Press Renewed Urge for Highway Routing and U S 90
Officials and lawmakers including Cotter Jenki Melly and Wiley Taylor visit Fort Stockton to decide the route for Highway 90 from Fort Stockton to the Brewster county line. Two options are under study, one via Balmoches road then south to Brewster, the other along Devsent road with right of way already in place. The county awaits a decision and funding before construction proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi” Rewte
Cotter
Jenki Melly
Marfa Chatelier Clementapde
Wiley Taylor
Reagan
Highway 67 Essociation
Fort Tour C
Brewster County
Hovey
Fort Stockton
Natemam
Spring City
Sidoraneny
Jude Cassbler
Judge Cassiler
Educators to Hold Conference Here
Educators to Hold Conference Here features singing led by Dr C Rows Roses Stivey af sul in a local event note highlighting speakers and cultural performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. C. Rows
Roses Stivey Af Sul
Men's Glee Club To Sing on Radio
The Sul Rem Men's Glee Club led by Jah Wodeteday with Mr Fowler as accompanist will broadcast from KTBA in San Antonio from 2 to 1 15 and again at 30 over WOAL for fifteen minutes. The program also lists dates and locations for a Monday broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Rem
Jah Wodeteday
Fowler
Tatlows
High School i
San Antonia
KTBA
WOAL
Alama Cy
FFA Judging Teams Return From Lubbock
FFA judging teams return from Lubbock with final placings to be reported later. Organizers note other results are forthcoming and will be announced in next notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Lubbock
Fruit Frost Wipes Out Region Hopes For Fruit
Reports from the immediate region say fruit crops were devastated by recent frost. Grapes may recover somewhat, but peaches plums apricots and apples are ruined across a wide area. Del Rio notes freezing fell short but high winds damaged trees and porch ice reached two inches. Tender leaves and shade trees show severe damage with possible losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Iver
Javelinas Lobos Set for Texas Teachers College Homecoming Clash
The Javelinas meet the Lobos in a Texas A&I grid showdown on Teachers College day. Both teams hold 3 wins in six prior meetings, with recent spring results showing a mix of scores. Freshmen additions bolster the Lobos as returning players prepare to suit up, while Budge Callum and B C Graves lead the effort on defense and offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Lobos
Randy
Texas A & I
Budge
Callum
B. C. Graves
Tenas
Marta
Lobo
Mountain Peaks and Cattle Fight Amid Town Humour
Local West Texas paper quotes John Williams telling a wide eyed tale as New York tourists encounter a flat tire near Barstow while spotting road signs about cattle lockouts. Fort Stockton air enthusiasts boast private planes, one bailouts into the Caterpillar Club. Balmorhe editor James F. Ross laments misnaming by big papers after a Frome murder story shocks readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County News
John Williams
New York
Barstow
Sanderen Times
Yami
Ben Bates
Eagle Rock
Ed Hampton
Dick Munsey
Curtie
Mr. Mussey
Fort Stockton
Anderson
Estes
James F. Ross
Balmorhes
Jimmy
Frome
Texas
Bulmorhes
Soldiers To Take Sunday Rest Here
A provisional cavalry regiment from Fort Clark and Fort Brown will camp at Alpine Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Commanded by Brigadier General Kenyon A. Joyce, the unit will drill and march to Fort Davis Balmoden and the maneuvers fields west of there for a month. They bring trucks and armored scout cars and camp south of Jackson Field.
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Alpine
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Clark
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Brown
Nub
Texas
Fort Davis
Old Fort
Balmoden
Kenyon A. Joyce
Achudee
Jackson Feld
Well Known Folk Lore Figures Gather in Texas Event
Mise Lattle Britt of Sul Rows College faculty plans to appear in El Paso for the state meeting of the Texas Folk Lore Society. Col. M. L. Crimmins United States Army and J Marvin Hunter publisher of The Frontier Times and owner of a public museum are expected to attend the El Paso gathering on their way to Alpine and the Pass City. J Frank Doble, state university professor and noted writer, said during last winter in Fort Davis he aimed to attend the folk lore meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Lattle Britt
Sul Rows College
E Paso
Texas
Olk Lore Society
Wita
Col. ML. Crimmins
United States Army
Texas Historan
J. Marvin Hunter
The
Frontier Times
Bandera
el Paso
Alpine
Pass
J. Frank Doble
State University
Fort Davis
Petrified Mammoth Jaw Unearthed Near Kokernot Springs
The find near Kokernot Springs reveals a complete jaw and two teeth of an Imperial Mammoth. Sul Ross College scientists and museum staff, led by Prof. J Kelley and Prof. Victor J Smith, identified the specimen as a rare fossil now housed with the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom, Dick
Harriet
Kokernot Springs
Sul Ross College
Prof. J. Kelley
Victor J. Smith
Herbert L. Kobernot, Jr
Kelley
R. B Davidson
Museum of the West Textas Historical and Scientific Society
Soldiers Gather for Army Maneuvers West of Balmorhea
Troops from Fort Brown Fort Ringold and Fort Clark join the 12th Cavalry for a long march to Balmothes. The Balmorhes Texan reports the convoy will take about twelve days from the south and nine from Fort Bliss around April 10. Officials estimate 2840 enlisted men 112 officers 1781 horses and 178 motor vehicles will arrive from Fort Bliss with smaller units from the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toughvale
Balmorhea
Balmorhes
Balmorhes Texan
12Th Cavalry
Fort Brown
Fort Ringfold
Sth
Fort Clark
Balmothes
Fort Bliss
Return to familiar sights lifts spirits for Fifth at Fort Clark
In 1917 19, a serviceman expresses pleasure at returning to familiar places while noting two months with the Fifth at Fort Clark. He mentions prior detached duty in Washington DC, reflecting a wartime, garrison posting and movement narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Clark
Washington, D.C
Picture Trippers Back From Trek Into Scenic Del Carmen
A party returned to Alpine Monday after a west Texas trek into the Scenic Del Carmen region of Mexico for park promotion photos. Despite bitter weather they photographed the rugged landscape for Mexico's proposed International Park, aided by donors H R Seth and J E Mowinckle who funded the trip and contributed to park funds. The group included High Mexican official Daniel F Galicia and local figures, crossing the Rio Grande at Boquillas on their car and trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Bend
Mexico Park
Picturveque
del Carmen
Mexico
Sceube
Talem
Sam Antonio
H. R. Seth
J. E Mo‘winckle
Wecome
Menara
Mowinckle and Smith
EH Townsend
Alpine
Daddy
Big Bend Park
Daniel F. Galicia
Departmento Forestal Y Caza Y Peace—forestry, Hunting and Fishing
Internatonal Park Committee
City of
G. P. Smith
Sul Row College
Sam
Rio Grande
Boquillas
Home Coming Plans Set for Sul Ross College Observance
Plans for Texas Teachers College Day and Sam Houston centennial celebrations at Sul Ross College are announced. The event will begin Thursday at 10 AM with a patriotic program featuring Texas Under Six Flag, followed by a 2:30 PM football game between Sul Ross and the Javelinas at Jackson Field in Kingsville. A wildflower show at the museum, sponsored by the Alpine Garden Club and the state highway department, rounds out the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Teachers College
Sam Jacinteensl
Vermary
Sul Row College
Apell
Ross
Texas
Sul Ross
Javelinas
College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
Jackson Field
Alpine Garden Club
J. C. Coleman
State Highway Department
Alpine Boy Band Pupils Win Honors
Harold Thomas directed Crystal City school band to first place at the spin ch festival in Crystal City. The Crystal Cy band, organized by Thomas last September, earned district meet honors with ten towns participating. Thomas, a Sul Ross College B S graduate, is the son of Dee S. and Mrs. Thomas of The Avalanche force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Thomas
Crystal City
Thomas
Dee S. Thomas
Avalanche Force
Crystal Cy
Young Thomas
Sul Ross College
Crippled Children's Fund Campaign Advances In Alpine
The Easter drive for crippled children continues under the Alpine International Society for Crippled Children. Mrs Charles Livingston resigned as secretary treasurer. Mrs Drury Wood was elected in her place. Stamps and milk bottle donations drive funds, with Alpine retaining fifty five percent for local needs and the rest sent to Dallas Texas for the International Baseball Club. A Sunday game in Alpine by a field artillery team supports the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Crawford
Charles Livingston
Mra
Livingston
Internatonal Society For Crippled Children
Alpine
International Baseball Club
Texas
Dallas
Field Artillery Regimnas
Marla
Noted Scientist Visits Big Bend For Archaeology Trip
A noted scientist visiting Big Bend spent the weekend in Alpine and began a two month scouting tour of remote Lower Pecos regions. Dr Setaler joined Harvard professors at Sheep Creek for a joint excavation project by Peabody Museum Harvard Sul Rom College and the West Texas Historical and Scientific Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sealer
Core
States National Museum
Wantgen D. Ceinown Te
Smithsonian Institute
Pecos River
Setaler
Victor J. Senith
J. Charles Kelley
T. N. Campbell
Harvard College
Sheep Creek
Big Bend
Peabody Mesum
Harvard
Sul Rom College
West Texas Historical and Scientific Society
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U. S. 90
U. S
Men's Glee Club
Sul Ross Boys
Lucky Museum
Act Javelinas
Avance
Justice
Scenic del Carmens
Crippled Children's Fund
Smithsonian
Lower
Pecos
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