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Ranch Life Echoes From Alpine Dwellers and Visitors
Alpine residents share ranch tales and weather notes from the Jim P. Wilson Ranch, mentioning visits by Billie Dan Atkinson and family, cattle plans, and local hopeful rain. The column notes travelers from Coleman to Marfa and Bird Ranch peach gathering, plus a statistic on tractor deaths from the National Safety Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lane
Jim P. Wilson
Marines
Lane
Lanes
Jeff
Mary
May
Kate Nevill
Neville Haynes
Virginia
Edinarg
Veen
Colorado
San Antonio
Janice Smith
Mission
Haynes
Kathryn
Anne
Carlene Hegelund
Gus Rountree
Beeville
Alpine
Gus
Arizona
New Mexico
L. C. Saunders
Alice
W.T. Henderson
John Stillwell
Roy
Bird Ranch
Jim
Mollie Walker
Bird Orchard
Cavin
Ruth Woodward
Ruth
Morris
Gilmer
Pansy Morris