Midland Municipal Airport Dedication Planned for Nov 18
Plans finalize for the Midland Municipal Airport dedication from 2 to 4 PM with U S Congressman R Ewing Thomason delivering the address. The program includes the Midland High School band, plane exhibitions, cross country flights from Houston, a free hangar dance, a banquet for pilots and officers, and a commemorative cachet for letters mailed that afternoon.
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Midland
Midland Municipal
R. Ewing Thomason
U. S
Midland High School
John W. House
Midland Oilman
Army
Houston
Texas National Guard
Monahans Wink Teams Triumph in Tri City Tennis Meet
Monahans and Wink teams won the championship flight of a tri city tennis meet held in Monahans. In the consolation rounds Pecos and Wink also claimed wins as Br yan and Fletcher defeated Green and Bush and Tucker and Howell beat Sample and Tips.
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Monahans
Wink
Pecos
Barnes and Jackson
Green
Tackett
Stovall
Smith
McElvaney
Kermit
Sample
Tips
Lipscomb and Fondren
Bryan
Fletcher
Murray and
Hutchinson
Bradford
Morrow
Murray
Bryan and
Bush
Tucker and Howell
Mount Rainier Height Versus Puget Sound Tide
Mount Rainier towers at 14 408 feet while standing a mere four miles from Puget Sound tide water. The contrast highlights the mountain's dramatic elevation near the coastline and the region's rugged geography.
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Mount Rainer
Pudget Sound
Government hiring opens for several civil service positions
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for orthopedic mechanic at Veterans Administration with age limits 25 to 49, junior engineer across engineering branches, and associate or assistant textile engineer within the Agricultural Marketing Service. Applications must reach the commission in Washington, D C by December 11 or December 14 for Colorado and western states. Full details from H P Bryan at the post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Veterans Administration
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
H. P. Bryan
WST Starter Set For Homecoming Clash At Sul Ross
Leon Williams of West Texas State College will start Saturday against Sul Ross in Canyon for Sul Ross homecoming. The Buffaloes and Loboes meet in the Alamo Conference in the season finale for Sul Ross.
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Leon Williams
West Texas State College
Canyon
Sul Ross
Buffaloes
West Texas State
Loboes
Calf Sales Talk Sparks 1939 Plans in Orla Visitor Visit
Jim Cooksey of Orla spent a week in town on business saying he had all his calves sold or contracted for 1939. The remark highlights cattle market activity and future sales commitments.
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Jim Cooksey
Orla
Rancher Tom Crum Visited Midland This Week
Tom Crum, now a rancher east of Midland, was in the city during the early part of the week.
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Tom Crum
Midland
Ainus of Japan Described as Primitive Like Indians
The hairy Ainus of Japan are called a primitive race occupying a position comparable to that of the Indian in America.
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Japan
America
Mustangs Narrow Odds In Tight Odessa Victory Bid
Odessa's Broncos played a close game with Sweetwater, falling 22 to 19 in a suspenseful 3-AA district clash. Odessa tied the score on a Billy Hogan to Alvin Caudle pass, Sweetwater answered with a Bill May running TD, and the Broncos later faced a safety that widened the gap before halftime.
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Odessa
Broncos
Sweetwater
Mustangs
Billy Hogan
Alvin Caudle
Bill May
Headrick
Hogan
Caudle
Fred Caudle
Pecos Boys Accepted For Navy Enlistment
Two Pecos youths, Sydney Dee Pointer and Charles Edward Carroll, were accepted for U S Navy enlistment announced by El Paso recruiting station. They join 14 applicants already in training at San Diego Naval Training Station before assignment to sea duty aboard fleet vessels.
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U. S. Navy
el Paso
Sydney Dee Pointer
Lillie Pointer
Charles Edward Carroll
W. Carroll
San Diego
Cal
Naval Training Station
Urge Vaccination Against Smallpox For School Children Early In Term
Texas health officials urge parents to vaccinate children early in the school term after reporting 10 764 smallpox cases during 1939 1938 and noting vaccination prevents illness. The article emphasizes the disease’s high contagion and the savings in time money and lives from vaccination.
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Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
State Health Department
Jay Francis Ends Home Grid Career With Two-TD Burst
Jay Francis closed his high school grid career at Lackey Field Midland with a two touchdown performance in a 33 26 victory over Lamesa. He sparked a comeback drive with a 50 yard TD run and then intercepted a late pass to seal the win for the Bulldogs.
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Jay Francis
Lackey Field
Midland
West Texas
Bulldogs
Lamesa
Francis
Ties And Upsets Ruin Football Pickers Hopes
Upsets and ties shattered the United-Enterprise football guessing contest last Saturday. The Pecos-Monahans Texas Tech-Centenary and Rice-Arkansas deadlocks doomed many entries and the $20 perfect-score prize went unclaimed. Edwin Pillar led with 14 correct picks and, with Mrs Pillar, 30 total entries.
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United-Enterprise
Pecos-Monahans
Texas Tech-Centenary
Rice-Arkansas
Ties
Edwin Pillar
E. J. Garrett
Helen Townley
Cecil Taylor
Jim Willis
Buck Jackson
Robert Valliant
A. Z. Hart
Clyde Bennett
M. Somes
Pecos
Monahans
Tech
Centenary
Jeanette Pillar
Larry Ross
Donald Densford
F. F. Bell
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WST
Ae Oe Te Salle
Wink A
Monahans Crane
McCamey
Wink Pecos En Ae
Monahans le Ll Ee
Kermit NC
Greyhound
Mailine
Greyhound Super
Florida
California
Gulf Coast
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
Amon Carter
Reg
U. S. Patent Office
Ladies
RAYON
Flannelette
Pecos, Texas
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