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Alpine Avalanche

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1957

Page

3

Youth Groups Attend Paisano Camp Activities

A five day Paisano Baptist Encampment camp for intermediate Girls Auxiliaries opened Monday near here with a general meeting set for July 29 to Aug 4. Nearly 300 District 7 Junior Girls Auxiliary campers aged 9 to 12 finished a session at Paisano while other events included a boys camp in July and a young women house party. Officials include Mrs R L Wittner youth director Mrs W E Bramlow of Kermit junior Girls Auxiliary leader Rev and Mrs James Efrid and Mrs Tex Culp of Dallas state Girls Auxiliary secretary.

Paisano Baptist District 7 Paisano R. L. Wittner W. E. Bramlow Kermit James Efrid Tex Culp Dallas

Tex Tech hosts Meriden Garner and Powell for summer study

Meriden Garner and W T Powell of Sul Ross State College are doing graduate work at Texas Tech during the first term of the summer session. Our alphabet was introduced into Europe by the Phoenicians.

Meriden Garner W T Powell Sul Ross State College Texas Tech Europe

Building material lasting the longest is granite

Local ad notes a family drug store promoting regular checkups and a modern prescription department. It urges readers to watch this space next week for the answer to the current question and recalls last week’s question. Granite is identified as the longest lasting building material.

Stillwell area notes heat, rains, and ranch life in Big Bend

Stillwell reports mild heat in the Big Bend with daily breezes and welcome rains in Marfa and Fort Davis. Market prices at Ft Worth show steer and calf ranges, and sheep values. He visits ranches, meets officials, and notes a drug store fire in Marathon along with geologist groups and local residents preparing for winter grazing.

Big Bend Marfa Fort Davis Wade Reid Ft. Worth Black Gap Stillwell Ranch Altuda Hooley Jake McSpadden South America Jake Lee Balentine Wayne Green Presidio Alpine Don Forker Marathon San Antonio

Brewster Rancher Uses Water Spreading System on Texas Pastures

Guy Combs Jr of Maravillas Gap Brewster County is featured in The Progressive Farmer with a 32 year old dam and levee system that now waters about 2400 acres. The piece notes ongoing maintenance silt erosion brush and livestock pests. It praises brush control grass seeding and range rest achieved on some 18000 acres.

Guy Combs Jr Maravillas Gap Brewster County Progressive Farmer Magazine Combs Guy Combs Sr

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