Mountain Peek: Fifth Columnist Scobee Targets Readers
A Fort Davis correspondent accuses Barry Scobee of undermining the paper’s First Column. The column cites Alpine readers who discuss discernment and intelligence, calls for Scobee’s ouster, and hints at personal tensions. A Marfa cake story and wartime contracts are mentioned in a satirical roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Barry Scobee
Alpine
The
Avalanche
Scobee
J. P
Alpine plans Braniff stop on El Paso to San Antonio route
Thirty five Alpine businessmen met with Braniff official Kenneth Walker in Dallas to back Alpine chamber of commerce efforts to make Alpine a stop point on the Braniff El Paso to San Antonio route. Walker gathered data on local commerce shipping, express, mail and travel. The survey includes cattle shipments from Alpine to major markets.
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Alpine
Kenneth Walker
Braniff Airways
Dallas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Braniff
Scout Fund Drive Gets Under Way
A one day drive to fund Boy Scout work in Brewster County began with a 7 30 a m breakfast and aims to raise 3000 in the Yucca council for extension work. About 100 Scouts in the Big Bend district. Alpine has two troops. Campaign heads are Dick Bankhead and W G Fielder with Harry DeLashmutt as field executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Brewster County
Yucca
West Texas
New Mexico
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Co
Alpine
Harry DeLashmutt
Dick Bankhead
W. G. Fielder
George Pugh
John O'Dell
H. W. Burgess
van Binion
Skeleton Found in Big Bend Identified as Frederick Mancell
A 72 year old itinerant named Frederick Mancell was found dead in a canyon in Brewster County near the Rio Grande. Cowboys on Jim Featherstone’s ranch located the remains after spotting a sack on a bush and personal effects at a nearby camp. Dep Sheriff H C LaBeff and Justice Raymond Garnett investigated after the find, noting Mancell was last seen July 15 near Harve Pettit ranch while traveling on foot and sharpening tools. The body lay about 115 miles southeast of Marathon, near the Mariscal mountains, close to the river.
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Frederick Mancell
Big Bend
Brewster County
Jim Featherstone
H. C. LaBeff
Justice of the Peace
Raymond Garnett
Mariscal Mountains
Marathon
Rio Grande
Mancell
Harve Pettit Ranch
Cottages and Road Under Construction in Chisos Mountains
Work begins on six tourist cottages and a road in the Chisos area of Big Bend National Park. CCC enrollees build with native stone foundations and adobe walls, preserving local vegetation. The cottages, facing Mt Emory, will house two to six guests and be ready early next year.
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Big Bend Park
Chisos Mts
Big Bend National Park
Chisos
CCC
Big Bend Park Fund Drive Delayed by War in Europe
Harry Connelly of the Texas Big Bend Park Association outlined delays in launching a $1 to $1.5 million land purchase fund for a Big Bend National Park area in Brewster County. A New York firm will handle fundraising, but the 1941 start was postponed by the war. groundwork and director appointments proceed while land value assessment sets a firm goal.
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Big Bend Park
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Harry Connelly
Texas Big Bend Park Assn
New York
Connelly
Europe
Mr. Connelly
Texas Big Bend
Alpine Bucks Fall to Fabens in 19 13 Narrow Loss
Alpine Nosed out by Fabens 19 to 13 as Alpine outgained the Wildcats 197 yards to 94 and earned 13 first downs to Fabens four. Coach J H Webb blamed breaks and poor field generalship but praised Alpine’s 1940 offense and urged improvement for the next game at Jackson Field tonight. Elbert Vannoy, back from a winter auto accident, will suit up for the Sanderson game, with Floyd Dalton captain and Alpine mothers as special guests on the sidelines.
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Fabens High Wildcats
Alpine Bucks
el Paso County
Bucks
Fabens
Wildcats
J. H. Webb
Webb
Alpine
Elbert Vannoy
Texas Oil Sustains Long Field Life at Low Production
Texas oil is produced at the most economical rate of any oil state, aiming to extend the life of its oil fields by minimizing waste and maximizing recovery.
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Texas
Big Bend National Park Praised Before Site Visit
M R Tillotson of Santa Fe Region 3 National Park Service lauded the Big Bend area as a potential national park at a banquet. He cited future infrastructure, anticipated tourism revenue around 35 million dollars annually, and the site’s frontier remoteness as key reasons it would stand out among U S parks.
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Big Bend
M. R. Tillotson
Santa Fe
Region 3
National Park Service
National Board
Tillotson
Grand Canyon
Great Smoky Mountains Park
Shenandoah Park
Texas
America
Monday Deadline for Alpine Tax Payment Without Penalty
Alpine property owners are warned that next Monday September 30 is the final date to pay 1940 taxes without a ten percent penalty. Interest will be charged on delinquent taxes after that date at one half of one percent per month, per City Secretary M. H. Moorman.
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Alpine City
M. H. Moorman
Band Boosters Meet At Junior High Monday Eight PM
A called meeting of the Band Boosters club will be held at the Junior High School next Monday at 8 p.m. Members and others interested are urged to attend.
Paving Work Begins on Highway 17 Fort Davis Area
Fort Davis reports the start of asphalt paving on 17 miles of state Highway 17 from Frazer canyon to Toyahvale. The project aims to hard surface the road before rutting, with plans to straighten and widen bridges and cut back rocky hill toes. A six mile segment north of the courthouse will also see demolition of the Higgins stone cottage famous for its cider sign.
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Fort Davis
Toyahvale
State Highway Department
Frazer Canyon
Wild Rose Pass
Old Limpia
L. E. Wood
Courthouse
Bird Apple Orchard
Frank Higgins
Fall cattle shipping from Big Bend begins in full swing
Ranchers report fall shipments start and about 90 percent of cattle contracted. Calf prices average 8.75 cents for heifers and 4 cents for steers. Multiple ranches disclose large sales including 6,000 head from Kobernot & Son and 3,000 to 6,000 head from several others. Lambs, yearling stockers, and kids sold statewide to California, Kansas City, Fort Worth packers. 40,000 lambs at seven cents. Gene Benson receives 350 cows with calves placed on grass under lease to Weston Bros. Two car loads of top calves to Marfa feeder sale planned.
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Big Bend
W. T. Henderson
Alpine
Joe Espy
Fort Davis
Kate Nevill
Gene Benson
H. L. Kobernot & Son
W. H. Terry Jr
B. B. Company of
California
A. S. Gage Ranches
B. B. Company
Kennedy Ranch
101
F. C. Mellard
Marfa
W. H. Kokernot
Kansas
Kimball & Son
W. J
Vernon McIntyre
B. B. Co
Weston Bros
Gene Ben
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Will Hall
Deming
N. M
Gene Parr
Raymond Bell
Brown Ranch
Masons to Gather in Alpine Oct 15
Grand Master Leo Hart will be the principal speaker at a Masons meeting in Alpine on October 15. A 6 p.m. barbecue at Kokere not Park precedes the 8 p.m. college auditorium address for Masons only. Members from 11 lodges across four districts are invited, with a committee led by Whiteside Gilley Owens and Bennett coordinating plans.
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Leo Hart
Alpine
M. F. Merrell
Alpine Lodge
Kokerenot Park
College Auditorium
R. A. Whiteside
C. A. Gilley
A. E. Owens
D. M. Bennett
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Mouantain
Texas Rockies
Big Bend Sentinel
New York City
War Department
Hitler
New EL Paso San Antonio
Monroe Slack Jr
Kandy Kitchen
Sul Ross College
Monroe
Sul Ross
CAA
Mt. Emory
Chisos Basin
Ft. Worth
Mary Virginia McIntyre
Texas University
Mary Virginia
Alpine 20-30 Club
Ft. Davis
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