Hungry Horse News praised for broad reach and local ties
The Hungry Horse News of Columbia Falls Montana gains praise for printing more copies than its city would seem to need and winning four national awards. The note highlights photographer use of Glacier National Park imagery and mentions a new correspondent for Big Bend National Park.
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Hungry Horse
Columbia Falls
Mont
Melvin Ryder
George W. Miller
Big Bend National Park
Ruder
Glacier National Park
Hungry Horse News
Ryder
Glacier Park
George
Big Bend! National Park
Kay Steele
Earl Steele
Etta Koch
National Park Service
Etta
Avalanche Writers
Steele
Alpine Woman Receives $100 for Reporting Tracks Damage
Mrs. Sixie McGill Davis was awarded a $100 check by Santa Fe officials after alerting workers to an abandoned jet plane crash that damaged trackage near Hovey Texas on June 1. The warning helped protect freight trains and prompted the presentation in Alpine by district superintendent W A J Carter with other Santa Fe staff in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixie McGill Davis
W. A. J. Carter
Slaton
Santa Fe
Olaton
Galveston
Alpine
Hovey
D. F. Duncan
F. G. Gurley
The
Texas
Park Employee Killed In Crash
Luis Polanco Victorino 28 a Big Bend National Park employee died when his car overturned on State Friend suucceess dloor. He rode alone in a 1950 sedan, struck two highway posts, body found 40 feet from the wreck. Funeral services held at Our Lady of Peace Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Polanco Victorino
Suucceess Dloor
Victorino
Big Bend National Park
Jose Victorino
Alpine
Malcolm Bol-linger
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Sun's Oil Test Nears 4000 Foot Depth
Sun Oil No 1 Nellie Mae McElroy in Brewster County advances toward 4000 feet as Gardner Bros Drilling Co of Dallas operates the rotary Tig at 3210 feet through lime and shale. J Alvin Gardner, longtime Texas League leader and friend of Mayor Hugh White, visits White’s Highland Village during progress checks. Mrs Laughlin and children from Alice visit Seales family.
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Sun Oil
Nellie Mae McElroy
Brewster County
Sun Oil Co
Gardner Bros.' Drilling Co
Dallas
J. Alvin Gardner
Texas League
Hugh White
Gardner
White
Highland Village
Alpine Public Senior Summer Recreation Ends With Baseball Match
The Alpine public senior summer recreation program concludes with a game between the Marfa Eagles and Alpine Lads for under 17s. A mid July schedule listed six games for both groups and Alpine leads 3 2 with Marfa at 2 3.
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Alpine Public
Marfa Eagles
Aline Lads
Alpine
Marfa
Lone Star Quicksilver Mine Eyes 200 Jobs Prospect
Fleming A Waters says the Maggie mine could employ 190 to 700 workers if the rich cinnabar body yields as indicated. Roy Brown, named mine superintendent, reports 100 tons of ore stockpiled and plans for safety shafts and furnaces. Gordon Gould installed a Gould furnace with two more planned. potential output 12 to 15 flasks daily valued at 3000 to 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star Mercury
Maggie
Terlingua
Fleming A. Waters Dallas
Roy Brown
Brown
Waters
Gordon I. Gould
San Francisco
Gould
Lone Star Mercury, Inc
Texas Corpora
Skubie Bros
Osabe Range
Virginia
Minn
H. P. Reynolds
Chicago
Reynolds
FCC
Dallas
A. R. Fletcher
Mexico
Terlingua Quicksilver
James S. Earle
Texas Industrial Mining Corp
Sierra Blanca
Bridge Across Pecos Reopened Celebrations Span Region
Travel on Highway 90 over the Pecos River canyon between Comstock and Langtry resumed as cities along the route from Columbus to Van Horn joined in celebration. Attendees included Herbert Perry Jr highway commissioner and D C Greer state highway engineer. Alpine participants featured Maver Hugh White J E Casner D D Thomas Felix McGaughy John Skinner Billy Weston Dick Rogers John Colwell Marvin Tay and Alpine Lions Club and Rotary Club leaders. The Alpine Chamber of Commerce handed out 50 certificates worth 1 each to the first 50 cars crossing the new low water bridge from the east.
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Pecos River
Comstock
Langtey
Columbus
van Horn
Herbert Perry Jr
D. C. Greer
Alpine
Maver
Hugh White
J. E. Casner
D. D. Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
G. C. McDaniel
Felix McGaughy
John Skinner
Billy Weston
Alpine Service Station Association
Dick Rogers
Alpine Rotary Club
John Colwell
Marvin Tay
Alpine Lions Club
Alpine C of C
Paisano Baptist Camp Census Shows $17000 Pledged for 1956
The Paisano Baptist Encampment wrapped its 35th annual session with more than 17000 pledged to fund next year. Attendance reached 1616 in Sunday School, meals totaled 14750 for seven days, and officers were re elected with W T Whitten named assistant superintendent in charge of cooking.
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Paisano Baptist
Sul Ross College Baptist Bible
W. T. Whitten
Eldorado
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Alpine
James Mixon
Waco
Perry F. Webb
First Baptist Church
San
Kokernot
D. C. Littleton
Association
Moe Hedrick Accepts Roscoe School Superintendent Post
M. W. Moe Hedrick longtime Sul Ross College head baseball and basketball coach since 1952 will become Roscoe School District superintendent. He will assume duties around August 16 and Sul Ross has not yet named his successor.
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al Milch
Moe Hedrick
Gay ‘Walker
Sul Ross
Curtis Kelley
Pete Bromley
Alpine High
San Antonio
Big Texas
Moe
Roscoe
al Mitch
Abilene
Santone
M. W
Moe) Hedrick
Sul Ross College
Hedrick
New SCS Building Will Cost 20000
Bids requested for a 120000 square foot soil conservation district building in Alpine to serve as warehouse office and storage. The cinder block unit on Fort Davis highway near Dr Pepper, 47 by 43 feet, will include reception secretary two work rooms washrooms storerooms tool storage units and two administration rooms. The $5,000,000 seven year appropriation funds the project.
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Alpine
Big Bend
Board of Supervisors
C. F. Cox
Il Sohl
Nevill Haynes
George Mills
Jimmy Pate
Fate
Cowboys Triumph in Arizona Four Straight Wins
The Alpine Cowboys extended their streak to four straight victories in Casa Grande Arizona as they prepare to face the Cotton Kings in a three game series starting tonight. Manager Tom Chandler named John Sanford to start the opener after a week of strong play with wins over Tri-Service Drillers and Linton Cowboys. Swanson Pearson and others fueled a high scoring doubleheader while Van Cleef Patterson and Hopkins led the offense with homers and multiple RBIs highlighting a prolific weekend at Kokernot Field. Centerfielder Jerry Mallette, a former Alpine Cowboy, paced the visitors with four hits.
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Walt Alston
Peewee Reese
Dodgers
Pinky Higgins
Red Sox
Tom Chandler
Sinton
Kokernot Field
Herbert Kokernot
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Coca-Cola Magazine
Katherine Stucke
Avora Owens
Glenn Burgess and Son
Chihuahua City
Pacific
Ralph Linares
David Forchheimer
Cowboys
Jim Eichholtz
John Skinner
Jack Cross
Grand Canyon
W. V. Gross
Casa Grande
Ariz
John Sanford
Fort
Midland
Plymouth
Linton
Tri-Service Drillers
Pearson
Watts
van Cleef
Biederman
Swain
Snodgrass
Paterson
Linton Cowboy
Kobernot Field
Swanson
Don’ Pearson
Oilers
Rains Continue Over Wide Area In Davis Mountains and Big Bend
Rain showers persist across the Big Bend and Davis Mountains with totals reaching 3.84 inches in Fort Davis for July and 6.90 inches year to date in Alpine. Local ranches report varied accumulations from 0.27 to 3.84 inches across July and early August.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Davidson Ranch
Alpine
Logan Ranch
Kokernot Willow
McDonald Observatory
Rio Grande
Woodward Ranch
Frank Woodward
Allan Newsom Dies at 74 in Llano Funeral Service Held
Allan Newsom, 74, died prompting County Agent and Mrs. Frank Newsom to travel to Llano last weekend. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. Edward Hatfner at the Episcopal Church. He retired as a grocer and ranchman and once led the Llano Chamber of Commerce. he is survived by his widow, a daughter, two sons, two sisters, several grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Frank Newsom
Llano
Churches to Hold Union Services Sunday Nights in August
Alpine Minist rial Alliance sponsors weekly union services at First Presbyterian Church each Sunday at 8 p.m. August dates feature speakers George Thom ison of Sul Ross, Rev. Robert E. Peterson, Rev. Carl Lawson, and Mrs. J. F. Bohannan from local churches.
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Alpine Ministrial Alliance
First Presbyterian Church
George Thom
Ison
Sul Ross
Robert E. Peterson
First Christian Church
Carl Lawson
First Methodist Church
J. F. Bohannan
Church of the Nazarene
Little League Results and Schedule From Last Week
The record lists results from July 28 to August 3 with Bakers defeating Model 9 to 4 and 4 to 1, M System beating Fort Davis 7 to 1, Morrison’s 8 to 2, and Model 4 to 3. A game is set for August 9 with Bakers facing Fort Davis and Morrison’s playing FATHER DIES obituary notes Fred Williams away in Wagoner Oklahoma after his father T. E. Williams dies at 87 following a long illness, father to Mrs. L. W. Bridges of Mt. Vernon Texas.
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Bakers
Fort Davis
Morrison’s
Fred Williams
Wagoner Okla
T. E. Williams
L. W. Bridges
Mt. Vernon
Tex
First Christian Church
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Amblin
Big Bend and
With Jim Glasscock
Leo Craft
Lobo Theatre
House of Crafts
Jean
Sun
Mrs
Woodrow Laughlin
Alice
Otis Seales
Lone Star Quicksilver
Fletcher
Fresno
Maggie Mine
Terlingua Mercury Corp
Pecos
Baptist
SCS
Cotton Kings
Arizona
Voxes
Allan Newsom
Morrison
Monet M System
Baker
Ss Sd
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