Texas and out of state visitors list in single report
The article lists numerous Texas residents and several out of state visitors visiting from cities including Abilene Stamford El Paso Cisco Wickett and El Paso with names such as Bill Glover H. H. Michelson Hixie Cox O A Ride N B Gray Mrs Jessie Coker and Walter Grubbs plus guests from Los Angeles Casper Copenhagen London Memphis Detroit and Joplin among others attending the event or gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bill Glover
Abilene
H.H. Michelson
Midland
Hixie Cox
Houston
O. A. Ride
Amarillo
N. B. Gray
el Paso
Jessie Coker
Stamford
O. W. Lamb
H. S. Fitzgerald
G. W. Webb
W. E. Hines
T. H. Baggett
Los Angeles
Calif
E. N. Dunlap
Betty Hudson
John Sellers
Casper
Wyoming
A. J. Erickson
Shelby
Montana
Frank A. Pierce
Washington, D. C
Eric Moller
Copenhagen
Denmark
Robert M. de Carey
London
England
H. Bruton
Memphis
Tenn
Wings of the Navy stars Brent Payne and de Havilland
George Brent John Payne and Olivia de Havilland bring the Warner Brothers Cosmopolitan production Wings of the Navy to the Grand Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. The story follows two naval fliers sons of a pioneer naval officer who died in the line of duty with de Havilland as the love interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brent
John Payne
Olivia de Havilland
Warner Brothers Cosmopolitan
Wings of the Navy
Grand Theatre
Michael Fessier
Brent
Navy
Pensacola
Payne
de Havilland
Jayne
Henry O'Neill
Victor Jory
John Litel
Lloyd Bacon
Bill Ellis Named to Tarleton Student Council
Bill Ellis of Pecos was elected by the John Tarleton College student body as a representative to a student conference held at the college on Saturday April 15. Discussions covered student organizations fund raising student cancer and discipline. A dinner followed in the college banquet room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ellis
Pecos
John Tarleton College
17 Years Ago at the Bell Well and Local Obituary
Reaming continued at the Bell well with the halfway mark passed and less than 350 feet to go before casing. The Henderson well paused for jury service but planned to resume. Willoughby Petroleum spudded a Casey ranch well two miles south to reach an oil sand. Joe P. Seay, pioneer cattleman, died in Long Beach after a long illness and funeral services were held at Mrs. W. L. Ross home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Henderson
Willoughby Petroleum Company
Casey Ranch
Willoughby Company
Joe P. Seay
Long Beach
Calif
Joe
W. L. Ross
Pecos News Highlights Include City Hall Additions and Youth Week
Five years ago Sheriff Roberson ordered a Thompson sub machine gun for the sheriff's office. Workmen add a floor to the city hall fire department area and prepare landscaping. Burros scarce in Pecos. two locals bought stock in Balmorhea to bring back 40 mile trip in 12 hours. Youth Week events planned downtown with hobbies exhibit and a one hour election of city and county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Roberson
Sheriff's Office
West Texas
Pecos
Billie Jarrell
Horace Estes
Balmorhea
Boys of
Rotary Club
Honolulu MGM Musical Heads to Grand Screen
Eleanor Powell Robert Young George Burns and Gracie Allen headline the new MGM musical Honolulu at the Grand Theatre for Sunday and Monday. The cast includes Andy Iona's Islanders Rita Johnson Jo Ann Sayers Ruth Hussey and more with Edward Buzzell directing and Jack Cummings producing. Young plays a Hollywood star and a Hawaiian planter who swap places in a comic plot while musical numbers highlight the film with Honolulu This Night Will Be My Souvenir and The Leader Doesn't Like Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Powell
Robert Young
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Pecos Screen
Honolulu
Grand Theatre
Miss Powell
Young
Burns and Allen
Andy Iona
Rita Johnson
Jo Ann Sayers
Ruth Hussey
Edward Buzzell
Jack Cummings
Hawaii
New York
King of the Turf at Pecos Grand Theatre
The Grand Theatre in Pecos will show King of the Turf this Saturday starring Adolphe Menjou in a noted Edward Small United Artists production. Do lores Costello Walter Abel Roger Daniel Alan Dinehart and others support Menjou in one of his best roles to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphe Menjou
Grand Theatre
Pecos
Edward Small
United Artists
Menjou
Dolores Costello
Walter Abel
Roger Daniel
Alan Dinehart
H D Hardy Called To Abilene Sunday
H D Hardy of Pecos was called to Abilene Sunday by the death of his sister in law. Funeral services were held in Abilene the first of the week and Mr Hardy remained there to attend them. He returned to Pecos the latter part of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hardy
Pecos
Abilene
Hardy
Official County Oil and Gas Records Set Listings
Official records from Ward Reeves County and Reeves County between April 10 and April 15 1939 detail assignments oil pay royalties deeds and mineral deeds. Notable entries include J M Armstrong to Petroleum Royalty Co assignments H&TC 14 1024 shares until 100 paid plus S and N halves and 4/13 royalty deeds involving D T Bowers Southland Life and Royalty Co and Mildred Etheridge. Reeves County entries show J O Kingston Humble Oil and Refining Co and Young and Co to Skeeters Gummig Fowler White Crandall and others with FRS royalties and acreages. releases and a Flora Sheets royalty deed also recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward County
J. M. Armstrong
Petroleum Royalty Company
H&tc
Earl H. Collins
O’brien
D. T. Bowers
Southland Life and Royalty Co
O’brien Ranch
Mildred L. Etheridge
Southland Land and Royalty Co
Reeves County
J. O. Kingston
Humble Oil and Refining Co
H&gn RR
J. D. Young and Co., Inc
Paul W. Skeeters
Gh&sa Ry. Co
Marshall Torbert
FRS
Gh&sa
J. D. Young and Co
Balmorhea residents visit for business and shopping
Mr. and Mrs. Hez Kouitz and Mrs. M C Lucky of Balmorhea were here Saturday morning tending to business matters and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hez Kouitz
M. C. Lucky
Balmorhea
Kansas City Buyers Scout Local Livestock in Pecos Visit
Zach Martin and his son Lyle Martin of Kansas City were cattle buyers touring Pecos last week. They stayed at Hotel Brandon to inspect local livestock as Mary Frances Holloway recovered from an appendicitis operation at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zach Martin
Lyle Martin
Kansas City
Pecos
Hotel
Brandon
Mary Frances Holloway
Balmorhea Aco Dealer and Editor Conduct Pecos Meeting
Ray Pritchett of Balmorhea Texas aco dealer and Jim Ross editor of the Balmorhea Texan conducted business in Pecos Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pritchett
Balmorhea Texaco
Jim Ross
Balmorhea Texan
Pecos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wings of
Tarleton
Texaco
Bill Winston
Texaco Station
MGM
Sunset Truck Lines, Inc
San Angelo
WINK
Monahans
Odessa
Mccamey
Lewis Little
Lewis Air Conditioning Equipment Co
Lewis
Official
Reeves and Ward
Viola Burkholder Howrey
Retail Merchants’ Credit Association
Buckner Orphan Home
David E. Coffman
South
Donald A. Fowler
Warren W. White
Gh& SA
Gorla H. Crandall
Grisham Hunter Corp
Elbert E. Hall
D. W. Washburn Survey
R. W. Smith
H&gn
Pryor Auto Supply
SMA LD
Downs-Sullivan Motor CO
Pecos, Texas
GMC
Nations
Standard Oil Company OF Texas
W. H
Bill’ Knox
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