Danch News Weather And Rain Reports From Big Bend Area
Clear cool days in the Big Bend area with temperatures around 45 degrees and early fall coats. Rainfall brings relief with reports of 2.3 to 3 inches on local ranches, wells and tanks filling after years of drought. Residents like Travis Roberts and Calamity Creek see improved grass and stock water as others share rain observations and local visitors.
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Big Bend
George Dallman
Marathon Deck
Travis Roberts
Marathon
Jim Walker
James Dyer
Vernon McIntyre
Herbert Kokernot
Jack Shely
Down Tesmus Way
Samuel Watkins Sikes Jr Born in Brewster County
Mr and Mrs Sam Sikes announce the birth of son Samuel Watkins Sikes Jr in Brewster County Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon October 5. He weighs 7 pounds 10 3/4 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Mayo Cleveland. The note also mentions a National Geographic account of a 1905 South African diamond discovery and the Cullinan gem set in the British Royal Scepter.
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National Geographic
South Africa
Sam Sikes
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Samuel Watkins Sikes Jr
Mayo Cleveland
Local notes mix travel, housing and weather in Terlingua area
Clara Smith leaves for an indefinite visit to Avalde and Del Rio. Moore family moves to Study Butte as park housekeepers. Henry Dean Smith and Rex Ivy III visit Maggie Smith in Study Butte. Bennie English and family move to new Lajitas home. Maggie Smith travels to Alpine to check on her house. Pepe White and a Odessa friend visit the White family. Alpine Burlings spend weekend at Lajitas trailer camp. Terlingua school board president Ollie Hinson sends a ball collection to the Terlingua school. No rain last week, creeks run normal, north wind from Alpine cools weekend to the 40s.
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Clara Smith
Avalde Vod
Odessa
Burlings
Alpine
Lajitas
Ollie Hinson
Cologne rises first dedicated internal combustion plant
In 1864 Cologne saw the first factory built solely to manufacture internal combustion engines. Three years later N A Otto developed a four stroke gas engine that became a forerunner of modern internal combustion motors.
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Cologne
N. A. Otto
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Brewster County
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A.D
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Bu Ag
Bane
Kimbell
Carnation Milk
del Monte
Alee Eee
Usda Choice
Ilean
Us.c.a. OH
Alpine Cash Grocery
East Holland
Dodge
Coronet
Monaco
Webb Bros
San Antonio Marin
Cothe
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