Lobos Host SW Oklahoma In Lone Star clash Tonight
Sul Ross State College, boasting the best record in the Lone Star Conference, hosts Southwestern Oklahoma College in a top league game. Lobos led by Lou McEwen and Rance Smith seek win after losses to Wayland and Eastern New Mexico, while key players West and Sims face injury concerns.
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Sul Ross State College
Southwestern Oklahoma College
Ray van Cleef
Lobos
New Mexico Western
St. Michael's
New Mexico
Wayand College
Plainview
Alpine
West
Sul Ross
Leon Sims
Lou McEwen
Rance Smith
Eunice
James Dobbins
Amarillo
Dobbins
Leland Caffey
Seminole
Texas
Herman Hudson
Wayland College
Wayland
Bob Morgan
Rod Reid
The
Argil Wotraw
Sims
Hudson
Ranchers back six day antelope season in Big Bend country
The Highland Hereford Breeders Association meeting near Alpine, with 27 ranchers and officials, approved a six day hunting season opening the first Saturday in October and set antelope dates for November 1 to 10. Biologist Tom Moore reported 2054 antelope hunt permits issued and about 1500 hunters. 49 of 73 permit ranches filed kill reports. The group urged Gov. Price Daniel to reappoint Henry Cof as a State Game Commissioner.
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Big Bend-Davis Mountains
State Game Commission
Highland Hereford Breeders Association
State Game Dept
Pete Bishop
Alpine Chamber
Qammeree
Molly Lawther
Marfa
Price Daniel
Henry Cof
Ie State Game Commission
Keesey Kimball
Alpine
Alpine Highlands and Alumni Notes Mix Customary News
Paul Wilmoth recalls the Highlands verse as deer season ends while Alpine High honors members soar. Phil McGaughy named to Who's Who at Texas Christian University. Fort Davis writer Margo McMenemy shares reader notes about parking meters and holiday spirit. Alpine residents Vince Lockhart returns from Saudi Arabia to take a new post in Washington, D. C. with Army Reserve ties.
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Texas Christian University
Phil McGaughy
Felix McGaughy
Phil
Alpine High
Margo McMenemy
Fort Dav:s
Vincent Lockhart
State Department
Alpine
Vince
Dhahan
Saudi Arabia
W. E. Lockhart
Washington, D.C
Bucks Enter Pecos Tourney Opens Friday In Pecos Gym
The Alpine Bucks enter the Pecos Invitational Basketball Tourney with a Friday opener at 6:30 pm featuring Pecos versus Bowie High. They have a Friday bye and would play Saturday at 11 am if they win. The event awards a consolation championship and 10 gold balls to all tourney selections. Coach James Crawford says workouts pause for a holiday break from Dec 5 and resume Dec 26 until school begins Jan 4.
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Alpine Bucks
Pecos
Bucks
N. M.crane
Jane
el Paso Tech
Wink High’ School
Bowie High
James Crawford
Legion Game Night At American Legion Home Tonight
The American Legion hosts a public game night starting at 7 30 with Terry Oliver organizing the event. Locals are invited to attend and enjoy the planned activities and games.
Two Snowfalls Spur Christmas Buying in Alpine Area
Two snows this week boosted Christmas shopping and moistened ranch lands from the Davis Mountains to the Rio Grande. Alpine measured 11 inches on Monday and 4 on Tuesday with lows around 24. Moisture was reported across the region by Bob Pulliam and D. M. Bennett amid rain and sleet.
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Benefit Ranch Lands
Davis Mountains
Tio Grande
Alpine
Bob Pulliam
Radio 1
Terlingua
D.M. Bennett
Rixon Rites Held In Kansas
Funeral services were held in St. John Kansas for Mrs. J W Rixon 85 of Alpine who died in a San Antonio nursing home after a months illness She had lived in the area since 1909 and earlier the family settled at Fort Davis where Mr Rixon ran a furniture store before ranching near Alpine Burial was in St John Cemetery beside her husband Survivors include three children H L Kobernot Jr Alpine Honard C Wixon San Antonio and Mrs Bennett A Wigs Kermit with four and two great grandchildren and a son Lloyd deceased attendees included Mrs Kokernot Mrs Wight and Howard Rixon
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St. John
Kan
J. W. Rixon
Alpine
San Antonio
Rixon
Order of Eastern Star
The
Christian Church
H. L. Kobernot Jr
Honard C. Wixon
Santonio
Bennett A. Wigs
Kermit Ale
Lloyd
Alpine Girls Triumph In Thriller Over Marfa 37 36
Alpine High School girls edge Marfa High 37 36 in a final three seconds. Elena Hernandez 16 and Aida Hernandez 13 lead Alpine scorers while Pat Pirtle tops Marfa with 18. Alpine guards dominate, maintaining about 60 percent ball control. The piece also notes hospital board reappointments in Brewster County and the upcoming Jan 29 game with Marfa.
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Alpine High Gymnasium
Alpine High School
Marfa High
Alpine Girls
Marfa
Alpine
Marfa Ame
Pat Pirtle
Aline
Elena Hernandez
Aida Hernandez
Brewster County Memorial Hostor
Rosie Adampital
Son
Merced Uranga
Barbara Davis
Suzanne Ritter
Judy Wynne
Lucy Jo
Earl Clark
Mara Clark
Norma Uranga
James Crawford
Bill 'Sohl
Commissioners’ Court
Jack Cross
Barton Warhock
E. Milton Smith
Vandals Break Windows At Local Stores
Vandals shattered glass at Whiteside Lumber Co Car Parts Depot and Mountain Zone TV and Storey on Monday night as windows were broken across several storefronts in the area.
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Storey, Whiteside Lumber Co
Car Parts Depot
Mountain Zone TV
Fort Davis Churches Present Musical Vesper Service
The three Fort Davis churches host a 5 pm Sunday vesper at the Baptist Church. Fort Davis Youth and Adult present "Glad Tidings" with readings meditations and songs. Ministers Sublett Pharmakis and Dirks lead, with Tyrone Kelley and Bry Woolley on piano and organ. Public invited. Offering funds aid overseas church projects.
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Fort Davis
Baptist Church
Sublett
The
Pharmakis
Methodist Church
Dirks
Presbyterian Church
Herman E. Dirks
Tyrone Kelley
Bry Woolley
Thirteen Marathon Boys Accused Of Burglary
Thirteen Marathon boys aged 13 to 19 were rounded up in Alpine for burglarizing the Alam tavern in Marathon on December 9. Sheriff Jim Skinner and Ranger Arthur Hill led the roundup, with four youths 17 or older charged and nine juveniles held for juvenile court action. Key items stolen included beer, cigarettes, and candy.
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Anges
Alamo
Marathon
Jim Skinner
Texas
Arthur Hill
C. E Patterson
Ranger Hill
Ettes
Alpine High Senior Bake Sale Planned for Saturday
The senior class of Alpine High School will hold a bake sale on Saturday December 19 at Adams M System Grocery. Students will offer cakes pies cookies and candy to raise funds for class activities.
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Alpine High School
Adams M System Grocery
Alpine Community Center Plans Paved Play Area
Alpine board discussed paving the community center play area at a regular meeting last Thursday. The report highlighted Girl Scouts and Brownies activities, two boys clubs, a Better Health program with a nurse at the baby clinic, a home economics course, and a new literacy class at Sul Ross. Volunteers and staff across groups were thanked, with nominations and officer selections indicated for the annual Alpine Country Club event.
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Alpine Community Center
Howard. Hamilton
Florence Oliver
Cen
C. D. McCollister
Lcia ‘Davila
Sul Ross
Joel Reed
David Nunez
Marilyn
Beverly Barber
Fowlkes
Linda Weight
Oliver
Natalie Gunter
Wil
Ien
Tussateaernoon
Alpine Public Schools and Sul Ross Students Face Long Holiday
Alpine Public Schools and Sul Ross State College plan a long Christmas break with dismissal times around 3 pm for Alpine students and noon for college students on Saturday. Classes resume Monday January 4. Gym floors will be refinished Dec 18-19 at Alpine Central and Alpine High School, with no practice until Dec 26. Centennial gym also undergoing refinishing through Dec 25, then closed until Jan 4. End of first semester is Friday. second six weeks ends Feb 2. As of Dec 11, 77 of 176 school days have passed. school ends May 25, 1960.
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Alpine Public Schools
Sul Ross State College
Alpine Central
Alpine High School
Centennial
Cemetery Association
Fcot
Marathon Couple Welcomes Third Set of Twins
Twin girls born to Mr and Mrs Macedonia Pineda of Marathon on Thursday December 10 delivered by Dr J E weighing a certain amount. Named Maria La and Maria Anna. This marks the couple’s third set of twins with an earlier sibling from a first birth who did not survive. The second birth now over a year old.
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Macedonia Pineda
Marathon
Maria la
Maria Anna
Prema
Youth Choir Set to Sing at Presbyterian Christmas Programs
Rev. Clanton Newbill announced Christmas activities at the St. Presbyterian Church. The youth choir directed by Glenn Davis will perform special Christmas music at morning worship on Sunday December 20, followed by the Westminster Fellowship Group presenting William White's one act play The Birth of Pen on Sunday evening. A Christmas Eve midnight service will be held Thursday night December 24 at 11 p.m. with music and a sermon by the pastor.
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St Presbyterian” Church
Clanton Newbill
Glenn Davis
Westminster Fellowship
William 2. White
Pein
Contracts Set For New Power Line
The Rio Grande Cooperative awards two contracts for 20 miles of power line in the Big Bend area. Irby Construction Co. of Jackson Miss. wins Fort Stockton area work at 474 077 83 dollars and Alpha Construction Co. of Tulsa Oklahoma wins Van Horn area work at 479 001 dollars. Work starts within 30 days with materials supplied by the cooperative.
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Big Bend
Rio Grande
J. Hurd
Brackettville
Irby Construction Co
Jackson
Miss
Fort Stockton
Alpha Construction Co
Tulsa
Okla
van Horn
CC Directors To Be Named
Four new directors of the AL pine Chamber of Commerce to be elected by members this week. Ballots must be postmarked December.
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Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Dee
Motor Firm Worker Accused Of Theft
A worker at Holifield Motor Co Inc, formerly of Odessa, is accused of stealing over 50 dollars. Deputies report the suspect, employed about six months, was arrested after a deputy sheriff’s inquiry into the incident.
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Holifield
Odessa
Motor, Co. Inc
Tes
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Amblin
Jim
Glasscock
Paul Wilmoth
Robert Burns
Highlands
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R. G. Elliott
St.Petersburg
Fla
St. Petersburg
Elliotts
Mamie Howe
Freddie
Kansas
Ft. Davis
Nee
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