Massed Bands To Present Concert Friday Amblin
Amb l in around with Jim Glasscock as Massed Bands prepare a Friday concert. Local reports note Alpine’s optimistic economic outlook and a new wholesale plant investment by Humble Oil, while Pecos area sales manager David Norman discusses the agency setup and plant design.
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Jim Glasscock
Humble Oil Co
Alpine
David Norman
Pecos
Davie Vincent
Chinese Ems
Fon
Norman
Hamble
NEW
Hobbs Invades Alpine For Doubleheader In Local Season Ends
Hobbs leads Sophomore League with top hitters Pena Rinks Vidal and Carey in a four game stop in Alpine at Kokernot Field starting 6 30 p m. The Pirates visit Friday and a two out of three playoff with Alpine follows the season. Tickets on sale at Watsons Watch Shop and Kokernot Field offices.
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Scsnelling
Alpine Cowboys
Kobernot Field
Hobbs Pirates
Alpine
Hobbs
Pirates
Tommy Rinks
Jose Vidal
Rudy Carey
Roberto Pena
Pena
Ken Whitmore
Frank Bork
Roger Irvine
Kakernot Field
Carlsbad Potashers
Kokernot Field
Watson's Watch Shop
Humble Oil opens Alpine wholesale plant today
Humble Oil Co. opens a new wholesale agency in Alpine with a grand opening planned for Sept. 9 and 10. Doyle C. Vincent, arriving from Van Horn with his family, is named agent. The Alpine warehouse serves Alpine, Davis and Marfa with gasolines, kerosene, diesel, lubricants, greases, transmission fluids, soaps, paints and 60,000 gallon underground tanks for Esso Extra.
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Humble Oil Co
Alpine
Doyle C. Vincent
van Horn
Davis
Marfa
Esso
National Safety Council
Pecos
Boys Ranch Gels Livestock Donations From West Texas Counties
The Boys Ranch near San Angelo thanks Brewster and Jeff Davis County ranch families for large livestock contributions to fundraiser. Brewster contributors include Neville Haynes Miles Pierce Mac Stringfellow Ted Gray McIntyre Morrow Meriwether Bros Ronnie Randy Rennie Jimmy Hole George Brown Frank Newsom Ray McKinney Forrest Weston Eddie. Jeff Davis donors are Jim Espy John Prude John Robert Prude and Tom Grey. Billy Meriwether of Alpine led the drive, aided by Frank Newsom, county agent.
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Vascals
Boys Ranch
West Texas
San Angelo
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Brewster County
Neville Haynes
Miles Pierce
Mac
Chuck Stringfellow
Ted Gray
McIntyre & Morrow
Meriwether Bros
Ronnie
Randy
Rennie
Jimmy Hole
George Brown
Frank Newsom
Ray McKinney
Forrest Ie Weston
Eddie
Jeff Davis County
Jim
Alpine High to Sell Bumper Stickers Saturday
The Student Council of Alpine High School will begin selling bumper stickers on Saturday August 2. The purple and gold stickers feature a slogan and buck. Booths will be set up at various downtown locations and a door to door campaign is planned. Each sticker costs 50 cents to raise school spirit, say council members.
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Alpine High School
Alpine
El Paso Purchases Logan TV Firm by Local Couple
El Paso residents Mrs. Ann Reynolds and her son Don West acquired the Big Bend TV Jewelry Music Co and TV cable service from Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Logan this week. The sale closed with possession taken by the new owners who noted uncertain future plans. Bob Halpern departed Monday to Dallas for late fall holiday gifts and market events.
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el Pasonans
Logan TV
Jimmy” Logan
Big Bend Tv, Jewelry & Music Co
Ann Reynolds
Don West
el Paso
Logan
Bob Halpern
Dallas
Williams Family Visits Alpine and Fort Davis Camp Meeting
Mrs. Lara Gray Williams and Don Richard Lee Williams of San Angelo visited Alpine and Fort Davis last week to attend the Tist Bloys Camp Meeting on the second day. They, with Mrs. Morris of Burnet, Texas, praised the scenery and planned another fall trip. Kay Nye Jr. arrived from Bartlesville for a visit with parents Tot Richardson and plans to enroll at Sul Ross College.
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Williams
Sam Morris
Burnet
Texas
Morris
Alpine
Kay Nye, Jr
Bartlesville
Oklo
Tot Richardson
Golf Tourney Slated Here
One thousand dollars in prizes are offered in the first annual low-ball partnership golf tournament at Alpine Country Club on Saturday and Sunday August 27 28. Prizes include flight winnings and individual awards for winning partners and medalists. Entry is 10 per person or 20 per team with teams qualifying on the Alpine course. Qualifying score and entry must be in by 7 m Saturday. A Calcutta pool is set for Saturday night. Thirty seven holes of low ball medal play scheduled for Sunday August 28.
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Alpine Country Club
Calcutta
Fidel Cano Jr Named Squadron Airman of the Month
Major Jesse R. James informs Fidel Cano Jr. is selected as Squadron Airman of the Month for Blytheville Air Force Base. The Alpine High School graduate serves as a special vehicle repairman in motor maintenance and is praised for conduct on and off base.
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Fidel Cano
Fidel Cano Sr
Jesse R. James
USAF
Fidel Cano, Jr
Air Force
Fidel Cano Jr
Alpine High School
Blytheville Air Force Base
Arkansas
Sanderson Here Sept. 9 Bucks Face Eagles
Alpine School officials anticipate improved football fortunes for the Alpine Bucks 4A. Interest climbs to 45 players from 28, with heavier 164 pound average and several new sophomores joining pre season training. The Bucks host Sanderson on Sept. 9, then won’t play again until Nov. 4 versus McCame.
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Pete Bromley
Jerry Martin
Bucks
Sanderson Eagles
McCame
Bart Pate
Johnny Cordova
Gary Clay
Joel Reed Merced Chavez
Woody Hitchcock
Higinio Bustamante
Armando (Rosse) Leyva
Nilo Minjares
Frank Bustamante
Alfredo Espinoza
Manuel Payne
Topper Thomas
Darrel’ Mueller
Bill Anderau
Billy Headrick
Jimmy Justice
Frank Parras
Sonny Llanez
Frank Fowlkes
John Buling
Bobby Salgado
Joe
Exhibition By Twirlers Is Planned
A musical program will be presented at 7 pm Friday August 26 at Jackson Field by bands from Pecos Uvalde McCamey and Alpine. The All Star band will perform twirling routines with select pieces conducted by Corbett Smith Bill Carrico Charles Roberts Dick Bryan John Buchan Nan Leoni Camey and Cecil Hutson. Everyone is invited with no admission charge.
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Jackson Field
Sul Ross
Pecos
Uvalde
McCamey
Alpine
All Star Band
Bans Corbett Smith
Chu
Deep Purple
Cecil Hutson
College Term Closes and Plans for 1960-61
The college closes the term with 159 degrees conferred at Sunday convocation and 307 for the year. Fall semester begins September 12 with a pre-session faculty workshop September 9. Enrollment is expected to rise by about 10 percent to 300 freshmen and record senior and graduate classes. more transfer students from Texas junior colleges are noted.
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Sul Rass
Texas Junior Colleges
Internationals Edge Ft Stockton 12 11 in San Anderson
The Internationals beat the Ft Stockton Red Sox 12 to 11 in San Anderson after trailing until the ninth inning. Jaime Gonzalez Gosa Llanez Pilar Llanez and Quintana each had two hits to pace a late rally led by five straight hits and two Red Sox errors. Williams Harrel and Escareno provided key moments for the Red Sox with a homer and a triple. The Internationals travel to Odessa next.
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Ft. Stockton Red Sox
Sanderson
Iats
Suh
Stockton
Red Sox
Vicky Hernandez
Dan Valenzuela
Mateo Quintana
Jaime Gonzalez
Gosa Llanez
Pilar Llanez
Quintana
Williams
Harrel
Scotty Escareno
Odessa
Marfa Short Horns and Sanderson Eagles Open Seasons
Sept 2 marks the season opener for Marfa Short Horns and Sanderson Eagles at their venues. After tonight’s entertainment the Buck’s “arking around days” end as they prepare to open next Friday night on their own field.
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Marfa Shorthorns
Sanderson Eagles
Buck
Tri County Area Gets 4 Wildcats In Oil Drilling
Four new wildcat oil tests span Brewster and Presidio counties with rigs by C W White Midland and Gulf Petroleum. Brewster reveals No 1 W E Pope Estate 38 miles south of Marathon and Meriwether No 1 82 miles NW of Alpine pending depth, plus Koerkronot No 1H L 15 miles south of Toyah Vale at 2000 feet. Presidio lists Harry J Hubbard property 14 miles south of Maria for Gulf Petroleum.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
Brewster County
Jett Davis
Presidio County
W. E. Pope
C. W White
Midland
Marathon
Era S Co
Meriwether
Alpine
Pure Oil Co
L. Kokernot
Toyahvale
Gulf Petroleum
Harry J. Hubbard
Trans-Texas to suspend Alpine Marfa air service Sept 1
U S Congressman Rutherford informs Alpine Mayor that Trans Texas will suspend Alpine Marfa air service as a temporary measure until the Southwestern Area Local Service Case is decided. CAB authority allows immediate suspension to meet passenger load and subsidy rules, with 649 passengers at Marfa Alpine in 1959.
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Trans-Texas
Marfa-Alpine
TTA
Pecos
San Angelo
U.S
J.T. Rutherford
W. E. Lockhart
Alpine
CAB
Southwestern
Trans.Texas
Registration Set Sept 1 2 for Pine High students
Principal James Crawford announced two days of pre registration for Pine High students on Thursday September 1 and Friday September 2 to avoid Labor Day conflict. Seniors and juniors urged to attend morning slots with seniors on Sept 1 and juniors on Sept 2 while sophomores and freshmen have set times. Regular classes begin Tuesday Sept 6 with full school day counted in Gilmer Aiken accounting.
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James Crawford
Alpine High
Crawford
Reed
Gilmer-Aiken
Founders Day program at Big Bend marks Park Service origin
Big Bend joins Founder's Day events as officials note the establishment of the National Park Service within the Interior Department. A campfire program at Chisos Basin will feature a brief NPS history, songs of the National Parks, and color slides presented by Chief Park Natural Harold Brodrick at 8 p.m. Residents and friends are invited.
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Big Bend
National Park Service
Chisos
Mountains
Supeney C. Joseph
National Parks
Chief Park’ Natural
Harold Brodrick
Mrs Turner elected to education honorary society
Mrs. Hazel B. Turner of Fort Davis was elected to Kappa Delta Pi, a national honorary society in education. She was initiated August 16 on the Sul Ross State College campus.
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Turner
Hazel B. Turner
Fort Davis
Kappa Delta Pi
Sul Ross State College
City Health Chief Seeks Garbage Bags to Halt Flies
In a city meeting of Alpine Health Department Robert A. Peel outlined the fly problem. He blamed garbage stored at residences and local businesses like cafes for breeding flies. Immediate action calls for all garbage to be kept in tied paper sacks and managed in covered containers.
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Robert A. Peel
Health Dept
Alpine
Sale of J Sold residence announced for Goodman couple
Coleman, a Sul Ross retiree, announced sale of the J Sold property on E Ave to Mr and Mrs Paul Goodman. Possession expected around Sept 1. Coleman, a Sul Ross faculty member, resides in San Angelo and splits time between his ranch near San Saba and San Angelo.
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Coleman
E. Ave. C
Paul Goodman
Mans
Sul Ross
San Ang
Sam Angle
San ‘Saba
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