Sul Ross College to award 43 degrees in weekend rites
Forty three students will receive degrees at Sul Ross College closing exercises to be held Saturday night. Eight B A and 35 B S degrees included. Commencement at 8 30 with Rabbi Wendell A Phillips delivering the address. Baccalaureate Sunday at 8 30 p m Rev J Other, Senior Day May 23 includes a graduate reception by Dr and Mrs Morelock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Wendell A. Phillips
Temple Mt. Sinai
el Paso
1939-40 Faculty of City Schools Listed By Supt Bankhead
A list of city school faculty re elected at a recent board meeting, announced by Supt Dick Bankhead. High School staff includes E O Phillips principal and E L Bailey vocational agriculture. Junior High lists Peyton Cain principal and Ruth Keeter mathematics. Central Ward adds staff in grades two to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Bankhead
Dick Bankhead
E. O. Phillips
E. L. Bailey
M. P. Slover
Fannie King
Edna McGregor
Isabel Winter
J. H. Webb
Peyton Cain
Ruth Keeter
Myrtle Whites
Auxiliary Finalizes Poppy Day Plans in Alpine
Final preparations were completed at an American Legion Auxiliary meeting for Poppy Day on May 27. Mrs Ollie Hinson chairs the Poppy Day committee with unit workers aiding. The group seeks broad local support to honor the dead and assist disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ollie Hinson
Thia Unit
Alpine
Gene Cartledge Named Delegate to Conservation Meet
Gene Cartledge of Castelon was chosen as the Brewster County delegate to the district soil conservation meeting in Fort Stockton. The county representatives to the meetings were Clarence Hord Sr, Vernon McIntyre, S. lh Stumberg, with Gene representing at Fort Stockton.
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Gene Cartledge
Castelon
Brewster County
Soil Conservation
Fort Stockton
Commissioners
Clarence Hord, Sr
Vernon McIntyre
S. Lh Stumberg
Gene
Prominent Marfa Ranchwoman T. A. Childers Dies
Funeral services were held for Mrs. T. A. Childers 68 a Marfa ranchwoman and civic leader who died Friday night after a short illness. Born in Fort Leavenworth Kansas she led Cuervo ranch operations since 1918 and was noted as a top woman executive in the Highlands guiding water, cattle and community efforts. She served as Marfa chamber of commerce director and supported local music programs.
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Marfa
T. A. Childers
Mrs. Childers
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
M. D. Jordan
Fort Davis
U. S. Army
Highlands
City
Cuervo Ranch
Childers
Fraser speaks on crime prevention to Del Rio Rotary Lions
District Attorney Alan Fraser visited Del Rio on Wednesday to address a joint Rotary and Lions club meeting about crime prevention.
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Alan Fraser
del Rio
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Miss Mary Jo Whiteside Applies for UT Home Economics Degree
Miss Mary Josephine Whiteside of Alpine is among 528 University of Texas students seeking degrees at term end. She is a candidate for a B S degree in Home Economics.
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Mary Josephine Whiteside
R. A. Whiteside
Alpine
University of Texas
Mary Jo
36 Candidates For A. H. S. Diplomas
Alpine High school will issue 36 diplomas at spring term close with commencement May 31 and baccalaureate services a week later. Supt. R. M. Bankhead reports 36 spring candidates and 10 more for summer graduation. Names include Minnie Arriola, Frank Barron, Barbera Beard, Oliver Bierschwab, Eris Binion, Martha Lou Bishop, Shelby Burke, Jimmie Burling, Iona Callahan, Una Joy Casner, Nona Genevieve Eppenauer, Jaydene Featherstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Kill Flies to Save Lives Alpine Garden Club Appeal
The Alpine Garden Club urges Alpine residents to combat flies after seven summer deaths linked to a disease carried by flies. The message outlines sanitation steps: clean animal areas, remove manure, spray barns, tightly cover garbage, dig holes for waste, explore outdoor toilet sewage substitutes, screen openings, and start now to kill flies.
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Alpine
Prominent Jeff Davis County Family Mourns Loss
Mrs. Bennett B. McCutcheon, longtime Jeff Davis county ranch resident, died Tuesday afternoon May 16 at Fort Davis. Survived by husband, mother, daughter, two adult sons and a schoolage son, two sisters, and a brother. The McCutcheon family has been prominent in the county for over 50 years. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Fort Davis
Bennett B. McCutcheon
Jeff Davis County
McCutcheon
Bennett McCutcheons
San Antonio
Holland Coffee Shop Re-Decorating Under Renovation
The Holland Coffee Shop is being re decorated as part of a renovation program on the Holland hotel building. Work includes exterior repainting and interior updates. The row of Holland business buildings on Holland avenue is undergoing extensive repairs to roofs awnings and wood work.
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Holland Hotel
Holland Business
Holland Avenue
Revival Closes at Alpine Church With Nine Additions
L W Bridges of Dalhart led a Christian church revival that ended Sunday. Nine converts were recorded five by immersion and four by statement. Bridges recalled his Alpine debut on Mothers Day ten years ago. He will proceed to Oklahoma for his next meeting with Mrs. Bridges and two children as guests of Fred Willieme and family at Sul Ross College.
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The
Christian Christian Church
L. W. Bridges
Dalhart
Alpine Church
J. A. Kearns
Bridges
Alpine
Oklahoma
Warm Weather Returns After Weekend Chill in Alpine
After near freezing temperatures over the weekend, Highland revels in a return to warmth as a north wind and mist gave way to progressively warmer days. Light rains continued across the Trans Pecos region with Alpine seeing no rain since early month.
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Highland
Ara
Alpine
Trans-Pecos
Rev. Morrow Quits As Alpine Pastor
The Presbytery of El Paso meets at 2 30 this afternoon to act on resignations of two ministers. Rev J T Morrow of Alpine leaves for City Temple Dallas as assistant minister, effective July 1.
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Presbytery
el Paso
Presbyterian Church
Harry Cox
Wink
Hagerman
New Mexico
J. T. Morrow
Alpine
City Temple Presbyterian Church of
Dallas
L. B. Starns
H. W. Morelock
E. C. Coleman
L. McCollum
Chicago Seminary
Ft. Worth
Texas Christian Endeavor
Railroads Pay a Heavy Toll in Texas Economy
The Texas Almanac shows Texas railroads cut payrolls from 83 000 workers in 1927 to 44 000 in 1938, with payroll taxes in Brewster County totaling 24 000 that year. The piece notes the industry’s strain as trucking grows, and highlights tax payments to education in Marathon and Alpine districts. It also covers the Red Bluff lake fishing dispute and laments fishing becoming a rich man’s sport, preferring simpler times.
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Texas Almanac
Texas Railroads
Brewster County
Marathon
Alpine Independent
Red Bluff
Pecos Rodeo Ready With $2500 Prize and Derby Event
Pecos gears up for its annual rodeo on July 3 and 4 at The Home of the World's First Rodeo. The prize list includes 2500 in cash plus special awards, while McCamey braces for a two day celebration June 2 and 3 featuring a new swimming pool, a PWA project, and a rattlesnake derby begun two years ago.
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Pecos
McCamey
Upton County
PWA
Hereford Breeders Plan Northward Trip Meeting
The Highland Hereford Breeders Association in the Alpine area will meet at the Holland hotel tomorrow at nine o'clock to finalize plans for a members trip to the Corn Belt. W. B. Mitchell says the move, urged by feeders and packers, aims to learn feedlot practices and cattle preferences. Swift & Co. will host the Chicago visit with Packers producers' idea exchange. Local members are urged to attend.
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Highland Hereford Breeders Assn
Holland Hotel
Highland Association
W. B. Mitchell
Chicago
Swift & Co
West Texas State joins Alamo Conference in 4-team pact
West Texas State College at Canyon joins Sul Ross St. Marys University and A I Kingsville in the Alamo Conference. Coach Baggett starts spring with 48 players and plans for a strong fall. Buffaloes aim for first conference title and meet the Lobos November 18 in a key home tilt.
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West Texas State College
Sul Ross
Canyon
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
Kingsville
al Baggett
Jacke Curtice
Buffs
Baggett
Buffaloes
Fighting Lobos
Lobos
Americans Consumed 16 Ibe Candy Per Capita in 1986
The data show Americans averaged sixteen pieces of Ibe candy per person in 1986. The figure reflects per capita consumption across the United States and highlights candy popularity in that year.
Reverend Kearns Attends Army Chaplains Conference
Rev. J. A. Kearns, pastor of the Christian Church and first lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve, left yesterday for Cincinnati to attend the U S Army Chaplains conference. He expects to return home on the 27th.
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J. A. Kearns
Christian Church
Cincinnati
U. S. Army Chaplains’ Conference
Kearns
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Rabbi Phillips
Fraser
A. H.S
the Alpine Garden Club
Jeff Davis Co
Holland
Rev. Morrow
Presbyterian
Texas Rockies
Big Bend National Park
O’ Daniel
Richard Beaudry
Brooklyn
Boston, Mass
Richard
Boston
Springfield
Phooey
Leon Valley
Webb Farms
Terrell County
Hereford
West Texas State
Alamo Loop
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Big Bend
Rio Grande
State Parks Board
National Park Service
Mexico
Roosevelt
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Big Bend Park Association Executive Committee
Coke Stevenson
H. L. Winfield
Albert R. Cauthorn
Harold Hankamer
Paso
James H. Goodman
Midland
Herbert Maier
Santa Fe
Tom L. Beauchamp
Parks Board
Everett Townsend
Big Bend Park
National Parks Service
Carter
Executive Committee
Army Chaplains
Ohio
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