Mentone Defeats Barstow In Close Softball Win
Mentone softball team defeats Barstow 4 to 3 to extend its winning streak to three in the Pecos league. Pitcher King struck out 12 batters in a seven inning effort, allowing five hits and four errors aided the margin. Barstow managed only four hits and three runs off King until late, while Mentone scored in the first and sixth innings to secure the victory.
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Mentone Softball Ten
King
Barstow
Dorris
Rattlers
Hickey
Mentone
Zimmer Scores Win This Week
The Zimmer Motor softball team stretched its winning streak to three in the Pecos league, defeating the Pecos Fireboys 1-0 Tuesday night. Morrison pitched for the Fireboys allowing five hits, while Sharp pitched by Zimmer allowed four with errorless defense. rain halted the game in the seventh after one Fireboy batted, nullifying Zimmer’s seventh inning run.
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Zimmer Motor Softball
Pecos
Pecos Fireboys
Morrison
Fireboys
Sharp
Zimmer
Reeves County Court to Meet as Board of Equalization
Reeves county commissioners court will sit as a board of equalization on Tuesday June 15 to equalize property valuations and to handle any other business presented to the court.
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County Commissioners Court of
Reeves County
Board of Equalization
Constipation Relief Claim From Adlerika Ad
Mrs Mabel Schott says after thirty years of stubborn constipation and gas Adlerika worked quickly curing her symptoms. She reports freedom to eat sausage bananas pie and other foods without discomfort. Sanders Drug Store promotes the product.
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Adlerika
Mabel Schott. Sanders
Forest Firefighting Tested by Aerial Water Drops
The U.S. Forestry Service has tried fighting forest fires with aircraft carrying water or chemicals. The tests assess effectiveness of air drops in suppressing wildfires and protecting woodlands.
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U. S. Forestry Service
Heavy Profit Seen From Tourist Trade
Local merchants and Conoco dealers anticipate substantial profits from a record tourist season this summer. R. S. Wilcox, Continental Oil Company manager, said early summer touring information requests suggest 1937 will exceed last year’s travel business. Continental’s policy routes all sales through independent dealers and provides strong cooperation, including dealer advertising space in newspapers.
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Conoco
R. S. Wilcox
Continental Oil Company
Conoco Travel Bureau
Continental
Texas House proposes amendment on ad valorem taxes
Legislative resolution calls Section 20 of Article VIII to cap property tax assessments at fair cash value and allows discounts for early payments. Effective January 1 1939, with a special election planned for August 23 1937 to adopt or reject the amendment.
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HOUSE
State of
Texas
Board of Equalization
Monahans Boosts Softball Path To League Lead
The Monahans softball team sits in a pivotal position in the Pecos league with wins and losses shaping the race. Upcoming games against the Gassers and Zimmer Motor could alter the standings, as Savage faces heavy workloads and the schedule reshapes a tight race for top spots.
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Pecos
Lost Gas Company
Zimmer Motor
Mentone + Wickett
Monahans Fireboys
WOW Barstow
May Cavern Visitors Reach 17 927 Total
The Carlsbad Caverns drew 17,927 visitors in May, led by Texas with 6,333 visitors. The month saw a 4,000 rise from last May and a 15,000 rise from ten years ago, with all 48 states, D C, two territories and 13 foreign countries represented. The 886,288th visitor also made the trip through.
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Texas
Carlsbad Caverns
District of Columbia
Miss Faith Helm Heads to California for Summer
SPORT SPARKS notes Faith Helm leaves Monday for a summer trip to California visiting Los Angeles with Mr and Mrs Floyd Fox and San Francisco with relatives. Also covered are Pecos rodeo entry Mammy claims by F Chapman and Man O War speed rivalries, plus local high school football coaching talk and softball standings.
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Faith Helm
California
Los Angeles
Floyd Fox
San Francisco
F. Chapman
Chap
Withers Takes Position With Business Firm
M. P. Withers, longtime Pecos high school head athletic coach and principal, has begun work Thursday with Galbraith Steel and Supply Co. He resigned from the school and plans become clear by July.
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Withers
M. P. Withers
Pecos High School
Galbraith Steel and Supply Co
Mrs Paul Armstrong Visits Alamogordo Relatives
Mrs. Paul Armstrong left last week for Alamogordo to visit relatives for a while.
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Paul Armstrong
Alamogordo
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Skevington Armstrong
Avery
Collins
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Morrow
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C Sharp
Eisenwine
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P Jester
C Hudgens
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Emmett Capps
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Zimmer Motor Squad
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