Riess Well Dry Ice Test Promises Vast Alpine Water
Stephan Riess of Simi, California tested Alpine’s well by placing 1000 pounds of dry ice. He claims the water remained warm at 80 degrees and suggests migratory underground flowing water from a large crevice at 1165 feet. Riess estimates 2000 to 3000 gallons of water per minute if developed, with the outlet crevice sealed to permit rise and production. Mayor White and city officials observed the test.
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Stephan Riess
Simi
Calif
City Commission
Alpine
Riess
California
Paul Gooden
Riesswell
Hugh White
Chalmers Broadfoot
Jim Casner
Alpine Lions Buy New Frames for Student Glasses
Alpine School officials thanked the Alpine Lions Club for buying new frames for a student’s broken glasses. The replacement frames restored the boy’s ability to do his school work after his glasses were damaged.
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LIONS
Alpine Lion's Club
Hospital plans advance in Brewster County vote 1954
The hospital project approved by Brewster County voters in October 1954 will be funded with 200000 dollars from the Federal Hill Burton Act. A 31 bed medical center to rise on city land at East Main Street and Loop Road will include a west wing with 14 bedrooms and a north wing housing labor, delivery, operating rooms, emergency room, doctors and nurses lockers, and the nursery. A hospital board will run operations once formed by the Commissioners Court before completion. The city will gather engineering data on Riess well and present options to Alpine residents. Riess, who tested with dry ice for twenty years, explained the method and its implications for underground water testing and gas release. This is Riess’s first Texas water well stake, with further follow-up planned.
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Brewster County
East Main Street
Loop Road
McGaughy
Commissioners’ Court
City Commission
Alpine
Riess
Tucson
Ariz
Texas
Water Supply Wins Approval For Brewster County Hospital
Alpine complies with Hill Burton act water supply requirements and is notified. Bids opened for a $400,000 Brewster County hospital project with half funding from federal government. City donates site and will supply water.
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Alpine
Brewster County Hospital
Amblin’ recruits young livestock feeders featured
Amblin and others join a broken bone brigade with Benny Wright and Jody Holman both injured from a horse tussle. Joe Wright’s arm is healed. Roxanna Donnell discusses daughter Dodie Tate’s livestock feeding, with Dodie age 12 feeding for three years as Bill Donnell introduces Ricky Tate to a new feeder.
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Benny Wright
Jody Holman
Joe Wright
Roxanna Donnell
Dodie Tate
Kennedy
Dodie
Bill Donnell
Ricky Tate
Political Announcements For Democratic Primary 1956
The Avalanche lists advance fees for candidates and announces contest slots for the Democratic primary on July 28 1956. Precinct 1 Gene Hendryx Lee Smith. Precinct 9 Tom Yarbrough. Sheriff Tax Assessor-Collector Jim Skinner. County Attorney Bruce C Sutton. Also notes an Odessa wrestling anecdote and a local steak fry absence due to measles.
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Amblin
Bell Peppers
Safeway
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U. S. Gov't
S. Gov't
U.S
Franktfurters
Bel-Air
Zee
Vienna
Double
Bottie Carton
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Snoo
IAN
Gene Hendryx
Lee Smith
Tom Yarbro
Jim Skinner
Bruce C. Sutton
Odessa
Alene Kennedy
Jackie
MPRON
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