Jackets Ordered For 17 Gridders At Pecos High
Nineteen letter-jackets were ordered this week for 17 Pecos high school lettermen and two managers. The reversible jackets feature leather sleeves and satin with Football Regional Champs 1939 and a P with year stripes on the front. Awards were arranged through Loew & Campbell sporting goods.
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Pecos High School
Loew & Campbell
Sporting Goods
Billy Bob Oglesby
Neil Prewit
A. D. Haynes
Marion Cook
Prospective All Star Gridders Named from Region 8
Twelve high school football players from Region 8 Interscholastic League were selected for a possible all star game next August. A committee of coaches from Fort Stockton Pecos Midland and other towns chose players including Medanich Callahan Wilkins Jordan Klatt and Griffin. The game is set for August at the coaches' school likely in Austin.
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Allstar
Clyde Parks
Fort Stockton
Bull Kotrola
Kermit
Roy White
Big Lake
Bud Taylor
Midland
Clayton Hopkins
Pecos
Medanich
Callahan
Wink
Francis
Webb
Butchofsky
Ysleta
Wilkins
Odessa
Jordan
Klatt
Salem
Austin
Baker
Griffin
Woodfin
Crane
Coaches’ School
Austine
Hopkins
Student Bill Beck Visits Bryan Family for Christmas
Bill Beck, a student at A. and M. College in Bryan Texas, arrived home this week to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs W J Beck and his friend here.
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Bill Beck
A. & M. College
Bryan
Texas
College of Mines Student Visits Relatives in New Mexico
Edward Crowe, a sophomore at the College of Mines in El Paso, arrived Monday to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs. E. E. Crowe. They left this week for Belen New Mexico to visit relatives during the holidays.
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Edward Crowe
College of Mines
el Paso
E. E. Crowe
Belen
N. M
Chicago visitor to spend time with Kim brough and Boones
Rankin Kimbrough of Chicago arrived here Wednesday to visit his mother Mrs F W Kimbrough and Mr and Mrs R L Boone for a time together in town.
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Rankin Kimbrough
Chicago
F. W. Kimbrough
R. L. Boone
Elaborate Christmas Week Entertainment At Cactus Theatre
Manager Tom Clemmons unveils a holiday program of four big shows plus short subjects at the Cactus Theatre during Christmas week. Highlights include Bad Lands and Beauty for the Asking on Dec 22 23 and 24, The Amazing Mr Williams opening Christmas Day for a three day run, Coast Guard with Belamy Scott and Dee, plus a Walt Disney cartoon and newsreels.
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Tom Clemmons
Cactus Theatre
Beauty For the Asking
The
Walt Disney
Woodland Cafe
Robert Barrat
Douglas Walton
Robert Coote
Lew Lander
RKO Pictures
Lucille Ball
Patric Knowles
Donald Woods
Frieda Inescort
Amazing Mr. Williams
Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondell
Mr. Williams
Paris
State Parks Board to Take Over Recreation Playground
The Almorhea State Park will be turned over Jan 1 to the state parks board with swimming boating fishing and picnicking. James H. Goodman said James C. Jones will oversee completion of current construction and a full-time attendant will be assigned. Rates for facilities are set with no charge for picnicking.
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Almorhea State Park
State Parks Board
James H. Goodman
Austin
James C. Jones
Balmorhea
Goodman
H. L. Winfield
Navy Recruiter To Visit Pecos
A Navy recruiting representative from El Paso will visit Pecos on Wednesday December 27 to interview interested young men. Recruiter R A Peterson will be at the post office from 8 to 9 a m. Applicants should bring birth or baptismal certificates or other legal proof of birth when applying in El Paso. For details see Mr Peterson.
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Navy
el Paso
Pecos
R. A. Peterson
Mr. Peterson
Piller Family Visits From Los Angeles
Mrs. Helen Piller and her son Eugene Piller of Los Angeles California visited this week with Edwin Piller and his wife, Mrs. Piller's son and daughter-in-law.
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Helen Piller
Eugene Piller
Los Angeles
Calif
Engineering Student Brawley King Visits Home for Holidays
Brawley King an engineering student at A and M returned this week to spend the Christmas holidays with his father Jim King in the local area.
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Brawley King
Jim King
Miss Titus Plans Christmas Currently With Lubbock Family
Miss Mary Elizabeth Titus arrives for Christmas visit with her parents Mr and Mrs I R Titus. She is a senior at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
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Mary Elizabeth Titus
I. R. Titus
Miss Titus
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Nogales Boy Visits Kin During Brief Trip
Otis Powell of Nogales Arizona stopped in briefly Wednesday with his grandparents Mr and Mrs C O Finley and other relatives. He was en route home from Lubbock where he attends school.
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Otis Powell
Nogales, Ariz
C. O. Finley
Lubbock
Buck Jackson Family Sails for Fort Worth Christmas Visit
Mr and Mrs Buck Jackson and family departed Wednesday for Fort Worth to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives.
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Buck Jackson
Fort Worth
Manahan Florist Adverts Christmas Flower Sale Open
Open all day Sunday December 24 for Christmas flowers from Manahan Florist with holiday advertise and delivery options.
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Manahan Florist
Modern Study Club Hosts Christmas Program
The Modern Study Club held its annual Christmas program at the home of Mrs. E. L. Buchanan with co-hostesses Mrs. Chas. Daniel and Mrs. A. O. Davis. Members recited Bible verses, enjoyed a musical program, exchanged gifts, and shared refreshments after a business session led by Mrs. Ted Johnston.
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Chas. Daniel
A. O. Davis
E. L. Buchanan
Modern Study Club
Bill Daniel, Jr
Gladys McKelvey
Bill Daniel
Ted Johnston
W. B. Cummings
Joe Rinehart
Morris Jordan
C. L. Smith
Tom Freese
Visitor entertains for Pecos friends
Mrs. Helen Piller of Los Angeles California entertained a small group Thursday afternoon at the home of her son Edwin Piller. Guests included Mrs. Jim Camp, Mrs. W. W. Dean, Mrs. L. W. Anderson and Mrs. Clarence Bell.
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Helen Piller
Los Angeles
Calif
Edwin Piller
Jim Camp
W. W. Dean
L. W. Anderson
Clarence Bell
Sickness creates vacancy on Rawleigh route in Texas
Rawleighs sale s men wanted to take over a years long route in Reeves and Ward counties Texas. Vehicle owners with car urged to apply to Mr B L Padgett Route 1 Barstow Texas or write TXL 590 203P Memphis Tennessee. Miss Pat Warnock visiting here with parents Lyndell and Mrs Warnock and is a freshman at Texas Christian University.
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Rawleigh
Reeves
Ward
Nan
B. L. Padgett
Barstow
Texas
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Pat Warnock
Lyndell Warnock
Miss Warnock
Texas Christian University
Dear Santa Letter From Billy Hart Hubbs
A child from Stamford Texas writes to Santa Claus asking for a football and BB gun, noting he helped Buckner Orphans' Home and wants toys for others. He explains he is almost seven, likes school, and asks Santa not to come down the chimney because of a fear of his dog Rover.
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Santa
Stamford
Texas
Billy Hart Hubbs
P. S
Rover
Urge Teaching Of Proper Christmas Spirit
Desca Hale of the A. and M. College extension service urges parents to instill the true Christmas spirit in children. She recommends attending brief services, singing carols, sharing in preparations, helping make tree trimmings, and choosing gifts for friends.
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Desca Hale
A. & M. College Extension Service
Christmas Sermon at First Church to Feature Carols
Rev Oliver Harrison announces God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen as the Christmas sermon subject at First Church on Dec 24 in the morning service. The program will include a carol medley and special music with inviting remarks to friends and visitors.
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Oliver Harrison
Dowry Rule Dictates Marriage in Ceylon Society
A tradition in Ceylon requires a man to provide a dowry before marrying a woman. The expectation reflects strong local customs shaping nuptial arrangements and gender roles in the community.
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Ceylon
Notice to Bidder for Pecos City Pickup Street Sweeper
Town of Pecos City invites bids for a pickup street sweeper with elevator. Bids due January 9 at 10 a.m. The city may issue warrants up to 4000 dollars, payable serially with maturity by February 15 1945. Interest rate 4 percent per year, semi annual payments. Mayor B A Toliver reserves right to reject all bids. Pecos Texas.
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Pecos City
Pecos
Texas
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