Homecoming Guests and Local Visitors Gather in Alpine
Local items note visits from Dallas and Port Stockton to Alpine during the Homecoming celebration. Connie Pusher of Camp Wood stayed with the Fisher family. Mr. and Mrs Mangham and children returned from San Antonio. Numerous relatives and friends from Crane, Wickett, Van Horn, and other towns attended events and visited here over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck O'Brien
Wickett
Connie Pusher
Camp Wood
Mrs
W. C. Fisher
HH. Mangham
Clayton Williams
Litle
Crane
Fred Walker
Warner Reid
Lockney
J.T. Mullenix
Lobo
Mr. Blucher
Corpus Christ
Alpine
Fort Davis
Louise Weakley
Jenkins
van Horn
Baines Home
Sabinas
TR. Moody
W. ©. Fisher
Lucius Bunton
Jones Pennington
Sanderson
Banka
Texas Ranger Captain Odneal Ends His Life in Fort Worth
Fort Worth April 24 Captain Harry Odneal 45 head of the Texas Ranger force in this district and peace officer for 26 years shot himself at his home after a furlough for ill health. He helped clean up the Big Bend country and was credited with organizing school districts and solving West Texas murders. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ranger
Fort Worth
Big Bend
Harry Odmeal
Texas ‘Ranger
Sherman
Odneal
Grayson County
Pecos County
Port Stockton
Capain Monroe Pax
Port Worth
Tom Hicksnan
Leon Hanna
Ferguson
Margaret
Vivian
Ada Odneal
Harry Odneal
West Texas
Big Lake Ofl Fields
Levi Smith
Smetal Ottcer
McCamey
Mecamey
Ety
Fort Stockton
Ira G. Yates
Mecamey, Independent
Austin
P. Lewis
Mr. Odneal
Texas
Polan
Pecos
Imperial
Imperial Bridge
Chisos Mountain CCC Camp Site Change Report
Major Van Buren and Lt McLeod moved CCC camp location in the Chisos mountains for drainage and water access, replacing Col Whiteaker’s site under Army guidance. Lieut Melzod led a five truck convoy to Alpine May 1, with mechanics and skilled workers joining Fort Bliss veterans to ready the site for May 19 arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Apt. Paullin
Lieut. McLeod
Chisos Mountains
Whiteaker
Col. Whiteaker
Agua Pronto
Melzod
Alpine
Chisos Mountain Park
Fort Bliss
CCC
Marathon
Hfece
Interesting Lecture Given Sunday Night
Prominent note appears to describe an event titled Sunday night lecture in Washington D C with remarks about a prime speaker and notable attendees. The fragment references a person joining a staff in 1990 and mentions Mrs Cunningham in connection with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham
Classified Sale and Texas Extension Field Notes
Classified and miscellaneous items including sale of land parcels in Brewster county, a bidding invitation, and notes on extension service staff roles at A. and M. college. Also reports on Port Davis meeting, poster contest, home town entries, highway fund resolutions, and a sports recap from the Sul Ross Homecoming with details of players and stadium dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and
M. College
Cunnningham
Texas
United States
Port Davis
Cunningham
Texas Women’s Federation
Hous
Priday
San Angelo
West ‘Texas
Chicago
Caldwell
Cisco
Goodman
Dimmitt
Sohn
Verson
An Angelo
Henrietta
Dalhart
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Breckenridge
Big Spring
L ‘Anton
Denton
Ralls
Amarillo
Crosbyton
Bronte
Plainview
Santa Saba
Brownwood
del Rio
Matador
Vernon
Farwell
Hamlin
Quanah
Stamford
Chillicothe
Midland
Connally
Nelson
Lewis
Wile Siue Robinson
Seldon Robin
Son
Cartt
Godwin
Rept
TY Jon
Sul Ross
West Texas pioneers honored in pageant at Alpine event
A pageant built of native stone celebrated West Texas pioneers dating to 1800. About 100 old settlers attended, sitting opposite duchesses. Casts included Melba McMurry, Wesley May, Jack Nichols, Antonio Morales, Dolly Henderson, and others in three episodes depicting frontier turmoil, U S Army arrival, and early Alpine life. The finale shows a chuck wagon supper and a welcome to Texas’s root garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GWA
West Texas
Melba McMurry
Wesley May
Jack Nichols
Antonio
Morales
United States Army
Big Bend
Sul Ross College
Alpine
Texas
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C. Smith
Toe Matthews
Charlie Lange
Dr. At
Pope
Spencer Tracy and
Joan Boles
Joe Palooka
Stuart Erwin
Lupe
Bvencer Tracy and
Madge Evans
van Dynes Seccet
Bern
Chamber of Commerce
Berta Clark Lassiter
CL. Baker
Deist
Col Whiteaker
Chisos
Matt Smith
Dutt
JA. Nelson
Zada Bettens
Behrens
Troy Hickman
Rev. Hickman
Clair Virginia Taylor
Uvalde High School
Lockhart
Henry Weyeris
Clanton-Perry
Henry‘. Fletcher
San Antonio
Gonzales
Marshall
Fletcher
Emma Fischer
Pater
Washington D.C
Brewster County
J. H. Nall
EWING
Fisher
Model Tailors
Lobos
John Prude
W. Morelock
Clay Holland, Jr
Jack Prost
Rud Shepherd
Jerry Starnes
Charles Bishop
Paul Taylor
J.C. Middleton
Herbert Graves
Marvis Turney
Norman Beard
Cox Wright
Murry Ply
Lyn Matthews
Eugene Mitchell
Curtis Bozarth
Graves Bofle
Bad Shepherd
Alvin Graves
Pred Williams
Doris Chaffin
Nita Nelson
Tommie Gregg
Jack Craddock
Virginia Holland
James Kidd
J. ©. Middleton
John Weyerts
Blue Rob
M. H. Moorman
Mobil
Magnolia
Magnolia Petroleum CO
Socoey-Veewem Compiey
Magnolia Aalvae
L. T. Votaw
Central Power and Light Company
CP. and
Mrs. Jar
Teak
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