Sul Ross Intramural Rodeo Set for April 11 12
The Sul Ross intramural rodeo runs Saturday and Sunday April 11 12 at the college arena starting at 2 p.m. Men compete in tie-down and ribbon roping steer wrestling team roping saddle bronc bareback and bull riding. Women ride steer goat races flag and barrel races and breakaway roping. Stock by Charlie Thompson of Lubbock. Calf dressing for fraternities and a goat sack race for sororities. Admission 1 for adults and college students 50 cents for younger students.
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Sul Ross
College Arena
Charlie Thompson
Lubbock
Judging Set for Sul Ross Invitational Livestock Event
Judging set for Saturday at Sul Ross State University includes livestock and range contests. Livestock sponsored by Clip and Brand Club at Santa Fe Railroad stock pens features 3 horse, 3 sheep, 3 hog, and 4 cattle classes. Range contest by Range Management Club and Big Bend Soil Conservation District covers size, range condition, and treatment, with $100 scholarships to top 3 in each contest for eligible Sul Ross students. Donors include Brewster County Charolais Breeders Association Highland Hereford Association Clip and Brand Club Casner Motors First National Bank and Big Bend Soil Conservation District.
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Sul Ross State University
Clip and Brand Club
Santa Fe Railroad
Range Management Club
Big Bend Soil Conservation District
Brewster County Charolais Breeders Association
Highland Hereford Association
Casner Motors
First National Bank
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Alpine School Board Adds Two Members After Election
Alpine trustees appoint Jack Williams and John W. Pattillo to join the board at the April 14 meeting. Williams, Pattillo led last Saturday’s vote with 600 and 538 shares respectively, replacing retiring president Bob Halpern and secretary Eva Jeanne. New terms run three years as canvassing and swearing in occur at the session.
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Alpine School Board
Jack Williams
First National Bank
John W
Red)Pattillo
Gulf Servicenter
Williams
Pattillo
Keesey Kimball
Beverly T. Weyerts
District 6 AA Track Meet set for Alpine on April 18
Alpine hosts the District 6 AA Track and Field Meet at Sul Ross Grass-Tex Track. Canutillo dominates team points while many regional qualifiers and last year’s champions return. Key events include 440 Relay, 880, high hurdles, 100 dash, 440 dash, and intermediates with contenders from Canutillo Fabens Alpine and Maria.
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Alpine
Sat
Canutillo
Marfa
Sul Ross
Maria
Han
Dickie Molinar
Ruben Sloan
John Broderick
John Drake
Fabens
Sloan
Pancho Garcia
Alpine Cemetery BBQ set for April 18
The annual Alpine Cemetery barbecue will be held Saturday April 18 at the American Legion Hall. Co chairs Mrs Earl McElroy and George Mills announced the event. Proceeds fund Elm Grove Cemetery upkeep. Serving starts at 1130 a.m.
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Alpine Cemetery
American Legion Hall
Earl McElroy
George Mills
Elm Grove Cemetery
Alpine Names Dorothy McBride as First Woman Mayor
Dorothy McBride was sworn in as Alpine’s first elected woman mayor, after serving on the City Council and as mayor pro tem. New terms start for council members Homer Hudgins and Dr. Everett Turner, with Norman Beard elected to fill a 1-year unexpired term. The January election drew 867 votes with multiple write-ins as officials noted.
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H. J
Dorothy) McBride
Alpine
Homer Hudgins
Everett Turner
Norman Beard
Alberto Rojo
Gene Hendryx
Ans
W. Martin Neill
Midland
Region 4
Texas Municipal League
Hugh S. White
Bill Winter
Paul Vogt
McBride
Lions Club member Robison named to city recreation committee
Robison of the Lions Club will represent the City on a new committee to develop a summer 1970 community recreation program. He and High School Coach Boze Ansley asked the City for cooperation, with potential support from the school system and Brewster County. The Lions Club previously sponsored a summer Little League program, but officials say a city wide plan would benefit more children.
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Lewis Robison
Lions Club
Robison
Boze Ansley
Nay Council
Brewster County
Alpine approves rezoning and council actions
Alpine's new City Council approved rezoning Block 68 from R-2 to R-4 with no opposition. The group also authorized trading items for a drill press, purchasing sewer tile, serving as an equalization board, buying a patrol car light, and reviewing garbage rate changes at a special meeting, postponing rules for the Community Room to April 23.
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Alpine
New City Council
Werner Hollis
Hollis
Jean Pate
Tom Connor
Pate
Alpine native Marvin Young posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
Sgt. Marvin Rex Young 21 of Alpine received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Nixon in White House ceremonies for heroism in Vietnam on August 21 1968 near Vien City. He stayed to provide covering fire as his unit faced a regimental assault and was KIA. He was a 1965 Permian High School graduate.
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Marvin
Rex) Young
Alpine
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Vien City
Vietnam
Young
Roy
Pinky) Young
Anchorage
Alaska
Marilyn Young
Odessa
Charley Young
Sul Ross
Charles
Graef
Lwine Young
Stevie
Virgil Young
Las Cruces
Gene Hendryx
KVLF
Marvin Young
Permian High School
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Oscar Lopez
Canutitlo
Claudio Nunez
Bob Huerrea
Ross Dunn
David Pagan
Jaime Ochoa
Drake
Bill Sohl
Clifford Casey
H. Allen Smith
Frank McCollum
Raul Valadez
Merritt Hopson
A. Je Bierschwale
Vernon M. Harlan
A. Ne Powell
Richard Young
Roy L. Karr Jr
Johnny Newell
R. V. Winn
Jim Casner
Bob Rains
T. A. Beard
John Newell
Dr. W. E. Lockhart
Dorothy McBride
Adam Hoeflin
Merritt L. Hopson
W. H. Hudgins
J. N. Beard
Pro Tem Vogt
Wick Fowler
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