Winkler County Rodeo Sets Second Annual Event in Kermit
June 16 to 18 bring wide events led by Brahma bulls and calf roping with a $3000 purse. Virgil Stepp and his clown mule join as new entertainment. Oil men rope jackpot day one. over 50s rope on day three. rodeo arena directed by Frankie Martz. Buck Jackson hosts as announcer. Legion and firemen sponsor two dances each night with Harmon Walderman orchestra at Derrick Country Club.
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Kermit
Winkler County
Ellis Summers
Virgil Stepp
Jerk
Chicago
Frankie Martz
Pecos
Buck Jackson
American Legion and Firemen
Legion and Firemen
Harmon Walderman
Derrick Country Club
Wink
Former Pecos Man Julio Subio Dies in Midland
Word was received of the death in Midland of Julio Subio a former Pecos resident born April 12 1900. He moved to Midland a few years ago and funeral services were held there with relatives from Pecos in attendance.
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Julio Subio
Midland
Pecos
Texas Visitors List Wide Roster From Many Texas Towns
A long list details Texas visitors from numerous towns including Grandfalls Pampa Fort Worth Houston and Waco along with several out of state attendees. Names include Mrs S A Watson Roy Brock Geneva Lou Stevens A B Yarborough Raymond Hammett and others with addresses across the state.
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Texas
S. A. Watson
Grandfalls
Roy Brock
Cisco
L. G. Meier
Mr. Pleasant
A. D. Baker
Lefors
Mattie L. Sargent
Pampa
Geneva Lou Stevens
A. B. Yarborough
O'Donnell
Raymond Hammett
Caddo
S. E. Hammett
J. W. Cadle
Fort Worth
Raymond Hammitt
Metrice Hammitt
Earline Whiley
Houston
J. A. Cox
L. J. Whitley
Jack Bowman
Penwell
Polly Perit, Jr
Plainview
J. E. Arnold
E. H. Irwin
Austin
Gene McGanty
Waco
John S. Rogers
H. H. Barrett
Sherman
B. G. Duke
B. G. Duke, Jr
Forrey
Lou Aleen Cullen
Baytown
E. M. Bradberry
H. D. Bradberry
G. E. Gubernator
San Antonio
George Gubernator
Edith Burns
R. E. Burns
Abilene
W. O. Hunt
Kermit
Harrisburg
H. W. Stouffer
Denver
Colo
Johnny Griffith
Alamogordo
N. M
Hobbs
E. L. Canfield
Los Angeles
Calif
Victor Roebuck
Hugo
Okla
Frank Wade
Oklahoma City
Richard L. Hinton
Noah Fried
Flemingsburg
Martin Watson
Plummers Landau
Nelson Spencer
Flemings_burg
Frank Hinton
Claude Watson
Preview of 1939 Texas A and M Short Course
In College Station on June 15 a preview of the annual Farmers Short Course program shows strong interest from farm and ranch families. H H Williamson director of the Texas Extension Service predicts it will be one of the most successful sessions in recent years.
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College Station
Texas A. and
M. College Farmers
H. H. Williamson
Texas Extension Service
Texas savings and loan loans total 2995 in first quarter 1939
June 15 report shows 120 insured savings and loan associations in Texas including Pecos issued 2,995 home loans totaling 6,073,000 in Q1 1939. Of these, 1,118 were for March. Principal uses were building and purchasing residences reconditioning and refinancing. Direct reduction plan allowed easy monthly payments. Assets reached 81,971,000 as of April 1 a yearly rise.
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Washington
Texas
Pecos
Nugent Fallon
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Fallon
B. H. Wooten
Federal Home Loan Bank of
Littl Rock
Home Mortgage Credit Reserve Bank
Pecos Man Hero Fifty Years Ago
Joseph H. Anderson of Pecos was hailed as a mail carrier hero for crossing a raging torrent on horseback to deliver mail to Palmyra Missouri on May 29 1889. The Palmyra Spectator reprinted the tale recalling his brave 16 year old feat amid a half mile wide flood that threatened the bridge and his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Anderson
Pecos
Missouri
Palmyra Spectator
Palmyra
Philadelphia
North River
Wrong Way Corrigan Stars In The Flying Irishman At Cactus
Douglas Wrong Way Corrigan, famed for his Ireland flight, makes his screen debut in The Flying Irishman at the Cactus Theatre showing Sunday and Monday. The film features Paul Kelly, Robert Armstrong, Eddie Quillan and Donald MacBride in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Corrigan
Ireland
Pecos
Cactus Theatre
Paul Kelly
Robert Armstrong
Eddie Quillan
Donald MacBride
Insect Control For Cotton Growth And Pests
The article explains how lush cotton fields invite boll weevils flea-hoppers and leaf worms and stresses early preventive dusting with sulphur and calcium arsenate. It urges regular treatments every five to eight days, noting dusting is safer cheaper when started small and kept up.
State Police Crack Down On Trailers
June 15 report from Austin says Texas State Police target the spring migration of trailer vacationers. Colonel Homer Garrison Jr warned heavily loaded trailers increase hazards, urging proper lighting, safe towing, and lower speeds to prevent weaving and endangering other traffic.
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Austin
Homer Garrison, Jr
Offer Of Clothes Brush Made Here
An offer of a handsome clothes brush sponsored by Lifebuoy is at local dealers and over town. The brush costs 25 cents and 3 Lifebuoy fronts, sent to Box 7 New York City. It will not warp or stain and can be stamped with one initial as requested. Orchid perfume largely uses synthetic substitutes.
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Destoy
Lifebuoy
New York City
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Andy
Andrew
Lewis Stone
Mickey Rooney
Cecilia Parker
Fay Holden
William Ludwig
George B. Seitz
Alli
Pecos Man
Cactus
Ruth J. Cooper
Breeder-Feeder Association
Southern Union Utilities Co
Elite Cafe
A. B. Pointer Out and Shoe Shop
Charles Starret
Gee and
Hrill
RKO Radio
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Haka Corriga
Travis
Sahara
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