Amblin Around Alpine And The Big Bend And Davis Mountains
Mary Ann Graffenreid a Alpine Chamber of Commerce secretary greets a New Iberia Louisiana family seeking Big Bend Park info. Notes on Sul Ross student Reece Graffenreid, political campaign volunteers in Alpine, and local mentions of parakeet sighting, World Series viewing plans, and a Sul Ross student from Jordan.
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Amblin
Alpine
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
Mary Ann Graffenreid
Chamber of Commerce
New Iberia
Big Bend National Park
Louisiana
Mary Ann
Reece
Sul Ross
New Mexico
Joe Baxter
Asa Jones
Herbert Kokernot
New York City
J. B. Speer
Edinburg
Bill Davis
Yonkers
N.Y
Bill
No Public Barbecue and Dance At American Legion Home
Tomorrow Saturday a barbecue is held at the American Legion home with no public invited. Barbecue begins at 6 30 pm and the orchestra starts dancing at 9 pm for attendees.
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American Legion
County Well Tests Complete Geologists Begin Water Report
Brewster County concludes drilling eight wells from 53 to 692 feet, with only Sunny Glen wells pumped. USGS geologists will prepare a preliminary water survey report led by Robert Littleton and Glenn Audsley, pending Austin and Washington approval. A Perry Cartwright site well pumped 175 gpm and dried in 14 minutes, while Tar Terry land yielded nearly 240 gpm.
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The
Sunny Glen
Musquit Canyon
John Lane
Geological Survey
Alpine
Robert T. Littleton
Glenn Audsley
USGS
Austin
Washington
Commissioners’ Court
Perry Cartwright
Terry Land
Littleton
Audsley
Brewster Coun
Lone Star Buys Old Study Butte Mine Equipment
Lone Star Mercury Inc announces purchase of buildings and equipment from the old Study Butte mine. Heavy timbers and two large rotary furnaces will be moved to Lone Star properties near Terlingua. Capacity will reach 100 tons a day when furnaces are in operation. Ore continues to be worked via a vertical shaft atop Tres Cabezas mountain as a tunnel reaches 150 feet.
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Study Butte
Lone Star Mercury, Inc
Frank Daugherty
Lone Star
Lone Star Properties
Terlingua
Sanger Bros
Dallas
al Driffel
Texas Mercury Co. l
W. W. Kelly
Walter R. Enloe
San Antonio
Louisa
Mercury
Daugherty
Tres Cueves Mountain
Alpine officials seek paving from Bedford to Big Bend
Four Alpine officials attended a highway hearing in Austin on Tuesday to push paving of the road from Bedford to Big Bend National Park. Brewster County men backed the Presidio County delegation, with Alpine’s County Judge Felix McGaughy Commissioner Lee Smith Mayor Hugh White and Gene Hendryx, C of president, present.
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Alpine
Austin
Bedford
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Presidio County
Felix McGaughy
Lee Smith
Hugh White
Gene Hendryx
Grass Greens At Alpine Country Club Boost Play
Alpine Country Club expects a 20 to 30 percent rise in golf play once the new seaside bent grass greens are in use. Work is underway and all greens should be ready by March 1, with four greens possibly playable by year end. The city funds water infrastructure and the course will keep greens fees for upkeep.
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Alpine Country Club
Mark Herring
Herring
Country Club
Alpine School District property valued at 6 749 000 dollars
The Alpine Independent School District sets property value at 6 749 000 dollars, over the 6 400 000 expected, with the regular board meeting approving leaves of absence, low bid for sewer line installation, and various purchases and notices. The meeting covered lighting surveys, shades, a hearing audiometer, a reading controller, payroll loan, furniture, fire equipment, and a survey of playground insurance. Also noted is a dahlia exhibit today by the Arden Club at the Chamber of Commerce from 11 am to 8 pm.
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Alpine
Catherine Smith
Charles Wade
Bob Wyatt
Alpine Centennial School
Clay Ile
June Dyke
van Horn
First National Bank
Vocational Agriculture Dept
Alpine Independent School District
Arden Club
Chamber of Commerce
Predicted Fall Enrollment At Sul Ross Rises Again
Final count for Fall 1955 at Sul Ross State College is expected to show about 850 full time students registered. Historical figures show 507 in 1952, 609 in 1953, and 762 in Fall 1954, with growth offset by housing and faculty additions to accommodate roughly 100 extra students yearly.
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Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Wildcat Core Drilling At Sun Oil No 1 Nellie Mae McElroy
The wildcat well in southwest Brewster County by Sun Oil Co No 1 Nellie Mae McElroy reached 5084 feet in shale after a core test at 5063.83 feet. Recovery was 20 feet of shale with lime streaks. The upper seven inches were fractured with no shows.
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Sun Oil Co
Nellie Mae McElroy
Brewster County
Wildcat
Bucks Open Season At Marfa And Von Lobos Texas Opener
The Sul Ross Lobos host Corpus Christi University Tarpons at Jackson Field in a 8 p.m. non conference lidlifter. Coach Al Milch’s Lobos boast seven returning lettermen and eight juniors among 11 starters as Charlie Ward leads the backfield. Alpine Bucks meet Marfa in a Marfa tilt at 8 p.m. with local bands and pep squads on hand.
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Doyle Stout
Sul Ross Lobos
Lone Star
Corpus Christi University Tarpons
Jackson Field
Lobos
al Milch
Tarpons
Scarlet
Gray
UCC
Corpus Christi
West Texas
Lady Luck
C. C. Brawle
Garland
Texas
Brawley
McMurry
Frank Krhut
Letterman
Charlie| Ward
Denver City
Petry to Speak at Lions Meet in Holland Hotel
Petry Jr. of Carrizo State highway commissioner will be principal speaker at a dinner honoring Marvin Kay retiring governor of Lions Club District 27-2. Petry, past Lions International president, will present a diamond-studded pin to Kay. Mayor Hugh White leads program and Petry will inspect road from Big Bend National Park via Study Butte and Lajitas to Bedford.
Rainfall spreads through Big Bend and Davis Mountains
Weekend showers drenched the Big Bend and Davis Mountains area. Alpine and surrounding ranches reported moisture from a light to heavy fall with totals ranging from .54 to 2 inches. Observatories and ranch gauges logged regional accumulations as the September and yearly totals rose, contrasting with prior year figures.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Newsom Ranch
Henderson
Davidson
Cartwright
Sims
Hove
H. L. Kokernot & Son Ranch
Headquarters
Limpia Canyon
McDonald Observatory
Fort Day
McIntyre Ranch
Paisano
Marfa
Valentine
Rio Grande
Phe
W. H. Kokernot
Willughby
Miles Pierce
Scout Barbecue Welcoming Party At Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch
Scout Barbecue planned for Saturday at Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch near Fort Davis. Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio and Culberson counties invite Scouts and families to attend a welcoming party for recently transferred units. Attendees may also catch the Sul Ross Lobos vs Corpus Christi Tar visitors game after the barbecue, with travel times coordinated to depart camp by 6:30 p.m. for return. The ranch lies 12 miles off Highway 17 between Fort Davis and Toyahvale.
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Boy Scouts
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Culberson
Buffalo Trails Scout Ranch
Don Littleton
Alpine
Buffalo Trails Corncl Beard
Sul Ross Lobos
University of Corpus Christi
Yucca Council
Buffalo Trails
Highway 17
Fort Davis
Toyahvale
Lions District Governor visits Alpine Lions Club in Midland
Lions District Governor Minear of District 2-T-2 visited the Alpine Lions Club on Tuesday to advise President John Colwell and Secretary Carl Shults Jr. on Lion administration and humanitarian service. The district includes 30 clubs. Lions clubs worldwide exceed 383,000 members in 69 countries. The Alpine Club actively supports Little League, sight conservation, and youth programs. Big Bend National Park Lions Club was organized with Alpine sponsorship.
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Roy A. Minear
Midland
Lions International
Alpine Lions Club
Midland Lions Club
Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation
Texas Lions Camp For
Kerrville
Lions Administration
Lions Program
Mr. Minear
Ernational Association of Lions Clubs
International Association of Lions Clubs
Alpine Club
Marvin Kay
Big Bend National Park
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Joe Davidson
Twin Peaks Theatre
Showman’s Trade Review
Bill Lockhart
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Boys’ Ranch
Amarillo
Atending College
Husky Tommy Berry
Virginia Bailey
American Legion Auxiliary
Andre J. Breaux
Beaumont
Hallie Stillwell
Mary Jo Sohl
Lil Edwards
Dottie Foley
Jams
Sammie Saure Crow
Edith Hopson
Florida
Mrs. Bailey
Marathon
Rene Amezcua
Stillwell Crossing
North Carolina
Marathor
Hunter
U. S. Geological Survey
Bucks
Alpine High School
Horns
Shorthorns
Martin Field
Bobby Chavarria
Don Burleson
Elisio Hernandez
Leo Espinosa
Ernest Fierro
Terry Beckett
Don Burgess
Freddie Davis
Alan Turner
Manuel Espinosa
Phil McGaughy
NEWCC
Levin Davis
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Davis
Petry
Lions Meet
Big Bend
Lions District
Minear
Lions ‘Clubs
Oster
Roy Minear
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