Alpine opens schools as Brewster hospital date set
Alpine Public Schools begin Tuesday with an estimated 915 pupils, slightly down from 924 last year. Alpine Centennial and Alpine Central report new faculty and renovations. Alpine High expects about 215 students as withdrawals reduce prior estimates. senior class drops from 43 to 38.
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Alpine Public Schools
Roscoe Morgan
Alpine Centennial School
Morgan
Anthony Ceraldi
Dan Bustamente
Frank T. Fowlkes
Linnie B. Ras
Centennial
D. E. Jones
Alpine Central School
Central
Jones
Margaret A. Harlow
Clarinda Millsap
Erin M. Shearer
Elizabeth S. Bledsoe
Kathryn P. Walker
James Crawford
Alpine High School
Pete Bromley
Clay
Final Lobos game set for East Texas State clash in Alpine
Moe Hedrick cautions fans that Sul Ross Lobos will not play on Sunday November 24 but on Saturday November 23 in Alpine against East Texas State. The note comes amid mixed schedule rumors.
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Moe Hedrick
Sul Ross Lobos
East Texas State
Alpine
Lobos
Moe
Leary Handles 68 Vet Claims in Six Months
Tommy Leary Brewster County service officer has handled 68 veterans claims in six months with an estimated county benefit of 9332 dollars. Claims include GI loans education and training pension compensation and various medical and burial items. Big Bend Post 79 American Legion commends Leary and urges retention citing rising future claims.
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Tommy Leary
Brewster
Brewster County
Texas
Big Bend
American Legion
Commissioners Court
Leary
Wye
Veterans Administration
Water Well Completed At Elm Grove Cemetery
Water reached 103 feet with a flow of 40 gallons per minute before drilling stopped at 140 feet when a cavity was struck. Bill Dorris offers a Morse submersible pump at cost though about $1000 is needed for casing pipe and pump. Donations to Mrs Zola Dorris or the Well Account at the cemetery association bank are invited.
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Elm Grove Cemetery
Bill Dorris
Fairbanks Morse
Zola Dorris
Cemetery Assn
Sports Car Rally to Tour Brewster County This Weekend
Fifty cars from the United States and abroad will participate in a Magnolia Petroleum Co rally tour through Dallas Marathon Big Bend National Park Presidio Lajitas Alpine and Balmorhea. The non racing event tests driver skill with no route known until departure and awards based on precise arrival times. Cars include Jaguars MG Triumphs Austin Healeys Porches Mercedes Volvo Renaults Alpina and Thunderbirds.
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U. S
Brewster County
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Dallas
Marathon
Big Bend National Park
England
Porsche
U.S
Death Comes To Virginia
Funeral services were held for Virginia Louise Godfrey Ransom at 4 p.m. Tuesday. She died at 4 a.m. Monday in her mother's home. Rev. Gene Brice conducted the service at Livingston Funeral Chapel. The Pilot Club had funded trips to Mayo Clinic and led a local drive for heart treatment and two operations for myocardotomy to ease stenosis and pulmonary aortic valve issues. She was born in Comanche and moved here 14 years ago with her mother. Survived by her mother and seven siblings: Druey Godfrey Odessa, Larrett Godfrey Odessa, Linwood Godfrey Little Rock Arkansas, Hermond Godfrey Ohio, Annie Mae Eliott Big Lake, Linnie Joe Kanak Peru Louisiana, Leggett Neal Abilene Texas. Pallbearers: Roy Davis, Charles Ohlund, Gale Farley, Leo Craft, Gerald Wilson, Grady Nelon. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Virginia Louise Godfrey Ransom
Fiora Belle Godfrey
Gene Brice
First Christian Church
Livingston Funeral Chapel
Pilot Club
Virginia
Mayo Clinic
Comanche
Druey Godfrey
Odessa
Larrett Godfrey
Linwood Godfrey
Little Rock
Ark
Hermond Godfrey
Ohio
Annie Mae Eliott
Big Lake
Linnie Joe Kanak
Peru
Leggett Neal
Abilene
Tex
Roy Davis
Charles Ohlund
Gale Farley
Leo Craft
Gerald Wilson
Grady Nelon
Elm Grove Cemetery
Countywide tax rate rises to fund hospital operation
Brewster County’s 1957 tax rate increases 8c to 80c per $100 valuation to raise $15,000 for hospital operations. Commissioners’ Court adopted the new rate and 1958 budget after a public hearing. Valuation stays at $12 million. budgeted expenditures rise to $255,000. Various fund changes include cuts to road and maintenance, and a boost for third class general operating funds to support hospital bonds retirement.
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Brewster County
Felix McGaughy
Brewster County Memorial
Commissioners’ Court
Nazarene Church Pastor Moves to Crescent Oklahoma
Mrs J F Bohannan longtime pastor of the Alpine Nazarene Church since June 7 1955 leaves with her children Charles and Jane to assume a new pastorate at Crescent Oklahoma thirty five miles from Bethany Oklahoma The church has grown and improved under her leadership Charles and Jane will attend Bethany Nazarene College In her absence Mrs R Myrtle White will preach at the Alpine church Sept 1 The note also mentions Mrs Chalmers Broadfoot and daughter Marsha moving to join Mr Broadfoot in San Antonio where he has taken a new position.
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J. F. Bohannan
Nazarene Church
Alpine
Charles
Jane
Crescent
Okla
Behany
Nazarene
Bohannan
Bethany Nazarene College
R. Myrtle White
Chalmers Broadfoot
Marsha
Mr. Broadfoot
San Antonio
Mrs White Sends $500 to CAP Squadron
Mrs Clifford S White of Houston whose life was saved by Big Bend fliers in the National Park last summer sent a $500 check to the CAP squadron. She asks reimbursement for gas and oil spent on a six day search for her and her husband who was found dead when the search began. Remaining funds to buy radio or other needed equipment.
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Clifford S. White
Houston
Big Bend
Big Bend National Park
CAP Squadron
Most Businesses To Close For Labor Day Observance
Most business firms will close Monday September 2 in observance of Labor Day Alpine Public School classes open Tuesday September 4 with considerable back to school buying anticipated Thursday Friday and Saturday
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Alpine
Brewster County Passes 440000 Hospital, Opens by Oct 1
Brewster County Commissioners accepted the 440000 Brewster County Memorial Hospital from the contractors and turned it to the Hospital Board for operation. The Federal government funds half the cost and pays the hospital project while labor violation claims are withheld pending Department of Labor approval.
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Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Brewster County
Forrest Walker
County Hospital Board of Managers
County Commissioners’ Court
Hospital
Mr. Walker
E. Milton Smith
James Crawford
Barton Warnock
H. C. Hernandez
Alpine
Earl Clark
Marathon
John Stuckwish
Felix McGaughy
W. D. Faulkner
Pecos
State Health Dept
Dept. of Labor
David E. Barker
Austin
Division of Hospital Services
Faulkner
L. L. Jones
B. F. Munn
McGaughy
Gene Hendryx
Herbert Ogle
Elmer Devenport
Hendryx
Lankford Nominated CAP Commander in Big Bend Squadron
Earl Lankford of Marfa received a Civil Air Patrol nomination to lead the Big Bend Squadron. He was unavailable to attend the nominating meeting but said he would consider the post after meeting the group. CAP members voted to retain the current squadron with one dissenting member.
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Earl Lankford
Marfa
Big Bend
Civil Air Patrol
Avalanche
Lankford
U. S. Border Patrol
Air Force Reserve
CAP
Herbert Ogle
Alpine
Clifford 5S
White
Big Bend National Park
Tom Lankford
Bob Crawford
Alpine Man's Father Dies in Lampasas County
John R. Lane 86 father of Scottie Lane of Alpine died Tuesday morning in Lampasas County and was buried in Lometa Texas last week. The elder Lane was a retired stock farmer and Scottie Lane reached his bedside before his death.
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John R. Lane
Scottie Lane
Alpine
Lometa
Texas
Lampasas County
Mr. Lane
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St. Louis
New York
John Livingston
Frank Newsom
Jesus Rohana
Ojinaga
Rohana
Harold Moyer
Elmer
Rudy Krenek
Harold Webb
San Esteban Lake
Navigator
Presidio
River Road
Lajitas
North Texas
Balmorhea
Billy Ward
Magnolia
Ward
Crescent, Okla
Mrs. White
J Lwmuam
Charles Hunter
Sul Ross
Lampasas Co
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