April 6, 1961

Fourteen of the 15 men who comprise the Brewster County rescue squad are pictured in their new uniforms. Standing are Capt. Samuel Schulze, Lt. Jim Eichholtz, Roderick Webb, Richard Tucker, John Walters, Lt. Raymond Baker, Joe McLean, and Major Gordon Barrow. Kneeling are Lt. Elmer McMillan, Jim Turner, Morris Alfie, Ernest Gibbens, Douglas Dorris, and Lt. Alonzo Hord. Not pictured is F.L. “Bud” Powers.

April 6, 1961

Winners of the essay contest sponsored by the Big Bend Soil Conservation District are pictured with their awards. They are Amalia Flores, Esteban Rodriguez, George Cooley, Arturo Chavez, and Jeanne McEntire. Photo by Hunter

April 6, 1961

Caven Woodward, right, receives a plaque from Lamar Kay of the Soil Conservation Service after having been named Conservation Rancher of 1960 of the Big Bend District. Woodward is manager of the 02 Ranch in southern Brewster County. Photo by Hunter

April 6, 1961

Gene Hendryx, head of radio station KVLF, receives the Distinguished Service Award from Bill Sohl, chairman of the board of supervisors, Big Bend Soil Conservation District. Photo by Hunter

Photos from Alpine Avalanche archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sul Ross State University.