Readership Echoes From Lone Star Mountain Column
A humorous Alpine Texas column recounts reader letters and anecdotes about a World War era item, mentions Mrs. Brown of Alpine, Charles Livingston, Jody P Harris of The Big Bend, and readers in Marathon and El Paso. It notes reader interest and a joke about fortifications, plus a school pupil definition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Allie Davis
Marathon
Col
C. A. Brown
Mexcan
National Guard
Marfa
Brown
Davis
Cha
Health Unit Meeting Scheduled at Courthouse Office
The county Health committee will meet in Miss Pulrod's office at the courthouse on Monday, April at 4 p.m. All interested persons are urged to attend.
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County Health Committee
Miss Pulrod
Texas Garden Clubs to show Big Bend film series
Texas Garden Clubs Inc will arrange a statewide premier of Jack Lamb colored motion pictures of the Big Bend National Park. Proceeds from shows will be shared by local garden clubs and the Texas Big Bend Park association, with initial exhibitions planned in June in several major Texas cities. Lamb will tour 10 cities, filming peak wildflowers and scenic canyons for later public showings.
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Texas
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend Park
Park Lamb
Lamb
Chisos
Rio Grande
Alpine PTA Sets Record With 281 Members
Alpine PTA reports a new high membership of 281 for 1940 41, the highest on record. The prior peak was 120 members in 1938 39, noted in a weekly report.
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Alpine Pta
Alpine P.ta
First Livestock Auction Planned for Alpine Area
Plans are in place for the first livestock auction in this section to be held next Wednesday at the Santa Fe shipping pens north of Alpine. Sponsored by T L Hatch and T D Beasley, the sale starts at 12 30 p m with stock led in by ranchers who have not used auction pens before. An attendant will be on duty Tuesday for early stock bring in with no charge. The Brewster County Livestock Auction Sales Company backs the venture, with Alpine Wool and Mohair Co and Big Bend Feed Co assisting. The Alpine Chamber of Commerce endorses the sale as beneficial to ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Alpine Ffa Club
Keesey Kimball
Otis Kimball
Ernest Gibbens Jr
Ernest Gibbens
Betty Jo Crawford
Guy Crawford
Keesey
Kimball and Son
Cortez Hotel
Ernest Gibbons Jr
Hilton Hotel
Ernest
Safeway Stores
Lars
Poe Mowor Co
Sante Fe
Alpine
T. L. Hatch
T. D. Beasley
Alpine Wool & Mohair Co
Big Bend Feed Co
Brewster County
Brewster County Livestock Auction Sales Company
1219 Motor Vehicles Registered In County Up to Final Deadline
County records show twelve hundred nineteen motor vehicles registered by April 1, up from the previous year. Commercial vehicle registrations lag due to a new rate law, with owners given until April 15 to complete trucks registration. Passenger cars total 893, farm 121, and other categories 198.
Lutheran College Choir Plans Sul Ross Concert
The Lutheran College Choir under Prof. E. Gibson, a 12 year youth group, sings with purity and fervor. Readers praise its tone and training as noted by Fort Worth Star Telegram and San Antonio Express. The 44 singers including Eunice Alexander and Richard Allen form altos tenors basses and appear at Sul Ross Auditorium Sunday at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Gibson
Fort Worth
San Antonio Express
Texas Lutheran College Choir
So Eunice Alexander
Maxit Rhede
Olga Beheter
Grace Engelking
Adele Pfitsch
Dorothy Hartmann
Dorothea’ Hassinger
Irene Holm
Mrs. Wm
Krai Marilyn Lambrecht
Dorothea Rhode
Marjorie Rosenquist
Dorothy Schuessier
Jessie Carolyn Schulz
Marjorie Wegel
Ida Mae Wilson
Adeline Barth
Ruth Eberhardt
Beatrice Franke
Lockie Jane Garner
Dorothea Haugen
Clyd
Arnold Windecker
Sul Ross
Clint Baptists win Independent Basketball title at Sul Ross
The Clint Baptists, composed of former School of Mines stars, defeated M System 32 28 to capture the Independent Basketball tournament championship held at Sul Ross College last Saturday. The event drew several local teams including Van Horn, Alpine Independents, and Buena Vista with top players named in all tournament selections. A separate note covers a party from Austin touring Big Bend and visiting Lajitas Castolon Santa Helena Canyon and other sites, promising future regional articles.
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Clint Baptists
School of Mines Stars
M System
Sul Ross College
Seagat
M. System
Sanderson Independents
van Horn
Delta Phi
Sul Ross Band
Alpine Independents
Buena Vista
Sunshine Cleaners
Alpine
M_ System
Gallup
Clint
Moya
Lance
Hawkins
Lassiter
Bo Graham
Sam Fowler
Buck Carraway
Sanderson
John L. Sublett
Grimes
Wan Horn
Bo Connally
Jimmie Terrell
Sul Ross
Townsend
Lajitas
Santa Helena Canyon
Castelon
Glen Springs
Bo‘quillas
CCC
Chisos Mountains
Austin
Marathon
Fruit crop largely safe after hard freezes
Local observers report most peaches, apricots, plums and other early varieties remain viable despite recent frosts. One plum tree seemed to yield about 20 percent if no further killing freezes occur as spring conditions persist with mild winds.
CCC Camp Ninth Anniversary Program Invitation
A cordial invitation from Chisos CCC camp officials invites all citizens to attend the eighth CCC anniversary program at the camp. Activities include tours of local projects and the museum with a free barbecue at noon, talks by park officials, chamber of commerce members, and Army and technical staff. Tours begin at 10 am and the program ends at 4 pm with outlying project tours supervised by the technical staff.
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Chisos
CCC
Mueum
Chamber of Commerce
Area Judging Event Is Set for Tomorrow
James B. Alford and Jack A Rupert were arrested in California and brought to San Antonio by Bexar County deputies. Agnew’s body was found near San Antonio and his car near San Benito. Alford allegedly admitted striking Agnew with a pistol butt. trial set for April 28 in San Antonio district court.
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James B. Alford
Jack A Rupert
California
RL. Ag
New
Agnew
Rupert
San Antonio
Mojave Theatre to reopen with Spanish film showing
The Mojave theatre, closed for several years, will reopen tomorrow night with a Spanish film and run Saturdays and Sundays with a Sunday matinee until further notice. Manager Wally Davis of Granada Theatre, building lessor, announced the plans after installing new equipment and redecorating the venue. Mrs. T A Beard and daughter Barbara visited El Paso earlier this week.
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Mojave
Wally Davis
Granada Theatre
Tag Day Promises Countywide Fund Drive Parade
Tomorrow Breuster county designates Tag Sales Day to fund equipment for the Texas Defense Guard loe battalion. Volunteers meet at the Tas Sale headquarters Holland hotel with Mrs A E Owman and assistants tagging citizens. A parade from the college by the TF D college company and band leads to the courthouse square after 2 30 pm with a concert. streets will be decorated to honor home defense volunteers.
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Brewster County
Loe Batallion of
Texas Defense Guard
Tas
Sale
Holland Hotel
A. E. Owman
Tf.d
College Avenue
Courthouse Square
Sul Ross hosts 350 area FFA judging contests
About 350 boys from the Alpine area are expected for contests at Sul Ross tomorrow as 38 teams compete in area livestock dairy cattle and poultry judging. The livestock, dairy cattle and poultry squads led by coaches E L Bailey and A J Bierschwale include Eddie Scudday Hal D Smith Bill Hancock V W King Earl Scudday Billy Tom Meador Harold Nichols Willard Childress Claude Garner. Free entertainment at the college auditorium tonight precedes prizes tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
el Paso
Eddie Scudday
Hal D. Smith
Bill Hancock
V. W. King
Earl Scudday
Billy Tom Meador
Arthur Blucher
Walter Wooley
E. L. Bailey
Texas A. & M
Harold Nichols
Willard Childress
Claude Garner
Bailey
A. J. Bierschwale
College
Three School Trustees Are To Be Selected In Election Here Tomorrow
A school election to select three trustees for Alpine Independent School District is set for tomorrow at the courthouse. Mrs. Linnie L. York is the election manager. Ballots list F. E. Weyerts, Percy Wallace, and J. W. Shepperd as candidates. Dr. Frank P. Mathews, president of the board, is not seeking re-election.
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Alpine Independent School District
Linnie L. York
F. E. Weyerts
Percy Wallace
J. W. Shepperd
Frank P. Mathews
Former Alpine Resident L. G. Knipe Dies in Marfa at 63
L. G. Knipe age 63 of Canoga Park California former Alpine resident died in Marfa last Friday night after years of ill health. An architect and geologist he had supervised repairs on the Christian church he designed in 1925. He lived in Alpine for years leaving about 1925 and designed the Clay Holland and D. S. Barker residences and other Alpine buildings as well as several Marfa business structures.
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L. G. Knipe
Canoga Park
Calif
Alpine
Marfa
Mr. Knipe
Christian Church
Clay Holland
D. S. Barker
Keep On the Drives at Alpine Cemetery
The Alpine Cemetery Association urges visitors to stay on laid out cemetery drives to protect plots and preserve the grounds. The notice emphasizes pride in the cemetery and asks cooperation to keep it attractive. Anja Wilson Jr. and her little daughter Elizabeth Ann visited Ozona and will stay with her parents P. C. and Mrs. Perner after Easter.
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Alpine Cemetery Assn
Ana Srs
Anja Wilson Jr
Elizabeth Ann
Ozona
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the Big Bend
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J. S. Billeiter
David and
Johnny
Kerrville
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Lutheran College Choir
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IGHT
E. A. Waldron
Houston
Mojave Theatre
T. A. Beard
Barbara
Army
Mnal Guard
Tex
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