Glimpses of The Big Bend Publication 1916 Hidden Era
A fragment from Marathon resident Allie Davis exposes The Big Bend Vol. 1 No. 1 dated November 30 1916. Jody P. Harris Mineral Wells edited this hand lettered issue produced by Texas National Guard Company 1 while stationed at Roberts wax factory Rio Grande front during Pancho Villa raids. The piece reflects home front concerns on strikes and defense funding and notes a transfer to Sul Ross museum for preservation. The author also comments on wartime labor issues, public opinion, and local happenings with a homesick tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Davis
Marathon
Big Bend
Davis
Jody P. Harris
Mineral Wells
Company 1
Texas National Guard
Roberts Wax
Rio Grande
Pancho Villa
Mexco
U. S
West Texas Vocational Groups Set For April 5 Auto Licenses
About 350 vocational agriculture students from 38 West Texas schools will compete in El Paso events on April 4 5 including live stock judging dairy cattle judging poultry soils crops farm shop and wildlife contests at Sul Ross College The event is sponsored by Sul Ross with prizes of banners and gold plated FFA watches Coaches and teachers from Sul Ross will supervise entertaining demonstrations in the college auditorium and a Friday night picture show The program includes a correction about a prior misreport and notes Brewster County issued 628 vehicle licenses for 1941 up to that time with 454 passenger cars 68 farm vehicles and 106 commercial vehicles registered to date and more licenses pending at Terlingua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Sul Ross College
A. J. Bierschwabe
FFA
B.C. Graves
Lutie Britt
Sul Ross
Bierschwale
el Paso
Bierschwabe
Brewster County
Terlingua
T. F.skevington
20-30 Club Collecting Old License Plates To England
The 20-30 club collects old auto license plates to send to England for re processing for armament use. Nearby towns run similar drives. plates left at filling stations will be picked up by club members with auto owner cooperation hoped for. The club also contributed $5 to Easter Seal Crippled Children drive and plans school safety signs for children crossing streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Jeff Davis County Ranchmen Profit From 545 Hunters
Open season deer harvest in Jeff Davis county totaled 383 bucks for 1940, including 342 black tail and 41 whitetails. Hunting managers shifted to fewer hunters at higher fees, with 545 listed in 1940 versus 710 in 1937, while county landowners earned about 11,810 from hunting privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Scobee
Jeff Davis
Tom S. Redford
Fort Davis
Warden Redford
Independent Basketball Tournament at SA Gym Tomorrow
Eight teams compete in the annual independent basketball tournament at the college gym in San Antonio tomorrow. The games start at 9 AM with afternoon and evening sessions. Teams include Saint Baptist, Van Horn, Sanderson, Imperial Buena Vista and three locals. Sanderson won last year. Admission is 10 cents for students and 20 cents for adults per session.
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B.C. Graves
Torrow
Lint Baptist
van Horn
Sanderson
Imperial Buena Vista
Rains Fall Easter Seal Drive Lays Groundwork Here
Heavy rains across the Highland country last week boosted moisture for ranches and ranges, with Alpine and surrounding areas reporting up to .31 inches and Marfa totaling 43 inches. A hail event north of Alpine and frost earlier raised concerns, while Easter Seal campaigns begin nationwide to aid crippled children, with Texas’s society running through Easter Sunday and seeking public support via Seals of Friendship mailed to Alpine residents.
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Alpine
Sul Ross College
Fort Davis
Marathon
Marfa
Fort Stockton
S. P
Hoveyountry
Texas
Texas Society For Crippled Children
Southland Life Building
Dallas
Sam H. Whitley
East Texas State] Teachers College
National Society For Crippled Children
J. R. Olds
Publi Support
Southland Lite
Rooms Apartments Needed for Sul Ross Students
Alpine residents with furnished rooms cottages or apartments available this summer should contact Seldon Robinson chairman of the Sul Ross Housing committee. Cottages and apartments are particularly desired.
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Seldon Robinson
Sul Ross
Fort Davis Sees Sharp Traffic Rise After Pavement Extension
Fort Davis notes a surge in traffic as the road north from town nears completion with six miles of unpaved road left. Observers report more passenger cars cattle trucks and freight deliveries using the Alpine Balmorhea to Pecos route and note New Mexico plates and Plains traffic passing through. Bruce Duncan of Alpine wins a pistol slow-fire medal at a El Paso sheriff and police club shoot with 30 entrants. Connie Duncan also takes a medal in the ladies event.
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Fort Davis
Alpine
Balmorhea
Pecos
U. S
Dallas
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Points East
Here
Toyah| Vate
New Mexico
Plains
Bruce Duncan
el Paso
Connie Duncan
Park Bill Endorsed By Westex Judges
The Texas Defense Guard battalion has been promised the first available guns and equipment from the War Department for use in Brewster County. About 500 volunteers in five companies will supply uniforms and gear costing roughly one dollar per man. On April 5 public TAG sales will benefit the Texas Defense Guard and American Legion, with proceeds shared and excess funds used for company mess funds. Delegations from the American Legion Auxiliary and Texas Defense Guard will be in towns to sell TAGS bearing the American Legion emblem and Great Seal of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Peter Molyneaux
Texas Digest
Ard
Texas Defense Guard
War Department
Brewster County
Presid
American Legion
Texas
Presidio
Indies
American Legion Auxiliary
Park project touted as top Texas investment by real estate chief
E. Mart Townsen president of the Texas Real Estate Association told WBAP that Big Bend National Park development will benefit property owners, state funds and local governments. He called the park a major civic enterprise and the nation’s tourist business a strong Texas opportunity, arguing higher returns come with more business activity.
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Texas Real Estate Association
Fort Worth
Big Bend National Park
E. Martin Townsen
Exas Real Estate Association
WBAAP
Texas
Townsen
Townton
Tourit
Three More Men Ordered To Report April First
Three more men are called to report April 1 for selective service training. They will report the next day at Fort Bliss, El Paso. One of the group is Ty Cobb Casey from Brewster County while Herbert Louis Dalton, retired in Clifton, Arizona, and Fatal Ira Hardy in Pecos, Texas, are volunteers. Clarence Pig Holman of Alpine has enlisted for a three year term at Fort Bliss as a parts man in the army repair shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Brewster County
Ty Cobb Casey
Herbert Louis Dalton
Clifton
Arizona
Ira Hardy
Pecos
Texa Aml
Clarence
Pig) Holman
Alpine
Paso
Army
Methodist Choir Presents Easter Cantata The Resurrection Song
The Methodist church choir directed by Mrs. W S Winter will perform Carrie D Adams's Easter cantata The Resurrection Song next Wednesday evening April 2 at 8 oclock. Public invitation extended after weeks of rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie D. Adams
Methodist Church Choir
W.S. Winter
Resolution backs speedy enactment of Big Bend park funds
The West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Assn met in Wichita Falls and unanimously approved a resolution urging Texas lawmakers to pass Senate Bill No. 128. The bill would allocate funds to acquire property within the Big Bend National Park area in Brewster County, Texas, viewing it as a statewide investment with cultural and recreational value. A copy of the resolution was sent to the House and Senate secretaries and to the bill sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Big Bend National Park
West Texas
Texas
Hig Bend National Park
Brewster County
West Texas Association of Ty
Legislature of
House of Representatives
Alpine Masonic Lodge Celebrates Debt Retirement
Alpine Lodge No. 766 A F and M retired about $800 of building debt last week with a special program after the meeting. A similar amount was paid last year and a turkey dinner followed. Indebtedness has been reduced from around $4,000 to just over $3,000 over five to six years, with District Deputy Grand Master Carl Shults presenting a report to Grand Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Lodge
Carl Shults
Grand Lodge
Alpine Girl Miss Melba McMurry Featured in CPL News
A photo shows Miss Melba McMurry assistant cashier at Central Power and Light Co. Alpine, with two cups from local jitterbug contests. She recently won the Big Bend Texas championship in the V contest at McCamey, partnered by Keith Morrow of Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba McMurry
Central Power and Light Co
CPL. News
Toether
McCamey
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Texas Rockies
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Sgn
Ray Morrow
Radford Grocery Co
John R. Ginn
Bowman, Ga
Alpine 2020 Club
Britain
Jeff Davis County
Presidio County
Ernest Loyd
Shafter
State Highway Commission
Austin
Bunton Flat
SA Gym
The
Texas Society
Nce Butler
Salisbury
Westex
TAG
Methodist Choir
Wichita Falls
Alpine Masonic Lodge
Current Cpl
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