Civil War Veterans Buried Side by Side in Alpine
Isaac Martin Roark and Milo Charles Bennett, a Confederate and a Union veteran, rest together in Elm Grove Cemetery Alpine. Their grandchildren are Mrs. Gertrude Davis of Alpine. They fought in five Civil War battles, met later in Oklahoma Territory, and chose burial adjacent after their wives died. Memorial Day honors were given by American Legion Big Bend Post No. 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Roark
Punkin Center
Marathon
Fort Stockton
Milo Bennett
San Francisco
Gertrude Davis
Alpine
Elm Grove
Isaac Martin Roark
I. C
Bud) Roark
Holland Hotel
Brewster County
Milo Charles Bennett
Elm Grove Cemetery
American Legion
Big Bend
Davis
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Big Bend National Park booster lauds Basin visit
Hazel Walters of Tyler praises Big Bend visits in the Basin and requests multiple copies of a planned guide. The piece notes a Santa Elena Canyon photo by the Texas Highway Department and references Ford’s Mustang hype and a Josephine Kokernot McCutcheon stage role in El Paso with coverage from The El Paso Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Hazel Walters
Tyler
Big Bend- Davis Mountains
Texas
Santa Elena Canyon
Texas Highway Department
Texas Outlook
Texas State Teachers Associaton
Josephine Kokernot McCutcheon
el Paso
Ruby Burst
May Rainfall Totals and Mercury Price Jump
May rainfall totaled 1.59 inches with 0.85 on the 27th and other readings on the 6th 19th and 26th. Yearly total reached 2.40 inches, compared with 4.03 inches in 1963. last May recorded 2.81 inches. Mercury price rose to 272 dollars per flask delivered to New York, up 42 dollars from the start of 1964, spurring no immediate rise in U.S. mine production. Terlingua district in Brewster County has long been a Mercury producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street Journal
U.S
U. S
Terlingua
Brewster County
Air Force Army to Display Nike Hercules at Alpine Jubilee
Rev Clyde Chesnutt announces a joint Air Force and Army display for the July 4 Jubilee in Alpine. Fort Bliss and Biggs AFB will present a Nike Hercules missile demonstration with Army personnel, Air Force uniforms, gear, and life pictures. Fifteen booths are planned for food and entertainment with civic groups invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Jaycee
Alpine
Clyde Chesnutt
4Th Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Army
Biggs Air Force Base
Bob White
Jaycee Committee
Air Force
Chesnutt
4-H Clubs Enter Meet at College Station
Brewster Jeff Davis Counties 4-H livestock judging team leaves for the state Round-Up in College Station to compete with 24 teams from 12 Texas districts. Members include Janet Grubb and Bill Stowell plus new teammates Marsha Mills Jodie Holman and Judy Owens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
Jeff Davis
College Station
Texas
Highland Hereford Association of
Marfa
Janet Grubb
Bill Stowell
Alpine
Bill
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Marsha Mills
Jodie Holman
Judy Owens
Marathon
Sul Ross
San Angelo
Joe T. Lane
Jones Cattle Co
Sul Ross Animal Husbandry
B. G. Hill Ranch
George Mills
J. D. Holman
Jack Stovell
Odie Grubb
Fort Davis
Ellis Owens
Brewster-Jeff Davis
B. G. Hill
Davidson couple returns to Alpine after Fort Worth burnet trip
Mr and Mrs Ed Davidson journeyed to Fort Worth and Burnet then attended Paschal High School graduation for Tommy Davidson grandson of the couple. They visited his mother and sister in Burnet and were driven home to Alpine by Burton Warwick due to Mr Davidson illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Davidson
Alpine
Fort Worth
Burnet
Tommy Davidson
E. H. Davidson
Paschal High School
Burton Warwick
Mr. Davidson
Tourist Selling Course Set in Alpine by Local Chambers
Alpine and Marfa chambers team with WTCC and George Jordan to offer a two day adult education course in Selling and Serving the Tourist on June 17 and 18. Sessions run 8 to 11 am and 7 to 10 pm with a $2 materials fee. Participants earn a West Texas Tourist Ambassador certificate after completing six hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Marfa Chamber of Commerce
Alpine
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
George Jordan
West Texas
Hugh White
Charles DeBarbrie
Chamber of Commerce
George R. Jordan
The
Jordan
Park Founders Day Note Marks Big Bend Anniversary
The Big Bend National Park marks its 20th anniversary with a June 12 celebration in the park. The land was accepted by the U S Interior Department on June 12 1944 after state purchases led by Brewster County leaders and advocates like E E Townsend. The effort spanned decades with key supporters including J E Casner Forest M Robinson H W Morelock Dr B F Berkeley and Amon G Carter advancing funding and legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
State of
Texas
Secretary of the Interior
United States
E. E. Townsend
Alpine i
Bend
Townsend
U. S. Customs Service
Big Bend
Brewster County
J. E. Casner
Forest M. Robinson
H.W. Morelock
B. F. Berkeley
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
R. M. Wagstaff
E. Townsend
Texas Canyon State Park
Morris Shepperd
Tom Connally
R. E. Thomason
Congress
Roosevelt
O'Daniel
Big Vote Is Urged Saturday
The Democratic runoff features Malcolm McGregor and Richard F. White for the 16th District seat with incumbent Ed Foreman in the General Election. Marathon hosts county commissioner runoff Emilio Salmon versus Sam Mather, while Alpine runoff politics focus on precinct chair race and various polls open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Absentee voting closed with 34 Democrats and 1 Republican casting ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm McGregor
Richard F. White
el Paso
Ed Foreman
Odessa
Marathon
Ine
Sam Mather
Emilio Salmon
GOP
Eldon McGonagill
West
Alpine
John Newell
Sanford DeVoll
Courthouse
Chamber of Commerce
Centennial
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
W. Holland Avenue
Holland Hotel
George Bush
Jack Cox
U.S. Senate
Fence Funds Needed for Elm Grove Cemetery Fence
Alpine Cemetery Association plans a rock fence expansion on the west side of Elm Grove Cemetery. Funds are short in the memorial account, with donations possible to Mrs. Z. M. Decie, Box 718, Roy Whiteside, or Don Geeslin. Storey Whiteside and Alpine Lumber Co. supplied cement. J. E. Gray supervises the project pro bono. The west cattle guard will be removed and the entrance moved to the north due to flood waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cemetery Association
Elm Grove Cemetery
Z. M. Decie
Roy Whiteside
Don Geeslin
Storey Whiteside
Alpine Lumber Co
Decie
J. E. Gray
Schreiner Institute Student Arrives Home for Summer
David Lee Kokernot, a Schreiner Institute student in Kerrville, returned home last week to spend the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Kokernot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lee Kokernot
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
David Kokernot
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Davis
Bud Roark
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Ford
Reg
Frank Votan
Jimmy Pate
Brewster County Motors
White
McGregor
Park
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