Big Bend CAP split urged with demand for independence
The Big Bend Civil Air Patrol squadron faces pressure to withdraw from CAP due to funding, liability, and government link concerns. A proposed independent Big Bend Flying Posse would allow immediate search and mercy flights, funded locally, with deputized members and protected insurance.
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Big Bend Squadron
The
Civil Air Patrol
Higher Cap Authori
Big Bend
CAP
Sidney Perryman
Olney
Texas
Avalanche
van Horn
William McGill
Civil Defense
Austin
McGill
14Th Air Force
Georgia
Fort Worth
el Paso
United States
Flying Posse
Brewster County
Wing
Alpine and Brewster County News Roundup
A. F. Robinson is elected 2nd vice president of the U S 90 Highway Association at the Uvalde session. RL Reese buys Howell's stock in Corsicana. A half inch rain drenches Alpine area and nearby. A fire damages Mrs Evra Cook's North 7th Street home. Sheriff trail leads thieves who stole horses from Henry Weyerts. City water deemed pure by health officials. Ranger Earl Young visits Marathon. Clay Espy and George Willoughby travel to Arizona. Beulah Mae Bynum and Reginald Wotan wed in Sterling City. Sul Ross instructor R J Ratliff named Alpine Rotary head. New Alpine Rotary officers listed. Roy Spence joins Rodgers Motor Co in Fort Stockton. Miriam Ruth and Fannie Winkler visit from Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Robinson
Alpine
U. S. 90 Highway Association
Uvalde
Sterling City
Reginald Wotan
Beulah Mae Bynum
Christian Church
J. E. Bynum
Sul Ross College
Reginald
L. T. Wotan
Army Enlistees From Alpine Marfa to Train at Fort Carson
M Sgt William T Webb Army Recruiter said all young men enlisting from the Alpine Marfa area will go to Fort Carson Colorado for basic training. Fort Carson lies near Colorado Springs by Pikes Peak in the Rockies with many off duty recreational facilities. For info contact Webb at 243 S Oak St Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
William T. Webb
U. S. Army
Alpine-Marfa
Fort Carson
Colo
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Rocky Mountains
Webb
S. Oak St
Pecos
Itch-ME-NOT Promises Quick Relief at Alpine Drug Store
Stop That Itch claims relief in 15 minutes with ITCH-ME-NOT for eczema ringworm insect bites and surface itch. Easy to use day or night and offers a 40 cent money back guarantee at Alpine Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Drug Store
Highway construction contract notice for Brewster County
Sealed proposals for 3.968 miles of grading structures base and surfacing from a mile east of Terlingua to Highway 118 on RM 2462 in Brewster County will be received at the Texas Highway Department in Austin until 9:00 A.M. July 24, 1957. Public works project under Texas House Bills 54 and 115. Wage rates by craft are set in the proposal. Plans available from Charles T. Holmes, Alpine, Texas Resident Engineer.
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Terlingua
Brewster County
Highway Department
Austin
State of Texas
State Highway Commission
Charles T. Holmes
Alpine
Texas
Texas Highway Department
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ADV
Texas Press
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock Mayo Cleveland Hallie Stillwell
Kay Steele
Callie Holt
Anna Lee Cook
Association - Texas Press Association
ISING
Eee Ranch
Big Bend Park
Fort Davis
Marathon
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
RL. Reese
Corsicana
Howell's, Inc
Evra Cook
North 7Th Street
W. O. Hale
Edgar Dawson
Joe Bunton
Presidio County
Henry Weyerts
West Alpine
State Health Department
M. M. Moorman
Ranger Earl Young
Center, Texas
Clay Espy
George Willoughby
Double Circle Ranch
Arizona
R. J. Ratliff
Sul Ross
Alpine Rotary Club
R. A. McMurry
Shirley Scales
J. W. Gentry
H. T. Fletcher
J. W. Gillett
J. E. Wright
Roy Spence
Winfield-Rodgers Motor Co
McCamey
Odessa
Casner Motor Co
Rodgers Motor Co
Fort Stockton
Miriam Ruth
Fannie Winkler
Louis Forchheimer
Killkare
Jimmy
Yerma
Counseel
Clifton L. Moss
Great Southern Kile Insurance Company
Manifold Books
Alding
Price
Price's
Meadow
Price’s Creameries, Inc
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