Kit Carson Name Carved on Boulder at Rockpile Ranch
Article reports that Kit Carson's name is etched on a large boulder at Rockpile wayside park near Fort Davis. The inscription includes a date ambiguous between 1838 and 1888, prompting local historians to debate Carson's presence in the area. Davis Mountains site, studied by state engineers, is described as ancient Mescalero Apache stronghold with potential historical ties to Carson.
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Kit Carson
Rockpile Ranch
Barry Scobee
Buide
Rockpile Wayside Park
Earon
Neck of the Woods
Carson
Ell
L. E. ‘Wood
P.M. Crawford
Fort Davis
Per
Christopher J. Carson
Kentucky
Colorado
Fremont
Mescaleros
Arthur D. Bloys
Trankelino Rodrigues
Davis Mountains
State Highway Department
New
Reynolds Cattle Company
Fort Worth
Rockpile
State of Texas
Will Reynolds
Jeff Davis County
Rockpile Park
Mile High Club
Old grads recall Alpine High at PTA meeting
At Central Ward school Monday Alpine High School alumni gathered for the regular Parent Teacher Association event. Former superintendent Melton spoke on education meeting today and a civic, health, and vocational training framework guiding a better social order and democracy. emphasis on selecting teachers and living the ideals of defense of childhood and youth.
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Central Ward
Alpine High School
Melton
Alpine PTA Budget For 1941 42
Alpine PTA outlines 1941 42 budget items including room awards 45 health 50 junior senior banquet 10 delegates expenses 50 yearbook 0 play tickets Davis Mt Federation library expenditures 150 for encyclopedia and dictionary 50 for fiction and biography 200 junior high library books magazines Hanging 10000 central ward books equipment and play ground 35 miscellaneous 60 36 total 063 36 carnival receipts 793 00 centennial PTA receipts 63 00 total 730 00 500 00 00
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Davis Mt. Federation
Central Ward
Centennial Pta
Highway Cops Clamp Down On Drunk Careless Drivers
FORT DAVIS November 19 state highway police report tightening control on careless and drunk drivers. Officers Townsend and Gilbert handle more highway duties after transfers. arrests reported with fines and two cases pending. A 2 am stop on Alpine Fort Davis road found a truck with one headlight out. Driving license suspensions and fines of 80 dollars plus costs noted amid hospital recoveries. Government bonds and stamps cited as safe investments. PTA net profit listed as 615.51 dollars.
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Fort Davis
G. P Townsend
Marta
W. F. Davidson
el Paso
EH. Gilbert
Townsend
Joshua Hart
Gilbert
Alpine- Fort Davis
William Granger
San Angelo Real Estate Board Offers Park Lands Help
The San Angelo Real Estate Board offered free services to the State Parks board to contact landowners for securing Big Bend National Park land. J Logan, director of the State board, led the effort and urged other groups to cooperate. Deer storage at the CP and L plant reached about 60 with several bucks near 200 pounds, attributed to a lush season.
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San Angelo Real Estate Board
San Angelo
Big Bend
Cp&l
Deer Hunters Plea on Yard Trespass During Season
A resident appeals to parsies riding horses through her yard to stop damaging the fence and treat her home with respect. Warden Williams notes more bucks may be killed in the Big Bend this season due to higher hunter numbers, with several game law violations already reported and more arrests expected.
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J. C. Bird
Big Bend
Williams
Bucks wary in Davis Mountains near Fort Davis
Fort Davis November 19 observers report a steady but not large procession of buck deer exiting the Davis mountains since opening day of the season. Licenses show 211,013 acres open for hunting in Jeff Davis county, down from 302,507 last year. Ranchers sour on hunters or convert pastures to sheep, deer favor non sheep areas. licenses list Barnett Brothers Paul M Evans D O Medley Robert Everett Espy Miller and J L Phil among licensees in the Valentine country.
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Davis Mountains
Davis
Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis
R. H. Bloys
Barnett Brothers
Paul M. Evians
D. O. Mediey
Robert Everett
Espy Miller
Valentine Country
J. L. Phil
Alpine High Bucks Battle Ends Short in 20 Yard Line
Alpine failed to pierce Fabens’ goal as the Bucks churned out 15 first downs to Alpine’s eight. Six different Bucks scored with Rowland 13, Walker 6, Fry 7 among the contributors. Alpine, missing starter due to ankle injury, saw limited action with Harrington and Panzio in the lineup.
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Hough
Bucks
Crawford
Alpine
Fabens
Nubbins
Rowland
Walker
Fry
King
Hancock
Davis
Fabens Harrington le
Panzio Williams
Lopez Terry le
Terrazez Slight
Howe Dalton
Parker Hamilton
Riges
Faulkner Davis Huggins
Gandara King
Haegus Walker
Cox
Robinson
Kerby
Hunter
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Alpine High
Alpine High Bucks
J. H. Webb
Presidio
Marathon
Sanderson
Shatter
Valentine
W. A. Daugherty
Flora Bess
Frank
Supt
Assn
Alpine P.T. A
Wes
Armour's
Safeway
Oranges
Texas
Bell Peppers
Weiners
Lamb Sholder
Lic
Swift's
Barkley
Chucklic
Maxwell House Coffee
Libby
Harper House
PTA
Deer Hunters
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