Legend of the Murder Brand on the Trans-Pecos Range
The tale recalls a 1600s cattle branding in the Big Bend area. Oldtimers claim a yearling was branded with a famous mark and vanished from the herd, its fate debated for years. A Marfa historian notes many locals insist the legend endures in regional memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
van Fies
Nes
Tyros
Lacta
Eralbert
Corto
Salander Jennnry
Jack Shipman
Marfa
Big Bend
Border
Vance
Fort Clackton
Peo County
Alpine High to Award Diplomas and Plan Commencement
Thirty-three Alpine High School seniors will receive diplomas at next Thursday’s commencement in the college auditorium, with eight more to graduate at summer school. Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday evening, Rev. Buren Sparks to deliver the sermon. Julia Gentry is valedictorian and Richard Lewis salutatorian. Senior Night is tonight at 8:30. Efforts to secure a federal building for Alpine continue, with a favorable outlook after a survey and a post office department report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Drury Wood
W. H. Coleman
el Paso
T. A. Beard
Julia Gentry
Richard Lewis
College
Rev. Buren Sparks
Benton Adams
Reuven Allen
Claudia Barger
Merle * Bennett
Inda Benson
Arlia Blankenship
Randolph Brown
John Chandley
Margaret Cleveland
Lacille Chaffin
Rose Winnette Coleman
Frances Cotter
Sammie Culbert
Wylette Dawson
Cecil Hale
Clarence Holman
J. D. Harris
Edwin Moyer
Holland Avenue to Place Rock Monuments Along Street
The city begins work on four ornamental monuments along Holland Avenue from the Southern Pacific block west to the Alpine Lumber property east. Urn-shaped rocks with cement bases will sit amid a narrow curb and flower-filled spaces. Olive stone ornaments are supplied by Alpine business houses with labor from the local FERA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandvenue
Southern Pacific
Alpine Lumber Company
T. R. Moody
Fera Ofice
Slides to Boost the Trans-Pecos Advertising Plan
Alpine Chamber of Commerce buys 150 colored slides showing Chisos Mountains Santa Helena Canyon Mariscal Canyon and Davis Mountains. In a 34 delegate meeting they approved purchasing 250 more to promote the Big Bend-Davis mountains area. Alan Fraser advocates joint effort across chambers to hire a statewide traveling presenter. D. E. Colp backs the plan noting Palo Duro slides reach 2000 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Chisos Mountains
Santa Helena Canyon
Mariscal Canyon
Davis Mountains
Trans-Pecos
Alan Fraser
Praser
Big Bend-Davis
Chambers of Commerce
D. E. Colp
Parks Board
Austin
Palo Duro Canyon
Rotary Boy Scout Carnival Nets 70 At Alpine
Approximately seventy dollars was raised from the Rotary Boy Scout carnival held last Saturday evening in Alpine. Don Littleton, Rotary club president, reported the event drew patrons despite rain and hail. Proceeds will finish paying for the Boy Scout clubhouse with about 175 dollars still owed. The clown band led by Thomas B Granger added to the fun as Rotary and Scouts thanked attendees for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Carnival
Don Little
Rotary Club
My. Littleton
Thomas B. Granger
Boy Scout
Alpine Valley
Marfa
Davidson Ranch
Musquiz Creek
Town
Miles Ranch
Sunny Glen
Fort Davis
Mules Ranch
Central Ward
Altuda
Marathon
Joe
Jim P. Wilson
Alpine
Kimball
Glass Mountains
Here
City Seeks Completion of South Hill Park Road Plan
City officials announce two National Parks Service park projects in Washington. The first calls for finishing the scenic road on South Hill begun two years ago with relief labor, plus terracing and landscaping above the Scout lodge. A second project is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Parks Service
Washington, D.C
T. R. Moody
South Hill
Jce
County Park Planned for Old Pena Fort Site
County Judge R B Slight announces deeded land to Marathon County to convert the Pena Colorado army post, four miles south of Marathon, into a county park with a dam, swimming pool, landscaping, barbecue pits, and a large dance platform. Local FERA labor will assist. The post, established March 15, 1880, protected Big Bend against outlaws and Indian raids, with soldiers guarding crossings on the Rio Grande and marking the old Comanche trail with historic bones along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Sparks
Pena Colorado
Marathon
Big Bend
R. B. Slight
Ivo
Haveeen
Guy 8 Combe
Rainbow
Fera Attee
Rio Grande Presidio del Norte
Presidio St. Vincente
Sainst Geronimo
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
Poppy Day Memorial Drive Sets Alpine Poppy Distribution
Women from the Big Bend unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will distribute poppies tomorrow as part of a nationwide effort by nearly 100 000 Auxiliary volunteers. About 10 million red blooms are planned with up to one million dollars in contributions. Poppies were made by disabled veterans in 56 hospitals across 40 states, including Teen Texas, and Alpine funds stay to aid local veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Big Bend
American Lesson Auxiliary
Teen
Texas
Evie Pulcher
Auxiliary
American Legion
Alpine
Legion Post
Closing Programs Mark School Year End
The final exercises for Junior High, Central ward, and Madero ward begin next week with Madero at 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Mexican community hall. Central ward closes Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Junior High auditorium with room programs. Junior High closes Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. in the auditorium with certificates of promotion to high school. The program for Junior High includes processional, invocation, class history, class prophecy, class will, violin solos, piano, address, awards, diplomas, song End of a Perfect Year, benediction, and recessional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ward
Madero Ward
Drury Wood
Irma Lee Batey
R. F. Davis
Rob Robinson
Mary Bess Hamilton
Mary Prances Duncan
Ronald Morjean
Jimmy Moody
Jo Beall
Constance Dunnean
Alan Praser
David J. Murray
Irrma Lee Batey
Mr and Mrs L D Schobe Arrive To Settle In Roswell
Mr and Mrs L D Schobe formerly of Roswell New Mexico arrived this week to establish a home here as Mr Schobe has accepted a position at Pattons Pharmacy. He is a registered pharmacist with several years of experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Schobe
Roswell
N. M
Schobe
Patton's
M.A. Nixon
East Holland
Nue
Sul Ross to Award 31 Degrees
Sul Ross College announces the largest spring graduating class with B A degrees for twelve students and B S degrees for nineteen, plus fourteen certificates. The commencement address will be given by the Honorable B F Berkeley of Alpine in the college auditorium next Friday at 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
B. F. Berkeley
Alpine
Movement to organize Trans-Pecos C C launched at meet
Alpine safe ball teams will play under flood lights this season with nine large flood lights purchased to be installed this week. J Cooley chairs the softball league and invites anyone interested to organize or join clubs sponsored by local groups. Games start at 8 pm with no admission charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Cooley
Magnolia Service Station
Fifth Street
Cooley
Volunteer Firemen Form Organization at Meeting
A permanent volunteer fire department group was formed at a Wednesday night meeting with T. A. Beard elected president and Frank McCollum as vice president. J. C. Cooley will serve as secretary treasurer, Walter Garnett as assistant secretary, and Murphy Johnson among 27 members listed. The organization will hold regular drills per the State Fire Insurance commission and maintain a complete activity record for regular reports. The first project to be undertaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alping
T. A. Beard
Frank McCollum
J. C. Cooley
Walter Garnett Aesistan
Murphy Johnson
State Fire Insurance Commission
Commission
Walter Garnett
Fletcher Freeman
Join Moyer
Tom Skevington
Forrest Walker
Ray LaBeff
C. K. Gilman
John 8. Weyferts
Charles Maxey
H. L. Wynne
Davis Hinson
Towle Watkins
T. M. Miller
Milton
Pullis
TA. Beard
van Binion
Burl Harrison
Forrest Binion
Cecil LasBett
Marshall Sparks
Prank Young
J.C. Cooley
Prairie dog war planned in Jeff Davis county Texas
Fort Davis reports a county plan to wage war on prairie dogs with poisoned grain. R.D. Hickerson oversees the rodent control program aiding landowners and relief workers, with grain distributed at cost via county commissioners to combat an estimated 25000 to 50000 dogs per square mile across about fifty sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis County
Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County
R. D. Hickerson
United State Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Hickerson
Hickerton
CCC Company To Leave Davis Mountains Park For Uvalde
Fort Davis reports definite orders for the departure of the CCC company from Davis Mountains Park to Uvalde. Departure may occur between June 10 and 20, with no official confirmation of dam construction or personnel moves from Balmorhea. Barracks and housing will remain to protect future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
CCC
Uvalde
Balmor
Hea
Davis Mountains
Recital by Bogel pupils at Junior High school relock
Mary Pancoast Bogel presents violin and piano pupils in recital at the Junior High School relock. Students include Naomi Bunton Buddy Kidd Sue Kidd George Biward Brown Graham Bogel Flora Bess Daugherty King Terry Helen Jones Mary Ethel Crawford Constance Duncan Florence Forester and Richard Lewis. Public invited to attend. Granada Theatre Money Night prize carried to next week's drawing totaling 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pancoast Bogel
Reital
Relock
Naomi Bunton
Buddy Kidd
Sue Kidd
George Bi Ward Brown
Graham Bogel
Flora Bess Daugherty
King Terry
Helem Jones
Mary Ethel Crawford
Constance Duncan
Plorence Forester
Richard Lewis
Davis Girl Wins Fifth in Home Town Contest at Fort Davis
Miss Martha Bloys returned home from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce My Home Town declama tion contest with laurels. Among sixty contestants she won in eliminations, reached the final with five others, and placed fifth. Her teacher Mrs John Fortner and the Fort Davis community express pride in her achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Martha Bloys
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
John Fortner
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Ant
R. E. Thomason
Spector
Department
C. J. Peoples
Division of Procurement
Treasury Department
Geenral
Thomason
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Holland Avenue
Terrace
Old FT. Pena
Ord
M. J. Crimmins
SUL Ross
C. C
Meet Herf
By Harper Sparks
Rio Grande
Preesidio
M. Fennell
Granada
Ory
Yaewon Wi
Granada Theatre
Davis
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