Big Bend Weather, Rain, and Ranch Life Notes
Frost is light and the days are mild with crisp nights. The Rio Grande rose last week, filling Amistad Dam and lifting lake levels. Rain is forecast twice more this month, with an early cold winter expected. Shipping of sheep and cattle continues. locals chat about rains, frost, and grazing.
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Ioey
el Otro Lado
Amistad
San Diego
Calif
Big Bend
Jrank Woodward Jr
Frank
Jack Frost
Lower Big Bend
Joe Clark
el Paso
Robin Garner
Sul Ross
Cassie Lee Abington
Dadie Potter
San Antonio
Zoye Decie
Marathon
Alpine
Grady Roper
Lake Chades
Brushy Canyon
Margaret Basin
L. M. York
Kerrville
Colorado
J. We Stone
Jim Bob Steen
Marfa
Keesey Kimball
Herbert Kokernot
Frank Newsom
Pete Kennedy
Lobos Face Undefeated Javelinas In Key Lone Star Showdown
Sul Ross State travels to Kingsville to meet 3-0 Texas A&I Javelinas in a 7:30 p.m. clash at Javelina Stadium. The 4-0 Lobos seek to erase last year's upset and stay atop the Lone Star Conference standings while dealing with injuries including Pete McGarity out and Randy Wilson stepping in.
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Sul Ross State University
Lobo
Kingsville
Texas A&j Javelinas
Javelina Stadium
Lobos
Javelinas
Alpine
Texas A&i
Javelina
A&j
Sul Ross
Richard Harvey
Harvey
Stephen F. Austin
A&i
East Texas
Pete McGarity
San Antonio
Randy Wilson
Midland
Two-Headed Rattlesnake Sold to Museum in New Mexico
A 9 and half inch two headed rattlesnake found near Pyote was sold for 500 dollars to the Million Dollar Museum at White's City near Carlsbad New Mexico. Catarina Sosa a 15 year old student at West Texas Children's Home in Pyote captured the snake. Mark Rogers a Sul Ross State University graduate and house parent coordinated the sale with museum co owner R E Dugger. Funds were placed in a trust for Sosa's education and Rogers praised the student's work.
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Nawire
Sul Ross State University
White's City
Carlsbad
N.mm
Mark Rogers
Rogers
Sul Ross
Donna
West Texas Children’s Home
Pyote
Catarina Sosa
R. E
Dugger
Sosa
Social Security Benefits Rise Sixfold Since 1935
The minimum monthly retirement benefit for 65 and over has increased from $10 to $64 since the program began in 1935. The change reflects gradual expansion of protections for retirees over the decades.
Alpine High Band Plans March At Friday Game
The Alpine High School Band led by Miss Ann McMurry will march at next Friday night’s game using a military style. They thank Sul Ross bands director Leon A. Theriot for guidance and invite all to join Band Booster Club.
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Alpine High School
Ann McMurry
Leon A. Theriot
Sul Ross
Miss McMurry
Fighting Bucks
Doris Lane
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Sens
Cly Hallie Stilwell
Richard Johnson
Alpine Community Center
City Humane
Donald Darcy
Oxford
Eys
Ous
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