Terlingua Mercury District Poised for Boom Near Alpine
Terlingua in Brewster county, a historic quicksilver mining region, shows signs of revival as two mines Rainbow and Fresno prepare for active production this year. The area lies between Big Bend National Park and the Solitario mountains, with government price guarantees and hope of supplying substantial US mercury demand.
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Alpine
Brewster County
Sul Ross State College
Texas
Terlingua
Study Butte
Rainbow
Fresno
Desert
Limeston Country
Big Bend National Park
Solitario Mountains
Presidio County
United States
Chisog
Terlinga
Sul Ross
North America
Shafter
American Metals Company
Area Students Included In Nation's Honor Group
Margaret Phillips and Ella Teague of Alpine and Elisa Beth Prude of Fort Davis were elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for outstanding Sul Ross achievements. Phillips, a senior Speech major with English minor, is Sigma Tau Delta president and a 1952 Pecos High graduate.
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Margaret Phillips
Ella Teague
Alpine
Elisabeth Prude
Fort Davis
Sul Ross
Miss Phillips
Pecos High School
Sigma Tau Delta
Sul Ross Student Teague Wins Pageant Honors
Miss Teague a native of Alpine and Alpine High School graduate, earned honors in high school and continued activity in college. A senior majoring in Physical Education, she plans to graduate next May after notable stage roles including Annie in Annie Get Your Gun.
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Annie
Teague
Alpine
Alpineigh School
Prude
Sul Ross
Ferguson Hall
Couples Wedded On Same Day Visit In Fort Davis
Six couples married on September 10, 1913 in Fort Davis. Among them were Will H. Caruthers of Birmingham and his wife, who paused at a tourist court run by Ira Hector during their wedding day. Caruthers’ father L. B. Caruthers came to Fort Davis in 1879 as a Texas Ranger sergeant.
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Fort Davis
Wort Davis
Will H. Caruthers
Birmingham
Ala
Ira Hector
Will Caruthers
L. B. Caruthers
Texas Rangers
Ira Hee Ty
Alpine
Brewster County
Hector
Ith
Methodist Church
Charley Burnham
Burnham
Clint Fulcher
Terlingua
Caruthers
Dell City Wins District 5 Title With 52-26 Victory
Dell City roared to 33 points in the second half to defeat Marathon 52-26 and claim the District 5 Six-Man championship. The win secures a bi-district matchup with Ackerly, date and site to be decided, as Dell City built a 13-6 lead by night’s end.
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Dell City
Marathon
Haynes
Mustangs
Leonard Berry
McGuire
Austin Lewis
Gerald Lewis
Pete Lewis
Brown
Bob Cooper
Appreciation for Help in Kokernot Ranch Search Incident
Mrs C A Taylor Dorothy Foley and Marg cry thank area friends for acts of kindness after the search for husband and father who suffered an accident on the Kokernot ranch in Jeff Davis county. They express gratitude for assistance and sympathy.
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Kokernot Ranch
Jeff Davis County
C. A. Taylor
Dorothy Foley
Marg
Betty Matthews
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Jim Estes
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Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
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Lakemead
Safeway
Gardenside
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Moonbeam
Wilson
Delsey
Chuck Roast
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Venus
Suzanna
L-Pas
Sleepy Hollow
Roxbury
Trend Suds
Campbells Or Heinz
OB Hill Aromatic Flavor Co Ib
Parade Suds Detergent Giant Box
Gerbers
Pillsbury
Fleet
Henry Bailey Motors
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