Wind cave discovery boggles Fort Davis crew amid highway work
Fort Davis reporting notes a drilling crew striking a wind cave or pocket along the Davis Mountains State Park highway. Air and sand erupted six feet down, likened to Carlsbad Caverns airflow. Engineers say road work will continue as planned with minor realignments. Separate items report Baptist revival, Democratic committee actions, panther sightings, and artist DeYoung arriving for summer classes.
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Davis Mountains State Park
Carlsbad Cay
A. M. Douglas
Carlsbad
Anthony DeYoung
Davis Mountains
Davis Mountains highway first cut begins amid blasting
The Davis Mountains State Park road project took its first blasting this week on Indian Trail hill. A.M. Douglas led the fasten crew praised for careful cut work amid hillside banks. Gaither Anderson arrived from Los Angeles to visit his ill mother Mrs. M. B. Anderson as Fort Davis experiences light rain with later showers.
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Davis Moun State Park
Tom Granger
Davis Mountains
Indian Trail Hill
A.M. Douglas
Gaither Anderson
Los Angeles
M. B. Anderson
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Fort Davis
Terlingua Social Notes Include Hastings Visit
Mrs W Baker from Hastings Nebraska arrived Saturday after an extended visit. Mr and Mrs J Caldwell and daughters Mildred and Mary Belle, and F Daggett of Terlingua were guests of Robert Cartledges for several days. Elmer Taylor and daughters Sada and Reba spend the weekend in Alpine with Miss Nancy Garth after a three week stay in Alpine. Mrs W M Waters spent the week in Alpine visiting Grand Mrs Howard and Mrs RP Hamilton.
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Hastings
Nebraska
J. Caldwell
Mildred
Mary Belle
San Antonio
Robert Cartledges
Orson
Julia Gentry
W. M. Waters
Alpine
Howard
RP Hamilton
Texas Represents Carlsbad Visitors In May
Texas accounted for about one third of total entrants to Carlsbad Caverns in May, leading all states. Visitor numbers were slightly down from May 1991, with around 5,565 visitors. The report lists 43 states plus DC, Hawaii, the Philippines, and 14 foreign nations represented.
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Carlsbad
Texas
Carlsbad Caverns
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Philippines
Big Bend Singing Convention Set Sunday at Baptist Church
The Big Bend Singing convention holds its regular monthly meeting Sunday afternoon starting at 2 o clock at the Baptist church. The program includes congregational songs, solos and quartets from Alpine Marfa Marathon and other churches, led by Frances Mitchell and Paul Counts, with various choirs and harmonic duets. The event ends with a benediction by the Joy Methodist pastor.
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Big Bend
J. ©. Coleman
Baptist Church Choir
Alpine
Port Davis
Marfa
Baptist Church
Harmonia
Twins
Pout Counts
Jduct
Mr. Leggett
Mrs. Miles
Christian Church
Presbyterian
Frances Mitchell
Marta
Methodist
Public meeting invites final session before August encampments
A notice states the public is invited to attend the final meeting for the season, with no sessions until August due to two encampments starting next month.
Drury Wood Named School Principal
Drury Wood, son of County Judge and Mrs C D Wood, was elected principal of Alpine High School to succeed Horace Olfa at a school meeting in this city.
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Drury Wood
C.D. Wood
Alpine High School
Horace Olfa Meeting
Alpine product Young Wood coaches Del Rio High School
An Alpine product nicknamed Young Wood taught at McCamey and later coached Del Rio High School football. He pursued a degree at Bul fous College Hare and spent a year in the Bate University at 'asin,ter before teaching and coaching.
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Voard
Bulfous College
Hare
Leh School
Ea Tog
Bate Univeral
Asin
McCamey
Forte
Torm
del Rio High Schoo
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Barry Scober, Corresponden
Sureey Musquis Road
Foo
Musqiz
RL Mitchell
van Horn
The
Agar J. Ratt
First Baptist Church
Pecos
Beatlis
Democratic Executive Committee
Berkeley
Us County
JW. McBroy
Lois Prude Bennett
Coronado City
Judge K. J. Fowlkes
Judge Weatherby
Teddy Raee ‘Weatherby
Houston
Zuber
San AD
Ther
Nee Reat
Mr. Zuber
DeYoung
Preparion
Terlingua
By Audrey Lewes
Eee
Home People
Dom Adams
Alpine Jewelry Co
Molland Motel
Storey-Whiteside
Compa
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
General Banking
Deere
Pillsbury’s
Virginia
Fisher Drug Store
DeLuxe Cleaners
Hudson
Chevrolet
Ford
O.K
Casner Motor Co
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