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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1947

Page

2

Local residents and officials visit Alpine area over weekend

County Attorney C. Patterson and Deputy Tax Collector Harry Carpenter fished on the Rio Grande this week. Clint Fulcher and family spend weekend in Alpine. Bob Bubleson and friends from Alpine fished at the river. Frank Jenkin of El Paso joins the Pulliam mine at 44. Frank and Mrs. Wearn of Marathon visited Terlingua. Walter Lane called to Alpine for his ill wife, who was taken to Winters for recovery. Plan now to attend Sul Ross Booster club Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.

C. &. Patterson Harry Carpenter Rio Grande Frank Jenkin el Paso Pulliam

Alpine Roundup Notes Local Events And Upcoming Projects

A reader recounts Monday night’s Around Town dinner with guests from Fort Davis Marathon and Marfa. Topics include Sul Ross value to the region publicity for Big Bend park caution about overpublishing the park and tourism planning. Also mentions clean-up campaigns school trustee elections stadium progress Merbert Kokernot Jr. contribution and marriage statistics foretelling continued commitment to wedlock.

Wilfred Baseball Park Merbert Kokernot Jr Alpine

Local air club and travel notes from Odessa area

A roundup of local aviation activity lists Tuesday visits by Curt awards and B A Harris of Odessa, Wednesday flights by John Young III to El Paso, Joe Toombs, Jack Perrymar, Woodward from the O2 ranch to visit friends, and Dr A N Foster and daughter Mary Ann in Houston for Easter. Miss Harmon from Temple and others returned, plus Stinson 180 flights from San Angelo, trips to Houston and Rochester Minn, Mayo Bros. operation updates, and rancher Ralph Sellers arriving from Marfa.

John Young el Paso Joe Toombs Jack Perrymar Alpine Flying Club Ercoupe Pecos Woodward O2 Ranch A. N. Foster Naugater Mary Ann Houston William B. Dorris Jr Temple Peggy Harmon W. J. Dorris Sr Chas. Stringfellow San Angelo New Stinson Jenny Clanton Otis Miles Lee Martin J. C. Cat Paris Rochester Minn Martin Lewis Martin Mayo Bros Mr. Martin Gene Benson J. 0 Casparis Carlsbad N. M Ralph Sellers Marfa

Gen Wainwright to Attend Eagle Pass Fair as Honor Guest

Eagle Pass Texas April 7 247 top quarter racing horses entered for the Baile Pass International Fair meet April 16 17 18 19 20 Gen Jonathan M Wainwright commander of the Fourth Army will attend April 17 with Mrs Wainwright and Col HM Holman. Governor Cepeda Davila to attend Coahuila Day Noches Mexicanas to be staged in Piedras Negras across the river.

Fagle Pass Baile Pass International Fair Wainwright HM. ©. Holman Fort Dun ‘Ean Club Tenacio Cepeda Davila Coahuila Piedras Negras Rver Agre Pass

Terlingua News Highlights Ranch Sale and Park Visitors

Mr Harrie Smith, long-time rancher in Brewster and Presidio counties, sold his ranch to Le Barker of Presidio county while keeping mining interests at Buena Suerte. Alpine visitors Dr and Mrs D A Hilton toured Big Bend park. Rio Grande guards Walter Lane and Joe Miles from Alpine joined recent river patrols. Park visitors included Dr and Mrs Bill Parsons and family from Fort Stockton. CC Rasmussen and geology students joined a field trip to the 44 mine area.

Harrie Smith Brewster Presidio Counties le. Barker Presidio County Smith Buena Suerte The Rio Grande Messrs Walter 8. Lane Joe Miles Alpine Bill Parsons and Sons Dawson Hill Fort Stockton CC Rasmussen A&m. College S. W. Stockey M. H. Bender

Weeds and brush choke range grass on vast Western lands

Gangsters in the grass, weeds and brush steal grazing capacity and soil moisture. The piece notes drastic pasture losses across up to 100 million acres, claims burning, poisoning, or mechanical removal restore production, and highlights experimental herbicides like 2 4 D along with pasture management steps and Swift Quality Control.

Swift

Sulphur in lamb feed cuts losses in Colorado study

Colorado A&M found adding 2 percent sulphur to grain reduced enterotoxemia deaths in fattening lambs. Self fed and hand fed groups without sulphur showed 8.6 and 6.6 percent losses respectively, while sulphur fed groups dropped to 1.85 and 0.? deaths, with slightly smaller gains but far higher profits due to lower mortality.

Colorado

Not All Of It Is What It Seems In Fence Wire Costs

An article explains the price spread in fence wire and meat, detailing raw material costs, processing and transportation, and retailer profits. It notes a steer yields about 50 pounds of edible meat and 161 pounds of product total with shrink and waste, plus costs of disassembly and refrigeration, showing how prices differ from raw inputs to the final sale.

John Ttolmes Wwe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs Clint Fulcher Bob Bubleson Frank Wearn Marathon Terlingua Walter Lane Sul Ross Booster Club Jipine Loname Here Suhh U.S Thom Starns Curt Awards B. A. Harris Odessa Om Srasions Gen. Wainwright Indiana Featuring Winter Cleaners W. Holland W. T. Dunnington D. A. Hilton Big Bend Park N. E. Scudder Chas, Livingston Howard Cox Wells la Jitas Herbert Smith Little Winfield Sul Ross Big Bend Paul Switzer Deming, N. M Kay Kenner Kenner Park Mr. Switzer Park Concessions James Ostreyke Chicago Area Wheatarnen City Drug Store Actory Service Casner Motor CO Holland Ave 7Th St Sade Bill Martha Logans Reeshe Sol Pappet Our City America HS. Mitchell Amu Out Research Laboratories Swiftbuyers Martin School Colorado A & M Rape Em, Simpson Swift & Company Union Stock Yards Chicago Illinois
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