Oil Strike Reported South of Valentine in Presidio County
A promising oil showing was found at the Lake Brite ranch test well in Presidio County, 17 miles south of Valentine. Drilling paused for casing, with completion expected after the new year. 4100 feet reached. Rancher Brite, a major Big Bend landholder, owns about 125000 acres.
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Lake Brite
Presidio County
Valentine
Cowden & Cole
Alpine
Brite
Big Bend
Bention 60
Block 12
G. H
8. R. Ry
J. M. Pouncey
Souern
Jack County Man Buys Cattle Here
In recent cattle sales Jack County figures appear with Mrs. Kate Nevill selling four loads of fat cows to Cap Yates of Jack County. Nevill also delivered 227 head of steer calves to Arthur Broome of San Angelo last month under prior contract. Eugene Benson and W. T. Mewether reported seven loads of steers shipped to the Fort Worth market. Jackson & Harmon sold 117 head of stocker steers and cows in Fort Worth, steer prices $9 to $10.90 and cows $5.25 to $5.75, with the heaviest steers about 927 pounds and cows 172 pounds.
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Kate Nevill
Cap. Yates
Jack County
Nevill
Arthur Broome
San Angelo
Eugene Benson
W. T. Mewether
Fort Worth
Jackson & Harmon
First Snow Of The Season Falls In Alpine
A light snow, the first of the season, fell in Alpine last night though it melted quickly due to moderate temperatures. The snowfall was preceded by light rain and no ice was reported overnight.
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Alpine
Graves Attends TIAA Meeting at Dallas for Sul Ross
Coach B C Graves of Sul Ross and J C Coleman traveled to Dallas on Wednesday for the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association meeting. The conference will decide if Sul Ross gains full membership next year after a probationary period.
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B. C. Graves
Sul Ross
J. C. Coleman
Dallas
Texas Inter Ollegiate Athletic Association
Sal Ross
Preaching Services at Church of Christ Sunday
Preaching at Church of Christ next Sunday with Rev. R. E. Griffith preaching at 1 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. All are invited. The Wednesday meeting time has been changed from 8 o'clock to
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Church OF Christ
R. E. Griffith
Old-Timer Comments on Out West Novels
Barry Scobee of Fort Davis at the mike recalls an old friend Bogle who, bedridden, reads westerns and jokes that every story features a ranch man with a lone daughter and no mother. The hero arrives at the gate, a shootout ensues, and after the dust settles they marry.
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Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Mike
Bogle
Tim
Sul Ross Lobos End Season With Strong Play
Sul Ross Lobos closed a successful football season despite losing the final feature game by a two goal margin. Coach Graves, introducing Stanford influence and Warner system ideas, guided the Lobos to a nine win eight loss spread, with many returning lettermen helping rookies fit in. The team posted four straight wins early, beat Tarleton, and faced tough losses on foreign fields, while building a strong Texas Conference impression for next year.
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Scarlet
Grey Warriors
Graves
Sleven
Graven
Fred
Stanford
Pope Warner
Fundam Als
West
Hoad
Lehr
Lobos
Tarleton
Hometana
Heerletoken
Jackson Field
Vitory
Ox Cowan
Prairie Fire Danger Seen by Ranchmen
Ranchers warn of possible winter prairie fires as record winter grass growth boosts fuel. They urge town aid and a planned firefighting effort, noting limited local manpower and upcoming strong west winds in March or April could intensify danger.
No Postal Service On Christmas Day
Postmaster Annie K Turney announces no mail service at Alpine office from midnight December 24 to morning December 26 except special delivery. Packages should be mailed early with proper wrapping and legible return addresses, avoiding Christmas paper and seals on the outside. insure or register valuables.
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Dy Ort
Alpine
Annie K. Turney
Pioneer Marfa Woman Dies at Dallas Home
Funeral for Grandma Livingston, longtime Marfa resident, was held in that city yesterday attended by Alpine residents. She died last Monday at age 64 at her son John Livingston's home in Dallas. She had lived in Marfa 33 years and was grandmother to Charles, George, John, and Emily Livingston of Alpine. mother of C. W. Livingston, Sr., who died here previously.
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Livingston
Marfa
Alpine
Lobo basketball program gears up for new season
Sul Ross College moves to field a fresh men’s basketball squad with a $35,000 gym and a potential TI A A competition bid. Graves will guide three veterans Allen McNeil Younger to form the core, while Townsend Kell Ford losses leave forward and center gaps to fill from a host of hopefuls including Lean Dean Wicker Skevington Conley Underwood Von Donelson.
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Sul Ross
Graves
Allen
McNeil
Shotwell
Duck
Townsend
Kell
Ford
Lobo
Theia Lobo
Mel Lean
Merkel
Dean
Hamlin
Wicker
Pecos
Scarlet
Great Eleven
Skevington
Alpine
I N
Austin
Conley
Tall Redhead
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Frenter
John Underwood
Ft. Clark
John von Donelson
Mich
New Officers to Be Elected by Chamber of Commerce
The chamber of commerce at Holland Hotel will elect new officers next Monday at 12 30 for the ensuing year. A large turnout is hoped for. the following meeting on the 24th will be moved to the 18th when officers are installed and the annual report read during the poetry show eve.
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Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
Respond To Annual Roll Call Grows With Contributions
Rev Leon Williams city and county chairman says the Red Cross Roll Call is not final. Last week 142 members contributed 50.85 dollars and since then 21 dollars more, mostly memberships, have been paid. He praises the city county showing and expects further gains next week.
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Red Cross
Leon Williams
Williams
William
Three Wink oil field men fined for fawn killing
Peter Crawford, a game warden, got three Wink oil field men to plead guilty before Justice W. H. Raffin for killing a fawn below Alpine. Each was fined 69.50. The judge gave a stiff warning against hunting without a license outside the home county.
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Wink
Peter Crawford
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Rafin
Alpine
Eer
Pete
Fawn
Hhan
Wink Lawn
Thei
Sul Ross Skyline Seeks Season Turnaround Amid New Training Asset
The Sul Ross Skyline rally around Graves and a proper gym to build training value. Fresh rookies show promise as the team eyes a stronger season with resourcefulness and fit for a winning record.
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Graves
Sul Ross
Many Rossonians Attend Convention Banquet
Sul Ross faculty members plus others attended the Texas States Teachers Association convention in San Antonio last Friday and Saturday. The event featured a notable Ex-Student display and a large roses centerpiece with a gray life figure in a scarlet collar, while attendees from Sul Ross included heads of departments and numerous faculty members.
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Sul Ross
Texas States Teachers Association
San Antonio
Head
Aynesworth
Elliott
Gillis
Walker
Mor
Inter
Mr Robinson
Edith Buford Bogers
Ts. Brandon
Grace Sawyer
Louise Ble
Birdie Beinholts
Tommie
Madelene Kuykendall
Ruby Jame
Cochran
Mise Murray
Melton
Morelock
Miss Elliot
Miss Keefer
Vivian Howard
Linda Lancaster
V. 3. Smith
R.A. Studhalter
Aitha Yates
Edith Cooper
Artie Mac Sandifer
Hyron Yates
Mildred Horn
Edith Pilgreen
Walter Caldwell
Emogene Rodney
Alles
Fine goats to be on exhibit here next week
West Texas famed for the finest goats will be shown along with chickens turkeys guineas geese ducks pigeons rabbits and dawls at the Highland Poultry Show on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Dr J B Wright the show president is confident of a successful event with over 500 birds plus goats anticipated and entries expected from beyond the county.
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Texas
Det Ro
Astork
Coountry
J. B. Wright
Bix Mead
Citizens Approve School Bond At Mass Meeting Tuesday
A joint school board and chamber committee recommended a 90000 bond for a new high school and renovations. The vote occurred at a mass meeting in Alpine attended by major district taxpayers and business leaders, with plans to start construction and complete band equipment purchase for the next school year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton Addition Opens in West Alpine
A new subdivision named the Hamilton addition has opened west of the Orient right of way. It contains about sixty lots of fifty feet frontage between 16th street and Metta Harms addition, running north from College Avenue toward Man Avenue. Four houses are under construction by contractor Bills, to be occupied by the Hamiltons upon completion.
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West Alpine
W. B. Hamilton
Hamilton
16Th Street
Metta Harms
College Avenue
Man Avenue
Shipman Addition
Jim
Mayor Gillett Returns Home From Cuero This Week
Mayor Gillett and Mrs. Gillett returned home Tuesday from Cuero where the mayor had been recuperating in a sanitarium for several weeks. His condition was said to be much improved. The article also includes an editor’s quip about starting at the top.
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Mayor Gillett
Cuero
Gillett
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