Ranch News Roundup From Big Bend and Alpine
Hallie Stillwell reports scattered rain in the Big Bend area with Nellie Ferguson noting about .02 inch and Altuda tanks catching water. Emergency feed signups near deadline. ranch activity includes Dan Murrah shipping 500 muttons to Armour Packing and George Jones planning 30 carloads of cattle to Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Nellie Ferguson
Forrest Weston
Altuda
Boyd
Dan Murrah
Santa Fe RR
Armour Packing Co
George Jones
Marfa
Montana
Named to COMM board by Santa Fe diocese
Revered Robert Davis of Alpine named to the board of examining chaplains for the Diocese of New Mexico and Southwest Texas at the 4th Annual Diocesan Council in Santa Fe New Mexico. Elated readers note Ful cher Ranch Terlingua area and old rock corral as local landmarks with historic G4 cattle operations and grass preservation emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ¥. Davis
St. James Episcopal Church
Alpine
Big Bend
New Mexico
Texas
Santa Fe
N. M
Fulcher
Terlingua
Telvie
Old Rock Corral
Pink Phelps
Corral
Travelers From Big Bend Texans Welcome in Chihuahua
Big Bend Texans plus West Texas delegates arrive in Chihuahua for a warm welcome after a Jeep Caravan. Governor Jesus Lozoya Solis thanks them for backing the Ojinaga to Chihuahua road project as Alpine Mayor Hugh White presents Texas gifts at the governor's palace. A mid point stop at Pueblito features a holiday, singing, a date band, and a free barbecue for visitors from Odessa Pecos Midland and other towns before returning by jeep or highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
West Texas
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
Jesus Lozoya Solis
Ojinaga
Hugh White
Gov‘nor Allan Shivers
J. E. Wim Casner
Big Jend
Mane
Bill Hargus
Solis
Governors Palace
Texas
Big Bend ‘National Park
White
West
Tex
Pueblito
Rio Concho
Ramon Armendarez
Falomir
Odessa
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Midland
Two Top Texas Books Now In Texana Library
Texana Library at Sul Ross College reports two Texas Institute of Arts and Letters prize winning books. Bells Over Texas by Bessie Lee Fitzhugh won the Summerfield G. Roberts award for best Texas Republic book and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts prize for best designed book. designer Carl Hertzog of El Paso. The Road to Spindletop by John S. Spratt won the Carl P. Collins $1000 award for best Texas book of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texana Library
Sul Ross College
Texas Institute of Arts and Letters
Rose Kinzer
Lbrarian
Texas
Bessie Lee
Fitzhugh
Summerfield
G. Roberts
Republic of Texas
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Carl Hertzog
el Paso
John S. Spratt
Carl P. Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hallie Stillwell
Charlie Benson
Corpus Christi
George Benson
Big Bend National Park
Edna Verne Weston
Forrest ‘Westons
Elmo
Dallas
Edna Verne
Magdalena
Nuff
Rudy Copeland
Fort Worth
Betty Holland
Betty
Gage
Charlie
Thomas
Junction
Sam Cavseness
Dover Mountain
Philip Overton
Austin
Cap Yates
Marathon
Herbert Pruette
Bud Roark
Perry Johnson
Pope
Sam Mather
Marthon
Delmar Collins
Jim Walker
Frank Woodward
Bird Ranch
Combs No
Gulf Oil Co
Visite Fulcher Ranch
E Williams
Emmett Hodgkins
Carlos Stege
Cit
Brewster County
City of
Sunny Glen
Attorney General of
Urey
Cote Nana
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Avalanche
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