Tri-County Agent Ernest Gibbens' Busy Year Report
The annual report shows Tri-County Agent Ernest Gibbens assisted 86 ranchmen and 48 homeowners in Presidio County, 35 ranchmen and 28 homeowners in Jett Davis County, and 2 ranchers and 68 homeowners in Brewster County. He spent 21 office days and 221 field days, wrote 24 news stories, 460 personal letters, and distributed 150 bulletins. He visited 290 homes, handled 1581 street calls, answered 2507 telephone inquiries, cut and canned 35 beeves, removed 335 cancer eyes from cows, and poisoned 317 counties’ cot es. He also helped plant 6230 apple buds, 1600 pecan buds, and 750 weid walnut buds, enrolled 28 4H club members, and assisted 95 cattle and sheep market sorts. He traveled 5165 miles in 1982. A full report is on file with the county commissioners in each county.
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Tri- County
Ernest Gibbens
Tri-County
Gibbens
Presidio County
Jett Davis County
Brewster County
Tve
Ers
Commissioners in Year's First Meet
Brewster county's new commissioners court held its first regular meeting during the January term. All members were present and sworn in, including R. B. Slight as County Judge and Matt Smith, Joe Moss, Fred Clark, W. D. Boreham as commissioners. The appointment of C. E. Patterson as justice of the peace for precinct No. 1 was approved to fill Milton Gilmer's vacancy. A contract was awarded to M. I. for posting county plat books for the years 1938–94.
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Brewster County
Commissioners Court
R. B. Slight
Matt Smith
Joe Moss
Fred Clark
W. D. Boreham
J. W. Prazer
W. N
T. P. ‘Bkevington
H. R. Gard
Teacher Association Meeting at Junior High Opens
The teacher association will be held this afternoon at 3 30 at the Junior High building. An address by H W Morelock on Promoting Good Reading will feature the program and good attendance is urged.
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ant-Teacher Association
H. W. Morelock
Teachers Attend Brewster County Institute Session
Teachers from Alpine Marathon Terlingua Study Butte San Bicente Brewster County and Fort Davis Jeff Davis County gathered last Saturday for the second Institute session. Dr Eason and Dr Steiger of Sul Ross spoke. A noon lunch for 20 out of town teachers was served by Alpine High home economics girls led by Miss Steffins and Miss Billingsley.
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Alpine
Marathon
Terlingua
Study Butte
San Bicente
Brewster County
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
Hgh
D. M. Major
Eason
Steiger
Sul Ross
Alpine High ‘School
Miss Steffins
Miss Billingsley
Decapitated Hotel Reborn as Five Room Residence
The old hotel standing in the first block south of the depot was cut down today from a two story structure to a five room dwelling. The roof was suspended briefly as sideboards and uprights were sawed away, leaving a leaner frame. A famed tale about a waiter and a cook supposedly coordinating a dinner via phone echoed in memory.
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Maryneal
Johnny
Hot Springs Resort Posts Best December Business
At Hot Springs on the Rio Grande in southern Brewster County the resort reported its best December since opening. Manager J O Langford noted improving facilities including new bath tubs camping shelters and road work to the lower spring as part of ongoing upgrades.
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Hot Springs
Rio Grande
Brewster County
J. O. Langford
State schools costs run below national average says Morelock
H W Morelock president of Sul Ross State Teachers College Canyon asserts operating and maintaining costs at his West Texas campus are below the national average. He cites a forthcoming large summer session and defends state support, noting distances among Texas colleges and the benefit to West Texas. The piece argues for equitable access to higher education across regions and lists cost figures for 1990 31.
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Sal Rom
H. W. Morelock
West Texas
Morelock
University of Texas
Austin
Canyon
Lubbock
Stephenville
San Marcos
Kingsville
Texas
Medical College
Galveston
Num
Jun
al Ross
School of Mines
Texas State Teachers ’ College
Texas Tech
el Paso
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Alpine
Texas State Teachers College
el Pa- 40
Davis Mountains
Sul Ross
Thie Institution
McDonnald Astronomical Observatory
Sul Rom
Tus
West Texas State Teachers College
HI Paso College of Mines
Syl Rem State Teachers College
United States
Pioneer of Transpecos Leader Rooney Dies in Fort Stockton
John M. Rooney a pioneer of the Trans-Pecos area died suddenly in Fort Stockton after giving an address at the Masonic hall. He was the oldest white native of Pecos County, longtime Fort Stockton druggist, and served as county and district clerk, deputy sheriff, and sheriff after Jim Gillespie's death. Funeral with full Masonic honors held in Fort Stockton. Alpine residents attended. Mr. and Mrs. G. Morrison planned to visit Carrizo Springs.
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John M. Rooney
Big Bend
Fort ‘Stockton
Alpine
Brewster County
Mr. Rooney
Masonic Hall
Francis Rooney
Trans-Pecos
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Rooney
Armas
Ceti
Penese
Cotter
Tom McMullan
Sulphur Springs
Lionella
Here
Chisos Mountains
Green Valley
Jim Gillespie
Gillespie
Patterson Appointed Justice Precinct L in Alpine
Alpine attorney B Patterson was appointed by the county commissioners as Justice of Precinct L at the board meeting held earlier this week. He fills the office after Milton Gilmer resigned to become deputy for Sheriff and Tax Collector W W Gourley. Patterson will keep his law practice with offices in the Hord building and in the courthouse.
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B. Patterson
Alpine
Milton Gilmer
W. W. Gourley
Patterson
W. van Sickle
Hord
Court House
Milestones in Career of Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge born July 4 1872 in Plymouth Vermont. He progressed from local schools to Amherst College where he won a gold medal for a Revolutionary War essay. He studied law in Northampton Massachusetts and began practice there. He held multiple political roles from Northampton city clerk to state senator and governor. He served as lieutenant governor then governor before becoming vice president in 1920 and president in 1923 after Harding's death. He announced in 1927 that he would not seek the 1928 nomination and retired in 1929 dying in 1933.
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Hamond and Pield
Northampton
Mass
Northampton Common Council
Grace A. Goodhue
Burlington
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts State Senate
Senate
Massachusetts
United States
Warren G. Harding
Observotory Site Data Sought in Davis Mountains bid
Reports indicate interest in placing an astronomical observatory on Davis Mountain with exploration of the Davis range for suitable depth and bases. Charles B. Swasey president of Warmer Swasey Co and L M Cole of Dallas travel with a team to El Paso to study building costs and funding. Dr Otto Struve linked observatory plans and Davis Mountain site are under review for feasibility and potential bids.
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Faynit
Alpine
Port Davis
Charles Btw
Warmer & Swasey Company
Cleveland
Ohio
L. M. Cole
Dallas
Texas Seen
RA Tayor
Taylor
el Paso
Ilweland Col
Ture Foundation
Fowlkes
Stilwell
Davis Mountains
Otto Struve
McDonald l
Yerkes Observatories
Davis Mountain
Demonstration Planned Next Tuesday Details Unclear
Ambiguous OCR fragment references a demonstration next Tuesday with mentions of a person Crain and a person named Shale. The readable text is incomplete and untrustworthy for precise events or locations.
Lobos Face Texas Tech In Home Game Monday Night
Sul Ross Lobo cagers meet Texas Tech in a Monday 7 45 PM home game with 40 cent admission. Matadors visit later. Lobo squad began practice Thursday, new players showing promise, Graves guides rapid progress as fans urged to attend a fast, interesting contest.
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Sul Ross Lobo Cagers
Texas Tech
West Texas
College
Matadors
Lobo
Graves
Old Settlers To Meet Next Week
The Old Settlers association of Brewster county, once inactive, will be reorganized at a meeting called by president Fe Nevill for Friday next week. The gathering at Jum P. Wilson’s residence on North Fifth Street invites all members or those qualified for membership.
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Old Settlers Association
Brewster County
Fe Nevill
Priday Miet
Jum P. Wilson
North Fifth Street
Alpine Rainbow Installation in El Paso Visit
Representatives of the Alpine Assembly of the Rainbow for Girls visited El Paso to install officers for the coming term. A luncheon at the Masonic Temple, sight seeing, a formal banquet, speeches, corsages, and a dance at the Woman's Club marked the weekend. Installing officers included Anna Dee Phelps and Katherine Turney, with additional participants listed.
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Alpine Assembly
The
Order of the Rainbow For Girls
el Paso
Masonic Temple
Ely Paso
Woman's Club
Lilian Jackson
Jayhawks
Alpine
Anna Dee Phelps
Katherine Turney
Bonnie Pearl Sandifer
Lucile Perry
Johaplain
Marjorie Lewis
Doris Chaffin
Audrey Lewis
Elizabeth Spence
Martha Louise Stetson
Thelma Ferris
Jane Boudreaux
Mildred Matthews
Gasoline Price Cut in Alpine by One Cent
One cent per gallon reduction took effect at Alpine filling stations late last week. Current prices for three gasoline grades are 22, 19, and 15 cents, replacing the prior months-long schedule. Avalanche Want-Ads get results.
Prominent Marfa Rancher W F Placher Dies in San Antonio
W F Placher of Marfa a leading Presidio county rancher and Eneinosa cattle breeder died in San Antonio after a brief illness at 73 his family took him there for treatment. He was buried in Gonzales and survived by his widow a son Lee and sister Miss Emma Pischer. His son Mr Henry Pretcher and family were in San Antonio at his passing.
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W. F. Placher
Marfa
San Antonio
Gonzales
Pischer
Presidio County
Line Storeford Cattle
Pwener
Henry Pretcher
Lee
Emma Pischer
Sar
Pretcher
Margaret
Fischer
Heating Plant Installed at Lodge
The lodge at the college now features a team heating plant supplying heat to the whole building. 16 new furnaces and radiators have been installed, replacing the old main ballroom fireplace and improving the lodge’s appearance and comfort for visitors and students alike.
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Kokernot Lodge
Rand's Canine Show Comes to Granada Theatre
Rand's Canine Revue featuring eight trained dogs appears at the Granada theatre starting Sunday matinee January 15 with Trouble In Paradise and short subjects. Dogs perform acrobatic work dancing military drills and musical pieces without whips including a tight wire act where a second dog crawls beneath. The act aims to entertain both old and young and draw in families with children.
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Rand
Granada Theatre
Spitz
Big Gain Shown In Slaughtering in 1992 Kansas City
Nearly five and a quarter million cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs were slaughtered in 1992 by the packing industry here the highest since 1929. An increase in hog slaughtering drove the rise while total stock received reached about seven million head valued over one hundred million dollars. Receipts matched the prior year but lower prices reduced total value to about a third of 1928’s peak. Mr and Mrs Charles Pishel and children returned Sunday from a two week visit with relatives in Los Angeles and Ludlow California.
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Kansas City
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B. B. Coan
Anssmith
Duncan Seat
Princes Cotter
Joyce Pheps
Josephine Morton
Zoia Wise
Alijean Wright
Margaret Cleveland
Miss Steffens
Dr. Seige
Coan
Leverkutn
Hot Springs Resort
Public School Fund
America
State of Texas
Institutions of Higher
Transpecos
Ft. Stockton
G. Morrison
Carrizo Springs
T. W. Corkin
Mr. Morrison
Justice Precinct
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth,Vermont
Davis Mts
A. P. Robinson
Washington
LOBOS
Texas Tech Matadors
Paso
W. P. Fischer
Chas. Pishel
Los Angeles
Ludlow
Calif
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