Letters Favor Preserving Sul Ross Museum Site
Ursula Boehme of Alpine writes in praise of the Sul Ross campus museum, urging it stay on its current site to preserve historical values. She notes students might support a new Student Union building while valuing the present landmark.
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Alpine
Museum
Sul Ross
Old Country
Pla
Tom
Texas
Ursula Boehme
P.O
Box
Propoval
Big Bend
Urges preservation of museum in Big Bend region
Robert G. Larson urges Alpine and Big Bend residents to preserve and expand the Big Bend Memorial Museum. He proposes a $25,000 annual budget, two full time professional museologists, modern exhibits, and broad public access to the region’s historical collections, emphasizing tourism and regional heritage in the Space Age. He signs as Assistant Curator of Exhibits at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield.
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Big Bend Memorial
Big Bend
Alpine
Big Bend Memorial Museum
West Texas
Texas
Robert G. Larson
Illinois State Museum
Springfield
Illinois
J.M
Uncle Jim) Daugherty
J. W. Frazer
Mr. Daugherty
Missouri
Alpine Area News Roundup March 6 1942
1942 era items span Brewster County updates including auto rationing figures for March through May, Alpine High School basketball advancement, awards for local players, and obituaries. Notables: Amon G. Carter comment on Texas Big Bend Park expansion, FFA Livestock Show details, Starns Field airport designation, Brewster County Democratic Committee changes, and local civic appointments. Also notes on Marfa community events, university staff visits, and a historical reference to Queen Caroline.
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Avalanche
Texas Big Bend Park Association
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Malpings Avalanche Almanac of Alpine Texas Publisher Note
The Alpine Avalanche details its establishment in 1890 and weekly Thursday publication from Alpine Texas with editors James W. Glasscock and Maggie Smith. It lists subscription rates by county, staff correspondents, and a policy promising corrections for any errors brought to management’s attention.
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The
Alpine Avalanche
N. St. St
Alpine
Texas
P.O
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock
Park
Marathon
Fort Davis
Terlingua
Butte & Bme
Sony Esc
Cscuscaue
Maggie Smith
James Arnold
Lajitas
Private Opinion Shapes Public Mind and Nation
Private opinion and private behavior drive public opinion which over time influences national action. The text warns that private conversation holds terrifying power as it can determine broader world outcomes.
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Favors
Brewster County
Cas Edwards
Alpine High School
Bucks
John Auten
Imperial Quintet
Marfa
B. D. Rowland
Fred Slight
Elbert Vanney
Harvey Mathews
Bob Crawford
Willard Childress
Hal Smith
Jack Williams
Bobby Coleman
Nicky Thee
John Casparis
Charles Davis
Alpine Ffa
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Eric Williams
Ernest Gibbons
R.B. Slight
J. T. Davis
John Lane
Forest Weston
J.B. Keefer
Otis Kimball
Starns Field
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Nelson Lee
Democratic Executive Committee
John W. Gillett
W.G. Fielder
Virgil Brown
H. W. Diggs
Sir Hannold
F. F. Weyerts
Clifton Moss
Clay Holland
City Commission
Gillett
Matt Smith
Marion Millin Pecos
F. G. Walker
Ford Rackley
University of Texas
Price Rackley
J.T. Johnson
T. D. McKinney
North 2Nd Street
W.T. Burnham
San Antonio
Bill
Schreiner
Kerrville
W. A. Hopkins
Aubrey Hopkins
Jack Green
Tom Yarbro
Randolph Field
T. B. Henderson
Cp&l
Ned McKinney
Mars Roberts
Caroline
George IV
England
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Congress
West Tex Press Association
Texas Press Associatio
Brewster, Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
Austin Chapman
N. Walker
Rolls-Royce
Ford
Luxury Ltd
U.S
Auto Club
Ord
Brewster County Motors
East Holland Avenue
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