Free classing and market news services expand in 1939 season
El Paso office reports 44 applications filed for free classing in 1939 with 312 approved cotton belt groups in 1938 and potential for up to 900 groups. Samples from adopted varieties will be graded by government classers, with market news on prices. Deadline for applications is September 1 and early filings help offices prepare for higher sample volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
el Paso
Sam W. Martin
Texas
Martin
Texas Auto Sales Jump In First Half 1939
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas automotive sales rose markedly in the first six months of 1939. Passenger car registrations increased 35 percent and commercial cars 20.6 percent versus January to June 1938. June shows a slight month to month dip but a 56.6 percent rise over June 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
It Could Happen To You Grand Feature at Grand Theatre
Stuart Erwin and Gloria Stewart lead a murder mystery drama showing Tuesday at the Grand Theatre. A young advertising man returns from a party to find a murdered woman in the back of his car, triggering a tense thriller.
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Stuart Erwin
Gloria Stewart
Grand Theatre
1918 Louisiana law requires seats for women elevator operators
A Louisiana statute enacted in 1918 mandates seating for women employed as elevator operators. The law specifies that employers must furnish suitable seats for female operators during work shifts, reflecting early labor protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Falls Cause 26 700 Deaths in U S in 1938
A historical report states that falls resulted in 26 700 deaths in the United States during 1938, highlighting the impact of accidental injuries from everyday accidents.
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United States
Five Story U T Observatory On Mount Locke Revealed
McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke rises 6791 feet in West Texas with a 75 ton telescope and a 5 story dome. The 71 foot silver dome houses a 3,000 pound mirror and a spectrograph room beneath a movable pulpited platform and 18 foot roof slit for star observation.
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McDonald Observatory
Locke
West Texas
Notice of Sale in Reeves County Texas Agricultural Land
By order of Reeves County Water Improvement District No One a levy on Will J. Rhea lands in Balmorhea Reeves County Texas leads to public auction for cash on the first Tuesday of August 1939 at the Reeves County courthouse. The sale covers Lots 9 and 11 in Block 11 and Lot 9 and 11 in Block 18 of Balmorhea original town site with tax lien foreclosure, subject to redemption as provided by Texas law and the court judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Reeves
District Court
Reeves County
A. D
Reeves County Water Improvement District
Will J. Rhea
State of Texas
Ray
Balmorhea
J. Rhea
State of
Pecos City
Charles W. Swenson, Jr
Albert Venting
Louis Roberson
W.W. C. Murphy
E. D. Balcom
W. C. Murphy
H&g. Ry. Co
England Woven Khaki for New Army Soldiers
Nearly 3000 miles of khaki fabric are being woven in England to clothe new soldiers. The effort highlights large scale production for the expanding home front forces.
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England
Company Uses Photo Electric Cells to Inspect Beans
A company employs photo electric cells to inspect twenty million beans daily, aiming to detect defects early in the production line and improve quality control across its processing facility.
Texas Ambassador Good Will Tour Set From Fort Worth
The Texas Ambassador's Good Will Tour departs August 1 from Texas aboard the Sunshine Special led by Paul W. Curtis of Fort Worth. The 12 day itinerary includes Washington and New York World’s Fair visits with entertainment, Rockefeller Church, a Hudson River cruise, Niagara Falls, and a St. Louis stop before returning to Texas.
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Texas
New York
New York World’s Fair
Paul W. Curtis
Fort Worth
East Texas
South Texas
Longview
Texarkana
Washington
Queens
Flushing
Rockefeller Church
Riverside Drive
Broadway
Hudson River
Niagara Falls
Canada
St. Louis
Ft. Worth
Sunset Trail opens at Grand Theatre with Hoppy Cassidy
Action star Hoppy Cassidy returns in Sunset Trail at the Grand Theatre this Saturday. William Boyd headlines as Hopalong joined by Russell Hayden and George Hayes, with Jane Clayton in a romantic role.
Pygmalion Ready for Grand Show at Grand Theatre
The film adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion comes to the Grand Theatre with Leslie Howard as Professor Henry Higgins and Wendy Hiller as the transformed Cockney flower seller. The story follows Higgins betting he can turn a guttersnipe into a duchess through phonetics.
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Bernard Shaw
Grand Theatre
Leslie Howard
Howard
London
Wendy Hiller
Henry Higgins
Farmers Awaiting Federal Decisions on AAA 1940 Plans
Eyes of Texas farmers gathered in College Station as Texas delegates and nine southern states debated 1940 Agricultural Conservation Program suggestions in Washington. George Slaughter and C L Thomas led a Texas team urging home gardens be aided by Triple A funds and pushing soil building, tenant-landlord relations, flexible acreage rules, and faster check distribution. E N Holmgreen noted conflicting answers and the preliminary nature of any Washington decisions.
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College Station
Texas
Washington, D. C
The
AAA
George Slaughter
C. L. Thomas
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
E. N. Holmgreen
Slaughter
Holmgreen
Calling Dr. Kildare at Grand Theatre
The latest Young Dr. Kildare film stars Lew Ayres as Jimmy Kildare with Lionel Barrymore Lynne Carver Nat Pendleton and others in supporting roles. In Houston milk deliveries by vehicle are banned between midnight and 6 am. For sale land near Pecos and Barstow at ten dollars per acre with options and rentals offered by Eugene A. Leffingwell Barstow Texas.
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Grand Theatre
Lew Ayres
Jimmy Kildare
Lionel Barrymore
Lynne Carver
Nat Pendleton
Samuel S. Hinds
Emma Dunn
Dr. Kildare
Houston
Tex
Bankruptcies For State Show Decline
AUSTIN Texas July 20 Only 19 Texas bankruptcies occurred during May compared with 30 during April. The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research has found Liabilities of the bankrupt firms also shrank sharply totaling only 199000 as against 402000 during the preceding month Assets of the failing concerns were likewise small 148000 as compared to 446000 for April Only twelve commercial failures occurred in May of last year with liabilities of 241000 and assets of 115000.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Reeves County levy on Murphy lands in Balcom suit
In Reeves County Water Improvement District Number One vs E D Balcom etc docket No 3638 the sheriff announces a levy on W C Murphy property described as the SW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 78, Block 13 H G Ry Co Survey Reeves County Texas at 10 am and 4 pm July 6 1939 per Texas law and court judgment.
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Zoo Baby
Philadelphia
Rangoon
Burma
Frank B. Foster
Pat Cronin
U. T. Observatory
Mount Locke
Reeves County Water District Improvement District
St. Court
Hoppy Cassidy
MO. J. Ivy
Real Estate & Insurance
Pecos, Texas
Elliott & Waldron Abstract Co
R. C. Brewster
Brandon
W. W. Dean
Mgr
Pecos Abstract Co
General Insurance
Hubbard & Kerr
Attorneys-At-Law
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
J. L. Kincannon
Pecos
Irrigation
Barstow
Eugene A. Leffingwell
del Norte
L. Toolet
Paes
Paul Harvey
EXEC
Paso del Norte
el Paso, Texas
H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Security State Bank
Lewis Temperator
Arizona
California
Lewis Air Conditioning Equipment Co
Bell & Regan
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
Rufus A. Roberts
Bryan-Bozeman
Lewis Sheet Metal
J. B. Cotten
Crane
Rayo
Gerry Owel
Cay Nat
Sy Sage
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