Rain brings scattered showers to Big Bend ranches
Good rains filled notes across ranches in the Big Bend region last weekend. Brown Ranch saw 1.5 inches on the west and 0.7 at headquarters, while Nevill Ranch reported 0.3 and Sohl south of Alpine had 1 inch. Otis Kimball and King Terry praised the rain, Roy Reid near Alpine noted rain on ranch near Ft. Davis, and Maravillas reached toward Highway 385. Roark/Ranches reported up to 1.2 inches, while Stillwell dry. A big 3 inch event hit Glass Mountains including Joe Clark, George Mills, and Weir Hall. Nellie Ferguson said 2.5 to 3.5 inches Sunday across her ranch. George Daan noted an inch.
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Hallie
Big Bend
Brown Ranch
West Part
Nevill
Sohl
Alpine
Otis Kimball
King Terry
Deep
Ft. Davis
Maravillas
Bear Creek
San Francisco
Roark Ranches
Stillwell Ranch
Travis Roberts
Glass Mountains
Joe Clark
George Mills
Weir Hall
Nellie Ferguson
George Daan
Stillwell News and Ranch Notes Feared by Local Readers
Witchey Young of Ft Worth visits on business and heads to El Paso on Wednesday. Tommy Leary of Marathon reports scarce rain while in town. George Asa Jones of Ft Stockton travels to Alpine this week. Mrs Leonard Hess of San Antonio returns home after ranch duties. A reminder urges farm workers to ensure employers record their name and social security number exactly as on the SS card for wage reporting.
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Witchey Young
Ft. Worth
Fl Paso
Tommy Leary
Marathon
George Asa Jones
Ft. Stockton
Alpine
Leonard Hess
San Antonio
Rex Ivey
Honors for Alpine Delegates to Bluebonnet Girls State
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a party for Alpine Girls State delegates Julie Forchheimer and Shelly Sol at Mrs Henry Bailey s home on Saturday June 5 from 3 30 to 5 30 p m Parents are invited and nine former Bluebonnet Girls State citizens will share insights on what to expect in Austin June 16 21 1965.
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The
American Legion Auxiliary
Alpine
Bluebonnet Girls
Henry Bailey
Austin
Julie Forchheimer
Shelly Sol
Emily Miller
Linda Biers~ Chwale
Debbie Stumberg
Steve Stumberg Jr
Mary Jack Yarbro
Jack Yarbro
Marathon
Christine Fowler
Presidio Auxiliary
Anne Hegelund
Girls
Haynes Buys U S Building in Brewster County Auction
General Services Administration sells a concrete block building with 64 square feet of floor space on 0.92 acres of leased land to Neville Haynes of Alpine for 500 dollars. The facility, once used by the FAA as a communications post, sits 25 miles south of Alpine, two miles east of State Highway 118 atop Elephant Mountain, about 80 miles north of Big Bend National Park. Lease termination follows sale. Local attendees from Alpine High School and community prepare for a 10 day events period in Austin with refreshments assisted by local Auxiliary members.
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General Services Administration
Neville Haynes
Alpine
Federal Aviation Agency
Brewster County
Elephant Mountain
Big Bend National Park
Neville Ranch
John M. McGee
Dallas
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