Alpine City Council election preserves status quo
The Alpine city vote keeps the council unchanged for a year as Homer Hudgins C D McCollister and Alberto Rojo win re election over former Mayor W E Lockhart. 418 votes cast with 13 write ins and sworn in April 12 for council term beginning April 13. Dr Lockhart praises informed voters seeking truth over distortion.
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Alpine
Homer Hudgins
C.D. McCollister
Alberto Rojo
W. E. Lockhart
Richard Young
Neville Haynes
Gene Hillger
Virgil Miller
Lee Smith
Frank McCollum
Ray Dudley
Duane Smith
Carl Shults
Dennis Brown
Bryan Kelley
Earl Dunn
Paul Vogt
Lockhart
Alpine School Board Members Re-elected in Last Saturday Vote
Pete Gallego Neville Haynes and Bill Sohl were re-elected to the Alpine school board after 222 ballots were counted. Gallego led with 198 votes followed by Haynes 193 and Sohl 192 with Doyle Vincent receiving 71. Keith Morrow and Beryl Ponton each earned one write-in vote.
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Alpine School Board
Pete Gallego
Neville Haynes
Bill Sohl
Gallego
Haynes
Sohl
Doyle Vincent
Keith Morrow
Beryl Ponton
Lions Name New Officers At Alpine Club Meeting
Ray Morrison was elected president of the Alpine Lions Club with Jack Williams as 1st vice president Carl Williams as secretary treasurer Royal Fisler Lion tamer John Allen and Glen Lawrance as directors and Don Newbury as tail twister. Officers to be installed in June. The Alpine Chapter of National Honor Society hosts a "Best Dressed" contest April 12 in the High School auditorium to raise scholarship funds. Twenty girls from various groups entered. Entertainment between divisions. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Trophy donated by Watson Jewelers awarded to the first place winner. Public invited.
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Ray Morrison
The
Alpine Lions Club
Jack Williams
Carl Williams
Royal’ Fisler
John Allen
Glen Lawrance
Don Newbury
Alpine Chapter
National Honor Society
Watson Jewelers
Colonel Speir to Speak at Alpine Jaycee Banquet
Lt. Col. Pat Speir assistant director of the Texas Department of Public Safety will be the principal speaker at the Alpine Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet this Friday April 9 at 7 30 p m in the Sul Ross College Cafeteria. Speir a West Texas figure formerly regional DPS commander for 49 counties and longtime highway patrol officer was born in Gilmer Upshur County and is a 4 year East Texas State College graduate. He served in the U S Army Air Corps as a weather observer in Europe during World War II and has held multiple patrol posts including Crockett Henderson Gladewater Amarillo and Fort Worth.
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Wilson
Pat) Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Alpine Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sul Ross College
Speir
West Texas
DPS
Pecos
Gilmer
Upshur County
East Texas State College
Commerce
Harmony High School
Highway Patrol
Crockett
U.S. Army Air Corps
Henderson
Gladewater
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Alpine Students Shine at El Paso Regional Science Fair
Alpine Public Schools sent nine projects to the El Paso Regional Science Fair on April 2 3. Five Alpine pupils earned honors including Steven Neu Elaine Neu Robert Valadez Esther Wright and Frank Snow Second Place Frank received a U S Savings Bond and an additional oil industry bond. Other participants were Mary Bell Lockhart Linda Bierschwale Tim Eichholtz Larry Morrison and Rochelle Sohl with Mrs Gene Woodruff accompanying the group.
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el Paso
Alpine
Steven Neu
Central
Elaine ‘Neu
U.S. Army
Robert Valadez
Esther Wright
Frank Snow
Frank
U. S
Committee of Mining, Metallurgical
Mary Bell Lockhart
Linda Bierschwale
Tim Eichholtz
Lary Morrison
Rochelle Sohl
Gene Woodruff
Dillon Will Speak Here at Spring Revival
Dr. Austin H. Dillon longtime former Alpine pastor returns as guest speaker for a Spring Revival at Alpine First Methodist Church April 18 22 with services at 730 pm nightly. Ester Dillon will give an organ concert and Ross Hise will direct the church choir. A nursery will be available for Easter Sunday through Thursday services.
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Austin H. Dillon
First Methodist Church
Roswell
N. M
Alpine First Methodist Church
Dillon
Ross Hise
Sul Ross College Choir
Clyde Chesnutt
Lobos Host TWC Miners In Night Baseball Weekend
Sul Ross Lobos welcome Texas Western College Miners for a Friday nine inning game and a Saturday double header at Kokernot Field. Alpine Chamber sponsors the night games with proceeds to the Sul Ross development fund. Proceeds and ticket details are at local merchants.
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Kokernot Field
Sul Ross Lobos
Texas Western College Miners
el Paso
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Sul Ross
Avalanche
Lobos
Sam Houston
Texas Western
Arizona State University
Tempe
Ariz
University of Arizona
Tucson
Lackland Air Force
San Antonio
Lobo
Ray van Cleef
Roy Lewis
Tom Cunningham
Seminole
Randy Sentency
Omaha
Neb
Jim ‘Wynne
St. Louis
Wynne
Mike Compton
Andrew
Paul Pasqua
Dallas
Salamandiere
Bill Carthel
Plain View Ss
Eddie Gadbur
Carlsbad
N.M
Ken Richardson
Pasadena
Gary Rockey
Corpus Christi
Gregg Slape
Odessa
Jim Sears
Mrs Albina Ramirez Dies at 97 Funeral Rites Held
Mrs Albina Ramirez 97 died at home Saturday April 3. Funeral services were Monday at 3 p.m. from Our Lady of Peace Church. She is survived by four sons Luis, Pedro, Inez and Daniel all Alpine. two daughters Manuela Rodriguez Alpine and Rosa Ogas Lancaster Calif. a brother Manuel Almodova Alpine. three sisters Pete Gallego Sr Manuel Lujan Alpine and Ernesto Paredes of California. 48 grandchildren 164 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren.
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Our Lady of Peace Church
Albina Ramirez
Luciano
Pedro
Inez
Daniel
Alpine
Manuela Rodriguez
P.M
Rosa) Ogas
Lancaster
Calif
Manuel Almodova
Pete
County Would Get $49 356 Yearly in U S School Aid
Washington Census Bureau figures indicate Brewster County with 265 low income students could receive 49 356 annually under Title I. Congressman White released remarks supporting the Elementary and Secondary Education Act noting state and local school control would not be infringed.
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U.S
Washington
Brewster County
Richard C. White
Office of Education
House
Senate
Congressional
Rio Grande
White
Brother Dies After Dallas Explosion Burns
Jarence Brostt., 50, brother of two Alpine women, died in a Dallas hospital from severe burns suffered in an explosion at his mother's Dallas home on March 27. He was brother to Mrs. Hugh S. White and Mrs. John E. Allen of Alpine, who attended funeral services in DeLeon, Texas, on April 2. Mrs. R. C. Foster, the mother, was injured and treated at Brewster County Memorial Hospital. her condition is satisfactory.
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Jarence Brostt
Alpine
Dallas
Hugh S. White
John E. Allen
DeLeon
Texas
R. C. Foster
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Bell Book and Candle set for community theatre weekend
The Alpine community theatre presents John Van Druten’s Bell, Book and Candle at the Community Center. Performances are 8:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10, and Monday, April 12, with proceeds supporting an Alpha Psi Omega drama scholarship at Sul Ross.
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Theatre In the Round
Alpine
John van Druten
Cen
Sul Ross
Alpha Psi Omega
Katherine Boyd
Alpha Pst Omega
Gillian
Joanna Hightower
Shep Henderson
Rick Woods
Queenie
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Colonel Speir
Jaycee
Wilson Speir
TWC
Arthur Spruill
Young
el Pago
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Bernal Slight
Mr. Spruill
Clanton W. Newbill
Bill
David R. Elliott
Monahans
Big Bend
San Angelo
F. Marvin Barber
Rural Relationship Service
Boy Scouts of America
Alpine Rotary Club
Lions Club
Marfa
National Council
New Brunswick
N. Je
Helen Schwarz
Nicky
Jeff Henderson
S2nd
Pyewacket
Shep
Redlitch
Peyton Starr
Sandi Drumm
Eddie Bishop
Donnie Embley
Marie Walters
Frank White
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