Alpine Echoes of Climate and Community News
A column from Alpine readers recounts summer visits by Eva Shell Chaney of Houston and G P Townsend, notes on local dahlia gardens and the Stephenson residence display, and light gossip about Vic Smith's Illinois Central train noise. It also congratulates George Baker of Fort Stockton Pioneer on his West Texas Press Association presidency and mentions a Colorado Springs visit by Mr. and Mrs. George Bongon to their son Gene and daughter-in-law Jere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Shell Chaney
Houston
Chaney
Alpine
G. P
Firpo
Townsend
San Antonio
Townsends
Alamo City
Chamber of Commerce
R. N. Stephenson
North Cockrell
East Holland Avenue
L. C. Pope
Holland
East Holland
Victor J. Smith
Anna
Illinois Central Railroad
Vic
George Baker
Fort Stockton Pioneer
West Texas Press Assn
George
WTPA
Geo
George M. Bengon
Colorado Springs, Colo
Gene
Jere
Texas Baptist group may withdraw transfer offer
The Baptist General Convention of Texas will consider withdrawing its offer to deed Camp Paisano in 1083 acres between Alpine and Marfa to the Southern Baptist convention as a conference center at a Sept. 16 trustees meeting in Dallas. The Texas body reports no response from the Southern convention after the offer was made over a year ago and notes Paisano encampment officials have raised 50 000 dollars to improve the retreat for future Texas Baptist gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Camp Paisano
Alpine
Marfa
Southern Baptist Convention
J. Howard Williams
R. A. Springer
Texas Convention
Southern Convention
Texas
Texas Baptist Meetings
Promising Clouds Fail to Bring More Rain to Alpine Area
Reports say no moisture fell in the Alpine section the past week despite daily promising clouds. Rangeland remains dry in Brewster and Jeff Davis counties, with H L Kokernot & Son ranch and Kimball area needing rain. temperatures stayed cool with highs near 92 and lows around 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kokernot
Cowboy Sponsor Praises Homecoming Reception for Alpine Team
H. L. Kokernot Jr., president of the Alpine Cowboys and owner of Kokernot Field, thanked fans for a large homecoming reception after the team returned Thursday from the National Semi-Pro tournament in Wichita. Alpine fans greeted the Cowboys at Fort Stockton and accompanied them home, with a parade and a Holland hotel reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Alpine Cowboys Baseball Club
Kokernot
The
Cowboys
Wichita
Kes
Mr. Kokernot
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Holland Hotel
Alpine Man Released on Bond After City Officer Wounded
Adeline Ogas was released on bond after a shooting in South Alpine near midnight last Saturday that wounded City Night Officer Earl E. Burris. Burris was struck in the arm with a bullet that also caused flesh wounds to his side and back. Ogas surrendered to Sheriff Clarence Hord and a .32 short pistol was turned over to the sheriff. He was released from hospital and back on duty Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adeline Ogas
South Alpine
Earl E. Burris
Mr. Burris
Ogas
Clarence Hord
Daily Rehearsals For Hi School Band Begin Monday
Alpine high school band rehearsals outline final pre school session at 6 pm led by new director Wilfred Carrico. Three rehearsals occurred last week and one daily session will start with the school term, with beginner classes at Central and Centennial schools for grades five through eight. About 30 pupils attended pre school sessions, with double that number expected when school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Wilfred Carrico
Carrico
Central
Centennial
Joe Espy a famed Jeff Davis ranchman in Davis Mountains
Austin Callan profiles Joe Espy a prominent Fort Davis citizen and cattleman known across Jeff Davis county and California His expansive ranching network and public spirited work bolster the local economy and community character across the Davis mountains and the Colorado river region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Espy
Davis Mountains
Austin Callan
San Angelo
Open House Planned for New Southern Pacific Station
Officials will attend the official opening of the new Southern Pacific railroad station. The building will be open to the public for inspection all day next Thursday. Public invited to view the handsome new facility and meet the officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mountain
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Southern Pacific Railroad
L. B. Starns
Mr. Starns
Big Bend Concert Promotes Alan Support and Memberships
Community program urges support for the Big Bend Concert featuring Alan and encourages securing memberships now to back upcoming events and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Alan
Now
Howell's Shoe Shop Opens Next Door to Big Bend
A new boot and shoe repair shop operated by Fred Howell opens on Holland Ave beside Big Bend Feed Co. The business offers same day service and features modern equipment. Howell, known in Alpine, runs the shop with his brother Tom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Howell
Big Bend Feed Co
Holland Ave
Howell
Tom
Vega gets ten year term for murder in Cordova stabbing
Pablo Vega was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by a district court jury for murder in the fatal September stabbing of Alfredo Cordova in South Alpine. The term began after the August session adjourned. several civil cases were settled or dismissed, including actions involving TR&NO Ry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pablo Vega
Alfredo Cordova
South Alpine
Carl Frazier
Tr&no. Ry
Marvin J. Pettitt Et al
T&no. Ry
F. G. Walker
J. C. Weston
J. R. Nichols Et al
Commercial Land Co
J. L. McBride
Aetna Insurance Co
American General Insurance Co
Josefina B. DeLeon
Collie Hutcherson
C. L. Thomas
Alpine Bucks Drill for Season Opener Sept 12
Alpine Bucks prepare for their first game against Grandfalls on Sept. 12 in Alpine. Coach Cook and Crawford report about 30 players training twice daily, noting a strong lineup but limited numbers for reserves. Coaches expect a veteran Grandfalls squad and little chance to scout beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Bucks
Grandfalls
Alpine
Cook
Crawford
Alpine Motor Supply Moves To New Berkeley Building
Alpine Motor Supply formerly on North Fifth Street has relocated this week to the Berkeley building on Holland Avenue beside Tivoli Theatre. The firm operates under Earl Bowers and sells automotive parts and garage equipment to dealers, garages and service stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Motor Supply
North Fifth Street
Central Ward School
Berkeley Building
Tivoli Theatre
Holland Avenue
Earl Bowers
Offices Moved for Mrs. Lourene Terry and AAA
The offices of Mrs. Lourene Terry and the AAA were moved this week from the Holland hotel building to the Gulf Servicenter building opposite the hotel.
Alpine Schools Set To Open For 1947 48 Term
A total of 121 GIs turned terminal leave bonds into cash at First National Bank on Tuesday and Wednesday, with roughly $25,000 paid out to veterans. Alpine schools will open for the 1947 48 term next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Girl Scout Executive Resigns Area Post in Permian Basin
Mrs Ivalee Hobden longtime executive director of the Permian Basin Girl Scout area resigns to join the National Girl Scout Field staff headquartered in Dallas She helped organize the local area council and will head to New York City for orientation before starting duties in Dallas An area director will be in the field soon Alton Hughes and Mrs Howard Markley announce plans for replacement The Peters family travels to Dallas for their son's Kenney treatment after a nurse resignation in Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivalee Hobden
Permian Basin
National Girl Scout
Dallas
Hobden
Pecos
Alton Hughes
Howard Markley
Odessa
Ralph Peters
Abilene
Keith
Former Prisoner of Japs Visits Alpine
Edgar Langley a Wake Island POW for 45 months visits his uncle and aunt in Alpine. He bears scars from Jap brutality but has largely recovered. Langley recalls group punishment and harsher brutality after US victories, and he is a Texas A&M junior studying vocational agriculture. He mentions Big Bend Concert Assn memberships now available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Langley
Wake Island
D. C. Littleton
Virgil Brown
Edgar
United States
Texas A. & M
Huge meteor filled cloud spotted around Antares
A meteor filled cloud ten times the solar system’s diameter was found near Antares by Otto Struve using the McDonald Observatory 82 inch telescope after a seven year search. The cloud’s helium star may be one or two solar diameters across, based on temperature and distance estimates. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dorris report travel through several southern states and plan to continue to Tennessee and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Antares
Otto Struve
Department of Astronomy
University of Chicago
McDonald Observatory
University of Texas
Fort Davis
Scorpio
Struve
Fraser to Reopen Law Office in Holland Hotel Building
Alan R. Fraser former district attorney returns from Germany after three and a half years with the Allied Military Government and announces the re opening of his law office in the Holland hotel building where he previously practiced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan R. Fraser
Germany
Holland Hotel
Registration of Seniors At Hi School This Afternoon
The city schools prepare for the 1947-48 session with about 40 seniors to enroll this afternoon. Juniors register Monday at 9 am, sophomores at 10 30 am, and freshmen at 1 30 pm. A general faculty meeting is set for Monday at 3 pm as beautification work on campus continues.
Local Texas town lists medical procedures and dates
The record names residents from Alpine Marfa Fort Stockton Marathon and Bedford with treatments and major operations scheduled on the 31st and the 2nd. Names include Aurora Martinez Earl Burris Fay Calderon Maria Carrasco Mrs L O Kennedy Mrs W A Mims Mrs W B Walker and Dorothy Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora Martinez
Alpine
Earl Burris
Glenn Whitman
Fort Stockton
Fay Calderon
Marfa
L. O. Kennedy
Marathon
W. A. Mims
Maria Carrasco
Bedford
W. B. Walker
Dorothy Schroeder
Alpine Concert Series Urges Membership Purchases
Alpine announces its first annual season under the Big Bend Municipal Concert Association with artists including Walter Robert Eloise MacDonald Gabor Carei Philip Williams Frances DeMond and Stephen R Wilhelm. Season tickets only no single concert tickets. students discounted. Contact local coordinators and merchants to buy memberships now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Big Bend
Walter Robert
Victor
Columbia
Eloise MacDonald
Gabor Care&i
Philip Williams
Albert Spalding
Frances DeMond
Lily Pons
John Charles Thomas
Rise Stevens
Stephen R. Wilhelm
Glenn F. Davis
W. S. Winter
Bernal Slight
Fred Williams
Edwin McCollum
Ruel Warnock
Mary Jo Carney
W. C. Friesen
The
Model
Cross & Cross
Alpine Appliance & Music Store
J. H. Marshall
Maria
J. K. Miller
Fort Davis
Elmo Weston
Marathon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Baptist Group
Paisano
India
London
Eng
Pakistan
Lancaster House
Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola
Great Britain
S. P
U. S
California
Joe
Espy
Skyland
McAnnally
Colorado
Vega
BUCKS
New Quarters
Big Bend Concert Assn
A. M. Queen
Antonio Valenzuela
W. W. King Sr
S. L. Stumberg
Chevrolet
Edith Rogers
Rex Ivey Jr
C. M. Sparks
Dodge
C. W. Oliver
Plymouth
Pete Featherstone
Sidney Johnson
A. R. Stambaugh
R. E. Burleson
Packard
Lynn H. Matthews
Thad W. Corkins
Kaiser
Bill Dorris
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Coach Cook
Jim Stowell
San Augustine
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