Bloys Camp Meeting Opens August Fifteenth
Fort Davis August 2 The half century anniversary section of the Bloys Camp Meeting opens August 15 for one week. The tabernacle, in use twenty years, seats 1000. Dr George W Truett will preach the opening sermon the night of the 25th and deliver the fiftieth anniversary address the next day. Preachers include L D Anderson Everett B King Marshall T Steel W R White and Richard G Irving. Camping sites water and lights are free. meals available through established camps. Altitude about 6000 feet and visitors urged to bring heavy wraps.
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Fort Davis
Loys
Tabernacle
George W. Truett
Baptist Divine of
Dallas
Truett
Bioys Association
W. B. Bloys
Cattle Country
Ansen
L. D. Anderson
Fort Worth
Everett B. King
Marshall T. Steel
W. R. White
Oklahoma City
Richard G. Irving
Maria
Drilling Stopped at Kokernot Test Awaiting Orders
Drilling halted at the H. D. Wilcox Kokernot No. 2 oil test forty miles south of Alpine awaiting orders. Depth reported 1808 feet. Casing may be required as the hole caves. No. 1 test, about a mile away, suspended last Fall at 2330 feet. No. 2 sits on Sec 23 BC J W Massey. No. 1 on Sec 12 BC. Argentina shifts from agriculture to industry as factories expand.
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Kokernot
Alpine
J. W. Massey
SR Graduate Named Clerk To American Consul In Mexico
Posey Sebastian of Miles Sul Ross 1999 graduate appointed clerk to Lee Blohm American consul at Chihuahua Mexico. He held top scholastic record for men in spring class, edited the Brand year book, captained the tennis team in 1938, and was nominated for Who's Who Among Students. He attended the Sul Ross summer school while pursuing his degree.
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Mexico
Posey Sebastian
Miles, Sul Ross
Lee Blohm
Chihuahua
Chil
Sebastian
Hle
Sul Ross
Biolosysbb
Concho Valley
Pioneer Club
Bul Rossmer
Fish Divided Into Two Classes By An Alpine Authority
Bill McGrew notes the shift in fishing from simple cane poles to modern gear and boats. He argues the sport now divides into two types the poor fish and the water variety, as anglers rely on elaborate equipment and outboard power in a transforming hobby.
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Bill McGrew
Morpheus
Simon
Addition To Be Built At Mexican Mission
The Mexican Baptist Mission at South Alpine will receive an addition as membership rises. Construction begins soon, extending the 1908 building 10 feet on two sides to add Sunday school rooms and enlarge the auditorium. Mrs Lulu Murphy has led the mission for nine years, growing membership from nine to forty with seventy one in Sunday school. Pastor Leo Estrada attends Sul Ross College.
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South Alpine
Lulu Murphy
Leo Estrada
Sul Ross College
Pollitt Resigns as Principal of Centennial Junior High
F C Pollitt steps down after five years as principal at Centennial Junior High to take a playground supervisor post in the Hi Paso school system. Superintendent Bankheed announced the resignation accepted with regret by the school board. At a board meeting Jease Wathine of Comicon 10 was elected to fill the vacancy.
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F.C. Pollitt
Centennial
Hi Paso
Bankheed
Pollit
Chool
Jease Wathine
Comicon 10
Pollitt
Henderson Ahead in City Softball League Play
The Henderson team holds a 3-0 record in the city softball league while Weston, first-half winners, is undefeated in two games. In recent action Henderson defeated Casner Motor 16-9 in a double header and beat Brady's Texaco 14-3. Upcoming games through Aug 11 include Brady vs Dorris and Rotary vs W&W Juniors with several doubleheaders listed.
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Henderson
Weston
W& V
Brady
Texaco
S.1
Casner Motor
W&w
Rotarians
Texas
Avalanche
Dorris
Rotary
Casner
McKinleys Return to Kansas to Make Home
Mr and Mrs R W McKinley returned from Cherryvale Kansas where they were called after the death of Mrs McKinleys mother Mrs D W McKinley They planned to move back to Cherryvale with Mr McKinley taking over management of his aged fathers property interests He has been with Newell Oil Co Inc Gulf distributors west of the Pecos since the company began here.
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R. W. McKinley
Cherryvale
Kas
Officers Installed For Masonic Bodies Here Monday Night
Rt. Ratlif, Sec., D. C. Litleton, Master Third Veil, J. C. Coleman, Master Second Veil, George Pugh, Master First Veil, F. E. Weyerts, Guard, were installed for the Council by J. C. Coleman as installing officer. Other officers include G. K. Lange Thrice Illustrious Master, E. Nelson Right Illustrious Deputy Master, C. A. Young Illustrious Principal Conductor of Work, J. W. Gillett Captain of Guard, W. G. Fielder Conductor of Council, R. A. Whiteside Treasurer, R. J. Ratlif Recorder, C. A. Gilley Steward, Sentinel.
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Rt. Ratlif
D.C. Litleton
J. C. Coleman
George Pugh
F. E. Weyerts
J.C. Coleman
G. K. Lange
E. Nelson
C. A. Young
J. W. Gillett
W. G. Fielder
Council
R. A. Whiteside
Treas
R. J. Ratlif
Recorder
C. A. Gilley
Sentinel
Well-Known Writer Byrd Plans Indefinite Alpine Stay
Sigman Byrd former Sul Ross student and noted writer returns with Mrs Byrd to Alpine planning an open ended residence. His recent stories appear in national outlets like the Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman including Work of Art Singing Woman and Ruben. A new book The Redlander about East Texas life has earned favorable reviews.
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Sigman Byrd
Sul Ross
Houston
Byrd
Alpine
Redlander
East Texas
East
Newsmen to Visit Big Bend After Pecos Convention
Members of the West Texas Press Assn will tour the proposed Big Bend National Park area after their 13th annual Pecos convention. The trip includes Balmorhea State Park, McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis, Marfa, and a stay at the CCC camp in the Chisos Mountains with Alpine chamber hosts.
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West Texas Press Assn
Pecos
Big Bend National Park
Seasion
West Texas Chamber of ‘Commerce
Carlsbad
New ‘Mexico
New Mexico Press Assn
Big Bend
Balmorhea State Park
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Marfa Enroute
CCC
Chisos Mts
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Park
Park Area
Santa Helena Canyon
Girl Scouts Camp at Paisano This Week
About 16 Alpine Girl Scouts are camped at Paisano during the Baptist camp season with Mrs J L Henderson as chaperone. A cat playing with a cigarette caused a fire at Fred W Price’s Boston home.
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Girl Scouts
Paisano
J. L. Henderson
Lghter
Fred W. Price
Boston
Major Bowes Show Comes to Granada Theatre on Aug 12
Major Bowes 4th Anniversary unit headlines a one night stand at the Granada on Saturday August 12 featuring a star studded 30 cast across 10 vaudeville acts. The program follows a film feature I Stole A Million with George Raft and Claire Trevor. Also noted is the birth of Mary Jo Davenport July 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davenport of Monroe Louisiana, former Alpine resident Eula Brown Davenport.
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Edward Bowes
Bowes
Granada Theatre
Alpine
Texas
Majestic Theatre
Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
America
Geo. Raft
Claire Trevor
Granada
Tom W. Davenport
Monroe
Mary Jo
Coaching School Is a Big Success Fort Davis Event
Fort Davis hosts a week long coaching school under Johnnie Prude with Texas participation and top instructors. A Fort Davis High Club barbecue at Prude ranch capped the week, followed by a regional rodeo. A planned six man football game was rained out twice on Marfa field. The event highlighted Alpine Marfa Lampasas and Fort Davis youth teams coached by Kurt Lenser.
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Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
Johnnie Prude
Texas
Prude Ranch
Fort Da~le
Marfa
Alpine
Lampasas
Pecos
Kurt W. Lenser
Nebraska
Frank Leahy
Boston
John DeGrose
Alpine anglers boast tales of a huge bass and a burning lantern
An informal chat recalls two fishing boasts at Red Bluff Lake, one claiming a four foot bass, the other matching the claim with a lantern found at the same spot still burning. A New York designer envisions a 1960 highway system for 100 mph speeds after consulting Roosevelt and highway officials. The piece also notes mining in Presidio county, wheat and oats threshing in the Presidio valley, prairie dog eradication orders in Culberson county, and local civic plans for a county hospital. It mentions El Paso Presbytery youth conference at Camp Comanche Stockton and upcoming ore shipments from the Big Four mine near Sierra Blanca.
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Red Bluff Lake
Hhe
New York
Roosevelt
Congressional
Big Four
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Sunday Expected To Be Greatest Day of Annual Session
Paisano Encampment nears its peak with large crowds swelling grounds to a makeshift city of cabins tents and tarpaulins. Dr Geo W Truett Dr Perry Webb and Dr Tidwell head a program that includes Bible classes Sunday school and BTU work drawing visitors from across Texas the Gulf region and several states. Expected high point of meeting Sunday features Truett preaching morning and a Worldess of Baptists talk by Mrs Truett in the afternoon.
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M. M. Fulmer
Paisano
Tex
Pan
Tandle
Gulf
Plains
Piney Woods
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Arkansas
Kansas
New Jersey
Geo. W. Truett
Tidwell
Sect
G. S. Hopkins
Dallas
Rainfall totals rise in Alpine for July
Rainfall last week in Alpine added 83 inches to the July total bringing it to 3.09 inches. The period saw measurable rain on Wednesday Thursday and Friday with a trace on Saturday. Marfa and Fort Davis also reported rain and northern areas received showers while the Pecos country remained largely dry. The pattern followed unusually warm days but forecasts suggested more rain to come.
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Alpine
Pecos
Marfa
Fort Davis
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Argentina
Charles Comiskey II
White Sox
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
John Louis Comiskey
Comintey
Samaest
Mexican Mission
S. Alpine
Centen
Nestons
McKinleys
West Tex. Press Assn
Major Bowes
Mountai
Ercia
Geo. F. McLean
North Abington
Mass
British Columbia
Goodyear Tires
U.S
McLean
Presidio County
Dallas and Texas
Dallas News
Bullis
Shafter
Presidio
Culberson County
Sanderson Rotary Club
Young People's Conference of
Camp Comanche
Stockton
Texas Angora
Asan
Lta
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