Glimpses From The Texas Rockies in Local Brief
A reader discusses misterscobee's Old Fort Davis book and challenges a claim on page 31. The writer notes uncertainty about the origin of the term Big Bend and recalls using it in 1916 during General Pershing’s Mexico deployment. End with a teaser of more to come.
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Misterscobee
Old Fort Davis
United States
Big Bend
San Antonio
General Pershing
Mexico
Rio Grande
Cowboys Keep Lead in Southwest Semi Pro Tourney
Alpine Cowboys beat Hurley Miners 1-0 and Fort Copperheads 12-4 at Dudley Field advancing to face Fort Bliss Beaumont next Monday. Ross Moore fueled 16 hits and four runs in the latest win while pitcher Ira Gould fanned 10 in a two hit shutout of Hurley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cowboys
el Paso
International Stars
Forts Copperheads
Hurley
N. M
el Paso Times
Oscar Williams
Alpine
Happy Cowboys
Bliss Beaumont
Dudley Field
Forti
Copperheads
Power
Cowboys
Ross Moore
Johnny Huerta
Victor Arroyo
Lefty Miller
Lionel Forti
Ray McNeill
Bob Burleson
Roy Peden
Cox
Ira Gould
Gould
Cowboy Thornton
Conley Cox
Thornton
Mule Herrick
Travis Cook
O. D. Burleson
Cook
Abrhe
Reeves
Spangler
B. Thornton
Abrhe Forti
Melendez
Campos Montalbano
Ayala Rf
Portugal
Caldera
Reyes
Bajando
Huerta
V. Arroyo
McNeill
Peden
Burleson
Bob
Davis Greeson
Herricks of Cock
Nichols
Moore
Miller
Montalbano
Davis
Paisano encampment to host 27th annual session
More than 400 youths attended the two week Boys and Girls Camp at Paisano Baptist encampment grounds. The boys camp enrolled about 175 and the girls camp 280. About 20 West Texas towns were represented. The encampment opens July 28 and runs to August 3 with new buildings planned and expected to boost attendance. Primary speakers include Dr. W. R. White and Dr. E. S. James, while Bible teacher Dr. Kyle M. Yates leads sessions. Dr. Perry F. Webb will be absent due to Copenhagen meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisano Baptist
West Texas
Women’s Missionary Union of Dist
Paisano
W. R. White
First Baptist Church
Austin
E. S. James
First Baptist
Youth Caravan Arrives for Week at Presbyterian Church
A Youth Caravan arrives tomorrow for a week at the Presbyterian church led by Rev. Fred S. Rogers. The group of four young people will host daily 8 15 am devotional on KVLF and 4 pm story hours for children, with evening worship and recreation for youths each day. Alpine marks the final stop of a five week Texas tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Fred S. Rogers
Jerry Elliott
Amarillo
Wallace Moore
New Orleans
Nell Davies
Texarkana
Shirley Ann Solsberg
Gary
Ind
KVLF
Alpine
Texas
Alpine United Youth Fellowship
Legion Auxiliary Plans Memorial Park At Building Site
The Legion and Auxiliary will build a 184 foot rock retaining wall along the west creek bank east of the Legion club. After filling and leveling, the area will become a World War II memorial park with a monument, grass, trees, and shrubs. The project cost about 2500 dollars, funded mainly by Auxiliary donations and city support. Funds will also come from fundraisers and donations for rose bushes, with community members invited to contribute through park committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Creek
Legion Club
American Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
Brewster County
Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Billie Willoughby
Edith Hopson
Elvie Williams
John Clanton
W. E. Wheat
Bloys Camp Meet Set to Open August 12
Fort Davis reports the Bloys Camp Meeting Assn will hold its 58th annual session from August 12 to 19. Denominational speakers include Dr. Leland Clegg El Paso Methodist, Dr. W. R. White Austin Baptist, Dr. L D Anderson Fort Worth Disciples, and Dr. Samuel L Joekel Austin Presbyterian. Joekel leads morning Bible study on Isaiah. Anderson is platform manager. Music by John G Prude Fort Davis. Further details to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Bloys
Austin
Joekel
Anderson
John G. Prude
Faculty member oversees summer teacher training at Sul Ross
Mrs Fay Vice of East Texas State College Commerce supervises primary teacher training at Sul Ross for the second six weeks of summer school, relieving Mrs M A Webb who will proceed to Greeley Colorado for six weeks to pursue her Ph D degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Vice
East Texas State College, Commerce
Sul Ross
M. A. Webb
Greeley
Colo
Youth Killed by Lightning near Valentine
Sam Mccain a 13 year old from El Paso was struck and killed by a lightning bolt while sheltering near Needle Peak 12 miles south of Chispa 16 miles west of Valentine Fort Davis. His grandfather Bob Carr of Porvinir was at the camp when the fatal bolt struck as the boy stood against a dagger plant. Authorities led by Sheriff Wilbur Medley and Justice of the Peace Barry Scobee arrived after dawn to recover the body found face down in lechuguilla near the plant. The boy is survived by his mother Mrs Hazel Nicholls of El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Sammy McCain
el Paso
Bob Carr
Porvinir
Chispa
Valentine
Lechuguilla
Wilbur Medley
Barry Scobee
Needle Peak
Hazel Nicholls
California Man Buys W Holland Property
M. N. Bobo announced the sale of the Alp Inn property on West Holland avenue to J. H. Houck of California. Houck will re open the business next week and operate it himself. He recently purchased a residence from Wm. O. Pendery in North Alpine.
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M. N. Bobo
West Holland Avenue
J. H. Houck
California
Mr. Houck
Wm. O. Pendery
North Alpine
Dom Adams Improving After Pneumonia From Gasoline Inhalation
Dom Adams, who contracted pneumonia after accidentally inhaling gasoline while trying to unclog his car feed line, was reported yesterday to be improving and believed out of danger.
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Dom Adams
Masons Hold Barbecue For Texan Council Leader Visit
About 50 Masons from Alpine and Marfa councils Royal and Select Masters attended a barbecue Wednesday night honoring Emory Christian, Grand Master of the Texas council, on his official visit. Degrees were conferred after the meal, moved from Kokernot park to the lodge hall due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marfa
Royal & Select Masters
Emory Christian, Whitewright
Texas Council
Kokernot Park
Acting Postmaster Appointed at Terlingua
Named acting postmaster Mrs. Wilna Patterson succeeds Mrs. W. T. Dunnington who resigned last month. Dunnington, a Terlingua teacher, is attending Sul Ross college's second six weeks summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilna Patterson
Terlingua
W. T. Dunnington
Dunnington
Sul Ross College
Alpine Receives 1.31 Inches From Wednesday Downpour
A heavy Wednesday afternoon rain covered a wide area from Alpine to Marfa with Alpine reporting 1.31 inches. A prior shower at Sul Ross College added 0.03 inches, and another local shower Thursday brought 0.07 inches. The downpour extended north of Alpine and eastward into the surrounding region.
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Alpine
Marfa
Sul Ross College
Contributions to City Park Fund Total Donations
A list of donors to the City Park Project Fund includes Alpine Pilot Club Alpine Study Club Alpine Super Market Joe W Camp Pecos Jack S Davis Alpine Lions Club Alpine PTA Rio Grande Land Co Radio Station KVLF Rep Chas Moore Del Rio and Alpine Garden Club with various amounts. The piece ends by asking who will be the next contributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Pilot Club
Alpine Study Club
Alpine Super Market
Joe W. Camp
Pecos
Jack S. Davis
Gabor and Machinery
Alpine Lions Club
Alpine Pta
Rio Grande Land Co
KVLF
Chas. Moore
del Rio
Alpine Garden Club
Bean Blitz Campaign Hits Alpine in Gubernatorial Bid
Woodrow W. Bean tours Alpine and surrounding towns in a district blitz for the U S House race. He speaks at Sul Ross and on KVLF radio outlining his Big Bend park support and urging voters to review Sul Ross ties. The piece also covers a regional Girl Scout Mitre Peak camp meeting with 47 attendees and plans to open troop camping while fundraising for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson Bean
Bean
Alpine
Sierra Blanca
Mr. Bean
American Legion
van Horn
Marfa
KVLF
Big Bend Park
Sul Ross
Marathon
Sanderson
Dryden
Fort Stockton
Mary FE. Adams
Pioneer ranchman and early peace officer dies at 93
Hiram Frank Cook aged 93 a pioneer ranchman and early-day peace officer died at his daughter M L Hopsons home here after two months illness He was born December 7 1853 in Yates Center Kansas and worked on the LX ranch before entering business college He served as deputy US marshal in Oklahoma and as a forest ranger in Montana He married Elizabeth Anne Kipp March 20 1895 Surviving are four sons a daughter nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services were held at the Methodist church and burial was at Elm Grove cemetery with pallbearers named from local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Frank Cook
M. L. Hopson
Mr. Cook
Yates Center
Kansas
LX Ranch
Texas Panhandle
Business College
Southwest
United States
Oklahoma
Territory
Montana
Cook
Elizabeth Anne Kipp
Alpine
Presidio
Marfa
Methodist Church
Austin H. Dillon
Eln. Grove
Cecil Duncan
Earl Bowers
Felix McGauahy
J. W. Frazer
Stanley Fulcher
J. D. Holman
Girl Scout Day Camp Welcomes 56 Local Girls
The Kokernot park camp hosts 56 girls with 10 counselors and a nurse in charge. Units include Busy Beavers Bar-20 Buckaroos Bar-B Qs and Hi-Points with crafts and paintings. Dr. Hinckley from Sul Ross assists in studying insects birds nests and more as breakfast is cooked outdoors and a barbecue closes the session.
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Kokernot Park
L. C. Hinckley
Sul Ross
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Everett
San Antonio Express
William Ferguson
U. S. Treasury Department
Rio Grande River
Big Bend National Park
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St. Angelus
San Angelo
Annie Kate
Ferguson
Old Fort
Old Fort Davis Co
Arroya
Campos
Holt
Herrera
Myers
Bill Hooten
Fort Blis-Beaumont
Lakeside Club
McKinley
Beaumont
Youth Caravan
U. S
Skillman Grove
W. Holland
City Park
Woodrow W. Bean
U.S
Sul Ross State College
Permian Basin Area
Mitre Peak
Benjamin F. Berkeley
George Ramer
McCamey
Wink
Kermit
Monahans
Odessa
Alton Hughes
Oscar Maples
Don Johnson
Midland
Dr. Berkeley
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