Alonzo Zo Hord Observes Western Water Woes and Dams
A Washington letter from Alonzo Zo Hord details Pacific Northwest towns facing water shortages. He cites Alpine’s plight, cites Spokane tripling intake and building a dam, Seattle tapping new supply, and a common push to store surplus run-off with above ground reserves. He notes voters fund utility rebuilds, expecting growth and private business to proceed.
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Alonzo Hord
United States
Avalanche
Pacific Northwest
Alpine
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Alonzo
75000 Farm Boys And Girls To Be At Fair
Rural Youth day at the State Fair of Texas Oct. 15 will host the largest 4-H and Future Homemakers gathering in the nation. James W. Aston, Rural Youth day chairman, says about 75,000 youths from farms and ranches statewide will attend to learn about agriculture, livestock, poultry and modern life.
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Texas
James W. Aston
Aston
New Management Takes Over Coffee Cup
The Coffee Cup cafe, run by John Glatz for over a year, has been bought by Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Harris who closed the shop for a week to move fixtures clean and repaint. They plan to reopen Monday and feature Dick's barbecue on the menu. Glatz departed earlier this week for a government hospital physical checkup.
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John Glatz
Melvin Harris
Streetman family figures in Crockett encounter report
Mrs A H Streetman of Grape land Mrs Coy Streetman and ter of Langtry and Mrs J ay spruin and son of Crockett Saturday night and Sunday it we E S Payne home.
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A. H. Streetman
Grapeland
Coy Streetman
Ter
Langtry
Jay
Spruin
Big Bend Trail plans fall meeting in Alpine discuss train to Chihuahua City
Officials of the Big Bend Trail association met in Alpine with Davis Mountain and Big Bend area representatives to plan the fall gathering. They considered a goodwill train from San Angelo to Chihuahua City to revitalize the Ojinaga to Chihuahua highway project, with plans for a banquet and meetings and a likely 300 participants needing extra accommodations in Fort Davis and Marfa.
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Big Bend Trail Association
Alpine
Davis Mountain
Big Bend
Gordon Kenley
Claude Meadows
M. D. Fanningall
San Angelo
Paul Counts
Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Presidio
Holland Hotel
Chihuahua City
Ojinaga
Santa Fe
U. S. 67
Dallas
Marfa
Dom Adams
Dick Cross Jr
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
B. R. Taylor
E. Y. Freeland
Barry Scobee
B. F. Morriss
J. E. Vaughn
M. B. Herrera
E. M. Nieto
Ralph Eng 2
Clyde Vought
Presiio
Dr Dumas Opens Office In Jeter Hill Building
Dr L W Dumas begins general practice with emphasis on obstetrics at the Jeter Hill building in partnership with Drs Jeter Hill and O Donnell. A 1945 Southwestern Medical Foundation graduate, he interned at Massachusetts Memorial in Boston, served in the Army, and did post graduate work at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. He and his wife will reside in Alpine.
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L. W. Dumas
Jeter-Hill
Jeter
Hill
O'Donnell
Dr. Dumas
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Boston
Mass
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Kermit, Tex
Dumas
Alpine
Barbecue Barrell Alpine Chamber Plans Outdoor Event
The Alpine chamber of commerce will hold an outdoor barbecue for its semi annual meeting replacing the usual indoor banquet. President Dom Adams announced the informal gathering for 240 members and noted time and place details will be released next week. Special committee chairs Jimmie Pate for food Don Littleton for program and Dick Cross Jr for location were appointed.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Dom Adams
Board of Directors
Holland Hotel
Adams
Jimmie Pate
Don Littleton
Dick Cross Jr
Glass Front in Ford Building Display Room
Brewster County Motors owned by the Wotan brothers will install a 20 foot plate glass front in their showroom. The north wall is opened toward the northwest as workmen install the glass this week. Reginald Wotan said the larger display space will allow showing at least two cars simultaneously.
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Brewster County Motors
Wotan Brothers
Reginald Wotan
Alpine High Hires Ken McAllister as New Football Coach
Ken McAllister of Lake Forest College Illinois is named Alpine High School football coach and will start August 15 for fall training. A Joliet native, McAllister lettered in football basketball and golf in college, led as basketball captain, and earned postgrad work at Lake Forest and Northwestern. He coached freshmen athletics at Lake Forest after graduation, served in the Air Corps from 1941 to 1946, and now holds the rank of Major in the Air Force Reserves. Alpine officials say the team faces heavy graduation losses.
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Ken McAlister
Lake Forrest College
Illinois
Alpine High School
Mr. McAllister
Joliet
Ilinois
Lake Forrest
Northwestern University
Alpine Bucks
City to Resume Water Well Drilling If Cooperation Continues
Drilling on a new city water well near the highway paused recently with some water found at 443 feet. A second well across the Santa Fe line west shows casing at 300 feet. Plans call for 500 to 600 feet depth. irrigation may resume in four to five days and watering bans remain until further notice. Chas Watson is the driller.
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Sveral
Santa Fe
Chas Watson
City Hall Meeting Discuss Alpine Water Situation
City hall will host a Monday evening meeting at 7 30 inviting citizens to present ideas on remedying Alpine water issues and locating suitable water sources. The city commission seeks constructive suggestions from interested residents.
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Alpine
City Commission
Geophysicist to Aid Alpine Water Survey
A geophysicist is due to arrive in Alpine within ten days to survey water possibilities with instruments shipped ahead. Dr Heiland of Denver arranged the expert through city secretary John Stowell, promising more reliable results than past surface studies.
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Alpine
John Stowell
Heiland
Denver
Colorado
Love For The Beautiful By Nature Bus In War Years
The article reflects on the life of Lt. G Horace Weatherly Morelock USNR son of a Texas legal figure. It recalls his photography passion and scrapbook of 2 000 pictures while serving as Assistant District and City Attorney in Austin. The piece links his letters from 1945 to his death on May 25 1945 in naval service.
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Austin
Bus
G. ‘Horace Weatherly Morelock
USNR
Randall Jacobs
Memorial for a fallen officer and father
Dr H W Morelock recalls the death of a colleague and his daughter’s urgent call home from Austin. He notes the high regard for the deceased among fellow officers, the attendance at the funeral, and the support from friends and letters of sympathy as he grieves.
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Adam
Funeral Service Held for Mrs. Cheesman and Infant
Funeral services were conducted at First Methodist Church for Mrs. Julia Gentry Cheesman and her infant son Mark Sale Cheesman, with Rev. Austin H. Dillon officiating. Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery. Surviving are her husband, her parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gentry of Alpine, and a brother, John, a Texas university student. Out-of-town relatives included the husband’s mother Mrs. Frank Brown and Mr. Brown, Miss Mattie Sale of Shreveport, and Mr. Gentry’s brother E. J. Gentry and son WT. Gentry of Duncan, Oklahoma.
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Julia Gentry Cheesman
Mark Sale Cheesman
First Methodist Church
Austin H. Dillon
Elm Grove Cemetery
J. W. Gillett
James Pate
Alan R. Fraser
John Newell
Chas. Stringfellow
Pete Kennedy
John W. Gentry
Alpine
John
Texas University
Frank Brown
Brown
Mattie Sale
Shreveport
Gentry
E. J. Gentry
WT. Gentry
Duncan
Okla
Alpine to begin mail delivery service soon
Alpine may start mail delivery around October first after a post office inspection. Residents within the authorized zone must get house numbers and ensure a mail receptacle or door slot with corner street markers in place. Two daily deliveries weekdays and one parcel post delivery daily, excluding Saturday afternoon for businesses.
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Turney
Alpine
South Hill
Nations Avenue
Central Ward School
College Campus
13Th Street
Paisano Encampment Sees Record Attendance and Fundraising
The Paisano Baptist encampment concluded a record week with 1717 registrations by Sunday afternoon and attendees from 108 Texas towns and 14 states. Dr. Perry F. Webb led the Sunday service and the drive raised over $26,000 toward next year’s work, surpassing the $25,000 goal. The new tabernacle is slated for completion by the next meeting, and over 20,000 people attended the events with 1500 pounds of frijole beans and 18 beeves used to feed crowds.
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Texas
Perry F. Webb
Alpine Sanitary Status Discussed By Dr Wright
Dr Wright discusses Alpine sanitation progress noting spray efforts at garbage dumps and private spraying. Food shops show improvement with several earning Class A. city plans to post indicators in windows. Re inspections and health cards for workers are emphasized as key provisions of the Food Handler law.
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Alpine
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