Local Social Roundup From Alpine And Nearby Towns
Local items note visits and travel: L F Buttrill of Marathon visited Alpine friends while D S Thomas of Fort Stockton attended his son Raymond here last weekend. Mrs Harry V Fisher hosted in San Antonio, and Mr and Mrs Knox Reid with Mrs Shellie Barnes spent the weekend in San Angelo. H L M Wilson visited from the Chisos Mrs ranch, Roy Akers and family hosted by Odalia Bowman in San Antonio. Ray Spence and Roscoe Morgan’s daughter Josie D Bennett returned home after Louisiana visit. Judge W Van Sickle sought an eye exam in El Paso with Mrs Van Sickle. BR Townsend and family also mentioned.
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Knox Reid
Shellie Barnes
San Angelo
Roy Akers
San Antonio
Odalia Bowman
Sand Family
New Week Buy Sell Rent Lease Trade Ad
Property wants include 100000 acres with grass and hoarding house, two lots on paved street at $2000 terms. Cottage for sale $4000 with good terms. Nine room house on half block with wells garages barns paved street priced at $4750 with 10 percent cash and 15 year term at 5 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FIA
Six Alpine FFA Boys Attend National Meet in Kansas City
AUSTIN Oct 2Thirty Future Farmers delegates and their teachers attended the seventh annual National FFA convention in Kansas City. A special train carried 212 boys from Fort Worth to the event, with Texans welcomed by J A Linke W A How and D M Clements. Twelve Texas boys earned the American Farmer degree. The Texas FFA team placed second in the state association contest amid exhibits of pecans and Rio Grande Valley fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Future Farmer
National
Kansas City
Texas
Fort Worth
National F. F. A
J. A. Linke
W. A. How
D. M. Clements
American Farmer
Macom James
New Deal
John Harrell
Roland Bing
Oakwood
Dever al ‘Terrell
Rotwn
Tommie Stuart
Robby
Beverly King
Graham
Lee Toy Sugarek
Beeville
Polito Bazon
J. Cotulla
Herbert Bahner
Weimar
Steve Hajovsky
Walter Cardwell
Luling
Charles ‘Thompson
Pearsall
Charles Patton
Don Rhodes
Duncanville
F. F. A. Horshoe
Nebraska
Ilinois
Arkansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas F. FA
PF. F. A
Board of Governors
Hawai and
Ohio
Rio Grande Valley
Alyine Boye van Fossan
Francis Phelps
Byron Wright
Harold Nichols
Warren Mosley
Billy Tom Meador
E L. Bailey
EJ. and
Francis
Texas Ffa
Big Bend eyed as federal officials push national park plan
Federal officials envision a completed national park system with Big Bend as the next site. Interior Secretary Ickes and CCC Director Fechner lobby Texas to supply 778,000 acres, raise funds by subscription, and turn land over to the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
U.S
Bascom N. Trmot
Washington
Tenna
Sars
Ickes En
St. Louis
CCC
Robert Fechner
Chisor
Fechner
Plana
Department of Interior
National Parka
Everglade Park
Florda
Red Mountain
California
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Sear
Mexico
Parks Service
Big Bend Park
Classified Baseburner Giveaway at Avalanche Office
Classified ad offers two baseburners for ten dollars cash at the Avalanche office. Item listed as Drury Wood. Five by one modern residence in North Alpine with phone number 221. S-23-tle.
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Avalanche
Drury Wood
North Alpine
3R Band Makes Tour Boosting Sul Ross St Marys Contest
The Sul Ross Band with twelve Scarlett Peppers members and yell leaders toured 290 miles Friday to promote the Sul Ross St Marys game. From Alpine they visited Marathon Sanderson Fort Stockton Balmoehea Fort Davis and Marfa. Handbills were distributed and tickets sold at each stop with transportation by Dean Gilley and Norman Spencer in charge.
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Sul Ross
Scarlett Peppers
Yell
Alpine
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
Balmoehea
Fort Davis
Marfa
Dean Gilley
Mra Norman Spencer
Fragmentary Classified Item Notice
Private bedroom outside entrance garage Mrs Jack Cross contact 172 10 Time Miscellaneous yard work offered including hauling for trees gardens and lawn by Alpine Disposal Service P Ross read as a small classified notice fragment with local business and housekeeping hints
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Beth
Jack ‘Cross
Doctor Rea Returns to Texas for Medical Tour
A brief item notes Dr. Rea will visit Texas for a one day period offering examinations and treatment in stomach, liver, kidney, bowel, and bladder issues. The notice mentions prior practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and years of experience.
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Rea
Texas
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Grid Scores From Weekend Games
Sut Ross defeated St. Marys by 9 to 7 while Abilene Christian beat Southwestern 13 to 8. Fabens topped Van Horn 14 to 6 and Murray Aggies of Tishomingo Oklahoma routed Texas Mines Freshmen 27 to 0.
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Sut Ross
St. Mary's
Abilene Christian
Southwestern
Fabens
van Horn
Murray Aggies
Tishomingo
Ohla
Texas Mines
Scenic Highway Work Advances Through Davis Mountains
Fort Davis reports progress on the Davis Mountains State Parks highway corridor. An eight mile contract near the Fisher ranch area employs about thirty workers, with families living in camps nearby. Supervisors Swatnell and Kelley direct bridge, culvert, and roadwork as heavy diesel machines move the one and a half yard shovel along the route toward Nunn Hill, offering broad scenic views of Sawtooth, Rockpiles, and Livermore country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Alihands & Devis Construction
Davis ‘Mountains
P. Swatnell
J. J. Kelley
Alpine
Fort Davia
Fisher
Nunn Hill
Sawtooth
Broken Livermore
Alpine Mayor Attends Midland Conference
Alpine Mayor L. B. Starns attended a district conference of mayors and chamber of commerce executives in Milland last Friday and Saturday. He urged support for expanding the Big Bend National Park in his 81 talk at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Starns
District Conference of Mayors
Chamber of Commerce
Milland
Big Bend National Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. F. Buttrill
Marathon
Alpine Friends
D.S. Thomas
Raymond
Harry V. Fisher
HLM
Wilson
Chisos
Mrs Ray Spence
Roscoe Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Josie D. Bennett
Houston
W van Sickle
el Paso
Mrs. van Sickle
BR Townsend Tett
Alpine Ffa
M. L. Hopson
Trans-Peces Abstract Company
Reatives
Eagle Pass
Roy ‘Hudgins
Corpus Christi
Mra
Thos. G. Henderson
Odessa
Tusday
HG. Watson
Jetser
Eva
Mire
A. K Owens
Chitéran Jef
Owens
Lake Charles
Karl Andreau
Terlingua
Shafter
Andreau
Katheryn Turney
Moe Anderau
RM. Bankhead
del Rio
C.D. Wood
Mary Carolyn Daniel
L.A. Daniel
H. D. Rivers
Western Auto Associate Shore Here
William Beaumont Hospital
Ross
Alpine Disposal Serte
Davis Mountains
Midland
McDonald Observatory
Sul Ress College
New Mexico
Chilushus
Mr. Tiarns
Adtna
Alpine Beer Parlor
Magnolia
LD. Whittle
Prep
College Ave
St. St
Capenter
Tome
Exas Hern
Ford Quality Group
Ford
Mercury
the Avalanche
Fortz
Brewster County Motors
Conoco
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