In the Big Bend Echoes of Town Letters and Weather
A reader correspondence recounts corrections about earlier items, naming Mrs H R Gard and Mr J B Wen Pruett, with notes on the Nations families and Cal Nations relation. The piece also comments on a frigid spell affecting local residents and a gust storm report, urging accuracy in weather records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Wen Pruett
Marfa
Mr. P
Tom Hendrick
EU Nations
Cal Nations
Hendrick
R. B. Slight
Cal
Theener
Str. P
Big Bend
el Paso
Panne
Starns Field Approved for $20,000 Federal Grant
A telegram from Washington confirms a $20,000 tentative federal grant for Starns Field Alpine. The city will match to $40,000 for landing strip, hangar, and access improvements pending aeronautical plans. Mayor Starns notes sheds and warehousing may be added to house aircraft before hailstorm season. Alpine Co operative Council urges organization reps for Feb 10 meeting to finalize actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starns Field
RE. Thomason
Washington
Civil “Aeronautics Administration
Alpine
Congressman Thomason
L. B. Starn
Army Air Field
Employment Trends Topic At Meeting Of SR Group
Fred C. Wendt and L. W. Keiler spoke at Sul Ross college as part of the It state Business Relations meeting. About 200 business people and students attended the session on Trends in Employment with a postmeeting forum and refreshments. The club hopes to create a job placement service and support a business research program. The Humble Oil and Refining Co will provide the next speaker on February 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Co
Presbyterian Hospitality Room
Alpine
al Creigh
Fred_C. Wendt
State Employment Service
el Paso
L. W. Keiler
San Angelo
Ititate of Business Relations
Sul Ross College
Business Club
State of Texas
Humble Oil and Rening Co
Houston
Plans perfected for the March of Dimes drive
County officials announce Drive 10 to raise funds against infantile paralysis. Brewster county chairman Dr BF Berkeley says the campaign runs January 15 through January 30 with personal solicitations and theatre and school fundraisers. The National Foundation has sent supplementary aid totaling 2 02 281 to chapters in 36 states to replenish treasuries used for patient care and treatment this summer and from prior outbreaks. Basil O Connor reiterates the foundation’s policy to provide the best care to all infants and adults affected by infantile paralysis regardless of age race creed or color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. Berkeley
Brewster County
National Foundation O
Berkeley
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
Foundation
O'Connor
National’ Foundation For
Youth Camp Pictures Shown at M E Church Sacramento NM
Pictures of the Youth camp at Sacramento New Mexico will be shown at the Methodist church next Tuesday evening at 7 30 by Dr L L Evans district superintendent Rose Anna Smith will tell of the camp activities All young people are invited to attend Rev Austin Dillon will accompany Dr Evans on a trip to Marfa Sierra Blanca and Van Horn where the pictures will be shown Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings The pastor announced a six part sermon series based on Dr Sockman s book The Art of Using beginning next Sunday at 7 30 p m Special musical numbers will accompany the series
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
N. M
Methodist Church
L. L Evans
Rose Anna Smith
Austin Dillon
Evans
Marfa
Sierra Blanca
van Horn
Dr. Sockman
PTA Meeting Postponed To Monday January 27
Alpine PTA shelves its regular Jan 20 meeting due to conflicts and reschedules Fathers Night to Monday Jan 27 at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium. A symposium on Developing Better Citizens Through Recreation features C B Gross Lions Johnny Newell Rotarian Mrs Winifred Slight Pilot Club Mrs D M Bennett El Progreso and Mrs George Baines Study Club. Refreshments follow the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Pta
C. B. Gross
Lions
Johnny Newell
Winifred Slight
Pilot Club
D. M. Bennett
el Progreso
George Baines
Alpine
Sale of City Drug Store Transfer to Bow and Nance
Sale of the City Drug store effective January 8 to R A Bow and Grady Nance, recently of Odessa, announced by former owner P D Coulson who operated the shop 11 years. Bow has varied pharmacy experience in town and Odessa, with his family planning to move here. Nance, a Texas university pharmacy grad, WWI veteran, will join as partner with his family once housing is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Bow
Grady Nance
Odessa
P. D. Coulson
Coulson
Fort Davis
Bow
Pecos
Eliott
Nance
L& H Drug
Texas University
Mr. Bow
Louisville, Ky
College of Pharmacy
Jack
Mr. Nance
Annual C of C Meeting Set for Monday
The chamber of commerce will elect officers for the new year at its annual meeting next Monday evening at 7 20 at the Holland hotel. A banquet precedes the election with plates priced at 1 50. Space is limited to members and interested parties. tickets available at the CC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
Arrival of Alpine Man documented in Sydney clipping
Woodrow Mills, son of Mrs H M Mills of Alpine, arrived in Sydney, Australia, on January 3 aboard the Marine Phoenix. The clipping notes his attire a business suit cream sombrero and riding boots with a silver spur. A World War II veteran, he had been stationed in Australia and departed weeks ago to pursue ranching.
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Woodrow Mills
H. M. Mills
Alpine
Sydney
Australia
Marine Phoenix
Woodrow
Range Program Discussed At Brewster County Meet
The 1947 range program of the Soil Conservation Association was discussed during a two day session of Sub. Dist. 11 representatives at the Holland hotel. Administrative officers and range inspectors from Culberson Terrell Jeff Davis Reagan Upton and Brewster counties attended with speakers Bob Spreen and T E Rattan from College Station. Practices approved include drilling wells rock headers earthen dams and reservoirs. Brewster county allocation for 1947 set at 123000. Total paid to ranchmen cooperating in 1946 was 196009. Ranchmen urged to visit the local office and sign up for 1947 program.
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Soil Conservation Asm
Sub. Dist
Holland Hotel
Culberson
Terrell
Jeff Davis
Reagan
Upton
Brewster
Bob Spreen
T. E. Rattan
College Station
Brewster County
Rainbow Installation Set For Saturday Night
Rainbow Girls plan a public installation of officers at the Masonic Hall Saturday night at 1 30 The public is invited to attend Mrs Fred B Rogers returned last Saturday from Dallas where she attended the executive meeting of the Women's Synodical state meeting of Presbyterian women
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Rainbow
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Syl
Fred
Rogers
Dallas
Women's Synodical State Meeting
Presbyterian Wo
Gross Installed as New President of Alpine Lions Club
Curtis B. Gross, local insurance and real estate dealer, was installed as president of the Alpine Lions club at Tuesdays lunch confer ence. He succeeds A. J. Blerschwale, who completed his tenure amid notable growth in Alpine Lions. Gross moved from Fabens in January 1946 where he worked at First National Bank and was active in Lions in the El Paso and Lower Valley area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
Alpine Lions Club
Curtis B. Gross
Mr. Gross
A. J. Blerschwale
Alpine
Fabens
First National Bank
Lions Club
el Paso
Lower Valley
Alpine Lions
Lion
M. O. Pittman
C. M. Sorkian
J. W. Shepperd
3. L. Kerby
Burr Thornton
Lion Tamner
Daniel Pollock
Austin Dillon
C. Hinckley
Henry Key
H. J. “Avell
Tommy McPherson
Frank Fotaw
Probation Denied Nine Persons Convicted In Brewster Fraud Cases
El Paso January 16 Judge C A Boynton of the U S District court denied probation for nine defendants convicted on conspiracy fraud and violation of the Securities act in the Brewster county land case. Two sentences were reduced. H Woodard from three years and three to two years, Dobson from four years four months to three years. Others sought probation or sentence changes include Morris Newman Frank Mansfield W O Browne J Trent Barnett E W Negrey Ben T Stowell. Two other defendants Batley and Thigpen had died. The 1945 trial found nine guilty in El Paso District Court for selling $190,000 worth of land listed as oil producing to elderly Californians.
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EL Paso
C. A Boynton
U.S District Court
Brewster County
H. Woodard
Morris
Mere Newman
Frank Mansfield
W.O. Browne
J. Trent
Barnett
E.W. Negrey
Ben T. Stowell
Guiity
G | Thigpen
Willam Simm Baley
Batley
Thigpen
Deten
Plans For Livestock Show Feb 24th Are Rounding Into Shape
John Cox Wright 31, died in El Campo. Burial in Seguin tomorrow. He was born in Atlanta Oct 3 1915, lived in Alpine since 1923, educated at Alpine schools Sul Ross College, Texas University engineer for Tex company. Survived by widow Lifan Linhoft, daughter Sharon, parents Dr Joel Wright and Dessa C. Wright, three brothers and two sisters. Plans for annual 4H FFA livestock show and auction set for Feb 25 are shaping up with bigger turnout and a colt show to precede on Feb 24. Rules include classes for Quarter Horse, Half Thoroughbred, Palomino. entry fee $5. entries due Feb 4. judging Feb 24. several officials named.
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John Cox Wright
el Campo
Seguin
Joel Wright
John Cox
Atlanta
Sul Ross College
Texas University
Tex Company
Lifan Linhoft
Sharon
Alpine
Dessa C. Wright
Amarillo
Joel
Austin
Norman
Buddy
Galveston
Byron
Texas Univity
Paul Hide
Aljean
Ruth
Emory University
Atlanta, Ga
FFA
Irl
B. F. Beckett
Cott Show
Jimmy Pate
Big Bend Livestock
Otis Kimball
J. W. Merrill
Travis Roberts
David Combs
Vernon McIntyre
George Merrill
King Terry B. F. Beckett
Pete Kennedy
Edwin Fowlkes
Fayette Yates
Jim Espy
Ted Harper
J.C. Weston
Veteran Alpine Mason to Be Honored at Meet Next Tuesday
R B Slight of Alpine Lodge No 768 A F and A M will receive a 50 year award from the Grand Lodge of Texas at a called lodge meeting next Tuesday night at the Masonic Hall. Slight has served as Worshipful Master three times and secretary for many years. Alpine Masons and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Slight
Alpine Lodge
A. F
A.M
Masonic Hi
Slight
Alpine Masonic Lodge
Soa
Grand Lodge of
Texas
Alpine and
Arta
Snow Covers Ground After Cold Wave Hits Area Yesterday
A cold wave brought fresh snowfall starting early yesterday, with intermittent flurries continuing into the afternoon. By noon most ground was blanketed though much had melted as it fell, as temperatures dipped from 47 to 27 degrees and the week’s low hit 23 degrees last Saturday. The week's high reached 66 degrees on Wednesday afternoon.
Arrivals and Trials Mare Korean Occupation Unit
ANRIVES IN KOREA Portsigore Dominguez of Alpine has arrived overseas in Korea assigned to the 20th Infantry Regiment in the Red Star Sixth Infantry division now on occupation duty in southern Korea. Thighen and Bailey were found guilty on all counts in a mail fraud conspiracy case and sentenced to five years in prison with fines of 41000 each. After conviction the defendants were freed on bond awaiting disposition of an appeal to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. On May 1 1948 the circus court affirmed Judge Boynton's verdict and on December 18 1948 the U S Supreme Court denied the defendant petition for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsigore Dominguez
Alpine
Korea
20Th Infantry Regiment
Red Star Sixth Infantry Division
Securite
Thighen
Bailey
Ll Mt
Prion Olser Contencel
U.S Circuit Court of Appeala
New Orleans
Circus Court
Judgs Boynton
U. S Supreme Court
Alpine Boy Returns From War With Italian Bride
Gabino Cobos, son of Jesus Cobos, returns home after four years in the army in North Africa and Italy. While in Goricia, Italy, he met his war bride Mas Barrey aboard a ship. Their youngest daughter Angelina won a contest as the most beautiful baby aboard. Cobos has received his discharge and will settle with his family here, having been awarded six battle stars.
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Gabino Cobos
Jesus Cobos
North Africa
Italy
Goricia
Angelina
Gabino
Dr. Foster Chosen Head of County TSTA Group
Brewster county unit of the Texas State Teachers Assn elected Dr. A. A. Foster professor of Elementary Education at Sul Ross as president at a Tuesday meeting. Earl Bland of Marathon was named vice president and Kathryn M. Smith of Alpine as secretary treasurer. The trio will represent Marathon Alpine and Sul Ross at the statewide El Paso meeting March 14 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
Texas State ‘Teachers Assn
A. A. Foster
Sul Ross
Trans-Pecos
State
el Paso
Earl Bland
Marathon Schools
Kathryn M. Smith
Alpine
Marathon
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H. R. Gard
U.S
Aneen Jackson
John GQ
Adema
Nlp
Congress
Harry ‘Truman
M_E. Church
PTA
City Drug
F. L. McCollum
Alfred E. Creigh Jr
J. L. Kerby
K Ing
J. C. Epperson
John Newett
W. N
McCollum
Curtis
Ins Gov
G Morrison
Anrives
Dr. Foster
TSTA
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