Big Bend Civil Air Patrol Unit Faces Local Breakaway
Alpine and Marfa volunteers organized a CAP squadron for the Big Bend and completed its first mission. Promised aircraft and support did not arrive, and members have paid dues yet received no charter or ID cards. The unit spans Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Pecos and Terrell Counties and contemplates operating as a local unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marfa
Civil Air Patrol
Big Bend
CAP
Texas
Brewster, Presidio, Jeff A A Davis, Culberson, Pecos
Terrell Counties
Big Bend Squadron
Bridge hand thrill and local notes from Brewster County
Sul Ross coach B C Graves enjoyed a seven spades bid double and redouble during a July 4 auction bridge game in Cloudcroft with Alpine guests. Horace Oliver elected Van Horn schools superintendent. Astronomical site surveys by Elvey and Mehlin arrived from Chicago. Alpine Internationals beat Van Horn 8 to 1. Excursion to Carlsbad Caverns called the college big summer draw. Big Fourth of July picnic drew 1300 at Marathon Post. Cloudburst rains threaten track lines east of Alpine and near Barnhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Graves
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Cloudcroft
N. M
Miss Leitha Chaffin
Elizabeth Baines
George Baines
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Marathon
Burdwell Commissioned Ensign In U. S. Navy
Gerald B. Burdwell of Marathon was commissioned Ensign after graduating from the Navy Officer Candidate School at Newport Rhode Island. The 488 new officers completed an 18 week course covering navigation engineering seamanship military justice and naval weapons before assignment to ships stations or specialized training. Faneuil Hall in Boston was erected with lottery money.
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Newport, R.I
Gerald B. Burdwell
Marathon
Naval Station
Newport
R.I
Alpine club officers attend International Pilot Convention
Mrs Avora Owens Brewster County treasurer and Alpine Pilot Club president with Mrs Vernon McIntyre delegate left last week by plane from San Antonio to attend the International Pilot Convention to be held in Toronto Canada. Mr McIntyre drove the two women to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avora Owens
Brewster County
The
Alpine Pilot Club
Vernon McIntyre
San An
Tonio
Toronto
Canada
Mr. McIntyre
San Antonio
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West Texas Press
Nat!adver Texas Press
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock Mayo Cleveland Hallie Stillwell
Kay Steele
Callie Holt
Anna Lee Cook
Association - Texas Press
Cael
Big Bend Pat
Fort Day Marathe
Vine, Texas
Society
Foremonth News
Congress
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Esidio Counties
Avalanche
Air Force Air Rescue Service
United States
Horace Oliver
Alpine High School
van Horn
C. T. Elvey
T. G. Mehlin
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
McDonald Astronomical Observatory
D. N. Hendricks
Houston
J. H. Elliott
Louis Ritchey
Granada Theatre
Ernest Mollison
van Horn Blues
Garza
Fierro
Gilbert McGregor
el Paso
John Gillett
T. C. Selvig
Paso
R. E. Thomason
Southern Pacific
Cline
Uvalde
Here
Santa Fe
Barnhart
Burdwell
U. S. Navy
Faneuil Hall
Boston
South
States Brewers Foundation, Inc
San Jacinto
Tongs
Milque Toast
Jek Icl Tae Tin
Clifton L. Moss
Great Southern
Fort Davis State Bank
Fort Davis
Banking Commissioner of
U. S. Govt
State OF
H. D. Coleman
Mary Anne Carlton
Jeff Davis County
J. W. Espy
H. C. Espy
Pat Mulloy
H. F. Dallman
Alpine Cemetery Assn
Sih
Memorial Arts
Glock
Humble Oil & Refining Company
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