Run-off primaries confuse readers as names mix up
An editorial note urges voters to participate in tomorrow’s runoff for top state offices including governor, agriculture commissioner, criminal appeals court judge, and lieutenant governor. It jokes about two McDonalds on the agriculture ticket and reveals favored picks while admitting readers and a total circulation of 373.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Appeals Court
Commissioner of Agriculture
McDonalds
R. E
R. E. McDonald
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Terra Firma
Bob
John
Robert
Joe
Jack
Jehosaphat
Rainey
Jester
Owens
Beauchamp
Shivers
Jehosaphat McDonald
Beaucchamp
John Lee Smith
Perryman Named Assistant Football Mentor at Sul Ross
Jack Perryman has been named assistant football coach at Sul Ross College. A former TCU athlete, he recently sold his oil firm interest to partner M. C. Kay to return to coaching. He coached at Comyn Munday and Kermit and served as Fabens high school principal. He led Sul Ross basketball last year and served in the Navy as an Ensign. He is active in local groups and will help manage housing for veterans at the nearby airbase.
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Jack Perryman
Sul Ross College
Perryman
TCU
Kay & Perryman Oil Co
M. C. Kay
Comyn, Munday
Kermit
Fabens High School
Sul Ross
Navy
Masonic Fraternity
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Texas State Guard of
Alpine
Fort Davis Bloys Camp Meeting closes after 57th session
Fort Davis August 21 The Bloys Camp Meeting Assn ended its 57th annual session after a week of assemblies. Attendance doubled past years with four celebrated preachers from Fort Worth Austin and San Antonio. Sunday school drew 598 attendees with $291.23 collected for the orphans' homes. Mabel Bloys of Fort Davis will oversee furnishings for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Bloys
Fort Worth
Samuel L. Joekel
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
W. R. White
First Baptist Church
N. Richard Spann
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
San Antonio
Joe‘el
Anderson
Spann
Jesus
Alpine Cowboys Quit After Three-Game Series
After a three game set at Kokernot Field, the Alpine Cowboys disbanded for the season. Members volunteered their time and cited business obligations and the upcoming football season as reasons to quit. The club posted an 18 to 8 record, winning 17 of 27 since April 7, with victories over Forts All-Stars and other West Texas teams and losses to Hobbs and Chihuahua clubs. Season dates and scores listed include Pecos 18-5, Kermit 10-3, Hobbs 84, Alpine International 19, Valentine 85, Marfa Indians 7-5, Iran 28-0. Continued on Last Page
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Kokernot Field
Alpine Cowboys
Eig
West Texas
New Mexico
Chihuahua
Mexico
Forts All-Stars
el Paso
Hobbs
N. M
Carlsbad
Ozona
Cruz Blanca
Chihua ‘Sua Avalos
Pecos
Alpine Intern
Kermit
Alpine’ International
Valentine
Marfa Indians
He Battles the Kings of the Air on Their Own Grounds
Worth Gatewood profiles Cass J. O Casparis a 47 year old eagle hunter who uses a small monoplane and a 12 gauge sawed off shotgun to chase and shoot eagles over the Davis mountains. The ranchers pay him to protect lambs and he describes hunting from the air at speeds up to 120 mph. The plane dives between canyon walls trees and antelope herds as Casparis aims from 15 to 60 feet using No 4 shot to drop the birds before authorities intervene.
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Worth Gatewood
Houston Post
Alpine
Cass
J. O. Casparis
Wild Bill Hickok
Davis Mountains
Mr. Casparis
Niagara Falls
Civil Aeronautes Authority
Local Officers Recover Items From Sul Ross Museum Heist
Alpine Cowboys split a doubleheader with Chihuahua City Avalos, winning 6-4 at Kokernot Field as Lefty Smith pitched well and Travis Cook belted a homer off an Avalos outfielder. The visitors took Sunday 13-5 behind Martinez, Martinez and Benegas, while Alpine outhit 14-12 led by Wally Davis with four singles.
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Chihuahua City
Avalos
Wally Davis
Smith
Cook
Cowboys
Bob Burleson
Ros Moore
C. D. Burleson
Reyes
Vistors
Lopes
Martinez
Benegas
Lefty Muller
Cuellar
Cowsboys
Vis
Tocals
D.C. Moore
Thornton
Bob
Miller
Sale of DeLuxe Cleaners to W A Foley Announc'd
W A Foley Jr purchased the DeLuxe Cleaners from Jack Babcock and has taken charge. Foley, a former Valentine resident, operated清ing shops at the air field and Fort D A Russell during the war. His wife and 12 year old daughter, now at Marfa, will join him here soon. Babcock plans to stay in town in a different line of business.
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W. A. Foley Jr
DeLuxe Cleaners
Jack Babcock
Mr. Foley
Valentine
Air Field
Fort D. A. Russell
Marta
Marfa
Mr. Babcock
Discharged RAF officer to study aeronautical engineering
First Lt. William J. Burenam, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Burcham, was discharged from the Royal Air Force on August 1 after three years of service. He served as maintenance officer at Will Rogers Field and in the drafting department at Wright Field. He is visiting Terlingua and plans to enter Texas A&M this fall to finish a degree in aeronautical engineering.
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Wm. J. Burenam
W. D. Burcham
RAF
Terlingua
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Wrightfield
Dayton
Texas A. & M
Preacher John E Pickering Returns for Sunday Sermon
Rev John E Pickering pastor of the Christian church returns from Gulfport Mississippi where he conducted a preaching mission and will preach at 11 am Sunday on The Law of God and the Grace of Christ are Still Binding Upon All People. Public invited to worship and hear discussion.
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John E. Pickering
The
Christian Church
Gulfport
Miss
Christ
Absentee Votes Cast in Brewster County Runoff
Only 27 absentee ballots were posted by the county clerk through the final deadline reflecting low turnout. Precinct results show 12 votes for Precinct 1 East and 13 for Precinct 1 West, with 2 for Precinct 2 South Alpine. Marathon and Terlingua boxes received none. Voting sites remain at the courthouse Precinct 1 West Texas cafe banquet room Precinct 3 Terlingua schoolhouse and Marathon schoolhouse. Four state office contests appear on Brewster county ballot with candidates listed in order: Rainey Jester Shivers House Mebonah Meena Owens Leeteauchanp.
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Brewster County
Homer P. Rainey
Travis County
Beauford Jester
Navarro County
Allan Shivers
Jefferson County
Boyce House
Tarrant County
TL Mebonah
Rave County
Meena
He County
Ase Owens
Wibarger County
Tom le Teauchanp
Smith County
Alpine FFA Boys Trip to Big Bend Park
Alpine FFA boys left from the courthouse lawn at 8 Friday morning for an overnight trip to Big Bend Park. They traveled Terlingua to Santa Helena canyon, camped two hours in the canyon, spent the night at the Basin, held a social meeting with contests, including a big lie and impersonations. The next morning climbed a mountain before returning via Marathon. All members returned hungry and tired.
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FFA
Therthouse Lawn
Big Bend Park
Terlingua
Santa Helena
Mrathon
Eddie Martin
New Style Stop Signs Tried Here In City
The city commission tests new metal stop signs with red reflectors on top, claiming longevity and reduced replacement needs versus the old rubber signs. Signs have been installed at College Ave and North Fifth street intersection and at N 5th and N 6th Streets in Holland.
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College ‘Ave
North Fifth Street
N. 5Th
N.6th St
Holland
Building Starts for Nixon and Starnes Auto Firm
Beverly Nixon and Jerry Starnes announced the purchase of a Sinclair station on Fast Holland Avenue to serve as the home of their Kaiser and Frazer agency. The service station is modernizing with a 36 by 36 showroom and a 36 by 40 foot service department, both hollow tile, built by Charles Treadwell.
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Beverly Nixon
Jerry Starnys
Sinclair
Fast Holland Avenue
Kaiser and Frazer Automobile Lines
Charles Treadwell
Marfa
Nixon
Mr. Starnes
Gulf Servicenter
Horace Oliver & Sons
Nixon & Starnes Motors
Alpine FFA Boy Heads to Tri-State Public Speaking Contest
G. H. Harfst, with E. Turner, a new vocational agriculture teacher, travels to Stillwater Oklahoma for the Tri-State FFA Public Speaking contest. He previously won at the state meet in Sweetwater last June, earning a gold medal, 100 dollars, and a free trip to the tri-state event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Harfst
E. & Turner
Stillwell
Okla
G. H
FFA
Sweetwater
Four Young Boys Involved In Burglary At Sul Ross Museum
Local officers report four boys under ten participated in a burglary at the Sul Ross college museum about two weeks ago. Three were arrested, most stolen items recovered, including firearms from E. B. Townsend. Two youths entered via back doors Saturday, while another break in at Smith Furniture Co. yielded cash and foodstuffs. The accused were reprimanded and returned to parents.
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Sul Ross College Museum
Mus
Smith
Garner finishes boot camp in San Diego furlough visit
Aeron Garner completes Boot Camp training in San Diego and is on furlough visiting his parents. He has served in the Marines since June 11.
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Aeron Garner
San Diego
Marines
Miss Cowan Injured While Studying in Mexico City
Miss Alice Cowan dean of women at Sul Ross College has a fall injury while in Mexico City where she has been studying at the University of Mexico. She is recovering at Sanatorio Guadalguile and hopes to return to Alpine by month end.
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Cowan
Alice Cowan
Sul Ross College
Mexico City
University of Mexico
Sanatorio Guadalguie
Alpine
Alpine Internationals Rally To Edge Chihuahua In 11 Inning Tie
In a seesaw local showdown at West Field, Alpine Internationals beat Chihuahua City Avalos 6 to 5 in 11 innings. Tio Gonzales tied the game in the 11th with a two-base hit, then Gaga Llanes delivered the winning run as Marselo Alarcon pitched seven innings for the Internationals and Bene gas nine for the Visitors.
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Alpine Internationals
Chihuahua City
Martines
Eagle Pass
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Jerry Starnes
Stamnes
Cheeves
Nancy and
Marion Reynolds
Paso
Aln. Engle
A Pain Spene
Joekel
Tues- Mabel Bloys
Cowboy Ball Club
EAM
Ike
Incr
Nveisenhower
Wisconsin
Falgar
Tacoma
Minocqua
Wis
Fisenhower Brothers
Lac du Flambeau
Milton
Manhattan
Kings of the Air
Sul Ross Museum
W. A. Foley
Alpine Ffa
Kaiser
Frazer Lines
East Holland Ave
E. B. ‘Townsend
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