Warning to merchants on counterfeits during holidays
The United States Secret Service through district offices urges merchants to adopt precautions to prevent counterfeit currency, especially $20 notes from Dallas and Kansas City, with local banks and post offices displaying warnings. Verify currency and require identification for government checks to deter forgery and ensure cooperation with law enforcement.
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United States Secret Service
el Paso
Texas
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
Dallas
Kansas City
Missouri
States Secret Service
Christian Science Lesson Service December 25
The Sunday Lesson Sermo n for Christ ian Science churches on December 25 includes Isaiah 9 2 with a message of light for those in darkness and John 14 1 urging belief in God and in Jesus plus a quotation from Science and Health about Jesus teaching Truth and its sacrifice.
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Christian Science
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Golden Tek&t
Mary Baker Eddy
HERE FOR HOLIDAYS
Mr and Mrs J D Prewit arrive with children James Albert and Virginia Mae from College Station to spend Christmas holidays with Jim Prewit family.
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J. D. Prewit
James Albert
Virginia Mae
College Station
Jim Prewit
Highway 90 extension sought from Van Horn to El Paso
The Texas Highway Commission requested extending U S 90 from Van Horn via state 54 to connect with U S 62 near Signal Peak and proceed to El Paso on U S 62. U S 90 is described as a paved year round route from Jacksonville Florida to the west coast. Monahans resident E H Clements 83 died early Tuesday in a local hospital after a several week illness.
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Monahans
E. H. Clements
Ward County
Marfa News Paper Names New Owner and Editor
The Big Bend Sentinel announces Robert W. Jacobs as the new owner effective this week, succeeding Charles C. Moore who has run the paper for four years. Jacobs previously served as editor and publisher of the Devil's River News in Sonora for five years before relocating to Marfa.
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Marfa
Big Bend
Marfa Rotary Hear Oil Prospects and Grass Fire Problems
At a last week's Marfa Rotary Club luncheon members discussed potential oil development in the Big Bend area and described grass fire issues affecting the region at that time.
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Marfa
Big Bend
Rotary Club
Balmorhea Letter Ponders Lately Traveling Phrase
In Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's daily column a remark about traveling lately prompts readers to interpret the meaning of lately in her travel notes. The passage reflects how time frames color the sense of activity in the past few weeks.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bal Morhea ISD Board Sets 1939 Budget
The Bal Morhea Independent School District board met last week and approved the budget for the 1939 school year, maintaining the same number of teachers as previously employed.
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Balmorhea
Balmorhea Independent School District
Starten City Considers New Park Project
City hall announced last week that Starten city fathers are weighing a city park. Plans have been drawn by an architect and the approximate cost of the improvement has been estimated.
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Stantc
Starten
Monahans to sue delinquent taxpayers for 1936 arrears
City attorney ordered Monday to file immediate suits against all delinquent taxpayers whose city taxes through 1936 are in arrears. No suits will be filed at this time against 1937 delinquents.
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Monahans
R. E. Hill
Kermit awards water sewer contract to Panhandle Construction
Panhandle Construction Company of Lubbock received the Kermit water and sewer project award last week for its second bid of 183314.40 dollars.
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Kermit
Panhandle Construction Company of
Lubbock
Texas to Award West Holland Bridge and paving Contract
Bids will be received by the Texas Highway Department in Austin on December 21 for building a concrete bridge across the arroyo on West Holland Avenue and for about five blocks of asphalt paving.
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Texas Highway Department
Austin
Alpine Clinic Examines 80 Crippled Children
More than 80 children were examined and classified in the Crippled Children's Clinic held Tuesday under the Alpine Rotary Club sponsorship. Patients came from Terrell Pecos Reeves Ward Upton Midland Jeff Davis Presidio and Brewster counties.
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Crippled Children’s
Alpine Rotary Club
Terrell
Pecos
Reeves
Ward
Upton
Midland
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brewster
Road bond issue trimmed for Pecos County roads
After a meeting with ranch owners oil company officials and taxpayers Pecos County commissioners redrafted the road bond proposal reducing the amount from 250000 to 175000 dollars for county road construction and improvements.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Pecos County Farmers Back Cotton Control Plan
In Fort Stockton Pecos County farmers vote 57 to 13 in favor of retaining the AAA cotton control program as part of a regional trend across cotton producing states.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Ward County Courthouse Bond Case Advances in El Paso Appeals
The Court of Civil Appeals in El Paso moved the Ward County courthouse bond case and the county seat election contests to February 2, 1939, at the request of counsel.
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Barstow
Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Barstow-L V Gill Completes Ranch Purchase in Loving County
Barstow L V Gill of Wink completed negotiations to buy the W W Brook field ranch in Loving County situated northeast of the area.
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Barstow
L. V. Gill
Wink
W. W. Brookfield
Loving County
Fast Grid Tilt Seen In Sun Bowl Foretold
El Paso reports the Southwestern Sun Bowl on January 2 features Utah and New Mexico in a fast grid clash. A week of events precedes the game with concerts, parades, coronations, and dances including side line ticket prices of 3.30, 2.20, and end zone 1.10.
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New Mexico
Utah
EL Paso
University of Utah
University of New Mexico
Southwest
Pan-Civic
Sun Bowl
Candy sale aids Chapel Fund at Texas State College for Women
Denton December 13 Miss Mabel Cooper of Pecos helps with a candy sale for the Chapel Fund at Texas State College for Women. She works with Catherine Pool of San Antonio and Molly Stinson of Sherman. Students and alumni aim to raise funds to begin chapel work this spring.
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Denton
Mabel Cooper
Pecos
Texas State Colege For Women
Catherine Pool
San Antonio
Molly Stinson
Sherman
Mentone Acreage Sale Details
The tract named Mentone spans 4,480 acres and was sold at a price of 2.50 dollars per acre.
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Mentone
King of Alcatraz Grand Feature at Grand Theatre
Paramounts King of Alcatraz arrives at the Grand Theatre showing Friday. Gail Patrick Lloyd Nolan and J Carrol Naish star in a thriller romance about an escape from Alcatraz and the shipboard pursuit.
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Alcatraz
Alcatraz Prison
Grand Theatre
Paramount
King of Alcatraz
Gail Patrick
Lloyd Nolan
J. Carrol Naish
Pecos Student Makes Honor Roll at John Tarleton
Marion Cooper of Pecos is among 120 students named on the Honor Roll for the second preliminary at John Tarleton College.
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Pecos
John Tarleton College
Marion Cooper
Mary Sue Johnson Visits Grandmother for Christmas
Miss Mary Sue Johnson arrived home this week to spend the Christmas holidays with her grandmother Mrs. W. L. Ross.
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Mary Sue Johnson
W. L. Ross
TCU Student Will Be Home For Christmas
Howard Collier a freshman at Texas Christian University plans Christmas at Pecos with parents H T and Mrs Collier. The holiday period runs from 1 p m Thursday December 22 to 8 am Wednesday January 4. Most students depart except the football squad preparing for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans January 2. Collier majors in Speech and belongs to the Men's Glee Club and Dramatic Club.
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Worth
Howard Collier
Texas Christian University
Pecos
Rs. H. T. Collier
New Orleans
Collier
Christmas Visit for Dallas residents
Mr. and Mrs. Noel McRoberts of Dallas will arrive Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dowling and family. They will travel to Carlsbad to visit Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dowling on Christmas Day.
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Noel McRoberts
Dallas
Paul Dowling
Carlsbad
Oscar Dowling
Freshmen and seniors return home for Christmas break
Lee Weathrby a Hardin-Sim mons University freshman and Marvin Cowan a Hardin-Slimmons senior are listed as home for the Christmas holidays in Abilene and nearby areas.
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Lee Weathrby
Hardin-Simmons University
Marvin Cowan
Hardin-Slimmons
Abilene
Mrs Rex Cole Holiday Visit In Salt Lake City Family Gatherings
Mrs Rex Cole and her children from Salt Lake City Utah arrived last week to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Harold Scott and other relatives.
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Rex. Cole
Salt Lake City
Utah
Harold Scott
Miss Ruth Newell Visits Cody for Christmas Holidays
Miss Ruth Newell left Saturday for Cody Wyoming to spend the Christmas holidays visiting relatives.
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Ruth Newell
Cody
Wyoming
Chicago visitor Mrs Copeland stops in Kermit shopping
Mrs Sue Copeland of Chicago visiting in Kermit shopped with Mrs Bob Williams and visited Mr and Mrs George Townley on Monday.
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Sue Copeland
Chicago
Kermit
Bob Williams
George Townley
Majors Family From El Paso Here This Week
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Majors and their daughter from El Paso visited relatives and friends this week, sharing time with local family members and acquaintances.
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Malcolm Majors
el Paso
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U. S. Secret Service
Christian Science Services
Ben Franklin
Trans-Pecos
el Paso Symphony Orchestra
J.C. Penney CO
H. G. Meyer
Penney’s
Penney Company
THE
J. C. Penney Company, Inc
TCU
Elite Truck Line
Odessa
Ft. Stockton
McCamey
Crane
Ft. Worth
Points East
Houston
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Colden Oil Corp
West Texas
O. J. Green & Son
Lewis Sheet Metal
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Security State Bank
Pecos Funeral
Quick Ambulance Service
Hubbard & Kerr Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
Pecos, Texas
J. L. Kincannon
the Equitable Life Insurance Society of
New York
U. S. Patterson
P. O. Box
A. B. Pointer
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Elliott & Waldron
R. C. Brewster
Fbker
Brandon Hota
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
Home Furniture Co
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
W. W. Dean
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
Hudson & Hudson
Attorneys-At-Law
Camp Dean Building
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