Davis Mountain Scenic Highway Opens for Tourist Wonder
Davis Mountain Scenic Highway opens through Southwest Texas tracing Limpia Canyon, Mt. Livermore, and Port Davis. The route follows old army trails and Fort Davis sites, linking Limpia to Barr Ranch and Fort Davis, offering rugged beauty, historic frontier memory, and regional landmark scenery.
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Davis Mountain
Davis Mountain State Park
Thomas Rockies
Colorado
Northwest
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Chisos Ranges
Rockies
Florena Canyon
Rio Gran
Alpine
Arizona
Sul Ross
Bix Bend
Davis Mountains
Texas
Awm
Texas Legisature
Thomas B. Love
Dallas
Detgins
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Mt. Livermore
Valentine
Barr Ranch
Ca Gillett
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Jolly
Mt Livermore
United States
Ame
Fas Wells
Fort Davis
Jefferson Davis
San Antonio
South Plains
Pecos
Rock Pile
Fort Davis Cave
McDonald Observatory Decision Likely Two Years Off
Dr Otto Struve of the University of Chicago and director of the Texas observatory says final site for the McDonald Observatory won’t be decided for two years. Davis Mountains region favored for clear skies, with Yerkes expedition supporting tests. Texas and Chicago agree to pool funds for the project at 10000 and 6000 dollars annually respectively.
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University of Texas
McDonald Astronomical Observatory
Otto Struve
University of Chicago
Univerty of “Texas Observatory
Davis Mountains
Davis Range
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wisconsin
Y. Elvey
T. G. Mehlin
Revised Devil's River Bridge Plans Get State OK
Del Rio News reports revised plans and specifications for the Devil's River highway bridge inspected by GG Wickline and G. B. Vincent from the Bureau of Public Roads. The 1106 foot span will carry a 50 foot roadway, with heavy cylinder shaft piers designed to withstand flood debris. Work to start when river conditions permit.
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Devil's River Highway
GG. Wickline
Austin
G. 8. Vincent
Bureau of Public Roads
Port Worth
Preeborough
Kirchbrabber
Devil's River Canyon
Bureau of Public Roads At
Fort Worth
del Rio News
Texas gets nine new post offices listed for Pecos
Walington October 8 Twenty-seven cities through the country were allocated new post offices under the Garner-Wagner building provisions. The Texas entries include Athens Colorado Eastland Graham Lamesa Nocona Kerrville Fernon Pecos and other allocations.
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Walington
Oct
Garner-Wagner
Texas
Athens
Colorado
Eastland
Graham
Lamesa
Nocona
Kerrville
Fernon
Pecos
West Texas Horse Buying Active Amid Ranch Sales
Horse buying activity grows in West Texas as buyers purchase over 1000 horses. John Garner of Rankin and A C Hoover of Buena Vista, owners of major ranches, report brisk sales and high demand for stock despite extensive selling.
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Texas
Morse
West Texas
John Garner
Rankin
A. C. Hoover
Buena Vista Place
Ecos Would Pipe Water From Davis Mountains
The Pecos City council seeks to connect a city owned pipeline from Me JCutcheon Springs through the Dart Mountains to Pecos to bring Davis Mountains water. An estimated $170,000 project trade would be undertaken as six precuman connections to the feeder line are prepared.
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ECOS
Davis Mountains
Precuman
Trom. Torah
Pecos
Jcutcheon Springs
Pecos Ety Council
Dobie Plans Northern Mexico Book Adventure
Dobie famed for Texas folklore outlines a year in northern Mexico to write a companion volume. A Guggenheim Fellow, he's taking leave from the University of Texas and holds a passport to roam freely. He will cross the Rio Grande October 10 with Bob Snow to Tamaulipas for a jaguar hunt and proceed toward Durango via the Chihuahua trail with a guide and mules. His wife Mrs Dobie will join him later in Durango while she works on a Texas Gardens book in Mexico City.
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Dobie
Texas
Mexico
University of Tex
Rio Grande
Bob Snow
Tamaulipas
del Rio
Raymond Dixon Ranch
Chihuahua
Durango
Fort Davis
Plainview City Buys Odd Bus Any Way From Ancient Files
Fragmentary text recounts odd city purchase and oddities from past files. It mentions a village swain, a mower's power, a raspberry nose remark by Mrs. Cora Mulveen, and P. J. Morris of Tyler using a shaving brush for 20 years. The tone is eccentric and era nostalgic.
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Paras
Plainview
Sam Mu
Cora Mulveen
St. Paul
Minn
P. J. Morris
Tyler
Texas
Old Fashioned Handiwork Is Vogue Again
Grace E B Anderson reports a revival of domestic crafts among flapper era girls. Knitting and crocheting gain popularity with sweaters scarves three piece outfits turbans and Afghan blankets. Pattern books and clubs fuel interest as wool consumption grows into an industry.
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Grace EB. Anderson
Heigh-de-ho
Lindbergh ransom money traced to Albert New Brunswick
Small amounts of the Lindbergh ransom money appear here and there with about 95 dollars reported as taken in by banks in Albert New Brunswick a few days ago. The_bill numbers turned over to the supposed kidnapper by Dr Condon are known and this may be the last substantial evidence. After six months the kidnapping and murder remain a perfect crime.
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Lindbergh
Albert
New Brunswick
Regul ar Menin County Commissioners Court Session Report
The regular monthly session of the county commissioners court met Monday at the courthouse with all commissioners and the county judge present. After routine matters and approval of budgetary officers reports, the court adjourned.
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Commissioners Court
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Chas. Bishop
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