Marfa to Host District Lions Meet January 17 18
Lions from West Texas converge on Marfa January 17 and 18 for the District 2-T3 mid winter conference. Registration opens Friday evening for cabinet members and early arrivals with a 7:30 p.m. governor’s cabinet meeting at the Thunderbird. The Paisano Hotel hosts registration Saturday morning and the first business session at 9:30 a.m. The luncheon features Bob Nunley, district PR chairman, and Marion B. Snider headlines Saturday night at 7:30 in the Beta Sigma Phi Building.
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Marfa
West Texas
Paisano Hotel
Marfa Flementary
Vershel Hl. Smith
Distrrict 2
Grandfalls
Thunderbird
Bob Nunley
Dallas Oak Cliff
Texas
Dallas
Roducer
Chicago
Inn of Six Flags
Snider
School Vote Seeks Space for Maintenance Facility
The plan proposes converting the gym into a system-wide maintenance facility to house buses and equipment. Officials also consider selling the parking lot to help fund a new junior senior high school site.
Big Bend Area Projects Get Budgeted Appropriations
The President's budget sent to Congress includes funds for Big Bend projects. Line items show 663,850 for Big Bend National Park operations, 120,850 for Fort Davis National Historic Site, 38,000 for Cibilo Creek flood control study, and 1,246,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to finish purchasing land for Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The Corps of Engineers plans to seek Alpine Creek flood control funding after study completion.
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Big Bend Area
Congress
Richard C. White
Big Bend National Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Corps of Engineers
Cibilo Creek
Presidio County
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Gasdalupe Mountains National Park
Alpine Creek
Conference Includes Mountain Park Tours January Weekend
The conference on Saturday January 18 will feature ladies activities touring Davis Mountains State Park the McDonald Observatory complex and the Fort Davis National Historic Site.
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Davis Mountains State Park
McDonald Observatory Complex
Fort Davis National Historic Site
German Nonacceptance of Nobel Prize Noted
The article notes that Germans are not permitted to accept a Nobel Prize, reflecting restrictions tied to historical or political context and the impact on award reception by German recipients.
Big Bend Stock Show scheduled with barbecue fundraiser
The Big Bend Stock Show will be held Friday and Saturday at the Big Bend Wool and Mohair Building. A charity barbecue lunch follows a week of calm weather. community members from Fort Stockton Alpine Llano Marathon and nearby ranches are urged to attend and support the exhibitors. The column notes several local ranchers and farm activity, and mentions the velvet ant insect living on hot sand dunes.
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Hallie Stillwell
Big Bend
Frank Pollard
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Onie Graff
Hovey
Jack Love
Llano
Persimmon Gap
Forest Weston
Morgan Chaney
Regina
Marathon
Frank Wedin
Perry Cartwright
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Faith Crawford
Linda McCreary
Warwick
N.Y
Union Carbide
Ranch News
Lia Cabana
C&s Shopping
Penneys
Pencale
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