Fort Stockton Water Carnival crowns Peggy Snell queen
Peggy Shell nicknamed Miss Paso De Norte was crowned queen of the 1939 Fort Stockton Water Carnival. The Pecos high school band won top honors in the parade division, Miss Snell received a $125 prize, and 27 girls from 14 West Texas towns competed in the West Texas Revue. The amateur swimming meet saw Fort Stockton take 85 points to win, with El Paso second and Fort Clark third, Jean Driver of El Paso the high point scorer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Shell
Paso de Norte
Miss Snell
Laurys Hadden
Fort Stockton
John Ward
West Texas
Pecos
Kathleen Lewis
Lillian Cowan
All West Texas
Miss Lewis
Pecos Enterprise
Miss Cowan
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
el Paso
Fort Clark
San Angelo
Alpine
Wickett
San Antonio
Jean Driver
Oil and Gas Lease Records for Reeves and Ward Counties
Official records dated May 1939 list oil and gas leases and assignments in Reeves County to R Brewster and others, with multiple 640 acre tracts, 10 year terms, and $320 to $640 rentals. Ward County records show assignments and mineral deeds involving Llano Oil Co and Liberty entities, with various sections and percentages detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Frank R. Phillips
R. Brewster
T&p
Marlin National Bank
R. C. Brewster
Margaret M. Richardson
Virginia N. Mandell
J. D. Young Co., Inc
Marie Alves
Et al
Plains Production Co
David Ramsey
Block 50
Township
Ohio Oil Co
Trans- Continental Oil Co
Ward County
Joseph E. Egle
Well Wide Service Inc
H&tc
Llano Oil Co
Pecos and Kermit men to attend Southwestern Life convention
Dan Mount of Pecos and Dan English of Kermit left the first of the week for Colorado Springs Colorado to attend the annual convention of the Southwestern Life Insurance Company. Afterward they will tour Utah Nevada and Wyoming and attend the San Francisco World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mount
Pecos
Dan English
Kermit
Colorado Springs
Colo
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Utah
Nevada
Wyoming
San Francisco
Floyds Return From University of Texas Graduation
Mr and Mrs Dave Floyd returned Saturday from Austin where they attended graduation exercises at the University of Texas Their son Paul graduated from the Pharmaceutical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Floyd
Austin
University of Texas
Paul
The
Pharmaceutical College
The Hardys Ride High at Grand Pecos
The Hardys Ride High through Pecos Grand Theatre Sunday and Monday with a $2,000,000 inheritance plot. Mickey Rooney as Andy Hardy and Cecilia Parker headline alongside Lewis Stone as Judge Hardy in Detroit misadventures and family frolics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardys
Hardy
Grand Theatre
Pecos
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Detroit
Lewis Stone
Cecilia Parker
Sara Haden
Milly
All The Comforts Of Home On Mount Locke
Mount Locke hosts sixteen observatory homes high above Ft Davis with modern interiors and a diesel power system. Dr Otto Struve directs from a stone residence as staff rely on oil burners, a 960 foot well, and weekly trips to Ft Davis for supplies. University of Chicago linked Yerkes Observatory staff find time for movies and photography in this remote highland village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Davis
Teas
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Otto Struve
Observatory
Alpine
Chicago
University of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Mrs Max Krauskopf Faces Denver Visit With Son
Mrs Max Krauskopf travels to Denver Colorado this week to spend two weeks with her son Max and enjoy time together in the Mile High City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Krauskopf
Denver
Colorado
Max
Piney visitors mingle with town residents at weekend
Mrs. Oram Green and her children Patricia and Nancy from Alpine visited last weekend with O. F. Woods and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McClure. Archie Scott, W. L. Card, Peg McMahan and Jack Oglesby attended the Fort Stockton Water Carnival dance Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tarver visiting Sul Ross summer in Alpine were here last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reeder and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Scott
W. L. Card
Peg McMahan
Jack Oglesby
Fort Stockton
J. L. Tarver
Alpine
Sul Ross
W. E. Reeder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vic
Flpasoan
Official
Reeves and Ward
Viola Burkholder Howrey
Retail Merchants’ Credit Association
Sam Foster
A. O. McGuire
A. McGuire
K. M
Dessie D. Regan
A. C. McGuire
D. P. Rockmaker
Floyd C. Dodson
Block
Ghe&sa
J. M. Armstrong
W. H. Ritterbusch
H. I. Waide
J. P. Kittrell
Meta Elliott
Porter D. Hanson
Republic National Bank
H. H. Watson
Edith Swanson Stark
al B. Holmes
United “the Friendly Store
Sox
Polly’ Benedict
Mickey
Carvel
Ann Morriss
Wealth
Marion
John King
Phillip Westcott
America
Star Tires
Ragsdale
Texas
Yesteryear
Sunbeam
Zasamm
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