Scenic Drive Highlighted Sul Ross Students Wander Big Bend Roads
Over 400 Alpine and Sul Ross College people joined an 85 mile scenic drive through Big Bend country on Monday June 22. The Alpine chamber furnished 75 cars with faculty and students offering vehicles for tourists. The route included Mesquiz Canyon and Davis Mountains ending with lunch at Fort Davis and a tour of the old fort. Local speakers praised Sul Ross and rural school improvement while Marfa hosted a musical program and a barbecue feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Troy Hickman
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Big Bend
Chamber of Commertece
Sul Ross
Berkeley Hall
College
Mesquiz Canyon
Davis Mountains
Iowna
Haystack
Mitre
Elephant
Haley
Twin Sisters
Fort Davis
Marfa
R. L. Irving
Teachers College
Morelock
West Texas
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Charles Reign Scoville
Christian Tabernacle
Logan
Rio Grande Valley caravan to visit Marathon for Big Bend survey
A 50 man auto caravan of Rio Grande Valley citizens, led by C. H. Pease, arrives in Marathon for a night during a trip toward Mariscal and other sites to study dam possibilities on the Rio Grande. They aim to control flood waters and assure irrigation, with meetings planned along the way and a barbecue hosted by Marathon locals. The group also surveys a site near Del Rio for a potential upper river dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Pease
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Rio Grande Valley
Big Bend
Marathon
Pease
Lower
Rio Grande
Mariscal
del Rio
Captain Martin urges C M C attendance at Alpine luncheon
Captain Martin spoke at the Notary Club weekly luncheon in Alpine about Citizens Military Training Camps. He urged Rotarians to recruit 17 to 24 year old local men for a one month camp with government paid transport rations and clothing. Johns Perkins & Gillett and Coach Graves supported the appeal and emphasized civilian duty to boost attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notary Club
Duncan Scott
el Paso Rotarians
Alpine
Sul Ross
Corpus Christi
Arthur Blucher
Martin
Marta
John Perkins
Marttin
Johns Perkins & Gillett
Coach Graves
Capitalists Take 80 Day Option on Bone Springs Land
A group of capitalists in Alpine secured an 80 day option to purchase from John Young Land Company 100000 acres in Bone Springs Basin. Geologists say the land is an excellent oil structure with indications of trapped oil. Shallow oil was previously found years ago but abandoned. The buyers will have their geologist inspect the land during the option and may purchase in fee and start development if reports are favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
John Young Land Company
Bone Springs
Fee
Charter Granted for Davis Mountain Sanatorium
A charter was granted by the Secretary of State to the Davis Mountain Sanatorium with 75000 capital stock. Incorporators include Essie Dell Fate BE Fate and C Bowles. The plan calls for a 75 patient unit with water electricity and dairy facilities and aims to open within a year on land between Twin Sisters Mountain and Lizard Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mountain
Issie
Dell Fate
BE. W. Fate
C. Bowles
Bowles
Davis Mountain Sanatorium
Twin Sisters Mountain
Lizard Mountain
FE. W. Fate
Essie Bell Fate
Rood Mlaydes
Fort Stockton
Atttorney
M I. Turney
Alpine
Prodigy Students Pursue Medicine At Chicago Institute
Mrs Walleye Hene Heckel Jee McMains known as the girl prodigy studied medicine at the Chicago Hush Medical Institute with husband Dr Horace Heckel of Salt Lake City. Her sister Miss Vivienne McMains also studies medicine in New Orleans Tulane School of Medicine. The sisters, former Del Rio residents, and their mother Mrs Florence McMains attended Sul Ross College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walleye
Hene Heckel
Jee McMains
Sul Ross State Teachers College
University of Arizona
Chicago Hush Medical Institute
Horace Heckel
Salt Lake Clinic
Salt Lake City
Mra
Heckel
Chicago
Vivienne McMains
Indying Medicine
New Orleans
Tulane School of Medicine
del Rio
Mea Florence MecMains
Sul Ross College
Arizona Public Schools
Alpine
Sul Ross
Davis Mountain Sanatorium Proposed for Alpine Texas
Article advocates forming Davis Mountain Sanatorium in Alpine Texas with 75000 capital stock to treat tuberculosis patients. Describes location advantages, climate, economic and educational benefits, and community support, urging adoption as vital civic enterprise aligned with humanitarian aims.
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State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Benj. F. Berkeley
H. W. Ferguson
Eo. C. Miller
G. B. Crawford
Asst
Kandy
Alpine Drug Store
Alpine Lumber Co
Ft. Davis
Cess
Mariscal Canyon
Bone Springs Land
Mrs. Heckel
Bush Medical
The
Avalanche
Weeat
Texas
West
Nemme
Menne
Dave
Hart
First National Bank
C. A Brown
HL. Kok Bprnot
Qhc
W. Dainey
Honan Poncee
Mitchell
Gillett Co
Headquarters
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