Avalanche Subscriptions Urgently Requested Across Texas
The Avalanche acknowledges several renewed subscriptions last week and thanks contributors. Notices of expirations should be addressed immediately, and overdue payments will be appreciated. Names listed include F. Davidson Alpine B. McCutcheon Fort Davis W. H. Platt Lana SL. Stumberg Sanderso J. L. Shoemake Yoleta Grace Bedell Alpine Model Tailors Alpine Chas. Clark Decatur HL (new).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche
Iue
F. Davidson
Alpine
B. McCutcheon
Fort Davis
W. H. Platt
Lana SL. Stumberg
Sanderso
J. L. Shoemake
Yoleta
Texas
Grace Bedell
Model Tailors
Chas. Clark
Decatur
Local Social News From Alpine and Nearby Areas
A long list of visitors and residents' travels fills Alpine and nearby towns. Mrs. Felix McGauehy and Mrs. Gene Mauger visit El Paso and Houston respectively, while Mr. and Mrs. Otis Morgan of Monahans travel involvement. R. A. McMurry plans a summer stay in Los Angeles with family. Visitors include Mrs. B. S. Cross in Dallas for merchandise, and Mrs. J. Dursey with daughter in El Paso. The note mentions transfers, visits to Midland, Fort Worth, Dallas, and San Antonio, and ties to Marfa, Alpine, and San Benito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Dursey
Otis Morgan
Monahans
el Paso
Lydia Arthur
Gladys
San Antonio
Clarence
Marfa
Sul Ross Lobos Football Schedule Listed for 1996
Sul Ross Lobos release a 1996 football schedule with ten games, seven at home. The slate begins September 19 with Fort D. A. Russell in Alpine and includes ACC conference clash September 26, Texas Mines October 24, and St Marys November 1 in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Lobes
Westmoorland College
San Antonio
Marfa
Sul Ross-Texas Mines
Loke
Fort D. A. Russell
Alpine
ACC
Fort Clark
Highland Fair
Kelly Field
Flyers
Whale frame towed out to sea returns to harbor
Coast Guardsmen towed a dead 60 ton whale frame seven miles off Gloucester Massachusetts. A prominent yachtman later hauled it back into the harbor fearing it could endanger navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mas
Hot Weather Causes Distress For Mothers And Infants
The article discusses how heat worsens cries and colic in infants, noting feeding alone often fails to help. It attributes stomach weakness to a spinal derangement that narrows the spinal nerve opening, leading to poor appetite and fretfulness. Chiropractor Carroll Vaughn offers treatment opposite the courthouse to provide relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Vaughn
Chiropractor Ray Service
Ranch sale details reveal O2 and SR turns in Brewster County history
An extended feature traces the O2 ranch origins and Turney family leadership in Brewster County. It recalls Judge Turney’s 1887 founding role, early branding HW then HS, the SR brand, and the 1901 land acquisitions through 1919 refinancing amid drought and low land prices. It notes key figures like A. Fletcher and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turney
Fort Davis
Brewster County
Texas
Senate
Texas Cattle Association
el Paso
Fletcher
Texas University
Alpine
Alepine
Highland Hereford Breeders Association
Mar=ia
Judge Turney
Walter Gillis
A.Z. Winder
Henry Reynolds
Winder
SR. Guthrie
A. M. Turney
W. W
Coun
Gourley Land Carruthers
Sacksom & Harmon
Drouth
Mort
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Centennial dance closes Pioneer week at courthouse
The Pioneers page notes a lecture by EE Townsend from the National Park Service and announces a Centennial dance for longtime residents at the courthouse on Saturday evening. Pioneers are invited to submit old tunes to Mrs Graves Bogel who will organize the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EE. Townsend
National Park Service
Old T Imers
Davis Mountains State Park highway progress and history
The article discusses the Davis Mountains State Park highway project, noting sixteen miles already built and plans to continue. It explains the road began in 1892 and was started again in 1992 after funds shortages and flood repair costs. Officials favored a routed line connecting U.S. 90 at Marfa and Alpine with the Bankhead through a scenic Davis Mountains route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mountains State Park
State Highway Department
Tex
Fort Davis
Austin
Marfa
Alpine
Bankhead
Davis Mountains
Proposed Texas State Road to Fort Davis Region Gains Backing
The text discusses designating a state road past McDonald Observatory Sawtooth Mountain and Rockpiles to boost travel and development for Fort Davis Marfa Alpine and surrounding towns. It argues the route would bolster the Davis Mountains as a year round highland summer and winter retreat and cites the climate as exceptional. It notes state officials including the governor and other officers with proposed salary levels and a House measure limiting county representation unless population exceeds thresholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Observatory
Sawtooth
Fort Davis
Marfa
Alpine
Davis | Mountains
Davis Mountains
Ameri
Tervefopment
Mt State
Goverrnor
General Land Office
Ate
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Avalanche Now
Cees
Dorothy
Sun - Mon
Felix McGauehy
Gene Mauger
Houston
Kate Nevill
O. H. Graham
Fort Stockton
4B Burgess
R.A. McMurry
Los Angeles
Calif
Mrs McMurry
Melba
B.S. Cross
Dallas
Jim P. Watson
Men
Anja Wilson
Benday
Jesut Monument
New Mexico
Frank Anderson
St. Louis
James Cotter
Hoy Lassiter
Oklahoma City
Johnnie van Stone
Lillian Sonnier
van Stone
Maery Marans
W. F. Collett
EB. E. Send
S.A. van Fossan
Herbert Fothersil
St. Joseph, Mo
J. J. Oliver
Kaline
Her
Nevill
J. Cooley
Midland
Ort Worth
Chas. Youn
Visi
Angelo
Ross Fitter
Miss Newell
Cal
James Fotter
Dorothy Scannell
Wo Bo
Jackson
Mich
Ethel Reed
Lou Cook
E.f.cook
San Benito
Lobos
Guy K. Lively
Canor
The
Republic
Mound City
Kan
Union
Japan
Hively
RWOST
Paso del Norte
J.R. Chaney
John Stovell
Pioneers
Margaret A. Linn
Elmer Taylor
ESSOR
Guo
Jecquara Designs
Woolgora
Sateen Binding
Pert Woolf
Penney Company
Alpine, Texas
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