64th Annual Bloys Encampment Begins at Fort Davis
Fort Davis reports the 64th annual Bloys Camp Meeting starts August 18 and runs through August 25. Preachers include L D Anderson, J Chess Levern, S L Joekel, and P D O'Brien. Merrill heads the association with Hendren and Burns as superintendents and Kelly as Sunday school chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Bloys
L. D. Anderson
First Christian Church
Fort Worth
J. Chess Levern
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
San Antonio
S. L. Joekel
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
P. D. O’brien
First Baptist Church
Big Spring
Merrill
Alpine Independent School District approves 1953 54 budget
The Alpine district board approved spending 242 887 50 to educate 1 000 Alpine children for 1953 54, about 10 000 less than 1952 53. The cut reflects a 4 percent reduction mainly from teachers salaries and staff eliminations. Attendance included Mr and Mrs John Bumgardner and other local PTA leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Independent School District
Alpine
John Bumgardner
Bumgardner
Central Pta
Lynn Matthews
PTA
D. J. Pollock
Scouts To Present Camp Demonstration In Alpine This Week
The Alpine Boy Scouts plan a two day demonstration camp Friday and Saturday August 14 15 on the vacant lot opposite Youngs Home Furniture on 5th street. Scouts will show camp setup cooking first aid knot tying measuring distance and height and other camping skills for public viewing. A swimming meet for Big Bend district Scouts from Alpine and Marfa is set for Sunday August 16 at the Marfa pool from 4 to 6 p m Alpine Scouts will depart Mist Church at 3 p m and return after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Boy Scouts
Young’s ‘Home Furniture Co
5Th Street
Big Bend
Marfa
Alpine
Mist
C. E. White
Jurors Summoned for District Court Term
Jurors to serve during the upcoming district court term are summoned to appear at 10 a m next Monday. Held in jail awaiting grand jury action are Marlass Byrd Cole and James Thomas Cole of Alabama. Grand jurors include Sam Adams and Tom Kent. petit jurors include R W Fisk and Herman Gonzales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlass Byrd Cole
James Thomas Cole
Alabama
Cousins
Grandview Courts
Jimmy Fierro
Alpine
Cruz Flores
Marathon Depot
Sam Adams
Wm. C. Donnell
C. W. Davis
Pete Gallego Jr
Tom Connor
James Kemp
Joe Clark
J. D. Holman
D. M. Bennett
Carlos Dunn Jr
A. J. Coe
D. L. Brown
Paul Forchheimer
Wayne Green
Tom Kent
R. W. Fisk
Herbert Wright
Johnnie Bregg
Herman Gonzales
David Kokernot
Robin Lafarelle
Bryan Kelley
Levy Roark
E. E. Scarbrough
J. Frank Woodward
W. B. Ward
J. L. Waller
J. Y. Walker
D. D. Thomas
King Terry Jr
Dan Ritter
W. T. Powell
W. H. Perryman
J. W. Pate
Ray Newsom
Ros
Alpine Doctor Chosen for Rockefeller Africa Assignment
Dr. Robert H. Kokernot of Alpine, a Rockefeller Foundation Medicine and Public Health staff appointee, will go to South Africa to join the South African Institute for Medical Research. He earned a VMD from Texas A&M in 1946, an MD from Baylor in 1950, and an MPH from Johns Hopkins in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Kokernot
Rockefeller Foundation
Division of Medicine and Public Health
South Africa
South African Institute For Medical Research
Kokernot
Texas A. & M. College
Baylor University
Johns Hopkins
87Th Inffantry
South Pacific
Jan
Peggy
Walter H. Kokernot
Edith ‘Babcock
Sonora
Texas
New York
Ex Sheriff Clarence Hord Sr. Dies at 76 in Alpine
Former Brewster county official and rancher dies suddenly at his West Alpine home at 9 15 a m after a brief illness. He served 14 years as Prec 1 commissioner and four terms as sheriff assessor tax collector. Survived by son Alonzo and son Clarence Jr. Funeral at First Methodist Church with Masonry honors at Elm Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hord Sr
Brewster County
West Alpine
Hord
Mr. Hord
Goliad
Wm. J
Annie B. Hord
Alpine
Larkin
Prec. 1
J. C. Bird
Otho Bunton
Marfa
Alonzo
Ora Coker
el Paso
Clarence Jr
Methodist Church
Alpine Blue Lodge
First Methodist Church
Carl Lawson
Masonic Fraternity
Elm Grove Cemetery
New Texas Vehicle Inspection Period Set for Sept to Apr
Texas motorists will be required to have inspections from September 15, 1953, to April 15, 1954 under the modified Motor Vehicle Inspection law. Col Homer Garrison Jr. said the Public Safety commission will confirm the dates on August 26, the acts effective date. The old law lapses August 25, with no inspections after that time. The new period covers brakes lighting horns rear view mirrors and windshield wipers. He urged timely inspections to avoid a last minute rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
State Public Safety Commission
Sul Ross Players to stage Othello August 17 18
Sul Ross Players present Shakespeare’s Othello in the main auditorium at 8 p.m. on August 17 and 18 under Dr Charles S Mudd. Cast includes Dan Blocker as Othello and Peggy Brunson as Desdemona with tickets 60 cents for adults and 30 cents for students at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mask and Slipper Club
Sul Ross
Othello
William Shakespeare
Charles S. Mudd
Dan Blocker
Desdemona
Peggy Brunson
Iago
Jim Stoicheff
Cassio
Charles Goetting
Rodrigo
Carrol Lassiter
Brabancio
Ralph Sigala
Duke of Venice
Hector Barrera
Montano
Joe Castro
Amelia
Eva Mae Eaton
Bianca
Margaret Phillips
Lodovico
Holmes Easley
Gratiano
George Spelvin
Sul Ross Players
Attend Hord Funeral
Out of town relatives came for the Clarence Hord Sr. funeral Tuesday. Grand-niece Mrs. Norris Kelton of Beaumont and sister in law Mrs. Evan Hord of Del Rio attended. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Tiel Bishop of Carta Valley and Mrs. Carroll Harper of Del Rio. Ed Hord could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hord
Clarence Hord Sr
Norris Kelton
Beaumont
Evan Hord
del Rio
Tiel Bishop
Carta Valley
Carroll Harper
Bishop
Harper
Eisenhower signs Big Bend land purchase bill
President Eisenhower signed a law authorizing the Interior Secretary to acquire the remaining privately owned lands in Big Bend National Park along the Texas border. Rep. Ken Regan said 8 876 acres valued at about 80 000 dollars are involved with purchase starting after Park Service approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Interior
Big Bend National Park
Texas-Mexico
Ken Regan
Texas
National Park Service
Lon Garrison
Congress
Cartledge Estate
Castalon
Rio Grande
Solis
Jesse Gilmer
Don Thomas
Garrison
City Awards Drill Contract for New Water Well
The Alpine city commission awarded a contract to R. W. Gooden of Alpine to drill a new water well in a newly surveyed area four and three quarter miles north of Alpine on the H. L. Korkenot and Son ranch. The well will reach 500 feet, with drilling to start in 7 to 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Gooden
Alpine
H. L. Kokernot & Son
Fort Davis Highway
Marathon Girl Named Instructor at Wayland College
Miss Diana G. Hampton of Marathon is named instructor in business administration at Wayland College for 1953 54. She holds a BBA and MEd, taught at Pecos High School, and earned Alpha Chi and Kappa Delta Pi honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Diana G. Hampton
Marathon
Wayland College
Sul Ross
Alpha Chi
National Honor Fraternity
Kappa Delta Pi
National Education Fraternity
Pecos
Teachers Association
Business and Professional Women's Club
First Baptist Church
Cowboys win sixth Southwestern tournament title in El Paso
Alpine Cowboys claim their sixth Southwestern mi pro tournament crown in El Paso after a 19 7 final game victory over Jal New Mexico Gassers. H L Kokernot Jr announces national semi pro Wichita tournament trip with a tentative player list led by DiPrimio Chandler Stevenson Swain and Creel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Cowboys
el Paso
Pokes
White Sands Proving Grounds
Biggs Field
Ysleta Aztecs
N. M
Gassers
Wichita
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Cowboys
Kas
Tom Chandler
DiPrimio
Chandler
Stevenson
Jal
Snow
Pete Swain
Swain
Creel
Tomlison
Russell
Linker
Carpenter
Cree
Caruthers
Ellis
Stout
Mallett Stevenson
Bowers
Parsons
Simpson
Tomlinson
Alpine Cowboys Season Batting Report
Alpine Cowboys post a team batting line of 245 hits in 741 at bats for a .331 average. The summary highlights strong hitting across the lineup and key contributors leading the season performance.
Mudd Accepts New Post After Three Years at Sul Ross
Chas. R. Mudd longtime Sul Ross college faculty member in Speech and Dramatics will leave with his family at the end of summer for Los Angeles where he has accepted a position at Los Angeles State College. Corpus Christi residents Mr. and Mrs. Russell Duncan were guests with the Vogt and Kimball households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Page
Marathon
Mr. Page
Chas. R. Mudd
Sul Ross College
Sul Ross
Los Angeles
Mr. Mudd
Los Angeles State College
Russell Duncan
Corpus Christi
Paul Vogt
C. F. Kimball
Travel US 90 boosters plan tourist campaign at Alpine meeting
More than 25 Travel US 90 Association members met in the Sul Ross Fine Arts auditorium with Dr. Wildenthal welcoming them. The group discussed promoting US 90 as a scenic cross‑country highway linking the Gulf coast to the Southwest and Mexico, with plans for signs, promotional maps, baggage stickers, and youth performances in border towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Wildenthal
Sul Ross College
US 90 Assn
Fine Arts
Association
America
Gulf Coast
Alpine
Glenn Buress
West Texas Historical Museum
Sul Ross
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
Wildenthal
State College
C. L. Baskett
Travel US 90 Assn
Ralph de Sola
Plains
Big Bend National Park
H. S. Sanborn
National Park Concessions
Big Bend
L. L. Lewis
Benjamin F. Berkeley
Travel US 90
Aikin to Speak at Sul Ross Commencement Exercises
State Senator A M Aikin Jr will deliver the commencement address for Sul Ross college summer session ceremonies on August 20. One hundred thirty five graduates from Texas counties and other states, including 91 master’s and 44 bachelor’s degrees, will be honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Sul Ross College
A. M. Aikin Jr
Aikin
Bowie
Cass
Delta
Franklin
Hopkins
Lamar
Marion
Morris
Red River
Titus
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Gilmer-Aikin
Paris
Lamar County
Sul Ross
Alpine Man Dies In Plane Crash Near Home
Alonzo Cash of Alpine, 25, died from injuries after a two seater plane stalled near the Echols farm landing strip. Roy Echols, 23, the pilot, suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive. Cash, a Korean War veteran, had worked as a Metzger’s dairy distributor with his father Lonnde Cash. Survivors include his parents and sister, all of Alpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin del Rio
Alonzo Cash
Alpine
Cash
Roy Echols
Leroy Echols
Coahoma
Echols
Lucas Family Visits Relatives in California
Mr and Mrs George Lucas and son Georgie and Mrs Lucille Stone of San Francisco arrive last Saturday for a visit with Mrs Lucas parents Judge and Mrs R B Slight and other relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lucas
Georgie
Mr. Lucas
Lucille Stone
San Francisco
Cal
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Jesse W. Merrill
Julian T. Hendren
First Presbyterian Church
Raymond C. Burns
Tyrone T. Kelly
John G. Prude
T. T. Kelly
Edgar A. Mueller
Milner C. Brittian
Taft
W. H.bill Clark
Boulder
Colo
J. Hoytt Boles
Presbyterian
Eee
Mabel Bloys
Dc.m
Fritz) Kahl
Dr. Robt. Kokernot
Africa
Rockefeller Fndn
Ok’s
Mariscal Canyon
Garrisor
Wayland
D. A. Hilton
E. J. Haralson
Sharon and
Candace
Houston
S.R. College
U.S. 90
Hotel el Capitano
van Horn
Reeves E. Tevis
Tevis
Sanderson
Reeves T. Tevis
Ojinaga
Lions Club
A. M. Aikin
Marion L. Case
June Heide Daugherty
Lola Bess Kidwell
Alicia Delfina Franco
Mae G. Humphris
Maria
Rachel Ann Burnett
Norma Gibson Jessup
Willie May Gulley Wynne
Frances Duke Nash
van ‘Horn
Roger Marshall Olson
Ray Tierce
Fort Stockton
Fay Thomas Willeke
Marshal Clay Cade
Freda Reaves
Brown
Margaret Anne Gibson Myers
Lanell Sansom Skinner
Annie Strutton Tanner
Valentine
M. L. H. Baze
Ruth L.triplett
Fred ©. Browning
Victoria R. Sutherland
Grandfalls
Foy W. Dodson
Raymond Edward Flaniken
Baren P. Hunter
Betty McMillan Petrosky
Pearl Kelly Pittman
Crane
Mary A. Wade Ray
Evelyn Erwin Ritter
Erin Chloe Seaberry
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