Rain Tells Big Bend Weekend Story Across Ranch Country
Cy Hallie Stilwell reports widespread weekend rainfall across the Big Bend with 1/2 to over 2 inches in areas. Lower Big Bend including Smidy Butte and Lajitas saw the heaviest rain. Alpine recorded just over an inch with slow runoff. Ranchers from several outfits note good rains, mud in the low areas, and a potential rush of bluebonnets and weed crops.
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Big Bend
Smidy Butte
Lajitas
Alpine
Woodrow Mills
George Stroud Dallman
James Dyer
Jeff Davis
Elmer McMillan
Crawford-McMillan
Luther Anderson
Frank Woodwam
Bird Babcock
A. R. Ponton
King
Becky Te
Jim Walker
Rex Ivey
Rex
Steve Stumberg Jr
Pope County
Travis Roberts
Bill Donnell
Tom Leary
Black Gap
Stillwell Ranch
Collins Ranch
Weston Ranch
Otis Kimball
American Legion Post 79 to Host Americanism Banquet
The American Legion Big Bend Post 79 and Auxiliary schedule a Saturday February 28 banquet at the Legion Home. W T Neidhardt notes the program includes Elvie Williams and Gien Harris arranging events, guest speaker Mrs Samuel Hardage from Sour Lake, and music by Sul Ross State University under Ross Hise. Notables attending include Maurice Kubby, Mrs Kubby, Mrs Clayton Mann, Midland District leaders, Odessa District president Mrs Waunzel, and Mayor Homer Hudgins of Alpine. A buffet supper precedes the program with Henry Bailey as chair.
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American Legion
Big Bend
W. T. Neidhardt
Elvie Williams
Americanism
Gien Harris
Samuel Hardage
Sour Lake
Texas
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Texas
Sul Ross St
Frank Bewley
Homer Hudgins
Alpine
Auxiliary
Henry Bailey
Strain Bros. Wins Texas Highway Seal Coat Contract
The Texas Highway Commission awarded Strain Bros., Inc. of San Angelo a seal coat contract for 265.8 miles in the Fl Paso district. Low bid was 544 653.19 dollars for work in Presidio Brewster Culberson and Jeff Davis counties plus sections on U S 90 west of Alpine and FM 170 River Road from Presidio to Study Butte. District Engineer Joe Battle oversees the project with H L Sumatt in charge locally. Estimated duration is 100 working days.
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Fl Paso
Texas Highway Commission
Austin
Joe Battle
Presidio
Brewster, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Strain Bros., Inc. of
San Angelo
H. L. Sumatt
Alpine
Highway Department
Butte
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