Texas Traffic Fatalities Dip in May 1938
Texas state police report 127 traffic deaths in May 1938, down from April’s 94 and well below May 1937. Injuries declined nearly 1,000 since April, with 1,045 people hurt in May. Pedestrian deaths totaled 36, prompting praise for cautious crossing and intersection behavior. Death Hour remained 7 to 8 p m. due to dusk conditions. State Patrol adds 100 officers in June to boost highway safety as warnings go to vacation drivers to obey speed limits and rest before long trips.
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Austin
Texas
Procee
Sacrament on Sermon in Christian Science Churches
Sunday July 10 marks the Lesson-Sermon on Sacrament across Christian Science churches with the Golden Text from I Corinthians and a Psalms verse. The science text notes that Spirit baptism cleanses the body and lets the pure in heart see God, guiding spiritual Life and its demonstrat ion.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Merle Borron Returns to Pecos State Patrol Office
Fort Stockton native Merle Borron returned to Pecos last week to serve in the State Patrol Office. He had previously worked here before leaving for the highway patrol school of instruction in Austin.
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Merle Borron
Fort Stockton
Pecos
State Patrol
Highway Patrol School of Instruction
Austin
World's Second Largest Telescope Mirror Nears Completion
Work continues on the 82 inch reflector for the Davis Mountains Observatory. The mirror, ground for nearly four years, will reside at McDonald Observatory Texas and Chicago universities. It will sit atop Mount Locke and enable long exposure photography of distant stars with precise tracking mechanisms and micro inch surface accuracy.
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Davis Mountains Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Texas University
Chicago University
Toyah
Madera
Mount Locke
Davis Mountains
Mt. Locke
Old Mexico
Warner and Swasey Company
Cleveland
C. A. R. Lundin
Kenny Richards Leaves for Indefinite Wisconsin Stay
Kenny Richards departed last Friday for an indefinite stay in Wisconsin. The notice notes his departure without a stated return date and records the move in local notices.
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Kenny Richards
Wisconsin
Mount Officials to Attend Southwest Water Works Convention
More than 600 city officials and water works engineers will attend the Southwest Section American Water Works Association convention in Oklahoma City October 17-20. M B Cunninghamorganizes, delegates from Texas Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma will be present. Pecos will be represented by Clarence Mount city water superintendent. The program combines public health and safety studies with technical water plant operation topics.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Southwest
American Water Works Association
M. B. Cunningham
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Pecos
Clarence Mount
Johnsons From San Angelo Visit Relatives During Vacation
Mr and Mrs Sewell Johnson of San Angelo are here this week spending a vacation visiting with Mrs W L Ross, Miss Mary Sue Johnson and Miss Louise Johnson and other relatives.
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Sewell Johnson
San Angelo
W. L. Ross
Mary Sue
Louise Johnon
Mrs. Monroe Kerr Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Monroe Kerr has returned home to convalesce after spending two months in a Dallas hospital recovering from an operation.
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Monroe Kerr
Dallas
Miss Gertrude Bell Returns From San Antonio Visit
Miss Gertrude Bell came back Tuesday after spending the weekend in San Antonio visiting friends.
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Gertrude Bell
San Antonio
Mount and Cowan Families Visit Relatives in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Clarence Mount and Mr and Mrs Will Cowan with Mrs Jimmy Raley traveled to San Antonio last weekend to visit relatives. Mrs Raley stayed for several weeks of the visit.
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Clarence Mount
Will Cowan
Jimmy Raley
San Antonio
Raley
Visit by Miss Tommy Lou Sharp to Paris Texas
Miss Tommy Lou Sharp of Paris Texas arrived last weekend for a visit with T H Beauchamp and Mr and Mrs Charley Daniel plus other relatives in the area.
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Tommy Lou Sharp
Paris
Texas
T. H. Beauchamp
Charley Daniel
Richards Family Begins Texas Vacation Trip
Mr and Mrs L A Richards and L A Jr left at start of week for a month long tour through Texas dates not specified.
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L. A. Richards
L. A. Jr
Texas
Mrs Prickett Visits with Kerr Family in Lubock
Mrs Herbert Prickett of Luboc k arrives with her parents Mr and Mrs Monroe Kerr for a family gathering in the community.
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Mrs. Herbert Prickett of
Lubcock
Mrs
Monroe Kerr
Eighteen Cameras Used For Filming Picture Sequence
The film Test Pilot stars Myrna Loy Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy and features a record setting aerial sequence filmed at March Field California under director Victor Fleming. Eighteen cameras and fifty planes captured a dramatic crash over the highway as camera crews dodged debris while Joseph Novak kept filming. Ray June oversaw ground crews and scheduling ensuring every angle was covered.
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Myrna Loy
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Grand Theatre
March Field
Riverside
California
Victor Fleming
Gable
Miss Loy
Tracy
Lionel Barrymore
Joseph Novak
Ray June
Ross Family Visits Relatives in Town Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Bill Ross and daughter Billy Nell came from their ranch to spend the weekend with relatives in town.
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Bill Ross
Billy Nell
Hez Kountz and Kountz Ross Attend Local Rodeo
Mr and Mrs Hez Kountz and Kountz Ross were in town Monday for the rodeo, making a brief visit to the event and the surrounding festivities.
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Hez Kountz
Kountz Ross
Bal Morhea Rancher Francis Popham Visits Town
Francis Popham a prominent Bal Morhea rancher and property holder spent the weekend in town for the rodeo agenda and local events.
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Francis Popham
Plans For Humble Booster Day In Wink Announced
Wink hosts Humble Booster Day with a parade at 10 30 Saturday. Events include baseball by Odessa Black Oilers and Lubbock Black Hubbers at 2 00, West Texas New Mexico league game at 8 30, a 6 00 barbec ue at Wink high school, and a 9 00 dance in the gym. Special family admission is 1.00.
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Humble Oil Company
Odessa Black Oilers
Lubbock Black Hubbers
Wink
Big Spring
Wink High School
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Ristice
Sitera
Roy
Langtry
West Texas
New Mexico
Roper
The
Arlington
Humble Booster Day
A. B. Cooksey and Sons
Dudley and
Melvin
Lubbock
J. L. Tarver
Elizabeth Katherine
Alpine
W. E. Reeder
O. K. Rubber Welding
D. F. Hickey
B. Lucas
O. K. Courts
Colden Oil Corp
O. J. Green & Son
West
Lewis Sheet Metal
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
Mgr
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Pecos Funeral
Quick Ambulance Service
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Bell & Regan
Pecos, Texas
J. L. Kincannon
Manahan’s
A. B. Pointer
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Elliott & Waldron
R. C. Brewster
Brandon
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
Home Furniture Co
J. B. Cotten
Crane, Texas
W. W. Dean
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
Hudson & Hudson
Camp Dear Building
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