Trans-Pecos relics and tales from Balmornes ranch life
Sam Ashburn reports Joe Kingston’s 11,000 acre Phantom Lake ranch yields ancient Indian grave artifacts including arrow points and a tooth. The site near Phantom Lake inspires hunting lore, electricity via a water wheel, and a rugged rock-home ambience. Local notes mention a rattle under an oil stove and Halloween mischief at Fort Stockton’s water tower ending with parental intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Temns
Joe Kingston
Phantom Lake
Balmornes
Sam Ashburn
San Anggelo
Season on Deer Opens Next Week in Big Bend Country
Hunters prepare for the deer season starting Tuesday with blacktail and flagtail hunting in Big Bend area. A surge in visitors is expected due to several hunting preserves operating nearby, including Christmas Mountain and Aqua Pri Ranch, with a one pronged horn buck limit. Wardens will patrol the territory with ten to twelve game wardens stationed. Local bar scene notes Barston remains a dry town with beer sales restricted amid Ward County’s checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Henderson ‘Andi
Sid Nat
Petrel
Tual Easton
Barrow
Ward
Barstow
Ward County Newa
Scenacs
Barston
Legions Vote No Armistice Event In Pecos Tales
A Pecos En terprise report notes Stock Ingle trains a bull amid a roundup north of town. Halla Bryan f Pecos escapes a charge from the bull on her porch as Midland men recount hunt travels south of Presidio with 15 deer taken. Big Bend American Legion installs officers and votes no Armistice Day observance due to El Paso football game. Alpine college assembly features local attendees and hunting lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Old Spain
Halle Bryan
Alla
Halla
Henry
Chi- Dyas
Presidio
Frealdio Journal
Anne
Big Bend
American Legion
Carl Thain
Joe Harmon
Starr
M. L. Hopson
H.R. Gard
Neer
Felix Garrett
W. T. Johnson
John Gillett
Cecil Duncan
Carl ‘Thain
John Perkins
Arch Allen
Rush Moody
M. J. Hopson
Elsworth Morrisette’s west coast hitchhike trip ends in cost
An 18 year old from New Bedford Massachusetts named Elsworth Morrisette undertook a hitchhiking journey to the west coast and back. He reported the total cost at one dollar and described the experience as a crowing hen that is a good egg in his own quirkily phrased reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsworth Morrisette
New Bedford
Mass
West Coast
Many Pay Tribute To Pioneer Here
A large regional gathering paid final respects to W. J. McIntyre a Brewster County rancher and pioneer who died Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were at Piet Baptist Church with Rev. Buren Sparks. Masons conducted cemetery rites. Interment followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe State
W. J. McIntyre
Lettren
Pioneer
Brewster County
East College Avenue
Piet Baptist Church
Metniyre
Buren Sparks
Star
Masons
Jenuren
Eatcom
Fein
Mfetnre
John Gil Jiett
Otis Kimball
Shirley Scales
Henry Pletcher Clay Holland
Felix McCaughy
Calvin &J. Ch
Prank Brievington
W. B. Mitchell
P. A. Mitchell
Crawford Mitchell
Tom Mitchell
T. M. Wilson
P. E. Gilet
HL Hord
L C. Brite
Jene Franklin
Marfa
L. L. Hess
Charlie Hess
B. B.mccutcheon
W. W. McCutcheon
Joe Espy
Port Davis
W. W.y Tumey
el Paso
Elm
Grove Cemetery
Thomason Enthused by Park Site Visit at Chizos
Congressman Thomason praised the Chizos mountains in Brewster county after a tour with Representative Townsend and chamber officials. They urged a national park designation and discussed future allocations with John Gillett and A Robinson. He predicted two or more camp sites could be added next April and remained hopeful about inclusion in the national parks system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
R- E. Thomason
el Pao
Chizos Mountains
Brewster County
Thomason
Townsend
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Addon
Piltjo
John Gillett
A. Robinson
Chios
Jcoc
I National Parks
Roll Call Chairman Predicts Success In Annual Campaign
Rev L W Brides named roll call chairman for Alpine area Red Cross drive to run November 11 through 30 in Puller building with a goal of broad community outreach. Mayor G W Baines urges participation from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving, noting Red Cross support vital in disasters and health services. Local study clubs plan a miscellaneous sale next Saturday to aid the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
L. W. Brides
Browser County
Puller
Brewster County
Red Cross
Yseues
Alpine
Sale of numbered cards to fund Kokernot Lodge marker
Alpine Study club El Progreso Jelub and Bluebonnet club sponsor a card sale with a lucky number prize. Proceeds go to paying indebtedness incurred in erecting the marker at Kokernot Lodge on the old Chihuahua Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Study Club
el Progreso
Jelub
Bluebonnet Club
Kokernot Lodge
Chihuahua
Start Work on Musquiz Canyon Job Near Alpine
Work on the Fort Davis Alpine highway project in Musquiz Canyon a few miles north of Alpine is set to begin this week. A. T. Muller supervisor for T. H. Johnson stated the bid winner, and 80 bridges and 18 concrete culverts will be built along five miles through the canyon linking Fort Davis with U S 67 and U S 90 at Alpine. The plan includes straightening the road to create an A 1 highway and to connect to a scenic byway from the two federal routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masquiz Catyon
A. T. Muller
T. H. Johnson
Brewster County
Highway Department
Fort Davis
Alpine
Mexican Slain in Gun Fight With Officers Near Chalk Valley
Mexican Marcelo Domingues died in a daytime gun battle with sheriffs and immigration officers while pursuing alleged cattle and horse thieves. In Chalk Valley area about thirty miles southeast of Alpine, the Mexicans resisted surrender and returned fire. Domingues was killed, his companion escaped, and some stolen property reportedly recovered. The body was brought to the local area yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marselo Domingues
Mexi
Sheriff's Department
Immigration
Chalk Valley
Alpine
Domingues
Alpine Baby Wins in Photo Contest
Jo Marce, daughter of Mr and Mrs D 8 Van Stone recently moved from Alpine to Fort Stockton and was among winners in the Second Children National Photograph Center. Though entered as an El Paso baby, Jo Matce is an Alpine product photographed by Crane with Misses Glenyth Herring and Joyce Herring in El Paso. Her mother and kin visited El Paso last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Marce
van Stone
Alpine
Fort Stockton
National Photograph Center
Jo Matce
Glenyth Herring
Crane
Joyce Herring
el Paso
Rankin
Stek
Rere
Adr
Tor
Nara
Harriet This
LA Herringtine
Observatory Work LOBos OFF Starts This Week in A GAME WITH MINES
Fort Davis reports the McDonald Observatory on Mount Locke will begin concrete foundations with Warner & Swasey crew arriving to start work. Lobos prep under Coach Graves for Armistice Day clash with College of Mines in El Paso, aiming to limit injuries and upset the Mines. Special Southern Pacific rate offers travel for fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Observatory
Sul Ross Lee Bon
J. C. Graves
Rowonians
College of Mines
el Pa
Lobos
Graves
Loxio
Paso
Haliday
Southern Pacific Railway
Regilar
Oeiock
EL Paso
Rangone
Bocarth
Marin
Sul Ross Pep Squad to Perform at Paso Game
Sul Ross Scarlet Peppers debut in full uniform at the Lobo Mucker game in Mines Stadium El Paso on Saturday November 11. The group will form a fan and Bar SR Bar on the field with balloons. uniforms in Scarlet and Gy feature contoured skirts and scarlet jackets. The performance reflects a jackst era theme as Joy Hilliday, president, notes the squad reorganized October 9 and first formed at Ranger College and Dixie games.
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Mines Stadium
el Paso
Oh. Sul Rose
Joy Iilleday
Cub Sie
Scarlet Peppers
Attractive Fence For Jackson Field
Construction proceeds on a new stone wall around Jackson Field. The 1500 foot wall rises eight inches wide at the base, narrows to twelve inches at the top, and will feature three strand barbed wire on metal fasteners every twenty eight feet. East end left open for future expansion using native cobblestones. Completion expected by the end of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackin
Pianes Corporation
Hord
R Range
Sul Rass Douilding
Department of Architecture
Victor J. Smith
Wyoming Senator Kendrick Dies in Sheridan Home
John B. Kendrick longtime U S senator from Wyoming died in a hospital in Sheridan last Friday. A native of Texas he was born and raised there and once ranched in the Georgetown area where he befriended J D Jackson a pioneer of the region.
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Wyoming
Texas
John B. Kendrick
United States
Sheridan
Georgetown
J.D. Jackson
Bluebonnet Club Aids Alpine Student With Subscriptions
The Bluebonnet club runs a subscription drive to raise registration fees for a worthy Alpine girl attending Sul Ross College. A three year Ladies Home Journal subscription is offered for $2 with the club retaining $1.10 as commission. helpers may contact club members.
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Sul Ross College
Bluebonnet Club
Ladies Home Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clayton Garrett
Sierra Blanca
Heritchen
Hudspeth ‘County News
City Water Tower
City Water Lot
Legion
Mexico
Atate
Shirley Poirier
Junior Red Cross
Roll Call
Musquiz Canyon
Alpine Baby
Yerkes Representative
Barry Scorer
McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke
Warner &Swasey Company
Cleveland
Bulldine Concen
JC. J. Stillwell
EP. Burrell
C. J. Paterson
J. M. Cole
Dallas
Sul Ross
Jackson Field
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