J. R. Cook Dies at Fort Davis After Attack
James Richard Sam Cook of Fort Davis died Thursday afternoon July 8 after a heart attack at his home. He was born September 5, 1900 in Harrison Arkansas and married Maude Goodwin in 1923. He and his wife owned Stone Village tourist courts and he is survived by his wife, son Horace, three grandchildren, a daughter and other relatives. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church with interment in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Fort Davis
James Richard
Sam) Cook
Mr. Cook
Harrison
Ark
Maude Goodwin
Checotah
Oklo
Sierra Blanca
van Horn
Cook
Methodist Church
Maxine Graves
el Paso
First Baptist Church
Julian T. Hendren
First Presbyterian Church
M Mims
Mims
George C. Williams
John G. Prude
Heart of God
Hillcrest Cemetery
Mr. E. Sproul
Bob Oul
John 8. Fitzgerald
Joe McWhorter
Roy Fitzgerald
D. K. Med Ramsey
Marfa
Little League Second Round Play Set After First Round
M System Gulf Servicenter beat Baker Jewelers 16 to 4 to finish their first round. Model Cleaners dominated Ger's Marfa 15 to 5 in a non league game. First round results show Model Cleaners and Morrison's with strong records, Baker Jewelers and Baker Jewelers with losses. Second round opens next Tuesday with M System Gulf Servicenter versus Model Cleaners, followed by Baker Jewelers versus Morrison's on Thursday.
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M-System
Gulf Servicenter
Baker Jewelers
Model Cleaners
Carriger's
Marfa
Model Cleaner’s
Morrison's
Msystem Gulf Servicenter
Hufford Seeks State Legislature Seat From Alpine
Alpine candidate Hufford, 35, married with two children, a Southern Pacific locomotive engineer with 14 years on the job, favors highway and school improvements and better water conservation. He opposes pension liens on pensioners property and criticizes school boy legislators, calling for government by the right people and public accountability.
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House
Hufford
Austin
Alpine
Southern Pacific Railroad
American School of Law
Methodist Church
Stewards
Representative Seeks Broad Electorate Support
A candidate pledges to represent all the people of the district not just a select few. He expresses a desire to meet as many residents as possible and hopes those he cannot meet do not feel intentionally overlooked.
New Pastor with Broad Religious Broadcasting Ties
The article profiles a new pastor and radio figure with roles at the University of Oregon and in Disciples Student Fellowship. It notes positions as president of Christian House, Oregon debate team member, and national treasurer, plus awards from ERG, Pacific Forensic League, and Farling Beekman contest. It mentions a two year Winnsboro Texas pastorate and work at KXOL Fort Worth, alongside a thesis on the Disciples and religious broadcasting. The figure was named to the Texas State Commission for Radio and Television Broadcasting and benefited from Earle E. Cow memorial Research support.
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Christian House
University of Oregon
Disciples
Oregon
Pacific Forensic League
Stanford University
Farling- Beekman
Oregon U
Winnsboro
Texas
Peterson
KXOL
Fort Worth
Peterson family leadership spans churches and national radio work
Mr Peter Peterson served as director at TCU and continues church leadership in Alpine. Mrs Peterson pursued graduate music study and led Ministers Wives at Brite College. His past pastorates include Columbia Heights Christian in Portland and Central Christian in Winnsboro, with supply posts in Richland and Yakima. He will attend the Disciples of Christ international convention in Miami to aid a national radio and TV department and will join a Comanche Trail conference faculty trip in New Mexico before long.
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Peterson
TCU
Ministers’ Wives
Brite College
Columbia Heights Christian Church
Portland
Oregon
Central Christian Church
Winnsboro
Richland
Yakima
Wash Able
Texas
Miami
Fla
The
Disciples of Christ
Christian Church
New Mexico
Alpine
Petersons
Niece and son visit Mrs Barker from Texas and New York
Guests in the home of Mrs. D. S. Barker this week were her niece Mrs. E. S. Fagg of San Saba and her son Dr J. E. Fagg associate professor of History and assistant dean of the graduate school of New York University.
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D. S. Barker
E. S. Fagg
San Saba
J. E. Fagg
Graduate School of
New York University
Mrs Mellard to appear on This I Believe program
Mrs Rudolph Mellard of Spur ranch Marfa a Su Ross College graduate and summer faculty member will be heard on Edward R Murrow's This I Believe on CBS radio next Wednesday at 455 p m CST she recorded it while at Arizona University last year The program reaches about 39 million radios weekly across 200 US stations and six times weekly on AFRS Voice of America WCBS New York carries the series
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Rudolph Mellard
Spur Ranch
Marfa
Su Ross College
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
Mellard
Arizona University
U. S
Dallas couple visits New Mexico and Colorado on vacation
Mr and Mrs Lester Money of Dallas were here early week on a vacation trip to New Mexico and Colorado. Money formerly lived in Alpine over 30 years ago when his father W M Money managed the old Alamo Lumber Co at the Storey Whiteside Lumber Co site.
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Lester Money
Dallas
New Mexico
Colorado
Mr. Money
Alpine
W.M. Money
Alamo Lumber Co
Storey-Whiteside Lor. Co
Big Bend Soil Conservation Pitting Affects Acreage Costs
The article describes a 14 foot tool bar with four border disks used in soil pitting to break crust and improve water infiltration. Pitting helps moisture retention, seed bed prep, and plant vigor on level to gentle slopes, with Brewster County needing up to a million acres at about 50 cents per acre.
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Big Bend
Brewster County
Four Local Boys Report For Air Force Training
Four local youths completed physical exams in El Paso on June 28 and were sent to Lackland Army Air Force Base in San Antonio for initial training. Names are Bobby Caruthers Jerry Bass Pete Bruns and Garry Henderson. House guests of the C M Andersons this week are Mr Andersons parents Mr and Mrs M Anderson and sister Mrs H L Kennedy and daughter Marty of Lubbock.
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el Paso
Lackland Army Air Force Base
San Antonio
Bobby Caruthers
Jerry Bass
Pete Bruns
Garry Henderson
C. M. Andersons
Mr Anderson
M. Anderson
H. L. Kennedy
Marty
Lubbock
Forage Production on Raw Range Land Promises Big Yields
The text argues that producing three tons of forage per acre on raw land could yield hundreds of thousands of tons of forage. It also states rainfall would improve range land, reduce evaporation, and better support livestock than buying feed.
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J. R. Cook
FT. Davis
H. L. Cook
Carlsbad
N. M
Minnie Cook
Meridian
Walter E. Chism
Clifton
Auburn
Billy Cook
Houston
G. O. Cunning Hun
Mr Cook
Pat Drumm
Keith
Jerry Wilson
Ayer
Masw
Joe M. Newton
Odessa
Charles Loter
Joe
Wheeler
John T. West
Wink
Little League
Price
Eas
Uly
Family Circle
Sieke
Beverly
Sunnybank Margarine
Gardenside
Pillsbury—Angel
Bel-air French
Swift
Safeway
Busy Baker Crackers
Duchess
Thompson
U.S
Ige
Roxbury
Jane Arden
Choy
GREEN
Mrs. Mellard
Air Force
Ft. Worth
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