Sul Ross enrollment rises in second summer session
Sul Ross College reports higher enrollment for the second summer semester led by 526 regular students and 300 more if extra credit is counted. The mix includes 325 graduate students, a 7,200 mile Canada tour for credit, and about 150 expected summer graduates Aug 20 with Sen. A M Aikin speaking. Prospects for fall show 225 freshmen. West Texas Korean veterans may boost attendance. Alpine chamber backs recruitment with Texas newspaper ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
Bryan Wildenthal
Texas Association For Improvement of Reading
Canada
Sul Ross
G. P. Smith
A. M. Aikin
Wildenthal
West Texas
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Internationals Defeat Fort Stockton in 5-2 Win
The Alpine Internationals earned their seventh straight win by beating the Fort Stockton Veterans 5-2. Dan Valenzuela pitched six hitless innings with six strikeouts, and batted in two runs. Teammates James Gonzales, Scotty, Dan Bustamente and Robert Hernandez had two hits each. Sunday they host two games at 2 p.m. against the Big Spring Aztecs and the Barstow Stars, with one seven inning game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Internationals
Fort Stockton
Dan Valenzuela
Vets
Valenzuela
James Gonzales
Scotty
Dan Bustamente
Robert Hernandez
Ints
Big Spring Aztecs
Barstow Stars
Pyote Air Base
Judge Slight III a Brewster County Pioneer Ill at Home
Former county judge R B Slight senior, noted Brewster County pioneer, is seriously ill at his North Fifth Street home after ten days of illness with little change reported as of yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slight III
R. B. Slight
Brewster County
North Fifth St
Plymouth Oil Seismograph Crews To Stay Indefinitely
Plymouth Oil Co official said a seismograph crew will stay today or tomorrow and housing for 12 families is being arranged. The Gulf crew, expected around Aug 1 per last week’s Avalanche, has arrived and both teams will remain here indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Plymouth Oil Co
Plymouth
G. C. McDaniel
McDaniel
Dr Selvig's Brother Dies in California
Dr. T C Selvig learned Sunday of the death of his brother C G Selvig age 75 at his Santa Monica home California. A former Minnesota congressman he served six years in the U S House. He received Minnesota's Distinguished Achievement Award last spring. The body was shipped to Crookston Minnesota for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selvig
T. C. Selvig
C. G. Selvig
Santa Monica
Cal
Minnesota
U. S. House of Representatives
University of Minnesota
Crookston
Minn
Cowboys Lead Southwestern Semi-Pro Play With Two Wins
Alpine Cowboys defeated the Big Spring Broncs 11 to 1 and then beat the Ysleta Aztecs 6 to 0 in Southwestern semi pro tournament play. Pitcher Tommy Bowers spun three hits and nine strikeouts for Alpine, while Pete Swain homered in both games and Parsons hit a homer in the Ysleta contest. The Broncs withdrew from the Longhorn league and cancellations followed. The Cowboys remained undefeated in tournament action and were set to play their next game last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring Broncs
Big Spring
Alpine Cowboys
el Paso
Ysleta Aztecs
Tommy Bowers
Russell
Linker
Cowboys
Pete Swain
Pokes
Broncs
Kokernot Field
Longhorn
Creel
Snow
Avalanche
College sponsors summer weekly excursions for Sul Ross students
Sul Ross College continues summer trips after a lapse, with students visiting McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis on monthly Wednesday nights. Last weekend a bus group toured Chihuahua City, with faculty and staff accompanying. This weekend plans include Carsbad Caverns, and next week trips to Ojinaga and Big Bend National Park organized by college staff and chaired by Dr. C. B. Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Bryan Wildenthal
Chihuahua City
Stather Thomas
Sul Ross
T. H. Etheridge
Glenn Burgess
Thomas
Carsbad Caverns
Virginia Link
Wally Johnson
Miltin Hill
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Rio Grande
Presidio
Big Bend National Park
C. B. Casey
Bevington Reed
Downtown alleys paved alongside Alpine paving drive
City offices report new paving on downtown alleys behind buildings facing Holland avenue from Seventh Street to Third Street and a block and a half south toward College Avenue. Work extends to streets between Holland Avenue and the railroad and to railroad crossings on Seventh and Fifth Streets, with County Commissioner H Hernandez backing the Seventh and Fifth Street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Holland Avenue
Seventh St
Third St
College Ave
Holland Ave
Seventh
Fifth
H. C. Hernandez
Soldier Finishes Training and Heads to Monterey
Donald W. Newton, stationed at Brooke and Kelly AFBs for seven months, has completed a year of study in a predicted language at Kelly AFB and is assigned to Monterey California for six months of advanced Russian language schooling. He will report August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Newton
Brooke and
Kelly A. F
Elmer Newton
Kelly Afb
Monterey
Cal
Crawford Insurance Agency Moves to New Hq on Sixth
The Crawford Insurance Agency relocated last weekend from the Holland hotel building to the former Fabric shop quarters on North Sixth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Insurance Agency
Holland Hotel
Fabric Shop
North Sixth St
AHS Bucks Announce 2AA Football Schedule and Roster
Alpine High School unveils its first 2AA schedule with 10 games nine at home and one road tilt. Coaches Curtis Kelley and Pete Bromley assemble a 12 lettermen nucleus led by backs Dickie Allen and Duane Smith and end Scotty Escareno as the Bucks face Fabens Pecos Crane and Marfa among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Kelley
Pete Bromley
Alpine High School
Bucks
Texas
Fabens
Pecos
Sul Ross Lobos
Lobos
San Marcos
Alpine
Sanderson
del Rio
McCamey
Iraan
Ft. Stockton
Monahans
Crane
Marfa
Kelley
Dickie Allen
Duane Smith
Scotty Escareno
Robert Galinda
Garry Henderson
Juan Carrillo
Luis P. Hernandez
Don McNamara
Norman Miller
Raul Molinar
Armando Moreno
Andy Owen
Isidoro Salgado
Jose Sabin
Jake Watson
Jimmy Matlock
Jack Burgess
Freddie Davis
Buck Machine
Bromley
W. L. Gillispie
Midland-Odessa
Alpine ranch man injured by accidental gun discharge
Keesey Kimball, an Alpine rancher, was hurt Sunday when a 22 caliber automatic pistol on his car seat discharged during a rabbit hunt with Thad Corkins. The bullet passed through one thigh and lodged in the other. he was improving satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesey Kimball
Thad Corkins
Senate approves park land purchase in Big Bend Texas
The Senate passed a bill authorizing the purchase of 8,800 acres of non-federal lands within Big Bend National Park in Texas. The measure moves to the White House as Interior committee notes past purchases of about 699,000 acres with state funds have exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Big Bend National Park
Texas
White House
Senate Interior Committee
Bell System Takes Over Alpine Telephone Plant
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. assumed operations of the Alpine exchange on August 1 after purchasing the Alpine from Del Rio and Wintergarden Telephone Co. District manager Bill Yeatts said Alpine, Sanderson, and Marathon will join his district of 17 West Texas towns serving more than 6,000 telephones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
del Rio
Mr. Yeatts
Southwestern Bell
South
West Texas
Wintergarden Co
Yeatts
Well Known Poet Speaks at Rotary Lion Meet
Robert P. Trisman Coffin, famed American poet, spoke at a joint Alpine Lions and Rotarians meeting at the Holland hotel Tuesday noon. He read several of his best known poems and later addressed an all college assembly at Labor College with about 90 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Trisman Coffin
Holland Hotel
Antelope Hunting Schedule Revealed by Texas Commission
Texas Game and Fish commission in Houston outlined 1953 migratory game seasons with zones for waterfowl and dove. North and south zones propose October 30 and November 13 openings. if denied November 6 would start a statewide opener. Panhandle antelope season runs October 20-24 and 27-31. Big Bend antelope October 1-6 with possible extensions. Chinese ring-necked pheasant shot dates set for December with two cock limit. Quail limits in Panhandle reduced to six per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Game and Fish Commission
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas
Fish and Wildlife Service
Rio Grande Valley
Big Bend
Erwester
Jeff Davis
Pecos
Presidio
Hudspeth
Culberson
Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma
It's a Good Old World We're Living In Kind Hands Aid Unknown Girl
Former Alpine resident H. G. Dutch Gilbert helped an unknown ill girl near his business without questions. He provided iced towels water and cracked ice while awaiting an ambulance, showing quiet generosity that impressed the Houston Press reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Press
H. G. “Dutch” Gilbert
Mae M. Ament
Gilbert
Prince’s
Houston
Reading conference expected 300 attendees next week
Alpine records show July precipitation totaling 2.77 inches with eight rainy days including July 7 10 inches and July 29 0.06 inches. Through July this year local total is 5.82 inches against 9.22 inches last year, with recent scattered showers nearby but Alpine reporting only traces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Davis Mountains
Alpine
Alpine Auto Crash Injures Funeral Owner and Damages Car
Charles Livingston owner of Livingston Funeral home was seriously injured when his ambulance collided with a car driven by Glenn Faves and Norman Miller as they turned into the Alpine college campus entrance. Faves faces yielding right of way charges. Ricardo Sotelo of Monahans was seriously hurt in a separate crash northeast of Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Livingston
Livingston Funeral Home
Chas, Jr
Glenn Faves
Norman Miller
Alpine
College
Ricardo Sotelo
Monahans
Young Eaves
County Lets Second Test Drilling Contract in Brewster County
After a year lapse a second drilling contract is let for the Louis Lewenthal ranch in southwestern Brewster County about 12 miles southwest of Terlingua and south of the Quicksilver mining district. E W Stuart and W W Spacek of Houston are the lessees. Drilling must begin within 60 days to reach 2500 feet for commercial production across seven sections in Block 341 TX By Co. The area was previously leased by Lewenthal to independents last year, but the contract defaulted and only test cores were produced. The new test is 35 miles south of the Gulf Mitchell test in eastern Sid e County near a serpentine plug with 1500 feet exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lewenthal
Brewster County
Terlingua
Quicksilver
E. W. Stuart
W. W. Spacek
Houston
Block 341
By. Co
Lewenthal
Spacek
Side County
Drive-In Manager Helps Customer in Busy Lot
A Prince's Drive-In manager in Houston assisted a customer with ice water and towels during a peak day. The incident occurred while the manager’s father-in-law, C. W. Prince, was on vacation, and the helper downplayed any unusual actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gilbert
Main
Houston
Gilbert
C. W. Prince
Outstanding Educators Of Nation At Sul Ross Conference
Nearly 300 educators gather August 9 13 for the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading conference at Sul Ross college. Dr William Eller Dr Mabel Snedaker and Dr Matilda Bailey head the program with remedial reading emphasis and a 12 year reading plan. Recreation includes a Big Bend film watermelon feast square dance barbecue at Prude ranch and a Scenic Loop tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross College
William Eller
Reading Laboratory
Oklahoma U
Matilda Bailey
Texas Association For the Improvement of
University of Oklahoma
Mabel Snedaker
University of Iowa
The
American Book Co
G. P. Smith
Berta Lassiter
Alpine
Eller
Snedaker
University of Elementary School
College of Education
Iowa U
State Dept
Bremerhaven
Germany
America
Big Bend National Park
Lon Garrison
Sul Ross
Prude Ranch
Big Bend Memorial Museum
Bell appoints Gilbert Eimann to lead Alpine operations
Gilbert Eimann recently of Monahans arrives in Alpine to head commercial operations for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co in the region. He has two years with the company and previously worked four months in Midland. The Bell system recently acquired Del Rio and Winter Garden Telephone Co holdings in Alpine and several other exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Eimann
Monahans
Alpine
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Midland
Bell System
del Rio & Winter Garden Telephone Co
Regents Meet in Alpine Set for August Session
The board of regents of state teachers colleges will convene in Alpine on August 14 and 15, chaired by Charles P. McGaha of Wichita Falls. John C. Calhoun of Corsicana serves as vice president with Claude Isbell of Austin as executive secretary, and members include William L. Kerr Midland H L Mills Hongston Newton S Harrell Claude Miss Emma Mae Brotte Dallas J S Woodward Terrell Frank Barnes Cleveland and Frank E White Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents of
State Teachers Colleges
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross College
Charles P. McGaha
Wichita Falls
John C. Calhoun
Corsicana
Claude Isbell
Austin
William L. Kerr
Midland
H. L. Mills
Hongston
Newton S. Harrell
Claude
Emma Mae Brotte
Marshall
J. S. Woodward
Dallas
Barbecue Honors Poet Robert P. Coffman at Prude Ranch
Mrs Kathryn Walker and Misses Alice Owens and Charlotte Slight, Sul Ross students, attended a barbecue at the Prude ranch near Fort Davis Tuesday honoring American poet Robert P Coffman who spoke at the college and Alpine Rotary Lion clubs. Sponsored by Sul Ross English majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Walker
Alice Owens
Charlotte Slight
Sul Ross College
Prude Ranch
Fort Davis
Robert P. Tristman Coffman
Alpine Rotary Lion Clubs
Newsom Family Plans California Vacation Route
Mr and Mrs Sherman Newsom and their son left last Saturday for a trip to California. They will visit relatives in Santa Monica and San Francisco and on returning plan to see the Grand Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Sherman Newsom and Son
California
Santa Monica
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
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Plymouth Oil
Chamber of Compree
Texas Assn
Allin W. Leavell
AHS
del Rio & W. Company
Rotary
Lion Meet
W. E. Duncan
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mattie McNeill
Ray
Roswell
N. M
Board of Regents
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