Local visitors and travelers stopovers listed in Alpine area
Ray McNeill and family of Midland visited Alpine last weekend. Mr and Mrs J C Coleman of Midland spent time at their ranch near San Saba. H M Bowden and son left to visit May. John Holland and children of Midland visited friends here. Billy Fielder and son from Amarillo visited relatives here. Susan Adams of Kermit is visiting her grandmother Mrs Berta Lansiter this week.
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Ray McNeill
Midland
Alpine
J. C. Coleman
San Saba
H. M. Bowden
Gon
John Holland
Billy Fielder
Little Son
Amarillo
Susan Adams
Kermit
Berta Lansiter
M. K. Brown
Fort Worth
Randolph
Mrs. Brown
Robi, Lee
Jack) Yarbro
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Roy Akers
San Antonio
D. C. Littletons
Yarbro
Navy
Local residents and visitors feature in weekend family notes
John Gentry of Houston visited his parents here last weekend. Mrs. Hancock is seriously ill at her Alpine home. Chas Livingston Jr. returns home from Texas A&M for the summer. Joe Page recovers at home after surgery. Peyton Cain family visited Eldorado relatives. Lillian Chott from St. Louis visits Thorne family two weeks. Delbert Dyke recovering from surgery. Jeanne Scott from Santa Fe visits Casner family. Jim Thomas family heads to Yuma for visit with in law’s parents. Don Jobes Jr. and Jimmy Joe Freeman in Tucson with Jobes aunt. Hooley McSpadden family from Barcelona Venezuela visiting here and in Marfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Chott
St. Louis, Mo
George Thorne
Delbert Dyke
Jeanne Scott
Santa Fe, N. M
J. FE. Casner
Casner
Don Jobes Jr
Jimmy Joe Freeman
Tucson
Ariz
Jobes
Mark Turney
H. W. (Hooley) McSpadden
Barcelona
Venezuela
John Young
Marfa
McSpaddens
Area residents share weekend visits and travels
Daughters attend San Antonio schools over the past year. The Broadfoot family vacationed to Santa Fe New Mexico and nearby areas. Cpl. Ray Garnett US Marines from Kingsville NAS visited relatives. Kin Terry and her mother visited Del Rio. M K Brown and family planned Fort Worth trip for medical care. Hord family moved to Marfa for oil work. Terry Jr and Gage Holland visited Fort Worth with Rudy Copeland's family. Catherine Hill, Rice Institute student, to visit Denver next month. Carl Lawson and Breshears group attend Set Up meeting in El Paso with Omah Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Hill
Rice _ Institute
Houston
Paul Hill
Denver
Colo
Carl Lawson
Carl Shults Sr
F. S. Breshears
el Paso
Omah Brown
Sondra Breshears
Jobin Hayslip
Commencement at Big Bend Park School May 27
Commencement exercises for Big Bend Park School were held Thursday evening. Mary Karen Garrison and Walter Frank lin Boles received diplomas. Supt. Peyton Cain of Alpine Schools gave the main address, introduced by County Judge Felix McGaughy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend Park School
Mary Karen Garrison
Park
Lon Garrison
Walter Franklin Boles
Stanley Fulcher
Peyton Cain
Alpine Schools
Felix McGaughy
Laurie Miller
Park School Board
Carl Lawson
First Methodist Church
Alpine
Alpine Party
Glenn Burgess
Fulcher
Garrison
Gertrude Kilgore
Gertrude Boulter
Park School
Alpine Hi SA Graduate Earns Ph D at Texas U
Donald Duane Van Fossan, Alpine High School and Sul Ross College alumnus, received a Doctor of Philosophy on May 29 from the University of Texas. He studied biochemistry at the UT Medical Branch Galveston and taught in Biochemistry and Nutrition. His research on acclimatization to chronic hypoxia occurred at Randolph Field's USAF School of Aviation Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Texas
Local families travel for graduations and reunions in Texas and beyond
Miss Alice Owens returns from Dallas and Denton after attending North Texas State College graduation where Miss Charlotte Slight earned a B A in music. Several relatives plan reunions in Alpine and Princeton New Jersey as they attend commencements and class reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Owens
Dallas
Denton
North Texas State College
Charlotte Slight
Alpine
Alice
Marine recruit graduates field musicians school
Pfc Joe Larky Rodriguez son of Mrs Louis Rodriguez Alpine has completed Marine Field Musicians School and now serves with the Marine Corps Band in San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Joe Larky Rodriguez
Louis Rodriguez
Alpine
Marine Field Musicians School
Marine Corps Band
San Diego
Cal
Midland Livestock Market Gains at May 27 Auction
The Midland livestock auction, held Thursday May 27, reports a strong, active market across all classes. High quality fat calves and yearlings sold for 18 to 22 per hundred, with feeders and cows showing solid demand. cows and calves brought 100 to 145 per pair and stocker calves ranged 18 to 21 for steers and 18 to 19 for heifers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Van Fossan Receives PhD at Texas University
Donald Duane Van Fossan, son of Mrs. Marie D. Van Fossan and Mrs. Virginia Link, received a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Texas University during the commencement exercises held last Saturday at Sul Ross College faculty member noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. U
Donald Duane van Fossan
Marie D. van Fossan
Alspine
Virginia Link
Sul Ross College
Texas University
East Hartford School Pay Motion From 1839
A committee studying East Hartford Center school history notes a 1839 motion to hire Miss Stanley at three dollars per week or offer 50 cents more. The report adds Civil War era population figures for New York and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hartford, Conn
East Hartford Center
Stanley
New York
Philadelphia
First United States Silver Dollars Coined in 1752
A historical note records that the first silver dollars were minted in the United States in 1752. The entry documents early US coinage and marks the start of a long numismatic tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alpine Woman Plans Extended Tour of Europe This Summer
Mrs. Elia McBride and Mrs. Nina Ford Smalley of Phoenix prepare to sail from New York on June 24 for a six week tour of Europe. They will visit Huntsville relatives, tour New York landmarks, then cruise via S S Olimpia to Ireland England and several continental countries before returning August 25. Mrs G H Harfst arrived from El Campo for a visit with her son Jack Bow at Texas University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Newell
Joanna
Princeton
N. J
Newell
New York City
Newells
John Jr
Tommy van Auken
Princeton U
Elia McBride
Nina Ford Smalley
Phoenix
Ariz
Smalley
Sam Ford
Huntsville
Billy Scarbrough
Fort Benning
Henry Bertrand
Sul Ross
Durham
N. C
United Nations
S. S. Olimpia
Ireland
England
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
France
Delta Kappa Gamma
New York
G. H. Harfst
el Campo
Jack Bow
Texas University
R. A. Bow
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Custom Assay Office
Chemists and Assayers Shippers Representatives
O. Bow
Appliance Company
John Gentry
J. W. Gentry
W. B. Hancock
E. Ave
Chas. Livingston Jr
Texas A. & M
Joe Page
Jim Thomas
Denny
Roy
Yuma
Thomas
Ewal
VT A
Pain
Edgar Allan Poes
Rue Motgus
UBL
Hijos Pecan
Meche Barba and
Fernando Fernandez
Robert Causey
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Chalmers Broadfoot
Marsha
Coeeey
Santa Fe
N. M
Cpl
Ray Garnett
U. S. Marines
Kingsville Naval Air Station
Raymond Garnett
Kin Terry
Sam Bunton
del Rio
Clarence Hord Jr
Hord
King Terry Jr
Gage Holland
Rudy Copeland
Tex Beneke
Acousticon
Holland Hotel
Hammer CO
Chadbourne
San Angelo
Alpine Hi-Sa
Texas U
John Bumgardner
Eddie
Indianapolis
Ind
Mr. Bumgardner
E. G. Bumgardner
Bernal Slight
Charlotte
North Texas
Bay
Creamery
Tivoli
Sin
Tee
Glenn Miller
Sheba
Dragons
John Archer
Hillary Brooke
Great Northwest
Tyrone Power
Technicolor
USMC
Midland Livestock News
Reno
Standard Development CO
Old Waddy
WRIA
Colorado
Anta la Technics
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