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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1942
Page
10
Dick Moore persuaded Junior Chamber officials to add a shucking contest to 4-H events. Twenty entrants finished in two minutes while Moore spent 30 minutes cleaning up littered trucks after the activity. A traveler named Marco Pola journeyed across Central Asia and India.
A 1942 filing by the Texas State Parks Board seeks condemnation of specific 640 acre tracts in Brewster County to acquire land for state park purposes. The notice lists numerous defendants including Emory Whitaker and others, and describes the land's location, ownership questions, and the appointment of special commissioners to assess damages and render a decree of condemnation with single joint recovery for all defendants. The petition requests title vesting in the state and placement of awarded funds in the county treasury for later distribution.
Public notice announces a hearing before special commissioners in Brewster County Texas. The document lists numerous defendants and claimants including individuals and corporate entities tied to Alter Ego Lands & Cattle Company and Oliver Treaty Walter Whittlesey Peter Bogan trustees. It references the Texas Parks Board as petitioner and involved land condemnations reflected in a court action dated April 29, 1942.
Special Commissioners have been appointed to assess damages for the proposed eminent domain taking within Big Bend National Park area in Brewster County Texas. The State Parks Board seeks to acquire lands described in patent to Oliver E Treat Walter Whittlesey and Peter C Bogan Trustees of Alter Ego Land Care Company. Proceedings note petition filed April 20 1942 before County Judge. Court to hear contest and determine compensation.
Public notice in Brewster County Texas announces a hearing before Special Commissioners regarding a condemnation by the State Parks Board. The case names numerous landowners and trusts, Alter Ego entities, and others, with June 1 1942 hearing date and Alpine court location. The petition seeks condemnation and compensation for lands described by surveys and patents in the Chisos Mountains area.
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