Christmas Projects Bring Gifts to Austin State School
Alpine clubs and auxiliaries reported a successful Christmas drive with about 20 boxes of gifts weighing 3738 items sent to the State School at Austin on December 19. Funds and merchandise were donated by American Legion groups, the Legion Auxiliary, the 40 & 8, Pilot Club, and local supporters, plus cooperation from merchants. The effort also funded wreaths for homes and cemetery use, with plans to continue and expand next year. Remaining items and future drives were noted for Easter, with additional bundles sent to the State Mental Hospital Development Assn. in Odessa.
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American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
The
40 & 8
Pilot Club
Alpine
Austin
America Legion
A Legion Auxiliry
Dorothy McBride
T. B. Low
Auxility
Jo Ellavingston
Smith Furniture
State Mental Hospital Development Assn
Odessa
Black Gap Expanded To Ninety Thousand Acres
Black Gap Wild life Management area grows to about 90 000 acres from Big Bend National Park east boundary to the Rio Grande in Texas mule deer country. Latest buy adds 19 000 acres from J M Lea of San Angelo at 8 per acre totaling 152 000 dollars. Pitman Robertson aid covers 75 percent for acquisition and development. Open season surplus hunting allowed since 1955 by public drawing in Austin each October for about 640 acres in the northern Big Bend area near Persimmon Gap Ranger Station and Persimmon Gap Park Headquarters Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Pitman-Robertson Proram
Trans-Pecos
Austin
Persimmon Gap
Persimmon Gap Park
Vibe
Centennial Hosts Sanderson Teams On Monday Jan 12
Centennial defeated Sanderson Junior High 329 to 943 in the junior game and won the Pee Wee contest 31 to 4. Carmen Orozco Rubin Parras and Elisio Leyva led the juniors. Damon Orozco scored 18 in the Pee Wee win as Centennial eyes a conference game at Marfa against Blackwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
Sanderson
Carmen Orozco
Rubin Parras
Elisio Leyva
Damon Orozco
Pee Wees
Junker Boys
Marfa Elementary
Marfa
Blackwell
Texas Governor's Mansion History Note
A fragment notes the Texas Governor's Mansion built around 1858 after a 1857 fire, claiming it is the oldest, 32 years older than the Capitol, and that Hardin R. Runnels was the first governor to reside there. The text is garbled and includes partial ages and claims about marriage status.
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Texas
As. Or. Hardin R. Runnels
Martol Ried
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Wilton Key
Dorothy Mc
Bride
Mary Eliza Wade
American Legion Auxiliary
Whiteside
District Court OF the
Act of Congress
Interior and
Russell B. Wine
United States
Carl J. Mason
U.S
Federal Building
Waco
Brewster
State of
Vang ‘ Ail Eed
BER F.d.lc
Kelvinator
Charles Chambers
Chambers Appliance CO
Black Gap
Super Starliners
Rai Houston
Winter Cleaners
Washateria
Law Parda Ae
Wanatoccuetecy
Arcadia
Boston
Charleston
Dover
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