Shall We Dance: Astaire and Rogers Star in New Musical
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers headline the new RKO musical Shall We Dance a vibrant romance with dance and song. The plot centers on an elite ballet dancer and a revue favorite whose mock marriage fuels high melodrama and comic situations. The film features three dances together including a roller skating number and solo pieces by Astaire and Harriet Hoctor with six Gershwin songs in a stylish modern setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Astair
Ginger Rogers
Astaire
Rogers
Ncter
Harriet Hoctor
America
Miss Hoctor
Pete Theodore
Fred Astaire
Miss Rogers
Theodore
Paris
Oil topics report on Ward Winkler county wells
Amerade No. 4 McDonald in Ward county flowed 729 barrels in 24 hours at 2,474 feet after top ping pay at 2,233 feet and shot with 330 quarts. Fullerton No. 1 Sealy in Ward county drilling below 3,000 feet in sand. Culbertson Irwin No. 1 Sealy drilling in lime at 2,315 feet. Hoss Downey Schkade No. 1 Blair in Ward county cleaning out bottom for oil string at 2,163 feet after a 25 barrel head and gas estimated at 1,000,000 cubic feet. Humble No. 8 McCutcheon in Winkler county flowed 764 barrels at 3,021 feet after topping pay at 2,876 and shot with 425 quarts. William Little No. 1 J B Walton in Keystone pool, Winkler county flowed 403 barrels in 24 hours at 3,396 feet after topping pay at 3,306 feet and shot with 203 quarts. Location is in section 2 B3 PSL.
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Amerade No
McDonald
South Ward County
Fullerton No
Sealy
Ward County
Culbertson & Irwin
Hoss, Downey & Schkade
Blair
H&tc
Humble
McCutcheon
Winkler County
William Little
J. B. Walton
Keystone
Dancing The Odores Appears In Broadway Shows
Burney Payne of Monahans visited friends here on Wednesday Miss Margaret Bryant of Dallas returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Ellis and family Mr and Mrs Henry Derrick of Toyah spent Tuesday on business The dancing The odores have appeared in numerous Broadway shows including Zeigfield s Whoopee and the Earl Carroll Vanities Fred Astaire and Harriet Hector are noted dancers in the current production Harriet Hector is described as a leading ballerina in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burney Payne
Monahans
Margaret Bryant
Dallas
Henry Derrick
Toyah
Dancing Theodores
Zeigfield
Astaire
Miss Rogers
Fred
Harriet Hector
America
Execution Sale in Reeves County Texas
The State of Texas executes sale by levy on May 18 1937 on three Pecos Lots 7 8 9 in Block 84 Original Townsite Reeves County Texas. The sale on July 6 1937 at Pecos County Courthouse door between 10 am and 4 pm will convey all rights of Joe Ware and Sarah Ware in the described land, waiving homestead claims. Sheriff Louis Roberson and Deputy G A Maley. 45-31-c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ware
Sarah Ware
Pecos
Reeves County
Texas
Court House
Louis Roberson
G. A. Maley
Prohibition Votes In School District 1 and County Bonds
At the February 1906 meeting the commissioners granted Pecos Valley Electric Light and Power rights to build an electric railway from Pecos city to Toyah lake for 50 years. A local option election on liquor sales in school district 1 saw 108 for prohibition and 106 against, declaring liquor sales illegal in the district. An August road petition failed for lack of signed voters. A September 22 election approved $12,000 in bonds for roads and bridges in Reeves county with 101 for and 25 against. In October the Reeves County Telephone Company petitioned for rights across Reeves Loving Winkler counties and Pecos streets, granted for ten years. Results of the November general election were canvassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners’ Court
Pecos
Welcome Schoolhouse
Reeves
Reeves County
Reeves County Telephone Company
Loving
Winkler
Reeves County Officials Seated and 1937 Constitutional Amendment
The November term elected county officers including T J Hefner county judge and Harry McTier as county attorney with others named for clerk sheriff treasurer tax assessor and commissioners. Bond issue of 12,000 authorized with 50 year term and 5 year optional redemption. 8 cent tax levy for interest and sinking fund. Also notes a constitutional amendment proposal to replace salary pay with legislative basis for all officers to be voted on in August 1937 and a $5,000 appropriation for publication and election costs. There is also a $1,900,000,000 silver bullion figure mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Hefner
Harry McTier
T. H. Beauchamp
John Leavell
T. J. Sisk
Howard Collier
A. M. Randolph
F. W. Johnson
J. D. Duncan
C. C. Kouitz
W. L. Ross
Justices of the Peace
P. H. Goodloe
J. F. Meier
John W. Davis
Antonio Matta
Reeves County
J. B. Gibson
State of
Texas
State of Texas
Letters Of Thanks Are Received Here
Excerpts from letters received last week by Mrs. J. B. Woolfolk praise Pecos club women for entertaining El Paso visitors on a goodwill tour. Miss Pickett, program director, lauded the hospitality and neighborliness, while Mrs. Joseph M. Nealon, retiring chairwoman of the Women's Department of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, echoes thanks and invites a return call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Woolfolk
el Paso
James A. Pickett
Pickett
Pecos
Joseph M. Nealon
Women's Department
The
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Astaire
Astaire-Rogers Vehicles
George and
Ira Gershwin
M. A
Rose A. Cahan
Teachers College of Columbia University
Gulf Brewing Co
Houston
Union
C-I
National Tires
Emmett Capps
Gulf Service
U. S. Chamber
G. B. Landrum
H. C. Meier
W. C. Cargill
Morgan Grady
United States
George H. Davis
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington, D. C
Harper Sibley
Davis
Chamber
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Pecos, Texas
Mrs. Woolfolk
Mrs
Ted’s
Watch Shop
FORD
Dearborn
Universal Credit Company
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