Troop 41 Wins Alpine Swimming Meet
Troop 41 of Alpine won the district swimming meet at Sul Ross State College last weekend. Top finishers included Harold Cowell Cordova Chappell and Clyde Chappell in various strokes with Cowell and Loftis taking medley and relay honors. Jimmy Wright won the Henry Bailey Motors Trophy for Best Scout as Sul Ross President Dr. Bryan Wildenthal presented trophies to the Best Troop.
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Boy Scout
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Sik
Harold Cowell
Johnny ‘Córdova
Clyde Chappell
van Horn
Jerry Smith
Cowell
David Boyd
Don Loftis
Chappell
Boyd
Loftis
Cordova
Jimmy Wright
Henry Bailey .Motors
CAA El Paso Area Builds Alpine Air Ground Facility
The Elephant Mountain VHF UHF air ground facility, part of a national safety program after canyon crashes, will provide immediate landing guidance for downed jets, serve as a defense link, and operate automatically. A private access road and high wire fence surround the leased site, with power from a line to be installed and maintenance by one man.
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Alpine
el Paso
Elephant Mountain
CAA
Grand Canyon
America
Nevill Ranch
Grocery Ad: Nature's Finest Salt and Vinegar Special
Readable ad line items show Nature's Finest Sno White Salt 5 lb at 15 cents and Old Mill Cider Vinegar one gallon at 89 cents with three items listed. Deals reflect a period promotional sale in a local grocery page.
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Old Mill
Bear sightings on Elephant Mountain amid road work for CAA
Amblin Benny David Kokernot and Son Stillwell report two brown bears observed atop Elephant Mountain during CAA road construction. Deer are plentiful as E M Ridley Sr and C V McInnis manage the project with many climbs up and down the hill while blasting continues. Humble's Texas in Review highlighted Alpine area and local sites including Sul Ross State College Paisano Pass Cathedral Mountain Lodge on the Brown Ranch. amateur photographer Bill Martin from Sul Ross captured colored photos of Mexican art, though some slides were lost in transit.
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Benny
David Kokernot
Son Stillwell
Elephant Mountain
CAA
E. M. Ridley Sr
C. V. McInnis
Elephant
Humble
Texas
Marfa
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Paisano Pass
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Brown Ranch
Mexico
Bill Martin
Sul Ross Music Department
Southern Republic
CAP Plane Flies to Texas Wing Conference and Big Bend Meeting
CAP aircraft from Biggs AFB El Paso heads to the Annual Conference of the Texas Wing CAP at Brownwood on April 6 7 returning from Abilene with Perryman reporting plans to install Big Bend squadron officers on May 12 and charter presentation around June 1 a large Wing attendance expected. Perryman's order to All Unit Commanders clarifies CAP search and rescue roles noting Fourteenth Air Force must authorize missions for reimbursement and that other agencies should contact the Fourteenth Air Force for SAR support.
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Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Texas Wing
CAP
Brownwood
Dyess Afb
Abilene
Crawford
Perryman
Big Bend
Texas
Civil Air Patrol
Fourteenth Air Force Search and
Mrs Dorothy McBride Attends Denver Sales Orientation
Mrs Dorothy McBride of Alpine attends a Denver sales orientation class for FIF Management Corp the manager and national distributor of Financial Industrial Fund Inc an $81 000 000 investment with shareholders in 48 states and many foreign countries She has been appointed as an FIF associate to represent the investment fund in the Alpine area.
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Dorothy McBride
Alpine
Denver
FIF Management Corp
Financial Industrial Fund., Inc
McBride
FIF
CAP Assistance Process for Missing Persons Requests
The guidance instructs local authorities to request CAP help through the State Coordinator for Search and Rescue and, if federal aid is needed, to contact the Fourteenth Air Force Search and Rescue Coordination Center. The center will then authorize CAP participation. It notes that U S postal money orders began during the Civil War.
Bighorns Flown To Black Gap Preserve In Arizona Transplant
Bighorn ewes and a 200 pound ram were transported from Arizona to the Gap Game Preserve south of QF Marathon. They are placed inside a 7 foot fenced enclosure as efforts aim to establish a native Southwestern herd. Trapping was done at Kofa Game Refuge by Tom Moore with assistance from Arizona game officials and two college students Melvin Pate and Don Giddings. Water supplied via rainwater catchments and concrete troughs. Jefferson led a political party named the Democratic Republican.
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Gap
QF Marathon
Arizona
Tom Moore
Kofa
Moore
Arizona Game
Melvin Pate
Texas A&m
Don Giddings
Tarleton
Apartment Wanted Near College by Mrs. J W Rixon
Small one or two person apartment wanted near college at 802 E Avenue E. Ladies preferred. Contact Mrs J W Rixon. Advertisement date 8 1 1fe.
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E. Ave
J. W Rixon
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