Vision of Pecos oil boom from early Texas geologist
Deputy customs official recalls a prophecy by Prof Von Steeruwitz that Pecos west Texas would become a world class oil region. He notes the professor spoke during a westward guiding expedition decades ago, mentioning Wiss noon deposits and quicksilver finds near Presidio Brewster counties and Terlingua, while Texas’s trans Pecos region was still frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Dwyer
FIP
Pecos
Prof
von Steeruwitz
West Texas
Harris
Houston
Wiss
Delaware Creek
Joe
Baku
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Presidio
Brewster
Texas
trans-Pecos
Red Cross Notes and Random Postwar Snippets
A garbled news fragment mentions Red Cross notes near Railroad Avenue and solicits old tires or rubber scraps. It references a wartime form, a resign Hill, and a 24 authorizing field clerks and heirs of deceased building Washington. The legibility is poor, with many fragmented phrases and unclear connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Avenue
Mitchell
Mi Fe
The
Red Cross
Resign Hill
Marathon Clothing Drive and Church Meetings Spanning Fort Stockton
The note details a community collection for a county quota of clothing and blankets to be delivered to Alpine via the Texas Motor Company in the Masonic Temple. It mentions deadlines, city participation targets, and a series of church meetings led by Rev. Shank Ray and Rev. C. C. Courson with ongoing services attracting soldiers, plus discussions on church positions amid wartime war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Motor Company
Masonic Temple
M.S
Shank Ray
The
Baptist Church
C. C. Courson
Fort Stockton
Rew
Medal for Workers in Victory Liberty Bond Drive
Treasury Department produces a fifty cent medal for every worker connected with the Victory Liberty Loan drive. One side bears the Treasury seal and the other bears a certification that the recipient participated in the loan. A space is left for a name inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory” Liberty Aign
Eann
Productuon
Treasury Department
Braden and Nason Plan Trade Sights
Braden and Nason announce approach to a trade deal as talks progress. Both players are connected with ongoing negotiations affecting team rosters and potential matchups this season. Sources indicate renewed collaboration could shift lineup plans and strategic goals.
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Alpine State Bank
Alpine
Benjamin F. Bei
Geo. C. Miller
Eley
van Sickle
Ferguson
A. G. Ferris & Bro
Niabi
W.A. Buchanan
Palace Pharmacy
Walter Garnett
Alpine Lumber Co
Red
the Episcopal Service
Episcopal
McC Tell Fea
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
McClellan
B. E. Braden
Nason
First National Bank
Aurine, Tex
A. Brows
E, W. Baines Jr
Shies Wol Hord
Nost
Cashion
Brewster Company
A. M. Turney Co
Newt
Ford
Thoroly
Buick
West Texas Motor Co
Alpine, Texas
Alamo Lumber Co
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