Alpine social notes include Walker visitors and local travels
Amblin around reports Rev and Mrs Walker of Dallas visiting Mr and Mrs Bernal Slight. Bruce Johnson of Dallas and family noted in travels from Big Bend to Dallas. Dr and Mrs Lockhart return from Austin and Houston with post graduate study. Weather references and local temp comparisons punctuate the Alpine scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Dallas
Bernal Slight
Richard White
el Paso
W. E. Lockhart
Austin
Houston
Teachers to Study Area Geology Across West Texas
Thirty three science teachers from 14 states join a Texas A&M University Earth Science Institute to tour geology at Edwards Plateau Guadalupe Mountains Big Bend Carlsbad Caverns and Davis Mountains Aug 15 20. Dr Melvin C Schroeder leads the trip with field stops at Carlsbad Caverns Van Horn Alpine Alpine Boat Mountain Terlingua Santa Elena Canyon Chisos Fort Pena Alpine Fort Davis Rock Pile State Park McDonald Observatory Wild Rose Pass Davis Mountains State Park Sanderson Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas Agm University
West Texas
Edwards Plateau
Guadalupe Mountains
Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns
Davis Mountains
Melvin C. Schroeder
AGM
van Horn
Alpine
Boat Mountain
Terlingua
Santa Elena Canyon
Chisos Mountains
Fort Pena
Fort Davis
Rock Pile State Park
McDonald Observatory
Wild Rose Pass
Sanderson
del Rio
Alpine Public Schools names 1964 65 faculty
The Alpine school board announced the assigned staff for the 1964 65 year. The list includes Jack G. Brock as Superintendent and Charles E. Wade as Principal of Alpine High School along with numerous teachers across elementary, middle, and high school grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Public
Jack G. Brock
Alpine High School
Clarence L. Winn
James T. Banks
Joe A. Boyd
Mary F. Boysen
Kenneth J. Burleson
Jo A. Ford
Billy E. Cowell
James C. Lee
Billie H. Lynn
Jeanne S. Pate
Higinio B. Pena
Dorothy E. Perryman
William C. Kouitz
Albert W. Landers
Donald G. Satterwhite
Melvin P. Slover
Flora G. Sutton
Johnnie F. Weyerts
Myrtle F. Whiteside
Billie J. Williams
Anna G. Woodruff
Alpine School Board approves five new staff members
The Alpine Public School System board approved five new staff members including Mrs. Peggy Ann Hardegree and Fantis Sexton, accepted resignations for four personnel, and set a milk bid from Price's Creameries Inc. at 0.545 per pint. The board will send members and Supt. Jack Brock to an Austin educational conference on Sept. 27-28 and pursue steps toward a new vocational program for students aiming to learn skilled trades after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Peggy Ann Hardegree
Orville T. Brey
Mary G. Sexton
Fantis Sexton
Billie H. Lynn
J. F. Richardson
Mickey L. Baird
John S. McCabe
Robert C. Gard
Price's Creameries Inc
Jack Brock
Austin
Park Work Camps On The Agenda For Regional Meet
The Texas Municipal League Region IV hosts a Friday meeting in Alpine and Marfa with 130 attendees from 34 West Texas towns. Registration is 3 to 5 p m at Alpine City Hall followed by a 6:30 p m cocktail hour and 7:30 p m dinner at Alpine Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marfa
Texas Municipal League
West Texas
Alpine Country Club
Clyde McFarland
Judson Williams
el Paso
Bill Winter
Gene Hendryx
Bill Collyns
Midland Reporter -Telegram
George Zachariah
Big Spring
Kenneth Stucke
Fort Davis
Big, Bend National Park
Camino del Rio
Dam Project Favored by Public Meeting in Alpine
At Alpine High School auditorium Monday night residents voted to apply for a feasibility survey of a flood control dam in Ranger Canyon on the southwestern edge of The Big Bend area. Ed Thomas of Pecos outlined steps, costs, and the need for unanimous local support before proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine High School
Ranger Canyon
Alpine
Board of Supervisors
Big Bend
Thomas
Presidio Oil Test to Drill Permian Wildcat in Texas
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co. plans a 2 6000-foot Permian Leonard wildcat in Presidio County. The No. 1 Allison term is 21 miles south-southwest of Marfa and 14 miles west of Perdit. Location sits 1980 feet from the south and west lines of 33-WJF-9-TCRR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Presidio County
Allison
Marfa
Perdit
City to Pickup Old Garbage Cans
City officials agree to collect old garbage cans. Residents may call the City Office at TE7 2212 to arrange disposal. A list of names will be taken and a pickup truck will visit on dates to be determined.
Terry Rites Held Here
Funeral services were held for Mrs. W. H. Terry Sr. 82 prominent pioneer ranch woman in Alpine. She died Monday in Brewster County Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. Survivors include a daughter and two sons with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Local relatives and friends attended the service at the family residence. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Terry
Terry
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Kendall County
Thomas Marian
Gourley
Alpine
Billy Ward
Otis Kimball
Billy Meriwether
Dick Rogers
P. F. Younger
Dumas
W. H. Terry Jr
King Terry Sr
T. le Gourley
Kendalia
Morgan Terry Jr
Houston
Weldon Terry
Wichita Falls
Phillip Terry
Beeville
Lorrayn Thomas
Fresno
Hawkins
Odessa
Fort Davis
Maria
George Burnett
200 Youths Would Get Training in Big Bend Camps
Interior Department informs U S Senator Yarborough that 200 youths would be assigned to work camps in Big Bend National Park under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. A 100 man camp would be at the old K-Bar ranch site near park HQ, with a second 100 man camp planned at Castelon on the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend National Park
Congress
Interior Department
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
K-Bar
Park
Castelon
Rio Grande
Yarborough
Big Bend Park
Civilian Conservation Corps
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
City Buys Ford Pickup for $1583.93 at Auction
City council approved a 1964 half ton Ford pickup from Brewster County Motors at a low bid of 1583.93. Other bids were 1655.33 for a 1964 International from Moore's General Store, 1648.95 for a Chevrolet 196 GMC from Casner Motor Co., and 1686.95. The council also approved street closure near Our Lady of Peace School during recess, sought city attorney applicants, approved several water meters, and discussed airport lights and unsafe structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Brewster County Motors
Moore's General Store
International
Casner Motor Co
Chevrolet
GMC
Our Lady of Peace School
Alfred Creigh Jr
Daughert
Id Reed
Local visits and a degree pursuit in Alpine region
Mrs. Jesse Hofacker of Lubbock plans a weekend in Alpine visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stovell. Mrs. Floyd Mullenix of Lubbock will join her former Diane Ritter and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ritter for the weekend. Jay Chancellor of Fort Stockton toured Alpine with his wife and children. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mayberry and daughter Linda visited Mrs. Mayberry’s mother Mrs. Virgil Miller this past week. Bobby Keid Killion of Alpine seeks a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Texas A&M University with completion set for Aug 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Hofacker
Lubbock
Alpine
Jack Stovell
Floyd Mullenix
Dan Ritter
Diane Ritter
Jay Chancellor
Fort Stockton
Jack Mayberry
Linda
Jack Miller
San Antonio
College Station
Bobby Keid Killion
Texas Agm University
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Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Hugh White
Terrell
Texas
Bruce Johnson
Bruce
Southwestern
Independent Newspaper Markets, Inc
Marfa Army Flying Field
Bill Sohl
Fritz Kahl
John S. Woodard
Laredo
Rio
Woodard
Phoebe To Pope
Barbara Jean Clark
Arizona
California
Centennial Elementary
Charles E. Wade
Goldie A. Bristol
Olivia J. Lane
Mary L. Stovell
Mary J. Wade
Edith V. Hale
Evelyn E. Ritter
Margaret H. Graham
Jonnie S. Joyce
Grace I. Hampton
James A. Blanton
Ruth R. Beard
Sara J. Bierschwabe
Peggy A. Hardegree
Urbano D. Rios
Minerva C. Uranga
Sondra A. Lee
Fontis Sexton
Guy C. Woodruff
Ruby K. Hill
LaNelle L. Turner
Jo D. Barber
Alice R. Olson
Mary R. Briggs
Fern P. Young
Mary O. Kay
Erin M. Shearer
Helen E. McLean
Jane S. Mills
Frank G. Snow
Ida M. Williams
David, Forbes
Mary D. Winn
Lou T. Reid
Carol T. Lewis
Ronnie Minica
Pecos
Ronnie
Pete Shouppe
Municipal League
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