Local items recap of region residents and visitors
Mrs J W Rixon travels to visit son Howard in Antonio and daughter Mrs B A Wight in Kilgores. HB Starkey and sons Linn Jack Mal of Austin visit for summer and to attend Sul Rus College union. Vincent Wylie family from Leander visit G W Martin. Truman Pouncey earns BA with honors at Texas University, Alpine roots. Carl Hegelund and Lorena Crawford visit, A B DeAX sends Avalanche to son Letty with CCC. Baines family to return from Los Angeles after nine months. Lloyd Glover visits sister Mrs Kenneth Gallant en route to San Benito. Miss Chic Graham fractures kneecap after horse fall. Jim Wilson and Buttrills group travel between Marathon and San Antonio for operation stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HB. Starkey
Eons
Linn
Jack
Mal
Austin
Unnion
Sul Rus College
Starkey
Texan
Capitol
Truman Pouncey
J. M. Pouncey
Alpine
Texas University
Truman
Bul Ams College
Lloyd Glover
Texas ‘Tee
Kenneth Gallant
San Benito
Things Warm Up In Sundown Loop
In Alpine Sundown league games heat up as three clubs compete on the vacant block south of the Presbyterian church. Casners, Rapists and Methodists split results with scores 13-25, 14-13, and 7-1, attracting growing local interest and athletic talent in softball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Jackson
Fort Worth
Casner
Boyd
Balmorhes
Baptists
Duty of
Pecos
Charles
Sul Ross
Casners
The
Presbyterian Church
Rio Plans Gala Night in Old Mexico
A Rio event aims to feature entertainment and music with local figures and a festive setting in Old Mexico. The gala seeks to attract attendees from the community with performances and cultural touches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Galaight
Old Mexico
McIntyre Well Underreaming at 820 Feet Near Alpine
The McIntyre well eight miles south of Alpine, drilled by Dad Joiner and associates, was underreaming at 820 feet and preparing to set casing. Work was led by Gib Sawtelle with more difficulty stemming the strong water flow. The lone tent in the county sits on Bec. 31, block 362, W. J. Mitchell survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntyre
Alpine
Dad Joiner and Associates
Gib Sawtelle
Bec. 31
W. J. Mitchell
Mystery of Early Inhabitants of Del Rio
Smithsonian expedition led by P. M. Setzler exhumed burials and artifacts along the Pecos river in the Big Bend area. No evidence of European contact or clear ties to Basketmakers or other known cultures was found, leaving the prehistoric inhabitants of this region unlabeled and historic gaps in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setzler
Big Bend
For Sale Hereford Yearlings and Twos by Donshart
Sewistered Hereford Bull for sale listed by W A Donshart in Lamp Grandview Alpine offering yearlings and two year olds at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Donshart
Lamp
Grandview
San Antonio Men Plan Del Rio Area Archaeology Expedition
A team led by San Antonio navigates toward Del Rio area to study Basket Maker culture and pre Hispanic remnants. Emma Gutzelt joins later as a photography expert while Miss Gutzeit and the Martin-Woolford group return relics from early periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
del Rio
Ence
Mexico
Central
South ‘America
Emma Gutzelt
Big Bend
Eileen Shulz Quillian
Texas
Miss Gutzeit
Martin-Woolford
Stolen Nags Ride As Thieves Speed Racket by Trucks
Thieves extort livestock theft by motor truck, shifting from cattle drives to trucking routes. In Alliance Nebraska a "herd" theft and high cam prices revive old outlawry as thieves haul stock to markets. One culprit who drove stock 260 miles to Grand Island Nebraska was jailed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Alliance
Neb
Heroe
Cams
Grand Inland
Salt Lakes in West Texas Bring Dividends to Ranchers
Salt lakes in Hudspeth county and near Crane City yield dividends for ranchers and local dairies, as salt production expands. Max Omo operates the old Cowden salt lake near Crane City while early salt hauling by burro teams is noted at Mocamey. A salt water well near Sheftild Prank Perry provides brine for local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Hudspeth
Crane City
Max Omo
Cowden
Wright
Mocamey
Perry
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Rixon
Howard
An Antonio
B.A. Wight
Kilgores
Vincent Wylie
Leander
G. W. Martin
Carl Hegelund
Iraan
Lorena Crawford
Trann
RB. Slight
A E. Owens
St Paul
Minnesota
Mr. Camer
Unasey
Crow
Dallas
Mim
Adrian Turney
Phoenix
Arizona
Government
A.B. Deax
Wnr
Letty
Civilian Conservation Corps
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Baines
Mines Helen
Elizaeth
Los Angeles
Chic Graham
Jim P. Wilson
Marathon
L. P. "Puttle
Buttrill
Buttrills
CE. Mays
David J. Murray
Mrs. A. P. Hudson
Mrs. Hudson
W. T. Meriwether
H. ‘T. Fletcher
Pischer Ranch
Eneinosa
Marta
JM. Greenwood of
McCamey
Kansas Life Insurance Company
Mrs W. C. Fisher
Son
Connie
Famly
Fisher Ranch
Uvalde
Guida
Ella Wilson
Jim Wilson, Jr
Buren Sparks
Jean Pugh
Mr. Pugh
George
Mr. Pugh |O
RL. Eberhard
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beem
Miami
Florida
Mrs. Eberhard
Jeff Oliver
Nevill
Rainburg
Kate Nevill
Jm, Ployd, Jr
Bettye
Mlatonia
E.R. Cox
Taylor Conger
Balmorhea
Cox
Granada
Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant
Rustlers Roundup
Tom MIX
Stan Laurel
and Olver
of ‘the
Buster Crabbe
Sally Eilers, James Dann
Ba Jn
Aeepee
Lee
Sas
Lee Oat Pare
Tipps Ranch
Miss Frances Cushman
College
JF. Nicholson
Highland House
East Texas
OKRA
Vienna
Colby
Bread & Butter Stores, Inc
East Ees Ave
Pecan
Peng
Frests
Asias
Renee
Macau
Erin Seeuer
Jeter
Gheritt George McCain
Macook
Lewis W. Douglass
General Pershing
France
Congress
Ht Democrats
Upper Marlboro
Thomas King
Haley Ranch
Norge
Alpine Lbr. Co
Alpine Drug Store
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