Stay Home For Fourth Festivities In Alpine
Alpine residents and business leaders debate spending the Fourth of July away from home. Some plan trips to El Paso Carlsbad Caverns Grand Canyon or fishing while others stay to boost local business and celebrate Alpine’s tenth annual rodeo and roundup. Local officials urge publicity and staying to support growth and enjoy a cheaper time. Ranchers report a strong Fourth celebration near the area.
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el Paso
Carlsbad Caverns
Grand Canyon
Alpine
AlpineCleanup Campaign Skipped Amidst Mixed Sentiments
The Alpine community questions why its annual cleanup was passed over amid mood shifts and unclear leadership. Visitors and students arriving last month may form impressions of the town, and organizers warn against a bad first look. Cleanups are urged as a civic practice to welcome transients and support the college town image.
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Alpine
United States
Hoover
Texas
Nerve Decibles and Quieter Streets Push by NYC Panel
A New York commission promotes decibel measurement to curb noise and health risks from vehicles. It notes that street work digs depressions causing the loudest rattle, and advocates placing gas and water mains behind curbs to keep streets intact and quiet, promising smoother travel and fewer injuries. The piece ends with a light aside about a Fourth of July brigade’s chuck wagon meal ticket.
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New York
Guns and violence fuel uneasy public fears in Oklahoma incident
A muddled report describes a tense encounter on a public highway in Oklahoma involving two American youths, one linked to a presidential relative, and deputies with a pistol. The account contrasts the dangers of armed civilians and lawmen amid recent shootings, citing broader unrest and a cautionary view on vigilantism and order. Personal quotes blur facts as the piece mourns innocent casualties and questions police restraint and citizen resistance.
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Oklahoma
San Say
Clinton
United States
Community notes and events in Hondo area
Local items report weddings in Marfa, visits by A. Valenzuela family, and a Fourth of July gathering at the Post with plans for rides and games. Mentions of a baseball match, dairy venture in Terlingua, and clerks at the depot. Updates on local water well near Marfa, new light service, and general town happenings amid rain and shipping freight through town.
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Hondo
Marathon
Bud Kimball
Marathon notes and community notices from a hot Texas stretch
The page records local life with road safety complaints about fast drivers on a non incorporated Marathon street, updates on church groups and ranch visits, and several personal notices. It mentions Mrs McGonagill and Lyda Belle’s Alpine trip, H G Slaughter’s ranch business, Towle and family’s Snyder ties, Granger kinships, and ongoing subscription contest for a car lift.
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Gauge
Towles
Alfred Anderson
Jon
Tom Yarbro
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