Amblin Around Alpine headline and local notes blend
Amblin Around posts reach from Alpine social swirl to national features. The Saturday Evening Post profiles Frank Mundy, Alpine native and race driver, detailing perilous moments and war service at Marfa. Nearby, Boys’ Life covers Big Bend visit. locals report cat dumping on Sul Ross turf amid election chatter and golf course talk.
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Saturday Evening Post
Frank
Rebel) Mundy
Mae Ellen Stephenson
W. H. Stevenson
Alpine
Mundy
Marfa
America Automobile Association
Aztec Arrow Co Reveals 2000 Arrows Made In Alpine
Aztec Arrow Co. in Alpine reports over 2000 hunting and field arrows produced by a part time operation led by Tom Stowell and Bill Caldwell. Shafts come from Oregon, tips from New York, feathers from Utah. Aimed at a local shoot and future expansion pending shaft supply, the plant features 15 equipment types and a 4% daily capacity, with quality control by spinning and finishing steps. Other notes cover regional baseball tournament games at Kokernot Field and new Cowboys pitcher John Sabolosky of the Cincinnati Reds system.
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Aztec Arrow Co
Alpine
Tom Stowell
First National Bank
Bill Caldwell
Sul Ross State College
Holland Hotel
John Stovell
Mexico
U. S
South, Dakota
Florida
Bill
Kokernot Field
National Baseball Congress
Abilene
Odessa
Alpine Cowboys
Petersburg
Cowboys
Alpine Internationals
Texas
Sinton
Brooke Army
Berclair
Fort Bliss Falcons
Lackland
Plymouth Oilers
Wichita
Army
Air Force
Fort Bliss
John Sanford
Fort Hood
Tom Chandler
John Sabolosky
Cincinnati Reds
Fort Sill
Sabolosky
Ogden
Utah
Mrs. Peacock 69 laid to rest in Alpine
Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Peacock 69 held at St James Episcopal Alpine with lay reader Edwin Gillett officiating in rector absent. Born Raunds England she moved to Alpine seven years ago with husband T. C. Peacock. Survived by husband two daughters and several grandchildren. Burial at Elmgrove Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Republican County Convention set for Saturday August 4 at 7:90 p.m. in Chamber of Commerce to choose county chairman and delegates.
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St. James Episcopal Church
Rose Peacock
Edwin Gillett
Robert Y. Ravis
Mrs. Peacock
Raunds
Northants
England
Alpine
T. C. Peacock
J. W. Clay
O. C. Smith
Elmgrove Cemetery
Bill Dorris
H. M. Bowden
Cleveland ‘Wright
Gilbert Bell
Billie Weston
Jim Glasscock
Chamber of Commerce
Hendryx Wins County Post In Brewster Primary Race
Gene Hendryx, operator of KVLF radio, wins the Brewster County commissioner race for Precinct No 1, defeating incumbent Lee M. Smith 501 to 368. Hendryx carries East 256 to 131 and West 191 to 188, with absentee votes 57 to 46, and will take office Jan 1, 1957 for a five year term. Other commissioners are Tom Yarbro, Rex Ivey Jr., and Robert Valadez. Hendryx vows progress and cooperation in county government.
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Gene Hendryx
Brewster County Commissioners’ Court
Hendryx
KVLF
Lee M. Smith
Hendry
East
Smith
West
Tom Yarbro
Marathon
Rex Ivey Jr
Lajitas
Robert Valadez
Alpine
Lee Smith
Progress
Official Election Results In Brewster County TT 21
Brewster County reported final tallies with multiple precincts and totals, listing votes for key races and overall turnout. Figures include 912 and 591 in one column, with additional totals showing 227 and 578 in nearby lines, alongside fractions and codes.
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Brewster County
Weekend Basketball Schedule and Results
Readable fragment shows teams Morrison's Baker's Casner's M System and Fort Davis set for July 31 to Aug 9 doubleheaders with exhibition on July 31. Week results include Baker's beating Morrison's and Casner's posting wins and losses across multiple matchups.
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Morrison
Baker
Casner
Fort Davis
Morrison's
Moss & King
Thomas, Serano
E. Valenzuela
Llanes & Cameron
Carrillo & Killion
Maria Baker
Frome
Uranga, Baker
Uranga & Humphries
M System
J. Valenzuela
Carrillo
Alpine To Hold Golf Tournament On Aug 18 19
Alpine to host its first all grass greens golf tournament at the Country Club on Saturday and Sunday August 18 and 19. Qualifying on August 18, match play August 19 with 9 hole matches. Barbecue Saturday night and matches start 7 a.m. Sunday. Irons awarded to flight winners. Out of town golfers get pool and club privileges.
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Billy Ward
Ward
Dan Ritter Appointed Senior Inventory Manager
Dan Ritter, long time in Alpine and reagens, joined Sul Ross State College Wednesday as inventory manager in the business office under Business Manager Jack Stovell. The new state law required post oversees all physical assets. Ritter comes from the Texas Highway Dept after 14 months with a prior decade running an Alpine feed store.
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Dan Ritter
Alpine
Sul Ross State College
Jack Stovell
Sul Ross
Stowell
Ritter
Texas Highway
Conrad Wirth To Be Honored Here Tuesday
National Park Service director Conrad L. Wirth of Washington D C will be honored at a buffet luncheon on August 7 by the Big Development Committee. He arrives in Alpine to start a Southwest park tour with Big Bend first, accompanied by Mrs Wirth Hugh Miller and Jerome Miller. The Cathedral Mountain Lodge luncheon at noon precedes a 2 pm departure for Carlsbad New Mexico. Reservations limited to 100 via Glenn Burgess.
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Conrad L. Wirth
Washington D.C
National Park Service
Big Development Committee
W. J. Newell
Wirth
Alpine
Southwest
Big Bend National Park
Hugh Miller
Jerome Miller
Santa Fe
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Carlsbad
N. M
Newell
Glenn Burgess
Baker's Jewelers Names Norman Ross As Manager
Norman Ross named manager of Baker's Jewelers in Alpine succeeding Eugene Blackburn at Eagle Pass store. Ross, from Yoakum, will be joined by his wife soon, and brings four years Navy service plus a long watchmaking and jewelry career since 1952.
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Norman
Pete) Ross
Baker's Jewelers
Alpine
Eugene
Blackie) Blackburn
Baker
Eagle Pass
Mr. Ross
Yoakum
Moss Resigns Precinct Post After Primary Loss
Clifton C Moss, re elected Democratic committeeman of Precinct 1 West, resigns from the post. No successor named yet. Moss defeated by Doug Dorris 267 to 105 in a te in campaign. County Democratic Committee canvassed returns and certified nominees. Democratic county convention set for 3 p.m. Saturday August 4 in the Chamber of Commerce building. Delegates were elected last Saturday at precinct conventions.
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Clifton C Moss
West
Bill Soh
Moss
Doug Dorris
Moss Red
Dorris
Democratic County Executive Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Rain Totals 1.43 Inches in Alpine Week
Official Weather Bureau report from Sul Ross State College shows Alpine averaged 1.43 inches of rain over the past week with .03 on July 26, 1.37 on July 29, and 0 on July 31. Ranchers report spotty showers, some ranges getting moisture while others remain dry.
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Alpine
U. S. Weather Bureau
Sul Ross State College
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Bill Sohl
Mayo Cleveland
Charlie Chambers
Sal Ross
Mrs. Ritter
Duane Smith
Midland Country Club
Joe Brady
Tommy Leary
Veterans’ Affairs
Tim Ashlock
San Angelo Standard-Times
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Mr. Caldwell
C of C
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
D. D.thomas
Kokernot
Herbert L. Kokernot
Levin Davis
J. D. (Jug) Harris
Marvin Kay
Forest
Pop) Weston
Charles Hunter
Tom Stovell
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Conrad Wirth
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