Alpine teachers lead reading workshop gains highlighted
A report from Alpine Central and Alpine Centennial teachers at the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading convention at Sul Ross College notes 400 attendees, including 22 Alpine teachers who paid their own way for three years. Dr. Guy Bond cites achievement spreads across grades seven through eight, with Alpine classes showing seven year plus gaps in reading, yet overall strong progress and projected improvement in the central reading program.
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Texas Association For the Improvement of Reading
Sul Ross College
Alpine Central
Alpine
Centennial
Hols
Guy Bond
Texas Association For the
Sul Ross
Jean Vrai
Bond
Don Burgess
AHS Council
Linda Kay
Miss Weverts
Texas
General Alpine
Sealed bids invited for removal of Alpine lots at OT Addition
Proposals addressed to P M Miller c o Southwestern Bell of Alpine Texas invite bids on removing and releasing Lots 9 and 10 Block 29 OT Addition. The Garnett Place house with 8 rooms and 3 baths may be inspected via phone 2136. Owner may accept or reject all offers.
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P. M. Miller
c/o Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co
Alpine
Texas
Old Garnett Place
Alpine Texas Passes Water Charge Reform Ordinance
The city commissions of Alpine Texas approve Ordinance 326 amending water rates. The minimum monthly charge becomes 3 000 gallons for 3.00 dollars. Rates then apply 0.0 cents per thousand for 7 000 more, 10 cents for next 10 000, and 20 cents above 20 000. Effective September 1 1985.
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Alpine
Texas
A. D
Hugh S. Whe
City of A
Frightening Shirt Sours Banquet for Cuban Delegation
Tony Pizzo, longtime Ybor City figure, canceled his usual cheerful demeanor at a Tampa banquet for visiting Cubans after revealing mass X-ray results from the tuberculosis association. He was advised to undergo a thorough medical examination. The next day he appeared in public wearing a metallic shirt design that highlighted the chest, drawing attention to his lungs.
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Tampa
Fla
Tony Pizzo
Ybor City
Tuberculosis Association
Tony
Michigan Leads Way Abolishing Capital Punishment in 1847
In 1847 Michigan became the first state to abolish capital punishment, marking a milestone in criminal justice reform. The move ended executions in the territory and set a precedent for humane punishment policies nationwide.
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Michigan
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