Visitors rise at Carlsbad Caverns hit July high
Carlsbad Caverns National Park logged 41 797 visitors in July, the highest monthly total in the cavern’s history. Texas sent 19 120 visitors, Oklahoma 3 824, California third. Visitors came from 48 states plus Argentina, Australia, Belgium Congo, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cuba, England and many others.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Thomas Boles
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Argentina
Australia
Belgian Congo
Brazil
British Guina
Canada
Chile
China
Cuba
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Ireland
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Persia
Phillippine Islands
Roumania
Scotland
South Africa
South India
Swede
Venezuela
Wales
West Indies
Jamaica
Holland
the Caverns
Trend Away From Cotton In Texas Shows Cut Acreage
Texas 1939 cotton acreage set at 10,200,000 acres but estimates from the Bureau of Crop and Livestock show plantings will total about 8,980,000 acres. The shift reflects a reduced dependence on cotton under AAA programs.
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Texas
AAA
Bureau of Crop and Livestock
Mrs Ross and Miss Johnston Return from Hot Springs
Mrs. W. L. Ross and Miss Mary Sue Johnston arrived home last Thursday after a two week stay in Hot Springs New Mexico.
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W. L. Ross
Mary Sue Johnston
Hot Springs
N. M
Ross Family Visit Highlights Local Weekend
Mr and Mrs Bill Ross and Billy Nell spent last weekend visiting Mrs W L Ross and family in the area, sharing time with relatives and catching up on news.
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Bill Ross
Billy Nell
W. L. Ross
West Texas 4-H Boys Set for San Francisco Fair Trip
Twenty two West Texas 4 H Club members from numerous counties will meet in El Paso August 2 and depart for San Francisco the next day. The group, selected for excellence, travels 14 days via San Diego Los Angeles with a chuck box trailer and camp cook supplying meals. County agents and district staff will provide transport and guide the caravan through stops at Sequoia National Park Boulder Dam Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Cavern before returning.
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Texas
el Paso
San Francisco
4-H Club Boys
Precit’s District
San Diego
Los Angeles
Exposition
Sequoia National Park
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Carlsbad Cavern
Henry Rothmann
Reagan County
J. D. Precht
Texas A
M. Extension Service
West Texas
San Francisco Fair
Rodney Richardson
Iraan
Pecos County
T. W. Hillin
California
Pecos Bowling Club Defeats KIM Keglar By 34
The Pecos Bowling Club defeated KIM Tuesday night 1843 to 1809 in the Pecos Bowling League second match. Scores reflect a 34 pin swing in favor of Pecos.
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Pecos Club
Kim Keglar
Pecos Bowling Club
Kim
Pecos
FHA Warns Texas On Home Modernization Needs
State Production Manager P S Luttrell cites federal survey showing 15 percent of homes lack private sanitation and 20 percent lack private baths across eight million homes in 200 cities. He notes Texas may differ but urges periodic property checkups and explains the Modernization Credit Plan through FHA insured loans via private lenders with repayment terms set by the lender.
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Dallas
P. S. Luttrell
Federal Housing Administration For
Texas
Washington
Luttrell
FHA
Mr. Luttrell
Pecos cattle trade moves yearlings and cows for drought relief
Cattle shipping continues as Babicora Development Co moves a thousand yearlings to California and hundreds more to the K C Ranch west of Toyah. Rain is hoped for as buyers hold out for higher calf prices while ranchers report sales limited by elevated asking prices.
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Babicora Development Co
Pecos
California
K. C
Toyah
Lake Ranch
Port Daggett of
Guadalupe Mountains
H. T. Collier
Orla
Hoban
Hoban Ranch
J. W. Watson
Old Mexico
Young Bell
Billie Prewit
Circle Cross Ranch
Almagorda
N. M
El Paso On State Traffic Honor Roll For June
El Paso in the Pecos patrol district joined seven other Texas cities with no traffic deaths in June. Beau mont, Waco, Corpus Christi, Amarillo, Port Arthur, Galveston, and Laredo also earned the honor. El Paso had seven traffic fatalities so far in 1939.
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Texas
el Paso
Pecos
Beaumont
Waco
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Port Arthur
Galveston
Laredo
Highway Department
Toyah youth club hosts Friday play night at member home
The Toyah youth club invites the community to a Friday play night at a member's home with games and refreshments. Last week the gathering met at Ben Cleveland's home and this week's event features a kid party for Miss Zylpha Hawthorne. Rev and Mrs W W Pittman plan a two week revival in Balmorhea. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs R C Burchard and children Frances Frank Ina Mae. Mrs Wilkens returns to Lubbock after visiting Neal Burchard and others.
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Toyah
Ben Cleveland
Katherine Bickle
Elizabeth Bickle
Lois Cleveland
Bobbie Nita Carothers
Darbin Forrester
Katherine Gipson
Margaret
R. C. Burchard
Frances, Frank
Ina Mae
Lubbock
Wilkens
Neal Burchard
Bailey and Taylor Couples Visit Wyoming and Del Rio Trip
Mr and Mrs Henry Bailey return from a Wyoming tour. Mr and Mrs Walter Taylor and Shorty Vita spend several days last week fishing at Devil's Lake near Del Rio.
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Walter Taylor
Shorty Vita
Devil’s Lake
del Rio
Mrs Parks and Lawson Family Visit From Big Spring
Mrs Harold Parks and their children from Big Spring visited with Mrs Parks's parents Mr and Mrs L M Lawson last week. Buddy Lawson of Big Spring also visited. Mrs Lawson returned home with them for a visit.
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Harold Parks
Big Spring
Mrs Daniel Jr and family visit Andrews in Big Spring
Mrs E B Daniel Jr with children Joan and Eddie visited her parents Mr and Mrs Theo Andrews in Big Spring last week, sharing time with the extended family.
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E. B. Daniel, Jr
Joan and
Eddie
Big Spring
Theo Andrews
Revival Meeting Opens August 8 With Rev Claude Wingo
The Christian Church revival will begin Tuesday August 8 led by Rev Claude Wingo of Kingsville. His preaching is expected to draw attendees from the region.
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Christian Church Revival
Claude Wingo
Kingsville
Air Mail Route Links Chunking to Moscow in Five Days
Air mail and passenger service begins between Chunking and Hami connecting with Soviet Russia's air route, enabling travel from Chungking to Moscow in five days.
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Chunking
China
Hami
Chinese Turkestan
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Moscow
Texas Farmers Gain Bug Hunter Title
Texas farmers are earning the bug hunter label as entomologists note the shift. Cameron Siddall of Texas A and M Extension reports 69 bug hunting meetings with cotton farmers in six months and expects about 100 more before season end to teach when insect control spending is warranted. Mrs Couch and Mr Couch returned from a California trip, joined by Miss Mary Catherine Coy.
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Texas
Cameron Siddall
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
R. N. Couch
J. E. Couch
Osso
California
San Franciso Exposition
Mary Catherine Coy
Judge and Mrs Woolfolk Return From West Texas
Judge and Mrs J B Woolfolk are at home again after spending several days visiting in Fort Day and El Paso.
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Judge
J. B. Woolfolk
Fort Day
el Paso
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Yseleta Gaines
John Earl Brewer
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Belton Cox
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J. A. Roach
Big Lake
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M. Barrow
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Bat Atchison
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Kim Earl Gaye
Dean Moon
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S. Valliant
Geo. Milner
Haynes Motor & Implement CO
Max Sibley
Mrs. Sibley
Sibley
Jess Grammer
Eddins Estate
Nat Gunter
Roberson and Lewis
Pecos Rodeo Association
George Daniel
Alf Ten Eyck
Fort Stockton
Port Daggett
Blackie Woods
Kent
Finley
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Sudan
Barstow
Ben
Ben’s Pharmacy
Green Agency
Pecos, Texas
W. W. Pittman
Henry Bailey
Wyoming
Star Tires
Ragsdale
A. B. Pointer Boot and Shoe Shop
Quire
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Jones Dry Goods, Inc
Walter Phillips
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