Alpine Opens Fight To Keep Airline Service
A Kansas City Star review notes How Come It's Called That by Virginia Madison and Hallie Stillwell, with Ashlock praising the companion Lasswell work. The piece, set in Alpine, Texas, reflects nostalgia, Big Bend mentions, and local aviation policy discussions amid a skein of Texas anecdotes.
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Alpine
Kansas City Star
Virginia Madison
Sul Rossex
Hallie Stillwell
Avalanche
Henry Bagley
Kansas State Teachers College
Jim Ashlock
Pecos
Star
Ashlock
Texas
Mary Lasswell
Lasswel
Alpine Bucks Enter Pecos Invitational Tournament
The Alpine Bucks travel to Pecos to face Monahans High School in the Pecos High School Invitational. Alpine boys split recent games with Marfa, with the A team edging Van Horn 38 33 after trailing at halftime while the B team won 44 33. Alpine girls also won the A game 28 26 and will compete in Bracketville Invitational this weekend. both teams return to Alpine Saturday night.
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Alpine Bucks
Pecos
Monahans High School
Eddie Bass
Jerry Hensley
Bucks
van Horn
Eagles
Charles Henderson
Alpine
Billy Davis
Dennis Williams
Pete Salgado
Mickey Logan
Morris Green
Don Thomason
Clyde Dees
James Garlick
Thomason
Alpine High Girls
Allpine
Bracketville
Pete Kennedy
Jackie
Ber
Helen Stone
Georgia
Rebecca Terry
Marfa Shorthorns
Marfa
Wallace Peters
Nunez
Calderon
Cano
Conder
Segura
Buck ‘Bs
Richard Hare
Shorthorns
Marias Domingo Aguilar
Benny Salcido
George Roman
Frank Ramirez
Buck
Joe Richardson
Richard Hale
Frank Gonzales
Domingo Aguilar
Sul Ross Lobos Face Burgess Boys Friday in Gym Showdown
Sul Ross Lobos enter a 3-1 record hosting Western New Mexico at Lobo Gymnasium then play Texas Western on Friday with two Alpine High alums Jack and Don Burgess in the opposing lineup. Frank Trevino scored 29 in an 87-85 win over WNMU as Mike Powell led with 24 in a 84-62 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma. The Lobos, coached by Van Cleef, rank 78 ppg while allowing 69.2.
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Sul Ross Lobos
Western New Mexico
Lobo Gymnasium
Miners of Texas Western
Lobos
Alpine High
Jack
Don Burgess
Lobo
Letterman
Don
New Mexico
Oklahoma
White Sands Missile Range
Western
Frank Trevino
Frank
van Cleef
Bulldogs
Southwestern Oklahoma
Mike Powell
Howard Payne
Medical firm donates vitamins to Santa Elena villagers
H. E. Swan of Parke-Davis & Co. donated three cartons of vitamin drops to the people of Santa Ebiena across the Rio Grande from Castelon. Dr. W. J. Lockhart said the vitamins were handed to Big Bend National Park staff for delivery to Santa Elena.
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H. E. Swan
Parke-Davis & Co
Santa Ebiena
Mexico
Rio Grande
Castelon
W. J. Lockhart
Big Bend National Park
Santa Elena
Area ranchers prepare cattle displays at Arizona National
Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio County ranchers will exhibi te ten head feeder calves from Kimball George Jones Catto Gage Bill Donnell and Ben Gearhart at the Arizona National Livestock Show in Phoenix January 6 to 10. Club steers enter by Martha Anne Gearhart Barbara Grubb and Janet Grubb. Charotais shown by Brooks Acton and Gilmer Morriss. Notables planning to attend include George Jones of Marfa Newsom Gearhart Donnell Negley Catto Gage Forker Negley Keesey Kimball and families. The Big Bend Livestock Show follows January 17 with 25 baby beeves 20 breeding sheep and 100 fat lambs. judge Ray Siegmund.
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Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Phoenix
Frank Newsom
Martha Anne Gearhart
Valentine
Barbara
Janet Grubb
Fort Davis
Hartes Buy 47000 Acre Brewster County Ranch
Houston Harte Jr. and Edward Harte of Corpus Christi purchase a 47,000 acre Brewster County ranch near Marathon from Ray W. Willoughby and Mercantile Bank trustee for about 282000 dollars. They do not intend to operate it, seeking a substantial grazing lessee. The property requires stocking but remains in good condition. W. H. Wright of San Angelo acted as broker.
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Houston Harte Jr
San Angelo
Edward H. Harte
Corpus Christi
Brewster County
Marathon
Hartes
Ray W. Willoughby
Mercantile National Bank
Dallas
W. H
Red) Wright
Avalanche to Publish Early Christmas Issue
The Avalanche announces an early Christmas issue to be printed Dec 23 for a holiday break. Classified ads and display ads are due by noon Dec 22 and news items by 5 p.m. Dec 22. The paper closes for Christmas Day with business office open Dec 26 and 27 as usual.
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Avalanche
Mechanical Department
Water Trees Now Says City Officials
City officials urge watering trees now as soil remains hard and dry. Until March 1 the city offers special winter irrigation rates. pick one month to minimize charges and soak the ground around every tree or shrub by laying a hose and letting water run slowly day and night.
Texas Tech student deer hunts with father over December weekend
Frank Duane Young of Texas Tech at Lubbock visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Young the weekend of December 5 and joined his father on a deer hunt.
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Frank Duane Young
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Frank Young
Air in Alpine water mystifies officials but is beneficial
City officials explain mild air in water for taste and pipe protection. Mayor Lockhart says rising groundwater from recent rains pressurizes underground water, releasing bubbles when drawn. Wells rebuilt to prevent contamination and fluoride levels support dental health. Alpine plans more capacity to meet future demand.
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W. E. Lockhart
Lockhart
Sul Ross Fund Hike Proposed by Governor
Gov. Price Daniel recommended increased general revenue appropriations for Sul Ross State College for 1959-60 at 636,945 and 1960-61 at 686,624. Current year funding stands at 579,980. He also proposed raising the Sul Ross president’s salary from 12,600 to 14,000 annually to align with peers.
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Sul Ross State College
Price Daniel
Daniel
Sul Ross
Shrine Club Hosts Christmas Party At Alpine Club
About 90 persons attended the Big Bend Shrine Club Christmas party at the Alpine Country Club last Thursday evening. Master of ceremonies was Jimmy Pate in place of president Carl Rusk who is recovering from injuries from a cliff fall while hunting. A large Christmas card was signed for Mr Rusk and Shrine pens were given to the ladies.
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Big Bend Shrine Club
Alpine Country Club
Jimmy Pate
Carl Rusk
Mr. Rusk
Mornig
Last Rotary Meeting Of Year For Alpine Club
The Alpine Rotary Club holds its final 1958 luncheon today at noon at the Country Club. The next meetings resume Thursday Jan 8 1959 after Christmas and New Year’s Day with President Jim Francois noting the date.
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Rotary
Alpine Rotary Club
Country Club
Jim Francois
Alpine Faces Garbage Disposal Shortage and Plans
City leaders say current equipment handles less than half of needs with weekly residential disposal and inadequate business district service. The city owns a D 4 Caterpillar bulldozer and considers a fly proof Dempster Dumpster system to enable twice weekly service. funds are now directed to water and sewer upgrades and flood drainage, with hopes to solve disposal next fiscal year.
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Alpine
Yale Holidays Begin Friday
Alpine Public Schools dismiss for the Christmas holidays Friday near the usual time and resume school at 8 30 a m on January 5 the start of a regular school day. Each class holds Christmas parties Friday afternoon around 2 30 as excitement reduces productive class time. Alpine High School Christmas program runs from 3 to 4 p m usually funded by the Freshman Class.
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Alpine Public
Alpine High School
Alpine Mayor Claims Low Water Sewer Costs for 5500 Residents
Mayor W. E. Lockhart announced the city provides water sewer and garbage service to about 5500 residents at a remarkably low monthly rate of 1.47 dollars per citizen, citing November revenue receipts.
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Alpine
W. E. Lockhart
Morelocks head to Austin for holiday visit
Dr and Mrs H W Morelock travel to Austin this week to spend the holidays with daughters Mrs R B Rylander and Mrs John Washington and families. Accompanying them is Mrs Hallie Stillwell who will spend the holidays in San Antonio with her daughter Mrs Dadie Potter and family.
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H. W. Morelock
Austin
R. B. Rylander
John Washington
Hallie Stillwell
Dadie Potter
San Antonio
Alpine and Chamb seek continued Trans Texas service
Alpine city officials urge the CAB to renew Trans Texas Airways service to the Marfa Alpine Field citing limited rail and bus options, growing air travel due to ranching, industry, and oil exploration, and distant centers like El Paso and Dallas. A Dallas hearing is set for January 15 with Alpine representatives attending.
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Alpine
Chamb
Trans Texas Airways
Marfa-Alpine Field
Dallas
Southern Pacific Railway
Santa Fe
Austin
Sean Ee
Kokernot Field
Boston Red Sox
Texas Tire Testers, Inc
Dow Chemical Co
Shuarspar Mining
Brewster
Big Bend
el Paso
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Frank Lane Buried Here
Funeral services for Frank Lane, 56, were held at 1 am Wednesday in Li Chapel with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Lane, a long time Brewster County resident, was born November 12 in Scurry County and raised Brahma cattle on a ranch west of Alpine. He leaves his mother in Alpine, four sisters including Edith Rogers of Alpine and B H Nolen of Hobbs, two brothers Jay Lane of Rankin and Lee Lane of Phoenix.
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Frank Lane
Elm Grove
Mr. Lane
Brewster County
Scurry County
John F. Lane
Upton County
Alpine
Edith Rogers
B. H. Nolen
Hobbs, N. M
W. D. Atkins
Coleman
Harry Howard
McCamey
Jay Lane
Rankin
Lee Lane
Phoenix
Aris
Navy Man Ellis Cleveland To Report Aboard U S S Bauer
Ellis Cleveland recently finished U S Navy sonar school in San Diego and is on leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Mayo Cleveland. He will return to San Diego December 28 to report for duty aboard the destroyer escort USS Bauer.
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Ellis Cleveland
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Mayo Cleveland
USS
Bauer
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Ashtock
Lasswell
the Big Bend
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Fort Stockton
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Frst
The
Highway Association
Chamber of Commerce
Littlefield
Big Bend Nature Park
Glenn
Black Hills
South Dakota
Grady Nelon
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Grady
Wannta
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas & New Orleans
Don Lamb
Duane Evans
John Patterson
Raymond Osborne
Leon Simms
Clarence Stahl
Tommy
Burgess Boys
Arizona National
Kimball
George Jones
Catto Gage
Bill Donnell
Ben Gearhart
Brooks Acton
Double Circle Ranch
Gilmer Morriss
Harte Bros. Bay Ranch
W. T. Johns
Yale
Trans-Texas
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