New Sheriff to Be Named Next Week
County Judge Felix McGaughy says a successor to Brewster County Sheriff Carl Williams will be named by the Commissioners Court early next week. Williams resigned effective December 31 1969 and will join the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education as a consultant.
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Brewster County
Carl Williams
Commissioners' Court
Felix McGaughy
Williams
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education
Mike Stutts
Herman Hamilton
Alpine
Jim Skinner
Feasibility study on metallic high school buildings discussed
School Superintendent Clarence Winn will present a feasibility study on using metallic buildings for the new high school facilities at the January 1970 school board meeting. The plan aims to cut costs with 19 or 20 classrooms, while officials consider lab layouts, a potential theatre, and air conditioning.
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Clarence Winn
Winn
John McFarland
Gerald Barber
University of Texas At el Paso
Wit
Zip Code Use Urged by Postmaster for Christmas Mail
Postmaster Billy West urges all Christmas mail include ZIP codes and a return address to avoid dead letter losses. He notes last year over 2 billion pieces had unreadable or missing addresses, costing about $7.9 million. Alpine Post Office will keep normal December hours with Saturday closures.
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Billy West
West
Alpine Post Office
Bus Stop to be staged in two evenings this December
William Inge play Bus Stop will be presented Thursday and Friday December 11 and 12 as part of the winter repertoire by the Speech and Drama Department. Dr Cecilia Thompson directs with a cast featuring Molly Faulk as Elma Duckworth Jane Hearn as Grace Hoyland Cherie played by Sharon Pettigrew Will Masters by Jesse Veltz Gerald Lyman by Steve Compton Carl by John Dodds all local college students in leading and supporting roles.
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William Inge
Speech and Drama Department
Cecilia Thompson
Molly Faulk
Alpine
Elma Duckworth
Jane Hearn
Grace Hoyland
Cherie
Sharon Pettigrew
Odessa
Will Masters
Jesse Veltz
del Rio
Gerald Lyman
Steve Compton
Big Spring
Carl
John Dodds
Ontario
Canada
Alpine Boys B Team Basketball Tourney Opens Tonight
The first annual Alpine Boys B Team Basketball Tournament begins with eight teams including Alpine Fort Stockton Fort Davis Pecos Crane Van Horn Presidio and Alpine Freshmen. Alpine 9th opens against Fort Stockton B at 6 p.m. and Alpine B faces Fort Davis at 7 30 p.m. semifinals and finals run Friday through Saturday with 25 cent student and 50 cent adult session fees.
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Alpine
Fort Stockton
Fort Davis
Pecos
Crane
van Horn
Presidio
Mobil to Drill Jeff Davis Test in Texas
Mobil Oil Corp plans a 12 300 foot tren burcer wildcat in Jeff Davis County, 23 miles northeast of Fort Davis. The No 1 Margaret Lea test sits 11 miles southwest of the Perry Bass field in Pecos County with coordinates 1 320 feet from the south and 2 310 feet from the west line of 9 11 GH and SA.
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Mobil Oil Corp
Jeff Davis County
Fort Davis
Margaret ©. Lea
Pecos County
Gh&sa
City to Seek Bids for Old City Hall on Holland Ave
City Council set 4 p.m. February 3 1970 to open bids for sale of the present City Hall building at Holland Avenue. Officials talk of remodeling the old bowling alley into a new city building and approved related payments and shop changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Avenue
John Bright Construction Co
Marjorie Graham
Homer Hudgins
11Th Street
Tom Harrison
North Addition
Graham
Don Sisson
Texas Municipal League
Council
Home Rule Stud Committee
Sul Ross Lobo Cagers Face Top Conference Rival Saturday
Sul Ross State University basketball hosts Howard Payne in a 7 30 p m showdown as both HP and Stephen F Austin vie for the conference lead. Lobo star Larry Jackson and All American candidate Fred Davis anchor a lineup with guards Bockover Martindale Fiene and forwards Espino Diaz Wolking. Davis draws pro interest and Jackson averages near 24 points per game. The Lobos seek momentum after a narrow 2 80 win over Oral Roberts and a strong performance by the squad in home and away matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sul Ross Lobo Cagers
Howard Payne
Stephen F. Austin
Yellowjacket
Fred Davis
D Avis
Boston Celtics
Sfoints
Charles Sharp
Southwest Texas
Lobos
Larry Jackson
Hammond
Ind
Jackson
Wayland Baptist
Dick Bockover
Greensburg
Randy Martindale
New York City
Scott Fiene
Elmhurst
Ill
Martindale
Wayland
Manuel Espino
Fort Stockton
Leon Diaz
Dennis Wolking
Denver
Colo
Alpine Hosts Vocational Education Workshop December 11
The Alpine Public Schools will host a vocational education workshop on Thursday December 11 from 930 a.m. to 330 p.m. Dr Weldon Elbert TEA administrator coordinated the program with guest consultants from the Texas Education Agency. The TEA plan revision data will aid rewriting the Guide for Public Schools in Planning Programs of Vocational Education for In school students at the Alpine School Administration office.
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Alpine
Weldon Elbert
West Texas Education Center
Texas Education Agency
Texas
Alpine School Administration Office
Alpine Chamber of Commerce to elect four directors
Balloting is underway for four board seats on the Alpine Chamber of Commerce. Members receive mail ballots this week with candidates including Fred Dick Gene Hillyer Mrs Edith Hopson John Red Pattillo J W Shepperd Duane Smith Kenneth Stucke and Frank Yakubanski Retiring directors are Thad Corkins Forrest Walker and Hugh White Ballots must be returned to the Chamber office by December 20 for terms starting at the January banquet.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Fred Dick
Gene Hillyer
Edith Hopson
John
Red) Pattillo
J. W. Shepperd
Duane Smith
Kenneth Stucke
Frank Yakubanski
Thad Corkins
Forrest Walker
Hugh White
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Jean Pate
Ricky Thompson
McGaughy
Supt Winn
Schoo
Raymond Telles
el Paso
Costa Rica
Richard C. White
Bucks
Mobil
Jeff Davis
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