Trans Pecos reveal spurs treasure lore and Lobos win
An Oct. era newspaper fragment describes a Pecos area treasure legend with a party of five and sixte en arrowheads unearthed by Owen Cochran of Midland. It also covers Sul Ross Lobos beating A. C. C. Wildcats 27 to 7 at Jackson Field with Pierce scoring all four touchdowns and Dobbs handling punts.
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Pecos
Coronado
Owen Cochran
Midland
California
Trans-Pecos
Oscar Williams
Sul Ross Lobos
A. C. C. Wildcats
Jackson Field
Lobos
Wildcats
Lobo
Warnock
Martin
Pierce
Sul Ross
Dobbs
Big Preach
A.C.C
Murray
Owens
Bauleh
Wildcat
Sul Rass
Cartt
Dabbs
PTA Meeting to Feature Prominent Speakers
The October PTA meeting will be held Wednesday with guest speakers Miss Mann deputy state superintendent and Mrs L A Wood of Austin. The program topic is Public School Music inviting mothers fathers teachers and trustees to attend.
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Miss Mann
L. A. Wood
Austin
Central Ward
Warren Chastain
Walker
Burning Weeds Trash Cause of Fire Alarm
An alarm near the T. R. Knight home on Yinger canyon road triggered by burning weeds and trash. Neighbors reported smoke thinking the house burned. no volunteer fire units were dispatched. A junior high event at 3:30 p.m. will prepare a discussion topic for public input.
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T. R. Knight
Yinger Canyon
Oon Monxiag
Old Stagecoach Now In Museum Here Has Interesting History
The stagecoach wheels that rumbled along a rocky road rest in Sul Ross College museum. Built before railroads and motorbuses, it carried government supplies and passengers between 1880 and 1890 on a Chihuahua to Jimanea line, with trips to Lerdo. Acquired via Senator Berkeley after passing through Mexican hands, the coach symbolizes a vanished era now preserved for Alpine celebrations and local history.
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Sul Ross College
Lnto
Nator Benjamin PF. Berkeley
Presidio
B. W. Kings
Jenroush
West Texas
Tts
Chihua‘Sua
Jimanea
Lerdo
Panta Ja
Turreon
Mexico
King
Senator Berkeley
College Museum
Marble Machines Bucks To Play at Are Seized Here Ft. Davis Today
Fourteen marble machines were seized here by Texas Ranger Pete Crawford Inetweek and J. O. Roberts, jailed after allegedly threatening a business. Joe Bond’s bond set at 1000 dollars未 paid. J. E. Houghton, alleged owner, was arrested in Austis. Alpine High School Bucks prepare for a tough game against Port Davis High Indians, while balance of players and eligibility questions loom. Fort Davis hosts the Alpine clash as the Bucks seek stronger play after recent losses. Fort Davis notes heavier Alpine squad and injuries, with key players missing early season.
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Ft. Davis
Texas
Pete
Crawford
J. O. Roberts
Joe Bond
J. E. Houghton
Austis
Alpine High School
Bucks
3B. E. Coan
Port Davis High School
Indias
Indians
The
Fort Davis
Maria Longhors
George Grubb
Sul Ross
Davis
Lee ‘Sproul
Austin
John W. Brows
Rival college teams set clash at Marfa Highland Fair
Ongoing Highland Fair headlines a major arid clash on October 19 between El Paso College of Mines and Sul Ross State Teachers College Alpine. The event caps a festival with rodeos exhibits and a street carnival, featuring barbecue on October 17 and 18.
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Marfa
School of Mines of
el Paso
Sul Ross
State Teachers College of Alpine
Marta
College of Mines
Palsno
Ball Rom
Mighland
Fecos
Bereford
Special train to Marfa for Lobo Mines game
About 200 students and Miner supporters will ride a special train to Marfa for the Lobo Mines game. The college will dismiss classes this afternoon and a large crowd of students and townspeople is expected to attend, with band members and supporters among the travelers.
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Pasovo
Marfa
Warning Against Racketeers Targeting Old Age Pension Seekers
County Clerk J W Prater received a warning letter from Representative Stanford Payne Del Rio about racketeers posing as Old Age Pension bureau agents. The letter states no official application process exists at present and urges vigilance against fees charged to potential pension applicants.
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Old Age Pension Bureau
J. W. Prater
Stanford Payne
del Rio
Alpine School Publishes The Big Bender Newspaper
Alpine High launches its student paper The Big Bender with Guy Salisbury as editor and a full staff including Margaret Fletcher assistant editor and Wayne Walker business manager. The paper, supported by local business leaders, will be printed at Avalanche shop.
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Big Bender Alpine High School
Guy Salisbury
Margaret Fletcher
Wayne Walker
Tommie Barrow
Tom Stowell
Frances Morlock
Dick Boreham
Lucille Fernson
Mary Bees Hamilton
Abel Winter
Macbeth Curry
Avalanche Shop
Standstill at area drilling sites halts operations
Drilling in the region remains suspended with several test locations halted for weeks. Rumors say a new site may be established at the Dodson Means test about 18 miles northeast of Alpine as crews struggle to extract tools from the hole following a fishing job. Roy W Swanson of Chicago offered his wife a cemetery plot in lieu of cash after falling behind on alimony payments.
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Alpine
Roy W. Swanson
Chicago
Hunters Prepare For Major Influx In Big Bend Region
The Big Bend area anticipates the largest number of deer hunters ever as blacktail season opens November 16. Several preserves and ranches around Alpine will be opened to hunting for the first time, including the Kobernot ranch north of Alpine and others managed by Calvin St Clair, Bruce Duncan, J C Henderson, Bill Williams, and Joe Moss. Ranch openings span vast tracts in the Davis Mountains and Big Bend, with plans heavily advertised statewide.
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Nts
H. L. Kobernot
Alpine
Calvin St. Clair
Bruce Duncan
Haley Ranch
W.T. Henderson & Sons Ranch
J.C. Henderson
Bill Williams
Joe Moss
Bill Jones
Fort Davis
Wells McIntyre
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Marfa to Alpine paving bids open in Austin
Bids on paying the unpaved strip of U.S. Highway 90 between Marfa and Alpine will be opened in Austin. The plan covers about 17.25 miles in two sections, completing a paved link from Alpine to Marfa and closing a key East West artery. Work begins after bids are let, with local employment likely.
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Marfa
Alpine
Austin
Presidio County
U. S
Honor Roll We Avalanche Now Subscription Notice
The Avalanche acknowledges receipt of renewals and new subscriptions from readers this past week. The notice thanks recent responders and urges others with due subs to pay up. Names listed include De. R.A. Goodman, Alpe W. M. Green, J. Le Shoemake, Mrs. C. W. Massie, C. Keller, and A. J. Tipit, among others in Alpine, Terlingua, Ysleta, and Marathon.
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Avalanche
R.A. Goodman
New
Alpe
W. M. Green
Marathon
J. le
Shoema
Mexican Is Fusly Injured In Truck Wreck Near Paradise Canyon
Moses Deanda, a Mexican resident of Alpine, was reported seriously injured when the Watson Anderson Grocery Co truck he drove overturned near the Roberts ranch home in Paradise canyon last Monday afternoon. He was en route from Marfa with a load of sugar for the local wholesale house when a tire blowout caused the crash. The Ford V8 truck flipped several times and was nearly wrecked. Deanda's wife and child escaped injury.
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Moses Deanda
Watson-Anderson Grocery Co
Roberts Ranch
Paradise Canyon
Deanda
Alpine
Marfa
Democrats poised to hold tall-corn conference in Indy
Indianapolis Star previews a Democratic gathering described as a tall-corn conference, outlining aims, speakers, and potential impact on local politics. The piece notes key figures and the event’s expected agenda in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis Star
Bend Receives 7000 Fish From State Hatchery
A truck delivered 7000 fish including bass channel catfish bream and crappie from the San Angelo state hatchery. Part of the load was planted in San Esteban Lake on the Pole ranch below Marfa with a few set at Tipit anch north of Alpine.
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Highland
The
Cattleman
Biz Bend
Haley Ranch
McDonald Observatory
Big Bend National Park
W. D.smithers
Big Bend
State Fish Hatchery
San Angelo
San Esteban Lake
Pole Ranch
Marfa
Tipit Anch
Alpine
Randolph Brown Wins Granada Prize at J C Penney Store
Randolph Brown, a part time employee at the J C Penney store, won a $50 cash prize at the Granada Theatre for this week’s “morcy al” event. The theatre offers a $25 prize next week.
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Randolph Brown
J.C. Penney Company
Hem
Granada Theatre
Michigan Men After Snake Species Here
University of Michigan zoological staff including De HK and De Frank M Blanchard have been surveying in the Chisos mountains and southern Brew Vier county for weeks collecting specimens in Tama Canyon area north of here. G Mormon reported the death of his father J B Morrison who died Sunday night in Houston after suffering a stroke while visiting. Morrison could not attend the funeral held Monday.
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de Hk, Gloya
de Frank M. Blanchard
Zoological Department
University of Michigan
Chisos Mountain
Brew Vier County
Michigan
Tama Canyon
G. Mormon
J.B. Morrison
Houston
Mr. Morrison
Big Bends PST Ranch Ends Sheep Raising Era
Mrs A Brown of the Maley ranch south of town sold the last of its sheep to Odessa buyers ending over 50 years of grazing on the range. The longtime ranch once run by Lawrence Haley and later George Brown will be leased out in the near future according to local reports.
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A. Brown
Odessa
Brown
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