Drought Hits Big Bend Ranches With Parcel Rain Reports
Ranchers across the Big Bend report scattered showers with many dry areas. Calves from Mrs. Daliman and Cy Pollard shipments. Odie Roberts expects November deliveries as grazing improves. Sheep and calves move out by truck. haying proceeds amid dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
George Daliman
Charlie Wallis
Frances Rooney
Marfa
Rio Grande
Bert Potter
Santiago Peak
Odie Roberts
Rosillas
Towea
Lov Anna Leary
San Angelo
Marathon
Deborah Newbill Hosts Farewell Slumber Party
Deborah Newbill hosted a going away slumber party for Meri Coleman with guests Jan Morrow Peggy Ponton Ann Strom Roxy Boyd Marylou Pattilio and Sally Scock. They shared hamburgers and gifts, then the next morning fixed breakfast including blueberry muffins bacon grapes juice and toast before departing for Las Cruces New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Newbill
Meri Coleman
Tueday
Ruge
Jan Morrow
Pegey Ponton
Ann Strom
Roxy Boyd
Marylou Pattilio
Sally Scock
Colemans
Las Cruces
N. My
The Queenly Pearl Through Time and Tide
A fragment notes the queenly pearl as the sole sea gem, stressing preservation by careful care of skin moisture to keep it from harm.
First Day Of School At Big Bend Park
On a quiet Tuesday morning Big Bend Park notes the first day of school with 36 children enrolled. Local residents excursion plans, health concerns, and family updates fill the page as neighbors share events from Labor Day to community visitors and baby showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trina
Big Bend
Ray
Pat Warner
Dick Rasp
Bill Smith
Doug Evans
Laurie Miller
Sante Fey Ne Mon Park
Dave Davis
Corpus Christi
Mike Everhart
Miketa
Perry Brown
Tony
Eaily
Alpine
Lynn Mowry
Carlsbad
Mey
Gindya Shannon
Marfa
Mel
Mel-Crick Rutledge
Dotts
John Rutledge
Wea
Meade Boozer
Arizona
Pegey
Jim Johnson
Pan
Koppert Texas
Jin
Helen Brown
Sharon Everhart
Carolyn Shaw
Diane Stillwell
Macy "Hort Brooks
Shisiey
Local residents travel and visit friends across Texas and New Mexico
Locals list trips and visits including Bary Vincent and Bill Stovell heading to Texas Tech in Lubbock. G H Harfst Sr. visits Alpine with her son G H Harfst Jr. and Betty after a weekend in Ruidoso. Meadows of Mesilla Park and El Paso guests exchange relatives with the Gilletts and Hancocks. Labor Day trips to Brownfield Wichita Falls and Dallas market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bary Vincent
Doyle Vincent
Bill Stovell
Jack Stovell
Texas Tech
Lubbock
G. H. Harfst Sr
el Campo
Alpine
G. H. Harfst Jr
Betty
Ruidoso
N. M
Lee Hancock
Mesilla Park
Thalia Gillett
el Paso
Mr. Hancock
Maude H. Baines
Hancock
John and
Edwin Gillett
Dell Hoffman
Houston
John Tillery
San Antonio
Dell
Edith Smith
Jeanie Smith
J. D. Dormier
San Diego
Calif
Rex Ivey Jr
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Dormier
Guida Wilson
New Mexico
Texas
Lloyd Webb
Post
Jasper Koontz
Fort Sumner
Wilson
Midland
Monte Dunn
Early Telegrapher Louis May and Selenium Light
In 1873 Louis May, an Irish telegrapher, discovered that selenium can translate light into electrical impulses, predating Marconi's radio experiments and highlighting early optical to electrical conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic
Marconi
Louis May
Life Insurance Offer By Farmers New World Life
Advertisement for life insurance services from Farmers New World Life part of Farmers Insurance Group. Contact J. D. Potter at TE7-2117 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers New World Life Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group
Call J. D. Potter
Padre Island feature in Texas Parade sparks travel note
In the August Texas Parade, writer E. P. Haddon extols Padre Island after praising Big Bend National Park. The article describes Chisos mountains, hummingbirds, Sonoran deer, and the Rio Grande canyons, inviting readers to experience Texas coast and inland scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Padre Island
Texas
Big Bend
Rio Grande
E. P. Haddon
Masons to Meet in Alpine for Mid Year Session
The Grand Commandery officers will hold their mid year business meeting at 7 p.m. in the Lodge Hall. All Masonic Fraternity members in the Alpine vicinity are urged to attend part or all of these activities and share Alpine’s friendly spirit with visiting Masons.
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Alpine
Jaycee Labor Day Rest Stop Draws Big Attendance
Alpine Jaycees report a highly successful Labor Day rest stop eight miles east of Alpine. Dick Bowers, president, credited Charles McEntire for site selection and noted coffee, cokes, and cookies were provided by Jaycee wives. Motorsists received Alpine literature and chatted with visitors from the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Bowers
Charles McEntire
Alpine
Big Beaa Park
Sul Ross College
United States
Denmark
France
Labor Day
Jaycees
Bowers
Training for Adult Scouters In Buffalo Trail Council
Buffalo Trail Council BSA will offer indoor training for adult scouters at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce Building. An outdoor session is planned for 2 p m Saturday Sept 20 at Kokernot Lodge with scouters from West Texas expected to attend. Alpine Garden Club meets Sept 11 at 3 30 p m at the home of Mrs Forrest Weston for a business session followed by a tour of Alpine gardens. A U S rainfall average note cites 100 0 pounds of rain and snow annually in nonarid parts of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Trail Council
F Scouts of America
Chamber of Comerce
Kokernot Lodge
Texas
Alpine Garden Club
Frida
Forrest Weston
United States
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Panch News
Hallie Stillwell
Ben English
Lajitas
Keesey Kimball
Kimball Ranch
Kimballs
Prescription Shop
C.d.arnold R.ph
Stars OF Stage and
Television
The
Alpine Lions Club
Big Bend Park News
Paul Goodman
Jon Paul
Brownfield
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Masons
Jaycee
SUL Ross
Aly
Kimbell’s
Crisco
Cisco
Athe
Alpine Cash Grocery
E. Holland
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