Dan Blocker early life and Bonanza link noted in Alpine
Article recalls Dan Blocker from O'Donnell Texas now in Alpine and planning to play Hoss on Bonanza on NBC this fall. Also covers Sul Ross Band Clinic with 500 students, all star concert at Jackson Field led by Dr Walter Beeler and Sul Ross directors, plus local marriages in Big Lake Fort Davis and Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Blocker
Dan
Alpine
O'Donnell
Texas
California
Dolpha Parker
Hoss
NBC
Sul Ross
Jackson Field
Allstar
Walter Beeler
Ithaca College
Ithaca
N.Y
W. E. Thomson
George Murphy
Sue Dickerson Pearce
America
Girl Scout Troops Honor Red Cross Water Safety Badges
Fourteen scouts earned Junior Red Cross Water Safety and Life Saving Badges after 18 hours of training led by Red Cross trainer Shirley Stevenson. A swimming party and life saving demonstration at Alpine Country Club followed, with about 50 spectators watching each scout perform rescues and victim releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Shirley Stevenson
Donna Burdett
Judy Thee
Diana Sue Tucker
Barbara Davis
Jean Ann Lew
Candy Weston
Jane Devenport
Judy Donna Lynn Mueller
Mar Rackley
UL Sand
D. McCollister
Alpine Country Club
Miss Stevenson
Carol Ann Ne Jon
Dina Sue Turner
Lory Foster
Palmer Coats
Lee Short
Donna Mueller
Jane Deenport
Brenda Roberta
Garol Ann Nelon
Cheryl Rackley
Jean Ann Lowe
Judy Walker
Undefined snippet of local notes and ads
Fragmentary text mentions Sul Ross, Skyline newspaper sponsor, Miss Clark pursuing a Master’s degree, and a claim about Ancient Greeks and alcohol effects. Also references selling land in Brewster and surrounding counties with 40 to 4000 acres and a request for price and legal description in a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross
Miss Clark
Brewster
Community Library Receives New Memorial Books
Alpine Public Library expands its collection with numerous memorial and classical works including Cortes Biographies Shakespearean volumes and Myths of Greece and Rome. Donations come from Mrs. Blow Mr. and Mrs. Butler and others as staff assist teachers and students with book selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Little
Dog
McCall's Book of Modern Houses
WT Powell
Kenneth Johnson
Gayley
Lulu Cotter
Hillard Smith
Ma McIntyre
David
Vivian
Frank Blow
John P. Butler
Midland
Beebe
American Legion Auxiliary
Blow Stather
Thomas
Mildred ‘Lott
Minnie Lee John
Ton
Alpine Study Club
Ruby Hill
Flora Sutton | T
Merchants Display Eye Catching Window Signs
Readable ad style note highlights merchants using bold window signs with colorful letters. Mentions Do It Yourself approach and references a sample information write up from Edmonson Road in Ohio. Terse promotional tone and local business focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mong
Indemay
Edmonson Road
Civelnnadl 1
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ethel and
Alonzo Hord
Kokernot & Stillwell
Best
Alonzo Hords
A & W Rootbeer
City Plumbing & Heating
Fred Granada
By Ann Csi
Linda Helen Woolley
Fort Davis
Jim V. Turner
Esther Fait Clark
Johnnie D. Fletcher
Rankin
Mr. Fletcher
Girl Scout News
Alonzo
Ethelford
A&w
J. & L Land Company
East First
Fort Stockton
Tel. Edison
Cual
West Andi
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Ethel
Eration
Chambers Appliance CO
Bonnie Newell
Leslie Sims
Rocksprings
Cathrine Smith
Mr. Zuberboeler Af Sanderson
American Peroleum Institute
Martie Enlow
Freda Powell
Crystal Williams
E. Holland Ave
A & W Root Beer
Coneys
East Holland
Ethel & Alonzo Hord
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