Hedrick Named Athletic Head At Sul Ross
M. W. Hedrick, former Sul Ross State College basketball and baseball coach, will return this fall as director of athletics and physical education. He served on the Sul Ross coaching staff from 1951 to 1955 and holds BA and MA degrees from Hardin-Simmons University. A Houston native, he was a noted high school athlete and later a coach and administrator in West Texas.
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M. W. Hedrick
Sul Ross State College
Sul Ross
Hedrick
Hardin-Simmons University
Houston
Hardin-Simmons
Roscoe
West Texas
Cowboys Rally Suffers Late Defeat In Hard Fought Battle
Grapher Steve Sadowaki and Weston umpire George Skin lead Alpine Cowpy in a 8 5 loss to St Baker Field. Shortstop W K Hermcher Sr pushed the Cowboys to a 1 0 lead in the first inning before Rich Fiest and Pete Sain combined with Jim McKinney on the mound for St Baker Field. Lefelder and Slaterman contributed for Alpine in a tense Southern league clash.
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Grapher
Steve Sadowaki
George Skin
Weston Umpres
Fert
Rich Fiest
St Baker Field
He Palons
Hermcher
Cowboys
Ake
Round Trove
Lefelder
Achie Ders Mere
Swain
Milam Rites Held For James W Milam In Alpine Area
Funeral services for James Wilson Milam 64 a former Alpine resident were held at 4 p m Friday in the Livingston Funeral Home Chapel with William Hance elder of the Church of Christ officiating in place of the absent minister George S DeVoll. Milam a World War I veteran and former Alpine American Legion member was born Sept 6 1892 in Delta County Texas and died Tuesday July 24 in El Paso. He is survived by two sisters Lois Waters of El Paso and Eulalie Omorhundro of Los Angeles three brothers Luther of Da and Lloyd and Wayne of Alpine and by four nephews and two nieces and their children. Burial was in Elmgrove Cemetery with pallbearers W B Dorris George Foster Peyton Cain Ralph Fabian Kenneth Carlisle and Ronald Gast.
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James Wilson Milam
Alpine
el Paso
Livingston Funeral Home
William Hance
Church of Christ
George S. DeVoll
Milam
American Legion
Delta County
Texas
Lois Waters
Eulalie Omor
Hundro
Los Angels
Luther
Lloyd
Wayne
Alpini
Elmgrove Cemetery
W. B. Dorris
George Foster
Peyton Cain
Ralph Fabian
Kenneth Carlisle
Ronald Gast
Funeral Services Held Saturday For Mrs Parr
Funeral services were held at 10 am last Saturday July 28 for Mrs Eugene Parr prominent County ranchwoman who died Thursday morning July 26. Rev Carl Lawson pastor of the First Methodist Church assisted by Rev Gene Brice pastor of the First Christian Church conducted the service. Interment was in Elm Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dom Adams Keesey Kimball Keith Morrow J D Holman Bernal Slight Forrest Walker Charles Stringfellow and King Terry Sr.
Dr. T. L. Coats Resumes Practice in Hill Building
Announcement that Dr. T. L. Coats has resumed his medical practice in the Hill Building.
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T. L. Coats
Hill Building
Texoil To Drill Second Wildcat In Brewster County
Texoil Corp. files to drill a second wildcat in Brewster County as No. 3 Purnell Big Bend on a 32 000 acre lease 660 feet from the south and 1200 feet from the east line. Early July drilling No. 2 Purnell Big Bend began 38 miles south of Marathon 650 feet from the north and 1664.7 feet from the east lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texoil Corp
Brewster County
Marathon
Purnell-Big Bend Corp
Alpine High School Names Dean of Boys Curtis Kenley
Principal James Crawford announced Curtis Kenley has been named dean of boys at Alpine High School. A list of ten tentative academic and extracurricular assignments for the 1956 57 year was distributed to faculty to prepare for the program with board approval expected at the August 14 meeting.
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Curtis Kenley
Alpine High School
James Crawford
Crawford
Visitors to Davis Mountains Park Reach 1966 in June 1966
Texas State Parks Board reports that Davis Mountains State Park north of Fort Davis hosted 1966 visitors in June. Of these 637 were from Texas, 106 from out of state. 678 stayed overnight and 1288 were daytime visitors.
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Davis Mountains Park
Davis Mountains State Park
Fort Davis
Texas
Out of State
Wool Growers Receive $162,385 In Payments
Brewster County wool growers have received incentive payments totaling 102,985.75 for the 1955 program. The funds come from the Brewster County ASC office to support wool production for national defense and preparedness.
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Brewster County
ASC
Also Mentioned on This Page
James W. Milam
Alpine’ Lumber CO
Texoil
Curtis Kelley
Big Bend
Westtair
Colgate Beauty
Summer Circus
da VN
Ragmon
OM Earth
Safeway
Soacax
Jane Arden Coconut
Yale Ws
Peter Carnation
Libby
Lipton’s
Mazda Oil
Edwards
Chuck Roast
Frenkfurters
Pt. Alc
Chas. Poulter & Sons
San Angelo, Texas
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