Legion convention honors church program and Speaker Chiodo
A special resolution praised the Christian church and Pastor for Sunday’s religious program at the Odessa legion convention. State Commander Vincent Chiodo spoke on unity and America’s constitutional liberty as the Legion and Auxiliary emphasize for God as their first word.
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Christian Church
Vincent Chicdo
Legion
Auxiliary
U. S
Jay Johnson
Ed Riedel
George Betts
Riedel
Betts
Alpine School Trustees Election Set for Tomorrow
Two trustees for Alpine Independent School District will be elected to three year terms. Incumbents W. J. Smith and Otis Kimball seek re election. Other races include county trustees for Precinct 1 and at large, and trustees for San Vicente No. 2, Terlingua No. 4, Marathon Independent district. Mrs Linnie L York to preside at Alpine county judge's office.
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Alpine Independent
Dick Bankhead
W. J. Smith
Otis Kimball
Mr. Smith
Mr. Kimball
T. A. Beard
Dom Adams
Frank Mathews
Oscar Roberts
F. E. Weyerts
George Pugh
H. C. LaBeff
San Vicente
Marathon
E. S. Lambert
W. M. Oliver
Linnie L. York
Alpine
World Famous Dancer to Present O Libertad Here
Ted Shawn world’s foremost male dancer brings his troupe to perform O Libertad an American saga in four acts at Sul Res Auditorium March 31 8 30 PM The program features dances by Shawn set to music by Joss Meeker highlighting North American history with pieces The Past Credo Mobilization for Peace and Kenetic Molpai a suite on Strife Love Death and the beyond All dancers are college men many with athletic backgrounds Shawn has maintained a stable troupe with only two members having joined in six years.
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Ted Shawn
O Libertad
Sul Ress
Hills
West Coast
Alpine
Shawn
Joss Meeker
Shawns
Mrs Chas Burnham Dies In San Antonio After Illness
Mrs Chas Burnham died in San Antonio late Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Her husband and two daughters Miss Dorothy a Van Horn teacher and Miss Evelyn a nurse student in El Paso were away at the time.
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San Antonio
Burnham
Dorothy
van Horn
Evelyn
el Paso
Drilling Under Way On Kokernot No. 2
The test is located on Sec. 33, BC, J. Massey, and is the only active one to the count.
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Kokernot No
Sec. 33
J. ¥. Massey
College Glee Clubs Plan Concert April 4
College glee clubs schedule a concert on April 4 then travel to San Antonio for an April 15 performance. On their return they will give several performances locally.
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College Glee Clubs
San Antonio
Slichter Sells Part Interest In City Drug Store
C E Slichter announced he sold part of his interest in the City Drug Store and plans to return with Mrs. Slichter to Ohio within about two weeks. P D Coulson, partner, will remain in charge of the business.
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Slichter
Ohio
C. E. Slichter
City Drug Store
Mrs. Slichter
P. D. Coulson
Unique program presented by C. C. Unique program highlights
Rev J. T. Morrow led a town wide program modeled after a radio quiz. He conducted interviews with attendees to reveal facts about the town county Big Bend park and the chamber of commerce. The secretary Mrs Josephine Wright read the financial statement of the OC.
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J. T. Morrow
Big Bend Park
Chamber of Commerce
Big Bend Area Cited In Brown Book On West Texas Beauty and Views
Brown, visiting lecturer Rollo Walter Brown, writes of Alpine and the Big Bend in a new book. He praises Sul Ross College, describes the campus president as a dreamer, and extols West Texas women as exceptionally beautiful with a rugged pioneer charm. He notes distant Chi is views and mountains fading into pale gray horizons.
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Big Bend
Brown
Rollo Walter Brown
Sul Ross
Alpine
Virginia
West Texas
United States
Sul Ross College
Town Beautiful contest proposed by Alpine Garden Club
The Garden Club of Alpine seeks entries for a Town Beautiful contest with a $2.50 prize for the most signed participants from Central Ward and Junior High. Signatures require acts of cleaning and planting by April 15 1939, with rubbish hauled free if arrangements are made by April 12.
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Alpine
Garden Club of Alpine
Central Ward
Ray Spence
J. C. Coleman
Garden Club
Bi County League Meet Draws 300 Students Across Seven Schools
About 300 students from seven Terrell area schools competed in the BiCounty League meet held over the weekend. E O Phillips reports that winners were spread across events with district meet at Fort Stockton set for April 13 14 15. Winners include Lil Han Chambers Alpine and Joy Neville Alpine in various grades and events with multiple pupils from Sanderson Marathon and Alpine placing in spelling story telling number sense ready writers and extemporaneous speech.
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Terrell
E. O. Phillips
Marathon
Sanderson
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Lil- Han Chambers
Smith
Hope Book
Glynn Babb
Vo Vage
Margaret Alderson
Cornelia Bennett
Curtis Burke
Joyce Neville
Celia Smith
Barbara Williamson
Vivian McKnight
Richburg
Jim Green
Doris Cochran
Roberta Lochausen
Bob Allen
Claude Garner
Iona Callahan
Marjorie Cannon
Claudia Black
Hal Smith
Emma Ruth Partridge
Albertine Starr
Marshall Cooke
Billy
Ward School
Billy Savage
Lois Burleson
David Walker
Una Joy Casner
Billy Jo Corder
Lillian Chambers
Maey Ba Highground Hi
Alpine Junior
Sanderson High
Elois Stidham
Hal ‘ ‘Preddy Telbes Sen
Kienball
Dwight al
Alpine High School Student Parachute Accident
Claude Garner, a junior from Alpine High School and son of Mr and Mrs C R Garner, broke both arms when a home made parachute failed during a jump from a 40 foot bluff on the A J Tippit ranch 15 miles north of Alpine. He is reported to be improving satisfactorily.
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Claude Garner
C. R. Garner
Alpine
Alpine High School
A. J. Tippit Ranch
Scholastic Census Under Way in Alpine Independent District
M P Slover reports the scholastic census in the Alpine Independent School District is underway and expected to be completed in a few days. The total enrollment is projected to exceed 1100 students.
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Alpine Independent School District
M. P. Slover
Bridge On Holland Nears Completion
The new West Holland avenue bridge, started last month, is 90 percent done and should finish next week barring delays. The project includes asphalt paving 50 feet wide from the Santa Fe underpass east to Seventh street, with total cost of 36000 funded by state and federal governments. About 35 workers are employed. paving to finish by early May. A rock retaining wall will be built below the bridge on the west side, with Cozy Courts owner M N Bobo protecting east bank.
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Holland Avenue
J. S. Davis
Holland Page
Austin
Santa Fe
Seventh Street
Alpine
M. N Bobo
Notables Attend McDonald Observatory Dedication May 5
Austin reports the May 5 dedication of McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke will unite Universities of Texas and Chicago. A two day symposium on Galactic and Extragalactic Structure will feature 15 renowned astronomers and leaders from five countries.
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McDonald Observatory
Austin
Texas
Chicago
Otto Struve
McDonald
Yerkes Observatories
United States
Charles J. Stillwell
Warner and Swasey Company
Dr. Struve
J. S. Plaskett
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Canada
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
Three Inch Rain Falls on Matt
A brief rain event dropped three inches on Matt, with continuation noted on the last page. Details remain sparse in this excerpt.
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Matt
W. W. Turney Dies at 77 After Ranch Ties
W. W. Turney 77, longtime Brewster and Presidio ranch owner, died in El Paso last Thursday. A Fort Davis native, he taught school there in 1886, became a lawyer, and later practiced with Turney Burgess Culwell Pollard in El Paso. He was brother to Brewster County Attorney A. M. Turney and had split time between El Paso and Alpine for ranch interests.
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W. W. Turney
Brewster
Presidio
el Paso
A. M. Turney
Brewster County
Turney, Burgess, Culwell & Pollard
Alpine
En Last Nage
Alpine Knights Win Best Drilled Commandery Banner
Alpine Commandery No. 90 Knights Templar tops the 9th district in Texas with a 95.6 score for best drilled commandery. El Paso 91.8 and San Angelo 91.2 follow, with Big Spring Midland Sweetwater Snyder also in district. The banner is presented by the late J. C. family.
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Alpine Commandery
Knights Templar
Texas
J. C. Coleman
D. N. Cushing
San Antonio
Alpine
el Paso
San Angelo
Big Spring
Midland
Sweetwater
Snyder
J. C
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