Local Items Highlight Clergy and Students in Transit
Rev R Davis T A Beard and GA Whiteside attended a meeting of eight Methodist pastors and laymen in MS Pro the first of the week. Leser B Gilmer left the latter part of last week to continue studies at New Mexico A and M College. Be expects to get his degree this. Exmier FH Caldwell of El Paso, and W F Caldwell of Alpine, were here Tuesday en route to Port Brockton to visit his son.
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R. Davis
T. A. Beard
GA. Whiteside
Leser B. Gilmer
New Mexico A
M. College
Exmier
FH. Caldwell
el Paso
W. F Caldwel
Alpine Res
Port Brockton
Alpine News Circulation Mixes Illness and Social Calls
W A Buchanan is reported very ill at his home in south Alpine with little hope for recovery. Mrs Arnold Tims of San Angelo visited her daughter Mrs Walter Garnett Jr. Little Marilyn Moody fractured her arm after a sidewalk fall while skating. Guy B Combs of San Antonio, ranching in Marathon, was a business visitor in Alpine. Numerous visits local: Mrs Bill Lane, Miss Paneans, Mrs J H Elliott, Mr and Mrs W H Terry Jr, Mr and Mrs Bill Guinn of Odessa, J I Mack of Huge Pass, and others. Anja Wilson and Anja Jr drove to Midland to meet Mrs Wilson returning from Dallas for medical advice. Measles epidemic prevails in Alpine, many cases in high form but not widespread. A note of thanks from Melba Smith Newton for support in the Gillett Brown sale.
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W. A. Buchanan
South Alpine
Alleged Swindler Is Arrested and Brought to Alpine for Trial
R Williams was brought from Laredo by Brewster county officers and jailed to answer charges of alleged swindling. The case may be tried at the district court session next week. He took payments for life insurance policies and notes in advance, but the policies were not delivered. Several river country school teachers in Brewster and Presidio counties were among the victims. He was indicted by the grand jury last August.
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S. R. Williams
Laredo
Brewster County
Wiliams
Here
Brewster
Presidio
Boy Scout Benefit Show Earns Four Stars
Impartial critics from the Literary Digest rate the "8. O. 8. Teechers" four stars and recommend it for children. The Granada Theatre in Alpine hosts a Tuesday, February 13 benefit performance organized by Manager Molin to help Boy Scouts buy needed equipment.
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Literary Digest
Molin
Granada Theatre
Alpine
Granada
24th Anniversary of Boy Scouts Week Observed
Alpine Boy Scouts observe the 24th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America with exercises and programs at Rotary J club meeting. Troop 41 reviews 1933 progress, honors, and building efforts in Ferguson park. Otis Turner building display shows handicraft, literature, camping gear, and Court of Honor awards. Mil Ot stores and wick a Alpine Lee Stetson slated for Eagle, 6 year service stars, gold veteran badge, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster promotion. Local Scouts to attend M E church service next Sunday. public invited to inspect display at Swan Gas Co. office Friday or Saturday noon to 6.00. 1-26-49
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Alpine Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Rotary J Club
Club
Ferguson Park
Otis Turner
Jscouts
Court of Honor
Marfa
Eagle Scout Mil Ot
Wicka
Alpine Lee
Stetson
M. E
Swan
Swan Gas Co
Ghost Town Ordered Wrecked as a Hazard
A ghost town along the continental divide is slated for demolition after Col. Allen B. Peck of the Denver regional forester’s office declared rotting structures a fire hazard. The once rich mining settlement Battle in Wye County, now nearly deserted, will be torn down with debris removed to prevent further danger.
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Denver
Battle, Wye
Continental Divide
Prairie Schooner
Battle
Col. Allen
Peck
P&L Defers Paying of Stock Dividend
Central Power and Light board votes to defer the dividend on its preferred stock normally due February 1 1934. The action cites continued revenue decline and rising costs from September 1953 tropical storm damage NRA code compliance and the 3 percent federal electric tax borne by residential and commercial customers.
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Fecent
Central Power and Light ‘Company
Resiidential
Directors Named for County Interscholastic Meet at Marathon
Directors were chosen at a county teachers meeting for the annual Interscholastic league contests to be held in Marathon on March 17. G. Matthews of Marathon was named director general. Other directors cover athletics, declamation, extemporaneous speaking, spelling, music memory, chorale singing, future memory, debates, arithmetic, with assignments across Marathon and Alpine. Winners at the county meet advance to the district event hosted by Sul Ross College.
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Marathon
T ‘He County
G. Matthews
D. N. Scott
Whiteside
Steffens
Nelson
McGonagill
Frank Young
Miss Byers
Boyton Cain
Lucille Decie
Sul Ross College
Looking Over Continued From Page 1 on Cowboys and Calves
The article traces the origin of the term dogies and its pronunciation among cowboys. It cites 1804 Moon ranch manager Jimmie Gray noting calf losses along Pease river and predicts many dogey calves if rain does not come. An old Clay and Montague counties tale links the term to a ranch lady aiding motherless calves, sparking discussion of calf development dynamics.
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Jimmie J Gray
Moon Ranch
Cottle
Foard Joounties
Pease River
Clay
Montague
Shipments of Foodstuffs Received for County Welfare Board
The car welfare and employment board has received several food shipments for distribution in this county. Included are 61,000 pounds of corn, 3,000 pounds of bacon, and beans. A shipment of 11,000 pounds of Nour and a car of wheat are expected in the coming days.
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Car Welfare and Employment Board
PTA Meeting To Be Held at Sanderson
Sanderson hosts the 15th district convention of Parent-Teacher associations on April 17 18 and 19 with about 50 delegates from the district including Fl Paso Hudspeth Culberson Jeff Davis Presidio Brewster Terrell Pecos Loving Reeves Ward Winkler Crane Upton and Betor counties. Mrs Irby Dyer of Barstow is district president.
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Sanderson
Sanderson 'S
Fl Paso
Hudspeth
Culberson
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brewster
Terrell
Pecos
Loving
Reeves
Ward
Winkyer
Crane
Upton
Betor
Irby Dyer
Barstow
How Black-Draught Holds Its Popularity
Fragmentary text provides no coherent facts about Black-Draught. no identifiable people places dates or organizations. Unable to extract a usable summary from the provided input.
Oldtimers recount doughy dogey term in cattle lore
The article recalls how cowhands dismissed a wayward calf as dough ft and later dogey. It lists cream of district men writing applications for Marta Production Credit, covering Brewster to Presidio counties, and notes the Red Bluff dam will bring irrigation water to Loving and Ward counties, expanding farming.
Camp Probe Continues After Stabbing Incident
The article notes Mrs P L Sproul, the sheriff, contacting the Catholic priest at Marfa to calm Mexican boys in the camp. The priest arrived, performed last rites for a Catholic dead, and officials Roy Priest and Bill Granger began an investigation after arriving at 11 o clock Wednesday.
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P. L. Sproul
Marfa
Roy Priest
Bill Granger
Ghosts of the Borderland Remnants of a Lost Stable
The piece recalls a ruined fortification where rain erodes shelter and ghostly echoes linger. A decayed stable hints at past courage and endurance, with mentions of riders, patrol horses, and battles along the border from Texan soil to the Rio Grande.
Ghostly Texas frontier fort stands as lone monument
A weathered sign and ruined fort structures mark a frontier outpost once vital to Texas pioneers. Officers’ houses, a ruined church, and a deserted quartermaster’s office evoke a faded yet enduring memory of Texas independence and the rugged effort that shaped the state.
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Texas
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