County Tax Rate Stable in Prewster County Budget
County commissioners approved the 1960 budget and tax rate keeping the levy at 9 cents per $100 valuation on an estimated $12,000,000 property base. The state tax rate and district levies are listed, with several allocations adjusted including health, agent, and library funding while the venereal disease program was cut and the hospital sinking fund reduced.
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Prewster County
Commissioners” Court
Elas
Florida Artists Exhibit Paintings At Community Center
Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Fisher from Fort Lauderdale Florida, visiting Alpine, will exhibit their paintings at the Alpine Community Center on Monday August 24. The show runs 2:30 to 5:30 and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with portraits and West Texas scenes including Alpine and Big Bend subjects. They recently displayed work at Sul Ross and Alpine Public Library and studied in Berlin and major art institutes. They plan to reside at 707 during their Alpine stay.
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Ulric Fisher
Fort Lauderdale Fla
Alpine
Big Bend National Park
Sul Ross
Conservation Education Association
West Texas
Alpine Public Library
Mrs. Fisher
Berlin
United S
Texas
Florida
Luncheon at The Texas Cafe Entertains Local Ladies
Mrs King Terry Jr hosted a luncheon Monday August 10 at The Texas Cafe for a group of ladies. After dining the guests played card games at the Terry home with a list including Gay Meriwether Lois McIntyre W H Terry Sr Vernon McIntyre W H Terry Jr Willis McCutcheon Forrest Walker Ne Ville Haynes Charles Stringfel low Zeb Decie Billy Ward David Kokernot and C E Patterson. Seattle visitors Mrs Jehry and daughter were at Alpine visiting relatives from July 15 to 17. County Judge Felix McGaughy reported the county is nearly a year ahead on bond payments noting hospital bonds totaling 183000 as of July 31 1959.
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Felix McGaughy
Alpine names and births mark family reunion trip
Forty nine Var derman family members gathered at Prude Ranch north of Fort Davis on August 15 and 16 for a reunion. Attendees included Mrs. R. H. Brooks and Mrs. L. G. Davis of Alpine with siblings coming from Texas and New Mexico. next reunion set for Brownwood.
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Varderman
Prude Ranch
Fort Davis
R. H. Brooks
L. G. Davis
Alpine
Texas
New Mexico
Brownwood
Marilou Pattillo Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Miss Marilou Pattillo marked her sixth birthday with a Friday party at her parents home Mr and Mrs John Pattillo. Cake ice cream and Kool Aid were enjoyed by guests outdoors games followed. Attending were Peggy Ponton Jan Ponton Roxie Boyd David Newell Martha Rebecca Debra Newbill Lynn Decker and others. Wayne Hall suffered a leg amputation after a rain accident between Marfa and Valentine while riding a car brake man for Southern Pacific was taken to Brewster County Memorial Hospital.
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Marilou Pattllo
John Pattillo
Peggy
Jan Ponton
Roxie Boyd
David Newell
Martha
Rebecca
Deborah Newbill
Lynn Decker
Tommy Connor
Scott
Jeff Williams
Sally Glasscock
Stevie Cowell
Wayne Hall
el Paso
Marfa
Valentine
Hall
Southern Pacific
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Founders Day Observed At Big Bend National Park
The National Park Service marks Founders Day on Aug 25 with a campfire program in the Chisos Mountains Basin Big Bend led by Acting Supt Henry G Schmidt and Park Naturalist Harold Brodrick A brief history of the NPS and MIS SION 66 is presented along with songs and color slides to highlight the system’s conservation work and visitor enjoyment.
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BB National Park
National Park Service
Dept of the Interior
United States
National Park Servic
Big Bend National Park
Chisos Mountains
Henry G. Schmidt
Lark
Harold Brodrick
Tme
Mr and Mrs Eddie Reider Visit Relatives in Hollywood
Mr and Mrs Eddie Reider and daughter Jen stay with Mrs George Brown after visiting Mary Lynn Brown. Eddie Reider returns to Hollywood for business. Mary Lynn and Jen plan to stay on for a time with relatives.
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Eddie Reider
Mary Lynn Brown
George Brown
Reider
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Lynn
Jen
Brewster Hotel Caregiver Sought After Experience
Classified notice seeking a woman or couple to look after the Brewster Hotel. The ad notes inability to employ, with contact details Mrs Burgess TE 72921 82020 Gilet. Mentions anesthetics as a brief modern development.
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Brewster Hotel
Burgess
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