Nine Eagles Clash With Wink Wildcats In Senior Night
Pecos Eagles face Wink Wildcats on Wildcat Field for a farewell game of the 1938 season. Co captains Red Gardner and John Gamel lead eight other lettermen including Floyd Brownlee Everett Scott Darrell Glover Bob Fletcher 9 C Payne Billy Campbell and Jerry Files in their final high school appearance. Gamel and Gardner are veterans with prior letters and Payne is the only other returning letterman.
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Pecos Eagles
Wink Wildcats
Wildcat Field
Red” Gardner
John Gamel
Eagles
Gardner
Floyd Brownlee
Everett Scott
Darrell Glover
Bob Fletcher
9. C. Payne
Billy Campbell
Jerry Files
Gamel
Pecos
Wild
Garder
O. C. Payne
Brownlee
Scott
Glover
Campbell
Fletcher
Files
Cotton Allotments To Be Calculated For 1939 Program
College Station Nov 23 Texas Agricultural Conservation Association committeemen and AAA workers return to Texas A M College after a Fort Worth conference. Field men start a simplified 1939 cotton acreage allotment program with allotments to be mailed by December 1.
Airline Pilot Hurdle: 1000 Hours Flight Time Required
A candidate seeking an airline position must accumulate 1000 hours of flight time. This requirement stands as a key early career benchmark for aspiring commercial pilots and reflects standard industry practice for qualification.
Federal spending in Winkler County totals revealed
A state director for the National Emergency Council for Texas reports Winkler County expenditures of 145 378 dollars for the five years ending June 31 1938. A health water analysis from Wink Kermit and nearby shows fair quality per Dr E W Prothro. Merchan ts in Madera Valley form a preliminary merchants association at the Community Clubhouse. Former Kermit laundryman Olin G Hardeman was sentenced to 15 years for murder after a jury trial.
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Wink
Winkler County
National Emergency Council For Texas
Wink, Kermit and
State Health Laboratory
E. W. Prothro
Winkler County Health Unit
Madera Valley
Kermit—Olin G. Hardeman
Kermit
C. S. Cersy
Cenire
Fort Stockton Range Meeting Reviews 1939 Improvements
County agents range inspectors and ranchmen from District 6 met with A. L. Smith of College Station in Fort Stockton last week to discuss the AAA range program division and methods to improve the program in 1939.
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Fort Stockton
AAA
A. L. Smith
College Station
Farm program: 1938 allotment for ranch operators earned
Five sixths of the 1938 allotment under the AAA soil conservation program has been earned and the work given final inspection, per Paul Willoughby, range inspector, Fort Stockton.
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Fort Stockton
AAA
Paul Willoughby
Governor-elect O'Daniel Opens Marfa Van Horn Paving
A crowd of several hundred witnessed Governor-elect O Daniel cut the ribbon last week at Marfa to open a 75 mile stretch of new paving between Marfa and Van Horn completing an all paved year round southern route from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California.
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O’daniel
Marfa
van Horn
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Balmorhea Spring 1939 Ginning Season Seen Short
The Valley faces a likely record short gin ning season with little cotton left after December 1. A hard freeze on November 7 and 8 dropped to 20 degrees, killing immature cotton bolls and reducing valley yield by at least 500 bales.
Barstow to Break Ground on New School Plant
Barstow begins construction of a new school plant costing 100 000 dollars with ground broken the first of the week. Walter Burkholder, secretary of the school board, said 55 000 dollars had been deposited to the board by the State Department of Education in Citizens State Bank.
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Barstow
Walter Burkholder
Citizens State Bank
State Department of Education
City to vote on 200000 revenue bond for utilities
After Community Public Service Company refused to sell its waterworks the Board of Commissioners decided to place a 200000 revenue bond issue before voters. If approved the city will build and operate its own power light plant and gas system.
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Kermit
Community Public Service Company
Board of Commissioners
Stanton Backers Promote Nov. 26 Road Bond At Community Centers
Supporters visit county centers each week to educate voters on the road bond measure scheduled for November 26. They explain the importance of the issue and urge residents to participate in the election.
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Stanton
Sanderson Boy Scouts to collect toys for Christmas gifts
The Boy Scouts of Sanderson will begin collecting old and worn toys this week to ensure needy children in the community receive gifts this Christmas season.
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Sanderson
Boy Scouts of
Sanderson selects contractor for water works upgrade
Marfa The B and M Construction Company of Oklahoma City wins the Sanderson water works improvement contract worth 60 543 financed by a 33 000 PWA grant and a 44 000 bond issue approved by voters on Sept 30.
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MARFA
B. and M. Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Sanderson City
PWA
West Texas Osteopathic Meeting Convenes in Marfa
The West Texas District Osteopathic Meeting gathered in Marfa November 22 and 23 at the Paisano Hotel under the direction of Dr. John M. Peterson and Dr. Claire Peterson. Barstow officials anticipate a go ahead on the local soft water project as Vedder Construction moves offices and equipment to the site.
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Marfa
West Texas
Paisano Hotel
John M. Peterson
Claire Peterson
Barstow
Miller
Vedder Construction Company
Crippled Children's Clinic Set for Alpine December 13
Alpine Rotary Club will sponsor a crippled children's clinic December 13 in cooperation with the Crippled Children's Division of the State Education Department. Ten counties will be served. Dr. Frank Goodwin of El Paso will lead the program. Readiness criteria focus on curable conditions, with eligibility based on need and financial status of families.
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Alpine
Alpine Rotary Club
Joel Wright
Crippled Children’s Division
State Department of Education
Frank Goodwin
el Paso
Crippled Children’s
Brewster County
Presidio
Terrell
Pecos
Reeves
Ward
Culberson, Jeff Davis
Winkler
Loving Counties
Abilene Receives 650 Applications for College Aid Jobs
Abilene Christian College reports 650 applications for 52 part time College Aid positions funded by the National Youth Administration. J. C. Kellam NYA director has been advised.
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Abilene
Abilene Christian College
National Youth Administration
J. C. Kellam
NYA
Wind Tests Lift Cedar Shingles off Well-Nailed Roofs
Report notes that only winds exceeding hurricane velocity can lift cedar shingles from properly nailed roofs, highlighting the strength of roofing installations and the impact of extreme wind events.
Dairy Improvement Associations Grow in Texas
The Texas dairy herd improvement system expands from 2 associations and 50 herds in 1935 to 12 associations and 146 herds by 1937 with 4,966 cows on test. Nationally membership rose by over 8,000 in two years and more than 150,000 cows are now tested. Associations collect production and cost records to guide culling and breeding, with cooperative testing and record keeping by men employed for this work.
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College Station
United States
Texas
G. G. Gibson
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Pur
Dairymen
Chicago Churches Hold Services in Foreign Languages
Chicago reports that all services in 197 churches are conducted in languages other than English. Local congregations offer sermons and prayers in multiple tongues to serve immigrant communities and maintain cultural traditions.
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Chicago
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