Alpine Fireworks Display Caps Local Independence Day
Fireworks lit up Alpine on the Fourth as part of a local at home program. A courthouse lawn picnic preceded a concert by the high school band and a prize drawing with multiple village winners. Water carnival at Locust Pool drew 25 to 30 contestants with races and dives followed by dances at the fair grounds.
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Thursay
High Schoo
F. P. Pulcher
J. W. Cooper
Ella Chastain
J. W. Etheridge
J. C. Penney
Sonnter
V-System Grocery
Caroline Sue
Burress
Bev Greenwood
Aline
Langrora
Rio Grate
Guy Crawford
Tom Bowles
Alpine
Locust Pool
John Preach
Ham Martin
J. B. Burling
Jimmie Henderson
Monk Hopson
John French
Vernon McCall
John D. Young, Jr
Eddie Copeland
Honor Roll Subscriptions Acknowledged Readers
The Avalanche notes receipt of several subscription renewals led by Mrs Irene Peters local solicitor and invites arrears payers to settle promptly so Hats may be kept in good order. Names of supporters include W J Stark Austwell Texas Mrs A A Mullins Ada Okla Mrs Carrie Miller Fr Davis Bledsoe Bagley Los Angeles CCC Camp 1855 Marathon W J Mathews Alpine F Burling Alpine Miss Grace Bedell Alpine Mrs S P Ford Alpine Alan R Fraser Alpine Hudsons Bakery Alpine J D Jackson Alpine F Kimball Alpine G Morrison Alpine LT Votan Alpine P E Weyerta Alpine Williams Alpine. A recent wedding attendee was found in his room crawling on hands and knees hunting not for a button but for the license.
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Avalanche
W. J. Stark
Austwell
Texas
A. A. Mullins
Ada
Okla
Carrie Miller
Davis
Bledsoe & Bagley
Los Angeles
CCC
Marathon
W. J. Mathews
Alpine
F. Burling
Grace Bedell
8. P
Rare eclipse of the Moon seen next Monday evening
Davis correspondent Barry Scobee reports a lunar eclipse to watch on Monday night with timing from 8 15 pm CST to 1 43 am. Dr Franklin E Roach from McDonald Observatory offers guidance, noting penumbra visibility and totality phases, plus a July astronomy lecture at Port Davis schoolhouse and telescope view on Mount Locke.
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Franklin E. Roach
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Roach
Port Davis
Ublic
Roch
Park Project Underway At Old Ft Penn South Of Marathon
Work began Monday on a park at the old Fort Penn site just south of Marathon with J Stowell as engineer. Local donors Guy B Combs and sisters Nora McGehee and Lila Mathews gifted five acres for the park and residents plan to build a clubhouse soon.
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Old Ft. Penn
Marathon
Old Fort Posa
J. Stowell
Guy 8. Combs
Nora McGehee
Lila Mathews
Conoco Agents Hold District Meet Here
A district meeting of Conoco agents was held here Wednesday at Kokerno Park outdoor theatre. Towns represented included Odessa Monahans Pt Stockton Pecos Midland McCamey and Alpine. The meeting was attended by individuals from several locations.
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Conoco
Kokerno
Park Outdoor Theatre
Odessa
Monahans
Stockton
Pecos
Midland
McCamey
Alpine
Ins
Class Studies Alpine Cave Sites In Anthropology Survey
One anthropology class surveys caves, shelters, and deposits within ten miles of Alpine. Indian sites yield kitchen relics and domestic utensils. Evidence of prehistoric man noted by W. J. Smith who led the expedition. project funds reported. So! Ross Skyline, what we need is an automobile that is afraid of trains.
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Alpine
W. J.smith
3C Murder Case at Davis Is Continued
In Fort Davis Judge Ballard Coldwell presided as the Davis mountains camp murder case against Jack Montsomery of Marfa was continued by agreement of attorneys. District Attorney Roy Priest led for the state with Hunter Metcalf for the defendant. The trial concerns the February 1994 vilaying of Micheal Hesbrook in Edinburg. A separate swindle case against L W Leeper, linked to the cotton chopper stocksales scheme, was also continued. Leeper, charged six and a half years ago, remained at liberty on bail. E A Duke, a Pikeville coal miner, was mentioned in the extended report.
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Fort Davis
COC
Davis Mountains
Ballard Coldwell
1 Paso
Roy Priest
Hunter Metcalf
L. W Leeper
Leeper
Liberty
Thomason Seeks 90 Mile Road Over Rio Grande Levee
Washington July 8 Representative Thomason proposes a 90 mile gravel highway atop the Rio Grande levee near El Paso Texas to straighten the river and link a border route from the Pacific to the Gulf. The plan fits within the six million dollar rectification program with most costs in direct labor. Local relief rolls extend about 15 miles above El Paso toward Port Quitman as talks continue.
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Washington
el Paso
Texas
Thomason D-Texo
Thomason
el Paco
Poist
United States
Mexico
Port Quitman
Pacific Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Funds Sought for Big Bend National Park Survey
Senator Mors Sheppard of Texas pushed a 1x request for funds to survey Big Bend National Park area across Brewster and Presidio counties. The plan, originated by the National Park Service, aims to acquire land by donation to create a 1,000,000 acre park spanning Brewster and Presidio counties. Secretary Hull and other officials seek cross border cooperation with Mexico for an international park, while Ambassador Daniels in Mexico City may be engaged. Additional dispatches note relief statistics show 113,000,000 women and children among nearly 420,000,000 on relief.
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Secretary of the Interior
Big Bend National Park
Brewster
Presidio
Mors Sheppard
Texas
Washington News
National Parke Service
Roosevelt
Brewsterland Press
Teo Grande
Tokea
Ich
Mexico
Big Bend
Hull
She
Sul Ross summer sessions end. second six weeks planned
Sul Ross college wraps up the first six weeks of summer school with high enrollment and opens registration for the second six weeks. Activities include Davis Mountains field trips, visits to Fort Davis Indian Village and McDonald Observatory, a Kokernot Park barbecue, and an art colony led by Xavier Gonzales in the new Annex dormitory. A mural and multiple encampments are planned, with recitals by Graves Bogle and Frances Mitchell.
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Sul Ross College
Stuents
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Indian Village
McDonald Observatory
Kokernot Park
Xavier Gonzales
Julius Woeltz
Gonzales
Woeltz
Dallas
Bloys
National Park
Chisos Mountains
Mt. Emory
Graves Bogle
Frances Mitchell
Frances Gillett
Hereford Bull Calf From Rotan Sold To Nebraska Firm
John B. Stribling of Rotan Texas sends an Anxiety Hereford bull calf to Mousel Brothers of Cambridge Nebraska nearly 1000 miles away. He and his family spent ten days visiting other Hereford breeders in Nebraska and Iowa as the cattle traveled.
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Southwest
John B. Stribling
Rotan
Texas
Mousel Brothers
Cambridge
Nebraska
Stribling
Towa
Drilling Resumes at Dodson-Means Test Near Alpine
Drilling restarted this week at the Dodson-Means test in the Hovey dome area about 18 miles northeast of Alpine. A rotary rig moved in as the hole neared 960 feet before being plunged back to 900 feet. Nearby wells at Green Valley south of Alpine show slow progress amid gumbo rock at about 1815 feet. Other tests in Jeff Davis County and Marathon report progress and gas shows, with depths noted and crews active.
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Daison-Means
Hovey Dome
Alpine
Storey Et al Green Valley
Jones-Cotfield
Jeff Davis Coury
G. Smith
Marathon
Don
Dril- Bey Ceul
Smith
Mr. Smith
Cottage program launched at Sul Ross college
Sul Ross college president H W Morelock announced a cottage building plan funded by PWA loans. The program aims to complete three cottages before the 1935 fall term and at least 25 before the 1936 summer session, with clubs or towns leasing cottages for 10 years for 700 dollars in materials, paying monthly rents during sessions. The projects include a 230000 girls dormitory a 35000 swimming pool and a 35000 hospital.
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Sul Ross College
H. W. Morelock
P.W.A
Fort Worth
Texas
PWA
Sul Ross
Board of Regents
Morelock
First National Bank of
Lindsey
Oklahoma
Marathon Celebrates Fourth With Picnic And Rodeo At Penn
MARATHON July 9. A Fourth of July celebration included a free barbecue for nearly 700 residents. In the afternoon a community rodeo entertained attendees. The Rogers contributed music and organizers praised the event as one of the best and most enjoyable celebrations in town.
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Penn
Sul Ross Stade Triumphs in Cloudcroft Golf Tourney
Hayward Skull of Sul Ross wins the first night of the Cloudcroft golf tourney in New Mexico, defeating Mayo Seamax 3 and 2. Jack Harden, El Paso, last year’s champion, advances to the finals after stiff matches with Parker and Graves of Alpine.
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Hayward Skull
Sul Ross
Cloudcroft
New Mexico
Mayo Seamax
Jack Harden
el Paso
Harden
Youre Parker
B.C. Graves
Alpine
Varney Wire Graves
Pa Mathews
W. H. Torry
GW. Basses
Sivulh
Water Conservat n Urged by Officials
City officials warn water supply is at full capacity and urge all users to conserve. Wells on South Hill yield about 500,000 gallons daily, with College Hall reservoir supplying the college. Well depth at Collere reaches 400 feet, pumping 20 gallons per minute at 80 feet. plan to drill deeper to boost supply. A national fame geologist will survey soon to seek long term solutions.
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South Hill
College Hall
Mayer
Moody Ead
Visitors Taken on Parks Tour by Big Bend Chamber
About one hundred Texas legislators editors and Alpine residents joined a July 4 5 tour of the Chisos Mountains and Davis Mountain State Park sponsored by the Big Bend Davis Mountains chamber of commerce. The group included Dr. Del Rio Dallas publisher P Holland and Roy Hoefling among others. They hiked seven miles toured CCC camps saw Indias Village and McDonald Observatory near Ft Davis and visited Marfa with a luncheon and slides. Messages from F D Roosevelt and Will Rogers were read.
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Texas
Alpine
Trans-Pecan
Chisos Mountains
Davis Mountain State Park
Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Dell Rio
P. Holland
Holland's
Dallas
Students Tour Carlsbad Caverns in Fourth Annual Trip
About 201 students from Alpine and government guests visited Carlsbad Caverns on July 78. Guided by officials including Dr. Guilford B. Casey and Miss Ir manne Basey, the group traveled via Limpus Canyon and Guadalupe Peak. The cave tour featured a solar unloading system and was conducted without rings or visible action in the main chamber. The Alpine party returned the same day.
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Factle Wy
Carlsbad Caverns
Boles
Alpany
Limpis Canyon
Jack River Vilage
Guadalupe Peak
Carkad
Crawford Royal van
Rnn
Nora
Afeshc
Bntit Rose
Chilsbad
Alpine
Guilford B. Casey
Midland Reporter News PublisherAid Mystery Return Home
T. Paul Barron publisher of the Midland Reporter News and an associate visited the Mc Donald observatory and Davis Mountains park on a return trip. Sudden death appears to have overshadowed the incident and the scrip money idea.
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Midland Publishe
T. Paul Barron
Jmidland Reporter News
McDonald Observatory
Davis ‘Mountains Park
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Omaha
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Sul Ross Stade
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Granada
Clinton Carrol
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