Big Bend Park News Highlights Local Visits and Social Events
Guests at the Bruce Shaw home include Mrs. Shaw's sister Barbara Taylor and her daughters from Los Angeles. Miss Jo Thomas returns after tonsillectomy at Alpine Hospital. Park hosts and residents share desserts, games, and visits with families from El Paso Waco Sanderson Alpine and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maribell Miller
Bruce Shaw
Mrs. Shaw
Barbara Taylor
Cindy and
Christy
Los Angeles
Calif
Jo Thomas
Park
Alpine Hospital
Miss Thomas
Lee Beach
Vina Gregor
Irene Thorne
Faye Ort
Jody Steves
Gladys’Shannon
Nealy Dott
Betty Weiland
Eloise Franklin
Dorothy Gossman
Sandy Gibson
Anabelle Newman
Carolyn Shaw
Peggy Roberts
Waco
Mrs. Dott
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Shannon
Park Adopts Soil Plan at Big Bend National Park
Supt Stanley Joseph and staff completed a basic plan for the Big Bend Park with Lamar Kay assisting the soil conservation district. The outline calls for seedbed prep by disking compacted soils and revegetating with native grasses including Lehmann lovegrass planted in 1961. In 1962 progress is slow due to drought and low moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Joseph
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend Park
Lamar Kay
Big Bend
Dover
Card of Thanks for Merce Famee Family
The Famee of Merce expresses gratitude to friends for comfort and support during a recent sad time and acknowledges help and kindness received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merce
Rains, ranch conditions vary across Alpine Marathon region
Ranchers report uneven rains with some areas green and others dry. Elliott Stewart near Alpine warns fall rains are crucial for his two-rain year. Abe McGinty from Meridian leases Ollie Cox Ranch and raises sheep and goats with fair rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Stewart
Alpine
Charlie Hull
Marathon
Ritchey Place
Charlie
Ollie Cox
Abe McGinty
Meridian
Texas
McGinty
Dece
Altuda
Miles Pierce
Alpine notes on ranching, travelers, and regional ties
In Alpine the article reports on dry country conditions from here to San Antonio and mentions M. L. Hopson and family returning from Austin, Medina grandchildren shear goats, and Jim Corley in the area for fall delivery. It notes steady prices, visits by F M Roark of Wink and E Madison of Bronxville NY, and Virginia Madison’s Big Bend writings. The piece closes with thanks from the Woodrow Epperson family for sympathy and signs off urging readers to read the Alpine Avalanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
M. L. Hopson
E. Madison
Virginia and
Bronxville
N. Y
Alpine
Maryknoll Brothers Lead Vacation School at Local Church
Five Maryknoll brothers directed a religious vacation school at Our Lady of Peace Church with 350 children attending. The program included religious instruction, sports, and social events like picnics. It is the second year of the program led by Rev. Richard Lynch. Brothers listed: John Hallen, Richard Paulissen, Manuel Mejia, Dick Callahan, and Paul Rudd. They are studying for foreign missions at Maryknoll, Y, and will return after a short vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona Reality
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Maryknoll
Richard Lynch
John Hallen
Richard Paulissen
Manuel Mejia
Dick Callahan
Paul Rudd
Maryknoll, Y
Memorial for Rose Pea Pea
In memory of our dearest wife and mother Rose Pea who left us Aug 1 six years ago. The empty place in our hearts remains. Her husband Cyril and family Rita Calvin Jack Lou and grandchildren Sandra Sharon Cyril Jamie remember her with love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Cyril
Law
Rita
Calvin Jack
Lou
Sandra
Sharon
Jamie
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Clinnell McLean
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Earl McSpadden
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Alan Bates
Sun
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Impaciencia
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Mauin
Gage Holland
Jim Corley
Ft. Worth
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Wink
Woodrow Epperson
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Hereford
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Union Stock Yards
Home Furniture CO
Frank Young
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Loretta Loven
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