Dallas Firm Wins Pecos River Bridge Bid in Texas
Whittle Contracting Co of Dallas was the low bidder on the Pecos River highway bridge project, offered 1 269 268.74 dollars for 14 miles of bridge and approaches near Pecos, 40 miles west of Del Rio on Highway 90. The new span will connect canyon walls, replacing the prior elevated low water bridge. flood history notes the river's high water impacts and previous washouts.
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Dallas
Pecos River
Whittle Contracting Co
Dalas
Pecos River Highway
Whittle
Steven
State Highway Dept
Austin
del Rio
Wall
U. 8
Canyon Wall
Pecos
Ince
New District 17 Texas P T A Organized
Two Sul Ross State College faculty members and an Alpine resident were named to office in the newly organized District 17 of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. John Prude of Sul Ross was elected vice-president, Mrs. Wilmoth Matthews of Alpine chairing the nominating committee, editorial relations, and Dr. Bevington Reed of Surfors named legislative chairman. The organizational meeting was held September 14 at FOF Stockton. The district includes Brewster, Pecos, Terrell, Crockett, Crane, Upton, Midland, Ector, Winkler and Loving counties, part of old districts 15, 6 and 16.
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Suloss State College
Alpine
Texas Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers
John Prude
Sul Ross
Wilmoth Matthews
Bevington Reed
Surfors
Fof
Stockton
Brewster
Pecos
Terrell
Crockett
Crane
Upton
Midland
Ector
Winkler
Loving
Texas
H. W. Leggett
R. D. Bell
Stanley Erskine
Prude
Brewster County
Bake Sale Saturday at First Christian Church
The Ladies of the First Christian Church plan a bake sale Saturday morning at the M System. Also included is a note on naturalized citizens and a brief etymology of the word orange tracing its linguistic journey. The Berlin 1908 telegraph signal history is mentioned.
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Ladies of the First Christian Church
Sgt Corkins Completes Air Force Study Course
Sgt Robert K Corkins a non commissioned officer graduate of the Air Force study course at Travis AFB Calif is son of Mr and Mrs T W Corkins Port Arthur and brother of Thad Corkins Alpine He serves in the Military Air Transport Service with the 1501st Air Transport Wing and 85th Squadron as chief clerk of the orderly room He will visit Fleischmanns N Y with his wife two weeks after arrival from Great Falls AFB Montana and Route 1 Bay 2 Faire Calif to visit his parents
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Ar Force Base
Robert K. Corkins
T. W. Corkins
Port Arthur
Thad Corkins
Alpine
J. Corkins
Military Air Transport Service
1501St Air Transport Wing
85Th Air Transport Squadron
Corkins
Cala Bemasters
Mats Pacific
Sitorain
Pacific Creas
Caf
His ‘Forces Security
Sepetesiio
HabdaIa
Ils
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University of Texas Institute of Public Affairs
USA
I Mt. Whitney
Lone Star Beer
WTU
Price Campbell
New West Texas Utilities Board
C. L. Young
F. W. Schroeder
J. F. Longley
T. V. Grayson
Congress of Parents & Teachers
Lone Star State
Cowboys & Wagon
John Skinner
Presidio Co
The
United States
Hindustan
Provence
Berlin
A. J. Gard
Jackson Field
University OF Corpus Christi
SUL Ross State
LOBOS
Sgt. Corkins
Air Force
New York
Bob Halpern
Sady Son
Fleischmanns
N. Y
M. B. Halpern
Upine Avalanche
FISK
Charlie Davis
W. Holland
Forchheimers
Obervance
Forchheimer
SPAN
Goorved
Manhattan
Manhattan Span
Monsanto Chemical C
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