Sarah Pugh Appointed County Clerk in Brewster
Mrs. Sarah Pugh was named to fill the unexpired term of J. W. Frazer who died last Friday. Pugh, chief deputy for 15 years, will serve as county and district clerk. Frazer’s name remains on the May 5 Democratic primary ballot.
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Sarah Pugh Monday
Commissioners' Court
J. W. (Worth) Frazer
Frazer
Democratic Executive Committee
Brewster County
Ray LaBeff
Alpine
W. J. Sohl
W. J. Newell
Francisco O. Valenzuela
William C. Donnell
Joyce Combs
Pugh
Elm Grove Cemetery
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
First Methodist
Kelley Scott
Livingston Funeral Home
James Worth Frazer
Carthage
Sanger Bros
Dallas
Texas Almaden Mining Co
Study Butte
Big Bend
Mitchell Gillette Co
Alpine Rotary Club
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Truman
First Methodist Church
Stewards
Alpine Lodge 766
James W. Frazer Jr
Vaughn Frazer
Tucson
Ariz
Alfred E. Ligon
Marfa
Dorothy Ligon
Carlsbad
N. M
E. L. Frazer
Alpine Chamber rail trip to Chihuahua City 1929 details
A Brewster County Chamber trip in 1929 sent 60 plus travelers to Chihuahua City Mexico in a special Mexican railroad coach. The trip cost 449.10 Mexican, with a minimum 15 round trip fare and no extra charge beyond that, per Mary Robinson. Names listed include A F Robinson Edna H Maxey J C Fuller and many others.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Brewster County Chamber of Commerce
A. F. Robinson
C of C
Chihuahua
Fire Dept. Wins Praise From State Insurance Official
In a letter to outgoing Mayor W. E. Lockhart Alpine Volunteer Fire Department earns praise from Assistant Chief Engineer Hugh W. Heflin of the State Board of Insurance. He commends cooperation during a fire protection facilities inspection and notes a reduction in key rate. He also commends Fire Chief J. C. Cooley and the department for fine work and reports equipment in good operative condition with pumpers passing in service tests.
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W. E. Lockhart
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
Hugh W. Heflin
State Board of Insurance
Heflin
J. C. Cooley
College Groups To Tour High Schools In West Texas
Prof Glenn Davis and his Modernaires with the Collegans under Corbett Smith will tour April 16 18 presenting a varsity show for Pecos Wink Odessa Stanton McCamey Grandfalls high schools. The show features vocal and dance band numbers and a dance team. The group will also appear on Monahans television station at 8 p m Tuesday April 17.
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Glenn Davis
Modernaires
Collegans
Corbett Smith
Pecos
Wink
Odessa
Stanton
McCamey
Grandfalls
Monahans
Three County School Trustees Elected in Brewster County
Three men were elected as Brewster County school trustees last Saturday. Ray LaBeff received 179 votes for Pet. 1, A. J. Gard 93 for Pet. 2, and George Pugh 248 county at large. Write-in votes went to Vernon Boysen Norman Beard Dennis Brown Otis Coggins Jr Billy Bell Thad Corkins Doyle Vincent Grady Nelon Stacey Watson Robert Valadez Frank Valencila and H C Hernandez.
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Brewster County
Ray LaBeff
A. J. Gard
George Pugh
County At
Vernon Boysen
Norman Beard
Dennis Brown
Otis Coggins Jr
Billy Bell
Thad Corkins
Doyle Vincent
Grady Nelon
Stacey Watson
Robert Valadez
Frank Valenciela
H. C. Hernandez
Big Jubilee Fourth planned by Alpine Chamber of Commerce
The Alpine Chamber of Commerce reports threefold activity in Alpine and the Big Bend area. The special events committee led by Bill Winter and Dick Rogers will plan a Fourth of July Jubilee with fireworks and a historic Brewster County theme for its 75th anniversary. Housing and transportation need improvement as summer student rentals rise, and a tour to Topo Obampo drew praise. The quarterly financials by Paul Goodman will be distributed with the president’s activity report.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Norman Beard
Alpine
Big Bend
Bill Winter
Dick Rogers
Brewster County
Department of Alpine
Beard
Topoobampo
Cof C
Paul Goodman
Chamber
Ints Open Season With El Paso 40 60 Club Doubleheader
The Alpine Internationals start their baseball season Sunday with a doubleheader against El Paso 40 60 Club at Kokernot Field. Manager Felix Llanez and assistant Ernest Hierro, plus president John Joe Cadena, invite fans to attend. First game at 1 p m, second to follow. Veterans Vicky Hemandex and Raymond Gallego will start on the mound.
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el Paso
Kokernot Field
Felix Llanez
Ernest Hierro
John Joe Cadena
Slaner
Vicky Hemandex
Raymond Gallego
Alpine High to Vie at Lubbock UIL meet
Alpine High School students will compete in the regional UIL meet in Lubbock on Friday and Saturday. Alpine won the district 4 AA literary meet in McCamey with 132 points, ahead of Fort Stockton 125 and Marfa 74. Teams and individuals earned multiple first places including games in debate extemporaneous speaking poetry and various spelling and typing events. Tennis trophies went to Judy Smith in girls singles and Palmer Coats with Pat Ward in junior girls doubles, with Alpine winning the overall tennis championship on a coin flip. A travel party from Alpine and Marfa also visited New Orleans Mobile and Houston en route to South and Northern sites.
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Alpine High School
Lubbock
Alpine
McCamey
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Crane
Paula Oates
Ann Hegelund
David Forchheimer
Timmy Davis
Annis Heil
Phyllis Avant
Phyllis
Garrett Briggs
Darryl Mueller
Woody ‘Hitchcock
Bill Anderau
Dee Anne Dyke
Ann McBride
Judy Smith
Jerry Heil
Joe F. Granado
4 H Teams Take Top Spots in District Six Judging
Brews ter- Jeff Davis County 4 H junior team Scotty Gibbons Keith Johnson and Marshall Mills of Alpine won first place and high overall junior honors at Sul Ross State College in the District 6 livestock judging contest. Senior team Bill Stovell Joe Wright and Jimmy Justice will compete in the Texas A M G state meet June 5 7.
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Brewster-Jeff Davis
Sul Ross State College
West Texas
Brackettville
el Paso
New Mexico Line
Scotty Gibbons
Keith Johnson
Marshall Mills
Alpine
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Crane
Bill Stovell
Joe Wright
Jimmy Justice
Sul Ross
Pecos
Midland
Kinney
Edwards
Sutton
Ward
Val Verde
Upton
Culberson
Andrews
Hudspeth
Bill Stowell
Larry Mills
Jody Holman
Jimmy Johnson
Jenior
Lanny Mills
Marsha Mills
B. G. Hill
Everett Turner
Hunter
VEW Official To Visit Area In Alpine April 16
Senior vice commander of the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars will visit VFW Post 7207 in Alpine. Carter Younth will meet Marathon Fort Davis and Alpine posts Monday night April 16 at the VFW home. Newly installed officers include Rudy Valenzuela as commander Pete Carrasco senior vice commander and Bob LaFarelle junior vice commander. Other appointed officers await naming by Commander Valenzuela.
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Department of Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carter Younth
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
VFW
Rudy Valenzuela
Pete Carrasco
Bob LaFarelle
Cheo Sotelo
A. L. Rojo
Bruce Sutton
Juan Cordova
Pablo Martinez
Pablo Rojo
Valenzuela
Beard Named Acting Mayor as City Council Convened
Council met Tuesday with Beard named mayor pro tempore while Bill Wint remains mayor. W. E. Lockhart and W. J. Jewell took oaths Monday. Roberts Rules adopted for meetings. Brown Avenue closure approved. Alf Creigh reappointed city attorney. salaries kept. Kenneth Otto hired for 1961 52 audit at 650 dollars. mayor and city secretary bond set at 10 000 each.
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T. A. Beard
Bill Wint
W. E. Lockhart
W. J. Jewell
Roberts
Brown Avenue
State Highway 223
Bird Street
Alf Creigh
Kenneth Otto
Sohl to Head Alpine School Board
William J. Sohl was elected president of the Alpine School Board at the full reorganizational meeting. Neville Haynes was named vice president and Jeff M. Graham was re elected secretary Sohl. Haynes and Pete Galle were re elected to the board in last Saturdays voting. The board will meet Monday April 16 to discuss the building program with architect Ralph Ball and attend an elementary principal meeting in Austin.
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William J
Bill) Sohl
Alpine
Neville Haynes
Out
Zing
Jeff M. Graham
Sohl
Haynes
Pete Galle
Gallego
W. A
Bill) Holland
Sobl
Tom Connor
F. le McCollum
Eric Williams
Ray Morrow
Harlan Ford
A. J. Gard
Thad Corkins
Bob Corkins
Bryan Wildenthal
Irma I. Kelley
Edith C. Phillips
R.M. Brown
Gordon A. Buffington
Jo Ann Ford
Phillips
Alpine High School
Supt
Jack
Rost
Ralph Ball
Toaustun
Roscoe G. Morgan
Guy C. Woodruff
Austin
Sul Ross Lobos Face Sam Houston in Weekend Baseball Series
Sul Ross State ranked 16th nationally by Collegiate Baseball after beating Arizona State and Arizona. The Lobos host Sam Houston State at Kobernet Park Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m in Alpine in a two game series as NAIA tourney berth chase continues.
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Sul Ross Sta College
Lobo
Tucson
University of Arizona
Lobos
Sam Houston State College Bearkats
Kobernet Park
Arizona State
Tempe
Wilbur Huckle
San Antonio
Roger Reid
Daryle Gibbons
Huckle
Don Phil
Reid
Buddy Antwine
Bill Horlen
USC
Univ. of Ariz
Okla
State
Los Angeles State
Florida
Minnesota
Santa Clara
Missouri
Western Michigan
California
UCLA
Tex
Texas
Fresno State
Sul Ross State
Ohio State
St. John's
Sul Ross
Huntsville
Alpine
Sul Ross State Lobos
Sam Houston
National Association Ofntercollegiate Athletics
NAIA
Saint Joseph
College Field
Bearkats
Alpine College
Sioux City
Kats
Kokemot Field
Easter Holidays Begin Next Week
Schools will dismiss at 3 p m Thursday April 19 for Easter holidays. Classes resume 8 30 a m Tuesday April 24. All school offices closed during the holidays. Mr and Mrs Charles F De Barbrie Sr Perry Ohio left last week for home after a two month visit here with their son Charles F and family.
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Jack Front
Charles F. de~ Barbrie Sr
Perry
Ohio
Charles F
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T. R. Moody
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W.E. Lockhart
Dr. Lockhart
W. John Newell
Dave Elliott
C. D. McCollister
C. E. Patterson
W. T. Davis
Windrow
Laredo
New Orleans
Bellingrath Gardens
Mobile
Houston
Pattersons
Charles
Rice University
G. Hill
Brewster-Jeff Davis County
Ranger Animal Husbandry Department
VEW
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