Trans Pecos notes mix of storms and schemes
Reporting from Presidio County to Pecos reveals a $9,480 windmill project on the La Mota ranch bringing Rio Grande water to a distant mill and storage tank. The column also recalls a Pecos widow recalling the James brothers, highway landscaping debates, and historic family tales across Texas, Missouri and Coleman to Marfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Mota
Marfa
Presidio County
Rio Grande
Trans-Pecos
John A. Pool
Quantrell
Jesse James
Pool
Lexington
James Brothers
Igje
James
Horet
Carroll County
Missour
Wasion
Coleman
Texas
Maria
Souther Pacific
Annual CC Meet Set for Monday at Holland Hotel
The local chamber of commerce plans its annual meeting next Monday at 7 30 pm at the Holland hotel. Officers will be elected and a report on the year's accomplishments including road work and Big Bend park efforts will be presented. Tickets are 7 cents to attend and good turnout is hoped from members and local supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
Big Bend Park
Alpine School Board
Lecture for Men and Boys Monday by Dr Steiger
Fathers and sons are urged to attend a personal lecture by Dr Steiger at Junior High School next Monday at 7 30 PM. The talk is for men and adolescent boys and is in collaboration with the Parent Education Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr.Steiger
Dr. Steiger
Mule Over Car In Fort Davis Auto Accident
A mule, weighing about 1,400 pounds, was struck by a car driven by 17 year old Charles Bird and six friends near Fort Davis on a Davis Mountains State Park highway after dark. The seven occupants were slightly injured. The car belonged to Mrs. C. H. Bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bird
Charles
Bird
J. C. Walker
Davis Mountains State Park
Cold Jurors Delayed Murder Trial Due to Cold Court
In Fort Davis Judge C R Sutton postponed the trial of Jack Montgomery linked to the previous February murder at the COC camp. He cited extreme cold and unheated courtroom as preventing fair juror deliberations, a position supported by state supreme court members who have sat on January trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Marfa
Jack Montgomery
COC
Michael Hesbrook
Edinburgh
C. R. Sutton
Supreme Court
Parent-Teacher Meet Set for Monday at Junior High
The regular Parent-Teacher Association meeting will be held next Monday afternoon at 3 30 o clock in the Junior High school building. Dr J L Eason will review Chapter 10 of Life Begins at Forty. Members and others interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Eason
Drilling Advances at Test Wells Across Far West Texas
Drilling continues on a Deere ranch test well near Marathon with depth over 400 feet in a favorable formation. No Dad Joiner well report from the McIntyre ranch near Alpine by yesterday. Hovey near Alpine awaits definite location as Tucker Dome project by Floyd Dodson and associates plans a soon spud on a 50,000 acre tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deere Ranch
Marathon
McIntyre Ranch
Alpine
Hovey
Tucker Dome
Floyd Dodson
San Angelo
Sul Ross Student Clarifies Death Report Mixup
Howard Brewer of Coleman denies being killed in a December 24 auto wreck. He explains a Texas University student with the same name died in the accident, while he was alive and returning to Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Howard Brewer
Sul Ross
Coleman
Mark Twain
Brewer
Alpine
Texas University
City Clean Up Movement Starts With Lions Club Action
A campaign to tighten sanitation enforcement begins after the Lions Club passed a resolution urging the city commission to enforce the current ordinance on trash disposal. The effort will reach other clubs and civic groups to gain support for the cleanup plan, with the commission inviting citizen backing to achieve a cleaner, healthier city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Lions Club
Rotary
Study Clubs
Parent
Teacher Association
Slow soaking lads fly 7000 miles to join mother in El Paso
The Nicholson brothers Bruce 9 and Scott 7, traveling from Buenos Aires via Santiago, Lima, Salinas, Cristobal, Salvador, Mexico City and Durango, arrive to join their mother Mrs. V. L. Nicholson in Alpine El Paso area after their first long air trip. Bradford 11 already here, having crossed the ocean eight times. The father is a former American consul general to Argentina. Rain drenched the Big Bend area last night with a quarter to half inch precipitation reported from Sanderson to Pecos and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Mother
Big Bend
V. L. Nicholson
Alpine
Argentina
Bruce
Scott
Buenos Aires
Fir
Bradford
Altpine
Nicholson
el Paso
Republic Capital
U. P
Sanderson
Sierra Blanca
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Terlin‘run
McIntyre Ranch
Stiff Schedule Facing Sul Ross Lobos Basketball Team
Sul Ross Lobos face a tough remaining schedule of eight games, all listed as home contests or on local court, per Coach B C Graves. The slate includes Texas A and I, Texas Tech, West Texas Teachers and Abilene Christian College with key dates in February. The team shows steady improvement and aims to be in top form for the next outings starting February 8 against Texas A and I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Lobo
B.c.graves
Lobos
Texas A
Texas A. ‘and I
Texas Tech
West Texas Teachers
Abilene Christian College
County NRS Office Expands To Include Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis county added to the territory served by the National Reemployment Service in Brewster county. Elwell will make regular trips to Port Davis and Valentine to receive unemployed applications and place workers on highway projects underway in the county. Curtis Moore leaves Alpine Motor Company to join Brewster County Motors as bookkeeper, with E. R. Cox taking Moore’s bookkeeper duties and Frank Young continuing as parts and front service head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis County
Vernon M. Elwell
Brewster County
Mr. Elwell
Port Davis
Valentine
Jeff ‘Davis County
Waldron Mine Begins Active Quicksilver Production
Waldron Quicksilver Properties, holding extensive mining claims in southern Brewster County Terlingua region, has started active production of quicksilver. The company has long engaged in development work and operates a fully equipped plant near Terlingua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron Quicksilver Properes
Terlingua
Brewster County
Tand
Commissioners Vote Change in Road Work Supervision
At a weekly meeting the commissioners decided each will supervise roads in his district reversing two years of central control under a general superintendent. The move aims to address issues of fanaticism and faithfulness in county road work.
Work Under Way On U S 90 Gaps
Preliminary work has begun on a 12 mile stretch of U S 90 in Brewster county for caliche base and bituminous asphalt paving. The H B Zachary company of Laredo holds the contract, with completion expected in eight months. Progress also continues on a 7.5 mile segment of US 90 from Marfa east, begun before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
H. B. Zachary Company
Laredo
0. S. 90
Marfa East
McEreath and son tour Mount Locke during Texas trip
Sam Ross McEreath head of a large North Texas electrotyping business with Dallas Fort Worth plants visited Mount Locke observatory site with his son C R McEreath. They planned to travel to Monterrey Mexico praising the region, marking their first visit to this part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ross McEreath
Dallas
Fort Worth
C. R. McEireath
Mount Locke
Monterrey
Mexico
Join the Honor Roll Pay Subscriptions to Avalanche Now
The Avalanche thanks recent subscribers and urges payment of outstanding subscriptions. Names and towns appear in a list of new subscribers including AT Muller Dallas J.C. Henderson Alpine J.P. Parker Alpine C Williams Alpine G W Waterbury Corona Calif Jane Higginbotham New Martinsville W Va U of Texas Dept of Journalism Austin B V Cusner Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalanche Now
Avalanche
Chers
Muller
Dallas
J.C. Henderson
Alpine
J.P. Parker
C. Williams
G. W. Waterbury
Corona
Calif
New
Jane Higginbotham
New Martinsvile
W. Va
U. of Texas
Dept of Journalism
Austin
B. V. Cusner
Fragmented OCR note on health and cancer terms
A damaged OCR fragment mentions cancer and a person named Danes and references weekly offerings. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events, dates, or clear entities to describe a full news item.
1934 County Agent Report Highlights Wide Rural Work
Ernest Gibbons, county agent covering Brewster Presidio and Jeff Davis counties from Alpine, outlines busy duties under AAA livestock buying. He serves about 16 000 square miles, receiving calls up to 150 miles away and helping ranchers on crops, bulls, poultry, grafting fruit trees, 4H calves, and meat canning. He participates in El Paso Baby Beef show and Highland fair, with ten subjects in the report and most time spent on the livestock program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HT. Fletcher
Tri-County Aggent
Ernest Gibbons
Brewster
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Gibbons
Culberson
Alpine
Gib ‘Bens
Rio Grande
Fort Dvis
el Paso
Marta
Park Bonds Carry By Big Margin In County Vote
County voters approve a $2000 bond issue to finance land for Big Bend State Park. Final tally shows strong support with 167 for and 17 against among counted ballots, four Alpine precincts report similar margins. Bonds to be retired within five years with up to one cent additional tax per $100 valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browser County
Big Bend
Cout
Linere
Two Fires At Marathon Cause Major Damage
Marathon January 15 two fires struck the town. Early morning gunshots preceded a fire at the Ratiedew Cate causing extensive interior damage likely from an electric wire. Monday at 9:20 a.m. another blaze damaged Mrs Clara Hate Woodson's home due to an old stove. Both properties were insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Hateh Woodson
Deputies Sworn In New County Sheriff Office
TF Smevington longtime county tax assessor was sworn as a deputy in the office of W N Gourley sheriff assessor and collector. Milton Gilmer also sworn as deputy. Dawson Alpine and J P Bekley Marathon renamed deputies under Sheriff Gourley under the new consolidated office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TF. Smevington
W. N. Gourley
Milton Gilmer
Aga. Dawson
Alpine
J. P. Bekley
Marathon
Gourley
Pastor Cras Target of Congression Pounding
Rev O P Cras new pastor at Christian church was surprised Thursday night by congregants with a traditional pounding. Members gathered at the parsonage bearing food items and wearing apparel as a welcome gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O P. Cras
New Pastor Christian Church
Revival Meeting to Open at Alpine Methodist Church
Revival services begin Sunday January 27 at the Alpine Methodist Church. Dr Parker of El Paso will lead the two week meeting. Rev R F Davis invites all residents to attend and pray for a blessing on the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
R. F. Davis
Parker
el Paso
Alpine
Rev. Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tracas
Io Grande
Jim Prewit
Diogenes
Mera Prowit
Ewan Tavel Jing Suomsen
Federated Garden Clubs
Southwest
State Highway Commission
Trans- Pecos
Niagara
Paris
AAA
Watertown
San
Lobo
NRS
Waldron
U.S. 90
Brewste
Presidio Counties
North
Tex
Danes Cancer of
West
Sears
East Alpine
Arsine
South Alpine
Mein
Reine
Christian Church
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!