Marathon notes show cattle shipments and local activity
Mallie Stillwell records a Friday visit with D T Flowers of Marfa, inspector for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn, noting 3 4 thousand head shipped weekly from the Big Bend Sept 1 to Nov 1. He cites half herd reductions in Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties and urges support for an air base at Marfa. The piece blends local sightings, ranch talk, a carnival, hunting plans, and new leases with Alpine housing moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.T. Flowers
Marfa
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn
Flowers
Big Bend
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
J.T. Rutherford
Alpine School Holiday Schedule Announced
Alpine school officials said students would be dismissed Wednesday afternoon November 28 and resume classes Monday December 3. Most faculty plan to attend the Texas State Teachers Association convention in Houston, with few attending the Texas A&M Texas University game at College Station. Christmas holidays start December 20 afternoon, with classes resuming January 3, 1957.
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Alpine
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Houston
Texas A&m-Texas
College Station
Farm income holds steady in Austin through August
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports farm cash income in the Austin area for the year ending in August at 927,160,000 dollars, a rise of under half a percent from January through August 1955 which totaled 925,569,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Soaks Up Heat From Antarctic Summer Sea Life Coat
During Antarctica's summer, microscopic sea life coats the underside of bays and oceans, forming a thin biofilm. Researchers observe how these organisms absorb heat and influence local water temperatures, with potential implications for marine ecosystems and climate models.
Agent Honored Among 10 County Ag Instructors
Kay Steele reports B B Park News highlights County Agent Newsom of Alpine among ten county agents and vocational instructors honored by the American Hereford Association for advancing livestock and beef cattle improvements. Also notes a series of local social visits and a Hobo Party hosted by Casa Grande Club with about 50 attendees led by L. B. Willeford and Earl Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsom
Alpine
American Hereford Association
Kansas City
Brewster
Casa Grande Club
L. B. Willeford
Earl Steele
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Lora Dragoo
Neeland Allebrand
Ed Harcock
Earl Young
Edwards
Jim Walker
Wallace Sublett
Eagle Pass
Jim
San George Brown
Mgr
San Antonio
Bill
Andy
Betty Holland
George Asi Jones
Charley Shely
D. W. Colling
Herbert Pruett
Zeb Decie
Herbert Kokernot
Jimmie Tate
David Kokernot
Tar and King Terry
Leroy Stone
Jimmie Logan
Chaney
Sam Mather
San Francisco Creek
Morgan Chaney
Ollie Cox
Ollie
Bill Sohr
Brewster County
W. Holland
First National Bank
B.B. Park
Kay Steele
Ray Foster
Duncan, Okla
Dave Sublett
Caldwell
Mrs
Homer Jefferson
Vesta French
Brownsville
George Miller
Gordon Finney
Santa Fe, N. M
Pervey Smith
Stephen and
Sammi
Crystal City
Fort Stockton- Marathon Highway
Russell Dickenson
Mrs. Steele
Monahans
Pecos
Breford
Peter Koch CO
E. Holland Ave
Tel
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