Sheriff Proposes Brewster County Drag Club for Youth Races
Sheriff Jim Skinner endorses a youth drag club to channel teen automobile racing under supervision. The plan mirrors successful programs in Fort Stockton and Pecos with a caliche strip to start, possibly asphalt later. Races would run weekly on weekends and members pledge to report drag racing on public roads.
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Jim Skinner
Brewster County
Fort Stockton
Big Lake
Pecos
San Angelo
Odessa
Abilene
Alpine
Rush Moody elected Alpine Legion post commander
Alpine Texas July 30 Rush Moody was elected commander of the Alpine American Legion Post. Other officers named include Lee Kokernot as vice commander and M L Hopson adjutant. The Bloys Camp meeting of the Davis Mountains opens its 43rd annual session on Aug 16. Brewster Democrats elected delegates to conventions, J. D. Jackson named permanent chairman. A gap of social notes follows with visits, travel toward El Paso, and local entertainment highlights.
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West Texas Press Association
Texas Press Association
National Editorial Association
Texas Press Service
Foreman Aid Ranch
Big Bend Park
Fort Davis
Marathon
Avalanche
Alpine
Texas
Rush Moody
Alpine American Legion
Lee Kokernot
M. L. Hopson
Walker Harrison
Morris Metofsky
Felix Garrett
P. H. Wilkes
W. T. Johnson
S. E. Witwer
Bloys
Davis Mountains
Brewster County
Joe Graham
John Perkins
A. F. Robinson
W. van Sickle
A. L. Brantley
Harry V. Fisher
Jim P. Wilson
Benjamin F. Berkeley
Beverly Greenwood
A. E. Owens
A. M
Cade Arrives as Alpine High Assistant Coach
Coach Clay Cade and family moved to Alpine and will reside at 201 West Anson Street where he is slated to serve as assistant coach at Alpine High School. A huming bird performs a backward flight as a noted stunt.
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Clay Cade
Alpine
W. Anson St
Cade
Alpine High School
Texas retirement, disability and death compensation amendment
Texan constitutional amendment proposes state retirement fund for officers and employees with tax levy authority. It restricts participation for certain retirement systems, outlines funding limits, and directs a 1957 special election with for and against ballots. The governor is to issue the proclamation and publish the amendment.
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State of
Texas
State of Texas
Treasury
United States
Permanent University
Texas proposed amendment to boost aid for aged blind and children
House Joint Resolution No 2 proposes an amendment to Article LI to raise the maximum monthly payment to needy aged persons from state funds from $20 to $25 per month and increase the yearly outlay from state funds for aid to the aged, blind, and dependent children to $47,000,000, with limits tied to federal funds and a public inspection provision. The amendment would be submitted to voters on the November 1957 election day.
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HOUSE
Texas
State OF
United States
Omnibus
State Department of Public Welfare
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James W. Glasx
Jean Glass Mayo Cleveland Hallie Stillwell
Marsbell Miller
Callie Holt
Anna Lee Cook
Walter Skinner
el Paso
Carlsbad Caverns
Limpia Canyon
W. W. Negley
Negley
John Gillett
Alpine Lumber Co
J. W. Gentry
White Mountains
New Mexico
Ray McNeill
Vaughn Frazer
Los Angeles
G. H. Yates
Jimmy Fahey
Ted Hobbs
Terlingua
Glen Springs
Mattie Belle Slaughter
Mr. Hobbs
Clifton L. Moss
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Bob
Raf
Chevron Service
Holland
Paster
Pearl
Texas Beer
Texas Liquor Control Board
Pearl Brewing Company
Pearl Brewing Co
San Antonio
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