Final Deadline for AAA Applications Remains Jan 1
The 1940 deadline for applying for 1938 Agriculture Conservation Program payments remains January 1 with no extension. E N Holmgreen of College Station, state AAA administrator, announced no change. Adjustments that reduce payments may be filed anytime. others have specific windows through July 1, 1940. A March 1, 1940 deadline for 1939 cotton price adjustments and July 1 for 1939 conservation payments were set by the state committee.
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AAA
E. N
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Toll Speaks to Marfa Rotary on Legal Profession
R. L. Toll, longtime Pecos lawyer and former Reeves County attorney, spoke to the Marfa Rotary Club Tuesday outlining a vocational service talk on the legal profession before Marfa Rotraians.
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Toll
Marfa
Rotary Club
R. L. Toll
Pecos
Reeves County
Pecos Juniors Close 1939 Season on Saturday
The Pecos junior high Eaglets meet the Wink Wildkittens at Rotary Field Saturday at 10 am to cap their 1939 season. Coached by Hollis Galloway the Eaglets have defeated Ft. Stockton Kermit and Monahans this year.
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Pecos Juniors
Pecos
Eaglets
Wink Wildkittens
Rotary Field
Hollis Galloway
Ft. Stockton
Kermit
Monahans
Holiday Observance Declared. Notices Arrive Late
Federal employees in Texas were granted the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday November 23 as proclaimed by President Roosevelt. Notification of the holiday reached staff in the extension service county agent office and the Farm Security Administration late in the day after they had already worked most of Thursday.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Extension Service
Farm Security Administration
Census Push Gathers City Leaders For April 1 Meeting
Secretary Hopkins urges chamber oversight and Captain Swinehart calls a city hall gathering at 4 30 p m to plan a complete census report from all businesses and residents. The committee lists members from C of C Rotary Lions American Legion PTA real estate schools and other groups with diverse city roles.
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Hopkins
Chamber of Commerce
Toliver
Capt
M. L. Swinehart
Swinehart
C. of C
Charles Manahan
Rotary
Harold Lindley
Lions
John Wadley
American Legion
J. B. Woolfolk
City Federation
W. R. Glasscock
William Kerr
PTA
John Ivy
R. Henry Blackwell
Barney Hubbs
Jack Hawkins
Louis Roberson
M. W. Collie
Harry Hinkle
Keith Camp
Joe Lewis
Rev
John Byrd
Father Annes
W. H. Knox
Tom Clemmens
D. E. Bond
Tooth brush handles in England dominated by celluloid
Report notes that eighty percent of brushes produced in England feature celluloid handles.
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England
Texas Cotton Farmers Eligible for 1939 Crop Loans
Texas cotton farmers cooperating with the AAA can obtain loans on their 1939 crop. The minimum rate is 8.3 cents per pound for 7/8 inch middling cotton, with location and grade differentials. Loans require clear title and non-cooperators receive 60 percent of the rate. Interest is 3 percent, maturity July 31, 1940.
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Texas Cotton Farmers
AAA
Geo. Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
West Texas
Gulf
Slaughter
Coronation Plans Move Forward for Local Queen
Plans advance for the annual football queen coronation set for December 8 at the high school auditorium. Miss Dorothy Matthews chairs arrangements with a staff of workers, and fifteen girls were named to the coronation court with the queen to be chosen from among them. Supt. R Henry Blackwell said plans will continue despite Pecos football possibly playing bi district that weekend. a Pecos win over Wink on Thanksgiving could postpone the event.
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Dorothy Matthews
Supt
R. Henry Blackwell
Pecos
Wink
Moore Begins Work On Range Furrowing
Albert Moore with the Soil Conservation Service builds contour furrows six miles northwest of Saragosa in the Toyah Creek watershed to slow runoff and boost vegetation. He cites mechanical treatment plus range management to hold water and improve grass cover for erosion control and livestock forage, echoed by Zech Cameron of Balmorhea.
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Albert Moore
Soil Conservation Service
Saragosa
Toyah Creek
Moore
Zech Cameron
Cameron
Corinth Firefighters Hold Vast Asset Estimate
In ancient Corinth, about 20,000 firefighters controlled a vast asset base estimated at 460,000 units of value, reflecting the city's dense public service strength and fiscal capabilities during its peak era.
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Corinth
Greece
Escape Reviewed By 20th Century Study Club
The 20th Century Study Club, at Mrs. Beulah J. Wilson's home, discussed the novel Escape by Ethel Vance. Members noted the author is an unknown quantity with little biographical information available, and critics have found scant personal detail about her.
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Ethel Vance
Gage van Horn, Jr
20Th Century Study Club
Beulah J. Wilson
Tom Freese
Balmorhea Eyes Soil Conservation District Revival
Interest in forming a soil conservation district for Balmorhea under the Toyah Creek watershed grew this week. Balmorhea rancher W. E. Moore attended a Marfa Soil Conservation meeting, joined by Zech Cameron of Balmorhea’s water facilities division, and Pecos County Agent Ted Johnston also attended.
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Toyah Creek
W. E. Moore
Marfa
Zech Cameron
Water Facilities Division
Balmorhea
Ted Johnston
Pecos
Armed Men Loot Cavern Service Station
Two armed men robbed Cavern Service Station Wednesday taking $28 in cash. The attendants were forced to lie face down as the robbers rifled the till. Witnesses described the pair as young men and officers received three detailed reports, but descriptions were unclear. It was unknown if the robbers fled on foot or in a vehicle.
Pecos Lions Attend Zone Meet in Odessa
A group of Pecos Lions and their wives attended a zone meeting in Odessa last night led by J. F. Pop Biggs.
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Pecos Lions
Odessa
J. F
Pop) Biggs
Philippines Faces Debt Question per Capita figure
A brief note states the national debt of the Philippines stands at two dollars per person, highlighting a per capita measure used to gauge fiscal load.
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The
Philippines
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