Range Plan Explained Aims Wider Tank Distribution
Jan 26 1939 range conservation program announced by George Slaughter of the Texas AAC. The plan seeks broader spread of earthen tanks and terraces to curb run off and offers 3 dollars per acre for resodding bald range land with adapted grasses. Terrace payments rise to 60 cents per 100 linear feet and tank payments scale by cubic yards moved. The program targets East Texas and similar humid areas to attract more ranchers while encouraging smaller tanks to scatter grazing.
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College Station
AAA
George Slaughter
Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee
The
Slaughter
East
Texas
Reeves County bid sought for new ton and a half truck
Bids will be opened at the Reeves County courthouse at 10 a m Saturday February 4 for a new ton and a half truck with dual tires and hydraulic dump bed for Precinct No 2. Trade in of a 1934 ton and a half Chevrolet truck is considered. Specifications available from the Reeves County judge. Commissioners Court reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Reeves County
Texas
Reeves County Commissioners
Out West With The Hardys Proves Best of Series
The Judge Hardy family returns to the screen in Out West With The Hardys at the Grand Sunday and Monday. The fifth MGM entry follows the Andy Hardy clan on a West ranch with Mickey Rooney and Virginia Weidler. Director George Seitz guides a tale of comedy, pathos, and a lost water right amid family trials and romance.
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Hardys
Judge Hardy
Out West
Grand Theatre
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Virginia Weidler
Marian Hardy
Gordon Castle
George Seitz
Hardy Family Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
M-G-M
Catalina
Washington
West
Andy
Reeves County seeks bids for county depository services
The Reeves County Commissioners Court will take bids until 10 a m February 13 from banks or individuals to serve as depository for county school and trust funds. The court may reject any or all bids. Hollis S Smith County Clerk Reeves County Texas.
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Commissioners Court
Reeves County
Texas
Pecos Elementary Honors Hundred Students On Lists
Principal Ray Whit ley released the semester and six weeks honor rolls for Pecos Elementary. Highest honors include Harriet Janet Ross Patsy Ruth Clay Martha Ann Honaker across grades one to five, with many names added to honors lists for each grade and multiple repeats across the semester.
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Pecos
Ray Whitley
Harriet Janet Ross
Patsy Ruth Clay
Martha Ann Honaker
Jan Arthur
Elaine Bryan
Annabel Lee
Billie Louise Moreton
Dick Roddy
Martha Jane Holley
Virginia Lea Goodrich
Wesley Campbell
Billy Dale Talley
Charles Ray Perkins
Hugh Lee Blair
Mickey Buchannan
Charles Connell
Bettyla Daniel
al Gene Rumbaugh
Joenna Rush
Barbara Jane Thompson
Barbara Mae Camp
Robert Hampton
Jean Howard
Kenneth Owens
Donald Stell
Harold Dean Wicker
Bill Cummings
Johnny Wallace
Tommy Pruett
Leanna Card
Donald Hardy
Patsy Bell
Kathryn Ross
June Coonrod
J. D. Goulette, III
Suzanne Ross
Ray Mack Thompson
Gwen Blythe
Ophelia Boulter
Trumanell Chapman
Frances Cook
Billy Cowden
Howard Darling
Otio Bud Finley
David Hamilton
Grady Sullivan
Jo Ed Greenhill
Dorothy Ann Cooper
Neil Fry
Joan McCune
Doris Sanders
Sally Sue _ Toll
Jean Warnock
Roy Breen
John Paul Dunn
Darlene Smith
Doris Ailes
Dorothy Robinson
Virgil Kraus
Jeanne Russell
Billy Paul Hamilton
Dorothy Chapman
Martha Honaker
Mary Frances Toll
Mary K. Tyler
Billie Annette
Otie Bud Finley
James Patterson
Sally Sue Toll
Ramona DuBose
Darwin Hausner
Evelyn Henderson
Ellana Eastham
Mildred Arthur
Edwin Curtis Finley
Bank prospects advance in Winkler County suit
In Kermit the Business Men's Club reports favorable on establishing a local bank with stock-subscription planned. In Sanderson Judge G J Henshaw travels to San Angelo to secure curb and sidewalk work for streets, with an $80 000 WPA funded project approved. In Monahans Miss Wilma Cloudt 29 dies suddenly while at county health meeting. In Fort Stockton Senator H L Winfield gains broad committee assignments for the 46th Texas Legislature including banking and game and fish panels.
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Kermit
Winkler County
Business Men's Club Committee
Sanderson
G. J. Henshaw
San Angelo
WPA
Monahans
Wilma Cloudt
Ward County
County Health Association
Fort Stockton
H. L. Winfield
Texas
Winfield
Highway Link Plans Tabled At Parks Association Meeting
The International Parks Highway Association in Sheffield heard plans for a Regina Canada to Dryden Ontario highway connecting with Highway 90. President called the meeting and discussed route proposals and future construction steps.
Southwest town mayors to attend Marfa April meeting
Marfa to host two day gathering with mayors of southwest towns and Chamber of Commerce officials. Jack Kelly, who just returned from Silver City, announced the next quarterly meeting of the association in Marfa.
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Marfa
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Kelly
Silver City
Monahans Council Passes Car Dealer Permit Ordinance
The Monahans City Council approved an ordinance requiring a valid permit and payment of a license fee for anyone other than established Monahans new or used car dealers who bring used cars from outside Ward County to sell them locally.
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Monahans
Ward County
Footwear designer sparks debate with bold names
A Russian designer who released new shoe models drew criticism for provocative naming. Critics question whether the labels cross lines of taste, suggesting harsher alternatives like political or historical references.
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Russia
America
North Pole
Balmorhea Seeks Incorporation With Election Petition
Balmorhea moved toward incorporation as a petition for an election was handed to County Judge J. B. Woolfolk. A population census counted 436 residents in the town.
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Judg
J. B. Woolfolk
Pecos County voters reject road bond issue
In three Pecos County polling places voters opposed a $175000 road bond proposal, failing to reach the two thirds required. Iraan voted 208 against the plan after being left out of the program, sealing the defeat.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Iraan
Oldest Car in Region Trade In At Marfa-Casner
Marfa Casner Motor Company took in a 1917 four-cylinder Buick nicknamed a baby Buick as a trade in, believed to be the oldest car in the area.
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Marfa—Casner Motor Company
Alpine Chamber Banquet Sees 1939 Plans and Elections
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet at the Holland Hotel to review the past year's work and to elect new officers and directors for 1939.
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Alpine
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
State highway work ordered for 18 miles in Jeff Davis county
The state highway commission orders a survey of the remaining 18 miles of state highway No. 17 in Jeff Davis county for grading and drainage construction plans. Laurence E. Wood, resident highway engineer at Fort Davis, confirms the action.
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Alpine
Jeff Davis County
State Highway Commission
Laurence E. Wood
Fort Davis
Kermit Waterworks Bonds Approved for Printing
E B Moodey secretary of the Stock Company of Austin informs City Clerk Jack Bills that Kermit waterworks and sewer bonds have been approved by the attorney general and are ready for printing.
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Kermit
Jack Bills
E. B. Moodey
Stock Company of
Austin
Courthouse Square Paving Sought by Kermit Citizens Group
A civic committee asked the Commissioners Court to petition for paving the courthouse square in Kermit. The move reflects local efforts to improve the town center and infrastructure.
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Kermit
County Commissioners Court
Termites Classified Into Two Main Types
The text notes two broad termite types: the entirely wood dwelling insect found in the far south and the subterranean form. It mentions about 2,000 species globally and distinguishes habitat and behavior without further detail.
Burma Natives Live Without Roofs For Superstition
The passage notes that Burmese natives avoid roofs as roofs offend their gods. During rain they sleep under trees, contrasting with Americans who roof homes with asphalt shingles. It highlights cultural beliefs shaping living arrangements and shelter use.
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Burma
Mineral Wool Widely Used as Modern Fill Insulation
The article notes that mineral wool is the most common form of modern fill insulation worldwide, highlighting its prevalence in construction and building projects.
Birth of a son to Fort Stockton couple
Rev and Mrs A T Dyal of Fort Stockton announce the birth of their son William Warren in a local hospital last week. A B Nail of El Paso, former highway patrolman now with the State Highway Department of Weights and Measures, visited Pecos on official business Tuesday. The Pecos River Railroad Company will hold its stockholders meeting in Pecos on March 1, 1939 from 10 AM to 4 PM, with directors’ meeting immediately after. G C Parker, Secretary.
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William Warren Dyal
A. T. Dyal
Fort Stockton
William Warren
A. B. Nail
el Paso
State Highway Department of Weights and Measures
Nail
Pecos
Pecos River
Texas
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Zeamans
Trans-Pecos
Tion
G. C. Parker
George Maley
Reeves County, Texas
eMan
Chevrolet
Idrits
Williams-Kerr Chevrolet Co
Pecos, Texas
General Motors
Aest
Comfory Beyong Nee
Gibbs
Toyah Motor Company
Star Tires
Ragsdale
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