Annual Boy Scout Funds Drive Planned For Next Week
The March of Dimes campaign has netted 586.28 to date, county chairman Dr. B F Berkeley said. Total receipts reached 653.58 with 67.30 deductions for dance music taxes and other items. Donations include 201.45 by mail from county, 206.89 from courthouse dance, 18.10 Alpine cafe, 32.20 Alpine High, 14.69 centennial school, 4240 central word, 30.55 Marathon school, 15 Marathon Study club plus many groups. Donations accepted through Feb 12 with 50 percent retained locally and the rest sent to the National Foundation.
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B. F. Berkeley
Alpine Cafe
Alpine High School
Centennial School
Central Word
Marathon School
Marathon Study Club
Dr. Berkeley
W. B. Dorr
Wally Davis
H.R Gard
Cora Miles
J. ¥. Walker
Granada Theatre
Kidwell
National Foundation
Unified drive urged to secure a Big Bend Scout campsite
The annual Boy Scout finance campaign will be conducted next Tuesday as leaders including Jimmy Pate propose unified action to secure a campsite in the Big Bend area. The budget covers staff salaries and operations. $3,000 is set for immediate improvements once land is secured, with emphasis on community support and accurate fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Patele
Don Littleton
Charles Stringfellow
Bill Frie
Lee Smith
Horace Oliver
Reginald Votan
Lawrence George
FL. McCollum
Stanley Fulcher
Sport Gunn
C. M. Corkran
United States
Eld
van Horn
R. M. Hawkins
Jimmy Pate
Don Litteton
Lenon Atbingon
Sul Ross
Uso
Yucca
West Texas
New Mexico
el Paso
Council
Big Bend
Silver City
Ncm
Bite
Alpine
Hayes Mitchell
Marfa
T Iter
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Littleton
Councell
America
Alpine Arrogance Versus Newcomers Sparks Town Poem
A poem purportedly by The Newcomer criticizes Alpine Texas for exclusivity toward newcomers, praising a Texas town called Big Bend’s Alpine rivaling in hospitality yet condemning its aristocratic inner circle. The piece calls for reflection on attitudes toward new residents and suggests leaving Alpine if welcome cannot be found.
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Texas
Coordinating Council Meeting Set For February 17 Alpine
The Coordinating Council of Alpine will hold its February meeting at the Presbyterian church room on Monday February 17 at 7 30 PM instead of 10 PM. Postponement is needed to allow representation from every club and society as important business will be discussed.
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Council of
Alpine
Presbyterian Hosroom
Creigh
Poll tax receipts top 1400 in off election year
County tax office reports more than 1400 poll receipts issued by Jan 31, an alltime high for an off election year. No primary will be held in the county until 1946. Last year under primary conditions receipts neared 1500. Included are 14 to aliens and 12 exemptions.
Three Teams Fight For Second In District Three Standings
Interscholastic league basketball sees Marfa high leading the district with six wins and no losses. Fort Davis and Marathon each hold three wins and three losses, Alpine four and four, Sanderson seven losses in as many games. Marathon defeated Bucks 36 18 last week while Bucks tied 17 17 with another B team, and beat Marta 36 21 on Tuesday. Alpine has finished its schedule and eyes next week’s tournament in Marta Friday and Saturday.
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Marfa High School
Fort Davis
Marathon
Alpine
Travis Cook
Marfa
Sanderson
Bucks
Marta
Fort Davis Boy's Collie and Raven Remembered
The Fort Davis tale of Jimmy Bloys, his collie Scotty, and a pet raven named Blackie is recalled through Cas Edwards, with Harold King’s photo showing Blackie perched on Scotty’s back. The trio’s adventures and their fading memory resonate as oldtimers recall a once familiar town sight. Mrs. Fred Griffin and Mrs. A B Sandifer traveled to San Angelo for eye surgery. Sandifer to have the operation today.
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Cas Edwards’ Range
Col
Cas’ Col
Scouy
Ana Nis
Scotty
Jimmy Bloys
Blackie
Fort Davis
Dor
Cas Edwards
Alpine
Texas Game and Fish
Mr. Edwards
Harold King
Jimmy
Scott
Kent
Raven
Jim
Fred Griffin
A. B. Sandifer
San Angelo
Sandifer
Griffin
Woodrow Epperson Named Claims Examiner in St Louis
Woodrow Epperson former Brewster County veterans service officer has been appointed claims examiner in the Adjudication department of the Office of Benefits in St Louis Missouri. The office serves as the central MI claims center for the United States since moving from Washington and New Jersey.
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Woodrow Epperson
Veterans Service
Brewster County
Office of Benefits
St. Louis
MI Claims
United States
Washington
New Jersey
Bids Sought On Park Hiway Completion Section
The State Highway department invites bids for the 16 mile second section of Highway 227 from Marathon to Persimmon Gap near Big Bend National Park. First section is about 60 percent done and to open by July 1. Contractors are T M Brown and Son and Oran Speer of Abilene.
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State Highway Department
Marathon
Big Bend National Park
Persimmon Gap
Avalanche
Park
Geo. J. Kempen Jr
T. M. , Brown & Son
Oran Speer
Abilene
Kempen
Jeff Davis 4-H Boy's Steer Places Third in Houston Show
K K Miller, 4 H club boy of Jeff Davis county, exhibited the steer Half Shot in the middleweight club class at the Houston Fat Stock Show, placing third. The class helped crown the grand champion steer, with 148 entries. Miller will show the steer at the Big Bend Livestock Show Feb 24 25 in Alpine and at other state shows. Joe Gallego Jr will sell its steer at the Houston show. About 800 head of steers were exhibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. K. Miller
Jeff Davis County
Houston
Frank Newsom
K. K
Big Bend
Alpine
Joe Gallego Jr
Definite Plans For Securing City Needs To Be Laid By DC
Brewster county January registrations show twenty three new motor vehicles, a high for prewar days. Names include Mark Herring International truck, T A Beard Chevrolet coupe, V an Fossan Motors Dodge sedan, Newell Oil Co Studebaker truck, W Shepperd DeSoto sedan, John Carrico DeSoto coupe, Ray Willoughby Chevrolet pickup, P E Burleson Chevrolet pickup, N Stephenson Kaiser sedan, R H Thorp Mercury coupe, W G Fielder Ford truck, Mae M Ament Chrysler coupe, J N Allebrand Chevrolet truck, Clay Holland Willys station wagon, J B Keefer Jr old truck, Florence Forchheimer Ford coupe, Clarence Chandler Ford sedan, Bill Stirman Chevrolet pickup, Davis Motor Co Hudson sedan, T B Larremore DeSoto coupe, Rex Ivey Jr Ford truck, M D Frankilip Dodge truck.
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Brewster County
Mark Herring
International
T. A. Beard
Chevrolet
Taylor
van Fossan
R. N. Stephenson
Kaiser
H. Thorp
W. G. Fielder
Mae M. Ament
Chrysler
J. N. Allebrand
Clay Holland
J.B. Keefer Jr
Florence Forchheimer
Ford
Clarence Chandler
Bill Stirman
Davis Motor Co
Hudson
T. B. Larremore
Rex Ivey Jr
M.D. Frankilip
Dodge
Mexican Is Jailed After Stabbing Fray in Brewster
Martin Bazera remains in jail awaiting grand jury action on charges of assault with intent to murder after a Thursday stabbing at a Hal Sansom ranch camp in the Black Gap area of southern Brewster County. Alui Pena was wounded in the chest, with a lung penetration, and is hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Both men are Mexiciners.
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Martin Bazera
Alui Pena
Black Gap
Brewster County
Hal Sansom
Pena
Coordinated Effort of Local Organizations Urged at Meet
A Tuesday night gathering urged all city service and women’s clubs and local business groups to attend next Monday’s 7:30 PM Holland meeting. The plan seeks a unified civic effort, with emphasis on recreational facilities like Locust pool and a new 58 hole golf course to attract summer visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Commerce
Anaya
Chamber of Commerce
Watson Jr
Ccembers
Orchestra Concert Draws Big Crowd
A capacity Sul Ross auditorium hosted an eighty piece El Paso Symphony Orchestra with Arthur Brown conductor. The concert drew strong public support from college students and local residents, featuring Schubert's Symphony No. 8 and Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, with vivid percussion and harp solos captivating the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Friesen
Sul Ross
el Paso Symphony
Arthur Brown
Brown
Prowraan Desig Og
Sonar
Eni
Sene
Figarro Ty Maar
Pzanaciate
Ting Seraina
Rimsky-Korsakov
Asturias
Swan “Tate
Tachaikowsky
Stanay
Smetana
Johann Trauss
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Mac Arthur
Tokyo
Japan
Zinovi Perchkoff
Supreme Command
Allied Powers
The
Last Frontier
God
Coordinating Council
J. Y
Slim
Walker
Sen. B. F. Berkeley
Sen. Berkeley
Mrs. A. N. Alkire
Ask
Park Hiway
Jeff Davis
P. E. Burleson
Fray
South
Brewster
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