Denial of Spanish Trail and Bankhead Highway support
A Kerr Hotel operator from Sanderson letters the Ava to deny denying support for the Spanish Trail and Bankhead Highway. He asserts effort to inform AAA and hotel associations of progress, urges cooperation among towns between Van Horn and San Antonio, and advocates routing traffic to U.S. 90. He cites Sanderson Times and Balmorhea editor comments as context for regional highway promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenin
J. W. Downum
Kerr Hotel
Sanderson
Avalanche
Downum
Routemobile Club
San Antonio
AAA
van Horn
Trrffic
Sanderson Times
Pat Moran
Sanders
U. S. 90
Editorial praise for George Baker and Big Bend park
Thanks are offered to George Baker publisher of the Fort Stockton Pioneer for a strong editorial reproduced on this page praising the Big Bend park project. The piece commends Baker’s cooperation and calls his thoughts a model for the park initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Fort Stockton
Convict 3 in district court case and cross filings
In district court here the case of J Le Sublett vs A W Dorgan involved a cancellation of contract. A jury view was ordered to appraise Partnership machinery and extend protections. In Fernando Valenzuela vs Chaos Mining Co damages of 2905 were claimed for injuries from a nine at Terlingua and the case was ordered transferred to federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. le
Fernando Valenzuela
Chaos Mining Co
Terlingua
Beauty Of Chisos Enthuses Students
More than 100 Sul Ross students faculty and Alpine citizens joined a Sul Ross College trip to the Big Bend Chisos mountains. They traveled by car from Alpine to Fort Penn Colorado Camp CCC site reached around 11 am, enjoyed dinner, then split into groups visiting the Window Chinese Wall cave Pulliam’s bluff, and some climbed Mt Emory before returning home full of enthusiasm.
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Sul Ross
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Big Bend Park
Chisos Mountains
Fort Penn Colorado
Marathon
CCC
Teenie Oak Canyon
Dodson-Means Test Drilling Stalled Near Alpine Ranch
Drilling at the Dodson-Means test northeast of Alpine was halted this week after a difficult casing situation. Depth reached 610 feet before suspension with plans to resume within days. Casing will be set to shut off later at the Smith-Hees test on the Jeele ranch near Marathon. Progress also reported at the 6th Storey test in Green Val hale by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Smith-Hees
Jeele Ranch
Marathon
Big Bend Park drive ties West Texas towns to regionally historic aim
West Texas communities from Alpine to Fort Stockton unite in a major push to establish the Chisos Mountains area in Big Bend as a national or international park. The campaign argues tourism revenue, highway benefits, and cross border ties with Mexico as motives for creating an International Peace Park, envisaged to foster lasting friendship and peace.
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Brewster County Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend
Alpine
Texas
United States Park System
Fort Stockton
Marathon
Big Bend Park
Jim Casner
United States
Mexico
Veteran prospector touts rich silver vein in Big Bend
Presidio Feb 18 veteran prospector EL Burney claims a six foot wide high grade silver ore vein in Chinati mountains, found in San Antonio Canyon near the Lost Mine. He says assays show over 16.60 per ton silver content and has bought surrounding claims. Burney, a familiar Tonopah figure, touts a vast undeveloped mineral district and mentions orders for carloads of fluorspar once a road opens through seven miles of rugged canyon.
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Big Bend
Presidio
Rio Grande
Presidio County
EL. Burney
San Antonio Canyon
Burney
Chinati Mountain
el Paso
Nevada
Tonopah
United States
Towns along U S 67 plan highway traffic boost campaign
District towns from Dallas to Presidio join an International Highways association effort to promote U S 61 67 traffic. Capt. DeLysle reports plan includes a special 30 000 map distribution to traffic control points and a coordinated push across locales feeding U S 61 67 as summer tourism begins. The effort targets ranking U S 67 as a major travel artery, with alpine fort stockton ozona and other districts contributing to the initiative.
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U. S
Dallas
Presidio
International Highways Association
Jack DeLysle
International Organization
Alpine
DeLysle
Wednesady
U. S. 61
Deliysle
U. S. 67
Canadian Border
DeLigale
Underpass Big Bend Park Bill on U S Intro
The $98,400 underpass project on West Holland avenue was completed last weekend except for minor cleaning. Start June by W W Vann Construction Kerrville. includes underpass at Santa Fe railroad and 3000 feet paving and a 20,000 bridge across the arroyo.
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West Holland Avenue
Trafic
U. S.90
West Alpine
W. W. Vann Construction Company
Kerrville
Santa Fe Railroad
Holland Avene
Seventh Street
Hollands Avenue
West Holland
Highway Department
Holland Avenue
LB. Starns
Highland Calves Take Honors At El Paso Live Stock Show
Highland calves led the awards at the Southwestern Live Stock Show in El Paso this week with multiple prizes. The heaviest calf, bred on George Jones ranch in Jeff Davis county, weighed 1125 pounds and was fed by a Valeta boy. Grand champion calf fed by Bo Moseley of Sierra Blanca, bred on Jess Moseley’s Hudspeth county ranch. Notable placings include Norman Wright Alpine second in heavy weight and seventh in middle weight for 3 W Merrill & Son calves. Locke McClure Alpine ninth in middle weight on a Kennedy ranch calf. Loyd Mitchell fed by his son third in middle weight. LaMonte Stephens Alpine sixth lightweight and ninth middle weight on two calves. There were 78 calves from West Texas and New Mexico. George Jones of Jeff Davis county donated a calf to the El Paso Optimist Club for next year’s show fed by a 4-H boy. Alpine Rotary club supported prizes.
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el Paso
George Jones
Jeff Davis County
Yaleta
Bo Moseley
Sierra Mlance
Jess Moseley
Hudspeth
Morman Wright
Alpine
W. W. Bogle
F. C. Mellard
West Texas
New Mexico
Jett Davis County
Optimist Club
Rotary
Prises
Alpine Rotary Club
Cage Teams Vie For Region 8 Title
District champions from 29 30 31 32 meet at Sul Ross gym to decide who represents Region 8 in the state tournament in Austin next month. Fort Stockton faces Sierra Blanca at 1 20 p m with McCamey meeting Bowie High El Paso. Consolation and championship games start 8 p m. Regional director C A Gilley and referee George O Brien noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O'Brien
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
Berra Blanca
Fort Davis
Marfa High
Sierra Blanca
Austin
Sul Rose Gym
Alpine Girl Inda Benson Joins Westminster Choir
Inda Benson of Alpine, daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Benson, was selected as a member of the renowned Westminster Choir at Westminster Choir School in Princeton New Jersey. Selection came from about 178 students among 400 choir spots, with the group famed for world tours and major American appearances. Argentine sugar output rises to forty six thousand tons above last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inda Benson
George M. Benson
Alpine
Westminster Choir School
Princeton
N. J
Westminster Choir
Inda
Westminster
India
United States
Merle Bennett
D. M. Bennett
Westminster School
Teachers group to hold meeting here Trans-Pecos division event
The Trans-Pecos division of the State Teachers association will meet Friday and Saturday next weekend. Out-of-state speakers include Superintendent Vierling Kersey of Sacramento and Dr. William Le Weinle of Colorado State Teachers College. Dr. B. F. Pittenger of the University of Texas is also featured. School boards and citizens are invited. A barbecue by Sul Ross College at Kobernet Park is planned for Friday at five o'clock.
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Trans-Pecos
State Teachers Association
Vierling Kersey
Sacramento
California
William le Weinle
State Teachers’ College
Colorado
B. F. Pittenger
University of Texas
Texas
Sul Ross College
Kobernet Park
Weather shifts bring wind and bloom in Alpine area
The Alpine area endured a week of varied weather highlighted by a strong west wind last Saturday. The cold wind persisted through the day with chilly mornings, then a brief return to springlike conditions from Wednesday as fruit trees reach full bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almont
Big Bend National Park Proposed by Texas Legislator
Senator H L Winfield of Fort Stockton and Representative Stevenson push a Big Bend National Park plan. They cite tourism potential and state revenue from enhanced travel, road development, and federal maintenance, arguing it would be a year round attraction with national exposure and minimal state land value.
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Senate
H.L. Winfield
Fort Stockton
Stevenson
Big Bend
Texas
Congress
Washington
America
Big Bend National Park
Carlsbedgerns National Park
New Mexco
Rocky * Mountain National’ Park
Colorado
Big, Bend
Yellowstone
Rio Grande
Big Bend International
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Rhode Island State College
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