Rummage Sale Hosted by Alpine Club and Legion
The Pilot Club of Alpine with the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a rummage sale Friday and Saturday August 21 and 22 at the Berkeley Building on E Holland Ave beside the Tivoli Theater. Doors open around 6 pm each evening with drop off after 4 pm or call Hallie Stillwell for details. Mr and Mrs Bill Blevins and family of Odessa visited Nettie Blevins over the weekend.
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Pilot Club of Alpine
American Legion Auxiliary
Berkeley
E. Holland Ave
Old Tivoli Theater
The
Legion Hall
Hallie Stillwell
Pilot Club
Gary Carl
Phoenix
Ariz
Bill Blevins
Odessa
Nettie Blevins
Educational quote and history of Alpine School for Exceptional Children
The piece notes a Franklin quote and outlines Alpine School for Exceptional Children in existence since 1952. It details five longtime teachers, the designation of the school for students with IQs 50 to 70, and upcoming teacher Goldie Bristol who studied in San Marcos and Southwest Texas State Teachers College. It describes summer visits by experts, parent education meetings, and interim research in special education led by Dr. Burgum and Dr. Zedler.
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Ruth Duncan
Azalee Markham
Shirley Roberson
Margaret Blackman
Goldie Bristol
Bristol
San Marcos
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos School
Leland S. Burgum
Empress ¥. Zedler
Alpine schools highlight exceptional education program gains
The Alpine School system chronicles support from civic groups like the American Legion Auxiliary Pilot Club Rotary Alpine Lions and local churches for the School of Exceptional Children. A field cabinet donated July 21 and new teaching aids plus three 35 mm film strips support guidance work for junior and senior high students.
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Austin
Brown School
San Marcos
Bristol
American Legion Auxiliary
Pilot Club
Amecan Legion Auxiliary
Pilot Club of Alpine
Rotary Club
Alpine Lions Club
Alpine Public
Disaster Meet Discussed by Brewster Red Cross Chapter
The Brewster County Chapter of the American Red Cross reports at its last meeting a letter from Dr. C. L. Novosad of the Permian Basin Association urging a disaster workshop in Abilene. The goal is a comprehensive list of local resources and manpower for emergency support. Elbert Eckols notes 19 senior life saving class members acted last Friday. Plans are underway to train a Sul Ross College staff member to issue instructors certificates in Red Cross first aid, expanding local teaching capacity.
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Brewster County
American Red Cross
C. L. Novosad
Permian Basin Association of Red Cross
Abilene
Permifan Basin Association
West Tex
Elbert Eckols
Joe Mjolsness
Sul Ross College
Red Cross
Encouragement for School Attendance and Learning
The excerpt stresses that a child cannot learn without being in school and links better grades to improved attendance and achievement. It urges parental support for schooling and ends with a brief quote about enthusiasm and devotion from Woodrow Wilson's 1901 work.
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Morgan
Woodrow Wilson
Duncan Named Chemistry Professor at Chapman College
Dr. Wallace E. Duncan was announced by President John J. Davis as associate professor of chemistry at Chapman College. He will join the faculty in September after teaching at Odessa College since 1986 and earning a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.
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Orange
Wallace E. Duncan
Chapman College
John J. Davis
Duncan
Odessa College
Chapman
Baker University
Baldwin
Kan
Johns Hopkins Univeristy
Baltimore
College of the Ozarks
Clarksville
Ark
Blackburn College
Carlinville
Southwest Texas Teachers College
San Marcos
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
United States Geological Survey
Chemical Industries
United States National Museum
American Chemistry Society
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Association of University Professors
National Education Asociation
Alpha Delta Sigma
New Trespass Law Takes Effect in Texas Oct 14
Texas will enforce a new trespass law from HB 36 starting October 14, with penalties up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. The law prohibits hunting fishing or camping on someone else’s enclosed property without owner or authorized consent and includes a three year forfeiture of hunting or fishing uses upon conviction.
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Austin
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Seven Auto Accidents Reported Across Three Texas Counties
Texas Department of Public Safety logs seven auto accidents in July across Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties. Brewster sees two crashes with one PI and one property damage totaling 1450 dollars. Jeff Davis reports two accidents with total damage 340 dollars. Presidio records three crashes with 1775 dollars in damage.
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Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Katz Completes Fort Bliss Radar Target Simulator Course
Robert L. Katz son of Harry L Katz Alpine completed a 10 week radar target simulator maintenance course at the Air Defense School Fort Bliss. He entered the Army in March 1956 after Alpine High School and Sul Ross State Teachers College. He worked at Twin Peaks Drive-in Theater before enlistment.
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Fort Bliss
Robert L. Katz
Harry L. Katz
Alpine
Air Defense School
Katz
Army
Fort Ord
Calif
Alpine High School
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Twin Peaks Drive-in Theater
Local Family News Highlights Coastal Visit
Locals Mr and Mrs Ray Morrow and their daughters returned from a coastal trip on Saturday. Mrs Morgan Terry Sr and her boys visited the Terry families this week.
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Ray Morrow
Wnion
Morgan Terry Sr
Terry
We Buy Land in Brewster and Surrounding Counties
Investor seeks to purchase land from 40 to 4000 acres in Brewster and nearby counties. Request a price quote and provide the correct legal description in a formal letter to proceed.
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Brewster
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Yuan
Alpine Cemetery
H. F. Dallman
FL Paso, Texas
Benjamin Franklin
Trans-Texas Airways
Starliners
Fort Worth & Dallas
San Antonio
Bears
Houston
Trans-Texas
Jackie Roberts
University of Texas
Jackie
Alpine Centennial
Roscoe Morgan
Alpine Centennial School
So-Calle
W.holand
Mattress Company
Western Mattress
Sil N. Chadbourne
San Angelo
J. & L Land Company
East First
Fort Stockton
Edison
WMO
Kaise D
Hicles
Maverick
Fulwhler Motor Co
Texas Street
el Paso
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