Calif George W. Fash Charles C. Bodenstab Chicago, Ill Co. O. King South Haven Kansas John R. Parr Azusa A. N. Wilmer Billy Parr Azusa Calif Billy Buckner Hobbs N. M Roger Gallemore Bg Sprag W. J. Beck Paul Heiser Midland Tony Tony Galento Orange N. J Linda Yale Mr Galento Newray Way Willard Jim Durnal Chicago United States Sport Sparks Cotton Kirklin Robert D. Penn Alva Fulgim B. A. Oden Sur Clayton Hopkins G. W. Archer Junction Hopkins Ruby Ledger Ces Floes Ena UCK Canary the Dixie Dixie Ledger Cation Bill Winston Texaco Station Best Cafe W. E. Wozencraft
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