Stand Up and Fight Brings Outdoor Melodrama Back
MGM Western drama set in 1850s Maryland stars Wallace Beery and Robert Taylor in a railroads versus stagecoach battle. Florence Rice plays Taylor's lead, with Helen Broderick and Charles Bickford among the supporting cast. W S Van Dyck II directs.
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Grand Theatre
Wallace Beery
Robert Taylor
MGM
Maryland
United States
Florence Rice
Taylor
Forbes Parkhill
Helen Broderick
Charles Bickford
Barton MacLane
W. S. van Dyck II
Ward County oil lease sale and Pecos tax ordinance
Trans Pecos News reports Patillo buys Humble lease from Winter Garden Irrigation Farming Co in Ward County for 30000 dollars. Monahans notes 2200 voting strength for 1939 and 1900 poll tax receipts with 300 exemptions. Pecos City passes ad valorem tax collection ordinance setting penalties up to 8 percent and 6 percent interest.
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Barstow
R. G
Tex) Patillo
McCamey Oil Producer
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Winter Garden Irrigation Farming Co
Monahans
Ward County
Pecos
City
Texas
Pecos City
Voters set March 1 bond issue to complete county road system
Fort Stockton Pecos county residents will vote March 1 on issuing 250000 dollars in bonds to finish the road system with benefits countywide. The measure gains support from major oil companies and Precinct 3 commissioner P D Gohmert, signaling a harmonious election.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
P. D. Gohmert
WPA approves $80 600 blanket project for Sanderson
Washington dispatch reaches Sanderson residents stating that the Works Progress Administration approved an 80600 blanket project filed by Judge G J Henshaw late last year and that government funds totaling 53198 will be spent in Terrell County.
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Sanderson
Washington
Works Progress Administration
G. J. Henshaw
Terrell County
Jal Civic Club Plans City Park and Water System Celebration
The Jal Civic Club will hold a mass meeting next week to plan a city park and arrangements for the water system celebration. The park will be built on the city bought block for the new water well and work will proceed after the well and pipelines are completed and checked.
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Jal
Jal Civic Club
West Hol land avenue bridge and paving contract awarded
Alpine reports work started last week on the West Hol land avenue bridge and paving project. The contract, let in late December to Hol land Page of Austin, bids 35 974 for concrete bridge over the arroyo and asphalt paving along U S 90 and 67 in West Alpine. Snowfall last week totaled .68 inches with 10 to 15 inches forecast, the area’s largest in years. Balmorhea High School held its annual football banquet last Friday at the school auditorium with sweaters and letters distributed.
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Alpine
West Holland Avenue
Holland Page
Austin
West Alpine
Sul Ross College
Balmorhea
Balmorhea High School
School House
Runaway Boys From Balmorhea Returned in Saragosa
Two young Pecos boys aged 8 and 9 were again found and brought to safety by Deputy Sheriff Sam Davis in Saragosa after an earlier attempt a month prior near Balmorhea.
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Balmorhea
Pecos
Saragosa
Sam Davis
Fenton Alley Family Return From Slaton Visit
Mr and Mrs Fenton Alley and their son came back Monday after a stay in Slaton visiting Mr and Mrs J A Clasner Mrs Mora Culp and other relatives.
Monahans Man Ashton Ailes Visits Pecos on Tuesday
Ashton Ailes of Monahans conducted business in Pecos on Tuesday, engaging with local contacts and handling affairs at a Pecos site.
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Ashton Ailes
Monahans
Pecos
Hart Family Visited Sunday From Toyah
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hart and their daughters from Toyah visited here Sunday along with Mrs. A. J. Hart.
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Doug Hart
Toyah
A. J. Hart
For Sale 1935 Taylor Cub Airplane in Wink Texas
Aircraft offered at 200 dollars with 50 percent damage. Down payment half, balance due in six months. Viewable at Hines Garage in Wink, Texas. Seller W R Paris. 26-21-c.
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Hines Garage
Wink
Texas
W. R. Paris
Pecos Chronicle Reflects Fed Guests and Local Prospects
W F Ramsey and W C Weiss of the Federal Reserve spoke at a Pecos Chamber luncheon, reporting a financially sound district and upbeat outlook. Local notes cite $300 to equip a tourist camp, drilling progress at a critical stage, and optimism about oil at Dixieland’s Bell No 1.
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W. F. Ramsey
Federal Reserve
W. C. Weiss
el Paso
Federal Reserve System
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
Joe Wasserman
Dixieland Syndicate
Kerr to present Lovejoy death case findings to Winkler grand jury
District Attorney William L. Kerr says he will present his investigation into the death of Ed Love less, 59, a Wink CWA worker burned Sunday morning, to the Winkler county grand jury. Six suspects remain in Winkler jail for further questioning.
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William L. Kerr
Ed Loveless
CWA
Wink
Winkler County Grand Jury
Winkler
Boy Scouts of
Pecos
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farm bill favors Red Bluff irrigated farmers
The administration's compromise farm bill, passed Wednesday by the House and sent to the Senate, is highly favorable to farmers in the Red Bluff irrigated areas, per County Agent Ted Johnston. The article also notes Ward county seat wrangling and a voided November removal vote, drillers resuming work near Pecos, and Pecos Valley efforts to assist farmers facing land condemnation, with Ben Smith seeking inquiries in Missouri.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Red Bluff
Ted Johnston
Ward
Barstow
Monahans
J. A. Crane
Richardson Oils, Inc
Marie Brown
Pecos
Ben Smith
Germany's Phone Density Reaches Over Three Million Units
The report states 3,248,854 phones are in Germany, equating to five phones per 100 people. It highlights widespread penetration and indicates a high domestic telecom presence across the population.
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Germany
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Nagel
WNR
Sewall
Nagel Lumber Co
Trans-Pecos
College Station
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Odessa
Midland
Stanton
Big Spring
B. A. Toliver
Seal
M. D. Cowan
Chevrolet
Zimmer
Adelon Hose
Balbriggan
Zio Sf
He United
Alberta Heights
Claud Elkins
Plum Street
S. Elm
J. H. Wilhite
Bud Maulding
Kimball Piano Co
Tom Jenson
Hackberry
West Texas
Dennis Hayes
W. W. Wood
D. J. Rawlings
Tilloth Willow
T. F. Slack
Reeves County
M. W. Collie
Pecos Mercantile Do
New Spring Merchandise
Ice Ric
Ally
Mercantie
Elliott & Waldron Abstract
R. C. Brewster
Fbhor
Brandon Hoted
Pecos Funeral
Quick Ambulance Service
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
Pecos, Texas
J. L. Kincannon
Optometrist
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr Phone 66
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Bookkeeping Service
A. E. Pye
Collings. Wilson CO. Insurance-Real Esta
Tex
J. B. Cotten
W. W. Dean Mgr
Pecos Abstract Co
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