Santa Claus to visit Alpine downtown Saturday afternoon
Santa Claus will arrive at 3 p m on the courthouse lawn in Alpine meeting hundreds of kids. He will be escorted from the college campus by local bands in a parade to Sixth Street and the courthouse for candy and fruit bags. 30 pounds of candy donated by Imbell Alpine Co and Chamber of Commerce funded bags for 700 to 800 children. Christmas lights and tree decorations planned with support from the chamber city county and locals.
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Santa Claus
Alpine
College
Sul Ross
Alpine High School
Hoyland Avenue
Sixth Street
imbell-Alpine Co
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Utilities Co
Alpine Legion Observes Pearl Harbor Day Breakfast
Big Bend Post No. 79 American Legion held Pearl Harbor Day with a 6:30 breakfast at the Legion hall. About 40 members attended the event with Dr Om Coats as arrangements chairman and Fritz Weyerts and Pete Adams coordinating the meal.
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Big Bend
American Legion
Pearl Harbor
Legion Hall
Om Coats
Fritz Bill Weyerts
Pete Adams
Alpine Bucks Hit El Paso For Two Weekend Cage Games
The Alpine High Bucks travel to El Paso to face El Paso High tonight and Austin El Paso High tomorrow in 4A matchups. They expect close scores and plan to return Sunday. A 68 33 practice win over Marathon Mustangs opened their season. Next week they enter the Odessa tournament Thursday through Saturday.
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Alpine High School
Bucks
el Paso
Alpine High Choir Contest Sees First Participation in Odessa
Four Alpine High School vocalists under Mrs Adams flute their first level All-State choir attempt in Odessa last Saturday. Seniors Carolyn Smith and Virginia McCallum join sophomores Terry Beckett and Joyce Kart as members of the Acappella group. None placed, but all gained experience and plan to compete again next year.
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Inda Adams
Alpine High School
Odessa
Alpine
Adams
Carolyn Smith
Virginia McCallum
Terry Beckett
Joyce Kart
Alpine High
Smith
Lee Matt Smith
Buck
Robert Galindo
Central School
G. G. Lafarelle
Alpine Centennial School
The
Bucks
Visitors from eight foreign countries impressed by American kindness
A group representing Arabia Egypt Jordan Lebanon Iran Libya Pakistan and Turkey toured the Big Bend Soil Conservation District led by Tom Burleson and George Mills. They study irrigation range management and engineering as a leadership program visiting Montana Colorado California and more before continuing to Minnesota and Washington.
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Eign
United States
Big Bend
Tom Burleson
George Mills
Montana
Colorado
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Minnesota
Washington, D. C
Ney
Esmaul Moini Zandi
Iran
Belen Aren
America
Carlsbad
N. M
Sonora
E. B. Keng
Z. C. Cameron
Pecos
Talking Mynah Birds At School Assemblies
Owens presents Talking Mynah birds in school assemblies famed for intelligence and mimicking human speech. The program will be at the high school auditorium next Wednesday December 16 at 8 30 am with a small admission charge and public invited.
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Owen
Indo-China
Mynah
Owens
Grass Judging Contest Set For Alpine High Saturday
The Big Bend Soil Conservation district sponsors a grass judging contest for high school students at Alpine High School this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. FFA teams from Fort Davis Van Horn Imperial Pecos Alpine Marathon Fort Stockton Sanderson and Marfa compete for individual and team awards plus a sweepstakes prize. Public attendance is welcome, with events held in the patio behind the school or in the gym if weather turns bad.
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Big Bend
Alpine High School
McMurry Tops Lobos In Twin Thrillers
Sul Ross Lobos pushed McMurry to the limit in two close games. Lewellan scored 28 in the opener, Jim Skinner 13, while Shelton led McMurry with 13. The rematch went to overtime after a 53 53 tie, Lewellan pouring in 32 and Harris 19 for McMurry. The Lobos meet New Mexico Military Institute next, then Texas A&I in Del Rio after Christmas.
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Sul Ross Lobos
McMurry College
Lewellan
Lobos
Jim Skinner
Shelton
Skinner
Ben Harris
Indians
New Mexico ‘Military Institute
Texas A&i
del Rio
Local Officers Attend Dallas County Judges Convention
County Judge Felix McGaughy County Clerk J W Frazer and County Commissioners Tom Yarbro and H C Hernandez attended the county judges and commissioners convention in Dallas this week with sessions Monday Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Felix McGaughy
J. W. Frazer
Tom Yarbro
H. C. Hernandez
Dallas
Kokernot Attends Livestock Meet in Chicago
H L Kokernot Jr returned from Chicago after attending a National Livestock Producers directors meeting where he serves as a member and the International Livestock Show.
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H. L. Kokernot Jr
Chicago
The
National Livestock Producers
International Livestock Show
Youths Seek Alpine Teen Center Plans Move Forward
Alpine residents discuss a proposed teen center with a temporary board led by Ronald Door. 217 high school students and teachers signed a November petition calling for the center, with committees led by Duane Smith Garry Henderson and Charles Ohlund, and Mary Jo Bowden as secretary.
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Mary JO Bowden
Alpine
Ronald Door
Alpine High School
Duane Smith
Garry Henderson
Charles Ohlund
Joe Brooks
Dan Logan
Freddy Davis
Don Burgess
Pat O’donnell
John Richard Whiteside
Carl Lawson
Lions Club Committee
Tivoli Theatre
Hollande
el Toro
Alpine Bucks honor football star Robinson in 1940s era sendoff
Alpine High School concludes the senior football season as Marfa loss marks the end of an era. Marlin Robinson leads 1940s Bucks with 16 touchdowns 96 points and 727 rushing yards while earning standout in 7AA All-District voting and top punter honors.
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Cowboy
Robinson
Alpine High School
Marfa High
Pecos
Walter Mueller
Blackie Russell
Crane
Duane Smith
Bucks
Lee Matt
Bud) Smith
Carlos Robledo
Dickie Allen
Freddie Davis
Place
Freddy Davis
Jack Burgess
Postoffice To Stay Open Saturday Afternoons For 2 Weeks
The local post office will remain open on the two Saturday afternoons of Dec 12 and 19 to help with Christmas mail. Postmaster B B West urged separating greeting cards into Local and Out of town bundles with free labels available at the office.
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B. B. West
West
Big Bend To Get REA Power 15th
The First Presbyterian church will present its annual Christmas cantata under director Glenn F. Davis at 11 a.m. Sunday December 13. The public is invited. Soloists are Mrs. Fred Williams Miss Joyce Lockhart and John Bumgardner. Choir members include Sue Britt Janice Parker Mrs Wanda Davidson Mrs Glenn Davis and others.
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First Presbyterian Church
Glenn F. Davis
Fred Williams
Joyce Lockhart
John Bumgardner
Sue Britt
Janice Parker
Wanda Davidson
Glenn Davis
W. E. Lockhart
Charlotte Holmes
Mary S. Williams
Donna Neely
Everett McAulay
Pete Cisneros
Bill Gleason
Gene Adams
Donald Watkins
Harold Hunter
B. J. Mickolas
Mrs. Bureham Returns from European Month-Long Visit
Mrs. W. D. Bureham and her daughter Miss Ruby June an airline hostess traveled by air to Europe visiting Germany Switzerland Italy France and England. Mrs. Bureham reports a very interesting trip and family reunions after their holiday abroad.
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W. D. Bureham
Europe
Ruby June
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
England
Scenes In Mexico Shown Fellowship Club Talk
Glenn Burgess led a Men's Fellowship Club program at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening detailing the Mexican side of the Big Bend National Park. Kodachrome scenes from the Del Carmen Fronteriza region were shown by Dr. Barton Warnock Jack Skiles and Burgess. He urged Alpine chamber of commerce to engage Coahuila and Chihuahua officials and noted Dr. Bryant Widenthal and the International Peace Park commission aim for a Mexican side by next October dedication. He said the Mexican side would complete a premier North American scenic area and offer a major winter and summer recreation site potentially doubling the park’s value.
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Big Bend National Park
Glenn Burgess
Presbyterian Church
del Carmen-Fronteriza
Barton Warnock
Jack Skiles
Mr. Burgess
Burgess
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Bryan Widenthal
International Peace Park Commission
Mexico
Big Bend Park
North America
Sul Ross College Ends Religious Emphasis Week Trip
Religious Emphasis Week at Sul Ross College concluded with the student body touring Big Bend National Park for a barbe cue and retreat. Dr. Clifford Casey chaired activities with Dr. George Thomas representing the Alpine Ministerial Alliance.
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Sul Ross College
Big Bend National Park
Clifford Casey
George Thomason
Alpine Ministerial Alliance
Seldon Robinson
Dan Pollock
Glenn Bursess
Virgil Pulliam
R. N
Bob) Pulliam
Alpine
Turn on the Lights program celebrates Big Bend power link
Big Bend National Park marks a million dollar electricity project with a Turn on the Lights party next Tuesday. The event includes a 4 p m barbecue, remarks by Park Supt Lon Garrison and talks on power in the area by Felix McGaughy Hugh White and Thos a Hurd. The program ends with a dance at the park community hall.
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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend
Area
Lon Garrison
Brewster
Felix McGaughy
Alpine
Hugh White
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Thosa Hurd
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
Pig Bend
Park
RGEC
National Park Service
National Park Concessions
West Texas Utilities Co
Persimmon Gap
Rural Electrification Administration
Hurd
Draws 5 Years On Car Theft Charge
Frank Saling of New Orleans, 26, who escaped jail here in 1948 while held on car theft charges and was brought back for trial, received four and one half years in the state penitentiary. He was charged with stealing a pickup owned by A L King of Alpine and the vehicle was recovered. Saling had earlier been convicted on a similar Louisiana charge. Sheriff Jim Skinner and Texas Ranger Arthur Hill waited at the Louisiana state prison to escort him after he completed the five year term there.
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Frank Saling
New Orleans
State
J. C. Epperson
Saling
A. L. King
Alpine
Louisiana
Jim Skinner
Arthur Hill
Louisiana State Prison
Veteran Re-enters Sul Ross for Master’s Degree
George Miller of Marathon, a Korea veteran, will re-enter Sul Ross College next month to pursue a Master’s degree. He earned his B S degree at Sul Ross in 1951.
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SUL Ross
George Miller
Marathon
Korea
Sul Ross College
New Bridge Opens on North Fifth Street
A new concrete bridge on North Fifth Street in Alpine opened to traffic on Tuesday morning. Built under a State Highway Dept contract awarded to Hugh McMillan of El Paso, the 40 foot wide span includes four foot sidewalks each side. The project, begun last June and delayed for rail material, enhances the Route 118 link toward Big Bend National Park and the Carlsbad Caverns highway.
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North Fifth St
Alpine
State Highway Dept
Hugh McMillan
el Paso
Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns Highway
Kokernot Lodge
Mrs Lister Visits Parents After Diplomatic Service Stints
Mrs Aletha Lister formerly Miss Aletha Bierschwale is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A J Bierschwale. The Listers have spent two years in Moscow with the U S embassy and a year in Regensburg Germany. She will stay through the month before returning to Washington to resume diplomatic work.
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George Lister
Aletha Bierschwale
A. J. Bierschwale
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Tom Valadez
Don McNamara
Norman Miller
Bobby Chavarria
Jame Thomas
Steve Christian
Garry Lemmons
A. Espinoza
Ramirez
Elisio Hernandez
G. Valenzuela
Lara
Kelley
Bromley
Marlin
Cowboy Robinson
North 5Th ST
J. E. Ham
Bureau of Internal Revenue Office
Marfa
Hondo
Moscow
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