Deadline ends for WPA project proposals in district
WPA director Paul Henderson wired the Brewster County Planning Board that no more proposals will be accepted after today. The El Paso office must receive all project proposals by Friday, Septem ber sixth to reach Washington before the September twelfth deadline. Seven projects already submitted could absorb relief labor for a year, including Sul Ross cottage, Mexican school, U S Immigration officer's building, Pena Colorado county park completion, Sul Ross campus memorial gate, a city warehouse, and a clothing project for relief clients.
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Paul Henderson
WPA
District 20
Brewster County Planning Board
el Paso
Washington
Distric
Harris Smith
Sul Ross
Alpine
U. S
Pena Colorado
Old
Army Post
Marathon
Smith
Funeral services for Gerod Parker in Marathon
Funeral services were held Monday for Gerod Calvin Parker who died early Monday from a stroke. Born September 25, 1896, he lived in Marathon since 1921 with long service as a windmill repairman for the Gage ranches. Surviving relatives include his mother, brothers in California and Texas, and seven children. Pallbearers and interment at Marathon cemetery. Also notes a church meeting near Fort Davis and a Highland warning from Alpine fire officials urging citizens to stay clear of fire scenes to aid responders.
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Marathon
Gerod Calvin Parker
W. H. Miller
Marathon Methodist Church
Ir. Parker
Gage Ranches
McCullough County
Sherwood
Hate Wigan
Barnhart
Church| Yet Christ
Mrs. Parker
Gorman
Walter Parker
Merce
California
A. L. Parker
Joiner
B. ©. Parker
Velma Kimball
Malcolm
Lonnie
Donnie
Delbert
Gene Parker
Mess
Bilones
Har! Meeks
Pred Rich
Ode Roberts
Francia Rooney
H. R. Roberts
Mara
Indictments Open Grand Jury Term For District Court
Six men face indictments from the August term grand jury with Marty V. Fisher as acting district judge in Sutton absence. Jose Tucar Gabino Tucar and Jeorge Tucar are jailed on murder charges tied to Benino Cobos found slain before his home. Francisco Garcia and Gustavo Portillo face burglary charges and B K Colwell theft. Colwell released on $250 bond. Trials set for February term.
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Marty V. Fisher
C. R. Sutton
Jose Tucar
Gabino Tucar
Jeorge Tucar
Benino Cobos
Gustavo Portillo
Francisco Garcia
B. K. Colwell
Colwell
Ft Russell to Be Garrisoned Oct 1
Seventy Seventh Field Artillery to reopen and garrison Marfa Port D. A. Russell by October 1 under Col James M. Church A Eighth Corps recruiting plan. Men to be drawn from El Paso San Antonio Houston and Dallas districts with a goal of 462 recruits in 10 days. Training program aims to mold recruits in sixteen weeks for wartime service. Applicants 18 or older with good character and parental consent if under 21. Ft Bliss detachment aiding Marfa repairs for garrisoning.
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Port D. A. Russell
Marfa
Seventy Seventh Field Artillery
James M. Church
Eighth Corps
Ft. Bliss
Rep Walter Jones Speaks at Lions Luncheon in Texas
Representative Walter Jones of Jourdanton, famed as the second-longest serving Texas legislator, spoke at a Lions Club luncheon Tuesday. He praised the Big Bend and Winter Garden regions, contrasted climates across Texas, and discussed shifting ranch and farm taxation to an ad valorem basis in the upcoming session. Mrs Peyton Gain visits Eldorado this week.
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Walter Jones
Jourdanton
Texas
Lions
Big Bend
Mountain Secenery
Jones
Winter Garden
Pecos Radio Station To Open This Month
Announcement states KTUN Pecos radio station permit modified by FCC to allow antenna design changes. A 165-foot vertical radiator will be used, described as ultra modern and maximizing coverage in West Texas and stronger signals in nearby towns. Opening month programs are being scheduled. Mr and Mrs Vernon McIntyre and daughter Jeanette left for Cameron on Sunday.
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T Hat
KTUN
Pecos
Federal Communication Commission
Washington, D. C
KIM
Texas
Plan for Big Bend Carnival Promises Regional Unity in El Paso
A proposed first annual Southwestern Sun Carnival to be held January 1, 1996 in El Paso aims to unite towns across the Trans-Pecos region and southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The event mirrors Pasadena's Tournament of Roses with a parade, band contests, and a football game between Border Conference and Rocky Mountain champions, all broadcast nationally.
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el Paso
Trans-Pecos
New New Mexico
Arizona
el Paso Civte Club
Asadena
California
Rotarians
Hunters Asked To Observe New Law In Texas Dove Season
Pete Crawford, game warden for the Big Bend district, urges hunters to follow the amended federal dove law. The season runs September 21 to January in Texas and seventeen other states, with hunting from 7 a.m. to sunset. The rule changes shift opening earlier amid Southern protests. previous limits were 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 1 to January 16. Mr and Mrs Alonzo Hord made a four business trip to Del Rio this week.
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Pete Crawford
Big Bend
U. S. Biological Survey
Roosevelt
Texas
Alonzo Hord
del Rio
Rainfall drenches Big Bend region with floods and road closures
Heavy rains across the Big Bend and Davis Mountain area bring 0.5 inch to cloudburst totals, filling water tanks and boosting winter grass. Heaviest falls near Sanderson cause a 60 foot SP bridge washout, flood Long Fellow arroyo, and flooding through Sanderson depot. Highways 90 and 1 see closures from Alpine to Fort Stockton and Marathon to the Rio Grande as storms reach Del Rio, Pecos, Van Horn.
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Big Bend
Davis
Sanderson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
del Rio
Pecos
van Horn
Mara
Alpine
Ft. Stockton
Lower
Wilson Ranch
Havy
Rio Grande
Granada Theatre Prize Money Shift Ahead of Draw
The Granada Theatre announces a $15 prize for The Money Night with a note that next Tuesday night the prize will be $75. Mrs. Jack Cross had a ticket drawn for the $50 prize but was not present to claim the money.
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Granada Theatre
Jack Cross
Black Widow Spider and Tarantula Become Friends
A Cleopatra the Alpine Avalanche and Tear the tarantula, both from Eurypelma, are paired in a jar to test friendship. Cleopatra initially bristles, then approaches Tear, pounces, and is knocked back. After several cautious advances, Cleopatra ties a web to Tear’s leg and retreats as Tear finally rests.
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Cleopatra
Tear
District Court Is Extended Three Men To Try For Murder
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Willena May Reed, 25, Alpine native, who died Wednesday morning after a lingering illness. Born January 26, 1910 in Rochester, she moved to Alpine in 1923, attended Sul Ross State College, taught in White Deer and Pampa, and earned a Master of Arts at the University of Texas. She is survived by her husband, Mrs. J. D. May of Alpine, and six siblings. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery with pallbearers T. A. Beard, Charles Chambers, Rosell Duncan, C. Coleman, C. A. Gilley, and F. Walker.
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Willena May Reed
J D May
Alpine
Alpine Methodist
Reed
Rochester
Su Ross State Teachera College
Jind
White Deer
Texan | Universiy
Pampa
Texolia
Oklahoma
RV. Reed
Pampaner
Nother
J. D. May
Lottie Cuss
Poteet
James DeWitt May
Dallas
Fannie May Wagner
Pam* Pa
Roy May
Carrizo Springs
Wesley
Onie May
Elmrove Cemetery
T. A. Beard Charles Chambers
Rose
Duncan
C. Coleman
C. A. Gilley
F. Walker
City Seeks PWA Loan for Alpine Water Well
Alpine plans a PWA project seeking a grant of 83.937 dollars and a 14 812 dollar loan at four percent for twenty years to drill and equip a city water well. City officials say Dr E Sellards and Dr Stew ell of Texas University will survey the site next week. Mayor Moody reports visiting guests Mr and Mrs Walter E Jones, a Texas legislator and committee chair.
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PWA Projet
Alpine
Julian Montgomery
Pubic Works Administration
Pt Worth
Moody
E. Sellards
Stewell
Bureau of Economic Geology
Texas University
Big Bend American Legion Officials Attend Convention
Big Bend Legion leaders return from the Texas American Legion state convention in Dallas. Commander Pat Reed and M L Hopson chaired district groups while Marion Hopson attended the Sons encampment. Mrs Hopson and Mrs Witwer lead the 16th district auxiliaries as local officials recall a successful gathering.
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Big Bend
American Legion
Hopson
Pat Reed
W. Earl Earp
E. Witwer
Alpine
Dallas
Marion Hopson
M. L. Hopson
T Sons of the Legion
Reed
Murder trial extended to September in Alpine case
The Au wt term district court extends to September for the murder case of Benine Cobos. Defendants Joe Tucar Gabino Tucar and George Tucar face a sixty-man special venire. Trial set for September 16 with Roy R. Priest prosecuting and A L Brant defending. Cobos, killed Aug 8 near the Tucar home, died from loss of blood. Cobos was a longtime Alpine resident and step-son of rancher Dario Cobos.
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Auwt
Marty V. Fisher
Juder
Joe Tucar
Gabino Tucar
George Tucar
Benine Cobos
Pusher
Bar Association
C. R. Sutton
Jis
Benino Cobos
Tucar
Cobos
Davis
I Alpine
Dario Cobos
Alpine
Roy R. Priest
A. L. Brant
New York Doctor Heads Laboratory at College Station
Dr. RA Goodmen, previously with A. and M. College lab in College Station, is transferred from New York City to lead the loco weed laboratory. Dr. H Schmidt, head of the A&M College laboratory department, announced the appointment. Dr. Frank Mathews, who has led the local lab, takes a one year leave to study for a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
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Ds. RA. Goodmen
A. & M. College Laboratory
College Station
New York City
H. Schmidt
A&m. College
Frank Mathews
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Sul Ross Enrolls 1500 Students as It Enters 16th Year
Sul Ross State Teachers College marks its sixteenth year with fall semester opening on September 16. Since establishment, it has enrolled more than 1500 students from across the state. Dr. H. W. Morelock notes a growing floral alumni network and rapid campus development including a new band home, student cottages, boys dormitory, bowling alley, and plans for a girls dormitory hospital and swimming pool.
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Sul Ross State Teachers College
H.W. Morelock
Sut Ross
Texas
Thirty Days To Pay City Taxes In Alpine
Notice from city tax collector M. H. Moorman urges Alpine residents to pay 1935 city taxes within thirty days to avoid penalties and interest after October 1, 1935. Several citizens have paid, but many still owe. payment now saves 10 percent.
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Alpine
M. H. Moorman
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C.D. Wood
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Maine
T. R. Moody
Ben Cobos
Ft. Russell
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Peyton Gain
Eldorado
Vernon McIntyre
Jeanette
Cameron
Entury Magazine
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
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E. E. Townsend
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