Texas Banks Meet Credit Needs Of Communities
American Bankers Association reports show Texas commercial banks issued over 850000 new loans worth 58000000 in the first half of 1939 and renewed about 575000 loans totaling 725000000. Among 182 banks, Dallas and Houston activity dominate, with averages of 1276 new loans per bank and 857 renewals. Mortgage loans totaled 24 for 6.7 million.
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Texas
American Bankers Association
Lone Star
Dallas
Houston
Carroll Drama White Cargo Heads to El Paso Two Nights
Earl Carroll's White Cargo will play January 13 and 14 at Liberty Hall El Paso featuring Sheila Darcy as Tondeleyo and Evan Thomas as the male lead. The English company includes George Pierce Pat O Hara Talbot Henderson John Dawson and others with reservations via Mrs Hallett Johnson at Hotel Cortez El Paso.
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Earl Carroll
el Paso
Liberty Hall
Gold Coast
Sheila Darcy
Evan Thomas
George Pierce
Pat O’hara
Talbot Henderson
John Dawson
Glen Rhodes
Howard Magwood
Robert Rough
Eternally Yours at the Grand Theatre
Loretta Young stars in Eternally Yours showing next Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand Theatre. The plot follows her as wife and assistant to magician The Great Arturo as David Niven creates a woman using chemicals named Jealousy Vanity and Love with Temper as the final touch. The United Artists release also features Hugh Kerbert Billy Burke C Aubrey Smith Virginia Field and Broderie CK Crawford.
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Loretta Young
Grand Theatre
Miss Young
Arturo
David Niven
Niven
Eternally
United Artists
Hugh Kerbert
Billy Burke
C. Aubrey Smith
Virginia Field
Broderie
CK Crawford
Industrial output drop and price shifts from 1929 to 1932
Variance shows industry cut production by 56 percent during 1929 to 1932 while prices stayed within 16 percent of 1929 levels. Agriculture reduced output by 6 percent yet prices fell 63 percent, indicating divergent economic trends in the period.
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Asiculture
Highway bid nearly matches engineer estimate for Fort Davis area
In Alpine the Texas highway commission noted eight miles of road from Fort Davis to Toynvale with bids close to the 104000 dollar engineer forecast. In Kermit funeral services were held for Robert Mills 25, killed in an auto truck collision near Jal last week.
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Alpine
State Highway Commission
Fort Davis
Toynhvale
Kermit
Robert Mills
Jal
Mills
Seagraves
Buck Keaton
Stonewall
Okla
Rainfall Graces Big Bend During Holiday Season
A beneficial rain swept the Big Bend with Sul Ross College recording about three quarters of an inch. The shower, one of the season’s heaviest for the period, brought relief to the region.
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Alpine
Big Bend
Sul Ross College
Beatrice Stead Seeks Probate After Husband's Death
Beatrice Stead filed for probate of her husband’s will last week while receiving treatment in Monahans hospital for gunshot wounds allegedly inflicted by him before his death at Royalty on Christmas Day.
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Kermit
Monahans Hospital
Royalty
Beatrice Stead
Border Skylines to Chronicle Davis Mountain Camp History
Will Evans of Toyahvale writes a book titled Border Skylines described as a history of the Boys Camp Meeting and the Davis Mountain area. The Dallas publisher plans to print the volume soon.
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Marfa
Davis Mountain
Will Evans
Toyahvale
Dallas
Border Skylines
McCAMEY AREA oil tests update across 14 West Texas counties
Last week Upton County reported one well recompleted one deepening scheduled and one location abandoned amid 46 field tests eight wildcats staked and two old tests slated for deepening across 14 West Texas counties.
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McCamey
Upton
West Texas
Pecos County State Bank Declares 10 Percent Second Dividend
Fort Stockton reports substantial 1939 earnings as directors declare a second semi annual dividend of 10 percent on capital stock, bringing the annual total to 20 percent. The same total dividend was declared for 1939.
Olson Drilling Co works to complete McCandless No 1 Crockett
Fort Stockton reports Olson Drilling Co and McCandless No 1 Crockett, two miles from the Apco deep field in northern Pecos County, were ready to unload the hole and wash in with oil after two days and nights of drilling plugs and running tubing.
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Fort Stockton
Olson Drilling Co
McCandless No
Crockett
Apco
Pecos County
Pecos County Cotton Harvest Yields High Quality Lint
Farms in Pecos County report exceptionally fertile conditions for single variety extra long staple cotton. Record yields per acre paired with favorable weather produce an abundant harvest and extra quality lint.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Balmorhea Cotton Gins Slow Amid Cold Holidays
Cold weather with moisture slowed cotton gin operations in Balmorhea last week and likely delayed the season by about two weeks. Totals show Texas Cotton Industries 848 bales and Berkstres ser Gin 1283 bales.
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Texas Cotton Industries
Berkstresser Gin
Death in Ker mit as E R Gentry, 54, dies at home
The Christmas season brought sorrow to the family of E R Gentry of Ker mit after he suffered a heart attack at his home Sunday morning. He complained of a headache and after taking medicine rested, the fatal attack occurred shortly after.
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Kermit
E. R. Gentry
Sealy No 4 Well Drives Big Test in Kermit Area
A top Kermit area well on the M W Sealy lease Sealy No 4 section 47 block F was completed at 3045 feet. It yielded 3905 barrels in a potential test and flowed while drilling in lime formation one foot above an undetermined sand. Initial flow reached 480 barrels per two hours.
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WINK
Kermit
M.W. Sealy
Sealy No. 4
Section 47
Two men shot as gun fight erupts near McNary
Deputy Sheriff C. L. Dulany was wounded in the thigh while Edward Doyle was killed during a Christmas night gun fight at Camp 90 south of McNary. Seven shots were fired.
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Sierra Blanca
C. L. Dulany
Edward Doyle
Mc- Nary
Culberson County Extension Work Expands in 1939
Increased activity in Culberson County under extension service in 1939 included demonstrations in drainage contouring beef cattle ranch management tree pruning pasture improvement rodent control agricultural conservation game conservation and land use planning.
McCamey Sees Favorable 1940 Economic Outlook
The current view for 1940 in McCamey is positive, with optimism tied to the health of core business institutions. Local officials believe the city’s economic prospects depend on the strength of its principal enterprises and financial stability.
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Mccamey
Balmorhea school to reopen Jan 2 with new bus service
The Balmorhea Independent School District will mark the reopening by putting the new school bus into service on January 2. The district resumes classes and inaugurates the updated transportation option for students.
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Balmorhea
Balmorhea Independent School
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