Brothers Sell Fowlkes 320 000 Acre Ranch
Len G. McCormick of Midland buys the 320000 acre Fowlkes Ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties from Edwin and Manny Fowlkes. The property includes 70 pastures 150 miles of water lines 30 miles Rio Grande frontage and mineral rights. William Manning of San Antonio handled the deal.
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Fowlkes Brothers
Edwin Fowlkes
Alpine
Manny Fowkes
Marfa
Len G. McCormick
Midland Oilman
Brewster
Presidio
McCormick
Schleicher County
William Manning
San Antonio
Manning
Travis Building
Alpine Library honors Huffman and neighbors with gifts
Alpine Public Library memorials honor Henry Huffman who loved Westerns and dogs. Donations include Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, books for the library, and a broad mix of gifts from residents such as Kate Nevill and John Stowell, plus a community survey on language.
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John Selden
Henry Huffman
Alpine Public Library
Huffman
Zane Grey
Mark Twain
Community of Living Things
George Baines
Virginia Bailey
Vivian McIntyre
Paul Forchheimer
Bill Sohl
Great Plains Conservation Plan Explained To Ranchers
A July 21 meeting at 8 p.m. in Alpine Chamber of Commerce Building will explain the Great Plains Conservation Program. Conducted by Don Allison Bill Bishop and Lamar Kay of the Soil Conservation Service, the session invites Brewster and Presidio County ranchers and landowners curious about admission and operation details.
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Brewster
Presidio County
Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Don Allison
Bill Bishop
Lamar Kay
The
Soil Conservation Service
South Texan 9-Year-Old Boosts Alpine Area
Jimmy Houchins, a nine year old from South Texas, writes to the Alpine Chamber of Commerce for information and colored pictures, acting as a booster for the Alpine Ft Davis Big Bend region.
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Jimmy
D. M. Bennett
Alpine CC
Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Houchins
South
Texas
Alpine-Ft. Davis-Big Bend
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
Yucca Seeds Feed Pronuba Moth Larvae
The larvae of the pronuba moth feed on yucca seeds, a relationship noted by the National Geographic Society. The text implies the mutual dependence that sustains yucca plants and their pollinators.
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National Geographic Society
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary Candidates
The Avalanche announces candidates to the Democratic Primary July 26 1958 for State Representative 100th District Roger Thurmond Jr District Judge 83rd E Patterson re election County and District Clerk Worth Frazer re election County Judge Neville Haines Felix McGaughy County Treasurer Mrs Avora Owens Commissioner Pet 2 Fe Zeke Rivera Jesus Chuy Juarez C H Hernandez Robert Valadez Commissioner Pet 4.
Yucca Fertilization and Seed Propagation Process
Pollen is meager and sticky to wind. A mother moth mates with a blossom and transfers pollen from anthers to the stigma to fertilize its eggs. After hatching the larvae feast on seeds and the remainder spreads the yucca plant.
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Fowlkes
Kate Nevill
Nevill
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Brewster County
Robert L. Nevill
Texas Ranger
George
New Century Cyclopedia of
Kate Griffith Nevill
Gully Cowsert
John Stowell
John Stovell
Edith Hamilton
God
Trixana Williams Jack
Fred Jack
Y. D. McMurry
Midland
Hester
Steve Stumberg
Australia
Nellie Litchfield
Lora Bell Lockhart
Jack Perryman
Freda Powell
Arora Owens
Cliff Decker
Seminole
Hattie Grace
Dave Elliott
Marvin Kay
Jean Rackley
Dot
Frank Newsom
Ruby Burcham
L. B. Harris
Pecos
Frank Warnock
Biloxi
June Koch Cooper
Mrs
Great Plains
Tion
South Texan
Trans-Texas Airways
Dallas and Fort Worth
Parkview
Slearl
Hou
Tod
the Pearl Family OF Fine Beer
Pearl Brewing Co
the Texas Cafe
Sox
Holland Ave
Holvey
Judge McGill
Roger Thurmond JR
83Rd Judicial District
Co. E. Patterson
Worth Frazer
Neville Haines
Felix McGaughy
Tressurer
Avora Owens
Pet
Rex Ivey JR
Tennyson
Winter Cleaners
E. Holland
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