Cotton gin meetings stress better handling for higher grade lint
In College Station on August 4, J E Lichte of Texas A and M Extension Service notes over 20 regional meetings this season and 14 more planned. He reports 2800 miners and industry reps attended, praising improved equipment and clean machinery while warning no machine can fully match dry clean picked cotton. 550 of 12,700 gins use U S Department of Agriculture ginjer technology, 273 in Texas among 564 Texas gins.
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College Station
J. E. Lichte
Texas A. and
M. College Exension Service
Texas
Ben
Khte
Noachinery
Iite
U. S
Boxing district tournament promises wide entry
July 31 report notes district elimination ring tournament August 6 to 8 in Kermit under the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation with promoter Malcolm Bidges. 16 bouts and 48 rounds planned. A team from Monahans plus entrants from Mesilla Pecos Alt ing Goldsmith and others compete. Notables include Raymond Pope Craig Mays Nolan Kean and Bob Sikes. Winners earn trophies and paid trips to the state tournament in Lene.
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Kermit
Ruit
Texas Amateur Athic Federation
Kermit Lions Club O
Malcolm Bidges
Buck Kent
Monahans
Miéssa
Ft. Stockton
Pecos
Aling
Goldsmith
Lene
Seedling program offers millions of trees to landowners
Farmers and landowners in the region will soon have about 70 million seedlings available to restore eroded fields. Seedlings include slash and black locust and are produced by state forests with public distribution at cost. State foresters urge owners to register early to secure pro rated quantities before planting season. Miss Jane Doak of Cloudcroft visiting here and in Barstow.
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Uth
Gional
Joseph C. Kir‘tr
U. S. Forest Service
Est
Inter&d
Jane Doak
Cloudcroft
Barstow
Marion Russell
Texas Wildlife Laws Slackened For Dove Hunter
Texas dove hunting rules are streamlined in 1938 with open seasons from Sept 1 to Oct 31 in north Texas and Sept 15 to Nov 15 elsewhere, 7 am to sunset, shotguns only, three-shell limit on automatics, and a daily bag cap of 15. Federal rules also extend the duck season to 45 days with a 10 per bag limit, plus a three-shell limit and no baiting or live decoys.
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North Texas
Reeves County
Texas
Mrs Vestel Lott and Family Return from San Angelo Visit
Mrs Vestel Lott and her children and Mrs George Townley and daughter Sandra Kay returned last Friday from San Angelo after a two week visit with relatives.
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Vestel Lott
George Townley
Sandra Kay
San Angelo
Pecos Enterprise Lists Candidacies for Primary
Political calendar notes the Pecos Enterprise listing candidacies for office pending action of the second Democratic primary on August 27. The notice outlines potential contenders and timeline for the party selection process.
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Pecos Enterprise
Local Election Ballot Names for 88th District Offices
The list names candidates for county and district offices: Representative 88th District James H. Goodman. County and District Clerk Hollis S. Smith reelected. W. B. Cummings. Commissioner Precinct 2 Reeves S. Burchard J J Pope. County Judge J B Woolfolk L M Pittman. Commissioner Precinct 3 Henry Jones.
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Hollis Smith
Seal
Reeves County
James H. Goodman
Hollis S. Smith
W. B. Cummings
Reeves S. Burchard
J. J. Pope
J. B. Woolfolk
L. M. Pittman
Henry Jones
Feedstuff Markets Slip as Wheat Byproduct Feeds Dip
The Weekly Feed Market Review notes continued declines in feedstuff markets for the week ended July 26. Wheat by product feeds fell while high protein feeds held steady amid light inquiry for lighter offerings. The price index eased to 100.0 from 100.6 and 100.9 in prior weeks as rains boosted pasturage across the East and South with heavy totals in the Northeast, Middle Atlantic, Southeast, and Texas.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Middle Atlantic
Texas
Cowboys and Cowgirls Set For Midland Rodeo Contests
Midland Chamber of Commerce mails invites to over fifty West Texas and New Mexico towns calling for cowgirl sponsors for the Cowgirl Sponsors Contest tied to the Midland Cowboy Contest on September 3 4 and 5. First prize last year went to Fern Sawyer of Brownfield. Contests include horse and rider displays with no hazardous feats.
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Midland
Midland Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
New Mexico
Chambers of Commerce and Service Clubs
Fern Sawyer
Brownfield
Spirit as subject of Christ Science Sunday Lesson
The article notes that the Lesson-Sermon for August 7 centers on Spirit with the Golden Text from Ephesians 5 9 and the Bible passage God is a Spirit. It cites Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health discussing God as All in All Spirit and Mind and the impossibility of conceiving omnipresence except as infinite Spirit.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Kay Francis and Pat O'Brien Star in Women Are Like That
Kay Francis and Pat O'Brien debut as a co starring team in Women Are Like That a Warner Bros comedy about the advertising business at the Grand Theatre The film features Francis in 35 costumes by Orry Kelly with Ralph Forbes Melville Cooper and Thurston Hall in supporting roles The original story by A H Z Carr appeared as Return from Limbo in a national magazine
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Grand Theatre
Kay Francis
Pat O’brien
Warner
Orry Kelly
A. H. Z. Carr
Miss Francis
Mr. O’brien
Ralph Forbes
Melville Cooper
Thurston Hall
Howell Family Returns From Central Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs Roy Howell and daughter Erolene returned after a two week trip visiting Snyder Christoval and other points in central Texas the family reported.
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Roy Howell
Erolene
Snyder, Christoval
Texas
Barder-Speed piston rings promoted by Pryor Auto Supply
If your car uses oil, have your mechanic install a set of Barder-Speed piston rings. They are the answer to oil pumpers. Pryor Auto Supply, Pecos.
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Pryor Auto Supply
Pecos
Speedy Old-Age Lump Sum Payments Cut to 24 Days
The Social Security Board reports average 24 days from filing to final settlement in the local El Paso field office. Manager David S. Pruitt notes rising claim payments with May averages of $46.37 nationally, $32.31 in Texas, $33.70 in New Mexico, and $35.37 in Louisiana.
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Washington
David S. Pruitt
el Paso
Social Security Board
Pruitt
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Kokernot Park Landscaping by Youth Volunteers
Sixty National Youth Administration boys assist at Sul Ross State Teachers College Alpine in landscaping Kokernot Park. They build a rustic stone bridge a sunken garden and foot trails and perform grading and levelling work. They also terrace grounds at the Big Bend Historical Memorial Museum.
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National Youth Administration
Kokernot Park
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Alpine
Big Bend Historical Memorial Museum
New Seat Covers and Car Pillow Covers Arrive
A new shipment of seat covers and car pillow covers is received with an offer to install covers for free for all cars and pocket books.
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Pryor Auto Supply
Pecos
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Feedstuff Mart
Midland Rodeo
Midland, Fair, Inc
Ray Proctor
Roy Parks
Donald Hutt
John Dublin
Leonard Proctor
Christian Science Services
O. K. Courts
Colden Oil Corp
O. J. Green & Son
Aiday
Lewis Sheet Metal
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
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Texas & Pacific
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H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Security State Bank
Pecos Funeral
Hubbard & Kerr
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Bell & Regan
Pecos, Texas
Batiste
Penney’s
J. L. Kincannon
Opto
Manahan
A. B. Pointer
MO. J. Ivy
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R. C. Brewster
Brandon
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
Home Furniture Co
J. B. Cotten
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W. W. Dean
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Camp Dean Building
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