Whistle Blasts At Crossings Stir Alpine Rail Talk
In fan mail from Alpine, D N Scott defends the Espee whistle campaign and railway safety. He notes signals and the rear end concept, recalls wartime service, and cites engineer practices while a clipping from Wabash Ind. complains of ordinances banning train whistles within city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
D. N. Scott
New Jersey
Duncan
Philadelphia
Espee
Scotty
Pacific Coast
Regents Board Concludes Alpine Session At Sul Ross
The Board of Regents of the Texas state teachers colleges finished its Alpine meeting at Sul Ross State College. President Judge William L. Kerr thanked Alpine citizens and builders for support and noted approval of annual campus visits and budgets for all colleges. Proceedings favored competitive bids for unstarted Sul Ross work due to high costs, with next meeting location undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Speer
Board of Regents
State Teachers Colleges of Texas
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
William L. Kerr
Friends of the College
Kerr
Regents
Sul Ross
Weoodul
Newell Oil Co. Employees Fish Rio Grande Catch
The second annual fishing trip of Newell Oil Co. employees occurred last week on the Rio Grande southwest of Longfellow. The party hauled in a 30-lb catfish. Participants included Ralph Gray Beck Turner Bob Sandlin Fred Williams Alpine Kyle Slover and son Croc Pett Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Oil Co. Employes
Rio Grande
Longfellow
Ralph Gray
Beck Turner
Bob Sandlin
Fred Williams
Alpine
Kyle Slover
Son Croc Pett
Fort Stockton
Alpine Downs Beaumont 13-1 in Southwestern Semi Pro Final
Alpine Cowboys routed Bliss Beaumont 13 to 1 at Dudley Field in seven innings as Ed Smith fueled the win with seven scattered hits and five Alpine players drove in runs. O D Burleson led the offense with a two-base hit and five RBIs, while Summers took the loss for Bliss Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hooten
el Paso
Alpine Cowboys
Dudley Field
Bliss Beaumont
Alpine
Ed Smith
Smith
Burleson
O. D. Burleson
Moundsman Summers
Ray McNeill
Summers
Frank Bremerman
Roy Peden
Bob Burleson
Conley Cox
Mule Herrick
Travis Cook
Junior Cowboys lose to Alpine Internationals at Kokernot Field
Four costly errors by the Junior Cowboys cost them a game against the Alpine Internationals. The Internationals scored four runs aided by the Boll Weevil boots while the Juniors managed a single run in the fifth. Fred Slight pitched well for the Juniors, Apodaca opposed with six hits and 12 strikeouts. Chas Davis led Junior offense with three hits in four at bats and a double, scoring their lone run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboys
Kokernot Field
Iats
Fred Slight
Apodaca
Chas. Davis
Lujan
Boll Weevils
Marathon Blue Caps
Davis
Vanney
Barton
Brandon
Henry
Parks
Hicks
Wuest
Tarantino
Bustamente
Mario
Llanes If
Lafarelle
Fierro
Molinar
Valenzuela
Talley Resigns as KVLF Program Director
Joe Talley, KVLF Alpine program director, offered his resignation effective Aug. 1. He and his wife have bought a home here and plan to stay. Geo H Peters, long time KVLF employee, is named station manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Talley
KVLF
Talleys
Alpine
Geo. H. Peters
Officials Named To Select S. W. Encampment Site Here This Week
Paisano Baptist encampment near Alpine opens Monday with 8 p.m. service and runs through Aug 3. Notable preachers and workers led by Dr W. R. White and Dr E. S. James. site inspectors from the Southern Baptist convention tour Paisano with R. A. Clifton. Paisano plans show 15 new buildings for 250 sleeping capacity and more construction to come. Local officials expect Paisano to be chosen for the Southwestern all-summer encampment serving eight states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Vaughan Rock
First Southern Baptist Church
Phoenix
Ariz
H. H. McBride
Winnfield
Southern Baptist Convention Committee
Southwestern Baptist Assembly
Paisano
R. A. Clifton
Clifton
Southwestern
Mississippi River
Paisano Encampment Daily Program Schedule
Morning program lists 6:30 breakfast, 7:30 training union, Sunday school, Bible classes, and morning service. Afternoon features quiet hours, recreation, prayer meetings, preachers' meeting, youths vesper, and supper. Evening includes training union, evening worship, campfire, lights out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. White
Austin
E. S. James
Vernon
Kyle M. Yates
Houston
G. S. Hopkins
Dallas
T. C. Gardner
J. D. Riddle
Sam Means
Silver City
N. M
Cecil Pearson
Monahans
Roy Johnson
Canyon
Clifford Spencer
Sanderson
WMU
TCU Geology Students Map Marathon Uplift Area
A group of 24 Texas Christian University geology students completed a six week summer field course mapping about 30 miles of the Marathon uplift near the Big Bend in West Texas. Under Dr. Leo Hendricks the team studied stratigraphy structure oil prospects and produced individual geological maps and logs. They worked from the Buttrill ranch south of Marathon and visited Alpine and the Rio Grande during field trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Big Bend
West Texas
TCU
Leo Hendricks
Buttrill Ranch
Dr. Hendricks
Hendricks
Alpine
Rio Grande
Santa Helena Canyon
Texas ‘Painted Desert
Painted Desert
United States
Details of Death of FO Wm G Joyce of Alpine
Maj. Gen. Edw. F. Witsell informs Mr. and Mrs. Joyce that F O Wm G Joyce died in World War II when a B 29 on a mission to Shizuoka Japan June 20 1945 collided mid air with another plane causing both bombs to crash and explode in the city killing all aboard Alabamans are known as the Yellowhammers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw. F. Witsell
Army
A. J. Joyce
F. O. Wm. G. Joyce
Shizuoka
Japan
United States Mexico Plan Huge International Park
Ruble S. Clark engineer aged 52 died after a head on collision of two Southern Pacific freight trains eight miles west of Valentine last Saturday. W. P. Westfall brakeman killed and three other trainmen injured in the same collision as the eastbound fast freight struck the westbound backing into a siding. Clark survived by widow Miss Johnnie Micon of Alpine and his mother Mrs. W. Y. Slover with three half brothers Kyle and Francis Slover of Fort Stockton and Floyd Slover of Alpine. Funeral services held at First Baptist church Del Rio with interment at Westlawn cemetery Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruble S. Clark
Southern Pacific
Valentine
W. P. Westfall
Sidin
Clark
Johnnie Micon
Alpine
W. Y. Slover
el Paso
Kyle Slover
Fort Stockton
Francis Slover
Sanderson
Floyd Slover
First Baptist Church
del Rio
Westlawn Cemetery
Weather highs and lows at Sul Ross college station
A week of daily readings from the Weather Bureau station at Sul Ross college shows July 18 with 95 high and 66 low, July 19 82 and 64, July 20 85 and 60, July 21 91 and 67, July 22 92 and 69, July 23 96 and 70, and July 24 up to 8 a.m. with 68 and precipitation 0.13 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Alpine chamber sets semi annual meeting for Aug 4
The Alpine chamber of commerce announces its semi annual meeting will be held on Monday August 4 at 8 p m at the Holland hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Holland Hotel
New Tourist Court Construction Planned in West Alpine
Val R. Richardson of Houston and partner M. C. Nost announce a new 18 unit Spanish style tourist court on Highway 90 on George Lines property east of his residence. Groundwork begins in August with completion about ten months later. offices and cafe will occupy two highway facing buildings. Both owners plan to relocate families to Alpine after opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val R. Richardson
Houston
George Lines
West Alpine
Lines
Richardson
M. C. Nost
Designed Engineering Co
Alpine
International Park Plan Aims for World’s Largest in US Mexico
Mexico City and Washington officials discuss creating a transboundary park adjoining Big Bend Texas to form the world’s largest international park. Tolson and Tillotson of the U S National Park Service note equal area would yield about 1 415 790 acres. Big Bend, opened in 1944, drew thousands in June and July as plans advance for cooperative tourism and shared access between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.S. Park Service
Mexico
Big Bend
Gran Comba
Texas
Hilary A.tolson
U.S. National Park Service
Ross A. Maxwell
Tillotson
Tolson
Carlos Villar Perez
Department of Agriculture
International Group
International Park
Big Bend National Park
United States
Washington
Truman
Representative Thomason
el Paso
White House
Thomason
Interior Krug
City to Launch Campaign on Stray Untagged Canines
The city announces an upcoming drive targeting stray untagged dogs. All dogs at large must be rabies inoculated and licensed at the city office. A veterinarian performed initial inoculations this month and will return next Wednesday July 30 to administer more. The campaign will start after the second visit.
PTA Elects 1947 48 Committee Chairs
PTA president Mrs Anja Wilson Jr announces chairmen for the year with Mrs Duane Smith on Budget Hospitality Mrs Wally Davis on Legislation Mrs Chalmers Broadfoot Membership and others The elected officers installed include 1st vice president Mrs Frank Etheridge and 2nd vice president Mrs Edwin Fowlkes The program theme is The Challenge Living and Working Together The meeting was held in Supt Cain's office with several members present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anja Wilson Jr
PTA
Duane Smith
Wally Davis
Chalmers Broadfoot
John Clanton
Joe Hord
Marvin Kay
Wilson
Frank Etheridge
Edwin Fowlkes
M. ©. Pittman
Frank Young
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Launtain
J. E. Casner
Cemetery Road
Midland
Newton
Beaumont
Paisano Baptist
Second Baptist Church
Paisano Meet
International
Talley
South Dakota
S. W
U. S
Paisano Encampment
TCU Group
Ft. Worth
Wm. G. Joyce
R. S. Clark
City
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