Easter Activities and Visit Recaps From Fort Davis
Fort Davis pupils celebrated Easter with egg hunts in Hospital Canyon and at home gatherings hosted by room mothers for 3rd through 6th graders. The notes describe decorations, crafts, favors, and meals including hotdogs cooked over a campfire. Local families also hosted visitors and reported on health and travel updates surrounding Easter weekend.
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Old Fort
Hospital Canyon
L. C. Lange Jr
Earl Grubb
Jamie Smith
Jack Dumas
A. W. Ray
Marfa Pair Wins Talent Show in Big Bend Round-up
Gerald and Dennis Stuart of Marfa won the first annual Big Bend Talent Round-up held at Sul Ross College Main Auditorium. Alpine High School Stage Band took second. Jim My and Johnny Calderon of Marfa were third. Twenty three acts performed before 850 spectators. Proceeds support the Lobo Band’s San Antonio Battle of Flowers trip.
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Gerald
Dennis Stuart
Marfa
Big Bend
Sul Ross College
Alpine High School
Jimmy
Johnny Calderon
Galaxy of Stars
Sul Ross
Kappa On Psi
Tau Beta
Marfa Youth Corral
Alpine
Marathon
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
West Texas
Lobo Band
San Antonio
Phil Wayne
Williams To Speak At 2 FFA Banquets
W. E. Williams director of teacher placement and extension at Sul Ross State College will speak at two Future Farmer Father and Son banquets this week. He appears tonight at Nolan and Friday at Iraan. Billy Joe York and Aaron Jacoby lead Nolan and Iraan programs respectively, with York holding a BS from Sul Ross and Jacoby a 1956 Masters. Williams is a former Area II supervisor and first president of the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas.
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W. E
Bill) Williams
Sul Ross State College
Nolan
Iraan
Billy Joe York
Aaron Jacoby
York
Sul Ross
Jacoby
Williams
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Alpine Texas adopts new sewer charge ordinance
Ordinance 349 amends sections of two prior ordinances to establish a more equitable sewer charge in Alpine. It sets minimums for a single household unit, per fixture charges, and commercial rates for hotels stations garages laundries and clinics, plus outside city limits rates. It repeals conflicting ordinances.
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Alpine
City Commission
Texas
City of
Equitable Water Rates Set by City Ordinance
The city allocates new water charges from March 1 to November 1 for domestic use with a $3.00 minimum covering 3,000 gallons and tiered rates thereafter. Winter months December through February set reduced rates for various user groups including commercial, hospital, schools, and nonprofit entities with special provisions for Alpine and city properties.
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City Commission
Alpine
Texas
Alpine Community Center
Ida Kokernot
Pro
Veterans Get Home Loan Aid Extends Guaranty Program Two Years
Public Law 85-346 extends the veterans loan guaranty program for two more years and makes $350,000,000 available for direct loans in the next two years. Brewster County service officer Tom Leary says the law should spur new residential construction for veterans housing in rural areas small cities and towns by raising the direct loan maximum.
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Congress
Tom Leary
Brewster County Service
Trans-Pecos Bar to Meet in Fort Stockton
The Trans-Pecos Bar Association will hold its spring meeting in Fort Stockton Saturday at 7 p.m. in Taylors Cafe. Judge Bill Kerr of Midland will speak on Rights of the Surface Owner for Damages as Against Mineral Lessees for Location Damages.
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Trans-Pecos Bar Association
Fort Stockton
Bill Kerr
Midland
New FHA Loan Rules Expand Financing and Terms
The new law allows advances and higher loan limits up to 13500 with lower downpayments from 3 to 20 percent for FHA housing. It eases past loan barriers and directs readers to Tom Leary in Alpine and the VA Regional Office in San Antonio for details. It notes benefits for qualified individuals over 50 to receive monthly social security disability relief.
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Tom Leary
Alpine
Veterans Administration
Dwyer Ave
San Antonio
Texas
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Ira Hector
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Mike Wolley
Bob Cox
Robert Lee, Texas
W. M. Ballard
Harley
Bryan Woolley
el Paso
Linda
Beatrice Woolley
Sheryl Woolley
Texas Western
T. T. Kelly
Austin
Kelly
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Arleen Faron Young
Marty Oreslee
Cerf
OS Jer Meyst
EPUB
George
Randy Stuart
Scott R. Dunlap Production
Allied Artists
Paramount Presents
Emcorncaong
Cartoon Carnival
Peyton
Lana Turner
Hope Lange
Lee Phillipns
Lloyd Nolan
Diane Varsi
Arthur Kennedy
20Th Century-Fox Presents
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Leo McCarey
Tamblyn
Terry Moore
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Serre
Clark
Yvonne Dez Carlo
EL Gavilan
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Tyrone Power
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Raintree County
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FFA
Twin Peaks
James Cagney
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John Stovell
W. I. Lockhart
EK. Lockhart
M. D
Lindy Auditor's
Lenores
Giant Ink Supply
Lindy Penco, Inc
Colvey City, Catit
Chuy’s Food Market
U.S
Kimbell’s
THE
Casa Blanca
Choice Club
Storey-Whiteside Lumber CO
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