Looking Over the Trans-Pecos Meteoritic Collection
A Motivebn of artifacts and fossils from the Mentone collection, detailing a small meteorite of about 10 pounds, buckhorn views, and a range of petrified shells, starfish, snails, and arrow heads. Notes compare German finds, discuss ancient tools, and describe local West Texas stone age relics and Indian artifacts.
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Aun
E. B. Kiser
West Tenas
Kiser Colection
National Geographic
Scientata
Germany
Ara Kiser
Reeve
Europe
Southwest
Earth
Tomhawks
Kiser
Opening of Alpine Schools Delayed Until February
Announcement by Drury Wood, superintendent, schedules formal opening of Alpine schools for 1995 26 term with building allocations for grades. Early registration possible Saturday at 1:00 pm. First five grades in Central Ward, fifth to seventh in Junior High, high school in Sul Ross Library, Mexican pupils housed in Madera Ward.
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Tuntor High School
Drury Wood
Aso
Wood
Igh School
Theigh Tehool
Aime
Central Ward
Sul Ross
Madera Ward
Alpine
Wood Sais
Lobos to Start Practice Monday
The Sul Bots Lobos begin training Monday at Jackson Field Park facing a tough schedule. Coach Graves aims to build the 1995 squad around last year’s players, with only two lettermen lost, and expects 35 to 40 players including Jelly Dabbs and John French from last year plus new recruits.
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Sul Bots Lobos
Jackson Field Park
Fort Clark
Graves
Cam
Lobos
Jelly Dabbs
Treetop Colvin
Aubra Noonaster
Sam Fowler
Cuthbert Carll
Dale Grimes
Red Pierce
Warnock
Red Martin
Corky Graves
Albert Murray
Olan Tipps
Nolan Tipps
Norman Hare
John Green
John French
Alpine Woman Cousin to Senator Huey Long
Mrs Kate Moseley, cousin of Senator Huey Long, received a telegram Tuesday announcing Longs assassination. She could not attend the funeral as she had just returned from Louisiana where she attended her mother's funeral, a sister of Long's mother.
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Kate Moseley
Huey Long
Louisiana
Senator Long
Legislators to Visit Big Bend National Park Tour
Between fifty and one hundred Texas legislators will tour the lower Big Bend country this month to inspect sites for the Big Bend National Park. Three buses will carry lawmakers from San Antonio via Del Rio, Houston, and Port Worth along Highway 1 to Pecos. The group plans to visit Big Bend State Park, Juana Helena Canyon, Hot Springs, Boquillas, and other scenic spots during the special session, with meals and lodging arranged by D J Colp, chairman of the State Parks Board.
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Texas Legilature
Bird Bend
Big Bend Naional Park
Imtde
D. J. Colp
State Parks Board
San ‘Antonio
del’ Rio
Houston
Port Worth
Pecos
Legislate
Colp
Chamberlor Commerce
Chios Mountains
Big Bend State Park
Jeanta Helena Canyon
Hot Springs
Boquillas
Big Bend National Park
Mrs G W Martin Wins Granada Money Night Prize
Alpine resident Mrs G W Martin won a cash prize of 75 dollars at Granada Money Night drawing this week. The next drawing on Tuesday night offers a 25 dollar prize.
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G. W. Martin
Thirty Days To Pay City Taxes In Alpine
Attention to Alpine residents: 1935 city taxes delinquent October 1, 1935. After that date penalties will accrue. It benefits taxpayers to pay now or this month to save 10 percent. Many have paid, but many remain unpaid. M. H. Moorman, City Tax Collector.
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Alpine
M. H. Moorman
TRC Adult School To Open Here Soon
TRC adult education classes announced by Harris Smith administrator will be supervised by Drury Wood Alpine Public Schools superintendent. Day and night sessions to be held in Central Ward and Mader n Ward. for ages 16 to 65. Courses include Music Art Literature and Domestic Science. Teachers listed include Mrs Norma Gilles Miss Leeleeta Mrs Ruby Gentry and Mrs J D McKinney.
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Drury Wood
Alpine
TRC
Harris Smith
Madern
Smith
Prancisco Bosch
Los An
Norma Gilles
Misseeleeta
Lois Neville
Ruby Gentry
Spain
D. McKinney
Sul Row State Teachers College Opens Fall Term
Sul Row State Teachers College will open for the fall semester on September 16 with a large anticipated enrollment. Dr H W Morelock announced rising inquiries statewide and predicted enrollment will exceed last year. Registration starts Monday at 8:30 and runs through Tuesday. classes begin Wednesday at 9:30. Changes include law to a semester hour course, new Business Correspondence course in Commerce, and three new instructors including Dr Haldeen Brady who becomes head of the English department.
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Sul Row
More=lock
Commerce
Haldeen Brady
Oil Well Gauges Over 200 Barrels at Grandfalls
Alpine Oil and Development reports a Rougher Lease well near Grandfalls shot Tuesday and gauged at more than 200 barrels in 24 hours. The well, previously abandoned as a dry hole eight months ago, now flows over 200 barrels, with four nearby wells already drilled on the lease. Alpine, organized in 1928, is led by Smith as president with J. W. Gillet as vice president and RW. Amos among directors. Oscar Peters was taken to El Paso for surgery to remove a sliver of steel from his eye after a work accident at a carpenter job.
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Alpine Owl & Development
Grandfalls
Alpine Oil and Development Company
Smith
Orandtals
Alpine Owl and Development Company
J. W. Gillet
RW. Amos
Eve Leas
PM Steer
Eee
Ese
Tanaenthon
Oscar Peters
Legion Launches Welfare Campaign in Alpine
The Big Bend Post No. 79 Amer ican Legion of Alpine begins a save a life program as part of the National Legion Community Welfare plan. Posters show two school children crossing a street near cars with a Stop Saving Seconds Losing Lives caption. Legionnaires will be stationed at intersections near schools to slow traffic and remind motorists to drive safely. Post members will visit city schools to warn children about street crossing dangers and to discourage playing in streets.
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Big Bend
American Legion of Alpine
Alpine
National Legion
Post
Demand for Relief Diminishing Across District
Fragmented 1922 era clipping shows declining demand for relief with a note on readiness for discontinuance. It mentions tax warrants of 3500 dollars to fund road maintenance, issued under ad valorem taxes, and a 3000 dollar warrant for materials and rehabilitation projects. Includes a Highway Robbery case: Clifford Houses of Ohio sentenced to 10 years for robbery after stealing 48 cents.
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Enance Fund
Caamity
Ismue
RB Slight
Clifford Houses
Ohio
Paving Project On Alpine Marfa Highway Announced
San Esteban Lake Regatta Planned Marfa Texas Sept and GP. Big Bend residents will see a first annual regatta on San Esteban Lake twelve miles south of Marfa with motorboat races sailboat events surfboard exhibitions row boat contests and swimming and diving competitions. Entries from Del Rio San Antonio Balmorhea and others expected. Open to surface runabouts class C outboard motors speeds 25 to 35 mph. Several sailboats and row boats prepared with entries. prizes promised. Secretary No B Chaffin Marfa is point of entry for further details.
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Marfa
Texas
Sept
Big Bend
San Esteban
del Rio
San Antonio
Balmorhea
Ruteieg
Lake Club
Chaffin
Marta
Bids Open On Hundred Thousand Dollar Highway Project
Bids will be opened on September 24 for a $100,000 project to surface eighteen miles of highway between distant points. Officials expect bids from contractors and will review proposals for contract award.
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Sauines Caranata Fee
Officers Named For Marfa Post
The War Department announced the organization of the 77th Field Artillery at Pt Russell with Major Melvin L. Craig and officers Ellsworth Donaldson Kanaga Tierman Evans Gavan Huber Brindley La Due among those to report by October 1. Pt Russell will house 572 men and 22 officers with recruiting starting October 1 from El Paso San Antonio Houston and Dallas districts to test mobilization training in sixteen weeks. Applicants must be 18 or older of good moral character with parental consent if under 21.
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Russell
War Department
FL Paso
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Parienta
Eleven Mile Paving on State Highway 90 Completed
W M Elwell of the local NRS office announced the completion of paving eleven and eight tenth miles on State Highway 90 from the Pecos county line west. The $15,000 contract was awarded to H B Zachary through the Bureau of Public Roads and the State Highway Department. Labor was provided via the Alpine NRS office. The project leaves seven miles of unpaved road between Alpine and Jean Antonio, with Hank Hall contracted to finish the remaining stretch.
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Pecos County
W. M. Elwell
NRS
H. B. Zachary
Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Department
Alpine Nrs
Hank Hall
Marfa Indians Defeat Internationals 3 1 Sunday
The Alpine Internationals, a Mexican team, fell to the Marfa Indians 3 to 1 in Marfa last Sunday. Ernest Pierre relieved Hernandez on the mound for the locals while Robert Valadez hit a solo homer for the Internationals. The Internationals next face the Harry Mitchell Brewers in El Paso at Polo on Sunday.
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Marfa Indians
Marfa
Ernnest Pierre
Pilar Hernandes
Lerrors
Rober Valadez
Harry Mitchell
Cowboys Rope Eleven Point Buck Near Ft Davis
On Sept 12 at Ft Davis cowboys from the J. W. Merrill & Son ranch roped and doctored a crippled eleven point buck with wire cuts. Charles Webster and companion chased, looped horns and mouth, threw the deer, and treated its hind leg before releasing it unharmed.
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Davis
J. W. Merrill & Son
Here
Webster
Tony
Charley
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Studnts
Brewster County
Alpine Fire Department
McKinley
J. A. Stanfield
Camille
Pt. Worth
Gabino
George Tucar
Jon Tuer
Cabico Recur
Ocore Tusa
Benno Coton
Ohrys
Senator Huey Long
Legislat
Texas Legislature
TRC Adult School
College TO
Legion
Bend Post
Cmon Grammer
Amy Caldrow
St. Paul Starv
San Esteban Lake
Lake Sept
Marfa Post
71Th Field Artillery
WAR Dept
77Th Field Artillery
PLC
FY Bliss
Melvin L. Craig
Robert A. Ellsworth
Rex H. Donaldson
Clarence J. Kanaga
Thomas M. Tierman
James Evans
Paul A. Gavan
William R. Huber
John R. Brindley
Paul F. la Due
Etromice Avalanche
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!