Haymon Krupp No. 2 test resumes near Finlay
Drilling will restart soon at the Haymon Krupp No 2 test near Finlay after moving from test No 1 near McNary. The Finlay well is down to 5300 feet with the camp relocated to the site. Near Kermit about ninety oilfield workers will start on the Magnolia gas re pressure plant north of town on the J B Walton lease.
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Sierra Blanca
Finlay
Test No. 1
McNary
Kermit
Magnolia
J. B. Walton
Texas
Fort Stockton School Seeks Bids for Classrooms and Renovation
The Fort Stockton Independent School District invites bids on June 14 for construction of three additional classrooms at the new Mexican school and for complete renovation and remodeling of the existing elementary building.
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Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton Independent
Alpine airline route eyed by Continental from San Antonio to El Paso
Civil Aeronautics Authority in Washington, D. C. receives an application for a permit to run a Continental Air Lines service. The proposed route would connect San Antonio, Uvalde, Alpine, and Marfa in Texas.
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Alpine
Civil Aeronautics
Washington, D. C
Continual Air Lines
Aoute
San Antonio
el Paso
Uvalde
Marfa
Forty-three Sul Ross seniors awarded degrees at closing exercises
Forty three seniors received degrees in Sul Ross College closing exercises held in the college auditorium. Rabbi Mandel A. Phillips of Temple Mt. Sinai, El Paso, delivered the commencement address.
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Alpine
Sul Ross College Ld
Rabbindel A. Phillips
Temple Mt. Ai
el Paso
Davis County special election votes to continue beer sales
A special election in Jeff Davis County determined whether beer sales could continue in the vict area. Final tally 48 for continuance and 25 against the continued sale of beer.
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Jeff Davis
Fire Damage Reburns Property at Mitchell Farm
A Saturday night fire burned five sections of pasture at the Antelope place of T. C. Mitchell, started by a lightning strike in an adjoining pasture owned by C. T. Mitchell. No injuries are reported.
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T. C. Mitchell
Kerr Mitchel
C. T. Mitchell
Marfa Boy Billy Hubbard to Work for Colombian Petroleum
When Pan-Amer Airways Slipper departs Miami Florida on June 14 Billy Hubbard a Marfa boy will sail to Colombia to work for a Colombian Petroleum Corporation. He will join the crew and begin a new assignment abroad.
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Marfa
Pan-Amer Airways
Mi- Fla
Billy Hubbard
Marfa Boy
Ucuth
Colombia
Grandfalls Superintendent Attends Commencement From Bed
U S White Grandfalls Royalty High School superintendent endured illness to hear the commencement exercises. Through a leased telephone line he listened from his sanitarium bed in Lubbock on Friday, delivering the full service in spirit.
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Grandfalls
U S. White
Grandfalls Royaltyigh
White
Lubbock
Monahans to Sell Season Football Tickets June 12
Season tickets go on sale June 12 at four downtown drug stores in Monahans. Priced at $5 each, they admit general seating and reserved seats for all home games at the new East stadium.
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Monahans
Allight
Ranchers and Farmers Convene Over Water and Soil Programs
About fifty ranchers and 15 farmers attended a meeting last week at the Madera Valley Water Board office to discuss Water Facilities and Soil Conservation programs now in operation.
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Madera Valley Water Board
City Begins 12-Block Sidewalk Project Survey
Surveying of 12 blocks starts as the city launches a sidewalk curb and paving program. Engineer O. C. Herbert is preparing technical details for an application for WPA aid to fund the project.
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Kermit
O. C. Herbert
Fort Stockton Water Carnival Draws Strong Local Interest
In Fort Stockton the June 9 and 10 amateur swim and dive contests attract wide local and regional interest. Inquiries from nearby towns and enthusiasm from local swimmers signal the events will be a highlight of the 1939 show.
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Fort Stockton
Monahans Sets Stakes for City Pool Park Site
Levels were run Wednesday and stakes set on a five acre tract on south Hoxie street that the city has acquired for a municipal swimming pool and park.
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Monahans
May Visitors Set New Caverns Record At Carlsbad
May visitors to the Carlsbad Caverns reached 20 053, beating May 1930 by 800. Texas led with 7 037 visitors, followed by New Mexico 3 159 and California 2 097. Tourists came from 48 states and nations including Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Canal Zone Chile China Denmark Egypt Guatemala Ireland Italy Mexico Norway Puerto Rico Switzerland and others.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Texas
Lone Star
New Mexico
California
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Canal Zone
Chile
China
Denmark
Dutch West Indies
England
France
Germany
Egypt
Guatemala
Holland
Honduras
Ireland
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Straits Settlement
Sweden
Switzerland
Venezuela
Wales
District Agent Visits Balmorhea 4-H Encampment
Mr and Mrs J D Prewit and their children hosted and visited with Mr and Mrs Jim Prewit district agent for the Texas Extension Service in College Station. The agent attended Balmorhea’s 4-H encampment this week and stayed with the Prewits.
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J. D. Prewit
Jim Prewit
Beauchamp Family Returns from El Paso Visit
Harrison Beauchamp drove to El Paso last weekend to visit relatives. Mrs. Beauchamp and son Tommy, who had been in El Paso 10 days, returned home with him.
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Harrison Beauchamp
el Paso
AAA program participation soars in Texas farmers survey
Reflecting College Station reports show higher farmer engagement in the 1939 AAA farm program. Ralph Price cites about 85 percent of Texas farm and ranch families may receive conservation payments. Air photo mapping covers 370,000 farms across 178 counties using a planimeter for precise plot measurements.
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College Station
Texas
AAA
Ralph Price
The
South
Pecos Valley Lodge 736 A F and AM Meeting Notice
Regular stated meeting on the second Tuesday each month at 7:30 p m. Attendance expected. Visitors welcome. J N Miller W M W W Ruhisen Sec. Knights of Pythias Lodge 388 meets Mondays at 8:00 p m. Visitors welcome. Jno Oglesby C C.
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Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736
F&am
Knights of Pythias Lodge No
Jno
IOOF Lodge No 650 Meeting Info Noted
IOOF Lodge No 650 meets Friday evenings at 7:30. Visitors welcome. J T Meadows Grand Noble. R T Crist secretary.
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Ioof Lodge No
J. T. Meadows
Grand Noble
R. T. Crist
Three Smart Girls Grow Up at Grand Theatre
Deanna Durbin leads a whimsical comedy as Three Smart Girls Grow Up at the Grand Theatre Sunday and Monday. With Helen Parrish and Nan Grey, the film follows Durbin as an older sister who untangles her siblings love entanglements, featuring four songs and a lavish wardrobe.
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Deanna Durbin
Helen Parrish
Nan Grey
Grand Theatre
Henry Koster
Charles Winninger
Nella Walker
Ernest Cossart
Bob Cummings
William Jundigan
Deanna
Bruce Manning
Felix Jackson
West Texas Comeliest Ladies Gather For Water Carnival
Fort Stockton hosts the fourth annual Water Carnival starting June 8 with contestants from across West Texas. Miss Laurys Hadden of Fort Stockton becomes queen after last year’s runner up crown. Miss Katherine Nations could not return. Crown ceremonies Saturday night set the stage for next year’s revue and an all expense trip to Treasure Island. Amateur water sports highlight Friday and Saturday. M E Fincher leads planning.
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Fort Stockton
West Texas
Laurys Hadden
Katherine Nations
el Paso
Hadden
Treasure Island
San Francisco
M. E. Fincher
Fort Stockton High School
Spring City
Parker
Fenton Alley Family Heads to Clovis Rodeo
Mr and Mrs Fenton Alley and son Fenton Jr travel to Clovis New Mexico to visit and attend the Clovis rodeo T H Beauchamp cashier First National Bank handled business in Kermit Tuesday.
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Fenton Alley
Fenton, Jr
Clovis, N. M
Clovis
T. H. Beauchamp
First National Bank
Kermit
Ward couple travel to California for extended visit
Mr and Mrs Steve Ward departed last weekend for California to spend several weeks visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Ward
California
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Pecos, Texas
Lodge
J. N. Miller
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