Winkler wildlife board elects officers at Kermit meeting
Winkler county wildlife planning board members elected B Walton as president Pink Mitchell as vice president and Lee Pool as secretary in Kermit. The group will assist residents to work with the Texas Game and Fish Commission to conserve and restock the area. Fort Stockton hosts the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation office moved from Houston under Harry W Moore to be closer to livestock loan activity and speed liquidation.
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Wink
Winkler County Wildlife Planning Board
Kermit
B. Walton
Pink Mitchell
Lee Pool
Winkler County
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Fort Stockton
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Harry W. Moore
Houston
Trustees move to apply for PWA grant in Sanderson
The Terrell County Common School District trustees met to begin applying for a Public Works Administration grant to fund school building improvements. The request seeks 99000 dollars, to be supplemented by a 25000 dollar bond issue.
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Sanderson
Terrell County Common
PWA
Governor Elect Sander son to Cut Ribbon on U S 90 Project
Governor elect Lee O'Daniel will cut the ribbon on November 16 and formally open the new paving between Marfa and Van Yorn. The ceremony completes the last paved link of U S 90 bridging the Pacific and Atlantic on the Broader Highway.
Marfa Plans 44000 Bond Issue to Fund Water System
Marfa voters will decide Sept 30 on a 44000 revenue bond issue to finance a 77000 water system improvement program. The bonds would be sold to the PWA and repaid from the water works revenue, aiming for a net gain of 33000.
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Marfa
PWA
Ne Pwa
Highland Fair to Feature Cattle Sale in Marfa
The eleventh annual Highland Fair in Marfa runs October 6 to 8 and for the first time includes a registered cattle sale. Buyers and breeders from the southwest attend as an auction offers a choice of bulls.
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Marfa
Mar
Southwest
Sanity nurse job approved in Ward County court
Ward County commissioners approve employing a sanity nurse with half salary paid by the county and half by state and federal governments under a set F. The action follows a report this week. Fort Stockton Pecos County water district No. 1 through attorney D Blavydes will submit a brief to the U S Army Engineers in Carlsbad New Mexico on Oct 10 seeking favorable consideration of Comanche Creek flood control and water conservation project with Fort Stockton Lions endorsement.
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Monahans
Ward County
Commissioner Court
State
Feder
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Highway bid planned as county works on Kermit Odessa link
The State Highway Commission will not assume control of the Kermit Odessa highway until Ector county finishes preliminary work. County commissioners said they will invite bids on October 10 for grubbing draining grading culverts and caliche on the 13.45 mile stretch from the intersection to Winkler county line.
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Kermit
State Highway Commission
Ector County
Kermit-Odessa
Winkler
Civil suits to open October term in Monahans court
More than fifty civil suits are set for the 109th district court as the October term begins Monday October 3. About half of the cases are divorce actions and other filings cover various civil matters.
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Monahans
109Th Judicial District Court
PWA allocates funds for Kermit recreation hall project
The Public Works Administration approves an allotment of 15,281 dollars toward building a 33,959 dollar recreation hall and field house on the park site north of Kermit High School Athletic Field.
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Kermit
PWA
Kermit High School
Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power Star in Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power headline the grand opening of Marie Antoinette at the Grand Theatre. Shearer portrays the Archduchess whose life blends romance and peril amid lavish gowns, while Power plays Axel de Fersen alongside a notable supporting cast under W. S. Van Dyke's direction.
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Norma Shearer
Tyrone Power
Marie Antoinette
Grand Theatre
Hapsburg
France
Miss Shearer
Antoinette
Axel de Fersen
Louis XVI
Robert Morley
John Barrymore
Anita Louise
Joseph Schildkraut
Gladys George
Henry Stephenson
W.S. van Dyke
San Francisco
Pecos Mulls PWA Help For Proposed Municipal Plant
City officials studied the chances of securing PWA assistance for Pecos proposed municipal power plant. They petitioned to explore options and await PWA status and potential Texas allocations before moving forward.
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PWA
Pecos
Texas
Wildcats Triumph In West Texas Dream Game 60-7
Wink Wildcats routed El Dorado 60 to 7 on Wildcat Field in a clash billed as the dream game of the year. Don Ezell sparked Wink with passing, rushing and punt returns while Brother Beekman, Jack Callahan and Bob Alderbing shared key duties. Earl Bryant of El Dorado scored the lone bright moment late as Wink overwhelmed the visitors.
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Wink Wildcats
el Dorado
Wildcat Field
West Texas
Wink
Jack Callahan
Ezell
Bob Alderbing
Callahan
Alderbing
Wildcats
Chamber of Commerce Directors To Be Nominated
Floyd Brownlee Albert Sisk and D. W. Bozeman were named by the chamber this week to form a committee selecting nominees for chamber of commerce directors to be voted on at the next meeting. At Tuesday’s luncheon President Byron Lackey spoke on FHA farm loan approval efforts in this area.
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Floyd Brownlee
Albert Sisk
D. W. Bozeman
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Byron Lackey
FHA
Harvest Festival Seeks Out-of-Town Exhibitors at Liberty Hall
The 1938 Southwestern Harvest Festival at Liberty Hall El Paso runs Sept 29 to Oct 2. Out-of-town individuals or firms may exhibit free of charge with full courtesies. A Community Entertainment Contest on Oct 1–2 offers a silver loving cup for the best program.
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el Paso
Liberty Hall
Francis and Coterie Club Big Lake 66 0 in Rival Game
Francis led Midland Bulldogs to a 66 to 0 victory over Big Lake Owls last Friday night. He scored 26 points to raise his season total to 60 in two games, while Wright Trulove Har ris Geddes and Walker supported. The defense held Big Lake to four first downs and no sustained threat.
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Jay Francis
Midland Bulldogs
Big Lake
Owls
Francis
Midland
Bulldogs
Wright
Dale Trulove
Temple Harris
Gordon Geddes
Bobby Walker
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Paul Harvey
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O. J. Green & Son
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Lewis Sheet Metal
Collie Electric Shop
Bill Collie
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H. F. Anthony
Lands and Real Estate
Pecos Funeral
Quick Ambulance Service
Hubbard & Kerr
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J. L. Kincannon
A. S. Patterson
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A. B. Pointer
MO. J. Ivy
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R. C. Brewster
Brandon
A. E. Pye
Collings-Wilson CO
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Crane, Texas
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Mer. Pecos Abstract Co
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