Water Facilities Project aids farms in Balmorhea
Zeeh Cameron, a Balmorhea conservationist, reports 60 farmers and ranchers have requested water facilities and 15 cooperative agreements signed for a project covering 38 193 acres. Technical help will reconfigure borders by soil type, grade elevations, rotate crops to build soil, and install borders and ditches. A ranch range survey and soil survey will guide a tailored soil and water conservation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torah Creek
Zeeh Cameron
Balmorhea
Water Facilities
Dairy Industry Dominates US Manufacturing Profits
The United States dairy sector outstrips steel and automotive in overall value with cheese, ice cream and related by products driving most profits for the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Toyah PTA Plans Christmas Tree at Toyah High School
The Toyah Parent-Teacher Association will sponsor a Christmas tree at Toyah high school on Friday night December 22. gifts for all students and an individual gift exchange will be provided. Santa Claus will distribute gifts and the event is funded by proceeds from the annual Hallowe en carnival which cleared $119.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah Parent-Teacher Association
Toyah High
P-Ta
J. Q. Adams
Santa Claus
P-Ta Hallowe
Milton Wadley Visits Grand Falls for Pecos Ties
Milton Wadley, once of Pecos now residing in Grand Falls, appeared here last Wednesday to tend to personal and business matters related to his former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Wadley
Pecos
Grandfalls
Horseback Riding Through History Lacks Solid Data
A cautious note suggests humans may have ridden horses for 3,000 years but confirms there is no direct data to prove this timeline. The statement reflects estimates rather than verifiable records.
Army Pay Promise Despite Time Lost By Enlistment
Sergeant Harry C. Haines in Sweetwater Texas explains Army pay remains steady from $21 to $157.50 monthly and that clothing food rent and medical costs are covered by Uncle Sam. He notes soldiers learn trades in motor radiology medicine and aircraft support, with pay while they study and many opportunities beyond basic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Haines
U. S. Army
Sweetwater
Texas
Haines
Sam
Air Corps
Reeves County backs 1940 cotton marketing quota
Reeves County farmers voted 116 for and 11 against to approve the 1940 cotton marketing quota. Regional returns show a strong general approval over 90 percent, meeting the two thirds needed to reestablish the quota for a third year. Pecos box reported 34 for and zero against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos
Coronation Rehearsal Lists Students and Football Players
The page lists student princesses by popular vote including Mari lea Boles Sherley Glasscock Nancy de Green Louise Hamilton and Elizabeth Glasscock. Football players A D Haynes Marion Cedk Willis Cook James Bull and others are named for coronation roles with Robert Beauford Billy Campbell as guards and Robert W Coffey as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
China
Russia
Holland
Italy
Scotland
Hawaii
Jesse Bush
Geraldine Holmes
Dean McCall
Nancy Jones
Wesley May
Daisy Johnson
Marilea Boles
Sherley Glasscock
Nancy de Green
Louise Hamilton
Johnnie Harrington
Georgia Alice Hill
Catherine Kitsos
Twila Jean Lucas
Ruth Reeder
Martha Ellis
Louise Burton
Katherine Rose DeRacy
Helen Faye Holley
Marguerite Just
J. T. Prewit
Billy
Bob Oglesby
Connie Woullard
Neil Prewit
Robert Beauford
Billy Campbell
Robert W. Coffey
Civil Service Sets Tests For Federal Engineermen Jobs
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for steam electric enginemen to fill assistant enginemen posts at 1860 a year. Vacancies exist at Dallas and Texarkana Texas and New Orleans and La Tuna near El Paso. Applicants need three to five years in related charge and experience with heavy boiler capacity and electrical equipment. Applications due by December 28, 1939, in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
Dallas
Texarkana
Texas
New Orleans
la Tuna
el Paso
Tenth
United States Civil Service District
Customhouse
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
H. P. Bryan
Mrs Lang and son visit sister in town from Prescott
Mrs. O. A. Lang and her son Bob travel from Prescott, Arizona to visit Mrs. Lang’s sister, Mrs. Mary Owens, this week. Wallace Hopper joins the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Lang
Bob
Wallace Hopper
Prescott, Ariz
Lang
Mary Owens
Asia Holds Majority of World Population
A demographic note highlights that more than half of the global population resides on the Asian continent. It emphasizes Asia's large communities across countries and urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Clutchless Hydra-Matic Oldsmobile Demonstrated
Jim Austin of Dallas demonstrated the hydra-matic Olds at the Downs Sullivan showroom in Pecos. The auto shifts gears automatically with four forward speeds and a fuel-saving range gear. A steering wheel hand lever controls reverse, and from a stop in high gear the car shifts smoothly with accelerator press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldsmobile
Pecos
Downs-Sullivan Motor Co
Jim Austin
Dallas
Oldsmobile Co
THE DRUNKARD VARIETY SHOW AND CITIZENSHIP AWARD
The Drunkard will be a varied entertainment with a sketch by Mrs Whit Waide community singing a Hilliard Camp solo a Heath and Farnum duet The Rotorgettes directed by Miss Alyce Clyde Brophy will dance and piano by Alton Hughes The show features an annual citizenship award between acts A committee met this week to select the trophy winner offered by the club.
Intermediate Class Outdoor Meet At Sullivan Bridge
The Nazarene Sunday School intermediate class held an outdoor social at Sullivan Bridge with games and a Bible spelling contest after which camp food was served. Attendees included Darlene Carroll Arlie Jackson Paul Bowers Gwendolyn Clay Kenneth Jackson Sequal Hernandez Mildred Merkel Betty Jane Bowers Robert Carroll Lewis and Rev. F O Parr. Rubber type is widely used today among commercial printers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Nazarene Sunday School
Sullivan Bridge
Darlene Carroll
Arlie Jackson
Paul Bowers
Gwendolyn Clay
Kenneth Jackson
Sequal Hernandez
Mildred Merkel
Betty Jane Bowers
Robert Carroll Lewis
F. O. Parr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnny Downs
Beverly Roberts
Charles Starrett
The
Wilderness
Victor McLaglen
Joseph Calleia
Sally Eilers
RKO Radi
Thur
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Blackpool
England
TOYAH
A. B. Tinnin
Toyah Pta
Nenyah Aves Shop
el- Paso
Reeves
Poinsettias
Manahan Florist
Germany
France
Britain
George Elser
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Marius van der Luebbe
Reichstag
Civil Service Commission
Tae
CAMRY
FED
Grocery & Market
Chic Shop
A. G. Taggart
Helen McKellar
Barton McLane
Jane Bryan
W’srmer Bros
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!