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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1939

Page

8

Women In The Wind Stars Kay Francis At Grand Theatre

Kay Francis leads the cast in Women In The Wind at the Grand Theatre today. The aviatrix hero pursues money for a brother’s expensive operation by entering a Women’s Air Derby from Burbank to Cleveland with William Gargan, Victor Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom, Eddie Foy Jr., Sheila Bromley and Rosella Towne among others.

Women In Kay Francis Warner Brothers Grand Theatre Miss Francis Burbank Calif Cleveland Kay Francis William Gargan Jory Dane Rosenbloom Reee Ploy

New Cub Coupe Demonstrated by Dallas Distributor

Lou Foote, Taylor Cub distributor in Dallas, showcased the Cub-coupe, a 65 horsepower Taylor-Craft model selling for 1995. The two-seat, roomier aircraft is pitched as a low priced, complete companion plane for sport pilots. Foote flew demonstrations at the local airport then traveled to Fort Stockton before returning to Dallas.

Lou Foote Taylor “Cub Dallas Foote Fort Stockton

Odd Fellows Celebrate Founding of World’s First Fraternal Orphanage

Pecos Odd Fellows observe the 1875 opening of the world’s first fraternal orphanage in Meadville Pennsylvania. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows started 65 homes for orphans and aged members, funded by over 1.5 million members across 25 thousand lodges in North America.

Odd Fellows of Pecos Order of Odd Fellows Meadville The North American

Mrs Hudson Improves After Breaker Leg Injury

Mrs W A Hudson who suffered a broken leg last Friday was reported this week resting nicely. After several days in a local hospital she has been moved to her home here.

W. A. Hudson

Errol Flynn Leads Dodge City at Grand With Two Leading Ladies

Errol Flynn stars with Olivia de Havilland and Ann Sheridan in Dodge City at the Grand this week. The Warner Brothers Technicolor Western follows Flynn as a Texas cowboy opposing a gunfighter gang in 1870s Dodge City, featuring stampede scenes, a massive saloon brawl, and a railway car gun battle.

Errol Flynn Dodge City Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Kansas Town West Warner Brothers Chisholm Trail Flynn Miss de Havilland Miss Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Guvnn Big Boy Williams Michael Curtiz

Cattle Roundup and Ranch News From Pecos Area

In Pecos area news H T Collier recruited men for a Hoban ranch roundup while E O Finley of Pecos bought a hundred cows and calves from L W Anderson and leased the John Wendt place south of town to grow hay. The Pecos auction ring saw cattle sales with varied prices as Pink Mitchell sold thoroughbred bulls and Lonnie Lock attended weekly rodeo ropings. The Pecos Fort Davis junior roping teams prepared for a match with Midland and Port Daggett and wife returned from Fort Worth after attending Mrs Glen Allen’s funeral in Odessa. Buck Jackson's herd saw thirty calves sold by Lewis and Roberson.

H. T. Collier Hoban E. O. Finley Pecos L. W. Anderson Balmorhea Finley John Wendt Pink Mitchell Wink Prewit Worton McElroy Norton Fort Davis Midland Port Daggett Fort Worth Glen Allen Port Odessa Allen Lewis and Roberson Buck Jackson

Lodge Notices Pecos Valley Lodge schedules second Tuesday meeting

Pecos Valley Lodge No 736 AF AM holds regular stated meetings every second Tuesday at 730 pm Visitors welcome J N Miller WM W W Ruhlen Sec Knights of Pythias Lodge No 388 meets Mondays at 800 pm Visitors welcome Jno Oglesby CC IOOF Lodge No 650 meets Fridays at 730 pm Visitors welcome J T Meadows Grand Noble R T Crist secretary

Pecos Valley Lodge No. 736 AF & AM Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 388 Jno. Oglesby, C. C Ioof Lodge No J. T. Meadows Grand Noble R. T. Crist

Illness Fatal To Sister of Daggett

Mrs. Glenn Allen of Odessa a prominent Ector county figure and daughter of a Texas pioneer family died in a Fort Worth hospital last week from a brain tumor after three weeks of illness. She is survived by her husband one daughter a mother two brothers and three sisters.

Glenn Allen Odessa Ector County Texas Fort Worth

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