Rio Grande rapids navigation to be attempted by Webb party
A Texas expedition led by Dr Walter Prescott Webb will attempt to navigate the Rio Grande through Santa Helena Canyon in Big Bend area. Two down river steel boats with life preservers will bear Webb Hogan Skages and Joe Lane as they traverse a 25 foot wide, rock-strewn rapids segment likely to take two days. The voyage aims to gather data for a Big Bend historical report as Coast Guard planes monitor progress.
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Santa Helena
Canyon
Rio Grande
Austin
Big Bend
Nia
Walter Prescott Webb
Dr Webb
Texas Rangers
Great Plains
William R. Hogan
National Park Service
Thomas V. Skages
Joe Lane
McCamey
AML
Cinco de Mayo
Coast Guard
United States
Dallas
Webb
W. D. Burcham
Alpine
Karl Anderau
Anderau
Wwe
Palestine
Fort Davis Rehires Ten Year School Superintendent and Staff
Barry Scobet, Fort Davis correspondent, reports the district rehires tenth year superintendent Coan and all current teachers including Mrs. Coan, Miss Bloys, Miss Holt, Miss Weatherby, Miss McCune, Miss Chaffin, W. E. Smith, Mrs. Elmer Campbell, Miss Miller, and Mrs. Miles. Music class taught by Mrs. Bogel. Plans for Fort Davis Scout outing in Madera Canyon the week of May 24 with about twenty attendees led by Tyrone Kelly. Senior banquet at Hotel Limpia May 14. senior class day trip to Madera Springs last Friday. Fort Davis Chamber president Katon and party left for West Texas Chamber meeting. Miss Bloys to enter declamation contest. Warren Bloys to intern forestry in Idaho. one more year to finish college. Valentine women solicited for school stage curtain. County tax lists reviewed. equalization board set for June 14. Fort Davis Study Club met with folk music. Folk dances by Mrs. Clark’s pupils. folk songs by Mrs. Miller. piano by Mrs. Foster. Terlingua storm brings wind hail and roof damage. Special offer on permanents at Vogue Beauty Shoppe.
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Coan
Fort Davis
Mabel Bloys
Callie Holt
Dorothy Weatherby
Alicia McCune
Leitha Chaffin
W. E. Smith
Elmer Campbell
Audrey Miller
Oscar Miles
Grover Bogel
Dee B Katon
J. Hit Clark
J. K. Miller
C. E Miller
Lucy Foster
Texas Farm Record Shows Livestock Count
A fragmented report notes Texas farms have many domestic animals including horses mules cattle sheep goats and others. The item mentions H G Beebe and a time frame of several days and an amount over 20000 dollars in connection with farm activity.
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Texas Farma
H.G. Beebe
Church notices invite for baccalaureate week activities
At First Presbyterian and First Christian churches in Alpine schedule Sunday school Bible study and worship services this week. Ministers J T Morrow and M A Ruhl er invite members to join in morning worship communion Bible school and evening service with sermon Looking at the Unseen. Bible quotes and a message on the unseen realm are included.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
First Presbyterian Church
Alpine High School
J.T. Morrow
First Christian Church
Bible School
Terlingua District Social Highlights and Local Visits
Mr Jerry Faust and Mrs C Keller spent Sunday in Alpine. Ms H R Perry hosted a masquerade dance with a four piece orchestra, front porch decorated with bamboo curtains. Meritt Kamer Taylor visited Terlingua last weekend. Mr and Mrs W R Cartledge of Castolon and Mr and Mrs Bill Crawford of Marathon attended events. The article notes Plymouth sedans, Mr B A Waldron visiting, and a Mexican dance on Cinco de Mayo with flags displayed.
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Jerry Faust
C Keller
Alpine
H.R Perry
Wamp
All I
W. R. Cartledge
J Castolon
Californian drives over a million miles with no mishap
Paul Robert Merlin, a French WWI hero and Santa Monica resident now an American citizen, logged more than one million miles of driving without a traffic accident or a speeding violation. He credits strict observance of laws and cautious driving, noting he never exceeds the legal limit. Merlin, once a personal driver for Pershing and other notables, also led tours in Europe and North America.
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Deetroyt
Paul Robert Merlin
Santa Monica
Calif
Merlin
Chevrolet
America
Lingineer Corp
Aero
Tee
Pa Cie Coat
Fragmented Language Note on Claim and Panic Etymologies
A reader notes that the word claim stems from contested allege language and suggests the Eneliah word for panic links to ancient Greek regional fears. The piece examines how sudden fear and foreboding reflect superstitions of peoples in remote ages and how this shaped language.
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Seong
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