Alpine families host and move in as Horns of Marfa region life shifts
Locals report residents relocating to Alpine from Marathon and Gallup while sending Mildred Ann Stewart to Alpine schools. Families host visitors from Del Rio El Paso and Socorro as sons join college and military programs and civic groups plan events, with Mrs Brown attending a Catholic women’s convention in Chicago and Hereford Show honors for county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Adams
Stillwell Crossing Ranch
Alpine
Marathon
Mildred Ann Stewart
David
Marathon High School
George A. Brown
el Paso
Chicago
National Convention of
Catholic Women
Brown
Council of Diocesan Women
Frank Newsom
Kansas City
Giant sequoias from tiny seeds yield mighty trees
Giant sequoias, earths largest living beings, arise from minuscule seeds. One ounce could theoretically produce 6700 trees, while matured giants may weigh about 2000 tons, rivaling the displacement of a small steamship.
Killer Whales Are Dolphins Hunters of the Sea
The article notes killer whales are dolphins that hunt in packs. They prey on seals and porpoises and can reach about 30 feet, attacking large whales when needed.
Wilmoth Visit Highlights San Fernando Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Paul A Wilmoth of San Fernando California visited her mother Mrs Fred Reeder in Alpine and her father Mr Reeder who is patient at Big Spring Veterans Hospital in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Wood
Ellen of
del Rio
Alpine
Cap Wood
Mr. Wood
Billy Gravell
Maggie Smith
Lajitas
Navy
San Diego
Houston
Mr. Gravell
Southern Pacific Freight Lines
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Austin
National Rural Electric Cooperative Associon
Dallas
R. A. Yarbrough
Gates City Electric Coopera
Ramsey
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
Paul A. Wilmoth
San Fernando
Calif
Fred Reeder
Mr. Reeder
Big Spring Veterans Hospital
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Will Babb
Marsha Broadfoot
Chalmers Broadfoot
Tickie Shepperd
J. W. Shepperd
University of Texas
E. E. Townsend
H. L. Kobernot Jr
Lawrence Lacy
Waco
John Young
John II
Fort Worth
James A. Espy
Boyes
Mont
Nannie Crawford
Glen Harris
Espy
Mary Nancy Hegelund
Carlene
Ann Hegelund
Espys
Marfa
Ft. Davis
Montana
Bob McElroy
Harper, Texas
J. J. Rogers
Rogers
Carl G. Hine
Gallup, N. M
E. Ave
Ben Scott
Socorro, N. M
Alpine Garden Club
Paul Forenheimer
THE
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Necraton Science Monitor
Norway St. Botton
Mott
Karel
Pat Cowden
J. A. Roach, JR
Davis
Texas
Express Publishing CO
San Antonio, Texas
SAN Antonio Express
Bette Davis
Tun Omar
Rm CR
Lewis
Paulo
Gonzales
el Paso Coliseum
S Ie
SAT
SUN
Warner Brog
Mil St
EL Peso
Rd Choice
Enalape
America
Alpine Furniture
San Antonio News
Deily and
Sundey
Iss
Ro New
Witness
A. J. Gard
Bowery Boys
Scott Brady
Rita
Neville Brand
Comedy—News
Tony Curtis
Waikiki
Marjorie Main
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