Winter stock and show prep fill Texas ranch notes
The January thaw fades as temperatures dip to the lower 20s with cattle holding well on good feed. Asa Jones in lower Brewster praises moisture and weed outlook, while Frank Newsom prepares for Saturday’s stock show. ASC reports about 35 000 of 90 000 allocated for deferred grazing and water projects. District Manager Julian Roberson visits, and ranchers stay optimistic for a solid year.
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Asa Jones
Lower Brewster
Frank Newsom
Big Bend
ASC
James Boyd
Julian Roberson
Boyd
Thurmond Seeks Re election for Texas House District 100
Rep Thurmond J state representative for the 100th Legislative District announces his candidacy for re election. He cites revenue and spending as key issues and pledges to visit all counties to seek public advice while stressing water resource development school improvement welfare programs and keeping Texas progressive. He promises to represent local and state interests in upcoming sessions.
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Roger. Thurmond
Texas
100Th Legislative District
Alpine senior earns General Mills award for homemaking
Mrs. Dorothy Perryman head of Alpine High Homemaking Dept announces Emma Uranga earned the Better Cracker Homemaker award. Uranga, a senior, is noted for her December 1960 examination in Alpine.
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Dorothy Perryman
Emma” Uranga
General Mills
Amutt
Big Bend Park Visitors and Installations Noted
Big Bend National Park hosts a week of visits by J W Young Mammoth Cave Ky and H S Sanborn Sedona Ariz business guests. Alpine Alpine residents Mr and Mrs Peter Koch also appear along with Mr and Mrs Charles Shannon and Mrs George Miller relocating to Santa Fe New Mexico. Park improvements include electric heaters installed in stone cottages in the Basin and park staff changes as Ranger Armfield and family relocate from Fort Collins Colorado to Boquillas Station.
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J. W. Young
Mammoth Cave, Ky
Peter Koch
Alpine
H.C. Carpenter
Chattanooga, Tenn
Gilbert
Henry
Enola’ Hunt
Big Bend
Charles Shannon
George Miller
Marfa
Park
Santa Fe
N. M
Miller
H. S. Sanborn
National Parks Concessions
Sedona, Ariz
John ©. Armfield
Boquillas Ranger Station
Armfields
Fort Collins
Colo
Mr. Armfield
Colorado A&m
Houston Stock Show Entries Are Listed
Houston Fat Stock Show entries received from Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties for the 1960 event to be held Feb 24. Brewster Jeff Davis H Club submits 6 junior steer entries, 2 junior fat swine, 3 junior fat lambs. Johnny R. Adams lists 2 Charolais in open class, Lindley Nidever Alpine fields 1 Hereford steer in open class.
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Houston
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Mrs Burgess Kin Buried In Abilene
Ben J. Holmes of Abilene died Saturday January 16 after months of illness. He was 63 and a cattle buyer before retirement. Survived by two sons in Abilene, a daughter in San Antonio, and sisters Mrs Burgess of Alpine and Mrs Emorie Bocescot. Funeral held in Abilene Monday at 10 a.m.
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Ben J. Holmes
Abilene
Mr. Holmes
Joe E. Burgess
Alpine
Holmes
San Antonio
Burgess
Emorie Bocescot
Geology Professor To Visit Sul Ross
Dr. Richard H. Johns of Caltech is tentatively scheduled to visit Sul Ross College's geology department in the spring semester as part of the American Geological Institute visiting geoscientist program. Mr and Mrs Bob Bow were Llano visitors last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Johns
California Institute of Technology
Department of Geology
Sul Ross
American Geological Institute
Bob Bow
Llano
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