Alpine School enrollments rise in 1939 40 term start
Alpine public schools opened for the 1939 40 term with total enrollment at 735 by Wednesday up from 723 last year. The High school gained five from opening week last year while Junior high fell 18. Centennial Junior school rose 12 and Central Elementary up 13.
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Alpine Public Schools
Dick Bankhead
Centennial Junior School
Central Elementary
Central Elem
Centennial
Drilling Pauses at Wilcox Test In Texas County
The H. D. Wilcox Kokernot No. 2 test, about 40 miles south of Alpine, halted last weekend for repairs. Six inch casing reaches 1505 feet with 15 to 20 feet drilled before the shutdown. it is the only active test in the county.
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H. D. Wilcox
Outlines of Ancient Buildings Traced at Frontier Army Post
Fort Davis reports Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bradford traced six original Civil War era stone barracks from an old War Department map. They mapped vague foundations and faint ruins at the fort site, highlighting local history and early army structures.
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Frontier Army Post
Fort Davis
Eli Bradford
Old Fort
War Department
Bradfords
Mr. Bradford
Adam Bradford
Mrs. Bradford
PTA Meeting Scheduled for Junior High Next Monday
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold a meeting at Junior High School next Monday at 3:30 PM sharp. All members are urged to attend. a tea will follow to honor faculty and new PTA members.
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Parent-Teacher Association
P.T. A
Starnes Buys Allen Interest In Gulf Station
Jerry Starnes has purchased the last of Reuben Allen in the Gulf City area on Holland Avenue. The transaction occurred this week and Morbon and Monday for Austin noted he will enter Texas University.
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Jerry Starnes
Reuben Allen
Holland Avenue
Austin
Gwill
Texas University
Big Bend National Park land purchase campaign urged by Texas Junior Chamber
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce at its Fort Worth convention pledges to push 1939 40 efforts to raise about 1 million dollars to acquire 788 000 acres for Big Bend National Park. The drive targets state wide funding with a $4 000 contribution from the association and aims to prevent further delay that could cost Texas millions in potential tourism and development profits.
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Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Big Bend National Park
Texas
United States
Big Bend
Continent
Texas Big Bend Park Association
Inda Benson Accepts Music Director Post in San Angelo
Miss Inda Benson leaves Alpine with her parents to take a position as director of music at the First Presbyterian church in San Angelo. A Westminster Choir college graduate from Princeton New Jersey she previously sang with the Westminster chorus and completed studies last spring.
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Inda Benson
San Angelo
First Presbyterian Church
Inda
George M. Benson
Alpine
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
Westminster Chorus
New Jersey
Big Bend Author Plans Novel From Region Lived Southwest Life
Colonel Pat S. McGeeney of San Antonio, 65, ex U S marshal and film producer, visits the Big Bend this week to gather material for a forthcoming novel. His early career included a train robbery thwart in Ponca Indian Territory and a 1886 Winchester gift from Wells Fargo. He produced 100 plus films in San Antonio after an early Mexico City shoot, and ran Shamrock Photo Pay from 1913 to 1923. He once supervised construction on the Mexican Central railroad and authored many short southwestern tales and 12 works.
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Pat S. McGeeney
San Antonio
U. S
Oklahoma Territory
Big Bend
Mr. McGeeney
Guthrie
Oklo
Ponca
Indian Territory
Wells Fargo Express Company
Henry Starr
McGeeney
Starr
Mexico
Mexico City
Shamrock Photo Pay Corporation
Southwest
Mexican Central Railroad
National Line
Alpine Boy Receives Honors at Camp Perry
Chas. Benton Adams son of Mr and Mrs Dom Adams returned from the National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry Ohio with several trophies. He won the Members trophy among 43 Texans and the Expert With Rifle medal and was named to the ROTC team bound for Camp Perry. He will depart Sunday to resume studies at Texas A&M.
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Chas
Benton Adams
Dom Adams
Camp Perry
Ohio
Chas. Benton
Texas A. & M
Auxiliary To Elect Officers This Eve
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at Legion hall at eight o clock Friday evening to elect and install officers for the coming year. All members urged to attend with social hour and refreshments afterward. Also notes that about two thirds of the world's canned salmon comes from Alaska.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Alaska
Auto Crash Near Alpine Injures Two Men
O R Stidham Crystal City inspector for the Texas Department of Agriculture and James Ellis Greer Myrtle Miss hitchhiker were severely injured when their car left Highway 90 and plunged into an arroyo about 15 miles east of Alpine. Greer drove and may have fallen asleep. Stidham was asleep in the back. Stidham suffered a broken hip and severe cuts. Greer had a deep knee cut and lesser injuries. An ambulance from San Antonio transported Stidham for hospital care after local treatment.
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O. R. Stidham
Crystal City
Texas Department of Agriculture
James Ellis Greer
Myrtle
Stidham
Alpine
Paso
Young Greer
Uvalde
Greer
Mr. Stidham
San Antonio
Long Time Alpine Ranchman Beverly Greenwood Dies at 82
Beverly Greenwood 82, longtime Alpine resident and famed top hand, died at his home in the western suburbs. Born in Goliad in 1857 he ranching across Kinney and Val Verde counties before serving as U S Customs inspector in Alpine around 1895. Funeral held at the Christian church with interment in Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by son Murray of Pearsall, daughters Lilla Johnson of Phoenix and D C Hardin of San Antonio, sister Mrs W H Ragin of Alpine, and brother Frank Greenwood of Del Rio.
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West Texas
Beverly Greenwood
Alpine
Goliad
Greenwood
Kinney
Val Verde
U. S
Customs Service
EL Ranch
E. E. Townsend
W.O.W. Lodge
J. A. Kearns
Pastor Christian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Livingston Funeral Home
Murray
Pearsall
Lilla Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
D. C. Hardin
San Antonio
W. H. Ragin Alpine
Frank Greenwood
del Rio
75 Report For Lobo Grid Camp
Approximately 75 men report for daily workouts at the Sul Ress Lobo training camp which opened Monday. Coach Graves runs two daily sessions and will trim to about 35 or 40. The Lobos face a bold schedule including Texas A and I Hardin Simmons Oklahoma City University and others with a Sept. 30 home opener against Abilene Christian college.
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Sul Ress Lobo
Graves
Lobos
Texas A. & I
Hardin-Simmons
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma Teachers
Ada
Trinity University
St. Mary's University
West Texas State
Abilene Christian College
Lobo
Dallas Man Sees Big Bend Park Like Yellowstone
John W. Carpenter of Dallas, a member of the Big Bend Park Assn., toured the Big Bend region with E. E. Townsend of Alpine last week. He asserts the park area is comparable to Yellowstone for park purposes and foresees a bright future for the Big Bend project when it becomes a reality.
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Dallas
Big Bend Park
Yellowstone Area
John W. Carpenter
Big Bend
Alpine High grid prospects show promise for season
Alpine High School football enlists about thirty players daily from four to six as coaches stress hustle and conditioning. Captain James Crawford leads an experienced Buck line while several backs show speed and deception. Season opener is set for Friday night Sept 22 against Fabens on Jackson field with high expectations to reverse a prior 0–0 Fabens result.
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W. Ht. J
Alpine High School
Cap’t. James Crawford
Fred Lafarell
John D. Young
Bucks
Fabens High School
Jackson Field
Fabens
Vernon McCall
Phil Swatzell
Billy Tom Meador
James Crawford
John Matthews
Robbie Hamilton
King Terry
Byron Wright
Jack Swatzel
Richard Mollison
C. H. Southall
Dan Stevens
Carroll Weston
Elbert Vanney
Hugh Forrester
Floyd Delton
Fred Slight
Wayne Mosley
Bob Crawford
B. D. Rowland
Walter Sharp
Funeral attendees listed for 1929 death
The obituary notes a death in 1929 with attendees including Murray Greenwood and his wife, Mrs Har din, a niece Mrs L A Carter and husband from San Antonio, and other relatives from Marfa attending the funeral.
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Murray Greenwood
Hardin
L A. Carter
San Antonio
Marfa
Castor Oil Dosing Aimed at Juvenile Delinquency
Police Chief Robert Peel in Alamosa Colorado claims giving castor oil doses to boys charged with minor offenses reduces juvenile delinquency and supports this penal measure as a preventive tactic.
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Alamosa
Colo
Robert Peel
Cub Pack Meet Set For Tonight In Alpine
A Boy Scout Cub Pack re organization meeting is scheduled for tonight at 7 30 in Alpine at the Junior High school building. A committee of parents has formed and invited parents of 9 to 11 year olds to attend and learn about the Cub program and parental roles in it.
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Alpine
Boy Scouts of America
Mountain Notebook Reports 118 Avalanche Copies Sold
The writer notes 118 copies of The Avalanche sold last week besides regular subscribers and Marathon agent sales. They mention a trip to El Paso amid rodeo crowds, a dry spell with little rain since mid August, and praise for Highland Texas climate while lamenting heat elsewhere.
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Chisos Pharmacy
Midget Car Races To Open Highland Fair Attractions
MARFA Sept 9 Less than a month remains until the twelfth Highland Fair and ninth Highland Feeder Sale October 5 6 7. Midget auto races added as a Saturday feature expected to draw spectators from far away. Walter Gold of El Paso to bring 10 cars and 30 men for nine races on October 7. Race team members will be El Paso residents who own their cars. Track work proceeds to shape a 1 4 mile course with banking for the swift cars. Jack Kelly Jr says Gold will tour nearby towns to publicize the event with a midget car and driver. A 52 page Highland Fair catalog will soon be released detailing rules premiums and day by day programs.
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Marfa
Southwest
Texas
Walter Gold
el Paso
Jack Kelly, Jr
Gold
Sul Ross Opens Freshman Week Programs and New Hall
Sul Ross College announces Freshman Week September 18 to 23 with orientation events, social activities, and jamborees. A new Women's Residence Hall for 116 residents opens this week, featuring modern facilities and a lounge for guests. Registration begins September 19 at 8:30 a.m. in the library, following a Monday assembly for new students.
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Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Sul Ross Bar
Iris N. Bounds
Sal Ross
Pecos Valley Cotton Gains Prompt 25-30 Percent Rise
Nearly 500 bales of cotton have been gained in the Pecos valley irrigated section with expectations of a 25 to 30 percent increase over last season. Highway 271 is taken over for maintenance by the state highway department. The West Texas Salt Co. plant near Fort Stockton will expand output to about six tons daily.
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Pecos Valley
Sheffield
Rankin
Highway Department
Iraan
West Texas Salt Co
White-Baker
Sierra Blanca
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Story
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San Xavier
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Mark Twain
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