Marathon Receives New Fire Truck From W A A Aid
County Commission Earl Clark returns from San Antonio with a 1943 Ford fire truck purchased for Brewster county. The unit, used at Stinson field, carries 1000 feet of hose and 175 feet booster hose, and will boost small fires on the Marathon electric line route. Local officials thank the W A A San Antonio for cooperation and discuss community notices and upcoming Baptist Missionary luncheon on July 1.
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Earl Clark
San Antonio
Brewster County
Marathon
W.A.A
Stinson Field
L. J. Crawford
Commissioners Court
Clean-up Week planned. Old Settlers Reunion July 4
Mayor F E Gillett proclaims Clean-up Week in Alpine and outlines the annual Old Settlers Reunion and Cowboys Roundup set for July 4. Alpine chamber backs Mexico border highway advertising. Fort Davis power franchise granted. several local business deals and community notices follow.
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Avalanche
F. E. Gillett
Alpine
Old Settlers
Collinses Mark 25th Wedding Anniversary With Barbecue
Mr and Mrs D W Collins hosted a Saturday evening barbecue on their lawn to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with about 100 guests. Out of town attendees included several Collins relatives from Alpine and guests from San Antonio and San Antonio area. The social was described as the nicest of the year and a standard disclaimer absolved the host of indebtedness by others.
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Joan
Judy Kay Shaffer
San Antonio
Earl Clark
Mr. Clark
Jack Catto
Julie Negley
D. W. Collins
Collins
W. W. Collins
Fred Griffin
Joe Clark
Eva Jean Ferguson
George Mills
Alpine
Guy Combs
Marathon Receives Rainfall Boost Across Region
Marathon and vicinity recorded .26 inches of rain on Monday with heavy showers between Marathon and Alpine. Ranch areas south and southeast saw good rain, though the extent remains uncertain. June rainfall reached 2.38 inches, May total 5.40 inches, totaling 7.78 inches this spring and summer. Mr and Mrs Richard Shoemake and Jerry left for Houston after a vacation visiting Carlsbad El Paso the Big Bend and Marathon and relatives.
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Marathon
Alpine
T. B. Henderson
Richard Shoemake
Jerry
Houston
Carlsbad
el Paso
Big Bend Park
Rescued After Five Days Under Wrecked Car Near Highway
Ernest K. Steele was trapped for five days beneath an overturned car 150 feet from a busy Oakland highway. Surgeons believe he will live despite potential amputation of part of his right hand after linemen spotted a glint down the embankment and alerted authorities.
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Oakland
Cal
Ernest K. Steele
Meat Production Range Under OPA in 1946
From the low of 60 million pounds under OPA control to the high of 484 million pounds after controls were dropped, meat production in the United States marked strong movement in 1946.
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OPA
U. S
X ray device maps underground oil flow
A Gulf Research Laboratories engineer demonstrates an X-ray machine that images how oil gas and water move through rock formations thousands of feet underground. The system analyzes rock samples with injected fluids to predict oil recovery improvements.
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Gulf Research Laboratories
Human jaws can exert 300 pounds pressure
A healthy person can bite with about 300 pounds of pressure using the jaws, illustrating strong bite force and jaw power in humans.
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Emma Burnham
D. W. Collins Jr
D. W. Collins Sr
McCamey
Virginia Young
Austin
Jeanne Martin
Tucson
Ariz
Mrs. Raymond Quigg
del Rio
Uvalde
Georgie Mae Harford
Mary Lane
C. H. Miller
Baptist Ladies
The
Baptist Missionary Society
Otto Lochausen
Theo. T. Whitehead
Roy Williams
Ferguson
Trinity Bottoms
Electric Power
Fort Davis
Central Power and Light Co
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Wilcox & Anderson
California
Gage Ranches
John Young Sr
Kansas
Alpine CC
Baptist Standard
W. A. Yarbro
Sanderson
Edwin Gholson
Albert Gholson
J. M. Pouncey
Adrian Turney
Dallas
Lois Bailey
Electa Wade
Western Union
W. A. Daugherty
Hal B. Sansom
General Electric
Storey-Whiteside
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Marfa, Texas
Kokernot
Roswell Army Air Base
Junior Cowboys
RADIO
N. Sth St
College Ave
Phillips 66
Phillips
Phillips 65
Casner Motor CO
W. Holland Ave
7Th St
Phil
Dore
West Texas Utilities Company
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