Knobel Tours Big Bend Park With Texan Admiration
South Africa’s R. Knobel, director of national parks, visited Big Bend last week and praised its untouched beauty. He told locals that the park is a gem offering spiritual nourishment and hopes Texans will value and protect it as population grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Knobel
South Africa
Big Bend National Park
Hank Semide
Big Bend
Knobel
Navnal Park
Texas
Mr. Knobel
Nople
Sip
Bill Fryar
Fort Davis
Linda Reach
Fryar
Marge Rist
Teda Neill
Legion and Auxiliary Install Joint Officers Saturday
A joint installation of American Legion and Auxiliary officers will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Legion Home. Commander elect is Selbert L. Kokernot Jr. and Mrs. Hallie Stillwell becomes president. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hopson will install the officers. A dinner will follow with a $1.50 per person cover charge. Dancing starts at 9 p.m. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
The
Auxiliary
Legion
Slerbert L. Kokernot Jr
Hallie Stillwell
M. L. Hopson
Local families visit across Texas and Honduras
Locals list visits by Mr and Mrs Howard Rixon of San Antonio and relatives from Sweetwater and El Paso. The Wynnes, Watsons, Ratliffs, and Gillets are noted visiting Alpine, with travel to Honduras and New Orleans. Austin, Seguin, Galveston, and Del Rio connections appear with health news and jobs referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Rixon
San Antonio
Thos. Wynne
Lt. Wynne
Sweetwater Air Force Base
Rixon
H. L Kckernetrand
Bloys
Thomsons Welcome John Everett Born at Memorial Hospital
William E and Mrs Thomson celebrate the birth of son John Everett on Thursday August 18 in Sterling County Memorial Hospital. The 7 pound 14 ounce newborn is welcomed by paternal grandmother Mrs W T Thomson of Fort Worth and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Markward of Fort Worth. Grandparents Markwards visited Alpine for the occasion. The Thomsons also have three other children Carol Mark and Laurie. Bob Rains and wife and children returned home from a West Coast trip to Los Angeles and Grand Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Fort Davis
Frank
Ray
Florence
Bob) Halpern
Bob
Prita Kahls
Hobson
Joyce Wildenthal
Baby
Joyce
W. K. Lockhart
M. Helle Lockhart
Jack
Mary
Duane Smiths
Hawaii
Ime Smith
Childre Duane
Mae Ament
Alpine Drug Store
Imuane
William Thomsons
William E. Son
Inster County Memorial’ Hospital
John Everett
Ternal
W.T. Thomson
Fort Worth
Markward
Markwards
Thomsons
Carol
Mark
Laurie
Bob Rains
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Alpine Garden Club Plans Late Summer Exhibit
The Alpine Garden Club met at Mrs J Cosle's home on Friday August 12 with Mrs A Stambaugh and Miss Flora Dasherty as co hosts. Members planned a flower exhibit with out of town clubs invited. Departments include arrangements potted plants and specimen blossoms with musical themes. The exhibit is set for the Hot House dining room September 9 from noon to 7 pm. Mr and Mrs Jack Stowell returned from a Florida vacation last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Alpine Ganien Club
J. €. Cosle
A. Stambaugh
Flora Datsherty
den Club
Hot House
Jack Stowell
Florida
Teen Talk a Bell and Gwynne A New Teens Program
KVLF launched a teen oriented program this week with daily 4 45 pm broadcasts hosted by guest disc jockeys. Next week the lineup includes Jerry Armstrong and Norma Uranga. Alpine area teens participate in band events and student council fundraisers with bumper sticker sales to support their Buck Band. A going away party for Billie Jean Garland was held and several Alpine teens attended Bloys Encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwynne
KVLF
Howard
Bilie Jean
Ohio
Alpine
Forchheimer
Tom Burtles
Betsey Wright
David Forchheimer
Jerry Armstrong
Norma Uranga
Billie Jean Garland
Nan Stovell
Barbara la Bell
Janis French
Suzanne Rit
Bloys
Barbara Davis
Gwynne Howard
Joe Richardson
Wallace Peters
Phyllis Avari
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Sean
Paul K. Crosby
Arlington, Va
Opal Irby
Arthur Chaffin
Phoenix, Ariz
David Chaffin
White
Sul Ross College
Memland Motil
Aldine Courts
Highland Texaco
Ren
Highland Cape & Grocery
C.lothhes Divine
Tve
West Texas Utilities Company
Kles Away
Stacey Watson
Missouri
Ilinois
Mary Robinson
Ms. Watson
Harry Ratliff
Colorado City
C. H. Charles
Frances Gillett
Ralph Watson
el Paso
Edwin and
John Gillett
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Charles E. Mathews
Thomas Linn
Regory Linn
New Orleans
Tepuccigalpa
Honduras
George A. Brown
E. E. Townsend
Austin
Elgin
Tom H. Davis
Wootten Davis
Mack Blocker
Seguin
J. C. Casparis
Galveston
Casparis
del Rio
Fred Wilks
Psdena
Mr. Wilks
L. €. Bradford
Floyd Slover
Adams
M-System Grocery
Hobson Wildenthal
Rebecca
Bryan Wildenthal
Mavor
W. E. Lockhart
University of
Clayton. Lang
Virgil Miller
Is. Verna Low
Ranger
Miller
Morgan Ones
Vuay Wynne
Eunice
N. M
Judy
Linda Reed
Linda
Buck
Sul Ross
Pecos
Uvalde
McCamey
Maria
Ann Estelle
Wer
Say
Ancio
Brenda Logan
Arizona
Carol Vout
Linda Powers
Misha Adams
Camille Conner
Donald Robbins
Pete Hernandez
Johnny Cordova
Alfonso Chavez
Felipe Torres
Manuel Payne
Joe Wright
Darryl Mueller
Bill “Anderau
Fritz
Weyerts
Ronnie Killion
Kenneth — Boyd Lee Anderson
Gary Clay
States
Canada
Parkview
Wei Ie
Shepperd Jewelers
LINDY
Safeway
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