Tribute paid to H L Kokernot Sr at San Antonio meet
A San Antonio gathering honored H L Kokernot Sr pioneer in Texas cattle industry. The Texas Livestock Marketing Assn and the National Finance Credit Corp of Texas staged the dinner at the St Anthony Hotel with 125 attendees.Plaques were presented by Dick Arnett and A A Wright.
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San Antonio
WH. L. Kokernot Sr
Texas
Alpine
Wee
Kokernot
St. Anthony
Texas Livestock Marketing Assn
National Finance Credit Corp. of Texas
Dick Arnett
Kansas City
Texas Livetork
Alan
A. A. Wright
Port Worth
National Finance Credit Corp of Texas
Kobernot
D. K. Martin
Texas Highway Commission
Joe From
CF Weymouth
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Assn
C. M. Caldwell
Abilene
Jay Taylor
Serred
Dolph Briscoe
Rotary News Highlights Davie Mountain Boys at Meeting
The Davie Mountain Boys entertained at a club service program featuring cowboy songs on guitar violin and bull fiddle. Coach Pierce spoke on upcoming Lobo-Indian football game determining New Mexico conference champion with Adams State and Lobos involved. Alpine High Bucks travel to Grandfalls and play Marfa Shorthorns next week. Rotarians from El Paso Lamesa and San Angelo attended with guests noted. A new member proposal and cattle purchase report were also shared. burglar alarm in St Paul found intruder to be a cat.
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Davie Mountain Boys
Ross Hill
Rotary
San Antonio
New Mexico
Adams State
Lobos
Silver City N. M
Peyton Cain
Alpine High Bucks
Bucks
Marfa Shorthorns
Jackson Field
Big Bend Livestock Show Dates Set for February
The fourth annual Big Bend Livestock Show will be held February 26 to 21 near Kokernat Field. Officials and ranch men met last Saturday to approve plans with Kokernat Jr. named general superintendent and committees to follow. Entry blanks and colt show guidelines will be mailed.
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Big Bend
Big Bend Leads National Parks In Visitor Gain
The West Texas park Big Bend shows the largest percentage rise in visitors among U S national parks for the year ending Oct 1. With 25 334 visitors, the 182 percent jump over 1945 46 marks shows the park’s rapid emergence since its 1944 establishment as officials say the park is just becoming known.
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Big Bend
Washington
the Field National Park
Rio Grande
Texas
Theaver
Hig Bend
Park Service
Water Board Engineers Inspect Proposed Lake Sites Here This Week
A. Beckwith and J. W. Prit kett of the State Board of Water Engineers surveyed proposed sites for a recreation lake this week and returned to Austin Wednesday. Accompanying them were Walter N. White and Joe W. Long of the U.S. Geological Survey who studied shallow water wells in Alpine to locate an additional city supply.
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A. Beckwith
J. W. Pritkett
State Board of Water Engineers
Austin
Walter N. White
Joe W. Long
U.S. Geological Survey
The
Water Board
Alpine
Lobos Face Adams State in Crucial Conference Tilt
Alpine’s Lobos travel to host Adams State in a pivotal Lone Star Conference game under the lights. both teams boast undefeated conference records with one league game remaining. Adams State relies on weight advantage to test Lobos despite a nine pound edge per man.
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J. L. Dodd
Lobos
Adams
PTA Carnival nets about two thousand dollars
The PTA carnival concluded with net proceeds around $2 073 and a job well done, marking a successful community event and fundraising effort.
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PTA
PTA Cake and Pie Booth Thanks From McPherson
Sp Mrs T R McPherson thanks women for cakes pies and cookies donated to the PTA carnival cake and pie booth. Plates will be ready at the November PTA meeting.
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PTA. Carnival
Boy Scouts Plan Camp Improvements in Remote Texas Canyon
J B Odell long ago bought the land for 1.55 to 3.55 per acre and built a retirement home. The Trail council plans a lake road shelter and facilities for summer camping attracting Bufallo Trail scouts. Remoteness has yielded legends of missing stockmen and a horse traded for a wife and child in earlier decades.
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J. B. Odell
State of
Texas
Odell
Land of Pines
Mexico
Boy Scouts of Bufallo Trail Council
Trail
Scouts Pledge 75000 for Canyon Trip in 1948
Scouts plan to pay Hunter Strain about 75000 in total for the wonderland site, breaking down to under 5 per eligible boy in the council counties. P V Thorson estimates 16000 boys yearly may join troops and use the canyon campsite. Rex Palmer recalls canyon paintings seen by many in Pecos as the first official pilgrimage to the virgin territory in summer 1948.
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Hunter Strain of
San Angelo
P. V. Thorson
Rex Palmer
Pecos
Salesmen Dealers Opportunity for Permanent Commission
A Davis Insulating Co offering permanent work with protected earnings and good commissions. Requires personal contact selling. field training provided. Involves selling a national home improvement product with a ready rowing account. Reply with full details to Davis Insulating Co at 726 Mills Building, El Paso, Texas.
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Davis Insulating CO
el Paso
Texas
Weekend grid scores highlight regional teams and results
The Avalanche lists football results in brief form with teams such as Adams State NMMI Texas A and M Sul Ross Fabens Alpine New Mexico State Lobo Angelo College Panhandle A&M Garden City Monahans Andrews Wink Fort Stockton Arizona State NM A&M Six Man Fort Davis Toyah Marathon Barstow Buena Vista Fort Hancock Sierra Blanca Balmorhea Van Horn Pyote and notes mimeograph stencils and paper.
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Sul Ross
Alpine
Adams State
NMMI
Texas A
Fabens
New Mex
N. M. State
Loo Angelo College
John Carleton
Panhandle A&m
Garden City
Kas
Monahans
Andrews
Wink
McCamey
Fort Stockton
Marfat
Arizona State
A&m
Fort Davis
Toyah
Marathon
Barstow
Buena Vista
Fort Hancock
Sierra Blanca
Balmorhea
van Horn
Pyote
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Thieke
Seldon
Pepsi-Cola
Texan
H.L. Kokernot SR
Rotary News
M. A. Webb
Percy Bailey
el Page
Clyde Branon
Lamesa
Garnel Trammel
San Angela
Davis Mt
Joe Ramos
Charlie Bishop
Marfa
Bascar
Ladies Missionary Society of Christian Church
Wileon Bldg
St. Paul
Bend
Congress
Loobos
Alty
Die
Barton
Lobo
Waldrum
Webb
Hayter
White
Diverbiss
Parks
A&i
Otis Parks
McMurry
Paul Pierce
Alamosa
Colo
Texas A&j Javelinas
Kingsville
Sal Ross
Lobes
Silver City Teachers
Brooke Army Medical Center
PTA Carnival
T. R. McPherson
BOY Scouts
Purina
Wilson Hardware & Supply Co
Son Wilson
U.S
Jewels
U. S
Sunnybank
Gulder
Edwards Coffee
Texas Marsh
Acorn
Desert
Libby
Kraft Cheese
Velveta
Gardenside Tomatoes
Safeway
J. W. Dollahite
Ivan G. Wright
N. D
Naturopathic Sanitarium
Wyoming St
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