Amblin Around Alpine And The Big Bend And Davis Mountains
Bill Curtis in Warner Club News praises Texas hospitality from Marfa Alpine and Big Bend area. Notes friendly locals, Alpine Country Club, Paisano Hotel, and American Legion. Mentions weather on location and lighthearted quotes about the area. Includes humorous exchanges and Avalanche Classifieds impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amblin
Alpine
Big Bend and
Davis Mountains
Bill Curtis
Warner Club News
California
Warner Bros. Studio
Real Texas
Texas
Marfa
Alpine Country Club
American Legion
Paisano Hotel
Hord Visits Father in Carlsbad Area
Lawrence Hord of Carlsbad New Mexico visited his father Joe Hord Sr and family here the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hord
Carlsbad
N. M
Joe Hord Sr
McDaniel Resigns As C. C. Manager
The Alpine area records the heaviest rainfall in years with up to two inches in towns and ranches. Rain and an electrical storm disrupted service briefly, then restored. Roads into Big Bend NP closed temporarily as waters rose. McDaniel resigns as Alpine Chamber of Commerce manager to take a post as substitute clerk in the Alpine Post Office effective Sept 1.
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Art
Alpine
Satuday
College Hill
Davis Mountains
Rio Grande
Meriwether Ranch
Fort Davis
H. L. Kokernot Ranch
Leoneita
McDonald Observatory
Parr-Pate Ranch
Hovey
Juss Sumtin
Mupuseure Sohl
W. H. Terry
McElroy
Gourley
Big Bend National Park
Chisos Mts
S. L. Stumberg
Nehes
Marathon
Hallie
Wrmutes
Sims
Osugsnens
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
McDaniel
Eichholtz
Gene Hendryx
Chamber of Commerce
Marathon School Opens September 5 With Welcome Events
Marathon Schools will open for the term at 9 am Monday September 5. Supt Earl Bland invites the public to opening exercises from 9 to 10 am. Registration runs from 10 to noon for all grades. Classes begin 8 45 am Tuesday September 6. New students must bring birth and doctor vaccination certificates.
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Earl Bland
Marathon School
Bland
Sul Ross Names New Cage Coach
Sul Ross College appoints 30 year old Galloway as coach for basketball and baseball replacing H M Hedrick. A Oklahoma A&M graduate he led Connors State College teams to a 147 10 record and national tournament appearances. He starred at Drury College and Springfield Teachers College and earned degrees from Oklahoma A&M. He and his wife have three children.
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Galloway
Graduuate
Oklahoma A&m College
H. M
Moe) Hedrick
Sul Ross College
Connors State Agricultural College
Warr¢ner
Oklo
Connors
Drury College
Springfield State Teachers College
Missouri
Oklahoma A&m
Plant Exchange Sponsored by Garden Club Opens Today
The plant exchange sponsored by the Garden Club starts at 8 am today on the parkway between Holland Avenue and the SP depot. Everyone is invited to take part.
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Garden Club
Holland Avenue
Hillger attends Methodist Youth Conference at Purdue
Zyrone Hillger son of Mr and Mrs Gene Hilger attends the Methodist Youth Conference at Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana. The event gathers youth from local churches for leadership and faith activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zyrone Hillger
Gene Hilger
Purdue University
Lafayette, 'Nd
Brewster Produces First Cotton Bales In Trans Pecos Area
The first 1955 irrigated cotton bales were grown in Brewster County. Two bales were produced at Lajitas along the Rio Grande by Joe Miles of Alpine and ginned at the L H Farmers Gin in Balmorhea last Friday. The 1517 variety weighed 1019 pounds in total.
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Pecos
Casey Farrington
L&i Fonere
Balmorhea
Joe Miles
Alpine
Lajitas
Rio Grande
Brewster County
Pecos River
Pecos Enterprise
Brewster
L&h
Seek Extension of Highway 90 Into San Diego
Travel US 90 Highway Association executives in Del Rio approved seeking an extension of Route 90 into San Diego California from Van Horn Texas. President John L Dodson Jr led reports by F E Hillger Alpine Earl Pierson Sanderson and Dudley Baker Columbus. The minutes noted a push to connect northern border routes and ease motorist confusion while stressing the potential benefits for tourism and regional centers along the Gulf coast and southwest.
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San Diego
Calif
van Horm
Texas
Travel US. 90 High
Association
del Rio
Mon
Anis Action
F. E. Hillger
Alpine
Earl Pierson
Sanderson
Dudley Baker
Columbus
Gene “Hendryx
Alpine Chamber, of Commerce
Dédson
Gan Diego
Ana
Noribera
Florida
New Mexico
First Grade Registration At Central Begins Monday
Alpine High School Bucks open 1955 football workouts with 43 candidates. Ten lettermen return. non-conference opener vs Van Horn on Sept 2. Transfers include Crider from Kentucky and Jones from Balmorhea. Buck weight shows mostly under 200 pounds. district 6AA opponents loom large. Alpine anticipates District 5 in 1956 with Marfa, Big Lake, Wink, Traon, Sanderson, McCame, Fabens.
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Alpine High School
Bucks
Alpine
van Horn
Freddie Davis
Phil McGaughy
Earnest Fierro
Bobby Chavarri
Frank Leyva
Terry Beckett
Leo Espinoza
Ruben Gallego Les Salgado
Elisio Hernandez
Willie Valenzuela
Alan Turner
Urbano Ries
Dan Ogas
Jesus Valenzuela
Frankie Bruns
Ruben Olazaba
Don Burgess
John Vo‘an
Dexter Thomas
Marion Brooks
Jimmy Markham
Robert Valenzuela
Deryl Parker
Freddie Valadez
Charlie Valenzuela
Manuel Espinoza
Bebe Curner
Billy Davis
Arnold Sawyer
Robert Bass
Walter Vick
Alpine High
Marfa
Big. Lake
Wink
Traan
Sanderson
McCamel
Fabens
Spine Central
Ollows
Ruby Hill
LaNelle Turner
Mars
Jonnnie Neeley
Alice R. Olson
Lulu C. [White
Fern Young
Lowe
Reia
Delphene Young
Lenna Shaaix
Letty Jean Aiken
Mary Boge
Tda Mac Williams
Dorothy Man
Catharine Smith
Roscoe Morgan
Montgomery Named As Area Phone Manager
S R Montgomery was named telephone manager for the Fort Stockton Alpine Big Bend area with headquarters in Fort Stockton. He replaces Gilbert A Eimann who moves to unit manager in Fort North. Montgomery is a Fort Worth native, a Texas Christian University graduate, and joined the company three years ago in Fort Worth rising to supervisor of coin collection. He will oversee all telephone activities in the Fort Stockton group and is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Methodist Church.
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S. R. Montgomery Jr
Fort Stockton Alpine
Big Bend National Park
Crane
Fort Davis
Marathon
Marfa
Presidio
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
Marshall Kemp
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Montgomery
Gilbert A. Eimann
Texas Christian
Telephone Company
Fort Worth
Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Ralph Linares Promoted to Full Consul in Alpine
Ralph Linares is promoted from vice consul to full consul for the Mexican Government announced in Alpine. He has served in the Consulate here since December 1952. A new chancellor, Eduardo Perez, arrives to replace Jose Luis Enciso, coming from Los Angeles and trading posts with Enesto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Linares
Alpine
Mr Linares
Linares
Eduardo H. Perez
Jose Luis Enciso
Perez
Los Angeles
Enetso
Floyd Appointed Alpine SP Agent
J. M. Floyd of Marathon has been named Southern Pacific agent for Alpine and will assume his post about Sept. 5. He succeeds Earl Petross who retired last month. Floyd has a long railroad career with T&NO and SP, including recent Marathon service and prior posts in Flatonia, Alpine, and El Paso. He and Mrs. Floyd will move to Alpine shortly after Sept. 1.
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J. M. Floyd
Marathon
Southern Pacific Ag Nt
Alpine
Earl Petross
C. M. Anderson
Columbus
Texas
Floyd
T&no Railroad
Fort Bend County
Flatonia
el Paso
Missionaries to Speak at Alpine Nazarene Church Event
Rev. Anuans and Nennein Pea Well, missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene in South Africa, will speak at 8 pm Thursday September 1 at the Church of the Nazarene in Alpine. The public is invited to attend.
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Anuans
Nennein Pea Well
Church of the Nazarene
South Africa
Alpine
KVLF to Overhaul Equipment Amid Limited Schedule
KVLF Radio will operate on a limited schedule this week while undergoing a complete overhaul of all station equipment. Manager Gene Hendryx states new gear will be added and existing units rebuilt, with Louis Gempets and Sherman Newsom serving as consulting and chief engineers. The nine year old equipment will be replaced to improve coverage and signal quality, reflecting a plan long in the works and prompted by recent failures.
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Kaaio
KVLF
Gene Hendryx
Louis Gempets
Sherman Newsom
Gempets
Model Cleaners Triumphs in 1955 Little League Final
Model Cleaners defeated the Fort Davis Rebels 8 to 3 to clinch the 1955 Little League championship after sweeping both halves and avoiding a playoff. Joe Hord Jr. and his Fort Worth family arrived to visit his ill father.
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Model Cleaners
Fort Davis Rebels
Rebels
Joe Hord Jr
Fort Worth
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Hilton
Ray Morton
Oliver Tepulus
Port Oise
Duane Stacey
Big Ward Tom Stoves
Danier
W.G. Fielder
W. Ht Mesd
Ada Bir
Sul Ross
Trans-Pecos
AHS
Montgot
Mery JF
S. R. Montgomery
Alpine Central School
Ken McAllister
la- Nelle Turner
McAllister
Alpine SP
SCS
City Hall
Tal
Dr. Pepper Bottling Works
Highway Dept
Fort Davis Highway
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