Local residents visit across Brewster Alpine and beyond
A roundup of social visits and relocations includes Mr. and Mrs. Collier Shurley inspecting ranches in southern Brewster county. A W Roach visiting Alpine. Edward and family from Fort Worth with C. E Davidson's kin. Mrs Edith Caldwell and daughter in El Paso for medical care. J C Penney manager appointment in Cleburne. reunions in Austin. Colorado and Wyoming vacation plans. trips to California. Major and Mrs Stack returning from Tripoli now assigned to Tinker AFB Oklahoma. Carol Salisbury Perkins guest at Inda Benson Adams home and Sul Ross connection.
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Inda Benson Adams
Carol Salisbury Perkins
Ada Blevins Celebrates 90th Birthday At Alpine Home
Mrs Ada Blevins celebrated her 90th birthday with a party at home in Alpine. Friends gathered at 501 N 4th St to wish her well and share cake and ice cream. Born in Bee County, she moved to Alpine in 1886 and remembered dances to nearby towns. She credited her vigor to waking early and working, with family helping as she ages.
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Ada Blevins
N. 4Th St
Nettie Blevins
Blevins
Alpine
Uvalde
Ada Fuller
J. W. Phelps
Henry Lacy
W.S. Blevins
John
Goldsmith
Tex
Pearl Pulliam
Park Visits Reach 25 840 in Five Months at Big Bend
Supt. George W. Miller reports May visitation to Big Bend National Park totaled 6 387 visitors all arriving by private car. For January through May the park recorded 25 840 visitors with heavy campground use by school groups from nearby cities.
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Big Bend National Park
George W. Miller
Grading Complete on Todd Hill Road in Big Bend Park
George W. Miller reports all grading work on Todd Hill in Big Bend National Park is finished and the steep grade removed. The surface is well graveled and now allows cars towing large trailers to pass this section without difficulty. The New York Daily Graphic is cited as the first illustrated daily newspaper.
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Todd Hill
Big Bend National Park
Todd , Hill
George W. Miller
Water System Extension Planned at Big Bend Park
Work continues on the Oak Spring Basin water system in Big Bend National Park with an extension planned for Park Headquarters Panther Junction. The project aims to supply water to the headquarters area and eliminate the need to haul water by truck.
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Oak Spring Basin
Big Bend National Park
Park Headquarters
Panther Junction
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Collier Shurley
Sonora
Brewster County
A. W. Roach
Albany
N.Y
C. M. Anderson
Edward Davidson
Fort Worth
C. E. Davidson
Edith Caldwell
Tom Stowell
el Paso
Caldwell
J. L. Waller
Bobby
Jimmy
Cleburne
Mr. Waller
J.C. Penney
Cecil Duncan
C. Q
Fort Stockton
Austin
Last Sunch
Paul Hill
Colorado
Wyoming
Mr. Hill
Cecil Hale
Richard
Mary Sue Wagnon
D. M. Bennett
W. C. Friesen
Denver
Colo
Walter Friesen
Dan Ritter
Mrs. Ritter
A.D. Erwin
Marshall Erwin
Snyder
Diane
Suzanne Ritter
Paul Stack
Grady Nelon
Francis Miles
Stack
Tripoli
Libya
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
Jennie Adams
Jennie
Wilson Ranch
Adams
Cal Phelps
Fathers Dayz
Bill
New York Daily Graphic
Mae M. Ament
The
Hord
West Ave
Angel Food Mix
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s
Mrs. Tuckers
Pittee
Kraft
Maxwell House Coffee
del Monte E
Frozen Foods
Libby
Minute Maid
Xtra Large
Presidio New Cro Cantaloupe
Scottissal
Chiles Jalapenos
Lux Soap
Clocoat
Hamburger
Lic Glenomargerine
Starr
Peyton
del Norte
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