Range Meet Set for Next Week in Alpine
Ranchmen and others interested in range conservation will meet in Alpine February 22 to discuss adapting the AAA Range program to the area. J D Prewitt of Pecos and several AAA and extension officials from four counties will preside and attend. The session aims to establish uniform county administration methods and highlight new features for 1999 with similar meetings planned in Big Spring Pecos and Van Horn on February dates.
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Alpine
AAA
J. D. Prewitt
Pecos
Texas A. & M College Extension Service
West Texas
I. W. Anderson
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
A. L. Smith
College Station
M. R. Bentley
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Bob Burnham
Marble Falls
J. W. Doak
San Angelo
Smith
Big Spring
van Horn
Famed Violinist Piastro Set for March 21 Concert Here
Josef Piastro, renowned Russian violinist and pupil of Leopold Auer, will perform in a March 21 concert sponsored by El Pro es and Alpine Study clubs. A celebrated world soloist, he now lives in the United States and owns a 1734 Peter Guaranerius violin bought for $1500, plus a rare 1800 Flourite bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Piastro
el Proes
Leopold Auer
Europe
America
United States
Plastro
Peter Guaranerius
Wurlitzer
Los Angeles
New City Water Well Hits 50 GPM at 150 Feet
A new city water well in the north part of town reached about 150 feet depth yesterday with a flow of roughly 50 gallons per minute. The hole is to be drilled to 250 feet for stronger water output. Tony Hess is the drilling contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City
Tony Hess
War Vets' Service Man Here Next Week
Granville Routh, field representative of the Veterans' service, will be in Alpine on February 20 to aid veterans and dependents. Edgar Peters, post commander of the American Legion, says Mr. Routh will stay at the Legion Hall all day for those needing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Routh
Veterans’ Service
Alpine
Edgar Peters
American Legion
Routh
Legion ‘Hall
Dobie Camps In Big Bend Secluded for Longhorn Book
J Frank Dobie the renowned Texas folk lore writer holes up in Big Bend Park area near Marathon while he works on a comprehensive history of Longhorns. He recalls battle scenes of old bulls, notes Hereford cattle lack of vocal power, and plans a chapter on the longhorn bull’s decline.
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J. Frank Dobie
Big Bend Park
CCC
Chises Mounain
Big Bend State Park
Aves
Texas
University of Texas
Dobie
Live Oak County
Goring
Rand
Santo Domingo
Columbus
America
Safety Patrol Formed at Davis Junior High School
A safety patrol was organized at Davis Junior High with E L Stroud of the State Highway Patrol and Luther Campbell Alpine chief of police announcing patrols will guide students crossing streets and warn motorists during arrival and dismissal. Badges and white Sam Browne belts will be supplied to patrol members. In Fort Davis a separate incident saw two Mexican youths from Marfa arrested for an attempted post office robbery, with confessions linking other local robberies.
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E. L. Stroud
State Highway Patrol
Luther Campbell
Alpine
Sam Browne
Fort Davis
Marfa
Jim C. Walker
John Calderon
Amulfo Ontiveros
Mirror Packing Puzzle for McDonald Observatory Mirror
Cleveland engineers race to safely ship the 82 inch telescope mirror for McDonald Observatory in Texas. The parabolic surface must not be distorted above a millionth of an inch. They plan to ship by express car on a train to minimize bumps and ensure coating perfection before final routing is decided.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Warner & Swasey Engineering Company
Sitant
MacDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Davis Mountains
Texas
Warner & Swasey
Pos
Car
Lundin
Warner & Swasey Optical Department
Four hundred thirty nine deer bagged in Davis County season
Fort Davis February report by State Game Warden Tom Redford shows 439 bucks taken by 696 paid hunters and 314 unregistered hunters, totaling 2,010 hunters. Pay hunters paid ranchers and club managers $15,200, up $200 from the prior year, with 23 hunting clubs issuing licenses.
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Fort Davis
Nimrods
Jeff Davis County
Tom
Redford
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Scheduled at Holland Hotel
Members and others interested in the city's progress are reminded of a Monday noon meeting at the Holland hotel. Items for the year ahead will be discussed and business to be transacted. Luncheon plates are 5 cents. reservations must be made with the chamber secretary by tomorrow.
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Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
C. C
Measday Convicted In Larceny Case In District Court
W. D. Measday was sentenced to two years after a jury convicted him on a cattle larceny charge. The alleged crime occurred in May last year involving a property tied to the Fage Estate. The jury deliberated late Wednesday into Thursday morning before verdict. Foster Convicted In Four-Year Term For Burglary Involving Railroad Car.
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W. D. Measday
Butterday
Cass
H.L. Hord
Patti
Evelyn Cooper Jr
Henry Glamcock
Watson-Anderson Gro. Co
Great Southern Life Ins. Co
Wm. Lundy
T. B Davis
A. L. King
Texas Rockies Sightings and Fort Stockton Church News
A warm weather punch of local lore and road travel notes opens with a playful jab at Everett Townsend and a claim about horned lizards spitting blood. The column records rising traffic on Highway 90, drivers from many states, and safety signs declaring Drink Drive and Die. It then passes through a 1900 Heisman vehicle sighting, Fort D. A. Russell WPA funding, a Ward County case on appeal, Balmorhea misadventures with talcum powder, and the First Christian Church Fort Stockton 1901 anniversary. It closes noting Victoria County’s naming after a Mexican president.
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Everett Townsend
Santone
Everett
Ripley
San Gould
Florida
Sam
del Rio
Mexico
New Bruns
Canada
Cal
Fla
N. J
Idaho
Mich
Penn
Iowa
Wabash
Wis
Okla
Ohio
Ariz
New Dept for Sul Ross urged in Legislature
Kokernot of San Antonio and Alpine spoke to both houses seeking to add animal husbandry courses to Sul Ross College. He argued the ranch region needs local training and that area high schools teach vocational agriculture well, so students can study nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Kokernot
San Antonio
Alpine
Sul Rone College
Alpine Hospital to Move to West Ave quarters
Dr Malone V Hill has leased the old Anderson house on West Ave East from F P Gibson Allamore and is remodeling it for a hospital with a maximum capacity of 10 patients. The Alpine hospital will vacate its present quarters by March 1. The building was acquired recently by A F Robinson who will reside there as a home.
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W. van Sickle
Eugene Parr
Zeb Decie
Foster
Malone V. Hill
Anderson
Artroyo
West Ave. E
F. P. Gibson
Allamore
Hill
Alpine Hospital
A. F. Robinson
Trans Pecos Teachers Association Meeting Planned in Alpine
A meeting of the Trans-Pecos Teachers Association is set for March 16 to 18 in Alpine at Sul Ross College. A large delegation is expected, with committees arranging lodging in local homes, aiming for about 1 dollar per person. Local residents with spare rooms should contact the college or chamber of commerce.
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Trans- Pecos
Trans-Pecos
Sul Ross College
College and Chamber of Commerce
College of the Chamber of Commerce
Enthused Booster Backs Texas Big Bend Park Plan
G A Baldini of Princeton's Westminster Chorus urged speedy action on a proposed Big Bend National Park. He argued the two million needed would attract tourism and cited his donated funds and travel to Texas. Dr G P Smith of Sul Ross recalled showing Carnegie Hall photos Baldini had taken. Baldini plans a future return for a real vacation.
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Big Bead National Park
G. A. Baldini
Westminster Chorus
Princeton
N. J
Alpine
Mr. Baldini
Texas
Big Bend
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Chariie Petersen
St. Louis
New York
Marathon
Davis
McDonald Observatory
Davis County
C.C
Santa Monica
Fort D. A. Russell
War Department
Dyane
Salto Monthana le
Apealins Court
Adebe Howard
Monahane
Christan
Fort Stockton
David Crockett
Ozona
Crockett County
Ozonaity Park
Victoria County
Firal
Sul Ross
Sterner
Texas Big Bend
Baldini
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