Trans-Pecos notes on roads and relics mix with local lore
A Trans-Pecos column readers’ notes mix highway topics with light local items. A Sanderson man finds an old Winchester relic. a Van Horn bus race ends with a newborn on board. a Fort Stockton editor reports on an eagle capture. a Pecos river child is found after a long night. Marfa border memories and an Angelo Times item close the column.
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Trans-Pecos
Mon. 7
Sanderson
the Times
Ge Times
Polls Paid Indicate Big Vote in Primaries and Election
Disjointed OCR notes discuss poll payments signaling a large turnout in upcoming primaries and general election. Mentions counts, counties, and voter participation uncertainties with scattered figures and place names.
Chamber of Commerce Dinner to Boost Alpine Progress
The Chamber of Commerce calls a meeting Monday night at the Holland hotel. Officers will be elected and plans to revive interest discussed. Dinner costs 50 cents per person, and the town is urged to attend to boost civic progress and ticket sales.
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Chamber of Sammerce
Holland
Alpine Lady Dies En Route Home Funeral Rites Held
Mrs. Yaeger 65 died while en route from Dallas for medical care. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Baptist Church in Alpine, with Rev. Buren Sparks officiating. Interment in Elm Grove cemetery. She had lived in Pine since 1928 and leaves sons, daughters, and stepchildren across Texas, Oklahoma, and South America.
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Kmaeger
Daas
The
Baptist Jehureh
Buren Sparks
Elm Grove
Yager
Dallas
T. and P
Abe
Miss Lovie
Barstow
Burtera
Yaeger
Whit
Georgi
Talpa
Coleman County
Texas
Mannsvil
Peru
South America
Wintsid
Carl
Rivera
Calif
Blaine Jand Gus
Freer
South Texas
Glen
Louis
Alpine
John Yaeger
Hi Clty
Henry Yaeler
Norman
Okla
Claude 1
Matthews
Marfa
Jesse
Johimes
Walter Matthews
World Champ Cage Team to Play Here
The Lobos split two games with the School of Mines last weekend, winning 32:26 on Friday and 327 on Saturday. Morris and Starnes led scoring in both contests. Last night they topped the El Paso Gas and Ol quin tet from Jal New Mexico 67 to 31, Graves using his entire squad.
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Lobos
School of Mines
Tmateh
Morris
Starnes
el Paso Gas
Jal
New Mexico
Con
Graves
Brewster Chapter Elects Officers
Brewster county chapter of the American Red Cross elected D. Littleton as chair man at a meeting in the chamber of commerce. Most last year’s officers were re elected. New officers include A F Robinson roll call chairman 1934 and G W Worthington Mara vice chair man.
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D. ©. Littleton
Brewster County
American Red Cross
Heal
Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Robinson
Roll Call
G. W. Worthington
Hon
Leltha Chattin
G. B. Crawford
Crawford
Marathon
W. D. Burcham
Terlingua
Luis Cer
R. B. Slight
Henry T. Fletcher
Big Ball Bull Returns From CCC Camp Prank
A nine month CCC camp veteran brings a 1600 pound Hereford bull home from the Big Bend region north of Silver City New Mexico. The ill beast had little feed and was unable to work due to long illness and age. Mrs J C Bird of Alpine ranches assisted in the sale and return of the animal.
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CCC
Davidson
Silver City
New Mexico
Big Bend
Lone
J.C
Bird
President's Ball Huge Success in Alpine
A large crowd attended the President's Ball at the college gym in Alpine, about 200 couples plus spectators. The event raised 219 dollars for the Warm Springs Foundation, organized by the president and local committee, described as one of the finest social affairs in Alpine.
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Brewster
Warm Springs Foundation
College Gymnnasium
Alpine
Alpine Area Receives Fourth Inch Rain
Moisture hit the Alpine region early Tuesday with light rain and hail. Government gauge by P. G. Walker reports 0.28 inches of precipitation over a small area extending 12 to 15 miles south and lighter rain toward the river. East of Marathon in Longfellow, a four hour light rain occurred. The rain benefits the ranges, last moisture prior was last fall.
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P. G. Walker
Youn| Veer
Alpine High Bucks Shine at McCamey Tourney
Alpine High Bucks turned from the McCamey tournament with wins over Orona 31 to 20 and Sanderson 26 to 22. They lost to Hobbs 32 to 15 after facing Sanderson. John Fowlkes led scoring across games, nearly taking the center spot in the tourney. The Bucks meet Stockton at 7:30 tonight at the college gym, a fast contest following Hobbs.
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James Parker
Alpine High School
Bucks
McCamey
Orona
Sanderson
Hobbs
New Mexco
Ozona
Alpine
John Fowlkes
John Pryde Fowlkes
Stockton
College Gymnasium
Gues
Stockton Bunch
Sheriff’s Office Moves to New Quarters for Expanded Duties
The sheriff’s office at the courthouse was moved to provide space for the collector’s office and to house a new fingerprint department. The sheriff now occupies the north side of the hall in the former county surveyor’s office, with Mr. Gard moving next door. The department will be affiliated with the U S Department of Justice division for investigation and will receive police broadcasts from WOAI three times daily. The change, funded without extra county expense, aims to improve cooperation with city state and federal agencies and aid the collector’s office. Bucks by a close margin at the start of the season.
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Court House
Gard
U. S. Department
Justice
San Antonio
Wealthy donor valued simple life and science bequest
Obscure biographical sketch recalls a man who left a large fortune to science and a frugal, hardworking life. He refused luxuries, preached integrity, and studied botany at Harvard at fifty. Evelyn Calhoun Miller reported from Austin, noting his kindly heart and non meddling generosity.
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Harvard College
Evelyn
Calhoun Miller
Austin
Sul Ross Band to Open Season With First Concert
Sul Ross college band schedules its inaugural public concert for Monday February 12 at the Junior High School building with no admission charge. A balanced program is planned under director William J. Granger, and the Avalanche will announce details next week.
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Sul Ross College
They
The
Avalanche
William J. Granger
Auto Licenses Now 721 In State Totals
Auto licenses issued to date reach 721 as of yesterday with many waiting for legislative action. Local scouts in Alpine and surrounding counties show activity tied to the 24th anniversary celebration of scouting while a large number of unregistered vehicles remain.
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Theotal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scouts and Friends
Mam
Satuday
Fascon
Sar
Senate
Makes Dry Haul in Attempt to Rob Railroad Office
An attempted burglary at the Santa Fe office last Friday night ended without loot. The burglar tried the cash drawer, damaged the safe knob, and fled via the warehouse after the operator returned. Entry was made through a forced window. nothing was missing after a check.
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Santa Fe
Jiang
Avalanche Scribe Reports Integrity Tale in February Issue
Barry Scobee, Avalanche correspondent at Fort Davis, contributed a feature to the February American Boy issue. The story titled Integrity follows two young deputy sheriffs as they clear up a range thiefing incident. Scobee, a noted novelist, has penned many stories across national magazines.
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Avalanche Scribe
Barry Scobee
Avalanche
Fort Davis
Depty
Scobwe
Hetion
Mexican Recovering from Gunshot Wound
Carlos Cortez, resident of Boquillas on the Rio Grande, was reported this week to be recovering from gunshot wounds suffered early last week when he accidentally discharged a firearm. He underwent a successful operation at an Alpine hospital. Cortez is the son in law of the Sadas who run the Boquillas store and a mine in Mexico across from the border town.
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J. X. Edmundson
Marfa
Villa
Mexico
Cequntry
Ruldosa
Edmundson
Coun
Rio Grande
Dan Angelo Timea
Carlos Cortez
Boquillas
Cortes
Sa‘das
Bo@uillas
Army seeks government airfield on Rio Grande at Johnson farm
Improvements eyed for emergency landing field on the Rio Grande bank at Johnson's farm in Brewster County. State Airport project engineer HL G Cox inspected the site and outlined plans under the national defense program to build quarters for aviators and expand field capacity. Johnson offers 95 acres for county use, aiming to host multiple planes, with proper channels in Austin and Washington being pursued. 400 airmen reportedly used the site in 1988, and local officials cooperate with the effort.
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Johnson's Farm
Rio Grande
HL. G. Cox
National Defenserogram
CWA
Johnson
Castelon
San Vicente
Austin
Washington
Brewster County Commissioners
Free Nursery School Set to Start Monday
A free nursery school will open Monday under the local CWA board. It will run daily from 9 to 12 at the Central Ward school building with Mrs Lula Potter White and Mrs Comnic Roberts in charge. Children of employed or unavailable mothers may attend. readers are asked to bring suitable playroom toys and call for more information. A separate item notes a quart of oil hurled by a woman thwarted two robbers at Charles Dominick’s Hazel Park gas station.
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CWA
Central Ward
Lula Potter White
Comnic Roberts
Rose
Charles Dominick
Hazel Park
Mich
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