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!
1967 National Soaring Meet Begins in Marfa
The 34th National Soaring Championships opened July 4 at Presidio County Airport near Marfa with 78 pilots from the U S and six from foreign countries. The Soaring Society of America runs the event, runs through July 14, with trophies displayed in Marfa and a Richard du Pont memorial trophy awarded to the winner each year.
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Marfa
Presidio County
Marfa-Alpine
Here
U.S
Soaring Society of America
Marfa National Bank
Richard du Pont
Dick Schreder
Fritz Kahl
Big Bend
Rudy Lindner
Reinhold Stuhr
Ernst Peter
Hans Peitsch
Germany
Comte
Henri
Ben Greene
John Baird
Jack Savage
John Ryan
James la Fler
Bill Davis
Odessa
Ray Hegg
Dave Owens
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