State Approvals Near for Alpine Water Supply
State health engineer Charles A. Schaefer is due to visit Alpine by July 1 to review water system improvements led by Mayor W. E. Lockhart and H. L. Dabney. The letter praises Sunny Glen field development and the elimination of unsafe connections, signaling anticipated state approval and a safe, reliable water source for residents. The piece also notes social security rules about freezing earnings records during disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Charles A. Schaefer
State Dept. of Health
H. L. Dabney
Division of Sanitary Engineering
W. E. Lockhart
Sunny Glen
Harrison
Avenue B
Big Bend Park Highlights Social Visits and Local News
Mrs E G Bledsoe and guests from Alpine spent the weekend in the Park with Mr Bledsoe. Mrs Bonnie Greer of Del Rio returned to work at Chuck Wagon in the Basin after months away. Johnny McKee, home on furlough from Ft Carson, will report to Ft Monmouth for Signal Corps training. Mr and Mrs Harry Linder of Carlsbad, former Big Bend residents, were weekend guests. Linder was the park's first chief clerk. Miss Patty Koch of Alpine visited with her parents. Mrs Richard Sharp and Mrs Laurie Miller hosted the Ladies Canasta Club. prizes went to Mrs Robert Morey and Mrs P R Smith. M F Maloney and M L Angwin visited the Park in business. Mrs James Chambers, ill six weeks, is recovering at Alpine hospital. Mrs Marguerite Schmidt arrived to join her husband Asst Supt Henry Schmidt in the Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Greer
del Rio
Johnny McKee
Ft. Carson
Colo
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Signal Corps
Harry Linder
Big Bend
Carlsbad
N. M
Peter Koch
Linder
Patty Koch
Alpine
Linders
Laurie Miller
Miller
Robert Morey
P. R. Smith
Mesdames Vesta French
Robert Stanford
John McKee
Lea Park
Gordon Finney
Dee Porter
Manuel Morris
Monte Fitch
Stanley Fulcher
Robert Rogers
Smith
Morey
M. F. Maloney
Denver
M. L. Angwin
San Francisco
James Chambers
Alpine Hospital
Marguerite Schmidt
Henry Schmidt
Park
Schmidt
Visalia
Calif
Red Cross fund drive details April relief efforts
The Red Cross asks continued support in April as it plans to spend about 200000 to aid floods in the San Francisco Bay area and tornado victims in Wichita Falls. General Gruenther notes ongoing shelter use, disaster relief costs, and a 30 month spending total over 56000000, depleting disaster reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
San Francisco Bay Region
Wichita Falls
General Gruenther
Gruenther
San Francisco Bay Area
Alviso
Palo Alto
Napa
Walnut Creek
Concord
Pittsburg
Stockton
Red Cross Red Cross
Garden Tips For Alpine Beautification And Care
Alpine area gardening tips include using a cold frame to start plants and a simple frame. For transplanting perennials use transplanting solution with fertilizer and water to reduce shock. Root activator aids growth and a newspaper tent protects seedlings. A separate note mentions social security benefits for pre 18 disabled children and a 1957 US pedestrian death toll.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson Field
Battle of Flowers Association
San Antonio
Big Bend National Park
E. G. Bledsoe
Harris and
Bobby Simms
Mr. Bledsoe
Richard Sharp
Notebook
By Bob Halpern
Brewster County
Brady's
Texacc
Trans-Texas Airways
Dallas and Fort Worth
Parkview
Philco
Admiral
RCA
BIG Bend TV & Jewelry Company
J. T. Holloman
Eng
Tennyson
Penney
Rondo
Percale
Penney’s
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