Peeks readers celebrate election end and new Health tourism hopes
The column reflects relief that the congressional race ended without violence and jokes about libel, while greeting new readers from Marathon and Oregon. It notes interest in Hot Springs health waters as a regional draw, hints at park development, and ends with gratitude for a growing readership now at 402.
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Oregon
John W. Pulliam
Mr. P
Hot Springs
Brewster County
Rio Bravo
Big Bend National Park
Graduate Miss Frances Wyatt Receives Master’s in Nutrition
Miss Frances Elizabeth Wyatt daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Wyatt of Alpine joined 116 graduates at North Texas State College Denton at the close of the summer term to receive a master’s degree with a major in Foods and Nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Elizabeth Wyatt
Bob Wyatt
Alpine
North Texas State College
Denton
Cowboys eliminated by Jacksonville Railroaders in semi pro tourney
Alpine Cowboys fell 6-0 to the Jacksonville Railroaders of Florida in a National Semi-Pro Tournament semifinal in Wichita Kansas. They previously beat Camp Lee Travelers 9-5 but lost 20-0 to Coors and 6-0 to Kirksville en route to elimination. Residents greeted the team with a city parade in Fort Stockton after their return.
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Cowboys
Florida Club
Alpine Cowboys
Wichita
Kas
Jacksonville
Fla
Railroaders
Golden
Colo
Coors
Camp Lee
Fort Stockton
South College
College Entrance
Holland Avenue
Holland Hotel
American Legion
Antelope Hunting Permits Due By August Thirty-First
Prospective antelope hunters must have permits postmarked by midnight August 31. Permits cost $5 and are nontransferable. Open seasons span October 2 to 15 across Brewster Jeff Davis Pecos Reeves Presidio Hudspeth Culberson, with specific areas. Each hunter must be assigned to a ranch, report to the state warden, and carry signed permits. landowners may charge up to $40 for hunting on their premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Austin
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Pecos
Reeves
Presidio County
Southern Pacific Railroad
Jeff Davis County
Hudspeth
Culberson
Marathon Texas Celebrates Completion of Park Highway
The Texas state highway from Marathon to Big Bend park opens with a Sept 20 celebration near the Y junction with U S 90. A ribbon cutting at 10 p m includes talks and a novelty ribbon cutting, followed by a free barbecue. Organizers expect 1500 to 2000 attendees and plan a dance that night.
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Marathon
Big Bend Park
Texas
Civic Club
Moodys from Houston Visit En Route to California
Mr and Mrs T R Moody of Houston visited friends here last weekend while traveling to California. They recently sold their Houston printing business and plan an extended vacation. Also, Mr and Mrs C L Pig Holman stopped over before moving to Midland where Holman will be assistant high school coach. They spent the summer at Tucumcari New Mexico where Holman played pro baseball with a Tucumcari league team.
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Marathon and
Big Bend Park Road
Marathon
Big Bend National Park
Park
T. R. Moody
Houston
California
Moodys
C. L
Pig) Holman
Midland
Holman
Tucumcari
N. M
Mr. Holman
Rainy Week Douses Big Bend Alpine Sees Heavy Rain
Reports from the Big Bend and Davis mountains indicate widespread beneficial rainfall over the past week. Alpine recorded the season’s best rain with 0.93 inches on Saturday, while western Alpine totals reached 1.25 inches. A further 0.66 inch fell Tuesday at Sul Ross College gauge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Alpine
Sul Ross College
New Southern Pacific Station Nears Completion
The new Southern Pacific railway station, begun last February, nears completion. Contractor Ralph W. Peters aims to turn the building over around Sept. 1. The Spanish design structure replaces the old station destroyed by fire last January and is praised as the most attractive railroad station on the SP line between Houston and El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Railway
Ralph W. Peters
S. P
Houston
el Paso
Murder Trial Opens in Vega Murder Case in County Court
Pablo Vega faces murder charges for the September fatal stabbing of Alfredo Cordova. In district court this week the jury was drawn from a 50 person pool plus nine alternates. Special prosecutor Roy Jackson of El Paso leads the case with defense counsels J C Epperson Mae M Ament and Alfred E Creigh. The grand jury that convened last week adjourned without indictments, a rare county occurrence. Manuel Robledo, also charged with murder, is set for today.
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Pablo Vega
Alfredo Cordova
Roy Jackson
el Paso
J. C. Epperson
Mae M. Ament
Alfred E. Creigh
Manuel Robledo
30 Turn Out For School Band Meet Monday Night
Band members gathered in the high school auditorium to join the organization and set practice times. Miss Sammis Jo Burleson elected drum major. band practice set for Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6 to 7 30. The school board approved funds for needed equipment including two French horns one baritone horn one bass horn and possibly an oboe. Inventory lists E flat bass horn BB flat bass horn bassoon alto clarinet bass clarinet bass drum. This represents about 40 percent of expensive equipment needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Garrico
Carrico
Sammis Jo Burleson
D. L. Cross
Instrumments
Alpine Bucks to Begin Football Workouts Next Monday
Alpine High School Coach Travis Cook announced football tryouts start next Monday with reports at 8 30 a m. Two workouts daily will prepare the Bucks for a season opening Sept 12 against Grandfalls at Jackson Field, with Oct 3 open date likely to be filled soon.
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Travis Cook
Alpine High School Bucks
Bucks
Cook
Jackson Field
Amendment Carries In County W Bean Leads Field
It Worked. Rain from clouds via dry ice experiments near Alpine report successful results. Casparis and Benson dropped 60 lbs of dry ice from 13 000 feet over Nevill ranch producing rain especially south of Kokernot and O2 ranches. Casparis and Marshall Queen repeated over Bob Sims ranch with satisfactory outcomes. Officials note the current rainy season and say clouds treated previously formed moisture but credit is not absolute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Casparis
Gene Benson
Casparis
Nevill Ranch
Alpine
Kokernot
Mr. Casparis
Marshall Queen
Bob Sims
Farm Loan Assn to Hold Stockholders Meeting at Marfa
Marfa Texas August 26 two prominent Texas financiers Sterling C Evans of Houston and B L Sanders of Corsicana will address Marfa National Farm Loan Assn shareholders at the annual meeting in El Paisano hotel on Saturday September 6 Officers and directors with terms expiring will be chosen and a director to fill the late C F Corning term will be elected A cash dividend will be paid at a luncheon for stock outstanding as of June 30 1947
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Marfa
Texas World of Finance
Sterling C. Evans
Houston
B. L. Sanders
Corsicana
Marfa National Farm Loan Assn
el Paisano
Evans
Federal Bank
Sanders
Navarro
J.C. Fuller
C. E. Miller
Valentine
C. F. Cox
C. FE. Corning
J. C. Duncan
Toyahvale
Association
Alpine
Rudolph W
Local Residents Listed for Medical Treatments
Darrell Cook of Sanderson James Cotter of Alpine and Sarah Joyce of Alpine receive various treatments along with Juana Martinez of Marathon listed among those treated.
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Darrell Cook
Sanderson
James Cotter
Alpine
Sarah Joyce
Juana Martinez
Marathon
Big Bend Area Joins Vast Transmission Network
The Big Bend region will lose rent control on Sept. 1, the Dallas regional office announced. The Marfa Alpine area joins two other Texas regions in decontrol, as part of a broader shift affecting about 45 zones. The West Texas high line links Alpine Fort Davis Marfa and Marathon to the Rio Pecos plant, enabling emergency power from TVA or transmission to eastern U S regions.
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Marfa
Alpine
Dallas
Marfa-Alpine
Texas
Memphis- Quanah
Childress
George W. Peguesse
Washington
West Texas Company
Rio Pecos
Girvin
Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Marathon
D. C. Littleton
WTA
TVA
Littleton
United States
Miss Faye Cain Visits El Paso Hosts
Miss Faye Cain of El Paso is staying as a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Smith, enjoying hospitality during her visit.
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A. B. Anderson
Moscow
Idaho
Ethel Nail
Anderson
Miss June Nail
Faye Cain
el Paso
Mrs. V. J. Smith
Reid Family Returns From San Angelo Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Knox Reid returned last weekend from a visit with his sister Mrs. W. W. Tucker and Mr. Tucker in San Angelo. They were joined home by Mrs. Tucker and daughter Mrs. E. G Turner and son J. Greg who will visit Mrs. Tucker's daughter Mrs. F. B. Weyerts and family. Mrs. N. Barrow left Thursday for Los Angeles after a week with her mother Mrs. A. B. Sandifer and caught a plane at El Paso on the way.
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Willis H. Wood Jr
Elinor Ray
Lt. Wood
Dallas
States
Hawaii
Hickman Field
Shreveport
Frank Wood
Frank O. Ray
Knox Reid
W. W. Tucker
Mr. Tucker
San Angelo
Tucker
E. G Turner
J. Greg
N. Barrow
Los Angeles
A. B. Sandifer
el Paso
Special Election Results Echo Broad County Vote Totals
In Brewster county the constitutional amendment passed 316 to 90. Woodrow W. Bean led seven candidates for U.S. representative with 233 votes to 125 for Ken Regan. Judge Gilbert 55, Gary 22, Metcalfe 13, Hargrove and Fail one each. Four boxes polled county votes at the courthouse. Regan reportedly won the district by about 400 votes, with 117 to 6738 in the 16th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Woodrow W. Bean
U.S
Ken Regan
Judge Gilbert
Gary
Metcalfe
Hargrove
Regan
Bean
El Progreso Study Club Library Set To Open Thursday
About 200 memberships sold for the El Progreso Public Library to be opened at Hendersons radio and typewriter shop on North Fifth Street next Thursday. The club aims for 500 members and outlines rules on hours 3 to 5 Thursday and Saturday, deposits, renewals, fines, and one book per name per membership with annual $1 dues.
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el Progreso Public Library
Henderson
North Fifth Street
el Progreso
Library Committee
Surplus War Property To Go On Sale At Air Field
War surplus valued at 175000 dollars will go on sale by spot bid at Marfa Army Air Field on September 4 and 5, with public inspection available September 3. The auction by the War Assets Administration in San Antonio covers 155 lots including office furniture safes power units beds and shop units. Inspect hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Air Field
Marfa Army Air Field
War Assets Administration
San Antonio
North Texas State College honors Alpine student Bob Wyatt
Bob Wyatt son of Mr and Mrs Bob Wyatt Sr of Alpine received the bachelor of science degree in summer commencement exercises at North Texas State College Denton Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wyatt
Alpine
North Texas State College
Denton
Memberships Open for Big Bend Concert Association
The Big Bend Concert Association announces new memberships available. Benefits include priority seating and access to upcoming season performances featuring regional artists and orchestras. Memberships support ongoing concerts and community arts programs.
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Big Bend Concert Assn
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Park Highway
Point Near Marathon
W. Bean
Farm Loan Assn
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